Post 75 - Another amazingly inspiring TED talk... Check it out... : )

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Post 74 - My cousin posted a link to this TED video on Facebook... Watch it... It is amazing, and truer than true...

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Post 73 - Missing my students... Enjoy their talented creations with me!

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Post 72... Listen to this inspiration... I really needed this right now...

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Post 71 - Rachel is at it again... Generous heart, that lady!... Follow the Prima link below and win the Growth kit, for yourself!

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Drop on over by Monday, and post... That's all you have to do... You could be the lucky winner of the beautiful "Growth" kit, from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out... 


Just follow this link... Good luck! 


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Post 69 - Check out the "Growth" challenge at Club CK!

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Follow link and play along... The "long" challenge is still "on" until this Monday... So, zip on over to Club CK, and get your scrap on!

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Post 68 - New pages - Lovin' the August "Growth" kit from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out...

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"Rising Above" - 12" x 12" 

"Rising Above" - 12" x 12" - Detail of sanded chipboard lettering, 

doodled frame, painted wooden dragonfly

"Gaining Appreciation" - 12" x 12"

"Gaining Appreciation" - 12" x 12" - Detail of mist stained ribbon, 

mist dyed flower, mist stamped border, and inked cardstock sticker

            The pages I created with this kit, based on the theme of "Growth", were all titled and focused on synonyms for the word "growth", such as "gain", "become", and "develop". I also worked very hard to emphasize the flexible qualities of the kit, including color focus.
            The pages above are the only two monochromatically blue pages. The blue details, such as the texture "waves" on the "Rising Above" page and the stained ribbon, dyed flower, and stamped dot border on the "Gaining Appreciation" page, were all created with the blue mist included in the kit (which I LOVED working with).         
            The journaling and photo focus for these two pages revolved around my lack of trust issues, with people, and my increasing respect for my beloved Aunt Mary Kay. I worked very hard with this kit to include more than one photo (which is my usual style), and to journal more authentically.
            Check out my blog later this week for another page created from the August "Growth" kit from SFTIO...


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Post 67 - Win the FABULOUS August SFTIO "Growth" kit... Simply visit the wonderful Ali Edwards, on her blog... But, do it NOW!

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Follow the LINK, for your chance to WIN IT!... Good Luck!


PS... I will be sharing my creations here SOON... (My new computer is being set up AWS... Yippee!!)


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Post 66 - Three more pages I created with the incredible INDEPENDENCE kit from SFTIO...

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Baby Steps - 12" x 12"

Baby Steps - Detail of page layering and depth

Baby Steps - Detail of page layering and depth

Baby Steps - Detail of hidden journaling (side one)

Baby Steps - Detail of hidden journaling (side two)

           The theme of "independence", in this case, brought to mind my relationship with my daughter, and so I focused on the small ways she has displayed independence and how I need to just be OK with it, through my journaling.

           The strongest design choice I made to emphasize my focus included, choosing a photo of my daughter wearing the wrong shoe on the wrong foot (to concretely show her trying to do things for herself). The various papers and details I further added to this page were used to show the variety of uses for the kit components, and how they can be used to create visual depth, interest, and fun... to any page, with any theme!

From the Start - 12" x 12"

From the Start - Detail of page layering and depth 

From the Start - Detail of page layering and depth 

           The theme of "independence", in this case, brought to mind how I see myself, and so I focused on the ways I had displayed independence as a small child, through my journaling.

           The strongest design choice I made to emphasize my focus included, choosing a photo of myself looking "independent" (to help the viewer get to know me, in respect to this month's theme). The various papers and details I further added to this page were used to show the variety of uses for the kit components, and how they can be used to create visual depth, interest, and fun... to any page, with any theme!

Stop - 12" x 12"

Stop - Detail of page layering and depth

Stop - Detail of page layering and depth

           The theme of "independence", in this case, brought to mind how I feel in regards to a recent interaction with my father, in respect to my freedom. So, I wrote fairly candidly about this recent interaction, in an almost "poetic" fashion (as observed by my husband).  

           The strongest design choice I made to emphasize my focus included, choosing a photo of my hand, in an open palm position (to show the open, bare emotions expressed). I further used the kit contents to repeatedly encircle the title, (expressing my base reaction to the threat of loosing my freedom, through the strong title). Also, I decided to use black gesso to take out the background, so I had a "clean" surface to write out all of my journaling, (emphasizing my desire to have a clean slate, with my father). Plus, I decided to do some random doodling on the patterned paper, just because I could and I wanted to, (which is the antithesis of the result of loosing one's freedom).

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Post 65 - Follow the link below, for a chance to win an Independence kit from SFTIO...

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Get there quick, and leave a comment, by tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.... Good luck!


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