Saturday, January 9, 2010

"i see scrap"


Title: i see scrap

ETA: This layout was the winner of prompt #23 at The Creative Type challenge blog.
These girls made my day! Thank You!
This layout is the realization of multiple inspirations. The concept of the title and photo shoot, came from the movie The Sixth Sense-- Haley Joel Osment's famous line: "I see dead people":



The truth is, I see scrap materials and possibilities in every piece of trash. My "trash" [treasure] collecting tendencies have been often times ridiculed by my family. My hubby holds up a piece of trash before pitching it, and mocks me: "You want to scrap this?"
Journaling reads:
What many may consider it as junk and trash, I see scrap-possibilities in the discarded and abandoned: a potato mesh bag may be a perfect fisherman's net for a beach-theme layout; Bottle caps may become the wheels of a bike. I have enough brand-name scrapbook supplies to scrap my family's life + the 9 lives of my cat, yet what really thrills me, is finding unconventional items for my scrap pages.
When I started scrapping in late 2004, my goal was a baby Omar album. Now, I scrap not so my kids would know me better, but so that I may get to know myself better. It is my creative outlet, my therapy and my saving grace. Love scrap.
Techniques:
*For the Creative Type Prompt #23, we had to use newspaper, so I ripped out a page from a dictionary and circled the word 'scrap' and 'scrapbook'. I applied gesso over parts of the page, and used a credit card dipped in black paint to stamp lines for journaling.
*For the Gutter Girlz Dec15 Prompt, we had to use mesh/gauze (I used a potato mesh bag scrap), and a very thin mesh-like fabric backed with paper and matte medium (which I ran through a QK border die), and theme: "I'm only fine" (I'm only fine when I scrap--it's a perfect outlet for my stress).
Supply List:
Patterned paper: Jillibean Soup; Gaffer tape: 7gypsies, frame: KI Memories, Button: JHB (from Joann's); Proverb: K & Company; Date stamp: JoAnn Craft Essentials; Ink: Colorbox Clearsnap; Paint and gesso: Golden; Other: mesh, thread, fabric remnant, dictionary page.
***Thanks for looking!!!

23 comments:

Irma said...

translation for my lithuanian folks :)
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Mintis šiam skrebui (ir nuotraukai) gimė prisiminant aktoriaus Haily Osmento prisipažinimo žodžius filme "Sixth Sense": "aš matau mirusius".

Aš panašiai matau galimybes skrebui menkiausiuose "šiukšlytėse ir skiautelėse". Nors turiu užtektinai skrebo priemonių skrebinti savo šeimos gyvenimus iki žilos senatvės + netgi mūsų katės 9 gyvenimus, mane labiau veža atrasti neįprastų paskirčių šiukšlyčių panaudojimui savuose skrebo puslapiuose.
Skrebo tema atsako į klausimą- kas man skrebas?
Dėkui ;)

Mrs Pretzel said...

I love it!! I love that you're playing with us!! Thanks so much for the link!! I feel the same way... all the possibilities in every piece of what others consider trash.

Linutukas said...

niu tikrai , skrbinimas valdo tavo mintis ir veiksmus, saunuole, niu as dar negreitai kaska tokio sumastysiu :), bet smagu tokius darbus studijuoti :) :) :)

Agneja said...

Kaip sauniai sugalvojai;) labai patiko tas zodyno lapas, kad ant jo dar savo rastu parasei;) ir dar labai man idomi foto...cia pati taip sumontavai?

Anonymous said...

So cool that you combined these two challenges. Thanks for playing :)

Lawrute said...

...labai idomus skrebukas :) zodyno puslapio panaudojimas , berods jau ne pirmame tavo LO - si ideja man labai patinka :) ir viskas taip siltai atrodo, uteptas korektoriumi nereikalingas tekstas... ir tavo pamastymai - super!!!

...mane visada zavi tavo sugebejimas is taip arti save pazinti...

Neringa said...

Jau vakar pagalvojau, Irma, kad pasigedau tavo skrebukų. :) Ir štai, šiandien įkišusi nosį randu. :D Labai patiko ir tema, ir atlikimas, ir pavadinimas.
o tas raideles šaukšte pati sudėliojai?

Nikki said...

Wow! Cool page! love the i see scrap spelled out with the soup! thanks for playing along!

Irma said...

thanks for all the comments ;)
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foto daryta mano pačios, ir raidelės buvo išvirtos ir išdėstytos mano pačios :D

Agneja said...

nu tu duodi:D net ir raideles specialiai issivirei ;)

Irma said...

Juk seniai sakiau kad esu crazy dėl skrebo :D

Glenda T. said...

That picture of the soup is soooo freakin cool!!!!! Love it! THanks for playing with us again!!!

Becky said...

just totally awesome

Živilė said...

Geras! :))) nu ir prigalvoji :) super ideja su sriuba ir išvirtom raidelėm :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

ohhhhhhhh i love love love love love that photo and loving the journaling....and i soooooooooooooo agree with u....i see scrap in everything too! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Unknown said...

Those words in the soup is brilliant! Way to incorporate the other challenge as well!

Unknown said...

This LO is just too true!! I keep finding things at work to bring home! Love your pic! Thanks for playing with us again!

lara said...

what what?!!!!!!!
Girl you are AMAZING!!!!!!
Did you set up the alphabet photo or did you find that somewhere, cause that just blows me mind!!!

I'm so glad we've found each other in this scrappy world! And you're right, inspiration usually comes from non-store bought items - there's a whole different connection when you discover something in a drawer or in a gutter than on a shelf in a store :)

Irma said...

Hi Lara,
Yep! I cooked the alpha noodles, arranged them and staged a photo shoot---the stuff we do for scrap :D LOL!

Miele said...

Puikus darbelis :) Labai patiko užrašai ant žodyno ;) Ir ta mintis, jog seniau skrebinai, kad Tave vaikai pažintų geriau, o dabar - kad pati save geriau pažintum. Labai gražu ;)

kitokia Aurelija said...

OOO, puikiai perteikei tai, ką turbūt karts nuo karto jaučiam visos :O
Pamačiusi skrebuko foto pirmiausia mielai pakikenau, o tada palingavau galva pritariamai - oi, būna ir man taip :D :D :D
Ir apskritai, labai sveikinu tavo santykį su skrebinimo pasauliu, linkiu sau to paties ateityje :)

Ačiū už puikius darbus ;)

Jurgita said...

Koks skanus darbelis :)
Tu nenustoji manęs stebinti.

dani said...

This is awesome - love the photo you used here!