has anyone seen the movie 'crazy beautiful', where kirsten dunst's character makes this really cool 'scrappy' scrapbook, with polaroid pictures, and masking tape, and ripped bits of notepaper and postcards and stuff? i LOVE THAT SCRAPBOOK!
this is the way i started scrapbooking, ripping things out and taping or sticking them into a book or journal, doodling, doing whatever felt fun at the time - free from lots of scrapbook products and 'trendy stuff' (which i DO love, i just love my pages more when i use in moderation!). i love to come back to those basics, just making a scrapbook for my family using whatever i find or paint or stitch in there. imperfect photos. bad photos even. but ones that make me smile, that remind me of my life, and the stories we have, written in my own imperfect handwriting. this is the kind of thing i want to have shelves of when i am old :)
this is what *i* love doing, what makes it feel real to me. and i know and LOVE that everybody is different, everyone has their own taste and style and way of doing things that are never going to be exactly like anyone else. so when i teach a class, it just doesn't feel right to *me* to make something and get everyone to do it exactly the same. i like to show some of my favourite techniques and give everyone some fun things to play with, and let them create - and i have seen some of the most amazing ideas come from this, stuff that just blows me away - i love getting inspired from everyone who comes to my class!
so i am really looking forward to teaching my new class '12'...i am teaching in 3 times next month and i can't wait to see what happens in the classes! i will be sharing and demonstrating heaps of fun ways to use paint, and we will crank out 12 double pagers, a cover page and a funky album cover! i can't wait!
for the samples, i made 2 different albums - the idea is for the album to cover a year in your life, but it can really be anything at all ;)
i made one album for ivy's year of being 3, and one for our family adventures in 2006. i loved loved loved making these. no, they are not exactly autumn leaves book material, they are scrappy scrapbook pages - and i think those are my favourite kind! here are the pages from the 2 albums :)
Love, love love it!!!!
Posted by: sarah the kiwigirl | February 24, 2007 at 07:03 PM
Oh, I wish I could take your class. When are you coming to Dallas! :) Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Carla | February 24, 2007 at 07:21 PM
I never comment but I have to say I re-watch that movie all the time just for her scrapbook (lucky its a good movie)! It really is an awesome scrapbook! I also like what she does with the polaroid photos, how she prints the image on to the page- I want to learn to do that.
Your pages are gorgeous. I love your style!
Posted by: Rachel | February 24, 2007 at 08:24 PM
Wow, Em, these are so cool - I wish I could do your 12 class. But I'm seriously looking forward to your classes at KiwiScraps - yay!!
Posted by: Sarah | February 24, 2007 at 09:30 PM
Those pages are so wonderful. I am going to sign up for your class at Sweetpeas!
It's so funny you mention Kirstin Dunst and scrapbooking. I just wrote a post about the movie Elizabethtown and how Kirstin Dunst made this awesome scrapbook.
Could it be she is a big scrapbooker and tries to show her work in her movies?? hahaha
Posted by: leslie | February 24, 2007 at 10:56 PM
I really, really LOVE and adore your scrappy scrapbookstyle. Wish I could be free to do the same...
I'm working on it, and I too LOVE to get messy, paint and make my scrappy, imperfect pages. But for some strange reason I'm really hard on my self, when it comes to scrapbooking....Yes I LOVE my hobby and art and work but I somehow have a Idea It has to be perfect (for me). Yes I have to work on that one....embrace imperfection. ;)
Love your way of scrapbooking, em. ;)
You are so talented, and your pages are a joy to the eye and a great sourse of inspiration. :-)
Peace&Love
Posted by: gudrun | February 25, 2007 at 09:39 AM
I wish you were teaching your classes closer to me! So I could take this. It's beautiful!
Posted by: Katie Jones | February 25, 2007 at 10:50 AM
You are really making me excited about scrapping again!! I was in a funk but these are just so great and so much more like my taste!! Great stuff!!
Posted by: Dana Barbieri | February 25, 2007 at 02:15 PM
These are so cool Emily! I love them. I've been thinking a ton lately about my scraping and have been feeling a push to scrap more little everyday moments.
Candice
Posted by: candice | February 25, 2007 at 05:16 PM
Those colors just make me so happy. I want to come over and look closer at those books. They look beautiful! That sweet sweet Ivy. Our little Falconfairy.
Posted by: Karalenn | February 25, 2007 at 07:01 PM
looks like a fab class em.....i lvoe the look of al those mini layouts put together...so cute!
Posted by: Teresa | February 25, 2007 at 08:57 PM
Truly gorgeous!!! While I'm sad I can't attend the class, I'm glad to see what you have put so much love and effort into. Just amazing! Love it!
Posted by: Nicole | February 25, 2007 at 09:15 PM
I love what you said about scrapbooking. Everything we do doesn't have to be so perfect. I love doing little projects like the books that you did.
j
Posted by: jan | February 25, 2007 at 11:09 PM
WOW....i so can't wait to take your class next month!! Those pages are amazing..and I'm actually going to make them!! LOL!! I can't wait to play!
Posted by: islandjen | February 26, 2007 at 10:45 AM
i just signed up for this class on Friday! I can't wait!!
Posted by: Lizi | February 26, 2007 at 02:15 PM
oh i love this!...it is so free & true...i love to see emotion in the way pages are made:)
Posted by: emilyruth | February 26, 2007 at 05:20 PM
yeah it looks great, I wish I was going to Wellington to see you but its just not in the budget at the moment. Whenever I use paint on the background it never seems right, but maybe its just me.
Keep up the excellent inspiration I am doing your challenge just haven't posted them anywhere yet.
Fiona
Posted by: fiona | February 26, 2007 at 10:57 PM
I can't wait to take this class Emily! See you in Massachusetts this weekend! :)
Posted by: Michelle Gauthier | February 28, 2007 at 11:44 AM
Not only do I LOVE that film but it was that that got me into scrapping! I keep hearing about the one in Elizabeth Town I keep meaning to check it out...Oh, and I also LOVE what you've done, v.groovy baby :D
Samm x
Posted by: Samm | March 01, 2007 at 11:43 AM