Gearing up for LOAD May 2011

Wow. I can't believe it is almost time to start another round of LOAD (Lay Out A Day - and no, this has nothing to do with soaking up some rays.)

I am a little anxious about it this go round because I have done so little scrapping since the last LOAD. Am I burnt out? Have all my ideas been used up? Are there no more memories I want to preserve? Is my scrapping mojo no mo' ?

I am sure once I get back into it those creative juices will start flowing and the wonderful people on the forums will be inspiring. I have been putting a few pictures I would like to scrap into a folder on my laptop, labeled LOAD May 2011. And I have some old photos pulled to scan. I have a few new kits ready to play with as well. Plus the newest edition of the Digi Files will be out on May 1st so I will have even more inspiration waiting for me in my inbox, besides the daily prompts from Lain. So there is really no need to worry.

In looking over the layouts I have completed recently I am noticing a trend. As I look back at older layouts I find the same trend in the ones that I really love. Big focal photo + smaller supporting photos + a decent amount of journaling. This is my style at the moment. Photos I love and words to capture the feelings and memories they evoke. The other stuff are added garnishes for presentation purposes, nice but not necessary.
Here is an example of what I am talking about:

And another example:

And another, just to illustrate the point:

Same basic style. I think I will check my stash of templates for this type of layout since I know I like it. Then I won't have to reinvent the wheel when I get stuck for layout ideas.

I guess I am more ready for LOAD than I thought. Woohoo!