This layout was inspired by one of Jen Gallacher‘s recent layouts which featured a layout based on four blocks, and i thought it was pretty cool. Check out her layout here at two peas (video).
For once I started with the papers and designed the page with no idea of which photo to add. It felt a little weird because I don’t normally work that way, but it’s good to push yourself outside of your comfort zones sometimes.
In parts it was a little freeing, but when it came to adding a photo I found the frustration kicking in as I had to trim my photo much more than I wanted to in order to make it fit, but im sure you probably couldn’t tell that from looking.
Did you spy the journaling card which I chopped up and added? This is one of the free downloadable journaling cards which I made for this Thanksgiving Project. I cut out the bracket shape and used this as a stand alone embellishment in the bottom right quadrant then used the rest of the card for writing my journaling on the top right section. You can still download these journaling cards if you are wanting to get your hands on them. Here’s how
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The middle section was a bit of an experiment. It started life as a piece of stripy paper – i used a craft knife to cut in between the stripes, but left a couple of inches uncut which is the section on the left under the button. Leaving this section untouched made it easier to stick to the layout and also easier to create the waves in the thin pieces of paper. The little arrows are left overs which i cut at a 45 degree angle in order to make the pointy-bracket shape.
I also got to use up some old supplies – these chipboard starburst shapes have been in the stash for well over three years i think! I have absolutely no idea where they came from, who made them or how they managed to find their way into my chipboard drawer. heehee.
Happy weekend everyone! Woooohoooo. I love the weekend because it means lots of time with my two favourite people. One with stripy legs and one with denim legs.
This weekend’s project is half crafty & half practical and means that I get to play with my sewing machine…but more about that soon.
I wanted to share a layout which was recently in The Scrapbook Magazine (issue 57). The theme was Art Deco, so i made these little flowers by layering circles on top of each other. I love the way they turned out.
Its hard to believe that this photo was taken almost one year ago exactly. I remember those days vividly. As much as I loved having a newborn in my hands, I am really having lots more fun with a 1 year old. Being able to play together, communicate with one another and share moments which are special for both parties is the best feeling ever!
Todays fun and games – Piper’s first proper bike! Granny Oman send a surprise package in the post (thanks for the happy mail Gran-O) and I spent yesterday evening building the bike so it would be ready for today. When Pi came downstairs this morning she must have sat on my knee for a good few minutes before she started staring over at the bike. Then she turned and made the bunny rabbit sign.
Even though we didn’t have a sunny day we went for a test drive. It was so precious seeing her little smiling face as we were out and about. I think this bike is going to be used a lot!
Its been ages since I have been scrappy so I decided to just get busy. To inspire myself I grabbed this book, page maps 2.
I got it for Christmas last year and I decided to actually pull out the removable cards and give it a whirl. I opened the book at random and picked out a card.
Turns out I am not so good at following sketches, LOL. You see, as soon I got going, my own brain started making design decisions so I kinda forgot about the little card sitting in front of me. It wasn’t until Craig came knocking on the craft room door that i finally broke out of autopilot and i realised (1) it was late and i really needed to go to bed and (2) this layout really couldn’t be farther from the sketch i was supposedly following.
No worries though. I don’t really get hung up on things like that to be honest. The main thing is that i have a scrapbook page completed. Another page, another memory for my album.
This page is modestly titled ‘ni’ and is about my first trip back to Northern Ireland with Piper. I always abbreviate my homeland to those two little letters so it seemed fitting to use them as the title.
I didn’t have our laptop so i just pulled some iPhone photos from the bundle that i had printed during the summer. I am so glad i just decided to print a bunch that day. I really should print some more. Even if they are just lying around, maybe one day they will end up on a layout just like these little photos.
Here’s the layout..
and some more close ups
There’s a list of products at the bottom but in case you are wondering the title is made using Heidi Swapp sheer letters. They are really old so i don’t think they make them any more but thought i would mention it. <3
You probably know that I am a scrap-fiend. I love finding ways to use up my scraps for projects, big or small. I am excited to share a short video which shows you how i sometimes use my scraps to make a fun embellishment that you can add to cards or layouts – the infamous photocorner!
To demonstrate the power of the fiercefully fun photocorner (what a mouthful!) i have a new layout to share, one that i secretly love to bits. I don’t normally say things like that because (1) I don’t want you all to think that i have a big head the size of China, and (2) I usually like the finished layout but not LOVE it. I guess they sometimes fall into the ‘it’ll do’ category and i am thankful that i got a chance to scrap it.
I reckon the reason i get butterflies when i look at the layout is because of the topic at hand. In case you can’t make out from the photo, it is about my daughter who would always reach out her hand when nursing, and gently touch my face. I would look down at her eyes and see them glance up at me and twinkle. Every single time it would make my heart melt.
Enjoy the video and perhaps you’ll find some inspiration from the layout too.
Here’s what the journaling says:
“One of the things i miss most about nursing you is those precious moments when you would reach your hand out to me & gently press your fingertips to my lips. You would always raise your eyes for a brief moment and smile at me. Those few precious moments said more than a thousand words.”
Did i mention how much i love these Echo Park papers? {yum}
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