JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT!

Every once in a while, you come across a photo that you just need to stop and scrap purely for the joy of doing so.  This is one of those photos!  My BFF Edie sent me this photo in an e-mail this morning.  While I have other, more pressing things to do today, I immediately printed off this photo of Will in his Nana's new glasses.  I can only wonder what Will thought when he looked through the lenses!  ;-)

Back Wednesday with the big reveal on Let's Scrap!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheers!

This is the last month of my Design Team (DT) assignment on the Let's Scrap website, and things have been so busy lately with Cathy's January LOAD (layout a day) challenge, Mindi's February LEAP Around the World Blog Hop, and now Elizna's special month-long layout challenge!  Besides all this, we also have biweekly tutorials from Roulin, Sue, Cathy, Susanna, Elizna and now Erica--with two more to come from Jeanues and Sue!  Let's Scrap is obviously the place to be to be inspired.  Do come join us!

Next week, on March 14, Let's Scrap will have the weekly reveal of the new sketch and, as inspiration, the layouts created by members of the DT will be showcased!  I finished my layout today!  Surprisingly, I seem to be getting back into creating two-page layouts!

Most times, when families are separated by divorce, one loses touch with in-laws.  I have been blessed to remain at least friends, if not family, with some very special people.  My niece (by a former marriage) Julie for one!  It is Julie's family photo shoot last Fall that is the focus of my DT layout for next week.  I cannot yet share my layout with you, but, if you won't tell anyone, I will share some sneak peeks!

Be sure to check out Let's Scrap on Wednesday next week to catch the whole layout.  In the meantime, leave a comment to let me know you were here--and because it makes me happy!

Cheers!

MY NANA'S EYES

Yesterday was a literal blur of taking more than 100 photos of my two-page layout, and, finally, I lost the sun.  Today didn't prove to be any more cooperative, but am posting the best of the less-than-perfect photos!

The inspiration for the monochromatic layout challenge on Let's Scrap were the beautiful turquoise blue eyes of this little lady and her "white" nana.  (Karen is called "White Nana" because her hair is a beautiful white--and because "Red Nana" has red hair.  The logic of children never ceases to amaze me!)  This picture was taken on the occasion of Karen's son Greg's marriage to my daughter Michelle.  Kendall was Michelle and Greg's beautiful flower girl.

Here is the two-page layout created from this and four other photos of Kendall:

I did post some detail (teaser) shots of this layout last Sunday, but will post a few of those and an additional one showing the journaling today.  (I did take a bit of artist's liberty in my genetics lesson!)

And here is the journaling:

This journaling will be especially meaningful to Kendall, for her white nana died last November.  Having her "Nana's Eyes" means she will always carry a part of her nana with her.

FACING NEW CHALLENGES...literally!

Yesterday, I promised to post the details about the new Let's Scrap website challenge for the month of March.  Yes!  It's a month-long challenge!  You can create one or as many layouts as you have the time and inclination to do, but each must follow a monochromatic (having or appearing to have only one color) theme.  This challenge is hosted by one of the Design Team members, Elizna Parsons.  Elizna has chosen to use blue for her beautiful layout, but we are actually free to chose any color for our layout(s).  During succeeding weeks, Elizna will suggest additional colors, but, again, it's only a suggestion.  Elizna has also provided us with a sketch to follow--which she designed just for this challenge.  Here's her sketch:

And here is the layout she created as an example of her challenge:

One of the great things about the Let's Scrap sketch website is that the sketches are provided for inspiration!  We, as the creative artists, are free to follow the sketch exactly, to make some changes to accommodate the photos with which we are working, or to rotate, flip or even reverse either or both sides of the sketch.  My suggestion here is to use the sketch as you see it.  I followed the sketch almost exactly and, while it was a lot of work manipulating my photos, in the end, it was worth every moment invested.  Additional directions to complete this challenge are to use a stamp somewhere on your layout and to include a handmade embellishment--handmade by YOU, that is!  For all the details, you can check out Elizna's post in the Let's Scrap Forum under "March Month Long Challenge."  If you are not a member of the Let's Scrap website, it's free, easy and quick to join, just go here.

Now, just a tease from me!  I have completed the challenge.  I will be posting the two-page layout in the Let's Scrap Gallery tomorrow, after photographing it outside in the bright light.  In the meantime, here are a few sneak peeks:

OK, I promise I will be back tomorrow for "the big reveal" of MY NANA'S EYES.  Don't miss it!  In the meantime, please leave a comment to let me know you were here--and because it makes me feel good!

Cheers!

LEAP AROUND THE WORLD BLOG HOP WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!

Please check the Let's Scrap website for a complete list of winners!

Just to refresh your memory, here is the Let's Scrap sketch I showcased:

And, my blog challenge winner is (drum roll here, please.........) MINDI BROWN!!!  Here is Mindi's submission:

A dramatic replication of the sketch...virtually literal!  I would hope that you will check out Mindi's blog and become a follower, if you have not already done so through this blog hop!  Mindi is a young scrapper with lots of savvy, style and spunk!  You will find family, funk and freshness (interpret that anyway you like!) in Mindi's creations.

Thanks to everyone who visited my blog during this hugely successful hop, with over 1200 cards and layouts submitted using 50 different sketches!  If you are looking for inspiration, you need look no further than the Let's Scrap Gallery!!

Tomorrow, I will post information on the month-long March layout challenge hosted by Elizna Parsons!

Cheers!

LET'S SCRAP LEAP BLOG HOP IS OVER!!!

Winners to be announced on or before March 3!  Watch for a list of all 50 winners on the Let's Scrap website.  As soon as that list is published, I will announce the winner of MY blog challenge right here!  If it's YOU, please contact me through the Let's Scrap website with your mailing address!  


A big THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK to each of you who took the challenge!  


Cheers!

LET'S SCRAP LEAP BLOG HOP HAS BEGUN!

THIS POST WILL STAY ON TOP UNTIL THE BLOG HOP ENDS AT 11:59 p.m. ON FEBRUARY 29TH, ACCORDING TO THE CLOCK ON THE MAIN PAGE OF THE LET'S SCRAP WEBSITE.  

     PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWER POSTS.

Hello, Hoppers, and welcome to STOP #18 in the

If you came here from Kristin Perez's blog (http://somescrapsugar.blogspot.com/), then you are in the right place!  If you did not, Mindi Brown (the coordinator of this great event) at http://scrapchat-ncoffeetalk.blogspot.com/ has the hop order to help you find your way.

I am so excited to be a blog host for such a creative, fun and HUGE blog hop!  Here is the Let's Scrap sketch (created by Sketch Artist DebbyD) I am showcasing for the hop:

SKETCH 8-18-10

And, here is my interpretation of this great sketch:

Your card, layout or other project, if you choose to create one, can be an exact duplication of this sketch, or a variant that is created using this sketch as your inspiration.  I made my card 6x6 because it was easier to do the math!  I used scraps to make my card!

Now, for the fun part! Here is the prize I have put together to send to the lucky random winner (chosen by random.org)!  If you love VINTAGE, you'll definitely want to create something for that second chance!

And, here is how easy it is to enter for my random draw:

• Be or become a member of Let’s Scrap which you can do by clicking here http://letsscrap.ning.com/.  It is free, easy and fast! Once you get there, I know you will love it and want to stay!
• Be or become a follower of this blog.  That's easy, too.  Just go to the upper right-hand corner and click JOIN THIS SITE!
• Leave me a comment telling me you were here (using Google Chrome or Firefox as your "search engine" is the best option, as Internet Explorer or IE does not always "play nice" with Blogger)!
• And, if you would like a SECOND CHANCE in the draw, make a card of other project based on the sketch I have posted and upload it to the gallery at Let’s Scrap.  Please "TAG" it: 8-18-10, LEAP18 exactly!  Note there is a space between the comma and LEAP, that LEAP is all caps, and the number 18 identifies my stop (and the sketch) on the hop. 
•  Leave a second comment for me with a link to your card or project on the Let’s Scrap website.  

The hop ends at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard time, February 29, which you can track using the clock on the main page of the Let’s Scrap website.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  If you like what you see, please sign up for e-mail notifications of upcoming blog posts (upper right-hand corner).  

Your next stop on this great hop will be the talented Jen Leeflang.  You can find her at http://jencraftsa.blogspot.com/.  If you get lost along the way or have joined the hop in the middle, Mindi Brown at http://scrapchat-n-coffeetalk.blogspot.com/ has the blog hop order, and you can check her blog for directions.  You don’t want to miss any of the fun!

Thanks for coming by and for participating in the February 2012 Let's Scrap Leap Around the World Blog Hop!