Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Together We Make A Family - Layout

So while digging around in my files I found this layout I made back in January and never posted *okie thinks she should write sticky notes sometimes for her to keep track of her life* and thought I should get it posted in case anyone would want to use the file.


One of my first loves of paper was Basic Grey and while I still love it I have slowed down on buying it because...*okie looks from left to right and then right to left, leans closer, puts her index finger to her mouth and whispers* let's face it, I dont really have much room left for more paper. The papers used in this layout is from their Origins Collection and was probably the first collection I ever bought. 

I wanted to make the tree a little more interesting and stole the idea of using the buttons from my friend Carmen who made me a card years ago that had buttons embellishing the tree on the card. These particular buttons are from the same collection, I believe I have brads for this collection as well. That is one thing I love about collections, being able to have matching embellies and not having to dig through everything to find something that matches. I also thought the buttons were more interesting than cutting a bunch of leaves out of paper...*okie takes a deep breath and ponders for a moment then sighs deeply and hangs her head* okay I'll tell the truth...I was just too damn lazy to cut a bunch of leaves and put them on the tree and branch. Are you happy now? Are you happy that I admit I'm a lazy crafter??? *okie pouts for a second and then raises her head and puts her nose in the air* But you have to admit that the buttons are a very creative idea!

I liked the idea of the title swerving with the tree branch and that took a little finagling *okie is amazed she spelled that word correctly and knows it is correct since spell check didn't underline it* and right now I can't remember exactly what I did to make it curve. I might have adjusted each letter separately and then welded them together. 

I hope someone does use the file because I think it is a nice design. 

If you download please leave a comment of "thank you", "downloaded" or even "kiss my ass bitch" so I know my files are getting used. If they aren't being downloaded then I don't want to go to the time of converting them, uploading them to Google Drive, editing to share and then posting them. 

19 comments:

  1. Awesome family tree layout! Love the curly Q branches! TFS!

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  2. Okie, love your LO and I hope to download and us the file, maybe for pictures I take on Father's Day. Thanks for sharing and I'll be sure to let you know if I am able to download and use the file!

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  3. Love the layout and I appreciate the time that you take to share with all of us.Thanks and I hope that you have an absolutely awesome day

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  4. Thank you very much, a great way to scrap several pictures.

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  5. Thank you Okie. This will come in handy as I hope to get Started on Family tree albums for my nieces and nephews this summer.

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  6. will download this one for sure

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  7. I love layouts that have to do with family and this is a great one! Thank you for sharing your time and talents!

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  8. Thanks. I like that you make SVG files for us now. I use more than one cutter and program, and the SVG works like a generic file extension, allowing me to easily use in all my programs. Much less confusing.

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  9. What a beautiful layout Shirley! I am loving this file and will download it as I have a picture(s) that this will work perfectly for. I love the idea of buttons in place of leaves, so I think it is a clever idea. Hugs, Brenda

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  10. I love the curly branches on this. Thanks for making the SVG also. Love it!

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  11. I wanted to say thank you for the layout. It is wonderful. I would also like to thank you for sharing your talents and especially your humor with us. I look forward to your posts because you make me smile and laugh.

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  12. Thank you for the beautiful layout. I have downloaded and already cut my pieces. I stalk your blog daily and so happy when you post. Love your humor. You make me smile.

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  13. thank you so much for such a beautiful layout and thank you for all the laughs, I look forward to your input before my drive to work.

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  14. It's a beautiful layout! Thanks for sharing, and I did download the svg file.

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  15. Oh thank you so much for this layout! I love genealogy as well and this will be a perfect layout.

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  16. Thank you very much. I love the tree

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  17. thank you! (sorry for the "anonymous" but I'm having password issues suddenly!)

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  18. thank you! (sorry for the "anonymous" but I'm having password issues suddenly!)

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  19. This is beautiful! Thank you for the SVG file!

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