Friday, July 30, 2010

Show Some Leg






















I had some fun with this one.  I found these great photos of my godmother and her sisters and my mom taken after WWll.

Note:  You all know how important music is to me and how it usually coincides with my layouts.  Now I'd like to share  one of my favorite songs that we found performed on YouTubeI hope you'll take a minute to watch it.  The choir, as another art form, inspires my creativity. And these wonderful girls singing have nothing to do with today's layout theme...other than  Lily wrote this song for her mother--and this is a photo of my mom having fun and I miss my mom!  So hit the pause button on Playlist and hit the play arrow on YouTube.

Pages In Time inspiration sketch for the July PIT kit:
The July PIT kit provided the cardboard cutout shape, the 7 Gypsies Avignon Collection patterned paper: Fleur De Lys  (covering the shape),  Say It with Pearls embellie, lace and flowers.  I placed it on Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection pp from the June PIT kit.  I just liked how the two papers looked together.  And the June Devonshire Guinevere has a beautiful distressed pattern so I didn't have to add anything to it. 
From my stash:
Adirondack gold metallic paint dabber to edge the shape and the paper
paper pieced legs from Graphic 45 Domestic Goddess Collection: Lady of the House
rhinestone flower (from PIT)
Websters Pages alphas
Jenni Bowlin journal sheet
K&Co Kurio chipboard letters distressed with Ranger ink and ColorBox Fluid Chalk and a Hero Arts script stamp
black flower button

Here is this week's Pages In Time Thursday July 29 sketch:
And the August Pages In Time monthly kit is in the PIT store ready for purchase.  I've got it posted on my sidebar for future reference--but hurry.  Last month's kit was sold out in a flash.

18 comments:

Lori said...

This is really cool Helene! Love the legs, that's too funny!

Terry said...

This is so awesome! Wish my legs looked like that! Great legs!

Lynn Stevens said...

Great layout Helene, I think its so cool your using family photos for your pages! and great song playing too, a blast from the past!

Lacee broyles said...

This is awesome!!!! Your pages are always so unique!!!! Love it!!!! You are truly an artist!!!

Theresa said...

Wow! Love that layout of your godmother and her sisters. That's a great sketch, and you did an awesome job with it!

Unknown said...

Helene your layout is perfect with the legs! Very nice...I am sitting here with big tears...the choir is so extremely good. I love the song they sang and you saying about missing your mom touches my heart big time. My mom is developing dementia and even though she is still present ...I miss my mom too! It hurts

Unknown said...

PS. I am looking at your song list! I sang Que Sara Sara to my children every night and now they sing to my grandchildren!!!

deb famularo said...

Love the music and LOVE the layout! Wow, one of my faves of yours!!!!!!!!! What great photos! Just awesome! xOxO

Jaqi said...

This is brilliant, love those legs.......wish mine were even half as good as that lol. Thanks for visiting my blog and for leaving such a lovely comment, its much appriciated.

Lynne Moncrieff said...

Adore this layout. On seeing this layout it makes me wonder why I stopped scrapbooking as I loved to use old family photos. This is so great and gorgeous colours and love those legs! TFS. Lynne M

Gerrie Johnnic said...

Sure caught my attention! Great layout for those old photos!

Edith Schmidt said...

Great layout! Just love it and love the pics. I sent your winnings to you via your email contact info. Please let me know if you have not received them. Take care and keep those wonderful creative juices of yours flowing.

Marie Lost Bird Studio said...

Hi Helene,
wonderful layout - not that I know a lot about scrapbooking, just love it.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
Hugs,
Marie

The Nostalgic Scrapper said...

oh...how nice... really cute one there! and that kit is definitely gorgeous!

Clare Lloyd said...

great LO and i love the journalling! X

Yvonne said...

Love all those legs!

Unknown said...

Love the Coca-Cola back ground has it been that log since I last visited? I love the LO of you mum and her friends and a great use of DP to make it all fit nice quior too

Love Dawn xx

scrappygal said...

Cool lo, wonderful sketch and ooh lala, wonderful kit!

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