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!

Last of the March Wear Crafts Layouts

Phew! It has taken ages for me to get around to posting this layout! Actually I only finished it this weekend. I had done most of it at the last crop I went to, but needed to do a title. We then went on holiday and had so many other things on that I only got around to finishing it this weekend.

Apart from the bakers twine and the alphabet and a sticker or two, the layout is made using the last bits from the kit.

The dots are from the Thickers I used. I am trying to use up odd sheets of Thickers to try and tidy up my alphabet stash!

The journalling out of its pocket.

I actually managed to finish this one, and do another two layouts last Friday afternoon, so I will share those with you later in the week, along with some more stories about our holiday.

Wear Crafts 13 in 13 Kit for March

The latest kit from Wear Crafts had some wonderful MME papers in. I stuck mostly to Jennifer's instructions for the main layout, although I did not stick the ribbon down the left side as I couldn't get it to stick (!) and instead of three journalling cards down the left I used another Miss Smith polaroid embellishment as my third block. I do like making these - very calming!

And here is a close up of the polaroid embellishment.

And a close up of the journalling.

Jennifer had also sent me a few additional pages to showcase some other papers that she sells. This layout was made with papers by Magenta, who I have to admit, I hadn't heard of before. They are lovely papers and I was able to come up with this.

The leaves were cut out of one of the sheets of paper and fitted in really well with the autumn theme of this layout. I based this on Shimelle's sketch 10, using arrows and although I only put in one strip of arrows I like the effect it gave. I also remembered to get my stamps out again and used some word ones and little stars.

I have one more layout from main the kit to share with you, but it isn't quite finished yet!

My awesome son!

Well, that is what he said when he phoned and I said that I was doing a layout about him - 'oh, you mean your awesome son!'. So I couldn't use any other title really!

I used the remaining parts of the WearCrafts February kit and followed the instructions to make the circle frame. I then went away from the instructions completely and did my own thing!

 

 I had been saying to Penny recently that I didn't make much use of my ribbon stash and so when I was part way through this Penny said - 'why not use some of your ribbon?'. It was a good reminder and so some got used!

There was lots of fussy cutting again with this layout and lots of layering too. The photo was taken on Ben's birthday last year and he is opening his present from us - a daylight alarm clock!

Today I am going to Penny's to stay the night as we have tickets to see the Hairy Bikers live tour in Folkestone at the Leas Cliff Pavilion. It should be a good night! On Sunday Ben is running the Reading Half Marathon. The weather forecast isn't great, so I hope he does ok. He is hoping to break his time from last year. He is running for Prostate Cancer as his Grandad has it. We are very proud! No doubt some photos to follow! Hope you all have a good weekend.

Wear Crafts February 13 in 13 Kit

Having been very taken with Wear Crafts January kit, I was hitting the 'buy' button as soon as I could for the February one and I wasn't disappointed when it arrived! there were some lovely MME double sided papers, embellishments and instructions to complete two layouts. Over the weekend I had a play and made my first layout - I followed the instructions, but added a bit of my own bling and embellies to make it my own!

Here is a close up of the corner embellishment.

And here is the tag, out of the pocket, so you can read the journalling!

I am off to scrap with my friends tomorrow night and am hoping that I will get around to having a play with the rest of the kit.

More from my kit

The decorating is nearly done! So this past weekend I actually got some time to go and play in my craft room - otherwise known as the conservatory! I decided to complete two layouts using the rest of my Wear Crafts kit. There were instructions for two more layouts, but I decided to go my own way and to add a bit more to the bits that were left. In that way, not only did I completely use up the kit I had ordered, but also managed to clear some papers and embellies from my stash!

This is the first layout. I did pull out the photo first and then create the page this time. I am slowly working my way through 2012's photos and this one was taken when we went to stay with my in-laws in Cornwall just before Penny's 21st birthday. It is a sad situation that I don't actually have many photos of Ben and Penny with their paternal grandparents - there is a reason behind this, but let's just say that certain family members down there create a fuss when the camera comes out so it saves arguments if the camera stays in the bag. However, this time we went out to a restaurant and the complainer was not with us so out came the camera! It was a shame that Ben wasn't with us, but I still managed to get some nice photos and this is one of them!

I did some more fussy cutting to get the butterflies and the flowers were from a Basic Grey Plumeria sticker sheet. The purple papers were in my stash and the washi tape came from Paperchase.

This is a close up of the journalling for you, so you don't have to strain your eyes trying to read it!

And a close up of some of the embellishments.

My last layout from the kit didn't have too much added to it - only some washi tape, gems and the lettering. Again I did some fussy cutting - butterflies, birds and flowers. This photo was taken when we had the family over to celebrate Penny's 21st birthday.

I am now looking forward to receiving my next kit from Wear Crafts!