For the 4/13 Art of Memories Challenge, we were asked to create a layout based on pop culture. I decided to make a layout based on my favorite three albums from the 1990s.

To create this layout, I started with the three album covers. I made them all the same size and positioned them in a vertical line on the left side of my layout. Because my layout was going to be about music, I selected Bella Gypsy's Mixtape Kit.

Next, I picked a red polka dotted paper as the main background paper. I added a blue paper with white stars over top of it, and used a gradient layer mask to blend it into the red polka dotted paper. I selected just one row of chevrons to use as a border on the left side of the layout. And, I placed a zebra paper on top of that, and selected just a portion of the stripes to move horizontally across the page, to use for my journaling later.

Then, I added the title wordart: "This Is My Jam." I added a CD and two guitars. I added a curly ribbon behind the album covers and a striped ribbon underneath the black and white zebra stripes. I used the alpha from the kit to add 1990s and accented the numbers with an aqua colored string.

Finally, I used the pen tool to create paths and added text on those paths as journaling: "These are my favorite three albums. I could listen to them over and over and over again. They always cheer me up and make me smile!"