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This is one side of my response to ~Alma Scrapera~/Nitza's “Cardstock, Cardstock, Cardstock” challenge for Scrap Happenzz Critique Group to not use patterned paper & focus on cardstock technique. This right page looks a little weird without the left one next to it; just try to visualize the smaller pics making film strips across the top & bottom of the 2 pages that lead to the 5x7 of my hubby graduating from grad school. The right margin cuts off in the scan.

I stamped the background & matted the photos in crackle paint. Since the photos have a glossy nonporous surface & I forgot to sand the edges prior to painting, the paint started crackling off. So I had to seal it in w/ decoupage finish. I also inked the paint mattes w/ gold ink & added gold/coppery seed beads around the big pic; the bling factor of the gold ink, beads & brads doesn't come across as nicely in the scan as in person. I Mod Podged the title & journaling strips, to add shine & contrast. (I also ended up spilling paint & decoupage finish, having to retouch & reprint a photo TWICE but we won't talk about that, grr…)

This LO chronologically comes before my “You Are My Hero” LO, in which you can see a better pic of my sweetie graduating - http://scrapbook.com/galleries/41507/view/1084409/-1/20/1.html. Also, this page is a lift of Kim Collee's “Dream Come True” page (Scraptivity's Notions newsletter & website).

Journaling:
- “Greg's graduation from Fordham's Graduate School of
Social Work was held at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center.
- Many fun memories! I was Viddy-ing & Digi-ing, & later passed along
camera duties to Michael, who had closer seats w/ Charlie & Barbara.
- We found Shelly, Patty & Jeff via cell calls w/
Greg & fellow grad/family friend Marci.
- ‘I forgot my tassel & everyone's wearing one!'
- ‘What does Greg want now, juice?'
- When I saw Greg & Marci, I got all misty w/
pride; Shelly got misty too! We cheered ‘em both.
- Text messaging to Greg after he walked across
the stage: ‘Congrats Bub!' Answer: ‘Kkkhee!'
- ‘Mom, you're like the paparazzi!'
- Greg had to be there early, so he brought a sandwich,
which later ended up saving a grad having a diabetic attack!
- I am so very proud of my
Bubyhubby & his accomplishments!”

ETA: The date appears on the LO that will come before this about what my parents & I did earlier in the day (went to the wax museum!).

TFL :)


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