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Scrapbooking is creative and whimsical and different at times. Some of the best layouts are just different. I would leave it the way you have started it and add an embellishment that brings in the purple/burgundy mat such as a medium ribbon running through the blue and then maybe add lettering of that shade in the cloud area and your journaling on the right side of the picture. Not all pictures need to be centered!! Go with it, see where you end up!! Matchy matchy is not all that great all the time!! Maybe some clear sticky crystals on the purple at the photo corners for some pop!!

November 13, 2007

I like the green paper - it kind of reflects the sun-splattered grass in the pic. Play off the colors in that, which means getting rid of the purple matting (it really doesn't compliment the other colors too well).

November 12, 2007

I am going to have to agree. Take out the purple paper, and the clouds. You can center the pic or do some flourish to help with spacing. Then add some journalling and you will be good!

November 12, 2007

I agree use white blue and white matting. Take out the clouds, center the pic, and add some journaling.

November 11, 2007

I agree about the clouds and the burgandy the rest looks fine maybe add some journaling

November 11, 2007

I agree with the other suggestions, remove the purple or burgandy mat. I like the idea of some brads or corners on the matting. I would take the cloud paper off and leave the entire background the dark blue. Move the picture out of the corner. Maybe add your title in the green pattern or green solid. Just my opinion! Such a cute picture and you are well on your way to a great layout!

November 10, 2007

I have two suggestions: 1. I think that the cloud paper AND the burgundy paper could be left out of the layout and only triple or four mat but using the green on top, then white (smaller BTW, maybe 1/4 inch each), then the blue, then white again and the picture more centered. 2. Another idea is to take the green paper out instead, and the bottom two mats (green and burgundy) and perhaps add a third mat in the following order: white, blue, white on a different color cardstock. I think that your picture is a little dark already so you may want the first mat to brighten it up, rather than to keep it so dark. The only paper that I cannot see as being part of that color palette at all is the burgundy, so you can do without it. Whatever you do it will be your own creation, so enjoy the creative process. Just my .02 Virginia

November 10, 2007

Remove the purple mat and leave the others under the picture. Get rid of the green PP to the right. Then move the matted picture to the center bottom half of the page. Consider doing some journling around the pic on the white mat or adding some brads/bling to the cornders of the matting. Then add the title to the right and left of the picutre.

November 10, 2007

I would use one less mat & add a little journalin;ie name, date or something similar.

November 10, 2007

IMO the cloud paper doesn't look right with the other papers. It's the first thing I noticed when I glanced at the LO, it really sticks out. You have 4 colors for matte on the photo and that takes up a good portion of the whole LO, so I'd go a little more simple on the background. Probably just one color instead of the 3 you have now.

November 10, 2007

Constructive critique: I'm not sure the dark red paper works together with the other colours - can it be removed? Also I would move the photo away from the corner. With a title perhaps and some journaling it'll be lovely.

November 10, 2007

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