Scrapbooking Day Challenge 3 :: Add a border between the photos
I once had a college professor who had a simple rule for choosing a hair salon: nothing that involves a pun. That ruled out such adorably named establishments as Shear Madness, Blown Away and The Cutting Edge. Actually, if you’re faced with a surplus of hair salons, it’s a pretty quick way to create a short list.
I don’t think Edward Scissorhands the barbershop counts as a pun. It’s a reference. THat’s different. There’s no second meaning of Edward Scissorhands. It’s just someone who is confident enough with cutting hair to say Oh yes, I am willing to put myself up there with Johnny Depp and frankly, that is the sort of confidence I would want in a barber. You know, if for some reason, I needed a barber. (I realise now it’s kinda hard to see what’s in the pictures, so take my word for it: a barber shop called Edward Scissorhands and a bakery called…)
Then there are literary-referencing bakers: the Baker in the Rye. Now that is both a reference and a pun. But I don’t think my professor applied the pun rule to baking establishments. Just places that groom hair. JD Salinger may not have had much sense of humour about it, but as a lover of Catcher in the Rye and not so much a fan of rye bread, I loved it enough to take a photo.
But the best bit is these two shops are just a couple blocks apart. And that alone gives you a feel for the adorably kitschy neighbourhood of St. Kilda in Melbourne. It was a little bit Camden meets Brighton meets Vancouver, and yet nothing at all like any of them really.
I’m thinking this layout isn’t finished. But I’ll be honest: I was also thinking I had to catch a train. So I’m going to post the challenge and then come back to it in a little bit, because the trains in my neighbourhood are a little too busy to bring along a 12×12 page and finish it. (As opposed to the time when Mary Anne set eyelets with a hammer on the floor of the train on the way home from a crop, if I remember correctly.)
So the challenge then: Use a border between two photos. You can include more photos (and more borders!) if you wish – but the border has to go between the pictures rather than to the side or elsewhere. Make sense? The border can be as simple as a strip of paper or as ornate as something you create from many layers! Totally up to you.
A note about all the Scrapbooking Day challenges here: You can enter any time between now and Sunday, 15th May, so you have a full week to do as many challenges as you like. Unless otherwise noted, winners have a choice of prize – an online class pass or a gift pack of scrapbooking stash. I’ll also be choosing three winners from all the links and comments left today (Saturday the 7th of May) on any post, so just participating and saying hello gives you another chance to win!
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7 May 2011, 10:51
I have the perfect idea for this one!
7 May 2011, 10:55
Ooh great idea. Can’t wait to try this out.
7 May 2011, 10:55
hehe on setting eyelets on the train. Love it! Thanks for the challenge!
7 May 2011, 11:32
Love that you’re using 4×6 photos and more than one. HOpe to play along this afternoon.
Rinda
7 May 2011, 11:36
Great challenge I tend to only scrap one picture on a page so this will be a challenge
7 May 2011, 11:47
I can just imagine MA doing that.
7 May 2011, 11:58
Funny how random things teachers say stick with you throughout your life.
7 May 2011, 12:05
Thanks for the inspiration again! I’m not sure if I’ve done this one quite right, but it’s another done AND I used some velvet texture paper I’ve had lurking for FIVE years (at least, could be longer!)so it’s good to be using that too :)
7 May 2011, 12:06
Oh, geez, that is a challenge. I never, ever do that. I’m not even sure I can do that! A border between two photos; well, I guess I can try.
7 May 2011, 13:29
Yes, top left corner needs something… but it’s still a great page – I love those green butterflies and the strip of paper you used for your “border” is pretty.
On the subject of barbers… DH said there was one in the N.E. called “Curl Up and Dye”. Oh boy! And I’ve seen a bakers called, simply, “Daily Bread”, which I rather liked.
Tomorrow is our monthly Scrap Club crop day. Maybe I can try a challenge or two while I’m there – maybe the others might join in!
Thanks Shimelle, hope you’re having a good day.
7 May 2011, 14:05
Hello everyone, boy am I glad we’ve got a week for these as i’ve got no time the next couple of days!
7 May 2011, 14:15
Love the challenges. Only had time for this one so far today, but hoping to do some more later in the week. Liz x
7 May 2011, 14:20
That’s dedication! Like this challenge, will encourage me to use more than one photo.
7 May 2011, 14:45
It looks finished to me! Looks great :)
I’ve never scrapped on a train – I’ve clearly led a sheltered life…
7 May 2011, 14:51
What a lovely layout. I love little borders, paper strips and layering … Which you have all of.
7 May 2011, 15:27
so enjoying your challenges today!
7 May 2011, 15:27
For my next trick, I will attempt this challenge whilst being assaulted by an exceptionally large, but enthusiastic, ginger cat!
Happy Scrapbooking Day!
~ RR x
7 May 2011, 16:08
What a cute story. Thanks for the challenge!
7 May 2011, 17:10
This one will need some thought, quite a challenge for me.
7 May 2011, 17:21
I enjoyed this one, it all seemed to come together very quickly, thanks for the inspiration!
I also really like the tip for how to choose a hairdresser. My local is called ‘fathoms deep’ – I’m not really sure what that is about?! x
7 May 2011, 18:52
enjoying all those butterflies xx
7 May 2011, 19:07
This was a fun and simple challenge and I actually am quite happy with my layout. Thanks Shimelle!
7 May 2011, 19:36
Great challenges – hope you didn’t miss the train!
7 May 2011, 19:38
LOL – lovely page with cute green butterflies … hope you caught your train!
7 May 2011, 20:29
My local hairdresser is called “The Bleach Hut” (lol) while many years ago I lived near a strip row of shops that had “The Butcher” then next door “The Baker” and next door to that the owner of a small cafe had put a very large sign in his shop front window proclaiming “NOT The Candlestick Maker”.
8 May 2011, 04:50
borders are great! Thanks for the inspiration!
8 May 2011, 06:24
I use border punches all the time. I never thought to use them to separate my photos. I’ll have to give that a try.
8 May 2011, 13:26
Oh no – I just realised I left the link on the wrong page!!!!! I’ll put it in the right place, but please Shimelle save my blushes and delete my link to No.10. (Ooooh, little bit of politics???)
8 May 2011, 15:41
I’ve done it, but can’t post it till my sister sees the page since it’s for my nephew’s album :)
8 May 2011, 18:28
This was a good one for me, definitely made me think outside the norm. :) ~Jen
8 May 2011, 18:53
Does a border of clear buttons count? Ignore link 10 for my name and scroll to the bottom of my blog post for this challenge (link 12).
9 May 2011, 09:06
These challenges have actually got me to scrapbook for the first time in weeks, even if I am just copying!
9 May 2011, 09:48
A good challenge for me as I have a few multi photo LOs to complete!
9 May 2011, 11:47
Well, I did it. But it was hard.
9 May 2011, 17:52
I decided this was the perfect layout to scraplift. I still for the life of me can’t figure out how you layer with such perfection! It’s something that I really need to work on!
10 May 2011, 01:07
Lots of photos and several borders, but I used three ribbons as a border between the pictures.
Rinda
10 May 2011, 12:45
I gor distracted trying to combine this challenge with another and had to add he border at the end, but it is there!
11 May 2011, 18:26
I used a cut out flower for my border!
12 May 2011, 03:59
Lovely challenge and I just added my link. It was fun to play!
12 May 2011, 17:12
I had lots of fun scrapping some sweet, special photos for this challenge!
14 May 2011, 11:02
Another great challenge and I love the story about choosing a hair salon – I need a new hairdresser and may borrow the selection process to cut down my choices :)
14 May 2011, 11:42
Just added my link too.
14 May 2011, 16:07
Border punches are my favorite tools. Just added my link.
15 May 2011, 05:49
great challenge :)
15 May 2011, 11:20
so glad I got to finish the page for this one, I had great fun with DD making the embellishments thank you xxx
15 May 2011, 16:09
thanks for these challenges, i combined this with last SOTW
15 May 2011, 17:27
I thought having a border between 2 photos would be very easy but shoot! it isn’t! Thank you for challenging me.
15 May 2011, 17:39
Thank you for the challenge!
15 May 2011, 22:32
Great challenges!