Make it Meaningful Challenge #7

Next challenge: April 1 - 15: Make it Meaningful #7: What schools did you attend?  Favorite teacher? Favorite subject?  Good student or not so much?

To play along, create your page and share it in our gallery!  We have a gallery in the forum and we have a great way to share your creations in our Blog Gallery here on the SOC Blog.

For those of you, just joining us, I am hostessing a yearlong challenge on SOC called Make it Meaningful.  This challenge is to create an album that tells your story...a meaningful story.  On the 1st and the 15 of each month a prompt will be issued.  

Our last prompt: Make it Meaningful #6 - March 16-31,  What was your family mode of transportation?  Did you walk, take public transportation or use the family car.  Was it a treat?  Try to include the make and models.  

Check out a few creations from SOC Members for challenge #6.

Remember When by Sharon Sutton

Our Transportation by Mary Rosemond

Make it Meaningful #5: What Did You Do for Fun as a Child

Next challenge: March 1 - 15: Make it Meaningful #5: What did you do for fun as a child?  What toys did you play with?  What kind of games did you play?

To play along, create your page and share it in our gallery!  We have a gallery in the forum and we have a great way to share your creations in our Blog Gallery here on the SOC Blog.

For those of you, just joining us, I am hostessing a yearlong challenge on SOC called Make it Meaningful.  This challenge is to create an album that tells your story...a meaningful story.  On the 1st and the 15 of each month a prompt will be issued.  

Our last prompt, Feb. 16-28, was:  What was your 1st childhood home like.  Describe it.  Your bedroom. How big was it?  Did you have a yard??

Here is what I created:

For this challenge I am using an alterable Prima album.  It has different types of pages in it and I decided to simply use the pages and alter. I am also doing a lot of art journaling these days and decided this book would be mostly journaling and doodling!  Keeping it fun, easy yet very meaningful. 

For this page, I simply doodled and wrote down my memories.  I used colored pencils and  a PITT Pen.  This helps to just keep the focus on the words and not the products. 

Can't wait to see you create for the March 1 - 15: Make it Meaningful #5: What did you do for fun as a child?  What toys did you play with?  What kind of games did you play?

Don't forget to share.

Happy crafting, 

Classygirl. 

Make it Meaningful 2: 1st Childhood Memory

Happy February.  Let's CREATE!

I am hostessing a yearlong challenge on SOC called Make it Meaningful.  This challenge is to create an album that tells your story...a meaningful story.  On the 1st and the 15 of each month a prompt will be issued.  The prompt from the 15th of January was your 1st Childhood Memory.

For this challenge I am using an alterable Prima album.  It has different types of pages in it and I decided to simply use the pages and alter.  It also, has precut/presized places for pictures and I am just going with the flow.  This is one of those spots.  My album will be sort of a mixed media/art journal affair.

Here is what I did to achieve this look

Start with a piece of Kraft Cardstock

I primed the paper with some Gesso.

Next, I painted using Hazelnut acrylic paint.

I then added a little bit of Art Anthology Dimensional Gel Paint. I used a thin brush to add
small bits of this paint.

To add a deeper brown I used, Chocolate Acrylic Paint. However, to keep it from being too dark I added water to dilute it a bit.

Here's how my background looks. So pretty.

Next, I stamped my title, a globe and a border using 3 different colors of
Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

Lastly, I added twine, a dog die cut( I cut with my Cricut) and my story. Tada! Love how this turned out. IT will go in to a two pocket, hence the cut.

Next challenge: February 1 - 15: Make it Meaningful #3: What is your first memory of your parents?

To play along, create your page and share it in our gallery!  We have a gallery in the forum and we have a great way to share your creations in our NEW Blog Gallery here on the SOC Blog.

Happy February!  Create daily!

Classygirl. 

Make it Meaningful 2014

Let's make one of our most meaningful albums ever. This year, it's about you...meaningful, beautiful, wonderful YOU! This challenge will focus more on the journaling and the story, not just the photos. It will have you remembering feelings and days gone by. You'll reflect and learn. You may laugh, you may cry but one thing is for sure you WILL have an AMAZING, MEANINGFUL keepsake at year's end.
Here is how it will work. Every 1st and the 15th of each month, I will pose a question in the SOC Community here. You think about it and create your page and share it in our gallery!  We have a gallery in the forum and we have a great way to share your creations in our NEW Blog Gallery, as well.

Jan 1 - 15 Question 1:  When and where were you born? Journal about it, create your page. Give some details if you have any.  Share your creation. 

Here is my page for this challenge.

Supplies used: Plaid template, distress inks, zig writer, twine. 

My completed page, added to my album.
Supplies used: Plaid template, distress inks, zig writer, twine. 

Looking forward to seeing your creation!

Happy Crafting,

Classygirl.