... I have known Kim & Glen Grant even before I met up with Tertius - what was it? 1987? * warm smiles * ... our friendship has weathered all sorts so it was only natural to ask them to be Aleisha's godparents. Much to my gorgeous MIL's (mother-in-law) disgust .. I still say Tert & Glen are more alike than Tert and his paternal twin: Ingmar.... both the elder of twins (Glen's twin passed away just after birth though), both in the building trade, both of equal physique: slim and with a sickeningly fast metabolic rate. both over 6'2", both great with their hands, both have 2 children, both children born 6 months apart of each other, both wives Asian and into scrapbooking lols .... ya get the drift :)
Tert has been Four Wheel Driving with Glen since I can't remember when .. and when I did these layouts about their passion for 4WD's .. all who knew them - simply understood.
Glen's layout was a gift for his birthday - Kim & I were at the Northside Scrappers monthly crop and the retailer there just so happened to have metal alphabets ... did the job nicely .. as during that period - Glen's vehicle was a Land Rover: Discovery :)
It was frustrating doing these layouts - coz all the boys do is keep taking photos of their vehicles: birds eye view, up, down, around this side, what about that side, oh that elevation, how low did let your tyres down, oh come get a photo of the suspension Liz .... * rolls eyes * ... oohh yeah .. really exciting ...
Therefore the focal photo - ensure it's the best one (focus, colour, presentation, light angle) ... enlarge it - that's why I said make sure it's good coz if not, every flaw will be magnified ... then using the other photos.. select complimentary pics which complete the story line ... ensure accents are relevant and adhere to the KISS rule :-
KEEP IT SIMPLE SCRAPPER !!
(all things in moderation, too much of something and you've OVERCOOKED it ... )
I like to complete the layout .. leave it on display all day, maybe overnight even.. then look at it again fresh in the morning .. and you'll see what is missing or needs to be removed...
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Well this is Tert's double page layout - which he loves ... simply LOVES lols ... featuring his Nissan PATROL 2.6 vehicle which we have since upgraded to a Nissan RODEO ... (since we don't have many male layouts * grins *) I'm going to leave them in two formats:
a) Side by side - so you get the affect
b) individually so you can see the detail ... the number plate is a Sticker set that comes from a company in USA (can't remember the name) but you can customise it - very handy :)
This trip was along the HOLLAND TRACK between Wave Rock and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia ... went as a family ... it was an amazing trip... and Tert being the frugal man he is - made his own FLAG POLE which is extremely important when you're up and down sand dunes ... and the difference between another vehicle coming the other way to avoid smashing into you is sometimes that little wavy pole & red flag ... he used a conduit flex pipe which costs a fraction of the similar item at the 4WD shops BUT it kept getting caught in the branches, being pulled off and the time we wasted retrieving it .. grrrr but what do I know.. I'm just the wife ... LOLs...
Hope you've enjoyed this little ramble along ... do leave a comment like what items you're interested in to see, I might just have a layout hiding around that will do the trick :)
hugs.. lizzieS xxx
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