Aaah, I had some playtime this weekend and I made layouts for several
challenges! It was fun to do that again – it’s been a while.
So here we go…
This first one is for The Creative Type
“Our next prompt is all about negative space! Many of us cram it all in,
fill a page up from corner to corner. With this prompt we want you to use
that negative space and let it flow, let it relax and chill out.
Make a statement with your title, and just leave the rest be!”
I don’t use photo’s of my man much, but now I had to… ’cause while doing
the dishes together last week, he put on this song for me (by Chicago).
This layout came right to mind (along with some other things – teehee -)
and I used a small part of the lyrics.
Just plain, white cardstock, some spray ink (Tim Holtz – “red pepper”)
and machine stitching. I love how it turned out!
Detail
I typed the text
and sewed it onto
the layout.
Is this a statement
or what??!!!
The next challenge I played with was for
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things.
The challenge was to scrap your favourite vacation or trip.
I also threw in the challenge Scrapping out LOUD! came up with:
“Journaling is essential when preserving memories for future generations,
but sometimes you want to journal something a little more private,
or sensitive or maybe it just doesn’t fit in with your page?
We challenge you to include some hidden journaling on your LO this week.”
I explain what this trip was all about in my journaling.
White card stock background, I copied the “Bay City Rollers” title form one
of their records, the “memorial journey” part I did by hand with puffy paint.
Hand stitching (the yellow) along with machine stitching.
Coloured pencils and some pieces of tartan (that’s how they call this
Scottish pattern cloth)
Detail
I hid the journaling
behind this photo,
I didn’t have any
space on my layout
left to put it
anywhere else, but
I like it this way!
Detail
And here’s
the journaling
(in Dutch) in
a very tiny font.
Whenever I start
to write, I get all
wordy…
Journaling:
“Tuesday March 21st 2006
The telephone rings halfway the afternoon.
It’s my best friend Lena… we call each other all the time and we talk
for hours on the phone. About everything and about nothing at all…
you know, the way best friends do.
Just like we did 30 years ago! Two teenagers. Sitting in our teenage rooms,
playing records and swoon over the guys on our posters on the wall:
The Bay City Rollers. This so called “teeny bobber band” from Edinburgh,
Scotland, was part of our life in that time, and “visiting Edinburgh” was our dream.
And now, on just an ordinary day in March, Lena invites me to go with her
to Edinburgh this year. We – together – traveling to Scotland.
She offers to pay the trip….
When I’ve found my voice back I stutter that I can’t accept this…
She, paying?**
I tell her, this is too much.
I tell her I have to think about it.
I tell her…
Well, to make a long story short – WE WENT!!!”
**(note: It was out of the question to pay for it myself –
we had difficult times at that moment and not enough money)
I could tell you SO MUCH about this three day trip….
MAN, did we had FUN!!!
We both made a scrap album about it…
I will never forget this trip!!!
(I love you Lena!
And not only because of this trip… but you know that!)
Detail
All kinds of
stitching and
colouring…
I hope you enjoyed looking at my layouts again!
You know I always enjoy all the comments you leave me!
(Did I ever thank you all for that? – I think I did but
there’s nothing wrong with saying it again!) and I think
you all found my new blog address by now (at least I hope so!)
but that’s a silly question ’cause if you read this, you have…!
Have a nice weekend – what’s left of it – and be sure
to come back on Wednesday…
I will celebrate my one year blogiversary then and YES,
there will be
A GIVE-A-WAY
involved…
So don’t forget to stop by!
Je t’embrasse