Life is a Highway

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shcg: how interesting this is i like looking at it and the colors are wonderful. the only thing i see is the red accent flower on the frame overwhelms your face a little.

March 26, 2009

SHCG: What ugly paper? I like those papers and what you did with them. Great use of color and textures. The cut out rose is really cool too.

March 12, 2009

SHCG: I love how you turned random pp into a great LO! I think you did awesome with this, but I would suggest not putting the title on the red strips. I like the large life and highway with the small words cut from the pp, but I would use white/offwhite letters for the larger words and put them directly on the background cs. As is, I just think it detracts from the journaling strips. Very nice LO!

March 12, 2009

SHCG: Jen, the contrast between the traffic sign pp and the roses brings such unexpected interest to your page. I like the deeper symbolism behind your choices, too. The lyrics are also a perfect accompaniment. I have a few suggestions. I feel like Life should be in a thicker font, while Highway should be slanted to denote how changes come at you fast and in a blur. To heighten the contrast between the pps, I'd tear the left and right edges of the traffic pp. I like the rose cut-out, and I think it might be cool to doodle some thorny flourishes over the top and right sides of the photo to play up the metaphor. I agree with adding a mat to your photo, too. Finally, I think the red for the journaling strips is too dark. Instead I suggest printing on white or creme, and keep the red as mats for each strip. It could also look really cool to shape these red mats with arrow tips pointing in different directions, but still guiding us to key elements of your page. Nice use of hidden journaling and the ribbon pull tab. I like the soft texture that the ribbon adds to the lo. You've done a great job with these "ugly" pps. I appreciate you sharing such a vulnerable time in your life with us.

March 08, 2009

wonderful job on this. I'm glad you scrapped this. {hugs}

March 01, 2009

great job with the challenge! [this is why sometimes it is called SCRAPTHERPY]

February 28, 2009

great job with your ugly papers!

February 28, 2009

SHCG - WOW, Jen, it's so moving to read about this LO. I love how the combination of the greys/blacks w/ the pinks & flowers, really capture both an edginess & tenderness here, I imagine similarly to your real-life bittersweet situation. The pp is excellent here... I would never guessed this was for an ugly paper challenge. While I can see you matting the photo as Tiff mentioned, I see it more in black, or maybe black inking. I could also see that around the title & journaling strips but that's just my preference as an ink-addict. And I would like the date somewhere - on the hidden journaling, on the back, wherever. This is lovely, personal & marvelously scrapped, Jen, kudos on a job well done both in real life & in this LO! :o)

February 24, 2009

SHCG: Well Jen there's nothing ugly about this LO. I'm sorry you had to go thru that but glad that doing this LO helped you. You made all these papers work together so well and the title goes perfectly with that paper also. I agree with Tiff to matte the picture with another color, but it looks fantastic. Hugs, Marlene

February 24, 2009

SHCG: Jen, *hugs*, girl! I am so glad that you were able to use this layout as a therapeutic release. I love that this is a challenge to use ugly papers and I love that you paired these unlikely papers together. In my defense, I would like to explain that I normally mount the heck out of photos, titles, anything that can be mounted. Wait, that didn't come out right. *wink* I would suggest that you mount the photo on some white/offwhite cardstock and then mount it on that floral paper. I just want the photo to stand out a bit more and the flowers overpower it a bit. That might also provide you an opportunity to create a pocket for the hidden journaling. My eyes want something across the bottom of the layout. Perhaps a series of arrows along the bottom ribbon, overlapping the street sign panel? Finally, I'd love a date visible. Jen, this is a beautiful layout and I am a huge fan of getting things out in scrapping, girlfriend. I am proud of you for becoming the woman you are today! :)

February 23, 2009

Awesome job on this! I too keep some journaling hidden for obvious reasons. You did a great job on this with the ugly paper.

February 22, 2009

shcg: I agree with the commenter below about this being great therapy you being able to reflect on that time. Hidden journaling is wonderful for that. This is such an odd combination of papers, and yet it works so well for what you're trying to achieve. Awesomely done page.