DIY Guest Book Done*YAY* PIP (heavy

S0095042

So after working on this for several hours last night and a few hours today (along with getting higher res. photos from the photog), this is what I came up with...
btw, thanks for suggesting sites to use ladies, I ended up going with Mixbooks


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mandi921vh

Looks great!

gpapale1

It looks fantastic, congrats!

justanotherbride

Love it! Great job!!

AurorasEnvy

looks great!

JoyjoshM

WOW that is really nice!!!

MsAmeera25

Love it!

susanjd9

That looks great!

DianaL616

Great job!!

Killa2979

Great job!!!! 

FutureMrsSheeler

Very cute! I love it

ladychambers83

Great job!!

mandydc0509

This is CUTE!!! Could you give me some tips on mine? lol

S0095042

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2012-weddings_diy-guest-book-doneyay-pip-heavy?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:f0ca0bc1-9255-4120-8042-b40e7f3e99c5Discussion:b605a7be-8dbc-426b-b94e-24b303a6a046Post:be722885-fb4e-4d43-8cdb-6bf46275acd6">Re: DIY Guest Book Done*YAY* PIP (heavy</a>:
[QUOTE]This is CUTE!!! Could you give me some tips on mine? lol
Posted by mandydc0509[/QUOTE]

Sure! lol. Is there something specific you're having problems with? I worked off of the Mixbooks blank canvas and then did the layout myself (however they have tones of UBER CUTE premade layouts too).
 
So, I started with determining how many "signing" pages that I wanted and then I decided on the layout type. , personally, decided to go wtih larger images with smaller accents as opposed to using several smaller images which would give you more of a traditional look (b/c of its block-y-ness). Its just up to your personal style.

then i just started placing the images and coming up with fun little things for the guests to write/comment on. Oh, also, make sure to play with fonts and not just background colors, etc. Fonts can give you another dimension. Lastly I went through and looked accents to give the pages another layer of depth. As you can see, I just went with a simple black silhouette of (what looks like) branches - we're getting married in a garden so I thought it fit.  :)

need any more help/questions let me know. :) I'm all ears :)

mandydc0509

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2012-weddings_diy-guest-book-doneyay-pip-heavy?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:f0ca0bc1-9255-4120-8042-b40e7f3e99c5Discussion:b605a7be-8dbc-426b-b94e-24b303a6a046Post:a6a7f53f-9bcf-465f-950f-3cc3bca4ec16">Re: DIY Guest Book Done*YAY* PIP (heavy</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: DIY Guest Book Done*YAY* PIP (heavy : Sure! lol. Is there something specific you're having problems with? I worked off of the Mixbooks blank canvas and then did the layout myself (however they have tones of UBER CUTE premade layouts too).   So, I started with determining how many "signing" pages that I wanted and then I decided on the layout type. , personally, decided to go wtih larger images with smaller accents as opposed to using several smaller images which would give you more of a traditional look (b/c of its block-y-ness). Its just up to your personal style. then i just started placing the images and coming up with fun little things for the guests to write/comment on. Oh, also, make sure to play with fonts and not just background colors, etc. Fonts can give you another dimension. Lastly I went through and looked accents to give the pages another layer of depth. As you can see, I just went with a simple black silhouette of (what looks like) branches - we're getting married in a garden so I thought it fit.  :) need any more help/questions let me know. :) I'm all ears :)
Posted by S0095042[/QUOTE]

It's those little details like the different fonts and graphics that really caught my attention. I haven't ordered my book yet b/c I could tell that something was missing; I may have to go back and play with it a little.

S0095042

sounds like a plan