Class of 2008

My first try on my Graduation pictures.
The official portraits are still en route, so I had to make do with my own

Text:

"Class of 2008

Associates of Arts
Business and Management
UMUC
Europe

May 25, 2008"

Background is a blend of 2 papers.
Shadows of the extractions and darkening behind the text by blending black with soft light into the background.

Resources:

Dramatic Flair by Lauren Bavin

Font:

Academy Engraved LET

Totally Cool LeBaron

Partner Page to my Totally Cute Peugeot 206
one, both scraplifted from photoqueenphoto´s
Totally Cool Camry.

Journaling:

"His Car is totally Cool!

We've not been able to drive you for half the
Time we had you, be it
because of a broken Alternator or now be-
cause of a broken rear window, but you are still
the Coolest Boy Toy!

June 14, 2008

Chrysler LeBaron"

Resources:

Chrysler Logo and Font belong to Chrysler
Autumn's Roses Alpha by Linda Rechtin
Star Attraction by Lauren Bavin
Life's A Circus by Nicole Young
Lovely Lifestyle (Club Digital June 08) by Kim Liddiard

Fonts:

University, DSP Byrd Scratches, Dahrlin, Dragonwick

The Hobbit - There and Back again

One of my all time favourite books...
I think I only read The Lord of the Rings more often

Journaling

"some books you never forget.
they mark the point of no return,
the point at which your whole
perception of the world changes.
some books change your life
by changing you.

And once in a while,
i like to visit my Old friends
and relive their Adventures again."

Resources:

Scans from my "The Hobbit" Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien (all artwork and text in
the scans are his)
Windswept Freebie by Kim Liddiard

Fonts:

Ringbearer, Bilbo-hand, Hobbiton Brushhand

Totally Cute Peugeot 206

I finally found the time and motivation to finish my scraplift of photoqueenphoto´s
Totally Cool Camry.

I adjusted to 8.5x11, used a bigger extraction of a pic of my cute little Peugeot and off I went

Text:

"My Car is totally cute!
Versatile and likely
Small but
Roomy

Peugeot 206
June 14, 2008"

Resources:

Peugeot Logo and Font trademark of Peugeot
Picture by me
Stick 'em Up Songbird Alpha by Linda Rechtin
Beauty Within by Nicole Young
Star Attraction by Lauren Bavin

Fonts:

University, Dahlin, Cataneo BT

Contemplations

Journaling:

"Sometimes I worry about the Future, about what will be and what can never be.
The What If's tackle me when I expect it the least, leaving me insecure and out of balance.
Every Dream seems to be unrealistic, every Wish doomed to fail.
For everything good, my Mind imagines what can go horribly wrong.
And sometimes I look back, remembering what happened in the Past, afraid I will come
full Circle right back to where I started. I remember all the Times I fell, and
how hard it was to get back up. I remember how some People seemed to enjoy
seeing me struggle, hoping for me to fail.
Sometimes I am afraid that I will lose everything I worked so hard for and all of the people I come to love,
all of the ones I am so lucky to have found.
Sometimes I worry that I worry too much.

But then I remember how often things that seemed to be Fubar
turned out just fine. How some Failures were necessary for me to learn and grow.
I remember that all the good things in my Life might not have come to pass
without the bad times.
I would not be who I am today without the Trials and the Pain, without falling
and having to get back up on my own. Each and every
Conflict showed me what I am made of and that I am able to prevail, and that I
will never give up to fight for what I believe in, no matter who stands against
me. Because for every person who despises me, there is one who thinks I am
awesome. For every Obstacle I conquer, there is a Reward.
I believe in Karma, what you give is what you get returned.
In the End, I don't think I have to worry much at all... "

Font:

Calligraph421 BT

Sleepyhead

This one was hard.
Lately I am trying to get out of my comfort zone by using bolder colors and combinations.
So this one I assembled and matched to my favourite pillow case that my BFF is clutching so nicely in the pic.
Luckily I found the perfect kit for it ;)

Anne - napping on the way to my Graduation.

Journaling:

"Anne, Somewhere on the Road, May 24 2008

Thank you for traveling to my
Graduation
with us! All the way from Belgium, 5 hours
in the Car to get
to Heidelberg. It wouldn't
have been the same without you!

P.S.:
We didn't mind You sleeping at
all... So cute!"

Resources:

Template 46 by Lindsay Jane Designs (adjusted and rearranged for 8.5 x11)
OLD FLAME by Jennifer Layden

Font:

Brown Bag Lunch

Study - Before & After

This LO took me way longer than expected (2+ days).
My study goes through stages... from clean to cluttered and back. And again. And again.
So here is one of the stage changes

It shows how the chaos and the cable clutter was subdued, how I finally hung up more of my Airforce Memorabilia, what tools were used to get my computer of the stone floor and so on.
Look closely and you can see my school books right next to my scrapbooking magazines.

The background is partly recolored and blended with another paper.

Resources:

DawnWebb Scrappin Freestyle Signature Collection
Livia's Corner Lime Freebie

Fonts:

Scrap Happy, Arts Brush

Ordinary Joy

The picture of the cup of tea, with my cell and book was beckoning me to be scrapped for a while now.
I had it open in my PS CS3 for forever while I scrapped other things.
But now it has finally found a home All pictures taken at my parents parcel on the camping ground back home.

Journaling:

"Drosselhof
07.07.2007

I love to visit my Parents at the Camping Ground.
It is so peaceful and relaxing. No Demands at all.

I only have to be there, to be me and
nothing else. I sleep like a Baby on my
Mini Vacations.

So what do I do?
I read, I eat, I sleep.
I talk to my Parents.
I sit outside with a Cup of Tea, enjoying Life."

Resources:

Ordinary Joy by Beth Nixon
dtemplate26rec_sideB by Andrea Gold (GDS)

Yellow Days

Inspired by Frank Sinatra's "Yellow Days" and the call for Yellow LO's at DSP.

Starring: Tinkerbell, me and the front yard.

Journaling:

"And I'll remember
Yellow Days"

"April 23 2008
Tinkerbell and I
enjoyed one of the
rare Sunny Days here in Belgium."

Resources:

Four or More Quickclick by Kerri
Erickson (adapted for 8.5x11)
Star Attraction by Lauren Bavin
Tangerine Sunrise by Valeri Brumfield

Fonts:

BlueCake
Chizzler Normal
Scrap Happy

Friends - The perfect Present

My friends organized a trip to Bruges for my birthday last year. And even though it was not exactly on my Birthday, the day with my friends was the best present ever. We went to see the Ice Statue festival and wandered around the center of town. I had the greatest time

First LO

Journaling:

Andrea & Mara - 2007

All of you took me out to Bruges for my 29th
Birthday.
It was your Idea and one, if not THE greatest Birthday present of
my Life!

Resources:

No Matter What Quick Click (Club Digital June 08) by Lisa Carter (adjusted for 8.5x11)
Into the Blue (Club Digital June 08) by Lauren Bavin
Lovely Lifestyle (Club Digital June 08) by Kim Liddiard
Star Attraction by Lauren Bavin

Second LO

Scraplifted from Meryl – 10 Days in Zululand (with Help of the same QC)

Resources:

Panorama Storyboard Quickclick by Meryl
Bartho (adapted for 8.5x11)
Star Attraction by Lauren Bavin

Best Man, Best Friend, Best Fiancé

I took this picture right before the ceremony in which my DF was Best Man.
Handsome isn't he? And all mine

Wordart:
“You are one of the Best Things
that's ever happened to me.
You're my Love and my Best Friend.
And every Day that goes by, it seems like
I discover something new about You to Love.
It's incredible to me how one person can make such
a big difference in my Life.
You touch my Heart in a way
I never knew before.”

Journaling:

Ken, May 31 2008 - Best Man for the Eppings at the SHAPE Chapel, Belgium

You looked great during the Ceremony
and all I could think of while
snapping Pictures was
how great we will look together at our Wedding...

Resources:

Word Art by me
Picture Mat made from Windy Day by Nicole Young
Brown and Red paper from Home away from Home Kit by Jessica Sprague
Light Blue paper from Echoes of Asia Kit by Jessica Sprague

Font:

Calligraph421 BT

Petzi

I created this LO for my step dad.
He's been in my life as far as I can think back and I hope he will be in it as far as I can think ahead!

Journaling:

"Your real name is Dieter, but no
one ever calls you by it.
You've been Petzi for all my Life,
through the good times and the
bad. We did not always see eye to
eye, but you always looked out for
me, protected me when needed, but
let me fight my own battles.
You've been my step father since I
was 3 1/2 years old, and you will
always be my Dad. I love you!"

I blended the background with a solid color and used a coffee stain brush on it.
The notepad was made by me.

Resources:

Overlay from Sandee by Marcee Duggar
Background from Harvest Time by Lauren Bavin

Font:

Calligraph421 BT
Scrap Happy

Harpers Ferry

We visited Harpers Ferry during our visit of my future parents in law. It was pretty! Too bad we didn't have all that much time to explore...

Scraplifted from Wadi as Sahtan by sands_healy at DSP.

Journaling:

"Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It is
situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers where the U.S.
states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet. The town is located on a
low lying flood plain created by the two rivers, it is thus surrounded by higher
ground on all sides.
Historically, Harpers Ferry is best known for John
Brown's raid on the Armory in 1859 and its role in the American Civil War.
The town had a population of 307."

"Dec 27 2007
We had a great
Day in Harpers Ferry.
It started out cloudy and drizzly, but then
the
Sun came out.
It made the place glow"

Resources:

Golden Delicious Two by Meryl Bartho
Windswept Freebie by Kim Liddiard

Fonts:

Americana BT
Dahrlin
Vivacious

Dance in the Rain

This 2 page spread was prompted by Meryl's Heritage Challenge "The Story of a Thing you love." It is doing double duty with the June DET Font Challenge. (Both on DSP)
Seems like Scrap Happy might be one of my new favorite fonts ;)
I tried to keep it clean and simple for a change, just like my love for Rain.

Journaling:

" Rain. I always loved Rain.
I love the noise it makes, so soothing.
I love its smell, be it Spring or Fall.
I love the way it blankets you inside,
washing away all worries, everything reduced to one drop after another.
I remember all the different Rains of my Life...
Rainy walks to school, breathing in deeply,
sitting in the back seat of my mom's car watching the
Rain drip down the window,
laying in the Caravan listening to the Rain Drops
falling on the roof.
Rain, never failing to remind me of the Beauty in my
Life. "

"Anyone who says only Sunshine brings Happiness
has never danced in the Rain"

Font:

Scrap Happy

No kits used.

All pictures by me, and mostly with me as the subject ;)