Paper Secrets - SYOA - Round 2 HAS ENDED!

After 57 weeks of Challenges...
I am one of the last Scrappers Standing!

That's 57 unexpected challenges for use of products, techniques and sketches.

In the end I completed:
*Some random pages of photos that I never got that spark to start!
*Christmas page that I fine hard to do, But now I love the challenge!
*An album of our trip/move to Newfoundland, Canada
*Finished my already in progress 1st true Camping Trip in Newfoundland finally using our Travel Trailer.
*Completed a few page for My Brother and Sister-In-Law's Wedding Album
*Some pages of my Husband - even got to crop out an extra girlfriend!
*Started my multiple extended weekends to My Aunt and Uncle's property in PA!
*Started my Colonial Williamsburg Trip Album

SYAO2 HAS ENDED 

CONGRATS! to the last 3 scrappers standing!

Jean Marmo

Lisa-GTwins

Michelle O'Driscoll

   

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Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #57

Here is another page for my Colonial Williamsburg Trip.

Round 2 is down to only 3 participants!  We were given the following requirements:

1. Color combo

2. Sketch

3. List of  things to add & do

something that drips (USED: Stickles in Milled Lavender, Also: Tears in pic & Jail Cell Potty)

layers

Journal in the form of a recipe.

Graphic 45 paper (USED: ABC Primer)

lacing/leather- Lacing is as a shoe or corset is laced "NOT LACE" you could lace ribbon, twine etc. through lace that would technically be "lacing" (USED: Leather border, Laced my banner)

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #56

Here is what I came up with:

It is the opening page in my Colonial Williamsburg Trip Album.
I used a photo of the Welcome sign cropped around the sign shape and popped it up with foam tape.

We were given the Color Combos Galore challenge this week to complete.

Color Combos Galore

You must choose one of the inspiration photos & for our challenge you must add/do everything listed next to it!

EXAMPLE BELOW

Inspiration Photo 1: Focus on Composition: CLUSTERED ELEMENTS Try clustered flowers, clustered photos, a cluster of embellishment or accents More Inspiration Ideas: metal, distressing, rectangle shapes, brads...

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2- Week #55

This week's challenge was a combo from CSI blog Challenge.
Here is what I came up with:

The Case File we were given:

My pictures were too long in width to fit the sketch and if I did crop them down. You would lose the scale of the Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
Here is the pictures pulled out of the pockets I made.

5 Colors of Scheme were used.
Evidence Used: Create a jagged edge, clouds, sailboat, something sheer, e.g. vellum & eyelets
Testimony Used: Documented a getaway & Put my journaling behind something sheer.

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #54

This week's challenge was a combo from CSI blog Challenge.
Here is what I did:

There is no journaling because I am making the pages for my Brother and Sister-In-Law's Wedding album. Leaving the journaling to them since I was not in Hawaii for the wedding. But inspiration words:  soar, love, reflect would be forthcoming...


We were given this case to found and color combo:

At least 2 elements of evidence used: hearts, flowers, leaves/vines & solid background
At least 1 element of testimony: Document a love story & Add hearts to your journaling spot

Some close ups:

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #53

New Rules....Use this photo as your color combo inspiration.

These items/techniques must be used:
5 different ribbons, chicken wire, stamping, tags

Sorry it is a bit blurry! My lighting is not the best. Does anyone have a trick for getting no shadows/glare if you have to shoot at night?

Here are the closes ups...Much better pics!
I used a Chicken Wire Background stamp I had. I hope that it counts...I was debating how the items/techniques are to be read.

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #52

I made it a year! That's 52 weeks of challenges and 52 layouts completed!!!!!!!
Here is this weeks challenge:

Used: doilies, paint, 7+ Printed papers & all 3 (Tags, 5+ Buttons & Twine)
Techniques: Masks & distressing (edge & inked)

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #51

The Groom - Another page done!

Used: Vellum, Tags, 5+ Buttons & Staples - All 3, Number Stickers, Arrows

Techniques: Machine Stitching & Distressing (Ink and Edge) 

 Vellum, Tags, Buttons, Edge & Ink Distressed, Machine Stitching

Vellum, Tags, Arrows, Machine Stitching, Number Stickers, Buttons, Edge & Ink Distressing

Vellum, Tags, Buttons, Edge & Ink Distressed, Machine Stitching, Arrows, Buttons

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #50

Here is this week's challenge and another layout done towards my Brother and Sister-In-Law's Wedding Album!

There is no title because I needed to find out more details about these photos. I wasn't there to take a stab at it!

2 Page Layout - This Week!

Used: 3+ Handmade Banners, 7+ Printed Papers, Paint & All 3 - Rick-Rack, 5+ Buttons & Staples

Techniques: 3+ Different Border Punches & Distressing

Handmade Banner, Staples and Edge Distressing

Page 1:

2 of the Handmade Banners, Staples, Rick-Rack, 7+ Printed Papers, 3 Border Punches, 3 of the Buttons, Edge and Ink Distressing

Page 2:

1 of the Handmade Banners, 3 of the Buttons, Staples, Rick-Rack, 7+ Printed Papers, 3 Border Punches, Paints, Edge and Ink Distressing

 Used Pearlized Paints for the champagne bubbles 

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #49

This week I worked on another page for my Brother and Sister-In-Law.
I am putting together pages from their Hawaiian Wedding. I did not put a title on this page only because I was not able to be at the wedding and I need to get an idea from them about what was going on....insight, keywords they describe to know what will fit them.

Products: 8+ repeat shapes (hearts), tags, canvas/burlap, rick-rack.

Techniques: machine stitching & distressing

Handmade Stamped Tag with Canvas, Burlap and Distressing.

8+ repeat shapes (hearts), Tags, Burlap, Rick-rack, Machine Stitching and Distressing

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #47

 This Week I got to use an old picture of my husband and his ex-girlfriend. I had fun with this because I got to paint over, add tape to cover, poke holes and stitch over his old girlfriend!

I thought that was pretty funny...since I never had any of those feelings nor even met her BUT I have wanted to do that such a long time ago to some of my boyfriend's ex's.

I ONLY got to do this because I had to use a photo that was anywhere between 12" x 6" to 12" x 8"
The photo I had on hand was a 13" x 11"

Products: Chevron Paper, Twine, Envelope, 5+ different Washi Tapes, Paint, & Number(s)

Techniques: Stamping, Stitching & Distressing - All 3

Paper Secrets SYAO - Round 2 - Week #46

Got to do a page for Christmas...one of my hardest themes I fine to scrapbook. After the past few I am starting to enjoy doing Christmas pages and not fear them!

Here is my 2 pager of this week's challenge:

Page 1:

Close - Up of Stamped Images:

Page 2:

Used: Script Paper, Tags & Tickets, Ruler-actual-ribbon or paper, Number(s), Stamped cancelled designs.
Techniques: Stamping & Distressing (I did Edge & Ink)

Close-Up of Stamps Images: