On a roll with another Layout

Being the Ditz that I can sometimes be I went to the crop on Saturday all organised, or so I thought but I was wrong footed when I realised that I'd forgotten to print off the photo's that I intended to use. It's very unusual for me to go to the crop with a pre conceived idea of what I want to do for a layout.
I had seen a project using some of the components in this layout in a card project in craft stamper & I was inspired to make the idea into a layout.Abi did a photo shoot last summer for a friend & I recently got the pictures, they are so lovely, usually i'm not a fan of posed pictures but these are so natural, I have revised my opinion as these aren't at all formal & so beautiful.

In this layout I have used
pretty in pink cardstock
Whisper white ink
Pixie pink ink
Acetate (non Su)
Stick on Gems ( non Su)
Scallop square punch
Flight of the butterfly stamp set
Baroque motif
Medallion


In the above layout all products unless specified are from Stampin' Up and are available to purchase through me.

crop day

I love crop day
Its the one day in the month that Abi & I get to spend time alone together, eat junk food & chat to other crafters.

I even managed to complete a double layout, I think this is the first layout I have managed to complete in about a month, maybe even longer. Well I had to finish it when we got home, despite being super organised this morning I had a bit of a headache, I think that extra glass of wine may have had something to do with it! ! I forgot to print off the photo's I wanted to use.


The layout uses the Stampin' Up set Circle circus, Just perfect alphabet, The Stampin' Up circle punches & the Bold brights colour palette.

Alison had even baked a yummy Coffee cake which melted in the mouth as we had two birthdays, everyone sang Happy Birthday to Daphne & I, it was a lovely day. Thanks go to Ann who came & collected us so we could take extra stash with us.

All of the products used in this project are from Stampin' Up & are available to purchase through me.

Scrapbooking me ~ page 2

Whilst spending the day in my craft room last week I had my new netbook upstairs with me so I was crafting & chatting with Alison whilst she was trying out ideas for projects for her forthcoming crop when she found this beautiful little mini album.

With the mini book closed

With the mini book openThis is page 2 of project " Scrapbook Me"

Link on elsies blog ~ scroll down the post.

So I thought I would have a go as part of the scrapbooking 'ME' theme.

I have used Stampin' Up Kraft card for the base of the project.

Cut two 4x4" paper squares and four 4x5" paper strips, I used brown card stock, you can also use patterned paper. Fold 1" so that you have a 4x4 square, and 1" flap, do this to all four paper strips.

Use glue dots on the back of the paper flaps, and glue each paper strip flap to each of the four sides of one of the squares.

Glue the second 4x4 paper square in the center to cover up the paper strips.

Now you can decorate with pictures, or just cute little notes and text, I am going to use this one as the centrepiece for a layout.

Productive day

Its not very often I get a weekday off work, there is a downside however I have to work next sunday doing the annual stocktake.
I got my jobs finished early and spent the rest of the day in my craft room. I went up there yesterday to make some family birthday cards, & what a struggle that was as all i wanted to do was scrap, I have had this pile of photo's on my desk since before Christmas.

My daughter in law sent me these pictures as they are some of her favourites, I have to say kerry, where are you in the pictures?
Like most Mum's we often spend so long putting others first that we get lost along the way. So I have been thinking about this afternoon and have decided to make a whole scrapbook about me & who I am, it's going to be hard as I dont particularly like pictures of myself.

Our beautiful Grandsons & their Daddy

January layouts

Here are some of my January layouts
I am beginning to think of myself as a scrapbooker & not a card maker, the transformation didn't take long, I have been seriously scrapbooking for less than a year & I already look at days out as a photo opportunity.

We have snow

Whoooo we have snow, at last.
All week there have been severe weather warnings on the news & our children who are in Bracknell have been having very severe snowfall about 12" on Tuesday night & all we had was the leftovers from new years day & a very light sprinkling yesterday morning whilst I made my way to work, but this morning at least 6" had fallen.
The cats weren't too keen to go out & when they did venture into the snowy garden they only stayed out long enough to do the essential business.


Sassy the bravest of our cats ~ look at his huge tail
I went out for the bus & waited an hour & 20 minutes & the snow was falling, but no busses arrived so I phoned work & stayed at home as by this time I was frozen.

When I eventually thawed out I decided to do some scrapbooking, well 2 scraplifts actually as I loved these layouts.

The first layout was taken back in 2006 when we went on a family holiday too Brittany, we started to scrapbook the holiday when we returned but paul's Dad died 6 weeks later & it became to hard to scrap at the time, so i'm digging out the pictures & have added it too my ~scrapping to do list~


Paul in the Botanical gardens.

The Christmas portait layout is inspired by the Cover of Decembers creating Keepsakes magazine


The pictures were our self portraits this Christmas.

I am loving the homemade Christmas

The scrapbook for Mum is finally finished, here are the last few layouts. I have really enjoyed the challenge of 20 layouts from 2009. That was until we were at the crop last week chatting to Alison & she commended me on using my best papers on projects that are being given away, only or Abi to reply that it was okay as we would get the scrapbook back in time, when my Mum falls of the twig, Out of the mouths of babes!!





I have just weighed the scrapbook when it's all packed up & it weighs in at a chunky 2kg so that is going to be costly to post, ........ £8.50 to be exact......Wow

Homemade Christmas ~ Update

I have managed to complete a few more layouts for the album I am making for my Mum, I have to get it finished by Wednesday so I have been working on it all afternoon since we got back from the city with some more Christmas shopping.

Just 13 days to go

Just 13 short days to go to the big day & for once I feel in control in Christmas & not the other way round, with Christmas being in control of me as it usually is.
Today Abi & I went over to Thorpe marriott to the crop & I managed to complete 2 layouts for Mum's album whilst chatting with Alison.


When I got home my lovely little netbook had arrived, did I say it is a beautiful festive red. I love it.

Day 3 of a homemade Christmas

The creativity continues
I have managed to make a few more layouts, mainly for my Mums album.




This one is for my own album, just documenting how much I am lovin the Ltd edition Starbucks Eggnog Latte.

Oh & that reminds me Dear Santa...I have been good all year...its just a misunderstanding on other peoples part for stuff that I have said or done ; )


If you hapen to be passing a store that sells American craft albums I need a new 12 x 12 album preferably with a red spine for my seasonal layouts.
Thanks Santa
XX


Tonight I am going to play catch up on my December daily, I am loving journaling the festive month & I think this is the first time for many years that I have felt that I am in control of Christmas rather than the other way around.

Day 2 of a homemade Christmas

I hope that your all having a lovely weekend, I am still having a homemade Christmas day.
Today I am working on pages for a scrapbok for my Mum. My mum has decided not to come to us for Christmas this year & whilst I was upset when she first told me as i'm an only child this will mean that she's on her own, But she has made her decision & I have to respect that. So I decided I would make her a scrapbook, she doesn't have internet access so she doesn't see the updates I make as to what we have done throughout the year, as they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
I have scrapbooking kits & stash all over the dining table & disney movies on a perfect day. Abi is in the craft room doing some more pages to her mini books.


Here are some of the pages I have made so far.