A Tree Grows...

...not well, but it grew. LOL
Whaddya gonna do. If you know me, you know I gotta try it at least once. Not the most amazing tree, but I'm okay with it in the book, if ya kwim. This was done for two challenges, actually; STAR @ ScrapStreet brought bugnsamsmom/Jenn to challenge us to use the title of a book and a line or two from it. I chose my favorite author, Shel Silverstein (never said I understood him, just love him!), from his book WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, and in the tree trunk is typed out the poem of THE EDGE OF THE WORLD. I do wish that the leaves said 'where the sidewalk ends' rather than what they do, and that might have to be changed for my own sanity. Just not complete till it is, right?

2nd challenge is one from MyKitsAndPieces - one of their 8 weeks of challenges, to use creative journaling. That's where I got the idea to use a journal tree. Anyway, if it works or not, it's done and it's kinda cute. Still love this photo and will probably scrap it over and over!

For someone else...

A college roommate/teammate/we've been through it all together/friend asked me to make an album for her puppy, Roxy - this thrilled me and terrified me! I finally am getting down to it (I gave myself an old package of Aunt Gertie's Garden and 1 week to do it!) and it's not that bad. I have a scrap-a-page-without-photo phobia, so this is really a big leap for me. Here are the 1st four pages... whatcha think? These are all PageMaps, but I am about to lift some right out of CK next. I only have 3 more days to work on it!

I've never done anything like this before, for someone else, so tips/tricks/thoughts all welcomed!

btw, if there are more than 4, I've updated.
and
if you know of any quick lifts or sketches of 4"x6" photos, please, send them my way and I'd be happy to use them for this book! Credit given where credit due.