Dear Canada

Dear Canada
Journaling: "Dear Canada, I had a most excellent trip, even if it did rain the whole time. Visiting with my friends was great, and Niagra Falls was amazing. I look forward to visiting you again someday to make even more memories!"

Font is Pea Beth from Fonts for Peas

Everything from the July 2006 RAK Scraps Mega Kit, specifically

Everything except maple leaf paper by Jane A

Maple leaf paper by Ginger Thibodeau

Template by Jenn V at Scrapbook Graphics

Created for the Brag Book Challenge - Week 2 at Scrapbook Graphics

Completed January 25, 2007

She Loved Flowers

She Loved Flowers

Fonts are Wellsley and Flower Garden

Everything from Antique Chic by Willowfaery Designs

Template by Jenn V at Scrapbook Graphics

Created for the Brag Book Challenge - Week 2 at Scrapbook Graphics

Completed January 25, 2007

Spanish Moss

Be looking for at least 5 more 4x6 layouts from me in the next several days. The original challenge said that if you did one layout from each week's set of three, you would then get the next week's set. They added something, and I only just found out today: do all 12 (four sets of 3), and you get an extra set of templates, plus an extra bonus. Plus I have another 12x12 template challenge due by the end of the month, IIRC. I'd better get scrapping!



Spanish Moss
Journaling: "Spanish Moss - Brunswick, GA - Nov 2006"

Font is Bridgnorth

Everything except floral doodle from Portobello by Carrie Stephens

Floral Doodle by Fernlili

Template by Wendyzine at Scrapbook Graphics

Created for the Scrapbook Graphics Brag Book Challenge - Week 1

Completed January 24, 2007

Roxy

Yes, my brother now has a dog.



Roxy

Font is AnAkronism

Everything from Diesel Mini Kit, a freebie by Laura White

Template by Faith True

Completed Jan 20, 2007

Carved in Stone

Some beautiful stone sculptures from Zimbabwe, found in the lower levels of the concourses at the Atlanta Airport. Most of the photos didn't turn out (not enough light, and me not holding the camera still enough), but a couple did. Expect to see one or two more of these in the future (sometime).



Carved in Stone

Journaling: "Generation Pyramid, by Gedion Nyanhongo of Nyanga, Zimbabwe"

Font is Pea Tracy from Fonts for Peas

Everything except beads from Tribal Inspirations by Carole Neale at Digi Scrap Shak

Beads by Krista Mettler, a Skye Scrapz blog freebie

Launch Pad Template by Bree Clarkson, a Scrapbook Graphics challenge freebie

Created for the Launch Pads Sketch Challenge #1 at Scrapbook Graphics

Completed January 10, 2007

Moonlight Monument

I actually finished this one before Painted Tranquility, but I had to wait for permission from my aunt to post it, since it is her photograph. (Technically, I shouldn't have even used it without asking, but I had a hunch she wouldn't mind, and I'm on a deadline.)

This leaves me with only three challenges left to complete for the Scrap Mommies kit for Early August, which I can hopefully manage with just two more layouts. Gotta get it done by midnight tomorrow! Wish me luck.



Moonlight Monument

Photograph by Denise Carlson, used with permission

Solid black paper and Light Gray Matte from Intensity Add-On by Lauren Grier at Digital Freebies

Center background paper and dark gray matte from Romance at Dusk by Gina Miller at Scrapbook-Bytes, altered by me

Ribbon from Antique Floral by April Bern at RAK Scraps

Silver dots from Lavendar Fields by Melany Violette at Simply Clean Digi Scraps

Scraplifted from Sand-Sational by Amber1279 at Scrap Mommies

Created for the Scraplift Challenge and the Alter Challenge for Early August 2006 at Scrap Mommies

Completed August 12, 2006

Glynn Academy

Two more Scrap Mommies challenges managed with this one layout, Scrap Therapy and Font. Five complete; still seven to go. The photos are of my beloved high school, one for each of the 9 buildings on campus, and one of the bell that sits out front. And yes, despite the name, this is a *public* high school.



Glynn Academy

Journaling: "That's me. Glynn Academy Class of 1994. Has it really been that long? Like everyone else, I certainly had my awful high school moments, but overall, I really liked it. I graduated 5th in my class. I had lots of friends, some of which I still know. I moved in many circles, though I was a band geek and proud of it. I had one boyfriend, but we won't talk about him! (That was probably the worst part of high school for me.) I was thin (well, after 9th grade) and proud and confident. I knew what I wanted and I went for it. I was, and am still, extremely proud to be a Glynn Academy Red Terror, just like my father. That may not seem amazing to some, but given that we had moved 8 times by then, to end up at the same high school as my father is pretty wild. I love the old buildings and the history; GA is the second oldest public school in Georgia, and most buildings date from the 1920s. It was just a great time for me. I enjoyed learning, I enjoyed the people, I enjoyed the experiences (well, most of them). I just enjoyed life. Long live the Red and White."

Fonts are Harrington and Inkburrow

Everything from A Fresh View - Flair by Trish Jones at Scrapbook-Bytes

Based on a sketch by Jen Caputo (I just used the idea, not the template)

Created for the Scrap Therapy and Font Challenges for Early August 2006 at Scrap Mommies

Completed August 10, 2006

4 Things - Movies

I attended a "night owl chat" this past weekend at RAK Scraps, and while we were there, Robin challenged us to make a layout using one (or all) of the topics going around in the "Four Things" meme. I chose "Four movies you would watch over and over." (Gee, go figure)

4 Things - Movies

Fonts are Arial and Movieboard

Background paper from Cheer Paper Pack by Misty Cato

Filmstrip by Karah Fredricks from RAK Scraps, altered by me
* Scraplifted from My Trip to the Zoo by Honeysmom
* Created for the 7-23 Night Owl Four Things Impromptu Challenge at RAK Scraps
* Completed July 26, 2006

Fraser River

This is the Fraser River in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Fraser River
Journaling: "Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. -Marcus Aurelius"

Photo Taken by Dan Seibel (as seen on Christine's blog), used with permission

Font is LainieDaySH from Abstract Fonts

Everything from Pleasures from the Eclectic Bytes CD Collection at Scrapbook-Bytes, specifically:

Background paper by Ali Folendore (recolored by me)

Papers used for the "waves" by Jeri Ingalls, Meredith Fenwick, Kim Christensen, Dana Zarling, and Dawn Stocstill

Wave shapes taken from a Jen Caputo sketch

Created for the July 2006 Font Challenge at The Scrap Habit

Completed July 25, 2006

Ghosts of the Past

This layout was done for a challenge in which you had to use a black and white photo. I don't have any filters yet, so I have to rely basically on automatic settings to convert my color photos to black and white, and I'm not very good at picking photos that will convert well, so this was *quite* a challenge for me. But when I saw this photo, I knew it was the right one, and I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it. I know it is an extremely simple layout, but sometimes, less is more, and I am thrilled with it.

Even though it is a photo of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC, it is my tribute to all the amazing men and women of the United States Armed Forces, past and present, including (but not limited to) my cousin Joe Coleman, my brother in law Michael Gaston, family friend Lamar Crawford (survivor of the USS Arizona Pearl Harbor), and both of my amazing grandfathers, Robert Coleman and Rufus Warren.

Ghosts of the Past

Photo by Rita Warren, used with permission, altered by me

Font is Westsac

Background paper (altered by me) by Erika Tenney from June 2006 RAK Mega Kit at RAK Scraps

Created for Maria's Weekly Challenge for July 17-23, 2006

Completed July 23, 2006

The Venetian

When I was flipping through the photos that my friend Sandi took on her recent trip to Las Vegas, I absolutely fell in love with this photo of the lobby fountain. She graciously allowed me to borrow it, though I am not sure this layout does it justice.

The Venetian
* Photo by Sandi Engiles, used with permission
* Font is ALS Script
* Everything except photo corners from Cafe Society by Tracy Collins at Digital Freebies
* Photo corners from Optimism by Eva Kipler at Digital Freebies
* Inspiration Sketch #25 by Ginger Thibodeau at R U Square
* Created for Maria's Weekly Layout Challenge at Digital Freebies

I {heart} 80s Cartoons

Okay, not my most stellar work, design wise, but she asked us to post a layout about the 80s, and once I started thinking of cartoons, I couldn't stop! She said she wanted us to make her smile, and what better way to smile than to remember cartoons that you haven't thought of in *years.* I hope she likes it.

I guess you know you are really a *child* of the 80s when your fondest memories are of cartoons. These are not all of them by any means, or even all of the ones I wanted, but I couldn't find good pictures to use for some. I know they are hard to see (here is a somewhat bigger version; it is 400K), so I will list them, left to right, moving down each column before shifting to the next (make sense?):

Top: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fraggle Rock, Pac-Man, Muppet Babies, Gummi Bears, Alvin and the Chipmunks, DuckTales, Shirt Tales, Mickey's Christmas Carol, My Little Pony

Bottom: Smurfs, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Thundercats, Rainbow Brite, Danger Mouse, Care Bears, He-Man, She-Ra, Inspector Gadget, Jem and the Holograms, Popples, Richie Rich

I {heart} 80s Cartoons

Font is Alba Super

All images found using Google Image Search

Papers (background and font fill) from 80s Wham by Jeanine Baechtold, a freebie from her blog

Created for Jeanine's Impromptu "80s Challenge" at RAK Scraps