Bungee Man

I made this page as part of a two page spread at my first scrapbook class at Crab Apple Crafts.  Looking through my photos January was a dull month and the only photos I took where of this little bungee man.  My sister bought it for me for Christmas.  He was made of bird seed and sadly didn't last long.  This page makes me smile especially as it looks like he is loosing his pants ;-)

As I'm not working at the moment and am doing quite well at using up craft stuff I already own, but let me loose in a craft shop and even when I set myself a budget of just a few pounds I still come home wondering why I have bought some of the stuff e.g. alphabet stickers in colours I don't like!  Oh well I guess I will get better over time.

Have a great week.  Anne x

Cruise Food

Last year we went on an amazing Baltic cruise and as expected the food was amazing.

This page is made from another of Shimelle's starting point challenges.  Thanks to Shimelle I am really starting to get into scrapbooking and I think this is about page 23 - I wonder how many pages you have to make to call yourself a scrapbooker?

This is Shimelle's starting point...

...and this is my finished page.

Apart from the red paper under the words all the rest came from this £1 pack of paper pieces I bought from Crab Apple Crafts or the 7 Gypsies background paper.  I am challenging myself to see what I can make with is pack of paper and have already started another page which I will share when complete.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Anne x

Bluebell Woods

I used Shimelle's sketch of the week for my bluebell page below.  I always wanted to live near a bluebell wood and after living here for over 20 years I found I had one just at the end of our street.

Here is her sketch. 

Hop on over to Shimelle's blog for a video of how she put her page together.  I'm looking forward to seeing your page.

I used some of my ancient 'too nice to use' papers from Stampington.  The sticker says 'laugh and the World laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone'.  I probably have something more suitable; but it makes me smile and I like to add in unexpected twists.

In using up my stash I am getting to know my silhouette machine and used it here for the title and ric rac border.

Enjoy your day.  Anne x 

Introducing Miss Hettie Hedgehog

(AKA Shimelle's starting point challenge)

I am having fun with Shimelle's latest starting point challenge.  The challenges are great; especially for a beginner like me.

Above is Shimelle's version and below is my background.

This is my page made from my Scrapagogo kit.  I have started tweeking it already and the horizontal stripe now goes over the two side photos.  It's very minimal, but that is how I tend to work.  As I can't find any other pages with a diagonal photo placement I expect that I have broken a few rules :-)  I like triangles, but mainly I did it to cover up the light switch on the bottom photo. 

I think it needs a little something top right as I find 'white' space difficult and it needs some embelishments.  Please share your ideas for embelishments as that is the part of scrapbooking that I find difficult.

In July I was lucky enough to be given a baby hedgehog to release into my garden.  I bought her a lovely house, but she doesn't want to live in it.  She visits most nights for her tea (chicken dog food) but sometimes lies in until after my bed time.  She is completely wild now so we just spy on her from the patio windows from time to time.  She is now a lot bigger and quite fluffy.

I hope you will have a go at one or more of Shimelle's challenges.  For some lovely eye candy go to her web site and take a look at what all the talented scrapbookers from around the World have made with this sketch.

Have a lovely evening.  Anne x

Quick Card

This is a quick card I made for a wedding anniversary.  The white heart is on pop dots.  Coloured with gel pens and pro markers.  The backing papers are ones the recipients bought me.

Have a lovely day.  Anne

What a Lovely Day

My niece had a beautiful vintage themed wedding: complete with ceremony in an old Hall, vintage clothes and a street party reception. They had homemade food, bunting, tressel tables, a tea urn, old photos, etc. It was a lovely memorable day.

I am very much a beginner with scrapbooking - though you would not think that if you could see my stash of scrapbook goodies. The wedding layout is based on the one below that I made at my first scrapbook class at Crab Apple Crafts.

Have a lovely weekend. Anne