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| Whilst taking Stacy's TWELVE class I have also signed up for Nic Howard's DIMENSIONAL DETAILS class, this is a scraplift of Nic's layout (she designed the text background). I am hoping to learn a whole lot of new techniques to help me create more beautiful layouts in the future. (note the use of my tracing wheel creating a 'holey' border?) |
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| Another scraplift of Nic H, with a whole lot of distressing, tearing, inking and paper rolling going on, not my usual linear style but I am loving it (does help that I have a couple of great photos on there too ay?) LOL |
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| Two versions of a layout scraplift from Nic, again we used some tearing and distressing but I broke out some old masks and the glimmermist this time, I like both the feminine & the masculine versions here. |
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| Photos I Love - May - I am enjoying creating these simple layouts from the scraps of patterned paper used in the month. (me at Sydney Fish Markets eating a danish! LOL) |
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| Photos I Love - June - even though some of the patterned papers stick out more than others (eg the black and white rugby ball pp) but I use them anyway and this time the rugby ball pp suited my brother Len so I stuck it down on his side of the layout. |
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| Family Stories - a layout scraplifted from Nic Howard in the Dimensional Details class, even though my rectangular lacy doily didn't reach right across the layout I am pleased how it looks underneath my layout. The technique was to use (leftover) alpha stickers for the background, I thought I was going to have trouble with this but it looks fine. |
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| Fun - a fun photo-shoot with DD but the journalling reflects the year just gone and the year ahead. I went a bit overboard misting the slice of rectangular doily! I have used a very old canvas-on-kraft tag along with some newer products and it all works. |
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| Everyday Life - the layout is a scraplift from Nic Howard's Dimensional Details class. |
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| Seasons - Ball Season, this is a double page layout using a Nic Howard/May Flaum Double Take sketch and worked perfectly for my photos. I especially love the title element. |
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| People - Cahlia is our youngest grandaughter and is definitely one of our favourite little people, I just love her facial expressions captured in these three photos. I think this is a Page Maps sketch. |
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| Things - another Page Maps sketch from memory. Just be glad I didn't add the rather loud expletives Ross says when he says a fly come into the house, it is enough to make your hair curl! I thought it was so funny when this fly landed on him while he was snoozing one day, I can just hear it saying "ha ha I am going to poop on you while you are asleep!!" |
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| Holidays - my holidays category includes Christmas, Easter, New Years etc but also the vacations we take, so this weekend retreat layout can fit into the Holidays category according to moi! |
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| Personality - the journalling is hidden on a tag behind the photo, the layout is a scraplift from Nic Howard's DD class again. Bit of an eclectic mix of products on this page, some old some new and the funny colour on the top left side of the photo mat is the glare on the transparency. |
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| Rituals - my DH Ross tries so hard on most weekends to catch us a feed of fish but it doesn't always work out how he planned, so Mum bought him this sign but when he finally caught a fish we added the 'yeah right' caption to it. (btw - Ross has one full album all about him whilst the kids and I have at least ten albums each so now I am just going to add his layouts to my themed albums, well we are married you know! hahaha). |
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| Me - no journalling as yet, but this is my group of friends with the exception of two, out for dinner at Breakers. I have used some old Scenic Route papers here and one of my new fave product - Flair Buttons which I have been buying from etsy 'aflairforbuttons' this wonderful lady makes these buttons herself and ships really fast. |
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| Holidays - Ross enjoying a couple of huge oysters at the Sydney Fish Markets recently. Again a bit of an eclectic mix of products here but it didn't quite look balanced until I added a star flair button to the right side now you can see the visual triangle using the red elements. |
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| Personality - I was getting so mad when these two wouldn't smile for me, I was hoping to get a nice 'dad n daughter' photo for my Photos I Love (PIL) album, but you know what in the end I did get just that cos I love these two and these photos (you can see the PIL layout here) |
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| People - TJ's 3rd birthday, holey moley that was 13 1/2 years ago, awww he was so cute and I did prefer his hair length then (now it is a real mop but at least he keeps it clean). A very simple layout design but I used some washi tape however it's not shown off to its best advantage here. I have plenty more so will do a better job next time. I have used patterned papers from three different companies but they still work well together. |
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| Family Stories - this is more a family outing than a story but I needed to get this very old page kit made up into a layout so I just added it to this category. Note the lack of embellishment, sometimes you just can't be bothered ay but at least these photos will now be in an album and not stuck in a WIP binder (work-in-progress) |
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| Inspiration - Stacy Julian's June triggers had an image of some LittleMissMatched socks, the socks are three socks (not three pairs) that perfectly coordinate - stars, stripes and spots. I found the colourful bubbles and striped papers (diff companies) and created a coordinating star block using punches). Can you see how this is the same sketch as TJ's 3rd birthday layout above? |
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| Things - whilst this could have easily fitted into the Personality category I needed a layout for the Things category too so I slotted it in there, they are my layouts/albums and Stacy is quite okay about making these executive decisions in her TWELVE class LOL I have since added a wee jewellery tag with a red heart brad to draw out the faint red light on the stud finder thingee. |
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| Places - my two teenagers hanging out at an old haunt from when they were about 3 & 5 years old. This is a scraplift of a Nic Howard layout. |
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| Fun - whoa this is a crazy looking layout but works ok with these photos, my son would have a lot of fun confusing the pitcher by swapping sides each time he faced the ball. |
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| Rituals - every morning Ross plays Spider Solitaire whilst sipping his coffee, I am sure you can read the rest. That cool flower made from an old sewing pattern was made by a friend whilst I made the crochet flowers, the black stripey strip is washi tape. |
