Go big or go home!  Sometimes you take a shot that is so perfect that you just have to take it and blow it up.  Maybe it needs to be large to show the details.  Maybe the size will enhance the drama.  Maybe there is too much love to be shown in just a small shot.

No matter the reason, a large photo can be the building block of a great page.  Jill used a photo 2/3rds of the size of her page to emphasize relationship between her son and daughter-in-law.  With the addition of an arrow and some hearts, our eyes are drawn to their connection.

Tina used the absence of color combined with the size of her photo as the basis of her gorgeous layout.  She repeated the use of black and grey grounding the page and allowing her to go bold with her color without overwhelming her photo.

Fabi used a large picture to capture someone capturing a landscape.  She reinforced the idea of the beauty found in the shot with her words and natural embellishments.  She built right on top of the shot filling in white space.

Each layout uses a big photo in a bold way and each designer uses embellishments to emphasize emotion.

Lincoln Park Zoo by Jill Williams

Digital Supplies: Kit: Going This Way by Nicole Young (Digital Scrapbook Place) Software: Corel PSP X2, Fonts: Amanda's Hand.

Design Notes: I loved the angle of this photo I took of our son and daughter in law while at the Lincoln Park Zoo--I kept the lines in the layout vertical, in order to draw even more attention to the photo.

Journaling: Lincoln Park Zoo, October 3, 2011.

Live life with intention by Tina Walker

Supplies: Paper: Echo Park, Stickers: Echo Park, Alphas: Echo Park, Tissue Tape: Tim Holtz, Flowers: Sassafras, Thread: Coates, Adhesive: EK Success, Other: buttons.  Tools: Sewing Machine: Brother.

Design notes:  I rarely use supersize photos on my layouts, I tend to gravitate towards smaller photos. With a large photo, the photo could 'overtake' a page and look out of place. The key is to either make the photo black and white or washed out, subtle color palette.

Explore Life by Fabi Ormerod

Supplies: Paper: BasicGrey, American Crafts, Webster's Pages, Die Cuts: Pink Paislee, Bling, Flowers, Rub On: Prima Marketing, Kit: Scrapbooking from the inside out.

Design Notes:  My tip is to use rub ons to embellish the big photo. We can use them to make the title or subtitle, or just to compose a scenario, like I've  done using a butterfly rub on.

Journaling: Explore life and all it can offer you. Seek beauty in every small moment you have.