February Scrap-Along-with-Me

Today on my Facebook page we tackled designing with an oldie but goodie die, one our our first die sets, and now retired, The Diamond Mines Dies. 

You can watch the video that we walked through the steps that I'm highlighting here. 

I began with a Cocoa Grid Paper and patterned papers from Simple Stories. 

Page one of the layout uses the 3x3 and 3x4 dies. I've cut the paper into strips to keep the pattern intact. I've also used the sections as a foundation for the delicate die-cut sections and adhered them to the patterned paper. Photos were die-cut to drop into their positions. 

I printed two copies of the landscape photo so that I could cut them to fit the center row spots. 

I have not used the patterned paper in the center 4x4 section to work into the second page, in the center.

For page two, I've incorporated the 2x2 die from the set. I began by cutting 8 - 2x2s in the dark brown that I'm using for the die-cut pieces. Tone on tone with the cardstock and grid helps to make the photos pop while the die cuts blend into the grid. 

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This time I'm looking for red, white, and blues to create with on Navy Grid Paper.

 

The third layout takes a different arrangement with the 2x2s and patterned papers. My main photos are of Mount Rushmore from four different viewpoints. The other photos were from spots from around the area and are cut into 2.125" squares. 

The 3x4, 3x3, and the 2x2 Diamond Mines Dies. 

One way to stabilize your delicate die-cuts and then pop your photos or cardstock into place. I've created templates matching the dies' color coding to make it easy to play and plan layouts by moving the various pieces around. 

Thanks for stopping by today and I invite you to join us on Five Pines Designs Facebook page where more inspiration and a video is taking you through the steps. 

Andrea 

  

 

To the Man who put the Camera in My Hand

Long before my Dad was married and had a family, he was an adventurer. He spent his lifetime teaching us to love to travel, explore and enjoy the great outdoors. 

He passed away almost eleven years ago now, and in the end he really didn't know who I was, but a scrapbook album I put together (with some help from those who remembered things,) of his family and life before Canada/America was a place we connected. The power of photos and stories has been his legacy. I know people make fun of the slide shows that their friends would show, but I loved the slide shows Dad would run as they carried the narrative of my childhood.

 

It was on this trip that my love of photography was born and nurtured. My Dad put his Argus 35mm camera into my hands and taught me how to use it! This is just a small tribute in Memory of my Dad and all he taught me. It may have taken me half a century to be making something of the skills he once instilled, but I'm enjoying every minute of it!

 

 

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's who stop and take the time to teach their children.

 

andrea 

 

digital kit is available at Pixels and Co. from Celeste Knight at Sweet Caroline Studio

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