SCRAPBOOKING FIRST

SCRAPBOOK PAGES.....

Well, what a wonderful weekend! Saturday I went to the Eclectric Keepsake group where Laura Buckingham ran a workshop during the afternoon. She bought some bright De Lovely papers with her for a 12"x12" challenge and I was very pleased with my page (see top left). I also completed my VERY FIRST 12" scrapbook page that morning, using a layout that offers an optional challenge during the day. Since most of my creative work is not planned, but evolves on the page or in the making, I like to try out new ideas. I also used the same layout for two 8" pages, and had to be creative with space and materials available. I was very pleased with what I achieved during the day.

While I was playing, my husband and son were pitching our tent for the annual 'Opera in the Orchard'. The BBQ was lit when I arrived and we had a lovely relaxing time. This morning I was woken with a rare breed pig snuffling down my ear, luckily there was a thin layer of tent between us!

I'm thoroughly enjoying Shimelle's 'Love your Pictures, Love your Pages' e-course. Unfortuantly I'm back at work tomorrow so I won't have so much time to be creative, but look forward to catching up when I can.

Love your Pictures, Love Yours Pages - Day 2

LOVE YOUR PICTURES, LOVE YOUR PAGES...........

Day 2 project

Photographing Florals

On the first day of this new e-course I had to take a photograph of an object indoors and experiment with lighting, moving it around the house at different times of the day.

On Day 2, my challenge was to go outside and choose a plant. I had to photograph it from different angles, into and away from the light, looking up and down, zoom in and out.... a vignette, add a foreground, front each angle, and so on. I grew quite fond of my pelagonian by the time I had finished, and I enjoyed experimenting with different ways of taking these shots. I'm still struggling with the layout on the blog page, but persistence will pay in the end.