Dude! Back it Up!

Dude!

Some things are deep!

This site in Vicksburg, Mississippi, had an incredible feature of a Civil War boat.  It was one of those amazing things that photos cannot capture.  It was mid-century modern and super-historic simultaneously.

So how do you theme it?  River?  Nautical?  Civil War?  Southern?  Patriotic?  Historic?  Modern?

The solution?  Dude!  Find the right background!

So the background is a blend of old-school texture with groovy paisley in a blue that conjures up both patriotism and a river.

Dude!  That's why you bought all those books of papers years ago!

Dude! The Work is Already Half Done!

Dude!

The wheel was invented a long time ago --- Move On!

The Civil War picture from the brochure was a perfect pre-made center for a scrapbook page.  Plain white paper with this in the middle, a few of my pix, a couple other brochure clippings, and BAM!  A couple of red and blue stars and I was ready to roll on to the next page.

Dude, don't work too hard!

Dude! Don't Rain on My Parade!

Dude!

Like I said last time, I was on a road trip.  I drove the length of the Natchez Trace Parkway.  There wasn't as much to see as there was on other trips and, when I got to some of the most interesting spots, it was pouring rain so I just kept on driving.

But, dude, that didn't ruin the scrapbook!

I wasn't sure what to do, but having a gray background was most appropriate.  Then I remembered the highway sicker that was in scrap box from years ago and -- Dude!  The perfect way to remember that drive!

Dude! It's Been a While!

Dude!

It's been a while.  What, about seven years, right?

How you doin'?

Listen, there've been a lot of changes --- new jobs, new degrees, new address --- and new scrapbook work!

I thought I should let you see some pix to catch up with what's been happening.  So let's take a new direction here.

I'll be just showing pix of scrapbook pages and talking about them.  Less talk about how to scrapbook like a man and more leading by example.

So here goes:

I was on a road trip through the South, stopping at National Park Service sites along the way.  I spent an hour or so at Arkansas Post in (duh!) Arkansas one morning.  I didn't get many pix but they gave me a stack of free postcards at the gift shop.

So, since my photo collection was limited and getting the postcards was a part of the story, well, as you can see, they became the background for this little page.  Add a few clippings from the brochure and, dude, I was done.

Dude!  It's a scrapbook.  Leverage the name for all it's worth!