This is the scrapbook layout that I made on holiday using my Emergency Craft Kit. Sorry it’s taken so long to get it photographed and up on the website.
My supplies were limited because I was crafting on the go, and because of this some ideas which I had never really panned out, but it was good because it forced me to stop, think, and move in another direction.
I used one of Jen Gallacher’s ‘Stretch your sketch‘ videos as a starting point for this layout – so you may notice some similarities in regards to the way the panels hang from the string, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. I had watched the video before i went on holiday, so this was the one bit that stuck out vividly in my mind.
I had taken a few printed iPhone photos with me, most of which were of Piper but I found a few that had me and her together. Back when I made this layout, it was only a few weeks before I returned to work, so although the page doesn’t have a visible title, the journaling is a conversation with my daughter, promising to make the most of our last few weeks at home together. Looking back, i can see that I was completely over dramatising my return to work. Okay, i’ll say it- i was DREADING it! And calling this layout ‘last few weeks’ kinda sounds like I was about to drop of the face of the planet or something! I’m so glad i didn’t put a title on it with letter stickers. lol.
Despite the limitations I had due to crafting-on-the-go, I’m pleased with the finished result. I guess I am just glad that I had the opportunity to get creative when I was away from home.
I picked up a typerwriter a little while back at a car book sale, and i {heart} using it to add journaling to my layouts..
…BUT…
…it didn’t always turn out the way I wanted it to. Typewriters were made to type onto thin weight paper, and when I put cardstock or scrapbook paper through the machine, it didn’t catch properly on the rollers. I thought it would be great that I could type out journaling quickly rather than spending the time on my computer writing it up and connecting it to my printer etc, but I found myself making more errors on the typewriter – so it wasn’t faster after all.
Well, that was until I put my thinking cap on!
In this video i show you a way to get around this issue so that you can achieve perfect typewritten journaling every time!
Here’s the layout, followed by some close up piccys
I’ve been really enjoying using labels on my scrapbook pages, and have even made some of my own digitally using photoshop, but when i saw this stamp set i swear my heart skipped a beat. There are so many different styles, I can’t wait to get creative with them! There’s even one that you can use on your own ATCs.
There didn’t seem to be labeled with any manufacturer details, which is a shame because I wonder what other stamps they do. I haven’t had a chance to play with them yet so hope they are sturdy and stamp well. Time will tell I guess.
I’ve cut the pack into thirds so they fit into my stamp box alongside all my other A5 clear stamps. yeay!
I finally unleashed my video editing skills again. Its been ages since i’ve shared a video, or at least it seems like that.
Today’s video is a Scrapbook layout walkthrough. This layout is about my nephew Kyle who is a football superstar. He must have gotten my sports skills as well as his own because i suck at all sporting activities. Ugh! No thanks!
I found a pack of We R Memory Keepers paper at TK MAXX (i always seem to pick up some good bargains there!) and i thought the collection was perfect for boys cards and layouts.
I sure do love flowers and hearts and other pretties, but its great to have some man-papers in your arsenal too.
The collection is called MVP, and little old me who doesn’t have a sporting bone in my body didn’t even know what that meant. Finally it struck me…Most Valued Player…..aaaaahh, the penny dropped!
Apologies in advance that my camera battery ran out a little before the end but it was just to add a few bits and pieces. If you like i can make another video on how to make the concertina rosette embellishment.
