art journal challenge - week 7

hi everyone!
no, i didn't forget...i just had a crazy day and am finally posting this weeks art journal card before i crawl into my very inviting bed!

this weeks prompt is: shoes - there is always a story to tell.
every gal has some kind of relationship with shoes. memories. a favourite pair. a pair you lost. a pair that remind you of someone. a pair that mean something.
i can think of so many shoe memories from my life so far...

when i was a kid i always kicked them off under the table at a restaurant and many, many times would leave them there by accident...much to my parents dismay!

i remember so badly wanting the cute and pretty school sandals all the other girls had, while i had sensible fitted ugly unisex ones thanks to what my mother recently told me were 'clodhoppers'! (thanks mum! i know you love me anyway...)

as a teenager i pined for over a year for my very own 8 hold doc marten boots. they were the ultimate in cool. they were too expensive, but one day my dad came home from a work trip to indonesia with a purple pair just for me! i felt soooo loved!

i did NOT want to wear shoes at my wedding. i hated hated hated any form of 'pretty' shoe, and wanted to wear my brown leather 'jerusalem cruisers' sandals if i had to wear shoes at all. um...yeah, my mum won that war and i ended up with pretty shoes after all ;) and i am glad!

ivy's first little pair of shoes! soft purple leather with a red star on them. SO CUTE. i hope i still have those somewhere.

theses are just a few things that sprang to my mind when i thought about shoes. there is always a story to tell! what is yours?

i typed journalling onto cardstock and adhered to my card, sanding the edges. i stapled the picture on top - it can be lifted up to read what is underneath!

(no, that is not my personal shoe collection! seeing as my big ol feet couldn't squeeze into any of these cute pairs for me to own, i took a picture instead!).

i'm excited to see what you create!

Comments

[chanel]

oh yay .... i love shoes ... i never used to be a shoe girl ... but shoes just ROCK!
can't wait to do this week's card ... thanks Em!

[Rachel Whetzel]

Too cool! I think I'm the first one to get my card up! hee hee! I had a tough time with this one... but I'm very happy with my results! Hope you like it too!

rachel

http://minetothine.blogspot.com/2007/02/week-7-deck-of-me.html

[Nat]

such a cool idea!!! I have the perfect picture for this - LOL!

[miranda]

Oh boy ( Girl:-)) something about me about shoes??? LoL

[Brigitta]

where do I begin??? with the sensible shoes, or the pretty shoes???

[PROLIX from la Normandie]

NO!!!
Your really have ALL these shoes???
WOW!

I first believed it was a shoes shop pic!

;o)

lucky you!

{ThE fReNcH tOuCh}
http://prolix.typepad.fr

[Elwira]

http://elwiras.web-log.nl/elwiras/2007/02/art_journal_emi_2.html

My goodness!! Maybe I should love shoes more than I do right now, that picture looks great!

[leslie]

how cute! I did a post about how many pairs of shoes I had just a few weeks ago. Too funny. Can't wait to get back home so I can start.

[bea]

Hello, I'm try to make this challenge, I had carts (Paper and co show , Paris)...thanks for inspiration.Béa.

[chanel]

i'm done . ....

http://chanel73.blogspot.com/

another fun card to do! :-)

[Lusi Austin]

Hi Emily :)
Just added my card onto my blog ;) Thanks for such a fun challenge!
(ps: what is the correct american term for thongs???!!!)
Lus x
http://whatver-lusi.blogspot.com/

[Lanne]

Your post made me smile. I was sooo over shoes by the time our wedding rolled around. I had a long skirt - and wore FLAT soles..with bits of elastic wound back and forth accross the top. My excuse for shoes (they were silver!) haha. One guest caught a glimpse of them and then everyone had to see! LOL Some were horrified but most realised it was just me.. being me.. I would have been barefoot too! ;)

[Marie]

Shoes? I think I own four pairs... BUT the last year I have felt a new passion coming... :-)

A simple card but fun to do.
http://mariekarlsson.blogg.se/

[JENN]

Now I'm done!
http://jakobsmamma.blogg.se/scrappar/

I sick but I manage to work on the card anyway *s*
I guess I'm a bit obsessed about your challenge ;-)

[Lis]

Loved this weeks prompt!!
Here is my creation..

http://lifeinsegments.blogspot.com/

[Åshild]

Finally Sunday and a new prompt! :)
My card is ready!

http://aashild52.blogspot.com/

Thanks again, both for the challenges and the inspiration you all give me!

Åshild

[Åshild]

Finally Sunday and a new prompt! :)
My card is ready!

http://aashild52.blogspot.com/

Thanks again, both for the challenges and the inspiration you all give me!

Åshild

[islandjen]

oh...i have the perfect photo for this!! awesome prompt emily!

[Penny]

I went barefoot for my wedding, since we got married on the beach. I just loved it!

I'm a little behind...here's my Week 6:

http://onecoppercent.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-deck-of-me-card-and-layouts.html

I'm going to try to get this one done today! I already took the photo for it.

[lisa]

can't wait to start on this one. i am playing catch-up and just finished weeks one and two. really loving it too!

[chrissy amport]

I have a friend in Canada{http://lovelife.typepad.com} who is an artist. She is having a show in a few weeks, focussed solely on shoes{no pun intended}. She has completely made me look at shoes in a whole new way. How ironic that that is your challenge this week. Good stuff.

[Liz]

Hope you dont mind a latecomer - I have put the first 6 cards on my blog www.latescrapper.blogspot.com but haven't had chance to do this weeks yet. A bit of a challenge as I am definitely NOT a shoe person

[Patty S]

Hi! I went on a search through tons of old pictures until I found this one that I knew was in there somewhere!
http://pattyschaffer.typepad.com/photos/deck_of_me/week_7.html

[Brianna]

I wish my shoe collection was exciting, but it's rather dull.

[Jennifer]

Hi Emily...

Love your card, and what a great prompt for this week! I love shoes so this was perfect for me!

Here is my card, thanks for taking a peek everyone!

Jennifer

http://scrappinjenny.blogspot.com/