Star of the Day

http://www.qbaroo.com/scrapattackscrapbooking/largeimage.cfm?product=6745My alligator layout was selected so I am the star of the day at ScrapAttackScrapbooking for April 17, 2010.

 It was pretty exciting to get up this morning and check out the message board and find all the nice compli- ments on my page.
I made it for a challenge on the site. We were to use stamps in the title and that is what I did. I used Stampin' Up headline alphas. The greenish circle was cut from a sheet I made using alcohol inks, another technique featured at ScrapAttack that was so fun and addicting to try. The addition of the cardboard turned out to be a fun addition for added texture. I was sitting at the dining room table pealing and my DS walked by wondering if I had completely lost my senses I suppose until I explained I wanted it for my scrapbooking. Then he understood - anything goes, weird or not - so he went on.
     The stamped "real life" fit, seeing a alligator close in the wild is pretty real. And yes, I used a tripod and a telephoto for the shot. I wanted the page to represent the whole scene from the distant view of the canal to a mid-distance view, right up to the close shot of that huge head.
     I really am trying to expand my scrapbooking style, stretching out for a new (to me) design. Looking back at my style back 10-12 years ago I have improved but can't say I've kept up with the newest trends. But hey, it's my hobby and I have tons of fun. I love looking at what the folks are doing today but it's kind of hard to break the old style habits. You that scrap, do you find it a challenge or are you content with whatever your style has become?

Girls on Film

I had so much fun creating this scrapbook page. It was for the "Scrap Around the World" challenge at Scrap Attack. We were to place our photos on a slant like the leaning tower of Pisa resembling a film strip of photos. Also use a cluster of circles - round in shape like grapes. Well, my cluster of circles are not quite like grapes, but I loved the opportunity to make some paper flowers. After I made some paper with glossy card stock and alcohol inks I punched or cut some circles for placing around the page. So, 2 techniques I learned from the same fun website!
For the black card stock under the photos I used my Stampin' Up double rectangle punch 60 times to create the strip effect - way too much time there but I love the results. When I was done except for the title I sat the page out for my family to admire (of course) and to help me come up with a title. I don't usually wait until the page is done before coming up with a title. {Hum, that may be a good question to ask the audience in a later post - How do you come up with your titles?}
I can thank my Dear Daughter for this title - which is a Duran Duran song.
Now, my next challenge is to create a page or two greeting cards with quilling - something totally new to me.