Lovely to see you here...

Lovely to see you here...

Sunday, March 5, 2017

March Challenge...

Oh wow I am sitting in my office with so much energy looking at the time - thinking where did March come from, having filled every moment of the weekend & just feeling so fulfilled.  Been up since before 6am after so few hours sleep & its 11:30pm now and still buzzing...  So many ideas whirling through my brain - with a busy day again tomorrow.

With March here I want to share this months Challenge found at Sketchy Boards Challenge on Facebook.  I saw the Red umbrellas in the photo, the heart & background dots in the sketch.   
I took inspiration from what I saw...
I will be honest Red is not my strong point but I gave it my best shot & do I love what the final double page spread turned out to be...
I made a double page layout as I had 2 photos that were 5x8 and really putting those two photos on one page just took up way too much room.  So I had a play around to start with on this beautiful photo of our eldest girl taken years ago.  I literally do just play & see how things end up looking in the end - I don't know, I don't usually struggle, its just a art thing I suppose.  
I love working with colours & design. 

 I did enjoy the end result so much that I decided to work on another page that was almost mirror image, just because I love this photo between Grandma & Granddaughter... Times like these are so fleeting & once they are gone they are gone.  I wanted to capture that forever & as a double page spread I have it.

Journalling is yet to come for these pages... Thinking I might just write it on the back so as not to distract from what I have tried to create, that focal point on the subject in the photo.

May your week wherever you are in the world be looking up & finding time for those you love...cherish every moment even those quickly disappeared ones.  Get your craft out & get to work as these memories are for those within in our lives & part of their future that come from the past.

Monday, February 20, 2017

February Challenge...

Well February is fast sliding on by...  I have moved rooms into our big massive open Granny Flat/Parents Retreat - well its my Scrapbooking Haven now & I have a lot to still sort and finalise as I have a 6 plastic tubs full of items still to find homes for.  I also have my Total Gym in here and I could hold a party in here since I have that much room.

Before I moved rooms I completed this next challenge from the Sketchy Board Challenge found on Facebook, the colour palette for this month "sigh - how I love blue & the ocean" and the sketch that goes with it.  

I used lots of mixed media on the background & just played around,  sometimes thats all it is, just playing with ideas & colours - sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.  I had two photos I wanted to use on this layout so I adjusted my ideas to suit.


May you find time to document those photos for your family to enjoy for many years to come.