Week 5 of Let's Do 52

This week's challenge was to show representation of liquid.  I had recently been using watercolors and decided to experiement.  I almost passed this picture up since it only showed a small drop of blue color.  Then I looked a little closer.  I found a little blue fish swimming in a mist of green swirls.

Week 4 of Let's Do 52

This week the challenge was to capture an unexpected perspective.  I always love how Evan gets down on the floor to watch as his trains chug on by.  So this is his perspective at play.

My Photographic Journey

This year I decided that not only will I do more paper scrapping, I will embark on a journey to improve my photographic skills and perspective.  In this process, I hope to find my artistic voice, one that identifys who I am and reflects my experiences in life.

Two photographers have provided challenges to those of us looking to take the journey.  First is Paint The Moon, which will offer a theme every week.  MCP Actions has a theme for the month.  I'm going to try to keep up and do as many challenges as I can.  Here are the first couple of photos I have submitted.  The first three are the weekly themes.

week 1 - natural

week 2 - open

week 3 - negative space

The theme this month for MCP is Resolution.

January - Resolution



Using Photo Blends for CT Layouts

I always try to do something different when I get to work with a new digital kit. A paper in the iLive iLaugh iLove kit at Scrap Delicious gave me the right color and feel to go with the picture I took of "bad boy" Cameron. :) Using Paint Shop Pro, I added the photo on a layer, then masked it. I used a distressing brush to make portions of the pic visible.




Another layout using the kit. I layered a picture of the boys over a distressed paper, then blended it to bring out the the papers characteristics through the picture.

New layouts for Scrap Delicious

Two layouts using the You are My Sunshine Collaborative kit from Scrap Delicious.

CT layout for Scrap Delicious

Part of being a part of the creative team at Scrap Delicious, I create layouts using featured kits. This month I used the Hoppy Easter Collaboration kit by Tallula Moon Designs and Simple Girl Scraps.

How long has it been since my last post? Forever. Really?! What have I been doing all these years. Well for one, my Dad fell ill in 2008. I shared taking care of him with my brother. My Dad passed away in early 2009. In late 2008, I began working as a classroom assistant with our local school district. I love my work!! But now I need to get back in the swing of things. I've recently joined a new Creative Team with ScrapDelicious. I no longer am on the teams for Aja Abeny and Stephanie Ogren. Looking forward to creating again. Hope to post new layouts soon. Happy to be back!!