#79 inspired by "born to..."

A prompt from Pam that could have turned into a very deep and meaningful one but this week I went with absolutely the first idea that sprang to mind when I first read the prompt.

Then it was just a matter of thinking what approach to take and which photo to use.

It's a bit of a running joke in my family that I must have been born German as the life here in Germany suits me so much! I like the order, the control, the rules - well a lot of the time anyway! Sometimes it's a bit too much, even for me :-)

But a new life in an new country so very different to the UK could have been much more problematic than it proved to be and a lot of that is due to my personality.

I don't have many photos which show me in a very German way of life so I had to go back a few years to a whistle stop tour of Berlin that we took and to a place which is instantly recognisable. Here in Europe at least.

I used my new "Disconnected" Counterfeit Kit Challenge kit and was happy to find that I had some papers which could be emblematic for the colours of Germany. A sly insertion of some red mist to accompany the yellow and black I had with me at the crop yesterday and I was all set to subtly but deliberately concentrate on these three colours to support my theme.

This was a lot of fun, a little tongue in cheek and quick to bring together. 45 minutes and I was complete! A record for me probably.

The label is a little skew but apart from that, I'm happy with how this one turned out.

What were you born to do? We can't wait to find out.

Don't forget to share over at the Flickr gallery (here) with the tag WM#79 and tune in tomorrow for another prompt to inspire your creativity next week.

#79 Inspired by "Born to be ----"

Hey there!

I can (and want to) do a page like this for every member of my family... but since I've been so introspective lately, I decided to focus on myself. 

I searched pinterest for the right quote and came across the cutest print by Rachel {here}. That was my inspiration piece. I also tried a new technique I saw on 2peas - stamping with mists using a mask. It added the right flair of whimsy to my page and I adore it.

i wanted the focus to be on the words and I didn't want the page to feel overwhelmed, so I treated the photo to have a washed out faded look and printed the same photo twice. The second and smaller one then pulls your eye to the edge of the page, but the focal point stays on the quote. I love that.

I kept the embellishings really simple - just a few wood veneer accents. And presto!

What story did you tell this week? Did you dig deep or keep it light?

Can't wait to see.

xo,

Pamage

Challenge # 79 - week of February 25th 2013

Hey there cutie, welcome back. I am so glad you've decided to stop by again and join us for another week here at Whimsical Musings.

I rather enjoyed Lisa's prompt last week, getting us to dig deep and find a story to tell rather than inspiration from product, sketch or trends. I love those prompts too but it's really mostly about the stories for me.

So, I will attempt to dig out another story or two from you this week. As yesterday, February 24th would have been my momma's birthday, I have been thinking a lot about life's purpose. Deep, I know.

Don't worry, I won't try to get you to define the purpose of life on a scrapbook page, but rather I want you to think about one thing you (or your chosen subject) was born to do. This can be simple, fun, trivial or deep.

You can choose to tell the story of how your dad was born to change the world of medicine or how your mom was born to bake. You can turn the microscope on yourself and tell us what you were born to do. You can be cheeky and cute and scrap your children's messes with the title "Born to wreak havoc!" or a sweet new infant's photo with "Born to make us smile".

Whichever way you take it, be inspired by and scrap the phrase "Born to ____". Think about how fill in that blank for your ancestors, yourself, your children & pets or someone close to you.

Have a little fun pondering life's purpose this week and make a page in the process. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

xo,

Pamage

ps: sorry this post didn't have a photo as I didn't have anything to include.