A double page layout

I don't often do a double page layout, but inspired by Shimelle's class, Return to the Collection, and the fact that Ben and I both got a new car within a fortnight of each other, I came up with this.

The idea in Shimelle's class is if you haven't got two sheets of the same paper to use as background papers, that you carry one over as a small box onto the second page.

I had a full page of this geotag paper and then a small box left over from making another page, so it seemed the perfect fit!

Only I had them going in different directions! Oh well, Hugh didn't notice, so unless you are a scrapbooker I don't think it is too bad a mistake!

I actually really enjoyed making this double page spread and will have to do some more in the future!

Weekly walking - 17th Feb and Inspired by Shimelle's class

So a quick update on the walking.

I actually did a couple more than are listed here because I went out with Ben into Reading to give him some exercise but forgot to put on Map My Walk! However, I know that I did it and I am back into the swing of regular walking again.

As promised, here are a couple of layouts I created recently following Shimelle's class, 'Return to the Collection'. In video three Shimelle suggested creating an embellishment first to use on the layout, which I did. I am using the same collection as her, but used different papers from it to create this layout.

And here is the embellishment in more detail. The frame wasn't in the collection, but from my stash, as were some of the other embellishments on it.

This layout was using the Glitz Wild and Free collection again, but not using suggestions from the above class, but from one of Shimelle's sketches, although for the life of me I can't remember which one!

This collection is not really my style and I have now used the papers I find easy and the ones I am left with I am struggling with. I shall try to use them up, even if I use them as base papers!

Ben is recovering well from his operation and has a friend from school staying with him this week for company which is nice. Hugh's Mum is still poorly and in hospital and we are very worried about her. Added to this, my Mum now has shingles and is very poorly too, so please keep both of them in your prayers. Thank you.

Glitter Girl

I signed up on the Two Peas website for the Glitter Girl workshop which was released at the beginning of the month. It was very good value and I am still working my way through the videos and PDF's. It is a self paced class which in some ways is better for me working full time. I feel no pressure to 'get it done' and be completing things at the same time as my classmates.

As usual with Shimelle/Glitter Girl classes I am loving it and finding loads of inspiration. This page is from her second lesson and is a scraplift of one of her pages. The heart embellishments are actually small magnets courtesy of Ben a year or so ago as  Mother's Day present - he knew I wouldn't use them as magnets on the fridge!

I had been saving the journalling card and the piece of paper to the right of the photos especially for this layout of Santa Monica Pier as it was so 'right'.

I used stickers, wood veneer, gems and my stamps. The class is really getting me to think about using all of my stash and not just sticking to the things I usually use. I have so many stamps and really need to get them out more often.

A close up of the journalling.

This second layout is also courtesy of the class. Shimelle, sorry, Glitter Girl (!) was talking about using the items which cost more, eg, punches. Yes, I have a load of punches and probably use the same one over and over again! I grabbed my box of them out and punched the edge of this paper and like the effect! I also grabbed out my mists and dripped some onto the page. Again, I have some mists, but don't use them that often.

Another thing I pulled out was some brads. I've got a unit with little drawers in and they are all colour coded, but I rarely use them! The square ones I have had forever. Well, no more! They are all on this layout! If I keep doing this I'll be able to justify buying some more enamel dots lol!

Again I used my stamps and I also dug out some word stickers which were appropriate.

If you haven't seen the class do hop on over to Shimelle's blog to have a peek and see if it would be of any interest to you.

Learn Something New Every Day - Finished!

I decided when doing LSNED this year that I would concentrate on taking the photos and making notes through September and actually complete my layouts in October. I decided to go along the divided page protector route this year, which a lot of people seem to have done!

This is the first page for LSNED which I have slotted into my 2013 album in the correct place, well it will be the correct place when I have done some layouts for August!

The back of this page has my introduction for 2013.

And there is the journalling in more detail:

These are actually in a page protector which is 6x6, but I photographed them and put them into a collage in order to not have too many photos on this blog post!

 The page protector actually looks like this:

I took the first photos with the mini layouts in the page protector and you cannot see them very well, sorry! However, if you click on the photo you will see them in more detail and be able to read the journalling.

A couple of days have two mini layouts as I had extra photos to use up as you can see in the Viking/archery layouts and the Ally Pally ones. I took all my photos using Instagram and then printed them at home.

One of the page protectors was slightly different and I ended up with two larger boxes:

I finished off the month with a paragraph summing up the month and that left me with one box!

It seemed fitting!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my LSNED pages for this September. If you joined in, have you finished yet?

Another layout created out of chaos!

So, as promised, here is another layout created in the lounge! This time I went with photos from our holiday to Shropshire and yes, another Shimelle sketch! This time it was this one, which I chose to alter to two square photos from three.

I hope you can read the journalling here! It is actually easier to read in real life than it photographed!

A couple of close-ups of the embellishment clusters. The bikes weren't in the kit, I managed to scramble over the kitchen cupboards to grab them out of my desk!

It was fun being able to do some scrapbooking, at least on one of my days off! Now the kitchen is almost finished we should go back to having some weekend time free again!

A couple of layouts from my Best of Both Worlds March Kit

Shimelle used up all her March kit and showed us what she had done here. I have just got a few envelopes left and some small pieces of paper! As I don't really make cards I shan't be using them for that, but they will probably appear on a layout at some time! This layout is also based on Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook Page Layout number 13.

This first layout is made with photos from our family party celebrating the two anniversaries. I wanted to showcase some of the general photos of people enjoying themselves.

These photos were taken 2 years apart. When Penny saw the one of Emily she immediately said 'you have to scrap that alongside the one of me with Willow - we look so alike!', so I did as I was told!

I remembered to get my stamps out and use them with this layout! The camera at the top of the page and the heart here. That might not be a lot of stamping, but at least I remembered them!

This final layout is scrapped with a photo taken only last month, on our Shropshire holiday. The layout Shimelle did was perfect for our photo as it was raining when Penny took it.

I really like how this one has come together. I don't often scrap with pink, but it goes very well with the dull photo.

I didn't have a cloud stamp, so improvised. I cut some clouds out with my Cricut and then drew around them.

We have been sooooo busy recently that I haven't had much time to scrap. However, I did have Wendy and Sue round last Wednesday evening and we did get to have a bit of a play! And on Saturday afternoon I got a couple of layouts done for my California album (or should I say second album as the first is already full!).

Steaming Hot!

Another layout based on a Shimelle sketch, but this time a Glitter Girl one! This is from Glitter Girl Adventure 59, which you can see here.

Hugh came up with the title for this layout - I asked him as after all, the layout is about him and his love for steam trains!

The journalling is spread across the two areas of the page, but I think it works OK. I am getting to use a lot of my Studio Calico wooden embellishments on these pages, which I am pleased about!

Penny is home this week as she has no lectures. It is her birthday on Thursday and we are going out for a meal with her in the evening. This past weekend I have scrapped a couple more pages, which I will show soon! Ben came home on Friday to take Penny out on Saturday as her birthday present. They went to Tropical Wings, nearby, to see butterflies, reptiles, and many meerkats and wallabies! They had a great time together and it made me really happy to wave the two of them off in Ben's car - they get on so well together it makes my heart feel fit to burst!

Sketch to Scrapbook Page Layout

This layout is based on Sketch Number Six and is another one for my Road Trip album.

I started this over a month ago when I went to my friend, Wendy, for our monthly crop. I needed to do the journalling and add some embellishments which it has taken me all this time to get around to doing!

Here is the journalling close up for you to read!

And a close up of one of the embellishment clusters. I liked the little row of 3 square photos at the bottom of the page - I can see me using this sketch again.

So happy together

I have almost used up all the kit I made up for March with Shimelle's list. I think I have one or two layouts left in it. However, this is the next one I made.

This is another set of photos from last year, again celebrating our silver wedding anniversary, and also Mum and Dad's golden.

I used Shimelle's sketch to scrapbook page sketch for this.

I cut the title out on my Cricut - I was really chuffed to find some card that went so well as I had no Thickers or other alphas in my stash at all that went!

This year and last year

I am scrapping photos from both last year and this year at the moment. I took so many photos last year that I didn't get scrapped what I wanted to before the year ended! I am only up to May so far!

This layout is made with the kit I made up following Shimelle's March layout ideas. I also used her sketch to complete the layout. The photos are from last year, on our silver wedding anniversary.

I have had the hearts in my stash for ages - they are chipboard and covered them in matching patterned paper.

This second layout is with photos from this year.

I used some bits left over from the Wear Crafts kit and then dug in my stash to complete it. I had cut the circles out of the paper to use on another layout and liked the look of the paper layered over another. I thought that it echoed the middle photo.

Lovely long Bank Holiday weekend coming up this weekend and Story telling Sunday. I need to go and find a precious to write about. I have an idea, but it entails some heavy lifting to get at it!