Hi, my name is Susan and this is the first time doing a challenge. I have been crafting for over 20 years and have been following Frances for a long time. I have made many of her books and love them all. For the challenge I used Graphic 45 Midnight Tales paper. I hope you like it.
PS - for the large waterfall I didn’t have enough paper to complete it so I ordered the paper but it has not come in yet!
I bought the kitchen/recipe pack when it was first offered (and bought a second one for the class) and waited patiently for the class to drop. I had a lot of fun with this one! I used mushrooms instead of my usual camera stamp for the picture spots since it was a food themed design. I rolled with it and here is my creation.
PS - I totally second Francės' recommendation to watch the whole series ahead of time. Confession - I did not. I found myself 1) short on paper toward the end and 2) added a major element backward and was too far in to start over. I can't wait to try this one with a different theme as well!
So I went on Country Craft Creations and found theeee most amazing watermelon paper theme packs. And immediately had an idea, I got 2 of the DSP, 1 of the solids, the ephemera pack and the sticker pack. I made the Today Mini Album. And I'm absolutely in love with it. Since I can only upload 10 photos you dont really get to see ALL the little goodies. But thats OK once I learn to do videos it will be better.
August challenge was awesome. The paper is from The Paper Studio called Stargazer. I didn't put a lot of embellishments on it as I just loved the paper so much.
Completed the Good Ol Album.
My version of Polka dot. Baby boy album for my niece.
My version of Little gem. Prepared for my niece’s baby.
The August challenge (mostly) completed. I started this theme b/c pretty paper by Graphic 45, of course. I was working on it while staying with a friend post shoulder replacement - nurse Christine. She is going on a Hawaiian cruise this winter, so I'm leaving a lot of the design like the cover and stickers for when she makes this her own. I took a lot of risks using a die for the waterfalls and flaps. Still figuring out which dies will work best with what.
Photos not taken by a pro photographer.
I’m sorry I have been MIA these past few months. I have been having different surgeries and more surgeries to come. Plus my husband and son both having surgeries also. I am hoping to get back into making albums with this amazing group! I have so much paper that I can use when it comes to making albums again.
Challenge ends on the 31st. Am I calmly finishing up? Absolutely not. I’m knee-deep in paper scraps pretending the decorating stage doesn’t take a literal eternity.
At least the cover’s done, so I can look like I have my life together while the inside is still chaos. Totally fine. Everything’s fine. 🙃
(said in total sarcasm, because honestly I’m loving every single minute of this challenge)