Here is a layout I made for a challenge on Kesia's blog :
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So excited to be on our way to Italy for good friends wedding. Be back on Tuesday.
Have a great weekend.
I printed out the photos [to 13cm x 18cm or 5x7] and text from yesterday's post adding patterned paper and titles to make a Thirteen Days album. I stamped the date onto each text box and called it done. Simple. I really like the feel of allowing the colorful photos and papers do their thing.
I used a Hambly transparency (or sometimes the Clear Scraps acrylic album page) to hold my titles. This way the photos could be free of any embellishments.
I used the photos as guide for the direction of each spread. Some are vertical, some are horizontal.
I am glad to have turned this memory into something tangible that I can go back to and enjoy.
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Supplies: Hambly Screen Prints patterned papers and transparencies, Bazzill cardstock, Clear Scraps Acrylic Scallops Tab Album, Kesi'art Chipboard alphabets.
Today is the first day of a short week at our house. Last night marked the end of an incredible thirteen day adventure full of wonderful life experiences. I did my best to pair down the memory of to one photo + a few thoughts per day.
17 JUNE 2009 : Bordeaux, France
PHOTO : Photo taken durning lunch across the street from The Aquitaine Museum by Juancho.
THOUGHTS : Maxi and I met up in Bordeaux with Juanch, Sam, Paul and Yvy. It felt special to be on an adventure with Maxi and exciting to see Miami friends and family in a new setting.
JUNE 18 2009 : Marquay, France
PHOTO : Lunch at Le Blanchard Restaurant in Marquay.
THOUGHTS : Visited the Comarque and Laussel Castles in Dordogne. Met new people and heard many interesting stories.
JUNE 19 2009 : Sarlat, France
PHOTO : Bags on display in shop in centre ville.
THOUGHTS : We spent part of the day in Sarlat and the other part in the car making our way towards Rodez. Stopped at the Gouffre de Padirac and Rocamadour.
JUNE 20 2009 : Rodez, France
PHOTO : View leaving Michel Laussel's farm.
THOUGHTS : Day one of Paul's geneaology project set in motion. His project was the catalyst for this four-day road trip. Beginner's luck - the first person we visited was home and welcoming.
JUNE 21 2009 : Toulouse, France
PHOTO : June 20th Paul treated us to white wine + cheese meal at home prepared by Thierry.
THOUGHTS : Having a house full of guests was more chaotic in practice than in theory. At moments it was difficult to remain in the moment rather than deal with things out of place. In the end the experience was worth repeating.
JUNE 22 2009 : Toulouse, France
PHOTO : Happy birthday, baby sister.
THOUGHTS : Celebrated Mariana today at home with family. So thankful she lives in Toulouse. Aïta was suprised to find Paul and Yvonne at our place!
JUNE 23 2009 : Toulouse, France
PHOTO : Visual of one of my workshops given June 23rd.
THOUGHTS : Today Yvy came with me to my last scrapbook class of the school year. Scrap31 is always a great group of women to get creative with. Kesia sent great giveaways [thanks!]. We ate lunch outside in the sun. And I held the book in my hands for the very first time!
JUNE 24 2009 : Toulouse, France
PHOTO : Sweetest sight. Andrea and Maximo chose to sleep in the same bed. Been waiting for this moment - representative of the close bond our boys share.
THOUGHTS : Today was errands + laundry + packing for everyone. The next day we embarked on various journeys.
JUNE 25 2009 : Montpellier, France
PHOTO : Family photo belonging to the Laussel family we met today.
THOUGHTS : Day Two of Paul's genealogy project yielded more great results. I am on board one-hundred percent with his idea of searching family origins. Enriching experience on a human level.
JUNE 26 2009 : Ardeche, France (near Lamastre)
PHOTO : Preparing for a celebration. Vincent makes a poster for the weekend activities.
THOUGHTS : I heart teamwork. Nothing quite as motivating as coming together with family + friends to celebrate those we love.
JUNE 27 2009 : Ardeche, France
PHOTO : Claire brings the birthday cake.
THOUGHTS : Happy 60th birthday Aïta. A weekend-long celebration organized for you by your family. Saw years of friendship, it was inspiring. Felt happy at the thought that Andrea and Tatis would share this memory.
JUNE 28 2009 : Ardeche, France
PHOTO : Le lendemain du fête taken by Thierry.
THOUGHTS : Let's just say I was tired today.
JUNE 29 2009 : Toulouse, France
PHOTO : Andrea's end-of-year school report. Maman, j'ai que des A.
THOUGHTS : Today had good-byes + the long drive home. Breakfast for dinner while we discussed Andrea's good report. Proud of Andrea. Happy for him and the things he achieved this school year.
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Preparing our home and our schedules for summer vacation which begins on Thursday. Wishing I was more organized. Feeling like creating mini books of all the stories from the past weeks.
What are you doing?
Hello. Today I want to share with you the super assignment we had over at Hambly for the month of June : Scraplift another design team member. One of my sources of inspiration is other artists so this was easy peasy. Here is my page:
I scraplifted Kerry Lynn's (if you're not familiar with her work, her blog is WORTH a visit):
I chose this one for the color-blocking and sewing techniques. Mad talent KL.
To see what the other's scraplifted visit the june assignment gallery on the Hambly blog.
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Our houseguests (my brother and his girlfriend) took a little jaunt to Paris on Sunday where they met up with this special someone and Paul. Maxi and I are hopping a train to meet them in Bordeaux tomorrow. We're gonna road trip it back to Toulouse. I am feeling excited about this small adventure.
I have plenty on my to-do list for today. Hoping to get some posts ready for my absence the rest of the week. Everything is ready for my last workshop of the school year (June 23rd at Scrap31!) Feeling on top of my game.
Sunshine for everyone on the house!
This week has been actioned backed and I am glad to see Friday roll around particularly because today Mr. T came home after being away on a two-week business trip ! Here is this week in photos :
Ama rocked it at her Mozart & Schubert concert.
The boys cuddling in the morning before school. Moments like these warm me.
Maximo sorting buttons.
Have an excellent weekend.
Hello world. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and I am sitting in a quiet house eating a quiet breakfast and posting on my blog. Quietly.
(Tag made by Karine)
This week Karine is introducing the women who participated in her new book Les Ateliers de Karine : Les Challenges and she started with me. If you want to read all sorts of nice things about me, take a look at this post. I just read it and it made me blush and feel good. Karine, the feeling is mutual. Thanks for inviting me to be a part of this adventure.
There is a contest with the chance to win a copy of her new book. Use the cover for inspiration to make a layout. Here is what mine looks like:
To participate in the contest or read more aout how to play read here.
Have a great day :)
Hello Internet! I am very excited to be able to finally share this news! Karine has a new scrapbook challenge book that will be released June 15th. She asked six other scrapbook artists to participate and I am one of them. She will be presenting all the women that participated in the book this week on her blog. She is also hosting a contest and the prize is her new book! Below is more info about the book, en francais, in Karine's own words (taken directly from her blog because she said it best ;-)
Bonjour,
Un petit mot pour vous présenter mon prochain livre qui sortira la semaine prochaine, exactement le 15 juin, aux éditions Créapassions. Une nouvelle formule, une nouvelle collection, un nouveau format, qui nous l'espérons vous séduira ! Pour ce premier livre, je me suis entourée de 6 scrappeuses talentueuses aus styles complètement différents, et nous avons testés 15 challenges que nous avons décliné en pages ou mini albums. Cette semaine je vous présenterai l'équipe une par une, chacune vous a préparé une petite surprise !
Cette nouvelle collection, les Ateliers de Karine, se veut ludique, pratique et se présente comme un véritable atelier à domicile. Vous aimez le scrap ? que vous soyez débutante ou confirmée ce livre vous intéressera forcément ! Des challenges, des astuces, des associations de couleurs, des sketches,64 pages créatives et plus de 50 exemples proposés! Vous retrouverez des pages colorées ou naturelles, du Clean and Simple au freestyle, sans oublier le Shabby Chic, il y en a pour tous les goûts et vous trouverez forcément le scrap qui vous correspond ! Une exercice de style dicté par moi-même et testé tour à tour par Denise Laborde, Nathalie Chauchadis, Florence Siorat, Frédérique Caille, Karine Bordon, Sandra Ferreira alias Cristina. Mon premier collectif, une belle aventure, une équipe du tonerre que je remercie encore chaleureusement...
Pour fêter la sortie de ce nouveau livre, je vous propose un petit concours :) avec à la clé un livre à gagner !
Il vous suffit de m'envoyer avant le 15 juin, un scraplift sous forme de page (30x30cm ou format A4) de la page de couverture du livre ( photo ci-dessous ).
Voici le premier challenge ! inspirez-vous de la mise en page, des couleurs, du design pour créer une page personnalisée et qui vous ressemble !
Merci de m'envoyer vos créas en basse déf, juste une page, pas besoin de zooms, avec "concours livre" en intitulé de message. Je soumettrai toutes vos créas à l'équipe du livre "challenge" et nous vous donnerons le résultat début de semaine prochaine.
Création à envoyer à karinecazenave@hotmail.fr
Le défi est relevé par l'équipe et dès mardi retrouvez la création de Denise :)
Bonne chance à vous !
Bonjour! Les visuels et la liste du matériels pour l'atelier du 13 juin chez L'atelier de Louise (Rodez) sont en lignes ici.
Si vous avez des questions ne hésite pas a me contacter par e-mail ou contacter Martine martine.laur@orange.fr.
Well hello. Things have been quiet on this blog for the past week and we've been busy living life :) Twice I regretted not having my camera with me this past weekend. And then I told myself having the memories up in my mind was just as well.
We did a lot of just being together as a family with friends and on our own. Maximus went to the potty all on his own on Saturday [he insisted we remove his diaper]. Major event to celebrate. From moving from a crib into a bed [he began to climb out of his crib a few weeks ago so we got him a bed] and using the potty, this past month has been one of major change and growth for him. I feel proud and amazed by how quickly he is growing.
I created the two pages posted above during the crop in Barcelona a few weeks back. I didn't have photos with me so I had a lot of fun just creating. I will stare at them in the weeks to come and see if they evolve into a story or just stay as are.
This week I am working on my June + September workshops, enjoying the warm weather and preparing the house for guests [my brother and his girlfriend are back for a visit :]
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Saturday afternoon I will be at a scrap association ScrapOc for this workshop. If you are in the area and are interested, you can contact Carol carole.saleil@wanadoo.fr
Hello Internet, the new issue of Histoires de Pages is available. Chock full of inspiration and ideas. I participated in an article about using lots of photos in your pages. This idea has been prevalent this past month (Hambly's assignment was to use many photos in our layouts too.)
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(Photo from Paula)
Meeting new people was top! top! top! this past weekend in Barcelona. Despite some last minute stresses the weekend was awesome. Mil gracias to Mireia from Kits de Somni and her family for hosting me! And mil gracias more to all the wonderful women that came to the workshop. It was really an excellent time :)
