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O n e L o o k /3 W a y s Sandy (gmathis) was our very first participant for the One Look Three Ways article. She sent an amazing set of photos from an Aquarium in New Orleans. We all had a great time working with her pictures! We sent Sandy the email versions of her layouts so that she could look at them and make a few opinions. This is what Sandy had to say about them, “ First, I want to say thanks for using my photos. Second, and most important, is that all 3 are wonderful. My DH and I debated over all 3 for quite a while and I would use all 3 styles .” Take a look at the layouts and see what Sandy had to say about each of them.
“ This would have been my first pick, but the boxed 4 squares were distracting to me .”
“ The bright colors are pretty. I love the way she used the photos and captioned each one.”
“ Blue & green are some of my favorite colors and since it was a visit to an aquarium, I would pick those as my basic colors. I love the use of the mesh along the side for the title. Laying the smaller pictures around the large framed picture and clipping a couple to it is eye catching. Also, using a contrasting color for the large frame just makes the photo jump out. I like the way she placed the journaling around one of the pictures. A wonderful layout and I will definitely use this one .” As most of you already know, last month we started a new feature called One Look Three Ways. The idea is that you send our designers some pictures they will design a layout for you using your pictures. Each designer will create a layout for you and you will receive the layouts for viewing via email. You can pick your favorite one and that layout will be mailed to you. You will know ahead of time which designers will be participating so that you can choose when to participate based on the styles of the designers. If you wish to participate, please let us know by September 20, 2004. This will also give us time to create the layouts before they are featured in the October newsletter. If you are interested in participating please send an email to: onelook@theshakerbox.com and include the follow information:
The Designers for September to be showcased in the October Newsletter are: Jennifer H. – Jennifer Hansen If you are chosen you will be notified by email.
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Memorabilia Ideas! So you have memorabilia around needing a new home? I think we all do. Why not gather them up and include them in your albums? In this article I will instruct you in the basics of making pockets and pocket pages to place you memorabilia in so that you can enjoy those memories for years to come. To make a pocket page: To attach the memory pocket to your page, apply adhesive along the left, right, and bottom back edges of your pocket. Attach the pocket to your page. Once the adhesive has dried, you may finish decorating your pocket and place your momentos inside. You may want to secure your memorabilia especially for bulkier items. While photo tabs work for a few items placed in your pocket, you may wish to use double sided tape or even foam tape for bulkier and lumpy memorabilia. Whether you have small items like stubs or larger items like documents With this layout I had 2 extra pictures, but didn't want to make a whole other page, so I made a pocket to place them in. Putting tabs on the sides of the photos is a great way to indicate that they can be pulled out. To prevent them from falling out the album I simply secured the back of each photo with one photo tab. You could also do this with your journaling. On this layout I only needed Beyond the basics: Now that we have the basic pocket page down, let's have some fun with a lumpy memorabilia pocket idea. If you are familiar with making shaker boxes, this idea works along that principle. These are especially great f To create this pocket, adhere a starfish to a piece of coordinating cardstock and make a fun little pull out tab at the top. Now to make the actual pocket itself, cut another piece of cardstock 1x1 inches larger than the starfish accent piece. Cut the foam tape in half (to reduce the size of the edges) and place the tape along the sides and bottom of the background cardstock piece. Then add a double thickness of tape to protect the starfish a bit better. Next, cut a piece of transparency to fit on the top of the whole pocket piece. Finally, tear strips of paper to cover the tape edges and slide the starfish accent piece into the pocket. Memorabilia Ideas: Awards, certificates, diplomas, documents, escrow papers, report cards, children's art or school work, greeting cards, letters, post cards. newspaper articles or ads, vacation itinerary and/or brochures, extra photos, souvenirs, baby momentos, locks of hair, first lost tooth, movie or concert tickets even dried flowers and leaves. The possibilities are as endless as how you make the pages themselves. I hope this article has inspired you to dig out your memorabilia and make a pocket and/or pocket page today.
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you can create the perfect size pocket for your page. 
a small pocket to include the cute coupon that I had taken with us to Chuck E Cheese. Although it wasn't necessary to include the coupon, I thought it would be a fun item to share with my daughter when she is older. Who knows what the future will be like right? As you can see I left a small opening in my title border to slide the coupon into. 
or items like seashells or other lumpy embellishments that you don't want leaving marks on your opposite page. 
