design each moment

Record a Week

I designed blank calendar pages as a way to add little jots of journaling for events in our lives that are not necessarily photographed - good news, funny things my children say, day to day events, winning scores...

One of the really cool things about having Calendar Pages that come as sheets vs. pre-bound is that they can be used individually. I love the flexibility. In addition to the standard 12 month calendar I can make a calendar with 9 months (for recording pregnancy) or 10 months (for a school year) 6-18 months (for engagement/wedding).

Another option is to use an individual page - to record an individual month...

or how about to record a single week!

I am using the above calendar page as a "table of contents." The blank calendar page is a quick reference to the full weeks activities at our family reunion.

If you own a Mosaic Moments Mat you will find it very easy to cut your photos to fit the 1 3/8 x 1 4/8 inch spaces.

So the next time you take a vacation - or have an eventful week.. think calendar pages! (available on line at snapncrop.com)

Quick Change Project

While I was at Target I found the perfect magnetic board. I made a few 6x6 pages and now I have a quick change mosaic board!

(Click on image to enlarge) I found this great dry erase/magnetic board ($12.99) and some mini magnets ($1.99 per pack) at Target.

I loved that this board has a black frame. The large square shape (board/frame size 23x23 inches) is perfect for my needs. Nine - 6x6 grid pages fit the board with a little gap between each page for a "mosaic within a mosaic" look.

This was the first time I had a chance to focus my attention on the 6x6 grid paper and I quickly fell in love. The pages go together so fast! I felt like I was really accomplishing something. And, may be the best thing of all, with my new magnetic board, I can easily change one page or all - as I am so inspired.

Our new 6x6 grid paper is available in black and white.

Using your mat and organizing pages

Mosaic Moments Grid Paper is the ultimate scrapbook page organizer.

The key is the simple grid system printed on every sheet of Mosaic Moments paper. Once you master the system you unlock the key to making fast and fabulous page layouts every time!

How do you unlock the system? Use your Mosaic Moments Cutting Mat to COUNT & CUT - it's that simple!

To explain, first lets look at a finished page detail. Note that each photo square is sized to one inch. Between each square there is an eighth inch gap.

The Mosaic Moments Cutting Mat is printed with a coordinating system. Thick lines are printed at one inch marks. Thinner lines are printed every eighth inch.

Now, when you want to cut photos to cover more then one square the rule is you will always have one less gap then you will squares.

cover 1 square width = 1 inch

cover 2 square width = 2 1/8 inches (count 2 thick lines and 1 thin line.)

cover 3 square width = 3 2/8 inches (count 3 thick lines and 2 thin lines.)

ETC.
 

The following images are a few ideas for how you might choose to fit a few photos together using a 12x12 format. I made the pink squares transparent so that you can see the number of squares and gaps covered. 

Once they are cut to size, arrange elements on your page lining them up with the grid lines (so that the lines do not show.)

After you have placed your largest photos use the remaining space to add titles, journaling, and embellishments.

The great thing about organizational systems is that they have been figured out for you. They offer success when you follow a few simple guidelines.  Using the Mosaic Moments page layout system guarantees success.

Happy Scrappin!