Good Eats

For Week 5 of Hello, Story, Ali Edwards suggested using Mathematics as our story structure. In the digital package, she provided shapes and PSD files using math symbols to tell our story. This is another combination layout, using a traditional page on the left and a pocket page on the right. I used the PSD file to mask three photos and the title on the left side. The right contains tiny photos of all the places we ate on our Cambria trip. Paper from Recollections. Thanks for dropping by.

Cambria

This is the title page for the section covering our recent trip to Cambria. I am still plugging away at my Hello Story class. For Week 3, Ali gave us these cool arrows in our digital element package. I really like the results although my dear hubby pointed out to me (once the layout was completed) that the two solo photos of us should have been on the same side, pointing at the photo of us together. Oh, well, it's done and I'm still happy with it. Club Scrap paper. Office supply metal-rimmed tags and gold Hardcover Thickers are my only embellishments. Thanks for looking.

Kooky Kats

It's that time of year to make a birthday card for my step-daughter. She is a confirmed Cat Lady so it was a MUST to use cat stamps. I used this same set from Gourmet Rubber Stamps last year for her birthday card, but I did use them in a totally different way so I hope it's all right to repeat the set. My dear friends Nancy and Farley are both taking the current Onlinecardclass featuring watercolor techniques. I couldn't be left out in the cold so I did my best to replicate what they are learning in their class, based upon their samples, and those of others around the Internet. Nothing new under the sun, just a reminder of all the various techniques available to rubber stampers. On the cats, I used a combination of Inktense pencils and Gelatos. The background was done with Ranger Distress Inks. Cardstock from Club Scrap. I used my old Hexagon punch from Creative Memories. Ever the multi-tasker, this card is being posted for the weekly sketch  at Operation Write Home. This one is #224. They used squares but I'm going with the hex look. Thanks for dropping in.

Make A Card Monday

As I've mentioned in the past few months, I am trying to return my focus to scrapbooking. I've done quite well at it so far but my card making is falling behind. So I've decided to have my own Make a Card Monday where I will try to get a few cards made to put in my stash for holidays and birthdays. Unfortunately, this week, I was rather tired and cranky and just didn't have my mojo. But I stuck with it and here is the result. I am posting this over at Paperartistsonline for the monthly card sketch challenge as well as at My Favorite Things Get Sketchy challenge MFTWSC174. I used papers from my stash and the DC Heart Balloons set from MFT. Thanks for looking.

Hello Story Weeks 3 and 4

A little break for a birthday trip and now I'm back, hard at work on Weeks 3 and 4 of Hello Story from Ali Edwards over at BPC. Week Three was about direction in our life. Week Four is about the passage of time. I think I covered both topics on this two page layout about my 6oth birthday and the things we did to celebrate it. Papers are from the Snapshot Stack from DCWV. Digi elements are all from class materials from Ali. I am pleased with the result. Even if, as usual, it took much longer than it should have. Thanks for stopping in.

Hello Story - Newport

The next timeline from Ali Edwards and Hello Story is a circular pie chart. I am really loving this design and will be using it again and again. This one will be the opening page for a trip hubby and I took to Newport, Oregon, last August. A little bit of journaling telling about each day's highlights. I shamelessly copied Ali's technique of cutting sections of each pie slice and raising it. Doesn't show much in the photos but I think it's fab. All supplies are Club Scrap except for arrow stamps from Close to My Heart and letter stamps and brads from my stash. Thanks for looking.

Lexi 'n Me

Still working in Week One of Hello Story with Ali Edwards at Big Picture Classes. The topic is Timelines. For this one, I decided to do a layout showing photos of my niece, Lexi and me during our infrequent visits. I used the Papillon kit from Club Scrap and two Embosslits from Stampin' Up for the butterflies and hearts. The word stamps are from various sets, mostly The Stamps of Life. The arrows are from Close to My Heart. I'm very pleased with how this turned out and I thank Ali for her inspiration. Although Ali's sample was done on white and kraft giving a very crisp look. I will use that in the future for another story. But my goal this month, in keeping with my motif self-assignment, was to use my stash and "winged things." The locations have been blurred to protect the innocent. Thanks for looking.