Alp @ 24.5

I figured out the best way to take a self portrait: Look at yourself in the mirror and hold the digital camera right in front of you (like a normal self portrait), then angle the camera so you can see the reflection of the LCD screen. Position yourself  how you want and then redirect your eyes to the lens instead of the mirror. Wa La (okay that is so NOT how to spell that, but does anyone know the right way?)! So I’ve been working on a cool project. A paper bag book for myself all about me right this instant (give or take a week). I did a huge printmaking project last year that was amber lee pence 23.5, so I decided to do another project this year, hey maybe it will be a tradition. If you want I’ll post pictures of my project for last year, but I think most people saw it at my senior show. Anyway here is the book I have been working on, sans journaling:

Ya, haven’t really cleaned up after this project yet. Scans of the project:

Someone else had this idea of covering a bit monogram with paper and then exactoing around it and I love how it looks!

And the back. Can you tell the the heart accent thingie is three d? So do you like it? I think I am going to try and make one for eBay because I had so much fun with this one, but it might be hard because you don’t know the person, well I’ll give it a go!

How cute are Brently and I? The family tag slips in that pocket, but I left it out so you could see the cool head standing lady. This Technique Tuesday round stamp is just what I have been looking for and since it’s clear I can put it right where it should go.

Made another pocket on a pocketless page, since you know the book didn’t have enough already (she says sarcastically) bringing the total pockets to 13, and tags in book to 19! I better get to writing.

Okay so I’ve been saving all of these things I really love for when I work on something for my self since I’ve been doing lots of eBay, and there is a bunch of those things on this page. My last scraps of the 7 gypsies paper (the white with black writing). that cool paper clip my mom found, the a on the left page is the new fabric kind from Scrapworks, the fizz is a cool brad from Making Memories. I used some more of the used bingo cards from my stash (thanks Kathy!).

Another page that I made work for tags, this time by using strips of paper and ribbon to tuck them under. I just realized that both the love and life tags have ribbon that I’ve saved from presents I’ve gotten, so if it’s from you thanks!

Oh darn, the picture didn’t really show the @ sticker before the 24.5, it’s Inspire 2, I don’t know if they still make them, but I wish more sticker and stamp people would make @ signs in their sets.

In other news today Bj brought home a remote control helicopter courtesy of Josh: