Hooray! It has been so long since I have a done a page just for me!  And not just one. I have two pages!

These papers are from a kit for a class I take monthly at my LSS. Not my favorite papers to work with so I decided to go a little out there.  For some reason, the hexagon paper made me think of these clown photos from a visit to a Science and Industry museum several years ago. And for some reason, these papers work.  I got the idea for the remaining product choices from Scrap Our Stash. I used 3 arrows, 3 buttons, washi tape, enamel dots, wood veneer and 3 stars.

This one is an idea I got from a class I'm taking at Creative Passion classes. It's the World Series of Scrapbooking. If you know me, you know hoe much I love baseball. How could I say no to this class?  

The idea is based on a home run and running all four bases. In this case, creating a square on the page and adding an embellishment to all for corners. ok, so I have more of a rectangle, but it still works!

Thanks for taking a look at my creative view. Come back again soon. I have lots coming up that I'll be sharing.

Supplies-Clowns: PP-Autehntique, CS-Bazzill, arrows-Fancy Pants, Wood-Basic Grey, buttons-random, washi & enamel dots-MME,  stars-Freckled Fawn, mist-Studio Calico, alphas-Simple Stories, American Crafts

Supplies-Woof: CS-American Crafts, PP, scallop sticker, star sticker, and white alpha-Bella Blvd, enamel dots-MME, all other embellishments-Freckled Fawn, mist-Tattered Angels

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.