Maggie Holmes' Advanced Photography Class Assignment #1

First of all, if you are interested in Maggie's classes, here's the link. I took the Beginner's class last fall, and now I'm taking the Advanced class. I thought I'd post my assignments here as well as on her discussion board.

This week was about choosing a location. The goal was to find a place that could have several different 'feels' within a short distance from one another. I just happened upon some fireworks shops that were painted really brightly and decided we should try there.

Here are my favorites:

I just absolutely loved the last one... I used Maggie's Sun-kissed Action in addition to a texture, in addition to the toy camera frame ~ it just turned out exactly as I pictured it when I took it. :)

~Jen

Free Digital Scrapbooking ~ March Layout challenge

Here's a new layout using the template from FDS for March:

~Jen

4x6 Photo Love: February 2011

I missed out on the January assignment... although I may go back and try it here soon anyway. Because this was February's, we are up to *2* photos. :)

This has to be the *brightest* paper I've ever used, but it seemed like it worked. Paper is all from the $1 bin at Target, letters were on clearance at Archiver's, and the buttons came with a package I got for Christmas. So this is probably the 'cheapest' one I've done, too.

~Jen

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner...

I submitted my page for the SEI contest - and WON! Not because I'm the best, there were some amazing submissions, but I got the lucky random.org pick! :)

I also got lucky in my class, Creative Retreat with May Flaum and won some Lily Bee papers as well!

Woohoo! I love surprises like these!! I better get back to creating more stuffs to post online. :)

~Jen

SEI February 2011 Challenge

Updated - I re-read the post about the challenge and realized I should use SEI supplies, so I've created another page using the Juliette collection:

I must be getting my scrapbooking mojo back, finally!!

This is for the SEI Blog February Challenge... wish me luck!

~Jen

Scrapbooking... it's cheaper than therapy

This is a page I created in memory of my aunt who passed away 3 weeks ago...

Using a template from FDS for February.

~Jen

Trying to get creative again!

Well, I've spent my month trying to finish up some half-done projects... and instead I went ahead and started more! LOL. I've also become quite addicted to these online classes... Here's a few I've signed up for:

4x6 Love
Creative Retreat
Embrace Imperfection
And hopefully... Advanced Photography - I haven't signed up just yet... trying to justify the cost, but I took the Beginner's class from Maggie and LOVED it. I have never learned so much in such a short time!!

I'm officially done with the Picture Winter... and yet, I have 3 prompts that I haven't done. I just haven't been feeling it this week, and struggling with the prompts while also trying to get this photo slideshow done for my aunt's memorial this weekend.

~Jen