Thursday, June 4, 2009
Further along the road ... Trish's travels ...
As promised. The bottom line in red actually says "Germans 4 1/2".
Cheers Trish
Great photography Trish ... you must have known we were going to have a travel photo slot :-)
She ... by Tiff
thanks.
Tiff"
Tiff ... the pink and black look stunning together, the flowers are gorgeous with those leaves and the punched decorative border is beautiful. The photo is beautiful too!! You should be so pleased with this layout!!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sandra - she
Hi Amanda
Here is my entry for the 'She' challenge...REALLY love these quotes. When I saw this quote in the list Narrelle came to mind...This is a scraplift.....look familiar?? lol
LOVED your Cry layout with young Sean, sooo used this layout as inspiration to try something new (lol.. again) and played with my photoshop.
I used photoshop to erase the background and make the photo lighter... there is a technical term there... but beyond me at the moment, and then printed the photo on to cardstock.Soo much fun... and scared the s#*t out of me too! 3 pieces of cardstock later (lol) and finally got to stick something on the page. Not 100% happy, but as Ali
says... just stick it on and move on!
thanks for the inspiration
Thank YOU Sandra. It is a huge compliment to be scraplifted and what an amazing job you have done. That quote is PERFECT and love the finished effect with the blue/teal papers picking up N's top. Stunning Sandra. You should be 110% happy chook!
Dont forget that you can forward your layouts/ photos / challenges to any one of us (Meredith, Sue and me) I am feeling like a bit of a blog hog atm so sharing out the posts would be fabbo :) We need the other two E2C ladies to feel the love as well!
Tracey - travel
Love the background in this one as it looks more like a painting. It was taken during a dust storm, hence the look. This is near Angorichina, Flinders Ranges
This one is taken on the walk into Wilpena Pound. Just love the scenery up there.
Great photos Trace! The trees and path look awesome in this bottom shot and i thought it really was an old painting effect on the top one - fantastic.
amanda - Sue's sketch
Ali E's tip of the day
This is something that i do not do = i wonder if you do? I don't really venture far from the scrapbooking products side of things. I collect ideas and that is about it. Do you have a storage place for all those little finds?
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Trish's Travels ...
"This was taken just north of Pt Augusta on my recent trip to Marla. "
I think this is a classic photo ;-) ... only in Australia. I grew up on a station northwest of Woomera and they didn't have those signs back then!!
"This is "travelling" home from Coffins from a night shift. This is a sunrise at Edilillie."
Beautiful Trish ... very serene.
Thank you for your photos.
Sue's - 'She' challenge
I knew which photo i wanted to use....one of my Nanna Proctor many years ago....enjoying a cuppa tea at some supper dance. I love this photo of her. Just which quote to pick was probably the most difficult....so many suited this grand lady.
I have been wanting to use my new Tim Holtz bird/ branch stamp, these new October Afternoon papers that i purchased at Lock shop on Saturday, plus cut some card in a semi circle........and before i knew it, the page had come together.
Challenge completeo!
Ali E's tip of the day
I have been experimenting a bit of late myself with round-ness on my pages... and do you know what? I am loving the effect.
Marika - she
Tiff - she
the Prima Petite Fleur vine just sets this one off perfectly. Great timing for these quotes as I have a number of Annie photos coming up that they will suit perfectly. So you may see a few from me this month. ;-P I put in an extra pic so you could see the 'watermark' print of the quote. Very very subtle in real life. Amanda Hall
Photography ;-D
that prima vine is perfect there Tiff. Lovely use of that quote.
Maryanne - photo challenges
and the crispness of the photo in this next one -
Maryanne says :
this is our[sort of] cat lucky.Scruff rescued him from one of the cells at the yeelanna silos around 7 years ago.Hes never really become domesticated,still a little feral, and actually went missing for a couple of years but turned up again around a year ago!!
Fabulous- love these!
and i almost fell off my chair when i saw this next one for the current theme of TRAVEL.
Maryanne says:
And heres something for the travel challenge....very appropriate for me as I will be going to nsw in 3 weeks time and have been getting a little concerned about travelling with all this swine flu about.Have even been considering one of these....but maybe not..
classic shots Maryanne. Funny fish!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Ali E's tip of the day
again i think i may have to frame this one and sing it like a monk's mantra 'stick it down, just stick it down'
Trish's gift
Cheers Trish S."
Wow Trish ... love those bling embellishments and the flowers with the brad centre!! I am sure the lady will love your gift! An amazing lady by the sound of it too!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Hello June
These quotes are from a great empowering book by Kobi Yamada.
- She must be something special. She is. Celebrate her.
- She loved life and it loved her back. Celebrate her passion.
- She listened to her heart above all other voices. Celebrate her wisdom.
- She pursued big dreams instead of small realities. Celebrate her priorities.
- She saw every ending as a new beginning. Celebrate her resiliency.
- She discovered her real measurements had nothing to do with numbers or statistics. Celebrate her self-esteem.
- She was kind, loving and patient…with herself. Celebrate her tenderness.
- She woke up one day and threw away all her excuses. Celebrate her accountability.
- She realized that she was missing a great deal by being sensible. Celebrate her spirit.
- She turned her can’ts into cans, and her dreams into plans. Celebrate her goals.
- She ignored people who said it couldn’t be done. Celebrate her independence.
- She had a way of turning obstacles into opportunities. Celebrate her magic.
- She went out on a limb, had it break off behind her, and discovered she could fly. Celebrate her faith.
- She discovered she was the one she’d been waiting for. Celebrate her self-reliance.
- She added so much beauty to being human. Celebrate her presence.
- She walked in when everyone else walked out. Celebrate her friendship.
- She just has this way of brightening the day. Celebrate her radiance.
- She made the whole world feel like home. Celebrate her warmth.
- She decided to enjoy more and endure less. Celebrate her choices.
- She decided to start living the life she’d imagined. Celebrate her freedom.
- She colored her thoughts with only the brightest hues. Celebrate her optimism.
- She was an artist and her life was her canvas. Celebrate her brilliance.
- She ran ahead where there were no paths. Celebrate her bravery.
- She crossed borders recklessly, refusing to recognize limits, saying bonjour and buon giorno as though she owned both France and Italy and the day itself. Celebrate her joie de vivre.
- She held her head high and looked the world straight in the eye. Celebrate her strength.
- She not only saw a light at the end of the tunnel she became that light for others. Celebrate her compassion.
- She designed a life she loved. Celebrate her joy.
- She took the leap and built her wings on the way down. Celebrate her daring.
- She said bye-bye to unhealthy relationships. Celebrate her happiness.
- She remained true to herself. Celebrate her authenticity.
- She made the world a better place. Celebrate her.
I can't wait to see the pages you make encorperating those words!
You might like to share a special photo of where you have travelled to in the past. Or somewhere that you would like to go. It may be modes of transport or think outside the square and take a creative travel shot.
This is my example but i will also do a newer one. From Meredith and my great Melbourne adventure.
There will be more fantastic challenges popped up as the month ticks by - keep checking back!
Tiff - recycle and reuse
I have had the Heidi Swapp mask sitting in my stash for so long, rarely used. Such a waste really.So last night it came out. Instead of using it for it for its original intention, I cut it up and used the flower mask as an embellishment.This looks great Tiff. Love what you have done with those masks. A great example of layering here too! Black and red = striking as always.
I really like the result.
Photo by Amanda Hall Photography ;-)
Tiff - houndstooth
I just remembered I had this Sheer Delights Hound's-tooth LO that I did a little while ago. the photo was taken at Adelaide airport with my phone camera. I was really surprised how well the pic turned out. Its called Flane and at the time Sean couldn't pronounce P for plane
Ali E's tip of the day
this is a great tip on how to get the basics of your page constructed. Of course you wouldn't use transparency/stickers and stamps on every page but this is the guts of how to layer.
It sounds easy right? LOL - now off to create!
Sandra - something new
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Marika - something new.
Hi Amanda, I have tried a different sized layout and loved it. I found it so easy to do with a 4 by 6 photo is just seemed to come together well. Also I have then been able to print straight onto my layout which I have never done before. This was a little scary I think I should have used bold type so that it stood out better on the dotty paper but oh well. P.s notice the type-ra font I was able to download and save it.