Wedding Trees

What feels like a long time ago I posted about trees. I've been thinking a lot about them since then (and I still have to scrap that photo I took) - in the context of a wedding celebration.

Trees fascinate me, and how people live with them and use them all over the world sometimes just blows my mind.

Tree bridge at Cherrapunji, India (source: www.world66.com)

Treehouse in somebody's garden, NY State (source: www.treehouseworkshop.com)

Wishing tree in Phuket, Thailand (source: www.travelerfolio.com)

I love wishing trees as a way of bringing people together for a common reason. For that reason, I'm choosing to feature trees in the wedding. But I'm going to be mean and only share sneaky peeks of them right now.

Actually, they're quite generous, as far as sneak peeks go, don't you think? The first one is mine, the second one my mum made. I'll elaborate on them soon....

Can't...

Can't...

...keep from getting stressed at wedding planning

...stop putting pressure on myself

...stand any more negativity!

So... I'm throwing it all off my back. I made a layout for the Punky Scraps challenge site that was like a catharsis for me. And now I feel freed from the clutches of pressure and stress.

It's called 'Can't afford to keep up', and contains a big page of  hidden journalling where I describe the pressure I feel from the scrapbooking industry to spend, spend, spend, how I resist it out of necessity, and how it feels like I'm fighting a sometimes lone battle to do my own thing. This is what the Punky Scraps DT membership has done for me, and the honesty is refreshing.

The challenge this week is to make a page using tissue paper - apt for someone trying to resist all those new products out there, screaming to be bought. Fancy joining in? You could win this if you do:

Summer Really Brings Out the Kid in You, Huh?

It's summer! And over at True XOXO the July lifting challenge is up. Go get lifting! Gorgeous prizes to be won!

One of the criteria for creating our liftable pages this month was to use multiple photos that were action shots which really showed our fun side. I browsed our photo collection on the backup drive; then I rummaged amongst the printed photos; and then I dug out the 'old photos' box and went through that. Sad to say, I found absolutely zero photos of me being 'fun'. From this moment forward I resolve to be more 'fun' in photos!

I resorted to using photos of my fiance and his friend, messing about in a playground one Sunday afternoon a few years ago.

 

'Summer really brings out the kid in you'? Apparently that's not the case for me. But I'm happy I could rely on others to live up to this.

Go on, go get lifting! There is so much inspiration on that site right now!

Red, White and Blue

Independence Day in the USA means a celebration in red, white and blue; a European in a multi-cultural city makes something in those colours, but for a different reason.

A couple of friends of ours announced their engagement last week. They live in Delft, in the Netherlands. A windmilly, red, white and blue Congratulations card is snailing its way to them as we speak.

Oh My Stars! It's Another Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop!

 

It's Scrapbook Challenges blog hop time again. If you've just stopped by and want to join in, start at Brynn's blog. If you don't want to join in, that's OK - but have a look at my red, white and blue page below before you go! Finally, if you're on the hop, you should have arrived here from talented new DT member Anna's blog.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Cheryl, a returning DT member. I'm a lindy-hopping, rockabilly-loving, soon-to-be-married twenty-something living in Brussels, Belgium. I share my time between walking our dog, scrapping, and freelance editing. I'm an increasingly punky scrapper with a penchant for clouds and hot air balloons. Oh, and bunting and stars... so this sketch was right up my street:

Here is my response to this sketch:

The colours actually came about because of my dress in the photo, not because of Independence Day (being as I'm not an American), but it fits well, I think!

Now onto the juicy stuff: blog hop RAKs.

1.  For one person who leaves a comment on all the blogs in the hop, they will get the Salt Air Collection from Cosmo Cricket.

2.  For one person who does a layout based on the sketch and posts in the HOP ON section, will receive a $20.00 USD Gift Certificate to Scrapbook.com. 

3.  For inviting people to join the group one person will receive a mix of alcohol ink goodies from Ranger.

** Colors may vary

4.  One new member over the weekend will also receive a mix of alcohol ink goodies from Ranger.

** Colors may vary

Thanks for stopping in!

To continue hopping now, get on over to talented new DT member Milagros's blog. Happy weekend everyone!