Last week I reviewed the pre-class materials in the 2010
Dimensional Details workshop and found inspiration for the two layouts I'm sharing today. This first one is based on the pre-class assignment, and I've actually used this design twice before (see those layouts
here and
here), but it was fun to put this patriotic layout together.
The title and journaling are the words of a song by Lee Greenwood: Proud to be an America, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. And I gladly stand up, next to you, and defend her still today. 'Cause there ain't no doubt, I love this land, God Bless the USA.
This next layout is a scraplift of one of Nic Howard's layout in the pre-class presentation. This is a story about my Mama that I've wanted to record for a while. Last year when we were out shopping one day, I snapped these photos to go along with the story.
Journaling reads:
I don’t’ remember when Mama first started eating double doozies (sometime after Central Mall opened in the mid-1980s), but it soon became a daily ritual for her to drive to the cookie store for a Diet Coke & Original Double Doozie. I remember before cell phones, I would call the Great American Cookie Company store at Central Mall and leave a message for the “cookie lady” to call me when she stopped by for her daily treat. Over the past 20+ years, the routine has occasionally changed (to a few times a week or an M&M Doozie), but it’s still one of Mama’s favorite activities. She’s been known to drive an hour (or more) round trip to get to the nearest mall, just to have her daily Double Doozie Cookie!
I enjoyed adding layers and using some scraps on these layouts and am hoping to look back over more of the Dimensional Details materials in the coming weeks. (BTW - this workshop will be running again at
BPC beginning in July.) Have you reviewed any of the materials from previous classes lately? Does it inspire you to create new layouts with the same designs or do you work better with new class materials as inspiration?
I like to revisit old classes as there is always something fresh to get out of them.
ReplyDeleteI should do that too. When the class is going on we tend to get caught up in all the details at the moment, then some of it gets forgotten. Great idea. Love the layouts. I've also enjoyed your post on reworking you LOM system. I need to do a minor overhaul. But I am amazed repeatedly how the system works so wonderfully!
ReplyDeleteGreat layouts, Melissa and I especially love that you documented your Mama's cookie tradition/habit.
ReplyDeleteI have great intentions of revisiting classes, but the truth is I'm still working on some that have finished! Nonetheless, it's a great idea. Love the red, white, and blue layout, and so enjoyed reading the story about your Mama and the cookies.
ReplyDeleteI should really go and revisit classes too, but never seem to get around to it...love the story of your mama's cookie outings!
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Fantastic layouts... the cookie one is making me want to bake!! I love the chocolate chips!!! Yummy!!! And the American Flag one is great!!!!! Very patriotic!!
ReplyDeleteI love your layouts Melissa. Those chocolate chips look so yummy! The Double Doozie Cookie sounds scrumptious. I've never had one.
ReplyDeleteI've got quite a few workshops at BPC that I need to revisit also.
Thanks for sharing!
What a great story!
ReplyDeleteI took that class too and you have inspired me to go and pull out my class notes again
Love the cookie story! I envy that your mom can eat one every day. That's a fun daily routine! I gain 5 pounds just looking at them...... And a great red white and blue layout! That's a great photo!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Nic's class too and I loved the base for that layout! I might have to look at those notes too!
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