Monday, October 21, 2013

OUAS and Jot mini challenge - the greatest view

Good day to you! Thanks so much for coming on by!!

This months challenge for Once Upon A Sketch is to use the sketch and go with the theme of JOURNEY..
The sketch..
I like these challenges because I often spend a long time thinking about what I will scrap about.. This time I thought I would do a layout about my Dad..I have put some facts about his life on the back of the layout as there was just too many for the front...
 I titled the layout... The journey of a life time..

 The photos are of my Dad when he was about 7 years old, then just after he married Mum and then a photo taken in September this year.. and my journalling...on the back of my layout..


And I came across a challenge run by Jot Magazine which I saw on Kim's blog and it is to create a layout about your greatest view.. lots of interpretations for this I would imagine..
I have always loved horses and I reckon the one of the greatest views is when you are riding high on a horse.. I used a photo of Hannah on our horse...

The greatest view...
I have used those lovely papers by Bo Bunny Gabrielle range...

Thanks for taking the time to come by and as always I do appreciate your comments too!

33 comments:

  1. wow!! what a fabulous LO of your Dad and to have so much information documented must be amazing! And another wow!! I love what you have created for the Greatest View/Jot Magazine challenge. Thanks for playing along with us..x

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  2. Your both lay-outs turned out completely gorgeous, but I especially love your take on the OUAS sketch! Wonderful design and use of the flowers and lace! Thank you so much for playing along at OUAS!

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  3. Lizzy these two layouts are so lovely I don't know where to start - the one of your dad is a wonderful way to remember him through the ages, right up until today, just gorgeous and the second one is full of detail and beautiful layers - love them both.

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  4. Love the layout about your dad....and those vintage photos! :)
    And the greatest view layout is sooooo sweet! You always have such lovely details on your pages!
    Happy week ahead Lizzy!

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  5. Nice ones Lizzie! I really, REALLY admire how you can manage to do a male LO, still use flowers - & it works!!! VERY clever! And the 2nd one is cute.....the way you've done your journaling on the side looks really neat, too:):):)

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  6. Lizzy two beautiful layouts. Love the vintage feel of the layout dedicated to your dad. I think that so often we don't realize just how hard life was for many families back in the day, or maybe we don't know how lucky we were but whatever this is a wonderful tribute to a man that you clearly love a whole lot. I love the texture and layers and the vintagey colours of this one and what lovely photos you have of him. The journalling is so special.
    The second layout is also beautiful. What a lovely photos and the papers and colours are really beautiful. Thanks for sharing and thanks for playing along with us at OUAS this month. Please load your layout on our OUAS FB page for another chance to win :D
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Once-Upon-A-Sketch/150044095058422

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  7. oh gosh I reckon you're right! I haven't ridden a horse in years but I definitely remember how wonderful the view is :). Gorgeous pages Lizzy!!

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  8. I love your first layout of your mom and dad...so nostalgic...I am sure that God is going to bless him throughout his journey in life. I love that you used a black and white photo for your second layout....the colours are really gorgeous together.

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  9. WOW! These are both stunning pages, Lizzy. How sweet is that photo of your Dad as a little boy!.......such a treasure.

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  10. just beautiful... full of lots of lovely detail in the first vintage LO... and my fave is the horse LO.. that's just gorgeous... specially drawn to the orange me thinks!

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  11. Love love the idea for the first layout and that you added sooo much info. The 2nd layout is also beautiful and I love the title :)

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  12. those are both awesome pages :) love the photo and the theme of the first one

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  13. Great LO'ts, i see a slight family resemblance of you and your dad. Fantastic work as always and great colours

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  14. Such beautiful work, Lizzy! Love them both, and how cool does the title look on the second one! Very cool! Lovely! :D

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  15. Lizzy, love how you described your Dad's life journey... a very meaningful page, wonderful take on the challenge theme!! Thanks for joining us at OUAS!

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  16. I really love the thought you put into your layouts Lizzy.....they are always so meaningful! So many Beautiful details on both layouts, love the photos too :)

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  17. What a great tribute to your dad. I love how you highlighted different aspects of your dads life in your journaling. Well thought out & designed. Excellent take on the challenge & sketch. Thank you for joining us at OUAS!

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  18. What gorgeous pages, Lizzy. You always put so much thought into creating your fabulous pages. I love the story of your dad's life journey shared in your OUAS LO!! Your layering, flowers, and lace give such a beautiful vintage feel for this layout. The page of Hanna and her horse is so wonderful, too!! Thanks for joining us for the October Once Upon A…Sketch Challenge and for posting your LO on our Facebook page! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    Garden of Grace

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  19. so gorgeous love the most the first one so fantastic and beautiful story tribute about your dad

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  20. these projects are both so beautiful! love the vintage look with some touches of bright colors on the first LO! and the second one is so romantic and oh! so gorgeous!

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  21. Both pages are fabulous Lizzy! Love the journaling on the first one - that's so important. I adore the design on the second one. Can't pick a fave I'm afraid!

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  22. Was trying to find new words to describe what I feel about the page about your dad, but Val has put them down so beautifully already so I'm chiming in with her. I don't think I've ever seen a photo of my dad as a little boy, a camera was far too expensive for a family with 13 children. These both projects are really so fantastic Lizzie! Beautiful photo and colours on the second one. Thank you SO much for joining in with us at OUAS this month! xx

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  23. amazing pages!! the first one is stunning, with so many details. Love th eidea of putting text on the back! Ans the second page is soooo beautiful!!

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  24. Thankyou so much for playing along with the Greatest View challenge, I love your layout!!!

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  25. Two beautiful layouts Lizzy, love all your journaling, very meaningful and both have so much detail!

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  26. Beautiful page's both of them and so many cool details to see...lovely photo's to.
    byebye,Lean

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  27. SO very beautiful, as always, these are both loaded up with gorgeous details and wonderful feminine bits. Love them :)

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  28. your layout of your dad is SENSATIONAL... & the typed journaling on the back looks Great... The big photo of Hannah on the horse looks AWESOME... Both layouts are Soooo BEAUTIFUL Lizzy...

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  29. I love that Bo Bunny range. Beautiful pages and you always amaze me with your layers and details and placement of your embellies. So much detail and you pull it all together perfectly.

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  30. Wpw Lizzy, love these. The page of your Dad is wonderful!! Love the story of his life journey, what a great idea to put it on the back of the page. Amazing photos too. A wonderful tribute to your Dad. I also love the second with your DD on your horse. Horses are one of my favourite animals too!! Absolutely stunning pages!! ox

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  31. Hi Lizzy -- wow -- your pages are lovely. Thanks so much for playing along with our Jot/Greatest View challenge!! KIM

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  32. I love your greatest view! And all the little details on your layout are divine! x

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