10 July 2009

On Any Given Day When She Wasn't Really There




Hi All:

Here is my July 2009 free scrap kit, entitled "On Any Given Day When She Wasn't Really There. Superficially, this kit was created with online journals and diaries in mind. In context, the kit's thematic addresses women and the roles they play in a variety of scenarios - both realistic and imagined. My goal was to alter and create materials that possibly triggered more than cookie cutter cute response inherent in the mass produced digital wares we are inclined to tinker with. Not all of the elements in this kit can be considered "cute." This is intentional on my part. Create from the heart and create with honesty. Some memories are happy. Some are not. Some memories are rooted in fact and others to imagination. Give your memories meaning and substance. Surprise someone generations down your family tree's line. All should be recorded. Tell THE story! Your story.... --JEM

This free, altered art scrap kit is now available for download, below.


This kit is divided in to a 2 part .RAR file.

You MUST DOWNLOAD
BOTH PARTS
to unzip the kit!

Click here to download Part I

Click here to download Part II
If you like this kit, grab the free Add-On set that goes with it!

If this is your first visit to my blog, be sure to check out all my other, free, altered art kits!

Original, Flckr member, Creative Commons licensed photographs used to create the altered art elements in this kit are noted below along with CU element credit:
Doll Mask Template, Baby in Gown - Original photos by Flckr member akatrya
Blue Jean figure for Paper
- Original photos by Flckr member dkreisman
Pink box trio
- Original photos by Flckr member eqqman
Vintage Needle Container
- Original photos by Flckr member litlnemo
Box Plant - Original photos by Flckr member Mr. Greenjeans
Garden Statue with hair flower, ruler, yellow flower
- Original photos by Flckr member net_efekt
Rose - Original photos by Flckr member Oschene
Checkered Box - Original photos by Flckr member Practical Owl
Girl on rose bedspread - Original photos by Flckr member foundphotoslj
Apartment front on cyan paper - Original photos by Flckr member Futurilla
Gingko leaf & Pencil Shaving - Original photos by Flckr member Geishaboy500
Head bowed teen - Original photos by Flckr member Jamestruepenny
Blasting Zone - Original photos by Flckr member ky_olsen
Royal Flush - Original photos by Flckr member Lokigrl616
Folded Paper Container Template for pot of flowers & Cupcake holder, creased flowers - Original artwork & photos by Flckr member Mélisande
Frog King insert in old, tin box - Original artwork and photos by Flckr member Original artwork by Patricia Laza
Abandoned house interior for paper - Original photos by Flckr member tunnelbug61
Asian Doll Original photos by Flckr member Ian Burt
Older Wisdom Photograph for Paper and sunbathing blonde element - Original photos by Flckr member pierre lascott (wonderful, candid views of people! Go Pierre! You are inspiring!)
Antique Template for Paper Doll - Original photos by Flckr member Embroiderist
CU Credit for striped, semi-transparent ribbon placed on Sappington Road heart element and paperdoll with flag element goes to Redju Designs at http://www.redjuscrap.blogspot.com/


Creative Commons License
On Any Given Day When She Wasn't Really There by JE McManus is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

5 comments:

  1. My first thought was, very unusual. Then I looked again and wondered how you had gotten into my head. I am a person of many people and few kits speak to someone like me. It's refreshing to see something different although I'm going to have to give thought on how to use it best. Thank you for sharing, as each creation is a part of yourself too.

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  2. Thank you so much for this Freebie. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Hands Scrapbook Freebies Search List, under the Elements or Papers post on Jul. 11, 2009. Thanks again.

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  3. I love your work-- none of the usual nonsense, it's a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing your talent.

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  4. I appreciate your support! Making these kits is a type of therapy for me. I derive a lot of satisfaction from the process! --Joy

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  5. Your posts inspire me to do what I love, not necessarily what is expected. My nickname, freespirit, was given to me as a teen, because I tend to do things different. I love to read the inspiration you give for many of your designs and elements. These are the things others don't know or see. When you offer the explanation, the piece becomes the Mona Lisa. LOL

    Thank you for the kit and for your inspiration.

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