Love It + List It: Quotations

As a former English teacher, I definitely have a thing for words, and it extends to quotations. I love the pithy wisdom and humor contained in them and used to spotlight a different quote each week in my classroom. So this month our Love It + List It topic is quotes. Do you have a favorite quote or quotes? Do you collect quotes the way I do? Do you like quotes about a particular subject? There are so many ways to approach this challenge; and from the following examples, you can see that Amy, Kathy, Valerie, and I were inspired differently. How will you be inspired?

Amy (Amy L) designed her pretty page around quotes from books she’s read. I love her showcase of Katie’s lovely new Color Swatch Ochre kit and her creative layout. Putting something on an angle on a page just seems to invigorate the design. The large title draws the viewer in, and the quotes themselves keep the eye moving around her page.

Credits: Color Swatch Ochre Paper Pack 01; Color Swatch Ochre Paper Pack 02; Color Swatch Ochre Ephemera; Color Swatch Ochre Ephemera Stackers; Color Swatch Ochre Spiral Pages 01; Color Swatch Ochre Transfers 01; Color Swatch Ochre Transfers 02; Color Swatch Ochre Transfers 03; Cottage Fields Element Pack; Enchanted Easter Solids Paper Pack; Pencil Line Leaves 22

Kathy (Blackkathy) chose to focus on a single quote from the late Maya Angelou. Her beautiful page combines a large, sepia-toned photo of the author with blended elements and the quotation itself, which is good advice for us all. It’s such a gorgeous piece that it ought to be hanging on a wall in pride of place.

Credits: Vintage Artistry Essentials Scrapbooking Bundle; Page Blends 10; Bookshelf Grunge Brushes and Stamps 03

Valerie (nana_vg) scrapped some of her best-loved quotes, using Kaleidoscope, one of my favorites of Katie’s recent kits. The colors are wonderful, and I especially love how she highlighted and recolored certain words within the quotes. That’s such a great technique. Her layering gives a great sense of dimension.

Credits: Kaleidoscope Ephemera; Kaleidoscope Solids Paper Pack; Kaleidoscope Spiral Pages 01; Kaleidoscope Spiral Pages 02; Kaleidoscope Wildflower Ephemera

As I was looking through my collection of quotes, I came across a number focusing on grandparents and decided to go in that direction. Being a grandparent is a thorough delight. There’s no argument that babies and toddlers are adorable, but we’re now at the grown-up grandchildren stage; and that’s no less delightful. I highly recommend it!

Credits: Kaleidoscope Paper Pack 01; Kaleidoscope Paper Pack 02; Kaleidoscope Solids Paper Pack; Kaleidoscope Botanical Transfers 02; Kaleidoscope Blend Transfers 03; Torn Templates 03; Clean Stitched: White 02; Family Is Forever Brushes and Stamps 01; Kaleidoscope Ephemera; Bead Scatterings 01; Bead Scatterings 03; Kaleidoscope Chipboard Bits; Big Bottom Lift Classic Photo Frames 02; Kaleidoscope Chipboard Words; Wooden Alphabet 02; Drop Shadow Styles

I can’t wait to see where this challenge takes you, and I bet I’ll be adding to my collection of quotes when I see your pages. Remember to post your page in the Love It + List It Gallery as well as in the May 2024 Challenge Participation thread in the forum. Happy scrapping!

Linda