Scrapbook Page - No Regrets
I was working on submissions to send in for Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooker of the Year and ended up deciding that I just didn't have enough time to get everything done. I've not been feeling well over the weekend and there's been a lot going on. I probably could have pushed myself, but I knew that I would just end up creating pages simply for the sake of having something to send in. If I'm going to enter something like that, I want to put my whole heart into it. I don't want to send in pages that I've created without putting everything I have into them.
I've got my sights set on the Memory Makers Masters contest and that isn't due till July 31st, so I've got plenty of time to work on that.
In the meantime, I wanted to share one of the pages that I had intended to send in to the CK contest. It seems more fitting to share it with all of you than to hide it aside in the files over at CK.
This page was fairly easy and quick to put together, simply because the base page was pre-printed and fit SO well with the theme that I wanted to create my page about.
I mounted my picture with simply silver-brushed photo corners. Sometimes, those old-fashioned photo corners are all you need.
My title was done with some new chipboard letters I picked up recently. I used both the letters and the negatives left from punching the letters out. These letters are self-adhesive so I even saved the backings that I peeled off of them for later use.
I really adore the dimension that chipboard gives a card or a layout. And I especially adore letters and fonts. I love to mix them up.
When I thought about the journaling that I wanted to use for my layout, I originally thought about using a quote on my page. I searched and searched, but couldn't find something I really liked. Most of the quotes that I found on regrets talked about having them. That's not where I wanted to go with my journaling. That's not what I felt. I enjoy using quotes on my pages. When I find good ones, they help to further convey what I'm feeling and thinking inside. They're a continuation of my own thoughts. While quotes are great, there are just some pages where the journaling has to come from the heart and stand alone. That's what I decided to do with this page when I couldn't find something I was completely satisfied with. 
I was going to type out the journaling, but I think it's pretty clear from this picture as to what I had to say. The page is actually on a tilt, so I turned it straight to make it easier to read.
I used Really Rust cardstock to type my journaling on, but it was a bit too bright so I grunged it up a bit by swiping it with Creamy Caramel ink and then cut the journaling into strips.
I cut an arrow out of a piece of black felt to attach to my page. The little date on the side was done with a stamp that only went up to 2007. I stamped it to read Jan -- 2000 and then used my black fine tip marker to turn the last zero into an 8.
Have a wonderful night and may you wake up to a brand new day with no regrets!
Happy Creating!
-Stampin' Mama
EDITED TO ADD: I've had a few people asking about the subtle title was created. I'm sorry that I confused people to think that the "Live with Intention, Play with Abandon" was part of the title that I created. I had mentioned that the base paper was pre-printed....I guess I should have explained that the "Live with Intention, Play with Abandon" is PART of the pre-printed paper. It came like that. The only things I did to the paper was add the stuff in the middle of those (the picture, my chipboard title, the arrow and my journaling). The paper came from the Basic Grey Sublime Collection.
WOW! This is AMAZING! I'd love to know if it's a hybrid page -- the title on the top and bottom just are so perfectly "part of the paper".
Posted by: Susanna | May 27, 2008 at 09:58 PM
This is AWESOME!!!! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Posted by: Marie - mariemc | May 27, 2008 at 11:17 PM
What a fantastic page! You should try for the Memory MAkers! I am taking a break this year....hurt my ego too much! ( I am just not a tough cookie when it comes to rejection!)
Posted by: Michele | May 28, 2008 at 12:49 AM
You've done it again. The perfect page. This is stunning and wonderful top to bottom. All elements grand. TFS
Posted by: Menda Hayden | May 28, 2008 at 07:34 AM
what a wonderful page! I love how the words on the top and bottom are so subtle compared to the title. You've got to tell us how you did that - it's awesome! You should enter all of your pages in contests - your work is unique and original and comes from the heart! Good luck and TFS!
Posted by: Carol | May 28, 2008 at 07:57 AM
WOW this is awesome. Definitely enter!!!. Can you tell us where you got this amazing paper. I love it!!!!
Posted by: nancy | May 28, 2008 at 08:37 AM
Wow, Ericka...you should enter. Love the journaling in lines of color...and the chipboard elements are perfect!
Posted by: barb schram | May 28, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Another awesome page!
Posted by: Nicole | May 28, 2008 at 01:44 PM
wow, if I could scrap like you, I'd never make cards!
Posted by: Melanie Muenchinger | May 28, 2008 at 05:07 PM
LOVE this layout! The colors you chose and all the little details. WOW is all that comes to mind.
Jane
Posted by: Jane | May 28, 2008 at 07:57 PM
The envelope please.... drum roll.... it's my pleasure to present the Scrapbook Page of the Week award to Erika for this AWESOME layout. It's amazing. You can check out the post at http://www.cardoftheweek.com/2008/05/scrapbook-pag-1.html
Posted by: Susanna | May 31, 2008 at 09:58 AM
This is a great layout - I really like your style.
Posted by: Wendie | May 31, 2008 at 11:14 PM