January 28: Two Page Layout (Style Challenge)

January 28: Two Page Layout (Style Challenge)

This is a style challenge to create a two page layout. For this challenge, you need to create a two page layout that is double the width of your single page layouts. For example, if you normally scrap 12x12 projects, create a 24x12 project. If you normally scrap 8.5x11 projects, create a 17x11 project. You must include at least 6 photos in your project. At least one of the photos must be at least three times the size of your other photos. You must include at least 2 sentences of your own journaling.

Hey y'all! I'm Cheryl of Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs and I'm delighted to join in for my very first Month of Challenges. If you've followed me as a scrapper or a designer for any length of time, you'll know that I love single page layouts. If you haven't followed me, well, I'm telling you I love single page layouts. In fact, at one time, the thought of having to create a two page layout made me cringe.

Recently, I started creating some two page layouts. At the beginning, it wasn't easy. Yes, it was as hard as I imagined it was going to be to step outside of my comfort zone. Yet I did it, and along the way I discovered a few things that made creating a larger size layout not only an easy process, but a fun one as well!

One of the first things I found about creating with a 24x12 canvas was that it was the perfect opportunity for me to use multiple photos from an event or from a period of time. I tend to take an obscene amount of photos during special events (OK, OK, an obscene amount even while taking day-to-day photographs). The larger canvas size allowed me to use more of those photos to create a story line. It's also the perfect project size when comparing photos from a period of time, like childhood school photos or monthly photos from a baby's first year.

I also discovered that a two page layout was the perfect way for me to highlight a special photograph from the multiple photos I picked to place on my page. Making that photo larger than the others gave me a fabulous focal point and I was able to add embellishments and place the other photos quickly.

Finally, even with all the photos included on a two page layout, some of them being sized quite large, I found I still had space to write about what was happening in the photographs. I tend to wax poetic (ahem, check out these instructions why don't you?), and having the extra space gave me the freedom to include extra details or feelings that weren't conveyed in the photos.

I've created a short video to give you some tips and tricks for setting up your two page canvas (including using single page templates to create a two page layout) as well as a video showing my scrapbooking process. Note: For this challenge you ARE NOT REQUIRED to combine two templates to make a double page layout; that is simply one easy way to make a two page spread.







Requirements:
1. Your project must be sized at double the width of your single page layouts (24x12, 17x11, 22x8.5, etc.).
2. Your project must include at least 6 photos.
3. At least one of the photos must be at least three times the size of your other photos, maintaining aspect ratio (so a 3x4 photo would be 9x12, a 2x3 photo would be 6x9, etc.). The goal is to have one large photo that is the focal point, and 5 smaller photos that are accents to the large photo.
4. The remaining photos can be sized according to your preference.
5. You must include at least 2 sentences of your own journaling. The sentences can be short. You may not use word art or word strips as your journaling, but you may include them elsewhere on your page.
6. You MAY NOT use a two page template.
7. You MAY use single page templates to create a two page layout.

Here's my final two page project. You can also view other inspirational double page layouts in The Lilypad Gallery.

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I'm so excited to see what you create!

Your page must be a new page in order to count for the Month of Challenges. Please post your page in your page thread you created in this forum. You should have one post per completed challenge page. If you complete all 31 challenges, your thread should contain 31 posts. Please do not comment in the participants’ page threads so we can keep them clean. You should also post your page here in this thread, and people can comment here if they wish. Pages should contain at least 75% current Lilypad product (currently for sale in the store from either permanent designers or guest designers).

Q&A:

You may use single page templates to create a double page/two page layout. You just can't use a double page template.

Yes, that's correct. Obviously, if that's too big for your liking, make sure your smallest photo is smaller than 3x4. I'm not breaking out a ruler here . . . just make sure you have a large focal photo and smaller photos to accent.

I'm OK with you creating a pocket page spread as long as you don't use a double page pocket page template and as long as you follow the rules!

 

@Cath_ For that first response, I was pleased to see you were already done with your layout!

@carilyne @djp332 @weaselwatchr You may use single page templates to create a double page/two page layout. You just can't use a double page template.

@yzerbear19 Yes, that's correct. Obviously, if that's too big for your liking, make sure your smallest photo is smaller than 3x4. I'm not breaking out a ruler here . . . just make sure you have a large focal photo and smaller photos to accent.

@bellbird I'm OK with you creating a pocket page spread as long as you don't use a double page pocket page template and as long as you follow the rules!