Scrapbooking for the wall
I recently created a photo timeline for my church’s 10th anniversary. The timeline focuses mainly on the building we use, from its original use in the early 1900s as a boarding house, to its current home of the Fortress Youth Development Center.
I had a lot of fun sorting through the 100s of photos from years past and selecting ones that help tell the story of our building. It’s a local cultural and historic landmark, so this timeline is a neat thing to look at.
I chose a neutral colored background paper, because I knew that having so many photographs would make it busy enough. I used black to mat photos that I wanted to stand out. Overall, it’s a simple design that will stand the test of time. It’s not trendy, but it still looks current. I need to go buy more sheets of the background paper, because I already envision a fourth installment.
Working with 12″ paper made this job a cinch. I bought 6 sheets of paper for each 24×36 frame, and taped them together on the back to make one 24×36 sheet. Then I arranged the photos and journal boxes to cover most of the seams.
I kept embellishments to a minimum, mostly due to time constraints and budget. I might go back and add some eventually, but again, I might elect to leave it as it is. I think I’ll definitely go back and add more journaling and dates, though.
For this project, I sorted and chose the photographs on Thursday, picked them up from Costco on Friday, laid the photos out Friday night, and put the whole thing together Saturday. All told, including sorting, choosing, scanning and uploading the photos, I only spent about 16 hours on it.
It’s neat hanging on the wall…. 9 feet of history and photos. I love to see people standing there, pointing at photos and reminiscing about the stories behind them!
To see the photos in a larger format, follow these links:
Frame #1
Frame #2
Frame #3
November 13th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Those look amazing Stacy! Great job!