Take Twelve | January page

finally i have some time to show you my layout that i did with my very first Take Twelve photography and scrapbooking challenge  photos from January 12th. 

here is my wonky photo of my layout ;)

i was inspired by one of the templates in the Take Twelve Guided Inspiration Kit and also used one of the journaling cards that you can find in the kit. 

i created a border on the background paper with some heart washi tape and a studio calico stamp. i also stamped a tag with a camera stamp from photojojo. the heart thought bubble is part of what i have in store for my blog hosting week at Write Click Scrapbook beginning on February 6th!

go here for links to the other team members layouts!  

i wanted to thank you again for all your thought, prayers and cyber hugs ♥

Scrap you teen ~ from WCS

this week Amy Sorensen has hosted the Write Click Scrapbook blog with theme scrap your teens. and although my teen is just barely one, she has teen tendencies already :)

i contributed to Amys week with two layouts. 

the first was featured on day 1 and here i have shared (in the pocket) things i see that my daughter has in common with me when i was her age. Amy shares tips to take away from each layout that she features. here is the ones for this layout:

Idea Take Away Get in the photos with your teenagers. I know. This is hard! You feel self conscious and you wish you weighed less or your hair looked better or your teeth were whiter. But, trust me. It doesn’t matter. Even if you feel silly—ask someone else to take the photos. (If you have more than one teen? Hand over your camera. Their perspective on you will surprise you!) Think about it: do you have any photos of yourself as a teen with your mom? I have precious few, and I wish I had more, and if you don’t do this, your teen will one day be an adult with the same impossible wish.

the second is up today. the challenge was to capture the simple, everyday details. i shared this layout that is titled life with a(an almost) teenager:

"Life with an almost teenager is: full of joy, emotions and is a bit 

loud. One or two ‘awkward’ questions and sleepy mornings also 

occur."

Amy says:

Idea Take Away Actually, there are two for this layout! First. Notice the big pennant Lisa uses as an anchor for her journaling space? I love that and am totally going to steal her idea. I’m a firm believer that journaling spaces are too often overlooked as a design element. We slap down the journaling and get it over with! But if you add some embellishment, shape, detail, color, or texture, your journaling becomes more visually important—and more likely to be read!

The second idea take away is Lisa’s photo choice. Teenager’s lives now are so dominated by easy accessibility to technology! (I don’t know about you, but I didn’t own my own camera until my twenties.) Raid your teen’s memory card or cell phone pics for some images. Their perspective on the world is so unique and revealing.

go check the entire week out! 

i am back and some Take Tweleve stuff

thank you so much for your thought and hugs that i have recieved though cyberspace this week. i held my grandmothers hand for well over 12 hours until she passed away yesterday afternoon. needless to say we are all very sad, but also relived that she is in a better place now where she is not ill anymore. 

♥

during my absence the Take Twelve Team posted their first layouts using the January photos! mine will be up here on the blog by friday or saturday, but you should really check out the others!

Alizia

Amy

Angela

Jennie

Stephanie

Van

Margie

Valerie

Monika

Lisa

Janette

be back soon! 

unexpected absence

i just wanted you to know that i have to be with family right now and will be back at the computer later this wee with magic monday, layouts and my first Take Twelve layout!

peace & love

my first Take Twelve

here is a quick show of my Take Twelve shots from yesterday!

i am doing my layout this weekend and will do a proper post soon!

did you Take Twelve photography and scrapbooking challenge?

i put up a tumblr where i share my instagram photos, if you´d like to see :)

It is the 12th!

yes, it the 12th and it is time to do the very first Take Twelve photos!

are you in? 

from pin to reality

finally i can post yet another post where i have made something i have pinned on pinterest to reality! 

this time i have used a pin made to my words i love board. a board where i keep posters, quotes and sayings that really stroke a cordwith me. 

(link)

i love to think i can just breathe everything, good and bad, in and just give out love instead of being mad, irritated or sad. 

and this is what i made. i painted a canvas black and used black foam stickers to spell out the words. it was rather hard to photograph in a good way. but i am sure you get it; black on black.

i do love how it turned out! 

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