The 7x5 shot is DS in the 'sin bin' ~ time out in his room. Don't you just love the expression on his face? Priceless. There's even a self-portrait and an attempt at a self-portrait of my silhouette, even if it does make me look like a deformed elephant!
Any suggestions for that bottom left corner?
In the mean time, here's an uninspiring view of my front door for you to peruse ... Oh, and did I mention that there will be a 'house-warming' gift for one lucky guest?
My sister sent me this book today as a JBP, isn't that the best title? I've talked about JBPs before, but in case you don't remember or haven't been reading this blog long, I'll explain. A JBP is a Just Because Present ~ something that you send to a friend or loved one just because. It needn't be expensive, it needn't be unusual. It's a JBP just because you think the recipient will like it.
There was no particular reason for choosing those shots, I just thought they would add interest to the DLO. However, I did specifically choose the shot of the church at the end of our road for the 7x5 image. Not because it was the best shot of the day, but because I like how, if you didn't know, you might think the church was in a rural setting. In actuality, it's about 500 metres from the hideous North Circular (A406). (There's a huge amount of British social and political history connected to this church; I'll do a post on it soon.)
I included the shot of the homeless man to remind me to count my blessings and to think of others ~ which is also why I stamped the word 'remember' underneath it. That's the 2nd time I've photographed him in the church doorway and last week I discovered his pal sleeping rough under the huge Oak tree on the Common.
The purple cardstock is cut slightly smaller than the green. The pages will be stuck back to back and then go inside a page protector, which in turn will sit in the middle of the green DLO.
There's also some journaling to add. I'm using the same size as the purple cardstock for that, but am currently undecided whether to add it as another page in its own right, or to tuck it behind the 7x5 photo on the green DLO. I shall probably add more photos to it, as well.
1) I took the most photos on Thursday (65) and the least on Tuesday (39) 
Challenge 17 is now up on the Scrap Weekly 2010 blog and has been set by Helen. If paints are your thing, then this week's challenge is the one for you! Apologies are offered for the lack of a challenge last week ~ technical difficulties beyond my control.
It's something that he likes to say at bedtime, and it looks as though he has given it the seal of approval.
I've chosen to work with really bright Spring colours, so the pages are made from Green Apple and Grape cardstock from Creative Memories. The cover is a sheet from the 'Natural Beauty' pack by Creative Memories; I used brown Stazon ink and Banana Frog's large Pharmacy stamps for the title; the butterflies are punched and inked and then mounted on Grape cardstock and the metal embellishments were found in my stash. Once the album is finished, I'll use my BIA to hold the album together.
I'd been expecting them to be difficult to apply, so you can imagine my relief when I realised just how easy it was. This corner is between the lounge doors (left of photo) and the kitchen doors (out of shot on the right of the photo.)
I didn't photograph the wall between the kitchen doors and the back door, because the numbers are more than a little wonky! Two lessons learnt: 1) don't use your finger to rub them firmly onto the wall. Use the edge of a credit card, as suggested in the instructions, otherwise you get a blister on your finger and 2) don't chat to your mum while positioning them on the wall. They will be wonky.
Forgive me while I big myself up ... it's my blog and I can if I want to! Shimelle has very kindly chosen my LO to win her Scrap two 6x4 photos Challenge. Eek! I never win anything, so I am chuffed to bits!
It's Lossiemouth, of course, and the journaling reads: One of my favourite places in the whole world. And where I'll end my days.
A challenge from Shimelle's party yesterday was to scrap two 6x4 photos. Nice and simple, my kind of challenge! The 2 photos show the recent arrival of Spring in our neighbourhood.
I used Scenic Route's Garden Grove patterned paper, Bazzill pop dot cardstock, fabric alphas from American Crafts, and yellow velvet rikrak from my stash.
I finished off with zigzag stitching around the photos in red thread. If I can carry on using up my stash at this rate, I'll be able to go on a shopping spree by the summer ~ yay!
As you can see, I opted to scrap the photo of my washing! I also tried to remember Shimelle's advice from her Something From {Almost} Nothing class by using stash I've had for ages ~ large pale yellow brads, buttons and Bazzill's Just The Edge strips. 
I cut triangles on my Cricut, one and a half inches, for the bunting and deliberately laid them on the cardstock anyway which way, because that is how my washing usually looks on the line. Isn't the patterned paper just brilliant? It's by Prima, and I wish I'd bought more than one sheet!
I used repositionable glue to hold them in place while I stitched the washing line and I used Stazon ink and Banana Frog's large Pharmacy stamps for 'smells' and 'like'.
I hope to be able to take part in more challenges tomorrow, but we'll see. What about you? Are you managing to join Shimelle's party?
~ Scrappers block ~
My recent LO? All about DS having his haircut!
