Monday 15 March 2010

Beach Huts


Yesterday was a lovely sunny day, if a bit breezy, as we drove to Worthing to meet with Jenni and Tom. On the way we stopped to take photos of the beach huts at Lancing. Never having stopped there before I didn't know what to expect and was a little saddened by the atmosphere of neglect we found. Obviously the beach huts were boarded up to prevent winter storm damage but most of them looked tired and unloved. There were a few whose felt rooves were torn, and with rotten wood and rusty hinges, they looked as if summer couldn't come soon enough so that their owners would reappear and put right the damage. Perhaps even give them a new coat of paint.
There's a notice at the edge of the beach welcoming people to 'Lancing Bathing Beach', a grand title for a very forlorn, out-of-fashion area, overlooked by tourists on their way to the more popular shoreline at Worthing.



But having taken the photos I wanted to create a scrapbook layout with them and here's the result. The white-painted beach huts look a bit plain so I used K&Co papers with shells and fish in greens and blues to add colour to the page. I attached a folded paper border and cord with staples for an unsophisticated look, and there's a journaling card tucked beneath the top photo. The inspiration for the layout came from a sketch at The Scrappiest
I must say I enjoy taking photos of beach huts. They bring to my mind images of a typical British summer and always cheer me up, even when the wind is blowing straight off the Channel at 30mph!!

15 comments:

  1. what a superb LO ...it says it all ...love the photos of hubby and you with the beach huts above ...very atmospheric..

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  2. Well, I love looking at pictures of beach huts so I think this is fab :)

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  3. Love this page Ann, especially the cord and folded border. You've definitely captured the feel of a beach.

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  4. I love your layout! Perfect! Looking at the photo I don't see that the beach houses would be in such a bad state. I love beach houses, whenever I am in England I try to get down to some place where I can take photos of them! Very nice!
    Cardarian

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  5. Ooh Anne that layout is lovely and the photos are excellent
    Hugs Susie xx

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  6. Fantastic LO! I love the little wooden date tag perfect for a beach scene. and I bet it won't be long before the beach hut owners are down there at weekends preping their huts for the summer :)

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  7. Fab LO ... now where is the mess you must have made making such a beautiful page :0)

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  8. Love the LO Ann, it's the one you were working on for last weeks WOYWW isn't it? Turned out great.

    Brenda

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  9. Just look at that beautiful Blue sky!

    The LO is fantastic and the colours are perfect with those photos.

    Sue
    x

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  10. Hi ann your page is comming up as the 15th not 24th on the link xx

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  11. wow that is a gorgeous layout - i really love it, the fibres/string all around the page are fantastic

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  12. Beautiful take on the sketch! I love your photos!

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