Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Colors of my world...week one!

Red!! Okay, not my favorite color in the world but there are a few of my favorite things that are red, so that is what I chose to use for my first layout in the "Colors of my World" class taught by Carol Wingert at Big Picture Scrapbooking. This is such a cool class. Each week Carol with focus on a new color and teach us a new technique that we can use to create layouts to showcase all the different colors of our world. In the end, we will have a ton of layouts to complete an album about our colors. I am working in a 9x9 size, can't wait to have it all complete and sitting on my coffee table!!

So, what red things did I use? My favorite redhead, Raggedy Ann. I have always loved Raggedy Ann, she was my doll as a baby, toddler and little girl (I still have my very first Raggedy Ann, sans most her hair and clothes...she is over 40 ya know LOL), and I have quite the collection of them in my scrap room. Next, I love barns. Just have a thing for them is all. Red barns to be exact! We have a pretty cool historical red barn just minutes from my house so I went there to snap some pics. Photographer I am not (I'm trying but just can't seem to get the knack of this!) so the colors are a bit off but I used it anyways, and lastly, I love apples..how convenient that they are red! So here it is, my week one red layout (don't ask where the pink is yet LOL)!!

Next order of business, my music! I've gotten a ton of new tunes that I'm crazy for these past couple days..loving the Keane music, it's been blasting on my iTunes like mad but I also have this new Gwen Stefani tune that I am totally jamming too...thought I'd mix it up a bit and put her on here today...LOVE, LOVE this song and who doesn't love Gwen, she is sooo beautiful, one of my favorite female artists! Trying to work on these dang margins too...one day I'll get it!

Until next time,

Blessings!


8 comments:

Brook said...

Love Gwen and your Red LO. I have a fondness for Ann myself!

Lynette van Barrelo said...

wow! Cricket! Red is my favourite colour! Especially if its on me!! The layout is terrific and I can't wait to see the rest of the spectrum! What was the technique you used for this class?

And you are such a jammin mama for a 40+ chickie!!! LOL! I thought we'd usually settle into something like the BeeGees or something nostalgic like that... ha! My idol is Fergie!

Kath W said...

Sweet layout...love Gwen!

Janette said...

Nice tunes! Love that LO. You should use red more often, it's beautifullllll. Enjoy your summer day. ;)

Rachel said...

I was going to take the class and I didn't...darn it now I wish I would have!! Great layout....

Cathy said...

Great concept. I really think it sounds like fun. Love your red LO. Did you take those pictures with your new camera? There great!

chris jenkins said...

i so wish i made the time to take that class - it sounded like it would really great - just didn't have the time!

love love your "Red" layout. i've been meaning to do a mini-book about this very topic - colors i mean. i kind of wanted to do it as a photography type book. you will have to continue to share as your class goes along.

i love Gwen - was bummed i missed her concert and Keane is da' bomb. If I can enable you, you should go get the new Ryan Adams, Ingrid Michaelson's "Boys and Girls" album, and the new Sara Bareilles. Or at least go check them out over at Itunes.

hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks for your kind compliments on my work!

Anonymous said...

#1...I love Gwen Stefani. LOVE HER!

#2...I still have my Raggedy Ann doll too! She has {most} of her hair but she IS missing one arm, which wore off with all the airplane rides I gave her as a toddler! : ) I always thought Raggedy Ann and Andy would be the cutest nursery theme!

Missing you! Can't you just come here to visit?!? : (

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