Annie Tobin

I = Independence Day

Beautiful work dear Cristina! You have kept it simple and thus very effective. Although I can admire complex pages I am consistently drawn to simplicity. I like to showcase the photo/image and often times the more complex pages overwhelm what should be the focus ... just my opinion ... of course, LOL! <3

Thanks dear Cristina and Michele, always appreciated my friends.

Thanks dear Minka! You are no doubt right and the white Christmas may have to come off my bucket list. I note that as I get older my body has little tolerance for extremes in heat or cold. Last summer was a killer here in Australia and winter was a longed for reprieve ... but ... now that the autumn has set in and the nights are cooler I am already thinking about woolly slippers and flanny pjs, LOL! Are we ever really satisfied? ... planet earth is a planet of extremes, ;D

I made an alpha following Cassel's tutorial in Master Class for Monogramming in Style.  I created a patchwork paper and then went to work.  Boy oh boy ... it did take an age to create the full alpha.  I am just glad that the font I used (Oliver) did not have lower case otherwise it would have taken another couple of days, lol!  Thanks for takin a peek!

Definitely made me smile Dorothy, well done Hon. <3

I put this together this morning for the list challenge.  Photos are freebies from the web.  The rest are my own creations.  Thanks for takin a peek!

Nice work Minka ... I think travel is currently a fading dream unless things change dramatically. Virtual travel it is! <3

Understated and beautifully done Bonnie ... the photo speaks for itself. I love what you have done with this, well done Hon. <3

You are welcome Colleen! Your Northern Lights is beautiful, well done my friend. <3

Hi Colleen. I cannot see a post from you and unlike Lynda I did not receive an email. A similar thing happened to me a couple of months ago and I figured that it had to do with 2 people posting at exactly the same time. One post seems to go through but the other misses. Just my observation Hon. <3

Nice job with the paint splash effect Trish. I hope your granddaughter is safe and well in London ... terrible times for all. Stay safe my friend. <3

Masked and blended beautifully Michele, well done my friend. <3

Nice work Trish ... your pop art pops! <3

Thanks Dorothy! And, thanks also for the lovely pages you have created ... a pleasure for me to peruse! <3

So glad you liked my puffin Lynda, thank you. Your Arizona page is lovely and the meli-melo background paper turned out beautifully, well done Hon. <3

I found this wonderful photo of a puffin on Unsplash while I was searching seabirds.  Of course I had to do something with it.  The layout I used was inspired by one of Marisa Lerin's from Pixel Scrapper.  I used Cassel's paint splash script on the photo and her cube beads script for the title.  The flair button and the sticker were both created from tutorials by Cass.  All the background papers are my own as is the paint splash background.  Thanks for takin a peek!

Dark days for dark projects Trish my friend ... you have done well. I hope you are staying safe, best wishes Hon.

Minka, your play has been a joy to view, well done and thank you! <3

Lynda and Sue, you have both inspired me to have a play with the paint splash script which I purchased yesterday ... just can't help myself, lol!

LOL! I hear you Lynda, I feel the same way and searching for the right ribbon to use for the bow is also part of the fun. Nice bows my friend. <3

Sue, I really do enjoy your work. For me it is the simplicity, you let the subject matter talk for itself and the information you provide is priceless. Thank you my friend, I had a wealth of eye candy this morning! <3

Wow! Minka and Shirley, you did each other proud. I love how your pages turned out, well done my friends. <3

Aw, thanks Shirl.

Hi y'all. The photo switch challenge is fun ... have you tried it yet? Minka is waiting for someone else to join so that she can be paired. Beware, this challenge makes you think extra creatively because you are doing a page for someone else. I am really thrilled with the page Sue created for my photo, pop in to see. It is great fun ... come on in and have a play!!!

Well Sue, I was not sure which way to go so I have created two pages.

 

For the first I used my layout template and the papers etcetera are from a kit titled 'Cowgirl's Life'.

 

The second I again used my layout, the papers I created and used different blends to achieve contrasting effects.  The poppy flower and horseshoe are out of my growing collection of elements.  The pointer is one from Pixel Scrappers and I think that I created the journal frame but ... if you find out that I am fibbing let me know as I don't want to take credit for something I did not create.  I hope these are to your satisfaction Sue.  I love this photo for it's simplicity and raw beauty.

 

If you would like the uncompressed file for either or both just let me know via email and I will attach for you.

 

Thank you my friend.  <3