Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Thinking Spring!

It's supposed to be 52 here in MN today, and I can't wait!  It's been such a weird winter, little snow and mild, so we've been spoiled.  This week's challenge over at The Paper Players is Spring has Sprung, perfect for a day like today...hopefully, if the weather people are right! 



When I think spring, I think about no longer hibernating and getting outside more....with that comes bikes!  Our girls love riding around the block, so I grabbed some pictures of my youngest from last spring trying to learn to ride a bike with not training wheels. I also noticed I could incorporated a color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary....a two for one!



Take a look at my page and see how I combined the challenges:




















It always makes me giddy when I find photos that go with color challenges and I don't have to turn them to black and white images.  The page is pretty simple, but I really like how it turned out.  The 12 X 12 is Island Indigo textured card stock.  I'm still on the fence with this color, it's not my go to blue.  I punched a bunch of the Decorative Label from Wild Wasabi card stock to create my border on each side of the So Saffron DSP, which is from the Subtles DSP paper packs.  I added a Top Note die cut for my journal area as I thought it went well with the punch.  I used my Indigo marker to write some notes and tied on some Indigo ruffled ribbon for no reason other than I love that stuff.  The title along the bottom is done using the Letter It and Number It sets.  Another one of my go to's!  I stamped using Versa Mark ink on Indigo card stock and then heat embossed with White embossing powder.  I strung some Indigo bakers twine through the letters/number and added some Clothes Pins to each end.

A closer up:


I wish I would have snapped the picture from the other way. The numbers in the Number It set have a "NO" in the corner, making it perfect for the title "ATTEMPT NO 1".  Sorry it's hard to tell in the larger photo with the twine.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look....now to go enjoy the sunshine!

9 comments:

  1. What a wonderful layout and being a fellow Minnesotan I am loving this spring weather here today.
    Thanks for playing with us at The Paper Players this week.

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  2. I LOVE your page! What a great way to capture that first bike ride. I love the way you did your letters. These colors were perfect for this page. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary challenge this week!

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  3. Adorable page! Love how you combined the decorative label punch border with the larger top note. The Number It set with the clothespins & twine are precious! Not to mention those sweet pictures...so glad you joined us at CCMC and The Paper Players!

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  4. What a fabulous page! It is amazing when you can find pictures that work with the color challenge! I don't think that has ever happened to me. I love your simple layout...it really showcases your photos! Thanks for playing along with week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  5. Bobbie, your page is fabulous. I, too, live in Mn and it was 63 in my neck of the woods yesterday. Soon, I will be watching the little girl across the road on her bike... your page really reminded me of that. So glad you joined the paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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  6. This is such an awesome scrapbook page! Love the photos!! They do work perfectly with the challenge colors! I love the label punches along the top with the Top Note die being the journal area - very clever! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  7. What a CUTE page!!! Love the alphabet title!!! Thanks for playing along with the color challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!

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  8. LOL, if my mom ever scrapped my bike-riding attempts, she'd have run out of pages and "attempts"!!! This is sweet, a great way to highlight that fun day as well as a good way to use those colors! Thanks so much for playing with the Paper Players this week!

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  9. Oh my gosh! This is so cute! I LOVE the little tags across the bottom! What a fabulous way to memorialize the occasions. Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

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