From Scratch Assignment

We were supposed to create a layout in either the Graphic or Freestyle genres.  I was trying for freestyle, but without the guidance from Jessica Sprague I'm not sure if I succeeded.  Don't get me wrong, I like what I made (isn't it fun?), but I'm not sure that I captured the ideas behind a freestyle approach.  Who knows...maybe I'm over-thinking it.  Maybe freestyle is simply that.  Free.

Supplies Used: Cosmo Cricet's Haunted Kit, Echo Park's Tricks & Treats (boo flag, bat oval, dotty star, tiny spider), Katie Pertiet's Vintage Photo Frames No. 16 (3S), Crystal Wilkerson's Scallopped Brush, Romantic Disasters Brush Set, XBFences Brush Set, Stapel (Katie Pertiet), Fonts: Rawengulk, Tiza, and Violation.  And I made those tiny blue dots by myself :)

Freestyle: My new Love.

I'm such an anal retentive type that it's not easy for me to design something without a lot of obvious structure.  Which is why I have truly enjoyed being guided through a different artistic approach.  It's not so scary to step outside the box when someone is holding your hand ;)  I love love LOVE the quirky freedom of this approach, and I hope I can recreate it on my own in the future!

I am so stinkin' fancy now, I even made that striped paper all by myself!  And that skyline?  Pretty cool if you ask me.

Lesson 5 - More Freestyle!

Again, at first glance I was a little leery.  But the more I dive into this Freestyle, the more I enjoy it.  It seems like a really useful design aesthetic for those random photos that you don't want to forget, but don't really need a whole lot of explaining.  Case in point: the Tulip Festival.  (On a side note, I hope to go again this spring!)

On another side note, I am getting so fancy in Photoshop!  I love learning all the things you can do in there!

Some More Course Work.

I made this layout to practice what I learned in lesson two.  I definitely have the technique down pat, but there's something about the layout that I don't like...I hate it when there's something wrong with the design and I can't put my finger on it.

Lesson 3 :)  I like the little film strip of the boys being stupid.  Typical.

This was Lesson 4, Freestyle.  This is definitely a stretch for me (style-wise), but I really had a good time making it.  I may crank out a few more freestyle layouts in the future ;)  It's kind of fun to be messy!

Assignment 2

When I first saw the preview to our assignment, I thought, "I don't think I'm going to like how this is going to turn out."  It didn't look like me from the start (and the gym shoes?  What was she thinking?!)  But the more I got into it, the more I fell in love.  And yes, I even adore the gym shoes.  They make sense with the theme.  Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised (and my mind was blown wide open as usual.)  I LOVE these classes!

Day 1: Digi In Deeper

I LOVE the classes at Jessica Sprague.  This isn't my usual style, but I had a lot of fun learning all the tricks to make this graphic layout!

It's All About ME!

I get the vibe that most people have a hard time scrapbooking about themselves.  Not me.  I have plenty of pages dedicated to myself.  I guess I'm a little self-absorbed.  Enjoy my birthday layout anyway!

Supplies Used: Echo Park's A Walk in the Park Kit (papers, word art, heart sticker), Crystal Wilkerson's June 2009 Neutral Papers (Notebook Paper), Crystal Wilkerson's A Kit for Kate (staples), Penant and Circle Embellishment (made by me using Photoshop shapes), Katie Pertiet's Painted Edgers No. 4-1, Fonts: 28 Days Later, Romantiques, VT Portable Remington.