Happy Birthday

No, it's not my birthday, or anyone else in my family's today. But that is part of the title of the LO I have to share today. It is Monday, which means it's reveal day at Let's Get Sketchy. We had a great sketch to use and I had a lot of fun working with it.

2009 was an odd year for us. It was filled with many unexpected challenges, many ups & downs. We took advantage of reasons to celebrate. What a better way to celebrate a birthday than taking in a Cubs game on a warm fall evening. The only thing that could have made the night better was if we had gotten a photo of the birthday message on the scoreboard. Oh well, and excuse to do it again.

I've been having a lot of fun tilting elements on my pages. Why not tilt the entire photo matte? It works. The photos are placed so they are looking at each other. Tilting the strips at the top and bottom  add to the effect as well s pull the focus onto the photos. The papers have a lot going on, so embellishments are minimal, but visible.

I hope to see your entries this week at Let's Get Sketchy. Thanks for stopping to take a look at my creative view. I'll be back several times this week sharing more projects I've been working on.