Friday, July 18, 2008

Old Time Favorites (and a couple of recent faves too!)

Just going through some of my old layouts and remembering how much I loved some of them...

I just loved the title I came up with for this one...



This was my first attempt to submit to CK for the Becky Sketch... It didn't get selected for the mag, but I really loved it. It was also my first attempt at using color select in Photoshop...



I loved this one because of the action shots and the journaling...




My dd enjoying a donut... A completely unintentional "passionate" shot which turned into this layout.



I love this one for the photo and the fact that I did it as a gift to a friend and former student... The young lady who is pictured was a student of mine six years prior to the photo being taken, then her younger sister just happens to be the same age as my ds and now her mother and I play wallyball together. I saw the photo one day when I was substitute teaching at the high school and had the chance to look through the yearbook... I called her shortly after that and asked if I could get a copy of the pic so I could scrap it for her. I ended up doing a few pages for her, but this is still my fave.


This one of my ds just came together... Love the swirls and how it represents a blustery winter day...



And finally two gifts that were given to two very special people... First my ds third grade teacher's gift at the end of the year - this was also the first item I ever had accepted to the BG gallery.



And second, I did this layout for my dear friend whose husband was killed in a horrible car accident last June. I had her youngest daughter in my Sunday School class when she was three, watched her on the days mom had to work when she was in K with my ds and have now discovered that mom and I share the passion for scrapping. The journaling is the lyrics for the song "Everything I Own" by Bread (which is on my playlist if you care to listen). I heard the song just after the accident and ended up crying as I was driving down the street listening. I knew I had to do this for her at that point.



Sunday, July 13, 2008

7 Random Facts (Scrapbook Doodle Summer Blog Party Challenge week of 7/7)

Some random facts about me...

1. I have lived in 3 states (Illinois, South Carolina and Michigan)
2. I love Christmas music and can listen to it year round (especially stuff like TransSiberian Orchestra and non-traditional stuff like Mariah Carey's Christmas album)
3. I love listening to High School Musical CD's with my kids in the car (even though I won't let them know that!)
4. I can't get enough of watching my kids sports activities
5. My favorite food group is definitely carbs - I could eat breakfast all day long (cereal, oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, bagels, muffins, french toast, etc. - especially with fruit and nuts added!)
6. I hate when women wear too much purfume and you end up smelling like them if you get too close (think hugging your family members etc.) but don't usually have a problem when I get a good whiff of someone wearing a great mens cologne (even if it is a bit strong)
7. I hate shopping for clothes especially when I really need to find something for a special occaision - Either I can't find anything that fits the way I like it to or I just can't find anything I like...

Tagging: Staci (http://stopitsscrappintime.blogspot.com/), Cheryl (http://www.scrapbook.com/blogs/30781.html), Susan (http://www.scrapbook.com/blogs/156181.html), Jennifer (http://www.scrapbook.com/blogs/123715.html), Heidi (http://www.scrapbook.com/blogs/42834.html), Martha (http://www.scrapbook.com/blogs/23502.html), Jan (http://www.scrapbook.com/blogs/127239.html)