Scrapz Uni Week 2 Submissions

Week two's assignments were Horticulture, Neonatal Science and Graphics & Computer Technology. The layout to the left was my submission for the Graphics assignment. We had to edit our photo (which I did using Microsoft Picture Manager- simply desaturated the colours, then adjusted the brightness contrasts), overlap part of our title onto our photo (I didn't do that, it just didn't work for this layout) and journal either directly onto our layouts or use journalling strips.

I used a lot of "found" objects on this layout- bubblewrap as my photo mat (I smeared it with white paint to make it stand out), cardboard scraps and foil for my stars, a brown paper bag to print my journalling on, and staples to fasten the majority of my elements to my page. I had so much fun- this layout came together in minutes, AND it hardly cost me a thing! I based my layout on a sketch I found at Got Sketch- I think it was sketch #68.

The layout to the right is my submission for the Horticulture assignment. The photo's are of my first (successful!) attempt at growing something. I think I have black thumbs- instead of helping things flourish, I tend to kill them... *cringe!* This little green pepper plant really wasn't doing too well at one point- I spent a lot of time trying to nurse it back to health, but it just kept getting worse... Only once I had finally given up on the thing, did it start flourishing- of all the cheek! Oh well, guess I can't be good at everything... hehe!

For the Horticulture asssignment, we had to included a frame and 6 flowers on our layout. I used 6 yellow flower brads, and made a yellow scallopped frame to go with my photo's.
I also got to FINALLY use one of my 7 Gypsies stickers and a tag that I have been dying to use forever! Don't you just love it when you get to use your stash? I'm starting to sound like a broken record, aren't I...?

My last assignment was Neonatal Science. We got bonus points for every extra item of info we included, eg. day of birth, population count, etc. I had colour photocopies made of my pictures and Birth Card, which I attached with photo anchors to my layout so it can be completely removed and viewed. Chris chose the title of this layout for me- because he thinks I'm cute AND because of the buttons. He thought he was very clever- I think he's very sweet =)

Lastly: here's something fun for you to try: http://www.wordle.net/! You simply type in your words, and it makes this super cute word cloud for you! You can choose from a variety of different layouts and colours too. I made one of the pet names Chris and I have for each other, which (if I can figure out how to do it) I am hoping to print and use for my Speech Therapy assignment next week. I just seem to be having a hard time saving it so I can print it at the photo shop... Oh to be computer tech-savvy!