It's Mexican Wipeout!

How I wish every page could come together like this one did! I started it a few days ago, but I just got the basics done like photo placement and background papers.  Then last night, Julia wanted to work on her Smashbook, so I thought I'd try to finish it. There is something about creating with someone else that just brings out the creative juices. I mentioned that I didn't know what to title the page and Nick came up with the perfect title in two seconds! And once we had that, everything else just fell into place.

The photos aren't the greatest because they were taken with a disposable underwater camera, without a zoom. I've zoomed in as best I can by scanning the originals and editing them with Photoshop, but they just turned out okay.

Papers: Fancy Pants Designs, Bazzil Basics; Rub-ons and die cuts: Fancy Pants, Cricut; Stamps: Studio Calico, My Stamp Box; Alphas: American Crafts Thickers, October Afternoon; Miscellaneous: Hemp, Magic Mesh, Glossy Accents, Acrylic Paint, Brad.

My Thickers weren't the correct colour, so I peeled off the top layer to expose the chipboard. I then painted them with acrylic paint and Glossy Accents. And then I thought the little fishies needed a touch of something, so I added a big blob of Glossy Accents to their eyes. It doesn't show very well in the photo, but the effect gives the fish a "googly" eye.

Thanks for looking!

Sylvie

Happy New Year!

Well, in the hustle and bustle of December, I had to neglect my blog. There were Christmas cards to make, hockey tournaments and Christmas parties to attend and of course all the regular shopping and preparing for the holidays. Needless to say, there wasn't much time to scrap, let along blog about how little I was doing. LOL!

But, because I had almost two weeks off from work, I did manage to get some scrapping done during the holidays. And so without further ado, here they are.

If you regularly read my blog, you know that I am a huge fan of Shimelle Laine's. I've taken a few of her online classes and have followed her work on Two Peas in a Bucket.  In 2011, she did a video series "4x6 Photo Love" where every month, she would provide an example of how to scrap a certain number of photos per month. ie/ March had 3 photos, April had 4 photos, etc. So, as it would come to pass (heehee) December would be a layout with 12 - 4x6 photos.  Here is my take.

I thought the way she suspended her photos from a ribbon was the perfect way to showcase my ziplining photos. Her sketch was for twelve photos, but I managed to squeeze in thirteen in by cropping a couple. Here is the layout front:

And here is the layout with the photos open. (and a bonus shot of my kitchen floor LOL!)

Papers and Stickers: My Mind's Eye, Echo Park; Chipboard Flowers: Sassafras Lass; Alphas: American Crafts Thickers, Cricut & SCAL; Miscellaneous: Provo Craft Eyelets, String, Stick Pins; Studio Calico Stamps

 I will cut the page protector a bit to allow the photos to sit on top so that the photos can be flipped through.

This one is a page about how Nick peer pressured his dad into jumping off a cliff. Something Brian wouldn't do on his own, but Nick basically harassed him into it. Gotta love those father/son relationships. ;)
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Papers: Fancy Pants Design and Bazzill Basics; Stickers: Fancy Pants, Simple Stories; Alphas: Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, American Crafts Thickers; Misc: Making Memories Buttons, Floss



And here is a page for Julia. She fell in love with these little creatures at Xelha. They are coati. Basically a racoon type animal. They were EVERYWHERE in Xelha and Julia wanted to catch some and bring them home.

Papers: Fancy Pants Design, Canson; Brads: Fancy Pants; Alphas: American Crafts Thickers; Leaves: Cricut & SCAL; Misc: Twine, Uniball White Gel Pen.

Thanks so much for looking. I really appreciate all the kind words and comments. 

From our house to yours, may your year be filled with health and happiness. Happy New Year!

Sylvie

Headwaters Arts Society Exhibition

The Art Exhibition was a hit! We were so happy with all the people who came out and the art at the show was awesome! Who knew such a small town would be host to such incedible talent? I was really honoured to have lots of visitors checking out my table. I had visions of people chasing me out of the hall, calling "fraud!", but people were very complimentary. And I even sold a few cards! All the cards I posted in last weeks post are gone. ;) It was a really great day and we'll be doing it again in the near future.

Here's a page I did for the show. I felt like I wanted something new for the show that no one had seen. Julia took the photo (okay, I set up the camera on the tripod and she just had to push the shutter, but she still took the photo.) LOL!

Papers: Crate Paper, Stickers: Crate Paper, Alphas: Prima Marketing, Pink Paislee, Miscellaneous: Rhinestones

And here's another page I did a while ago. It's a cellphone photo that Julia's friend took and posted on Facebook. I stole it, ummm, I mean I saved it from her account and printed it. It's a little blurry, but I think it looks pretty cool, anyway.

Papers: Bo Bunny, Crate Paper, Bazzil Basics; Alphas: Basic Grey; Ribbon: Bo Bunny; Stickers: Bo Bunny, Simple Stories; Punches: Fiskars, EK Success, Martha Stewart; Button: Making Memories; Rhinestones.

Thanks for looking!

Sylvie