Cooper Cuddles (and a new technique)

Recently, I found a pin on Pinterest which appealed to me (actually most of them do, that is surely the whole point of pins!). It was a "how to" kind of pin, this time how to transfer print.  So, today was the day to try it!  If you never try, you'll never know, right?!  

I'm not sure I like it! But I tried it, and that is something I wouldn't have done a whole ago, and it could have turned out to be my new favourite technique!

I struggled with this layout, but was pleased with how it turned out in the end - but it wasn't until the very end that I felt it had all come together, sometimes you get that feeling much sooner, or is that just me?!

Thanks for looking :)

Carole x

Bucket full of memories

I didn't have a long time in my craft room today - less than two hours by the time I had walked the dogs and got sat down.  A sketch was the way forward as I seem to be finding them a bit easier at the moment!  I very nearly finished it before I had to go out but there is no point rushing, so I finished it when I got home!

I am rather pleased with how this one turned out - don't you love it when that happens?!

Thanks for looking!

Carole x

Happy Little Chappy

How naughty am I to sneak into my craft room AGAIN today?  Not for very long though, and I did confess my sin to my hubby!!!

I just adore this photo of my son taken when he was about two.  I have been wanting to scrap it since I found it lurking in an old box of photos, and today was the right day!  It was inspired by a page on Pinterest, and I was pleased with how it turned out and to have that photo out of my box and into my album! 

Have a great weekend!

Carole x

Babies

Sorry for the slightly longer gap between posts, it's been rather eventful around here!  I had a wonderful long weekend away crafting with three other lovely ladies, and completed 12 layouts whilst away - will be popping them on here in due course.

My other big news is that I finally managed to persuade my hubby that we did "need" another dog! After two failed attempts (for various reasons) we rescued the most adorable little boy yesterday whom we have named Cooper.  No doubt there will be many pages featuring the little fella in the years to come!

This layout was done on the morning I was supposed to be packing to go away for the crafty weekend! Seemed a shame not to - good practise for the weekend ahead!!!

I was pleased with how this one turned out, the title card I had had for ages and was just perfect for this layout! I guess it helps too that I really love these papers (my minds eye Stella rose) but they are nearly all gone now :(

Carole x

In this Moment

I used some REALLY old papers for this layout! Papers that I have had forever ... But still am very fond of!

The photo is also very old, of my mum and Derek, and I have had it in my pile of photos to be scrapped for ages, and finally it is in my album along with those lovely old papers :)

Carole x

Sun kissed

So I found a pin on Pinterest that used the zig zag paper on this layout (crate paper the pier) only it was the other half, the blues and greens. I preferred the pinks for these little photos (and can still use the blues another time!)

Not one of my favourite layouts, which is a shame because the photos are too cute!

Carole x

Little Man

Look how messy I got with this one!!! I sprayed and splatted and stamped all on one layout!!! Those are words I never expected to say!

I was using up some stickers and the last sheet of echo park paper I had and there it is! I quite like it! More words I never thought I would say!

Carole x

A Family is a Patchwork of Love

I really like doing grid type layouts so this one was right up my street :)

This one is great for using up little bits and scraps (the middle square in the top row is a personal favourite and I now only have a square measuring about 4cm x 4cm)!

I love this photo of my two with their little cousins and although you can't tell, it was taken up in the trees on the tree top trail at Moors Valley!

Carole x

Project Life Update

I am delighted that I have managed to complete a whole year of Project Life :)  Now I'm not sure why I put off starting it for so long - I KNEW I was going to love it, and I do! It's just something about filling those scrummy little pockets! I love being able to look back through last year and remember the little stories.

So, before I could start PL 2014 I needed to make my 12 month cards so that they were consistent throughout the year.

With a lovely little stack of months ready to go (I do a double page spread for each month, I would never be able to keep up doing it weekly) I tackled January:

Being January, it was a little bit quiet and we all kind of hibernated, so I used a couple of filler cards, but I like them!

Another benefit of doing PL monthly is that I will be able to get at least two years into one album, and so I made a little divider tab thingy so I can easily find where 2014 starts :)

If anyone is thinking of starting PL - just do it! What's not to love about having a photo album journal to look back on and treasure? I wish this kind of thing had been around when my babies were little, what a lovely way of recording their childhood that would have been. Sigh.

Carole x

Wot no Treasure?

I just love this photo!!! It HAD to be scrapped! We were mucking around on the beach while my brother in law was playing with his new metal detector and this is one of my favourite shots!

I used some Dear Lizzy papers and just cut the chevrons out then sewed them down.  I love how this layout turned out!

Carole x

Don't take these moments for granted

My scrapping style has changed.  A lot.  Before, I was terrified of going anywhere near my layouts with anything wet, but I am starting to love it!  

This one wasn't that brave as I used a loo roll to stamp the circles and a stamp for the splats but a lot of my current pages do have plenty of the wet stuff! You'll see ;)

Carole x