Scrapbook Remix & Laundry Room Remodel

Shimelle's new class, Scrapbook Remix, is in full swing, and in typical Shimelle fashion, it is full of inspiration! Each week there are five prompts with four layouts for inspiration with eight new videos along the way. If that isn't enough, Shimelle has also provided "extras" in the form of Extended Play and Spot Your Style handouts, links to other videos that are relevant to the prompt (Glitter Girl episodes, etc), and a gallery on the forums where we can be inspired by everyone else's work.

The idea behind the class is learning how to mix patterned paper from one collection with papers from other collections. In all honesty, that part of the material is completely lost on me since I rarely keep up with the manufacturer of a product and never purchase kits or collections of paper. However, the material is written so that we all learn how to mix and match different patterned papers - and that is definitely fun and inspiring!

Prompt One started us off with four ideas for layouts, the first one being to use one color of paper in multiple tones to create a monochromatic layout. I decided it was time to scrap about our Laundry Room Remodel, so I started with one full sheet of patterned paper and my yellow scraps.

I mounted my photos on yellow cardstock, then pulled several patterned papers from my stash to create this layout based on Shimelle's example. Since she suggested using a small amount of one additional color, I allowed a small amount of red to show in one patterned paper and added a red brad to create a trio of red pops of color.

 

I only used one before and one after shot for this layout, but I had a lot of photos of the process that I wanted to include in my album as well. I chose a 10x12 divided page protector (both sides) to showcase the additional photos, adding in a few paper strips and embellishents to coordinate with the layout.

I consider these pages together to be a three-page layout with twelve photos, and I really like how together they tell the story of our remodel while still allowing me to use lots of patterned paper scraps.