I discovered scrapbooking. Yep we all started somewhere and with me it was an evening at my cousin's house with a Creative Memories introduction night. I had no idea what it was even about, I was only there to help her make up numbers. What I came away with was a spark and that grew into a full blown passion that has, over the years, included running a scrapping store, meeting some amazing people and being fortunate enough to join some fabulous design teams. I should send my cousin some flowers.
Anyway I found these the other day. Yep, my very first layout!! It was originally made on the standard black paged CM album page but that was before I discovered PATTERNED PAPER. Yes! The CM instructor was a little taken aback that I cut my photos into circles to make them into paw prints (these were long before the days I had children and the only photos I had were of holidays and pets!). I also printed my title onto some gold paper so was a hybrid scrapper from the start - I guess I was a rebel... lol... oh and check out the journalling written around the photos, I still do that! and a bit of embossing and a pop dotted paw print... so many techniques... lol
Now once you've gotten over your laughter with that one here's another one I did. I have no idea who this woman is, it's simply a photo we bought at the market to scrap as I had no heritage pictures. Whoever she is she's beautiful and I find it so sad that she's been parted from her family. I called her Anne and I fully intend to scrap her again to do her justice. Check out the torn paper and the fussy cut flowers... I think this is the first time I did that!
And this one... an overwhelming bout of pink and VELLUM!! I'm pretty sure this came about as a shop sample and me trying to use some paper that wasn't selling... lol
So there you go, a few pages of my first work and pages I totally intend on redoing (now they're posted here for posterity!).
I don't think I've shared these with you yet, they're a bit more recent! Both were created for Aussie Scrap Source and this one is all about Cosmo Cricket. Ignore the dent in the paper at the top, little fella stood on it while I was taking the photo!
And finally this one (should've warned you not to be on dial up for this one!)... this one features one of the We R Memory Keepers ranges (Yankee Doodle).
Hope you had a laugh
L x
now those first few have we seen thembefore, they ring a bell?
Posted by: Tanya W | June 17, 2011 at 08:05 PM
As I started out as a card maker... I have my very first cards I made and yep they are quite different from my style now lol. Thanks for sharing, I think it is nice to show people where you started. Love the new ones too :)
Posted by: Rebecca Beattie | June 17, 2011 at 08:35 PM
I don't think that you should redo your earlier s/b pages. We all have them and they show how far we've come
Posted by: Jenny | June 17, 2011 at 09:41 PM
Lol Louise I did have a little chuckle but only because I have pages just like that somewhere laying around. What amazes me is how much we evolve and learn along the way. Love your newest layouts though, pure perfection!! xx
Posted by: Hetty Hall | June 17, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Brilliant! I have thought several times about doing a "way back when" post and never gotten around to it... you've inspired me... I will try to get to it over the weekend... funny thing is... you story about the CM intro and "being a bit of a rebel" is very similar to my own! ;)
Posted by: Anne-Marie Cox | June 17, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Louise, what a brilliant post. I mean we have all been there..... i have a page that is actually very much like your Baby Girl page, and I had a serious chuckle when I saw it. Remember when eyelets & hammers were the rage !!!!!!! That's when you know you have been scrapbooking for far too long !!!!!! lol. Boy what a transition from then to now...... your two Aussie Pages are gorgeously designed, and so easy on the eye..... and your photography is divine. Aussie is so lucky to have you. Have a great day.
Steph xo
Posted by: steph devlin | June 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM