August Challenge About This Page:

[LilMarcieMouse]

Ok everyone tell Shell of the South thank you for reminding me it was a new month.

This one comes from alisonhinsley (Thank you for the great idea.)

She says:

I subscribe to a Scarpbook magazine and they have something called magpie moments. This is when you buy or save an item that is nothing to with scrapbooking but gets used in your pages.
For example O rings for plumbing, one lady had a buy a t-shirt of her son because she loved the label so much, paint swatches from the DIY stores.

The ideas was hand made emblishments i.e crocheted flowers or items made out of FIMO/clay

Good lucka dn have fun.

[Starla4436]

Great Challenge! I am hoping to participate in this one.

[stretch2864]

Sounds like a fun challenge! I would love to carve out a little bit of time to try this one out!

[Marv]

I was looking for something else in the junk drawer when I found this little S hook. I thought it'd work great for the August challenge. I had my zipline pictures from Puerto Vallarta sitting on my desk waiting to be scrapped. The S hook made my tag not lay flat, so I dug around in the drawer again and found a chain. Neither are meant for scrapping, so they should qualify for the challenge this month. I'm trying to get a lot of pages done in August, so I'm going for simple. I'm also trying to use supplies I have on hand. The first two pattern papers have a Mexican feel and came from the Mexican Riviera scrap book kit that I bought on the disney ship this June. (O.K., I just couldn't resist buying this for my album, but otherwise I'm not buying new stuff!) They were really vibrant, so I tried to tone them down by covering some of it up and matting the photos. I thought it was pretty funny that we wore colors that would work with the pattern paper that came in the kit.

[LilMarcieMouse]

I love the way you used the S hook and chain. Great job.

[kmurburg]

Michelle - Those are great pages! I love your S-Hook and chain to hold the tag - clever idea! I did notice that your shirt colors matched your pages - cool! That zip line looks like it would be sooo fun!

[scmiller777]

Great pages.

[stretch2864]

Michelle~those pages turned out great!

[Nala]

I love that tag! What a great addition to the page.

And I have to say, you are so much braver that I am. I would have never had the guts to do that zipline!

Great pages.

[Nala]

A few years agao, Kiara had a pair of Hello Kitty tennis shoes that had these adorable little charms on the laces. When it came time to part with the shoes, I couldn't bring myself to throw away the charms on them. I ran across them in the laundry room and thought they would be perfect for this challenge.



I took this picture of Kiara while waiting for a bus from the AK. She was wearing a charm bracelette that she got that trip, so I used the shoe charm to pick up on that from the picture. I also framed the side and top of the picture with a ball chain from a ceiling fan pull. I thought the title of "Sugar & Spice" went well with her sweet smile and that look of complete mischief in her eyes.

The Prima flowers were a gift from Lynda and were perfect for this page. Thanks Lynda!

[Shell_of_the_South]

Michelle - I love your pages! The pictures are priceless! I agree with you, sometimes it's just about getting the pages done.

Nala - such a cute page - I agree with that little twinkle in her eyes!

You both have been very creative with non-scrapbooking items! Good Job!

[Mouseketeer]

Michelle, I love how you thought to use the S-hook and chain for your zip line tag. I would never think to do something like that. Great use of papers too. The zipline looks scary and fun at the same time!

Nala, such a darling picture of Kiara. Adding the charm to the page will always help you remember one of her favorite things. I like how you added the gems to your letters (and I'm glad the Prima flowers came in handy!).

[rescuesk]

Awesome pages!!! Nala, that's a great picture. and it fits perfectly with the page (or should I say the page is the perfect fit for the picture? ). Michelle, I love those pages...and the zipline looks like alot of fun!

[Marv]

Beautiful page, Nala. I envy you being able to use pink, flowers, and bling so much on your pages! With two boys, I really have to look hard for pages I can do that with. What a great idea to put rhinestones on the letters! I'm going to scraplift that one and I can scraplift the chain link idea for a border, too. It looks great with all your flowers and rhinestones but could be easily worked in for boy pages!

[DawnDenise]

I'm in awe of both of you as I am having a hard time coming up with something for this challenge.

Michelle: I love the s-hook and chain. It definitely encompasses the hole zipline idea. (And you are so much braver than I am!! You won't find me on one of those!)

Nala: Another beautiful layout and terrific use of non-scrapbooking charms. I am currently addicted to pink right now so I instantly fell in love with page before even looking at it closely. I love all the bling!