When Christy posted this creative prompt on Friday about the origin and meaning of your name, I knew I had to participate. While I enjoy the uniqueness of my name, it does create a stir when I introduce myself to people for the first time. To play up on the humorous questions I'm sometimes asked, I typed a few of them in Photoshop Elements and layered it over my picture before I printed it out. I love the idea of integrating text directly on your photo using an image-editing program or a special pen for shiny surfaces. I made my title stand out by using different letters for my name and by painting the area behind the letters.

I have enjoyed finding new uses for packaging, so on this page, I recycled the front page of a Hambly catalog and used it for a journaling spot. For more creative ways to use packaging check out our Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. article on page 46 of the March/April issue.

I hope Christy's creative prompt inspires you to create a layout about the story behind your name. Post your inspired layouts, here, in the forum and see what others have created, too!

Create something. Inspire everyone.
GinaMarie (capital M, no space)



Journaling:
So even though it can be hard when I first meet people, I still have always enjoyed my slightly unique name. I was named GinaMarie because my parents liked the way it sounded with my last name. They said it kind of sounds like music. I've always enjoyed it, even though it seems difficult for others to understand at first. All of my closest friends know that it's never just Gina. I'm always GinaMarie.

Supplies:
Letters: Ki Memories, Li'l Davis
Transparency: Hambly
Pen: American Crafts
Paint Pens: Marvy, Sharpie
Chipboard embellishment: Ki Memories
Arrow: American Crafts
Flower: Queen & Co.
Adhesive: Tombow
Misc.: Brad, button, cardstock, letters, paint, staples