6/1/11

Feeling Beautiful

Yes, I am... Once a year we plan this photo shoot, only the moms.  We get together and take each other pictures and we bring the tripod so we can record ourselves.  Our husbands and significant others have to take care of our children while we take care of ourselves.  It is not selfish I tell you, my best friend just wrote me after seeing the photos of my oldest graduation.   She said: they are great but you are in only one photo, and so it goes for 364 days, almost never a picture of me.
This weeks challenge at Once upon a Sketch is to document about a female so here it is,  me,
I did a lot of work on this one, I transferred an antique French frame from graphicsfairy to canvas and then I hand painted the blooms and leaves, very shabby, punched papers, used my sewing machine, lace, punched leaves...you get the idea


 Here is my entry for this week at Color Combos Galore, almost missed it I have been so busy, and itching to scrap, but it is finally done, with hours to spare, I love to see their counter...Once a year we have this beautiful summer bulb, the translation from the name in Spanish is "Ball of fire".  It always blooms for her birthay in July, it has been raining so much here in PR that it decided to open right away in May, mixed feelings about that...Their challenge, besides the color was to use numbers, can you tell she is 6?
 Here is the photo I used, transferred to B & W
photo credit: Myriam Reus, thank you for making me beautiful!

As soon as I ask permission I will give you the group photo or I will just post the scrapped version , LOL!
As always I love to have you visit, I treasure your comments and I welcome you to be a follower, I will follow as well
hugs Milagros

16 comments:

jacirascrap said...

Que LO! Sua foto então, voce está muito bonita! E com um grande sorriso, parece bem alegre!!!!!

Catherine SIWCZAK said...

A very nice layout, very feminine ! Congrats ! and good luck !

Unknown said...

Hi there!
You did a wonderful job on Once Upon A ...sketch! Beautiful layout! Thank you for playing along! Gerry

ANUPAMA CHOUDARY said...

I love the circular frame, Milagros and the picture is beautiful. Nice to see you finally do a page on yourself.

Irini said...

lovely page...great take on the sketch.
I love the circular frame!
Thanks so much playing along with
Once Upon A.... Sketch

Audrey Pettit said...

Oh, goodness! You are beautiful! And so is your page. Love, love, love the soft colors and gorgeous design, and that Graphics Fairy frame is out of this world. Love little Ms 6 year page, too. Such a fun blocked design!

Nadia Cannizzo said...

What an awesome idea! I love that ..the idea of photographing the girls only! Thanks so much for sharing this gorgeous pic of you on Once Upon A..Sketch. Great work..keep it up!

Ella Swan said...

Hi! Thanks so much for your lovely comment on my blog & for becoming a follower :) I have done the same!! Your work is amaaaaazing!! Thanks for playing along at Once Upon a Sketch! I loved reading about your photo shoot too - such a GREAT idea :)

Irma said...

You look beautiful! stunning layout for this photo!
Thanks for playing along with us at OUAS!

sandi said...

What a beautiful lo! I really like the circle...just lovely!

Helena said...

Fantastic that you scrapped about yourself. And I love the idea of the photo shoot!
Your page is lovely!

phamil said...

You've done a wonderful job on the sketch! Beautiful page!

Lizzyc said...

the layout for OUAS is so elegant and so pretty!! well done!x

Eila Sandberg said...

OMG sweetie, that photo of you is just luscious! you look so beautiful, love the pretty hat too! Absolutely wonderful page and all the work you've put into creating it, wowzer big time! the frame looks totally delish. Take real good care!! xoxoxo

Kerryn said...

Gosh you can see how much work there is in that frame. It looks so effective though. Beautiful page!

Bente Fagerberg said...

This is so awsome! Love love love what you did. And that frame looks awsome. You transfered it,...? I wonder how. Looks really pretty!
Your photo is so lovely. I would like to have an all female photo shoot too...!Great idea!