Here is my layout: “She Has No Secrets”,
I did this for a challenge over at Scrappy Giraffe Kits. It’s a requirement for trying out for their design team, but I actually really ended up loving this layout. I think it’s one of my all time favs. Hope you guys like it too! The challenge was to use the word Secrets on an All About Me layout.
I used Crate Paper paper, Karen Foster clasp, the diamond and bee stamps are stamp OAS and Penny black, the {Look Inside} stamp is Catslife Press. The letter stamps are Stampin’ Up and the Chipboard letters are by Heidi Swapp. All inks are Stampin Up, and the blue paint is Making Memories. The Confidential stamp is one I’ve had for quite awhile now, and I’ve been dying for an opportunity to use lol! Not sure who made it.
some close ups (this has such tiny details):
If you have ever wondered what the difference between a craft ink pad and a regular ink pad is, check out the diamonds and the bee. The diamonds are stamped in a traditional ink pad, where as the bee is stamped in craft. Both are the same Stampin’ Up color “chocolate chip”.
A view of it open so you can see how the journaling works:
Thanks for looking. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Posted by Lou on November 22, 2006 @ 12:03 pm | 15 Comments
I’m sure some of you have wondered about the Design Teams I am on. I know, because some people have asked, “Hey, are you making stuff for these?” and wondering why I’ve been so behind in posting all the scrappy goodness that I ought to be. So here are some things I’ve done in the past few weeks.
At Scrap Village we had a feature on making due with less than perfect pictures. Everyone has a collection of pictures that came out fuzzy or grainy or where the subject ended up looking like a dork (my kids come out fuzzy; I come out dorky), so the amazing ladies over there and I whipped up a few layouts showcasing some of these less than stellar pics.
For those who are anal enough to care, the Heidi Swapp chipboard letters perfectly match the Stampin’ Up typeset alphabet stamps, which excited my inner perfectionist to no end.
This one is our Sunday morning routine with the dressing up and the hair bowsies. The alphabet stamps are Ma Vinci’s and the Today stamp is from Autumn leaves.
Another feature we did was on holiday gifts. I whipped up this altered tin with pretty pages inside. You know those tins you get from AOL in the mail that usually just get tossed out? That’s’ what this is made from! I used pretty Scenic Route papers. To get the swirly paint designs, I used a silicone basting brush as a paint brush. Very interesting effect, I thought.
And this simple Halloween page is me just trying to get last year’s pumpkin carving all scrapped. Turned out cute, although it’s a very basic layout for me.
Oh, if anyone is interesting in Holiday cards this year, I have a few slots left for custom orders. Just drop me a line.
Posted by Lou on November 19, 2006 @ 3:47 pm | 4 Comments
1. What is your favorite line right now?
hahaha- like I can pick- ok- today I bought Bohemia Christmas and Basic grey buckles- so we’ll use that. It’s my favorite line of the moment.
2. What technique / embellie do you find that you tend to gravitate towards on a regular basis?
patterned paper and I get stuck on buttons a lot lately.
3. Why do you sb? What got you started?
I started scrapbooking 14 years ago when my mom had a friend who was a CM consultant. My mother was an artist, and so I grew up with art supplies at my beck and call. I got my 1st camera when I was 7 and I’ve been hooked ever since, - the photography and art went together so well that when scrapbooking was suggested it just fit. I scrapbook for the artistic release, for the creative expression, for the memories, for the catharsis, to find truth, to reinvent myself, to stop and see my loved ones through new eyes. I scrapbook so I can keep breathing and have it mean something. I make art because I have to. I am compelled. I would shrivel up and die without it. (and I’m not being dramatic when I say that, I really would).
4. What are your feelings on the growing trend of digi scrapping? (this one could get heated, so play nice )
I think it can be done beautifully. I’ve seen many that I’m very impressed with! I prefer hands on myself, but I love looking at a masterfully done digi layout.
Posted by Lou on November 13, 2006 @ 8:23 pm | 2 Comments
I was popular in high school. The thing was, I had no idea. For someone so bright, I often look back and find a lot of amusement from my own naivete. Years after the fact I will realize that so and so really was crushing on me, or come to the sudden realization of what a dirty joke meant. I was very wrapped up in my own little world as a teenager, and stuff like popularity kind of went over my head.
I never made homecoming court and I sure as hell wasn’t a cheerleader. I’ve never had the best fashion sense, and my hair, well, it is what it is. I wasn’t rich, and there were a lot of people who were popular who I looked at with a great deal of exasperation. I was more at home chatting with my teachers than my peers, and much more likely to be working at a part time job than attending a football game. I thought pep rallies were a huge waste of precious time. I was not the quintessential definition of popular, so it never occurred to me that I’d qualify until a few weeks before graduation.
It wasn’t until my senior prom, when I was standing in line waiting to show off my dress ( I wore a muumuu because I think most prom dresses are slutty and overpriced) when people who I had never seen before kept coming up to me and complimenting me on my dress and making small talk- small talk using my name and details about me. Small talk that revealed that these people totally knew who I was. I stood there in shock as it hit me, “I’m popular. How weird is this?”
Now, I had always been very involved. I was in show choir, choir, newspaper, drama, AP classes, church classes, lit club and more. I was well known, and generally liked and respected. I dated a nice guy, and I had good friends. Generally, I was nice to people. I guess I was a more visible member of my graduating class then your average student. It made sense that people could recognize me, but it didn’t fail to weird me out.
In the next few weeks I observed and discovered that people, particularly sophomore girls who I didn’t know were divided into two categories.
A) People who liked me and wanted to be my friend and could recall exactly what I’d written in my last newspaper column or the last solo I had in choir, or
B) people who knew all this stuff and hated me because I was dating Jake, who was, unbeknownst to me, the heartthrob of the sophomore class.
I found this information both creepy and hilarious. I can distinctly recall walking by a group of fifteen year old girls, loaded with angst and hatred glaring at me and muttering about how I was dating Jake, and how they despised me. Their immaturity struck me as incredibly funny because neither the guy I was dating or myself were in the least bit pretentious or preoccupied with the high school who’s who. We were far to busy dancing, rehearsing, studying or panicking about AP exams to even notice most of these younger students. It wasn’t snobbery, we were busy. We had better things to do. And so I laughed, and moved on.
I occasionally wonder what these people are doing now, and what they would think if they knew that this, like, so totally popular person spent her morning cleaning up after two adorable children who cracked eggs on the kitchen floor this morning, and then made mac ‘n cheese for lunch. I am still me. I am still busy, and I still fail to notice much outside my immediate circle of concerns. I know I haven’t lived up to the expectations of many who knew me back then. I didn’t grow up to have many educational accolades and a successful career. I grew up to do exactly what I wanted exactly when I wanted to do it, and I have no regrets. I am still me, popular or not. It boils down to the fact that everyone, at some point or another, has to learn to live with themselves, and other’s expectations have to take a backseat to what you need to be happy. It’s a lot easier to live with yourself if you like who you are, and I do. I have plenty of quirks and issues that prove both problematic and entertaining, but on a whole, I like me. Popularity has nothing to do with it.
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Posted by Lou on November 12, 2006 @ 11:36 am | 4 Comments
I’ve been following Jessica’s posts over at Kerflop about her son’s unfortunate chemical burns. These burns were caused by an Easy Eraser (same as a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser). It’s worth reading to learn about what these are made of and what they can do, and also how to recognize and treat an accident such as this. It is very sad that Jessicas son had to go through this, so please, click on the link and take some time to learn from it to protect your loved ones.
I think these are great cleaning tools. They ought to have better warnings, and need to be treated with the same respect we give other cleaning supplies. I had no idea they could cause this much damage, and am guilty of leaving them laying around like an ordinary sponge.
Posted by Lou on November 11, 2006 @ 9:54 pm | 2 Comments
Yes. I know. I forgot to post yesterday, and I didn’t remember until it was after one am. Sorry. Back on the horse with some Bits and Pieces:
Chris gets me some new musicals ever year for my collection. I have most of my all time favorites already, so he has to work pretty hard at this. He picked out Daddy Long Legs and Annie. Love Daddy Long Legs, but Annie drives me batty. The characters are totally overblown and some are just plain absurd (case in point: Punjab), most of the songs lack musicality, the choreography is sloppy, and the lead kid isn’t even cute. If it weren’t for Carol Burnett’s brilliant Miss Hannigan the movie would be wholly intolerable. Of course, the kids love it and it has been on almost 24/7 since it came into the house.
This morning I woke up with a half an hour until Jonas’ speech class. I flew through the shower, threw clean clothes at Jonas, and was panicking about getting out the door until I realized that the clock in my bedroom still hasn’t been adjusted for daylight savings time. I had another hour. When that hour came, I drove Jonas to school, only to remember, upon seeing the deserted parking lot, that school is off due to Veteran’s Day. Want the really funny thing? I did the same thing last Veteran’s Day. I am, at the very least, predictable.
My birthday did not suck rocks at all! Chris was totally unavailable, but my friends surprised me with a cute jacket and a Creative Memories gift certificate for the circle cutter I’ve been desperate for. Then I got to go out to lunch with another friend, and it just turned out to be a really pleasant day.
I am in the running for another Design Team (Scrappy Giraffe) and I won’t know for sure until mid December. It’s for another kit club, and would be most enjoyable. It’s hard to be both professional and nice while screaming PICK ME! PICK ME! Makes for a lot of semi-hysterical applicants. It’s ok though, crazy is almost a requirement for most design teams.
All of my prize packages came from September’s contests. Good stuff, indeed. Yesterday I got such a huge package I spent an hour just trying to put everything away. Very, very glad for my new paper shelves. I love paper. The only weird thing about getting prize packages is that there is a lot of stuff out there that isn’t to my taste and style, so some of the stuff I look at and have no idea how I would ever use them. I think I will have a crop at my house and use the sets that aren’t very me as door prizes. Kind of a fun way to pass it on, share the love, and all that.
Peace out.
Posted by Lou on November 10, 2006 @ 12:16 pm | 2 Comments
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