WITL--Wednesday

WITL--Wednesday, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Still working on catching up with Ali Edwards and her Week in the Life project.

This is a boring page, I know, but I wanted to document how I started each new day within the album.

I used these fun 'day' cards and recorded bits of the weather. I do this in my daily journal too. (I can't remember where I got the cards--they were a free download. As soon as I find them again I'll add that information. Sorry.)


*******ETA:  Found them!!  Mucho apologies to Cathy Zielske!!  Here's the link to the cute (and free!) Project Life days of the week journaling spots:  Cathy Zielske.



I have a card on the right (that's from Creativity Prompt, another free download) to record my excitement about Tim Holtz's new Distress Inks. Woot! ;-)

And then I added a note about what I did that day. I printed out photos from the previous days and fixed up this album! ;-)

All the pages/papers are from 7Gypsies. The album is a Cover-all from Zutter and I bound it using the Cinch.

Thanks for visiting!


~Cynthia

WITL--Tuesday

WITL--Tuesday, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

On to Tuesday's spread for Ali Edwards' Week in the Life project.

Tuesday was my last day in Charleston, so I headed to Folly Beach. Totally one of my most favorite places ever! =D (Also the best surfing on the East Coast!!!)

I used funky stickers for the title and added photos of: the Folly Beach sign, a Black Vulture who was hanging out on a power pole, and the information sign about the lighthouse (Morris Island Lighthouse) at Folly Beach.

The rest of the pages for Tuesday are photos of birds, ocean, waves, sand and the lighthouse! ;-)

As with the entire WITL album, all pages are from several 7Gypsies paper pads. LOVE their paper!


Thanks for visiting today! Have a wonderful weekend!!


~Cynthia

WITL--Monday

WITL--Monday, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Here's Monday's section of Ali Edwards' Week in the Life project.

I decided to print all my cell phone photos out on regular paper (like printer paper, I mean) instead of photo paper. Because there were so many, I decided to go the cheaper route! ;-)

So this section of Monday was about visiting the South Carolina Aquarium. If you're ever in Charleston, this is one of those "must see" things. The pictures are from the Salt Water Exhibit. You can get very very close to the birds, turtles and stingrays. I mean VERY close. Very cool.

The photos are of a Great Blue Heron, a pair of Diamondback Terrapins (turtles) and a pair of White Ibises.

A little bit of journaling, some washi tape, all served on 7Gypsies paper! Heh.




On the right hand side are photos of the cool metal frog outside on a bench and one of the huge carrier ships that dock in Charleston Harbor.


Thanks for stopping in to take a look!!


~Cynthia

WITL--Sunday

WITL--Sunday, a photo by HikerCynthia on Flickr.

Once again, I'm playing catch up! I'm documenting along with Ali Edwards using her seriously cool project--Week in the Life.

I was out of town...in Charleston, SC...for the first part of the week. It makes for more exciting "stuff" in the Week in the Life album! ;-)

Here's part of Sunday's spread. Love my Aquafina water bottles! I also love (as you can see!) my brand new washi tape!

I stole a coupon from the hotel lobby for a boat ride in Charleston Harbor. I love boats and the harbor, so in went the coupon. Even though I never got on the boat, I did see it later and I've got a few photos of it too in the album.

The journaling is about dinner--the server, Josh, was better than the food! ;-) {The free journaling cards can be found here: Creativity Prompt.} And I added a bit on a piece of cardstock about touring the downtown area of Charleston.

That huge "document" ticket at the bottom is from 7Gypsies, as is all the paper I used for pages in the album.

Anyone else playing along?


~Cynthia

Week In the Life

Anyone taking part in Ali Edwards' Week in the Life?  It starts on Monday.  I am, but I'll be starting on Sunday.

I made a lovely new journal for it.  On the left is the actual cover.  It's an 8x8 Zutter Cover-All.

Shhh...don't tell anyone.  I have a Cinch!  ;-)  But the Cover-All works perfectly with the Cinch.

I used a bunch of paper from three different 7Gypsies 8x8 blocks for my pages.  (That's the paper on the right.)  And I ripped up an old South Carolina map and sort of collaged the pieces on the outside of the cover.  I used Gathered Twigs Distress Ink on the cover and the map.  I also used Claudine Hellmuth's Matte Medium to adhere the maps and seal the whole thing.

I made pockets on the inside covers with a piece of Graphic 45 kraft paper.  You can see the black letter stickers sticking up out of the pocket on the left.  I also have a bunch of pre-made tags in the back pocket for journaling on the boldly patterned 7Gypsie paper.

Mostly I'll print my cell phone pictures for this and add whatever ephemera I collect.  I'm keeping it simple--more of a highlight reel-of-the-day and not an hour-by-hour thing.

I enjoyed playing along with Ali on the Day in the Life project so I think the week will be fun too!


~Cynthia

Pink and Black

Wow.  It's been weird here not having any challenges to take part in--but I've been busy visiting all the amazing creations on Shimelle's blog.  It's not too late to take part in the festivites!  =D

Here's a card I made while goofing off before the scrapbooking party started.

A Die Cuts With a View card blank, two stamps and one ink.  Super simple.

I got the idea from Simply Stamped (Maile Belles's blog) and a Melissa Bickford card.



Craft on, my friends!

~Cynthia

Challenge #16 (sob!)

And this is it.

The final challenge.

Challenge #16:  Use Your Scraps.

Shimelle wanted us to use up the scrap pieces of cardstock and pretty paper we accumulated this weekend.

And so I did.

Photo was taken at Freedom Weekend Aloft in Greenville, SC, way the heck back in 1988.

I can't believe I've finally finished.  Guess I'd better get to that housework I've put off all weekend.  ;-)


Thank you so much for joining the adventure with me.  I appreciate your visits and comments.  It's been so much fun (and encouraging!!) reading every single one!  I have SO enjoyed stopping by all of your blogs.


Until next time...

CRAFT ON!!!!!


~Cynthia  =D