Challenge #13

This page is for Shimelle's challenge--Print It Out.  She gave us cute downloads to scrap with.

For the record...I don't do pink.  Or glitter.  And yet you will find both on this page.  Hee Hee.

I found some pink and blue papers that matched close enough, then distressed the heck out of everything.  Yay for Tim Holtz and his magic Distress Inks.  =D

Also for the record...this photo was taken in Charleston, SC, at the Tall Ships Festival.  The ship is the Cisne Branco from Brazil.  The name means white swan.

Thanks so very much for visiting.  I appreciate it!!  And welcome to the new followers too--I'm so glad you're here!!  =D

Craft on!

~Cynthia

Challenge #12

Challenge #12, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Still scrappin' along. Might not get to the other pages. I seem to have run out of steam.... ;-)

This is Shimelle's One Photo Twice challenge. Use the same photo, but change the second in some manner. Size, color, whatever. I have one black and white photo and one sepia photo.


If you're still awake...you are a stronger person than I am....


Craft on...
Monday....

~Cynthia ;-)

ETA:  SO sorry, guys!  I was soooo tired last night I didn't tell you about the photo!  Sharon pointed out that there's no journaling!  There is, it's just that the photo of the page was taken inside, in bad lighting and you can't see it.  :-(   I've got notes on the place, the date and who John C. Calhoun was.  Here's what I wrote:  (On the right side...)  Charleston, SC.  June 20, 2002.  (On the left side...)  US House of Representatives.  US Senate.  Vice President.  (Then at the bottom...)  Secretary of State and Secretary of War.  Monument erected on June 27, 1896.  Marion Square.  {Sorry!!}

Challenge #14

I skipped ahead to Shimelle's Challenge #14.  (Is that cheating??)

At first I was clueless on how to approach this challenge.  Quads??  I have a hard enough time using a 12x12 square!  But after I hauled out my beloved Graphic 45 papers, I was good as gold!

I purposely left all the squares the size they arrived in--I love the funkiness of the different sizes.  :-)

The journaling talks about the rain storm I found myself in and the shelter I took.  I stood in one spot for 15 minutes, listening to the rain fall and the flag snap in the wind.


OK, maybe I'll get in a few more challenges tonight.  I probably should start mainlining caffeine shortly......


Craft on!

~Cynthia ;-)

Challenge #11

Gosh, y'all, I hope this works!  I switched from Aviary to iPiccy to get this posted.  Cross your fingers!

Here's Challenge #11 from Shimelle.  (I know my "thirds" look crooked, but in real life they aren't.)

All the papers are from the Chap line from American Crafts.  I never would have thought to mix patterns like this, but it turned out kind of cool.  I loved the colors--they are also in the photo.

That ship would be the Pagoria, a three-masted barque from Poland.


Not too sure I will complete all the challenges today...I mean tonight.  But maybe I'll go crazy and scrap until 1 AM.  WHO'S WITH ME???  LOL!!!



Craft on!

~Cynthia

Challenge #10

Challenge #10, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

OK. SO.

Shimelle's Challenge #10 is to pick some BOLD paper for the layout. I hope this paper qualifies because I think I should have used some sort of eye protection while working with it.

This paper is GREEN. I mean g-r-double e-n kind a GREEN.

But as I continued to work with it, you know what? It kind of grew on me. I would rather be scrapping on black or kraft though. But that's why it's a challenge, no? ;-)

These are two photos of my dad's hometown, where we have our family reunions.


Thanks for checking this one out! Maybe I should have warned you to wear sunglasses! ;-)


Craft on!

~Cynthia

Challenge #9

Challenge#9, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Wow. Challenge #9. I can't believe it!!

Shimelle challenged us to "Take Your Pick" this time. We had to look for a challenge that had already closed and open it up--just for us! (How cute!!)

So I went over to UKScrappers and found a layout challenge Shimelle had done over there back in January. I really liked the layout, so here's my take on it!

The journaling talks about the Who (my mom and I); What (tall ships); Where (Charleston, SC); and When (June 2009).

Sorry about the random grass shadows. I've taken to throwing the page down on the lawn to get a good photo! Which I'm sure my neighbors appreciate!! ;-)


Thanks SO MUCH for your visits and comments. I'm still behind, so I haven't been able to visit much today, but I'll get there!


Craft on!

~Cynthia

Challenge #8

Challenge #8, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Alrighty then! Here's the next challenge! I'm moving right along...

Next up from Shimelle is a challenge all about using a stamp prominently in your layout. I actually used two--but they're from the same set. Hope that's not cheating. ;-)

I stamped the map on the bottom left. Then I stamped the compass on the top right. Then I stamped it again on bit of scrap paper, cut it out and adhered it right over the stamped image.

This page makes me happy. It's very VERY clean and simple! I like that the photo *is* the story.

Yes, yes I do.


~Cynthia ;-)