when i started scrapping years and years ago, there was one scrapper that always caught my eye in the magazines and idea books … and that was erin clarkson (terrell). she has always had amazing layouts … with such attention to detail and layers and texture. her style is very linear and fun … and i think i have taken on the same sort of style in many ways. a few years back, i got in touch with her for some advice on some things. and now i don't just call her my "scrapping idol" (although i DO still call her that!) … i get to call her a friend now too.
i love having the chance to swap photos with friends every now and then … and scrap them for each other. i think it's fun to have new faces to scrap … and i love the challenge of creating something for a friend that i think they'll enjoy. erin liked the idea too. so we picked out a few photos to swap. and here is what i made for her.
isn't her daughter daisy so adorable? i thought this was such a cute photo of the two of them. i have to admit … this took me a while to do. i must have started about 4 different layouts … using different products each time. honestly … i think i was just a little nervous. i wanted to make something fabulous that erin would really love … a lot of pressure scrapping for your "scrapping idol/friend". lol! which i know is crazy … because i know she likes my stuff. i finally pulled out these my minds eye paper on monday … and just went for it. the basics of this page (the paper placement and tags) are actually a lift of an older layout i did … but one i always loved.
then i just started pulling random embellishments out that matched. found the large flowers and loved that i could bring some orange in there. i was looking for some chipboard for the title … and i came across this chipboard tag that i thought was really cute. i tied it to a journaling spot with some string … and then adhered it to the flower using pop dots for extra dimension. then i just added some buttons with mini brads in the centers. i asked erin for a small bit of journaling … once i had the title on there.
and now you have to go check out the layout that erin made with my photos. you can see it HERE. i seriously love it … so excited that she created something so cool for me!
supplies:
pattern paper – my minds eye
ribbon – american crafts
journaling spot – heidi swapp
buttons – basic grey
brads – making memories, heidi swapp
flowers – heidi swapp
chipboard tag -
punch – stampin up
other – string, staples, tags
Laura Vegas 
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