Monday, June 8, 2020

Remember When . . . For Art Journal Journey Monthly!

Hi everyone!  Today I am sharing a layout that I made for this month's Art Journal Journey challenge.
Their host this month is Halle from Halle's Hobbies.   She chose "A Stitch In Time" as this month's theme. She said:  "you can choose whether you want to include an element of stitching, of time, or get crazy and include both!"

I decided to use photos that were taken back in November of 2011.  I was invited to a dear friends house to sew - she and her dad are very good sewers . . . they have a wonderful sewing machine and also a serger!  With her help, I made an adorable Christmas dress for Anne - she loved it so much that she wore it almost every day that December!

Here are 2 of photos taken that day:


And here is a photo of Katie and Anne, who is wearing the dress:

I also found some very old "Cosmo Cricket" papers in my stash from 2009!!!  The line of paper was called "Material Girl"  and perfect for this page, I thought.

Here is my page:


And here are some close ups:



I had so much fun making this page.  I did a lot of fussy cutting, some sewing, and even found some old buttons to add to the flowers.  I would never had had the idea to make it if it weren't for Halle at Art Journal Journey.  Thank you, Halle and AJJ!

And thank you "sew" much for stopping by my blog today.  Have a wonderful Monday!

Hugs to one and all.

22 comments:

  1. Sewing is fun, and you made a wonderful dress for your daughter. I used to love sewing dresses for my daughter when she was small. Your layout is fantastic, and always with a bit of family history in it, that's great. Have a good week, stay safe and well, hugs, Valerie

    ReplyDelete
  2. So fun seeing you use such old stuff from your stash! Your layout is awesome and you'd never guess you'd used 'vintage' paper. LOVE all the threads on this - so creative!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Look at how much fun you had at your friends house, i'm so glad you shared those past photographs and how proud you must have felt with your lovely Daughter wearing the dress throughout the month. Perfect found papers for your layout, it can become very addictive adding stitching to paper Sharon.. mark my words! This page makes me sew happy too..
    Hugs Tracey xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a fabulous page! You definitely captured the fun and joy of sewing with your friend on your page design 😀. The crafting kit and element all look gorgeous with the thread and buttons - perfect! I'm loving those happy photos with your gorgeous smiles too! Take care and wishing you a lovely new week! Hugs, Jo x

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a beautiful page, Sharon! What a lovely design! Sewing is always fun! Kisses!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love those photos Sharon. You look so thrilled with your results and sewing. And you made a fantastic page and I am really glad you shared it with us at AJJ. Thanks Sharon. Hugs-Erika

    ReplyDelete
  7. So lovely, great colours and design here, so beautiful. I am still upgrading my new computer and almost there, bit lacking in time for comments.. xx

    ReplyDelete
  8. oh wow this looks wonderful! i love the design and how you have used those papers! the papers look so fresh they dont look old at all!

    ReplyDelete
  9. What a fabulous page with some vintage but very cool papers and lovely pictures! I love your layout too. You make the best pages!!!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Love love love this! LOVING that you made her dress and loving how you used those papers!! PERFECTION!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Another fabulous memory and scrapbook page Sharon.

    Hugs Diane

    ReplyDelete
  12. A fabulous page Sharon, it looks like that was a fun day and great that you made a lovely dress for your daughter. Happy memories.
    Avril xx

    ReplyDelete
  13. Cute dress Sharon, and I love your page!
    Hugs, Alison xx

    ReplyDelete
  14. A wonderful page and lovely photos, it looks like you were having a good time. Thank you for linking with Halle's theme at Art Journal Journey.
    Yvonne

    ReplyDelete
  15. I apologize for taking so long to visit. What a delightful memory.It's great that you had someone to help you sew your daughter's dress. Sounds like you were in good hands, though. Your layout is beautiful. If I ever decided to scrap, If would be inspired by the way you create your pages. This one is brilliant. I'm so happy you chose to share this with us at Art Journal Journey using Halle's theme, too. You are a true inspiration for scrapbookers everywhere.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I love how you used the theme! Sewing is definitely one of my passions. My daughter has recently expressed the desire to learn...I'm so excited!

    ReplyDelete
  17. What a delightful page, perfect for Halles theme this month and a wonderful reminder of a time spent laughing with friends and making something so beautiful.
    Hugs, Neet xx

    ReplyDelete
  18. What a wonderful day you had and you made such a gorgeous page to remember it always. The page looks as fun as the day you had. Love the photo of Katie and Anne too. Stay safe xxx

    ReplyDelete
  19. What a nice and fun page. It brings me into good mood.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wow, that is so cool! I love the flowers, the spools of thread, scissors, and esp the wonderful photos. That is a memory worth keeping! I love your blog, can't wait to see what is next!!!

    ReplyDelete
  21. What a great layout - you can feel the fun and lightheartedness in all that colour and wonderful airy use of white space. Fabulous composition and I love the buttons!
    Alison x

    ReplyDelete
  22. I love your scrapbook layouts! They are so fun and unique.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you commenting on my blog today! I cherish each and every comment!