Lilies

Lilies, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I was over at my neighbor's house the other day and he has some gorgeous Day and Tiger Lilies in bloom.

I took a few shots with my cell using Instagram.

I made a super simple page for them--using a layout I'm sure I scraplifted from somebody or other.

It's a simple "shelf" of paper that holds the photos from floating around.

I did get a bit carried away with the Mister Huey 'Shine' spray ink. There's a little snowman in the upper left corner.

I couldn't have done that if I had been TRYING to do that! ;-) Oh well. The snowman stays. =D

The paper is a B side of a WeR Memory Keepers' line called Country Living. All the other bits are leftover snippets from the same line.


Thanks for dropping by today!

~Cynthia

Wild Wildflowers

Wild Wildflowers, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

We've been having SO much rain here in South Carolina that the plants have been loving it and showing off for us!

As proof of the too much rain thing, one of the editorial cartoons in today's newspaper showed the South Carolina flag with the crescent moon in the top left and, instead of the usual Palmetto tree in the center, a man with a large umbrella over his head, rain pouring down. It was funny but not. You know what I mean?? Ha ha ha! ;-)

But the sun is shining and the birds are chirping and here's my page for today. More beautiful coneflowers!

I went color and layer crazy on this one. The background paper is supposed to go the other way--it's wood grain. But I liked it flowing left to right. Then I used lots of washi and lots of hot pink.

I used more of KaiserCraft's 75 Cents line, a bit of BasicGrey and WeR Memory Keepers for the background. Those fun letters are from Doodlebug Design.


And that's it for me! I think I'm going to find some kind of excuse to be outside today!


Stay crafty, my friends!!


~Cynthia

Row of Yellow

Row of Yellow, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I've got another super minimalist page going on here today. This is actually the B side of the page I posted on Friday.

Or maybe this is the A side.

Not sure.

Either way, the papers in this line by KasierCraft are really cool and once again I didn't want to cover up the design. It's a line from 2012, I believe, called Base Coat.

So I went super simple with my layout.

One photo
One photo mat
One butterfly

The mat and the butterfly are from another KaiserCraft line called 75 Cents.

I didn't even bother to add a title. This page is in with the others from the same hike so it's pretty obvious where I was and what I was taking a photo of so I am OK with no title.

That's like breaking one of huge Rules of Scrapbooking, isn't it??

**Drops "Rebel Without a Cause" into the DVD player.**

**Cops New York City accent.**

Fuggedaboutit.


Peace out...

Cynthia ;-)

Swinging

Swinging, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I can't say that I have a personal scrapbook style.

I just scrap like I wanna. ;-)

Hence this ultra minimalist scrap page.

One 12x12 paper, one paper snippet cut to mat size, one shadow scalloped paper, a few letters, three tiny metallic dots and one black and white photo.

The end.

I loved the background paper so much that I didn't want to detract from it nor the photo....which, if you can't see it very well, is an old rope swing that hangs out over the river near my house.


Happy Friday! I hope you find time to be super scrappy this weekend!


~Cynthia

Tim's Tag for July

Tim's Tag for July, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

The first of the month means that Tim Holtz has a new tag up for us to enjoy and be inspired by.

Tim also took a moment to remember the 19 forest fire fighters that died in Arizona.

I made my tag with the word "Memories" on it so I too would remember their sacrifices. And the sacrifices of all those who have fought for our freedom and lost their lives doing so.


May we never forget.


~Cynthia

Woody sings the Blues

Woody sings the Blues, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

The trailhead of one of my favorite hiking trails is right next to a teeny tiny Post Office branch. The PO is located in a teeny tiny former textile mill village.

Normally the PO building is covered in gang graffiti--because, apparently, they have nothing better to do in teeny tiny former mill villages than to spray paint Post Office buildings. Heh.

Anyway.

New art showed up the other day on the side of the PO building.

I am (ahem) slightly ashamed to say I had to look this dude up on the Internet.

Turns out it's Woody Guthrie. The famous folk singer. The guy who wrote "This Land is Your Land."

Yeah. THAT guy.

So I'm not sure if Woody is a rub-on-poster or what. It was pretty darn cool and I kinda felt like I was in a New York City subway for a second.

But only for a second.

The 91 degree heat and the 400% humidity kinda gave it away that I wasn't really there.

*sigh*

So of COURSE I had to scrap the man!! =D

The papers are all from KaiserCraft, the 75 Cents collection. I love how it really does look like an old section of a New York City subway station! =D


OK, that's it for me today! Thanks so much for visiting!


~Cynthia

Find Your Voice

Find Your Voice, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

I love free stuff, don't you?? =D I ran across another free workshop--this one's about storytelling. It's called Find Your Voice.

And it's FREE!

It's an 8-week course, free, with coursework, inspiration and lots of contributors, all about finding our own voice in storytelling. Perfect for journalers as well as scrapbookers. And it's all FREE!

Did I mention this workshop is FREE?? ;-)

It's run by the talented Kristin at rukristin papercrafts...with lots of help from others. There's a Facebook page and other community building spots too.

Kristin suggested that we find or make or buy some kind of album to put all our photos and writing in during these 8 weeks.

I grabbed a brand new Tim Holtz two-ring binder and made my own little album. I cut up an old OLD accounting textbook and BOOM. Album done! Upcycling heaven!

I decorated the outside panels with Tim Holtz paper. And then I just threw that flower on there because it had been sitting on my desk for like two years.

The little stickers on the side read "Find Your Voice 2013."

This is the first week for the workshop so join in! You can catch up in no time!

Did I mention it's FREE?? It IS!! ;-)


And today I'm working on a totally different project. Busy, busy around here!! =D

Oh, and if you love Day in the Life type stuff, play along with Ali Edwards as she documents her day. Check it out on her blog here.


That's it for me! Craft happy, my friends!!


~Cynthia