Hi Everyone - It's Susan here today with a little more 'inside' information on a layout that I created for July's Mind The Gap gallery. My "One" layout was created to show off my baby's first year of life - at a single glance, and on a single page. And it was actually inspired by a page that I recently ripped from Parents magazine.
I loved how the design of this tearsheet showcased a variety of different photos at the top of the page with bold text directly under. I translated the inspiration piece to what would become my "One" layout, by using my own resizing photo technique to print 96 different 1x1 inch photos in a 12 inch (wide) x 8 inch (tall) space. I had a bunch of first year favorites already stashed in their own folder on my computer (which helped tremendously), so then I just started opening up images that I wanted to use - in chronological order, cropping each to 1x1 and pasting on a 12x12 blank document. It helps to have the grid lines showing on your blank document in photoshop ('command + H' on my apple does this) - and then your little 1x1 images can be easily snapped into place and alignment.
Once my collage was finished, I had it printed as a 12x12 at Costco, then trimmed it down for the layout assembly.
I used my silhouette machine to die-cut my title, with the "O" also serving as a round frame for Noah's official one year old shot. I had that photo printed as a larger square (again using the photo resizing tutorial) that I trimmed and adhered under the "O".
I added a simple border under my collage and label sticker at the bottom of the page and was finished!
I'm thrilled with the fact that I can use this same process to recap so many other events and milestones for my family and kids.
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What an incredible layout!!!
Posted by: Marsha | 07/14/2011 at 08:40 PM
This is amazing! I'm sure your kids will love this when they get older.
Posted by: Bernice | 07/14/2011 at 08:54 PM
love this idea! thanks for sharing!
Posted by: rkokes | 07/14/2011 at 08:54 PM
I love this idea! However, I would need to schedule time on my calendar for cropping all the photos! Great idea!
Posted by: Julie {CalleLillyCafe} | 07/14/2011 at 09:04 PM
WELL NOW I know what to do w/my 500+ pics I took from my boys baseball season this year!! :) Love this!
Posted by: Ellie A. | 07/14/2011 at 09:47 PM
Fantastic idea I dont have photoshop I love the effect you could do one for each year till your little man is say 10 what a fab album that would make.....
Posted by: Jane | 07/14/2011 at 10:11 PM
What a fabulous idea! Love this.
Posted by: cheiron | 07/15/2011 at 12:43 AM
Fabulous idea, I've got loads of photos of my 1st son who's now 2 so could do apage like this for each year. Maybe do a monthly one for my newborn son with less pictures and then a yearly one.
Thanks for the inspiration
Posted by: Dawn Cheshire | 07/15/2011 at 03:41 AM
Brilliant idea. I'm drowning in photos right now and need to get them all on a page too :)
Posted by: Lara | 07/15/2011 at 05:02 AM
This is awesome! I need to do this!
Posted by: MichelleGB | 07/15/2011 at 06:08 AM
Such a great idea! The best part? It looks fantastic!! Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Marti Richards | 07/15/2011 at 10:53 AM
I love this layout!
Posted by: Diane Payne | 07/15/2011 at 11:40 AM
Totally adorable!! Wish I'd had this capability when my kids were babies, but I can still do it!
Posted by: Tinkerbeth | 07/15/2011 at 02:09 PM
Good Afternoon,
I am trying to figure out how to do a photo collage like the one you have here for the "first year". I do not have photoshop, is there a way to do this in word?
Best,
Angie
Posted by: Angela Midkiff | 02/21/2012 at 05:00 PM