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After all that kraft cardstock over the weekend, I think I need to do a few non-trip pages to embrace some colour. But I have this page to share with you today, and it’s not so much about colour. It’s kraft. At least it’s kraft with a liberal addition of red paint. It’s a start.

It also features something else that I can’t fully explain: photos with somewhat abstract cropping.

Abstract cropping. Yes, that’s what I’m going to go with. It sounds a lot better than ‘chopping people’s heads off in pictures’. Abstract cropping it is then.

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I vaguely remember composing the shot like this so I could journal about The Boy’s shoes. But I didn’t journal about that here. And I think I may have already journaled about his crazy footwear on another layout. Perhaps I should check. Do you ever do that? Forget what you have and have not included in your scrapbooks? Sometimes I think it’s quite funny to tell the same story on two separate pages and then realise that the way the story flows is a little different depending on the mood in which it was written. Instead, the journaling here is about how amazing I found it that the forest goes right up to the beach. You’re hiking through the woods (going on a bush walk!) and then suddenly there’s a white sand beach. It amazed me a bit. Of course, it also made me worry a bit about smoke monsters and time travel and well, that’s a discussion for a different day. I’m not sure I’m quite ready to write the journaling for the page entitled Why I still feel cheated after six years of Lost. It’s decidedly easier to scrapbook about lovely days at pretty beaches, even if they seem to come from nowhere.

And time for a giveaway winner! Many thanks to Sparklehen for offering a set of adorable prints for a lucky reader. She’s also offering a free print when you purchase any two, so please visit her shop and have a look at her lovely goodies – perfect for yourself or for giving as gifts!

And our lucky winner is…

Congratulations Sarah! Please email me (shimelle at gmail dot com) with your posting address so Heather can send you your Sparklehen prize!

Have a lovely week, everyone! Any good plans?

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09 May 2011

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