Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Taking a challenge...

Lisa-Jane is a WOYWW Desker, and a member of I don't know how many design teams.  Scrapbooker extra-ordinaire, lemme tell ya.  well, she posted up May's chalelnge for SJ Crafts and because Saturday was National Scrap Booking Day, I thought I might have a crack at it.  OK.  I admit, it was more because it looked like a challenge I might actually be able to do without it looking totally contrived.
So the challenge was this Bingo grid...include three of the features but be sure to include the middle square, so work horizontally, diagonally, vertically, blah.  You get it.  Sooner than I did, I've no doubt.

Well, continuing with the crusade to scrap old photos as the mood takes me, I give you me and Mr Dunnit when I was 19.  We were on holiday in Argeles Sur Mer, south of France and rather bizarrely, I am wearing my old school sweatshirt.  I have to say that when I look at this, I just see fresh skinned youth. But I'm hoping you'll see the metal embellies, the mixed font alphas and the circles.  

You can already see it's My Mind's Eye papers and more doilies...but in my defence, they're circular! And I haven't done the journalling yet...that's because I was hoping to get some comment from Mr D first..you never know, he might have something more interesting to add than 'oh look at how young we were'.  Coming home from a crop with a finished LO except for the journalling is definitely a sign of my maturity (as a scrapbooker you understand) - in previous years I've just gone ahead and done it, just to call the page finished.  See, I'm evolving!

19 comments:

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

You got a LOT done at the crop. And I see the blush of youth and young love. What a wonderful photo of you and Mr. D.

You accomplished the challenge with aplomb and a completed layout. Good for you!!

Krisha said...

Young love, aint it grand? You were but babies in this photo! Love the colorful LO Julia, and well done on getting it done miss dunnit.......couldn't resist!

jill said...

How sweet you but look . All the colors work so well together on your lo.

Sue said...

Fab LO.

Craftychris said...

What a fabulous layout! The papers are awesome and the fresh faced photo of you both is so sweet! xx

505whimsygirl said...

Love this!! Love the layout, the colors, the paper, every dang thing!

Hugs,
Kay

Helen said...

oh how sweet..... !! it's a great layout though, I love it! You do look very very young... lol!

Laura said...

Happy NSD belatedly! Love the photo and the cheerful papers on your layout. :)

misteejay said...

No problem identifying all the bingo elements Julia - great LO.

Toni xx

Lisa-Jane said...

Thank you so much for the mention! I am blushing here for sure. I have that exact La De Da paper from MME too so I know you have great taste :-) WOnderful layout and so glad to have been of assistance in you getting an entire layout done! xx

Ginny Maxam said...

Great Layout and sweet picture!! Cute Idea, the bingo crop. Someday I'll have to try scrapbooking! Hugs

Ginny

Monica said...

So what did he say. I can think of many things my DH would have to say about old. Photos.super layout now for the journaling X rated I presume

Unknown said...

How fun to look back and see how we were back then. i scrolled down and spied your colored paper doilies, love them! Diane #52

Becky said...

Great layout! A good idea to scrap older photos - something I must do too.

Sarah said...

Aha, now I too have that paper lurking somewhere!! Great photo and layout! Thanks for playing along with the Bingo grid at S J Crafts xx

Annie Claxton said...

Hehehe I have that paper somewhere too! Aaah you really do look about twelve there. Lovely page, with a sweet romantic vintage style - perfect for your sweet romantic vintage photo :o) Thanks for playign with us at SJ Crafts

Jimjams said...

What a sweet photo ... my husband looks terribly skinny in shots from our youth ... happy days!

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