Friday 7 June 2013

Scrap Around The World - Challenge 2



Mood Board inspiration: the aged and country look to the colours in the upper left image, naturals and that aged blue with a hint of green, the books in the lower right also speak to me of wisdom.
Sketch inspiration: I sponged bricks instead of the splatters and side and base strips, a string of pearl loops instead of the banner and lace instead of the strips below the photo.
This challenge was made a little more difficult by a self imposed family challenge; my niece Bel Woods and I, with my sister Catherine who lives in the USA, decided to challenge each other to use the next mood board and sketch to scrap a photo of our maternal Grandmother Mary Jane. We thought it would be interesting to see how different our interpretations were using the same photo, mood board and sketch. This is my take on it.
This photo was taken at my wedding thirty five years ago. She came from Ireland as a 12 year old girl and her family settled in a farming district in the south and slightly east of our state. Grandma became a farmers wife so the field image worked for me. She had a large very loving home and through our troubled childhood became our safe haven; with her, we knew we were loved and cared for. She was never seen without a necklace so I have used the pearl loops at the top of the page. I have ink rubbed bricks onto the page to show not only the strength and stability that she gave us but also our love of her home. She had a large garden which she cared for until she was almost ninety and always had flowers in the house so I have also surrounded her with flowers and these are spilling out of a picture frame of which there were many in her home; photos of her very large and ever expanding family. The title is obvious, she had the most wonderful smile; I love that smile.
Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave, best wishes, Susan Scrapzones


 

16 comments:

  1. i cant believe how different they all are. i was certain they were going to be so similar like last time. this just goes to show how each of us scrap so different but still all so gorgeous.
    i was so scared of my cluster cos i know your so great at them...love your flowers!!
    this was fun...have to do it again.
    love ya

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  2. great layout! I love the colors you pulled from the moodboard to create this lovely, detailed page, thank you for playing along with SATW!

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  3. wow wow wow Susan , this is so fabulous, and what a precious photo .. loveeeeeeeeee this so much x

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  4. hey Susan did you know Lucy from Melbourne has begun a monthly challenge , 'you show me yours'.. she chooses a photo each month and each person scraps it and posts it on their blog. anyone can join in .... I will email you the link and pic if you like to join in .. hugz x

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  5. Amazing lo thanks for joining us at sATW

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  6. Thank you Susan for sharing this precious page and the story behind it with us at Scrap Around the World!

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  7. Beautiful layout love the flower cluster [my favourite thing] x

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  8. This is stunning Susan!!!So very elegant!!

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  9. Great to see all these different layouts with the one photo. Thanks for joining in at SATW.

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  10. This is really beautiful! Love this composition!! Thank you for joining in with us at Scrap Around The World with another layout :)

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  11. You always do the cluster of flowers so well in your layouts. I am very envious. It was a great idea to have you, Belinda and myself do the challenge together. It was fun. So many ideas. Scrap each others photos or pick paper to use. Thank you. Catherine.

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  12. Susan i love this layout and all the elements are lovely, thanks for sharing too about this wonderful lady!!

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  13. Ooooh this is such a fab idea Susan! talk about scrap around the world! beautifully designed, I particularly like that gorgeous lace and the soft tones you have used. Thank you so much for sharing your page with us at SATW!

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  14. Wonderful idea to join forces like that, you guys are amazing! Precious, captivating page and memories...thanks being inspired by our moodboard and sharing with us at SATW.

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  15. FABULOUS LAYOUT!!!THANKS SO MUCH FOR PALYING ALONG WITH SCRAP AROUND THE WORLD!!!

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  16. Love your touch of lace and your flower cluster. Beautiful!

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