I challenged myself....

I came to cardmaking through scrapbooking as many of us do.  While unpacking some old boxes I found this photo of my son and his dog when they were both just pups.  James is now 17 and Bonnie is 13.  This is one of my favourite photos of them together, and inspired me to have a go at scrapbooking a page with my Stampin Up Products.  I had been used to scrapping with a plethora of different brands and products and wondered if I would struggle or feel limited in just using SU.  Well, was I pleasantly surprised.  I decided that in the spirit of using and older photo I would also use retiring product as well, so doubly challenged myself.  It was amazing how easy this was using some DSP and some Memories and More cards. I found myself wanting to stick more and more onto the page and had to stop myself, I even removed some stuff as the page was getting pretty busy.

I see more scrapbooking in my future.  I might even take a current photo of the 2 of them and do a "then and now" layout.

Stickers and sentiments are from the Petal Passion Memories and More Pack.  The DSP is Fresh Florals and Petal Pallette and the CS is Lemon Lime Twist. I coloured the flower stickers with Light Old Olive Blends and tied some bakers twine in a bow.  So Quick.

I did cheat a little with the tag and stamped the names with the new Make a Difference alphabet set.  WOW  is that set going to get some use!!!

Lemon Lime Twist is is my favourite colour and I'm planning on using it often while it is an In Color.  It goes so perfectly with Black and White.