quote unquote

woohoo!! A couple of weeks ago, I received an album from my twopeas childfree circle journal group - it was the first since October... that group has had some problems. So today I put together my layout for the cj. The topic is Quote Unquote. We are supposed to put a fave quote on the left pg, with words or pix that go with the quote, then do an "about me" page on the right. So here is my LO!

The bad photo of the right pg is due to the journaling being on a transparency I stapled on top of the paper and picture. It wasn't completely flat when I took the pictures, so shadowing is visible.

Over the photo, there are descriptors (is this a word? lol) for me: I AM Marcia Jeanne Skarda Miller, independent, inquisitive, adventurous, night owl, happily married to Greg, analytical, young-at-heart, procrastinator, child-free, cat lover, daddy's girl, impatient, creative.

The left and top says: I ENJOY motorycling, volleyball, chocolate, archaeology, traveling, beer, scrapbooking, warm weather, photography, theatre, friends, family, cruises, sci-fi, lilacs, gemstone rings, sunshine, 'Vette convertible.

The bottom and right says: RANDOM FACTS: I am an aunt to 16 folks and a great-aunt to 20 kids, I do something new every year, I see the world through rose-colored glasses, I am NOT a girly girl, I have been close to death 3 times.

This layout is using the Basic Grey Fusion collection - love that paper! The colors are so rich and vibrant irl (in real life).

yin yang

I am *almost* done with my layout for my own outlaw cj. I wanted to get pictures posted so the other outlaw participants could at least see what I had in mind. ;-) I still have a blank area at the left - that is where a photo of me will go, with some matching embellies.

Clean and simple, that's my style! I was definitely inspired by a pea (somebody from the twopeas board), but I'm sorry I don't remember who. Lovin' the Daisy D's paper - kinda exotic, dark yet bright.

Words/phrases, by pairs, left to right:
optimist - realist
sociable - introvert
scrapbooker - biker

Again, words/phrases, in pairs, left to right:
compassionate - sarcastic
intrigued with ancient events - uninformed of current events
creative - analytical
frou frou martini connoisseur - dark beer drinker
easy going - strong willed

These are some of my personality traits and things I enjoy that I see as opposites within myself - my yin yang.

new cj - for Outlaw group

Some of the members of the Outlaws - my local scrappin' buddies - have decided to do circle journals within our group. My theme is the yin/yang of our personalities. I thought this was a great idea, since so many of my personality traits and activities seem so opposite... creative vs analytical, biker vs scrapbooker, etc. I've been working, albeit slowly, on the "bones" of my cj - the cover, explanation/instruction pgs, etc. Here are pix of what I have done so far:

The cover.


The first set of pgs. The left side (inside cover) has 3 yin/yang quotes, the right side will eventually have the outlaw logo (I will be creating) and maybe the yin/yang symbol.



Close up of the left pg. The quotes:

The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang.
They achieve harmony by combining these forces.
~ Tao Te Ching, L'ao Tzu, #42, c 500 BC

The two principles of yin and yang never separate from each other,
but rather each follows the other - smoothly and endlessly.
~ Cheng Man-ch'ing

For everything up there is a down.
For every back there is a front.
There is no separate yin without yang or yang without yin.
The two are part of one whole...
~ John Painter


The next LO (set of pgs) .


Closeup of the left side - for the cj group members to sign in (on the striped paper).


Closeup of the right side - gives the explanation/instructions:

People often have characteristics that appear to be opposites, not necessarily good versus bad, just seemingly contradictory aspects of their personality. This yin yang is a big part of what makes people so intriguing and unpredictable.

Fellow Outlaws:

1. Make a 3x6 tag with some basic info about yourself, including your name, address, phone number and email address. It can be as simple or as elaborate as you want.

2. Create a two page layout. Tell me about the yin yang of your personality. It can be one thing or many things; it can be personality traits or activities you enjoy.

3. Requests: On either your tag or your layout, please include a photo of yourself and handwrite something, even if it’s just your signature.

4. Last, and definitely most important - HAVE FUN!