Wrap-up: Digital photography collage [scrapbook style]

To say the end of this winter and beginning of spring has been crazy, busy, hectic and overwhelming is an understatement. Just realized I never did February, so here it is, and since I was on a roll I did March as well (it's almost over!) Bring on summer, our lazy, hazy time of slowing down and regenerating.

Waking up

A few of my favorite shots in the last couple weeks. Loving the weather getting a bit warmer and the earth waking up from winter.

1. golf tees in carpet pad, 2. showoff, 3. 126/365, 3/21/08, 4. Verge of 15, 5. Grass eater, 6. Colorado Crossroads 2008, 7. Denver, 8. 79/365, 2/3/08, 9. 77/365, 2/1/08

charming

Made these pendant/charms, I guess you could call them temporary jewelry. They're collaged out of paper, then glued between a sandwich of thick plastic laminate. I stitched around them a couple times to make them hardy, but they are in no way permanent or even really water-proof. Attached big jump rings and now I can hook them onto my favorite silver necklace. I can see them as key rings and luggage tags too.

Birthday girl

She said the sweetest thing last night. "Shouldn't the presents and celebration be for you? You did all the work, wasn't like it was that much effort for me." She's 17. And it floors me that I am the mother of a 17 year old. Holy where-did-the-time-go, batman! Happy, happy day, Shadey-shoe, love you to the moon!

I wish that you find your own path through the forest.

My latest challenge page for Journaling Junkie: Creative ways to hide your journaling. My tip is this: I always attach my photos, papers and mats at the top and bottom only (leaving the sides unattached.) I'm famous (to myself anyway) for forgetting to leave enough room for journaling, so this way I can always slide journaling tags and cards under the layers. On the rare chance that isn't possible, I use an exacto to slice a line right next to the edge of a photo or mat so you can't see it. Then I tape a scrap piece of paper on the back side so it forms a pocket. I can then add the tags/cards into the slit and know they won't just slide through the back. On this layout the center paper mat is only attached top and bottom. It left room to slide an entire letter to my daughter underneath.