In those same few months, Simon the kitten became Simon the Giant! He's just over a year old now, yet he's longer, taller, and heavier than Dex (who is 10 and a bit of a chunk). He's also, fortunately, very, very photogenic. Let's take a look, shall we?
Here I scrapped my handsome boy with some October Afternoon, mostly to prove to myself that their Sasparilla (sic) line needn't be a little-boys-only kind of line. The map and woodgrain prints are both fairly low-key, perfect for highlighting one of my all-time favorite Simon pictures. I kept the whole thing pretty simple to keep the focus on the photo.
Oh, this layout made me happy -- and not just for the crazy-hilarious-slightly-lewd (and absolutely NOT elegant) photo of Simon napping (more on that in a moment). I'd been sketching layout ideas (I use this little sketchbook, by the way - the daily spots are the perfect size for layouts), and I had this idea that a bunch of tags and elements would make for a fun, graphic, linear kind of layout. I think it worked :). Here, I used Crate Paper's Story Teller collection, which has tag and accent cut-apart sheets that were perfect for this job, along with that wonderful cork-printed paper in the background. Love. This. Layout. It's also really quite simple, even with all the various pieces -- again, the photo tells a story, so I didn't want much in the way of embellishments.
You can find both of these layouts, as well as all the goodies I used to make them, at Scrappy Chic.
Now, about that photo:
This was a 90-plus degree day in May, and Simon conked out in exactly this pose for around half an hour without moving! I thought it was hilarious and absolutely adorable... not that I'm biased at all! Oh, I'm such a cat lady, aren't I? To prove it, this fact: cats grow until they're about two years old. Any bets on how big Simon will be by then?!
Anyway, that'll do for now -- I'll be back soon with some neon goodness (and I'll show some Dexter photos soon, don't worry).
Until then, enjoy yourselves!
4 comments:
Ahh too cue :) Simon is getting so big! My Maya is staying small and she is older than Simon by a month I think. She still looks like a kitten - and I hope she stays that way!
But they may be related becuase Maya sleeps in the weirdest poses as well!
Love both your layouts - an not just for the cute cat pics :)
I did miss Simon; how did you know! Two great pics, and suitably great layouts to go with them. :)
Simon looks like a great cat! Love your product choices. I have one cat who sleeps like that all the time. I tell her it is not very lady-like, but she apparently is not that concerned with making a good impression.
Sorry, it's hard to see you're first LO because I'm too busy looking at your beautiful card! If I were a cat, I'd date him! ;) Love the OA papers. The CP LO with the tags has the coolest design. I don't follow a lot of scrappers, but I've never seen anything like it. Cool! LOL over his picture--he looks slightly relaxed.
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