create.

i just made these two layouts. there is this event on the fiskateers board. so there are a bunch of challenges. one was to create a layout/project using orange [you can guess why.] and the other was to create a layout in 20 minutes... 30 if you really needed the extra time.

i love doing monochromatic layouts, so i went with that for the orange layout. maybe it's a bit much, but i really like it. i actually just laid down some papers first and then looked through my photos and this one seemed perfect. i took it [yay for mulitself-portraits. ha.] with the "twilight portrait" mode in my camera. it makes the fun tint and doesn't create a "harsh" flash, so i use it often at night. plus it gives the artsy blurred look if you do it right. :] we are in san francisco [yeah. i know. always, right? it's just that we only seem to take pictures when we go away and that's been the only place we really go.] back to the layout... after i put down th photo i just went a little more crazy adding papers and any red/orange embellishment i could find. i needed something for the top corner, so i painted one of the clear heidi swapp flower with yellow and red. i don't have any orange paint. ha. go figure. oh and then i went a little crazy with the glitter too. this was just totally fun.

the 20 minute challenge turned out to be 28 minutes for me. but i am happy with my page... so i think it's ok. i am not a fast scrapper at all, so i decided to use totally coordinating products to speed things up. i got hung up on picking out the cardstock colors, especially that blue. i wanted something a bit lighter, but all i had was really dark or really bright... so i just went with the dark. i think it's ok. that piece of brown fiber was laying on my desk, so i added it too, but everything else [aside from cardstock and heidi swapp letters] is brand new heidi grace stuff. i am in love with everything she came out with this season. :] the photo is carol and i with our friend. we aren't really friends with him anymore... so i kind of journaled about how friendships can change [notice friendship is broken up to leave end as it's own word], but you can always think back and remember good things. :]

ok. i'm going to go get in the shower. ha. i went straight to scrapping, but i think i should get the dirt off me from earlier.