Wedding Layouts

So my daughter has been married since September -- of LAST year -- and I have recently been inspired to do some wedding LOs.

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Of course I am supposed to be doing a wedding album for them -- simple and modern -- which I really, really do have every intention of doing -- but right now I am loving taking tiny bits of the wedding and highlighting them in individual pages.

I think this is helping me to see the wedding as a series of mini events,-- individual moments -- rather than a single event. It lets me explore the different emotions, gestures and relationships that made is such a special day.

It certainly helps that I have recently gotten some of the most BEAUTIFUL kits that have truly inspired me, like those from Annie Manning, especially Perfect Day and Charmes d'atan, and Natali's Purity and Variation.

Honestly, I think my reluctance to start their album is my fear of it NOT BEING PERFECT...
I think this is a common problem for scrappers.
We have these special memories we want to preserve, but our fear of them not looking EXACTLY like we envision them prevents us from scrapping them at all!

When making these LOs about my daughter getting ready for the Big Day, I wanted to show the bride getting ready --- but notice you don't see her face... instead you see little bits that show the ceremonial primping, the dress, the veil, the shoes --- along with the feeling of apprehension as she gets ready -- her clenched hands... the walk down the hall toward her future...

Me asking, "Are you ready?"
Are you ready to go?
Are you ready to get married?
Are you ready for the future??
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Doing the above LO inspired me to extract an actual wedding bouquet from one of the photos and make this simpler, more realistic LO:



I like them both, but I know that the one with the real bouquet is much more representative of the actual wedding. Pam certainly likes it better and I think so do I.

But I had this NEED to use Velma Balint's new Timeless Kit. LOL!! And if i hadn't done the first LO, the one with the real bouquet might never have been created.

And anyway, isn't that what scrapbooking is all about???

Trying different things, learning along the way, and most of all,
saving and savoring those memories????



Some fun photos of Tayler skating with the skates and pads I got her last Christmas. She looks sooo happy!!! And I was so happy to finally use the Tickled Pink kit from Amy Hutchinson.


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Isn't this funny??? I got this idea from a card my daughter had given to my husband. This LO was made to highlight the fab products in Tangie Baxter's Mystery Kit #2.

New Contest at TBD

We're playing a new little game at The Loft! The winner gets a TBD gift certificate.
The layout you need to find is in the Creative team superstars gallery. It has 2 framed photos in sepia, and a tag with a date on it is hanging from one of the frames. There is a crown in it as well...
Send your answers to TBDloft@gmail.com by midnight (EST) on February 18th, and we'll draw one lucky winner. The winner will be announced on the 19th. Good luck, have fun looking through our great gallery!
Don't forget about the Mystery Case ...Available until Wednesday February 13th only!

Lovin Annie Manning Paint the Moon Designs

Yesterday morning I opened my email to find a wonderful surprise --- Annie Manning of Paint-the-Moon Designs RAK'd me her beautiful new Charmes d'atan Add-On kit! I love it!! She is so sweet!
This kit is beautifully whimsical and perfect for heritage LOs. I knew everyone would make these awesome feminine LOs using it, so last night I decided to make a "manly" LO of my son Shane with it. I had these photos of him in my computer from a trip to Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, from a visit to my grandmother's house that I really wanted to scrap. So with this great kit, combined with JenU's new Natural Wonders: Down by the Seashells (gorgeous and sooo realistic), I was able to create a slightly offbeat beach LO. credits


But I wasn't done there -- I had too much CocaCola at work last night and it kept me up most of the night so I scrapped another LO for the next challenge at the Loft. Ypu have to mix and match at least 5 different kits -- easy peasy for me!!!
I used the Charmes d'atan Mega Kit along with some fab new items from Tangie Baxter's Mystery Box #2 (do you want me to tell which items are from the Mystery Box??? Nah, I'll let you be surprised! (hint: she's making a set of vintage paper items...) plus tons of folige and flowers from her Royal Court kits and her amazing Spring Forest Floor set. Plus a few others! See the credits to see all I used. I adore the Misc. Wordart I added from Jen Wilson (I love her stuff!!)
That striped ribbon is Annie's -- as soon as I saw it I knew it would be on one of my next LOs. Doesn't Annie make the BEST ribbons & bows????
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These photos of Pam & Mike &Tayler were taken Christmas of 2005, the one of just Pam & Tayler a bit later. I love how happy Tayler looks in the bottom photo -- lately it's so hard to get photos of her where she's not making silly faces.

At the TBD Loft we're playing a quick game. You will have to search the shop and find products that match a list of clues. We will draw one $5 gift card for every 5 correct answers.
Send your answers to TBDloft@gmail.com by midnight (EST) on February 11th. We will announce our winner on the 12th.
Good luck and have fun looking through Tangie's fabulous designs.

TBD Loft -- Come One Come All !!

Tangie and Stephanie (HapEScrapr) have done an amazing job setting up a CT blog for Tangie Baxter Designs! Now you;ll find us hangin' out at The Loft...
Won't you come join us?? We've even got our first blog Challenge!!

In honor of Tangie's newest releases, Her Royal Court and His Royal Court digiscrap kits, we want to know what you would do "If You Were Queen for the Day?"
Only a couple of guidelines: Must have the color purple and the words "If I were Queen for the day..." somewhere in the layout.
The winner will get Their Royal Court Alpha & Numbers set plus a $10 gift card!
Two runners up will get $5 gift cards to the shop.
So come to The Loft and link us up to your entry by Thursday 02/07. See ya there!!!!