Caz has chosen to base her layout on which sense she would miss the most should one be taken away from her. On the way in her journaling you discover what she loves the most about each of the 5 senses.
The softness of the photo is enhanced by the colours and textures in these papers, rub-ons and chipboard shapes from the Basic Grey Urban Prairie and Offbeat ranges.
She writes - "As a way of choosing my favourite sense I started out by thinking about which one I would miss the most if it was taken away from me.
Sight - I would miss seeing my children grow up, watching them change, grow taller, mature. I’d miss seeing their faces as they excitably told me what they had been up to. I’d miss seeing all that was familiar and loved in my life. I’d miss seeing all those new things that I have yet to encounter.
Smell - I’d miss the kids smells. Impulse, shampoo and hairspray from my dancing girls. Grass, mud and little boy sweaty hair smells from my footy player. Fresh coffee, the perfume of flowers, newly washed clothes, rain as it hits the ground in summer.
Taste - Good food, great wine, the combination of both, made more enjoyable when shared with friends. Coffee, chocolate, freshly made bread, cheese, fresh fruit.
But the sense I would miss the most is Touch. Jordan holding my hand to walk into school even though she is in year 6. Jesse hugging me fiercely while he sleeps next to me, getting tangled in my hair, waking me so I have to untangle him and try and claim back a small portion of the bed. Darcy subconsciously leaning against me playing with my hair while she talks to me, now 14 and probably too cool to admit that she ever does it. Stroking the kittens soft fur, the rain on my face, the suns warmth on my skin.
Touch is the one thing I would miss the most.
One of Mel's favourite tactile experiences as a child was to play in paint. Whenever the activity was setup at her primary school, it was the messy play area that Mel always headed to first. Unfortunately there aren't any photos of this from when she was young, so Mel used some pictures of her niece and recorded journaling suitable for her 'Book of Me' down the side, explaining her love of touching the paint when she was small.
To create the layout, the background was sprayed with glimmer mist, directly onto the kraft cardstock and then large circles were added from various patterned papers. A strip of Jenni Bowlin crepe paper was machine stitched into position for the title to rest on and a scattering of Hero Arts bling was then adhered around the circle shape.
A very Autumn coloured layout from Nic Howard. Nic captured the five senses theme very literally, taking a day that was truly autumn in nature and taking photos of things on that day that represented each of the five senses.
The colours of the new Pink Paislee Winsome collections were perfect for this layout. When paired with a little copper colouring from SEI and Aussie Scrap Source cardstock in both white and kraft, the senses from the day are captured perfectly in tone with the season.
