Scrapropos

Welcome this week’s guest scrapbooking artist Sharon Barrett-Shanks

Sharon

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Sharon’s First Layout

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When and why did you start scrapbooking?

Christmas 2005 my oldest child, Bonnie, gave me a scrapbooking kit she put together with an album. I remember being scared of it all and I wasn’t to sure I even wanted to start with it all so I let her “show me” how to crop and mat a photo. I went home with 2 pages which I treasure. I’ve glitzed it up a bit after I got a wee bit brave.

It must be noted I was always a picture taker and mostly they got tossed in a box. When the kids were little (5) of them I put them in albums. It must also be noted here that as a teen I kept a scrapbook and loved doing it. One other note when I was real young I just loved cut-out dolls!

How would you describe your personal style?

Clean, sleek, geometric, colorful, whimsical and impulsive.

What most influences your scrapbooking?

I have asked myself this question over and over is it the picture or is it the paper…it really is both.

Digital? Paper? A little of both? Why?

Only paper, absolutely no digis here, although I try to copy some that I love looking at. just not that creative with PC and graphics.

If you had to make an entire album using only three colors, which would you choose and why?

Pink, Brown & White

What is your favorite scrapbooking tool?

Cricut

What is your must-have indulgence?

Rub-ons and clear stamps

If you had the opportunity to witness one historical even first hand (and take photos), what event would you choose and what would the scrapbook page you make for the event be like?

Peace in USA after WW 2. I would be taking photos of all my uncles who were in the service and were handsome, they’re girlfriends and wives were deliriously happy would make great shots. My Aunts dressed daily in dresses, nylons, make-up so it would be mostly black and white and I would colorize anything red/white/blue. I may even use the Life Magazine format as my style for the page. it was a happy time for my family and I was barely old enough to know what was going on, but I remember it well. Unfortunately not a lot of pictures were taken at that time by my family.

What does your workspace look like?

You can see more of Sharon’s Work HERE