Tuesday 9 August 2011

Singing Praises

Scrapbook Challenges has its weekly sketch up and running. This week it's brought to you by the very talented and punky Nat and looks like this:


My first reaction to my page, when I'd finished putting it together, was disappointment that I hadn't managed to get the skulls in - I so wanted to include them, but the creative journey took me away from them and sometimes it's just the way things go.

Last month I sang a couple of songs with my fiance and his friend at a gig of theirs. Big deal for me, trying to get back to those days when I was happy to stand up in front of the whole school and read out poetry I'd written. But I did it, and felt good. And I'll be going back for more.





Using tiny pieces of cardstock and patterned paper: at this rate, I'll never use up my scraps.



This page has sent me off on a journey that I think will be a long one. I am loving grey plus a splash of colour now, so look out for many more pages in this colour scheme. Grey has allowed me to even use pink, a not-favourite colour of mine - you'll see in a couple of weeks when I get to share that page here. And I'm looking forward to trying out grey and orange, and grey and green, and grey and aqua... if you have a favourite, let me know!

8 comments:

  1. I love how you have done your layout. I have the same photos but I bet mine turns out totally different! Grey is one of those great colours, it goes with ANYTHING! Grey and lemon is a lovely combo as is grey and lime, grey and white looks good, I could go on and on and on.....

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  2. I'm seriously loving grey at the moment too. I'm wearing grey and orange today and the new Gotta Craft kit I've been working on is grey and yellow.

    I love the delicate look you have given this

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  3. LOOOOVE! I feel you on the "tiny bits of paper" front- I'm doing the same thing- smaller looks better when layered I think. GREAT color combo- grey and blue is awesome- love the pop of yellow. Congrats on the singing gig- that's got to feel GREAT. :)

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  4. You are so brave! Love those photos, such a pretty color scheme too!

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  5. Great layout, I think grey is the colour of the moment, I'm seeing it everywhere and loving it.

    Great stitching around the photo mat, may give that ago

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  6. Fab page! Grey and aqua and grey and yellow are definitely my faves!! :)

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  7. you know, i wondered about the story behind this layout :) well done you and great take on my sketch xoxoxo

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  8. this layout is awesome! Love the colors!

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