(Erin) Stuck?! May 15th Sketch & Prima Tag

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Hi there! For some reason, my computer is being terribly slow tonight so it'll be a miracle if I even get this post completed! But I'm off to try anyway...

Today I decided to tackle the May 15th sketch over at Stuck?!. And generally speaking, though I do tend to take sketches in my own direction, they usually end up looking somewhat like the sketch. This one, however- lol, I can't tell you what happened other than creativity took over and what I ended up with looks pretty UNlike the sketch. I truthfully started out with a landscape photo (as the sketch suggested), but after deciding to use the "Everyday Poetry" collection from Webster's Pages for my layout- and some fussy cutting took charge- much of my photo got hidden by the arched doorway that I used as a frame. And pretty much...after that...everything just took its own direction.

But it's okay though- I'm pleased with the result...although I must say that I'm a bit conflicted about my style currently. This happens every once in a while, when I go back and forth between different styles based on the different assignments at hand- and then suddenly I'm lost and can't remember what I was to begin with! And though I feel this layout is very pretty, I also feel like it's too "clean"- do you know what I mean? Or am I just crazy?- wait- don't answer that, lol! Aarrrghh, just ignore me- I'll get myself figured out here again soon enough...

Here's my page...

"Happy Day"

 This is another photo of my sweet little Gunner on Mother's Day. Do you ever have one of those days where one of your kids photograph so much better than the others? I got like zero photos of Aspen on this day (she napped almost the whole time we were out), a few really great ones of my Wyatt- but he was on his 4-wheeler most of the time...but Gunner- I have a TON of him from this day, mostly because he was with us, watching his older brother ride and otherwise running around exploring. And there I was- Mamarazzi- chasing him down with the camera!

Anyhow, I have a few close-ups to share, too...

I have really fallen in love with the colors in this collection! I remember feeling uncertain at first, but now after working with it a bit I must say I'm in looove!!!

Before I go, I also wanted to share with you a tag I whipped up the other night, after failing an attempt at a different project and refusing to put my stuff away for the evening without getting something accomplished! I grabbed the Prima "Meadow Lark" range which I haven't touched for a couple months now- and came up with this cute little piece:

But...it's my bedtime. Here's hoping auto post works out for me- it's been pretty successful as of late, but with Blogger, you really never know lol...

G'night and take care :),

xErin