The Court Goes to School: Day 5

There were lots of terrific photos from the take home library dedication. I selected the best representation for the collage. What a neat thing for this office to be able to remember this program for many years to come!

Supplies used: red cardstock; DCWV - the Grade School stack; misc. cardstock cbackpack; pop dots; MAMBI - boy w/ backpack sticker; Adobe Elements 6; CoffeeShop To the Nines Template; Font - Scrap Kids

The Court Goes to School: Day 3

Today we're looking at the right-hand page of the photo collage of last year's volunteers. I kept the two-page design very simple. That keeps the focus on the photos of all of those happy kids and mentors.

The stitching is a little better on this side of the layout, but the thread tension gave me some trouble in a few places. So many things to learn!

Supplies used: SU - tangerine tango cardstock; lt. red cardstock; DCWV - the Grade School stack; misc. cardstock globe; corner rounder; pop dots; black pen; Singer Pixie; orange thread; Adobe Elements 6; CoffeeShop Rounded Corners Storyboard Set 5; Font - LDJ Noodge

The Court Goes to School: Day 2

While the office I am scrapping for has not taken tons of photos or retained lots of memorabilia from their volunteer project, there are still plenty of good representations of the work they are doing at the school. For instance, last year, the school counselor took photos of some of the volunteers with their mentees, which made an excellent collage for last year's tutoring work.

Supplies used: SU - tangerine tango cardstock; lt. red cardstock; DCWV - the Grade School stack; misc. cardstock computer; corner rounder; pop dots; black pen; Singer Pixie; orange thread; Adobe Elements 6; CoffeeShop Rounded Corners Storyboard Set 5

NOTE: My scanner and I are not getting along at the moment, so this is not the best scan and thus not the best digital panoramic stitching. But hopefully you get the idea, despite having part of the edge page elements cut off.

I also experimented with machine stitching as a border. I have not had my sewing machine very long and have never been good with one to begin with. Straight lines aren't my strongest suit! But I think the imperfections work in the context of subject matter and thus I did not scrap the layout and start over but embraced the layout - imperfections & all.

An Album Gone Digital: Day 6

We've cruised the Inside Passage and have reached our first destination - Ketchikan. The boys went fishing while we explored the Alaskan wilderness.

Supplies used: Program - Adobe PS Elements 6; Template - Ali Edwards Remember This Left (DesignerDigitals), CoffeeShop Rounded Corner Storyboard 6; Font - Blackoak Std (title); Paper - Daniella Peuss Love & Affection kit background 04 (background), Jan Crowley SongBird Avenue April 09 patterned paper 6 (strip); Ink - Michelle Coleman Fall Splendor kit inked edge overlay; Vellum - Rhonna Farrer Travel kit tag; Rub-ons - Katie Pertiet Traveler Stamps day 3, Ali Edwards Hello Summer brushes "play"