Goodmorning lovelies, are you still standing? A storm sweeps across Zeeland and I can hear the wind roar around the rooftop. These windy days made me grab an old photo to create with, but first there’s a desk to show. After all, it is What’s On Your Work desk Wednesday and Julia once again hosts this lovely, weekly event. She’s done so for over nine years and still going strong… WOHWEE!
There’s nothing on my work desk for you to see so I turned a quarter and made a picture of the desk that’s against the wall…
Those paintings (there’s another small one behind the printer) and framed print are waiting to be hung on the wall in the hallway. We need to buy a rail for that first, so I can hang a ‘collage of paintings’ without drilling an enormous amount of holes in the wall. Those pattern sheets I found in a second hand store and I plan to use parts of it in my art journal.
Instead of art journaling, I am still in a scrap-mode lately. There’s this Dutch scrap booking challenge group on Facebook and their latest challenge was ‘Spring’. Exactly a year ago today, we were handed the keys to our new apartment and Spring began with us moving houses… so I made this layout with the challenge. Does it look “Happy Spring” or what?!
Thuis (Home)
Where art journaling takes me to deeper sides of myself and cost efforts sometimes, I find scrap booking very relaxing. It also takes me back to my early blog days (10 years ago!) when I first discovered all kinds of scrapbookers online and challenge blogs that inspired me. I learned so much in those first months! Those challenge blogs I used to go to (who remembers ScrapMojo, Scrapping the Music, Scrapping Out Loud, These are a few of my favorite things – Hi Julie 🙂 🙂 🙂 ) are all gone now but I found another challenge blog: Challenge YOUrself
Their challenge: “This month, we challenge you to scrap a photo with YOU in the frame along with using just black and white plus red on your page.”
I had to think of this old photo (taken back in the eighties) of me wearing my red raincoat, sitting on a bench on a dike, so I decided to give it a go and play along with the challenge… I printed the photo in black and white and colored my coat and boots red. (yep, I had red boots, my all time favorites… I almost cried when they were so worn out that even the shoemaker couldn’t repair them anymore…)
On a Windy Day
The background paper is an oldie from my stash (don’t know the brand) and the pattern is a photo of sand ridges. The paper behind the photo (the ‘white cracked wall’ pattern) comes from a scrapbook paper block that I bought for a bargain at a local store (for the Dutchies: “Action”) I stitched with the sewing machine and I found some old letter-stickers for the title that I painted red. It was fun to create this layout while the storm raged outside.
I wish you all a happy Wednesday and a lovely week. Thanks for your visit, see ya!
Hi Marit, thats a fab layout!Love what you’ve done with it. Wonderful how an old picture can bring back memories. Great layout for spring too,how fab, a new season and new home together. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #4 X
Oh wow, that’s an amazing layout – not only is the photograph amazing but I love the background paper too! What a great way to remember a good day and most beloved red boots. I can’t believe it’s been a year since you moved into your new apartment, blimey that’s gone quickly (mind you, I can’t believe we’ve been in Wales two years…where has THAT gone?!). Hope the next year is just as wonderful, filled with amazing crafting.
Hugs LLJ 2 xxx
Lovely Marit!
Love both of your LO’s. How interesting to see the shape of your home in the first photo. It is such a happy LO that it says to me that you are very happy in your surroundings.
The second LO is a little deeper to me, perhaps because of the lack of the bright colours of the one above. But I love that you coloured yourself red – that is almost a LO that could be a picture on a wall. I loved red shoes when i was younger.
Well, I did hope to see you at Nijerk but it doesn’t look as if i will make it this year. Not to worry, maybe the next time we can meet and share a coffee at the show.
Hugs, Neet 10 xx
Hi Marit. A lovely page there – Do you know, I wouldn’t even think o print a colour photo out in black and white. Oh my – I’m not very inventive… A great LO for your anniversary. How special – is it really a whole year already??? Lovely to see a different view today of your desk space. Different things o nosey around.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #1.
Wow I really love your LO. You certainly answered all the requests for the challenge. I love the one of your apartment from a year ago too….happy memories eh?
Hugs,
Annie x #11
Great pages! Isn’t it funny what we remember and love from our childhood. I imagine if I had some red boots they’d been my favorite too!
The Spring layout looks great; good luck on the challenge!
Happy WOYWW
Kay (25)
I love your scrapbook pages, especially the Windy Day!!! Great job coordinating the paper with the photo and clever to color your coat and boots. Thanks for popping by and have a great week!
Carol N #22
I see so many wonderful scrap layouts but I rarely ever venture down that path myself and I really should as I have so many memories to document. I love that picture of you with the red coat it’s so striking. A wonderful choice dear Marit.
Wishing you a happy WoywW and hope the storm calms down soon.
Take good care & Thank you for your visit earlier today. Hugs Tracey #7
I love your scrapbook layouts. Thanks for sharing. Have a lovely week. With love and God Bless. Caro x (#17)
what a gorgeous layout, love the sand pattern. It has been really windy here too. sometimes being indoors (even at work!) is the best place to be. I enjoyed the annotated wall. Helen #4
Both layouts are brilliant but the limited colour palette in the second one really makes that coat and those boots pop. Happy WOYWW. Sarah #3
Both your layouts are fabulous – I love the beautiful spring colours of the first one, the blue sky and flowers with the green look so fresh and pretty, but I also love the black white and red one – the red makes such a wonderful splash of colour and who could resist red boots – I would LOVE a pair!
Hope you have a great week,
Diana x #16
Hi Marit, loving the journal pages and the red coat photo is brilliant. I know that feeling when your favourite shoes or clothes are just worn out, it’s just so sad. I have an old pair of boots which really were always half a size too small but I used to push my poor feet in them any way! Just don’t have the heart to let them go. We’ve had some very windy nights here and rain but thank goodness it’s calmed down again. Happy New Home Anniversary too, Angela x15x
Hi Marit. Love the LO’s you are very talented. It has been very windy here today as well. My granddaughter came in from school saying she had been blown here 🙂
Thank you for visiting me. It is good to be able to comment on your blog now. Anne x #13
Happy Belated WOYWW and thank you for your earlier visit to my blog. It is stormy in the UK too; I could hear the wind battering the house last night. I have to remind myself that this is a very old house and it has coped with a lot worse. Both of your LOs are amazing. Ali x #9
Hi Marit, I love your scrapbook pages, they both evoke very distinct and different moods and memories, brilliant. It’s been very blustery here in my part of the UK as well, but I’m all cosy indoors :o) And yes, I have developed a definite taste for Jenever Oude – to me, it’s like gin with a whiff of whiskey, perfect! Have a great week. Annie C #21
Hi Marit! I love the Windy Day layout! And thanks for the link to the Challenge Yourself blog – I may just try it in my junk journal! Keep warm and hold on to your hat! have a great week, Lindart #26
I really like the idea of your hallway picture collage…I have one myself. Mostly of framed pics that came from my parents home that I cant part with just now, and the hallway is the only space if they are not to sit ina box in the attic! Your scrapbook pages are wonderful, I find it relaxing too, although it’s very time consuming for me!
Hi Marit! I absolutely LOVE the page that you linked up to Challenge YOUrself this month! WOW! That photo with you in your red coat is so cool and just perfect for this challenge. Your black and white plus red color scheme is beautiful, too. Thank you so much for playing along with us at Challenge YOUrself this month. We are so happy that you did!
P.S. I hope you and your home/family survived the storm without any problems.
Hi Marit, sorry for the late visit! I hope the storm has settled down! I love both your layouts. The black, white and red one is quite striking! I have quite a few scrapbooks but don’t often get around to scrapbooking. I must try harder, as I really enjoy bringing a page to life. Have a lovely, crafty week, Heather x #24