This will be a really quick post to show you the quick page I put together this afternoon for Lori's timed layout challenge. This page took me about an hour and five minutes, including picking out my photo and supplies, and dealing with an uncooperative sewing machine.
I've been playing along with some of Lori's challenges over at the Apron Strings blog, and today's challenge was to give yourself permission to do something you haven't before. I chose to do a few things that I don't normally do on my layouts -
1.) I used a picture of myself that I do not particularly like because it is means a lot to me.
2.) I used a color that I virtually never use in any of my crafting endeavors: Purple
3.) I employed some techniques and a style that I love (shabby/vintage), but have never been able to pull off to my satisfaction.
4.) I wrote my journaling out by hand.
Basically I gave myself permission to create a layout that I knew I probably wouldn't be happy with; and I am also giving myself permission to get this picture reprinted so that I can redo this page.
I am a huge October Afternoon fan, and I think that their "Sidewalks" collection may just be my favorite one yet. I just love the gorgeous colors and patterns, and of course, with four little people in the house, the theme is perfect for about 90% of my pictures.
Here is the layout that I created last night. I was inspired by this beautiful layout and created my own flower embellishments for Lori's challenge.
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Well, I actually did it - 6 layouts in 6 days!
For my final Bingo Card challenge I had to use bling on a layout. In theory I like bling, I mean, who doesn't like shiny stuff? But in practice it is not something that actually finds its way onto my layouts very often.
At first I intended to use the requirement of having bling on my layout to create something completely ridiculous and over-the-top blinged up, but I quickly realized that I don't really have any papers or embellishments in my stash that lend themselves to that type of style. So, instead I finally cut into some of my favorite papers that I've been hoarding (MME Fine & Dandy) and added a bit of subtle sparkle. What can I say, I guess I'm just not very adventurous.
Saturday - Bling
Well, I must say, I am kind of shocked. When Lori first posted the Bingo Card challenge over at Apron Strings I figured there was absolutely no way I would be able to complete 6 layouts in one week. It is day 5 of the challenge, and surprisingly I have managed to keep up so far. Five down, one more to go by Sunday.
And the really shocking part is this - not only have I completed five layouts this week, but, my house is not a mess, my kids are not neglected or hungry, my laundry is done and I've also completed a couple other crafty projects that have been on my to-do list for a long time! I don't know what is going on here....
Thursday - Transparency
Lori over at Apron Strings is hosting a week-long challenge to celebrate Apron Strings 7th Birthday and I decided to play along. My photos have been stacking up quickly because I haven't been scrapping very much lately, so the "one project" per day format is just what I needed to get me back in the groove.
I am playing along using the Bingo Card that Lori provided - hopefully I can keep up the pace and get an entire row of 6 squares completed (and photographed) by Sunday evening. I think that I am off to a pretty good start though as I completed three layouts yesterday.
Here are my first entries for the challenge:
Monday - Baker's Twine
