Switching up to 8.5x11

Because I liked both sides of the paper and

I wanted 2 photos on the page

and because this is for Jill's album and I usually do 8x8.

 Love the snow capped mountains and the "snowflakes"

that came in the Studio Calico December kit.

And when would I ever use Winter Wonderland.

 And there's new snowboarding jargon that has been

reflected in the title that has snowy glitter on it.

How perfect is that.

Love that title.

Anyway the grands love the snow. 

The love snowboarding which looks to be a lot of fun.

Maybe when I was younger. 

Nope Nope Nope - don't like heights.

But its fun to watch.

And the #1 biggie - I am NOT that coordinated.

Same photos - different pages

I do little 8x8 pages for the family and I also

make pages for me....

Since I used the same photos it made sense

to post the pages in the same blog post.

I made an 8.5x11 for me of the granddaughter snowboarding

using a series of photos sent to me.

Using the Tim Holtz  coffee splatter stencil about

the page using white ink - I was disappointed when the ink

dried - as it was going on, and I layered it quite a few times

it looked like "snow." As it dried, however, it looks

like a spill. Used up an acetate ticket.

 Tucked some  QK snowflakes around

along with some bling.

 Studio calico paper going on with some red things glued about too.

So below since the entire family went snowboarding

I did a 8.5x11 pocket page for them

using the same sequence of photos along with 

the others.s

Used some of the Pink Fresh Christmas embellishments

scattering them about, some punched arrows

and Studio Calico stamp.

Tomorrow we're headed to the keys for a few days

of camping. Internet will be dicey but we're gonna have some fun!

Scrapping on an 8x10 and a video

I have done this before because I really love

doing it when the photo rocks.

This cluster is the only embellishment going on

and I love how it turned out.

So either the sentiment or the #dreambig

can be the title.

 Love this photo of Amelia overlooking the mountain

prior to taking off downhill on the slope.

It almost looks 3-D.
At 5 years old she's quite the snowboarder.
Below is a short video of her rockin' the slope.

Sissix diecut, moose punch, pink fresh,

studio calico washi.

Stamping, Stamps, Stamping

I'm beginning to love stamps and Studio Calico

started a new thing and this month I was

able to pick between 2 stamp packages prior to receiving the kit

and I picked this one.

And once again, I used most all of them

several times.

 I found it seems to make more of an impact using

them all - several times and adds

a cool background layer - I got this idea from Kitty Scrapper.

If you haven't seen her stuff - look her up.

She's fun.

I did get carried away a bit with the snowflakes.

Okay a lot carried away.

In my defense I live in Florida so seriously how often will

I get to to use it.

Of course what's snowflakes without a bit of sparkle

and shine - not to mention different colors.

 Got some layers going on - don't layers make you swoon.

And that little stamped kitty is a whimsical twist.

 I also used the stamp to put a border around the page it kindof
looks like my sewing so.....

it sort of worked out well and it was

really an afterthought.

Studio Calico.

Forgot to add a title

Titles are important - if they're good they draw the reader into your page.

For some reason I didn't title this page

and as of this minute my mind is blank so I'm

gonna just roll with that because...

well, the photos are pretty obvious and I kind of like

it without a title being that in the

design especially as there's not a lot of room leftover for one.

 Trying to use up my Basic Grey stash - and there is 

a ton as well as a bunch of PL cards.

That swirly thing and splat are from my new

Tim Holtz die cuts - love them and as promised I'm

using them a lot.

I'd ask for a title but I have sent this off.
Oooopps
But I'd love to hear what your title would be.
I can always jack it for the next snowy one LOL.

Found a collage template maker

Of course its been out there so long its free now and

while it has a variety - some of what I'm not really looking for,

 there are some collages that I can use and below is one of them.

It is Picture Collage Maker 3 and it works on Macs.

It really wasn't too bad on the learning curve - I had a couple of moments

but I worked them out. It doesn't like changes and after you make

a change manual sizing is required. 

And we all know how well I do lining things up.

 Since it was an 8x10 collage I whacked the excess down and adhered it

to an 8.5x11 Recollections cardstock.

Black.

Mostly because black makes the photos pop.

 I adhered it more to the left side to leave more room on the right

for embellishment clusters and of course

the way the photos came out - there was also room on the photo

to embellish.

Broke out my Paper Issues Swag Bag goodies and pulled

a bunch from there. They fit perfectly. 

Love how it looks and I love getting alot of pix on one page.

Creatively.

The way they landed allowed for some embellies.

And journaling.

And a title - which of course is a snowboard term.

The crew - its peeps you snowboard with - and that's my crew.

And doesn't that 5 up there make you swoon.

Oh and when you save - save as a jpg NOT a pdf.

Why I went there I dont' know but it was an easy fix.

Created a title using a snowboard term

Yes there is a snowboard glossary.

Who knew.

 I did because it seems to be my son's family's

favorite pasttime and I can't keep using the same one over and over

and over and over again.

There are alot of snowboarding photos.

 Love these 2 pictures and I wanted them on the same page

therefore I went to a tried and true design for me.

Because they were two difference sizes its easier for me and my hair

pulling to mat them on one mat.

 Also, the bottom photo had alot of white space going on

and being the brave scrapper that I am - I put the majority

well okay all of my embellishments on the photos.

 Love how it turned out - although I wish I would've noticed

the strip was crooked before the glue dried.

But no matter - it works out mighty fine.

So the title "crunchy kid".

Crunchy in snowboard speak means "cool."

Therefore Miss Amelia is a "cool kid."

Studio Calico, Shimelle, Thickers, Echo Park.

Snowboarding terms.....perfect title

And that's how I got the title.

CREW.

Defined as the people you shred with.

And it fit perfectly.

Literrally and figuratively.

I love it when a plan comes through.

Which means you actually have to have a plan and normally I don't.

However, you can't ever go wrong with a great family photo.

So this is mostly Studio Calico stuff

except for LYB and the bottlecap that I purchased at this

cool antique mall and I only have a few left.

I'm gonna be so bummed when I run out.

So this time I used the cardstock as a b

igger than normal mat

because again, it popped the photo out.

But I loved the pink striped paper that I felt worked for

snow because it was well pepperminty looking which just screams winter 

right?

Some snowboarding terms for your viewing pleasure and you never know

when you can impress kidlets with your knowledge.

CRATER

A term used to describe a crash or fall.

DEATH COOKIE

a big snowball in the middle of a run frozen to the ground.

EAT SNOW

Same as face plant.

KRUNKED

Someone that gets so messed up they cant move for like 45 seconds.

SHRED

To tear up the terrain.

Future Olympic snowboarders

Otherwise known as shredding. 

And they got game.

Waiting to conquer the mountain.

If you'll notice there's a gocam on Q's head.

I need to figure out how to view them.

Although as the Grammy I probably don't want to look.

Like we need more adreneline junkies in the family.

I'm not one of them, although from

the photos it does look like fun and maybe 

one day I'll give it awhirl.

Mom did say that an eagle eye and bungy cord was necessary because

they were feeling the need for speed.

Again, like I needed to know that 

LOL.

Broke out my new Studio Calico kit, along with some Simple Stories

and thickers. Its 8x8 which means mom'll do the journaling and I wanted to have the

three of them on one page -

 and none could stand still long enough for one photo of three.

I have more.