and the other half...
Fanfare for the finished result... The P didn't quite line up right, but hopefully you get the idea!
I was inspired by this sketch, but instead of the four pics side by side I layered them up on the left hand side.
You like??
Grr...blogger is being really difficult. I keep losing my post...so for the third time....here is a layout (above) using a photo taken by one of those throwaway cameras which were all the rage in the 90's. But I love it. It makes me happy. Reminds me of family holidays in France. I used the cute pic over at Punky Scraps as inspiration and used the muted pastels and polka dots and way more white space than I usually do. Sometimes simple is best!
Love the song. Decided to do some candid journalling about my abilities (or inabilities) as a wife. The things I miss about being single. The things about marriage that drive me (and us) up the wall. But overall a positive message about being in it for the long haul and *trying* to be better! Thanks scrapping the music (cannot link to your blog -is anyone elses blogger being difficult??)
I trust that you all had a fab weekend!?
A layout with some paint rings using a tin lid as a stamp of our halloween pumpkin soup.
The new kit I got over Christmas made these pics of our trip to London's West End to see Stomp a bit jazzier. I painted the chipboard letters to make them really stand out.
Last, but not least, a layout of my fav starbucks hot chocolate using a variety of scraps and leftovers and a paint frame. I used the sketch at the scrappiest as inspiration.
Hey Scrapaholics! Got some snaps of your new years celebrations you want to scrap?? Get on over to scrap that poetry and take part in the new challenge. The poem also has great potench for snowy pics too.
I scrapped our little family do with the sparklers and fireworks. There are many reasons why I LOVE these pics:
* They were taken with my (nearly) new SLR camera and I had fun playing with settings and making things blur.
* The top picture actually has my dad in - he is NEVER in family pics as he is usually taking them.
* They remind me of a fab night with my precious family (with the exception of Gem and By who we missed greatly and skyped! Or did we...??)
Don't you just love bunting?? Oh and of course hearts in all colours and varieties!?
Iron Cupcake desserts looked like this...knickerbocker glory yum! These little beauts came second, but sadly they weren't mine.
These banoffee cheesecake cupcakes were mine and they tasted guuuudd! I even hid a slice of banana inside the banana batter cupcakes and then dulce de leche filled with cream cheese frosting and a generous dous of flake chocolate - yum!
A bit of scrapping was achieved this weekend with my newly arrived Christmas pics - yay!!! This layout below is inspired by this sketch and this picture. I used a lot more white space than I usually go for and turquoise paper to make it looks frosty and wintery. (Please excuse the pic it looks better IRL I have a new SLR and haven't got a zoom lens yet!)
The second layout is pics of our family on Christmas day. I order them as a montage and then cut them up so I had lots of little shots. Does anyone know a website where you can order pics in wallet sizes for a reasonable price? I used some of my new Christmas stash and was inspired by the sketch at Sketchy Thursdays I used lots of strips of contrasting Christmas patterns and designs.
There is more to come so stay tuned...
In a back to school blur I haven't had any scrapping time this week, but I have still got some layouts saved up from my big scrap session last week. They are of random content since I have been awaiting the arrival of my new years and christmas pics (which arrived by the postie an hour ago - yay!!)
So here is one I have been meaning to scrap for a long time our duck tour in Liverpool. Over Christmas I got two American scrapping mags and have been rediscovering some techniques I haven't used for a while like tags, using the tickets and leaflets i always pick up on trips out. Very happy with the way this turned out.
I ordered this photo montage of our holiday in Malta and was going to display it on a wall, but instead decided to turn it into a layout; with inspiration from this challenge blog to try something new. I had been saving this velvet paper for a special occasion and felt this was good enough!
Last, but by no means least, is a photo I have been wanting to scrap for some time. I think the composition is really interesting and it is a photo which tells a story. The summer before my husband met me he went to visit his best friend Lewis in America (where he was at BYU uni). They went on a big road trip all round Utah, Nevada and California. Part of thr trip they were accompanied by Lewis' girlfriend Justine and so this photo made me think of him being the odd one out.
I feel it is in the spirit of the song Rain on my Parade (a totally fab song!!) as I am sure the boys would have preferred a boys only road trip, as the couple may have sometimes preferred to be left to it!! It also made me think of a John Mayer song where he sings about meeting the girl of his dreams and tells her to hurry up. So it is a combo of those two songs!
Hopefully be back later with more layouts for you to feast your eyes on!
Instead of just making new years resolutions I decided to scrap about it. Inspired by the studio challenge I made a layout about the changes I wish to make this year. I used lots of American Crafts stash as it was a teen range and went along the lines of school and making targets. The journalling reads...
1) Lose weight - exercise more and eat more healthier (no more cupcakes :( )
2) Spend less and save more. No more eating out all the time!
3) Be a better / kinder wife. Nuff said!
4) Be more spiritual. Spend time doing the things that matter most.
It is now placed on my wall to motivate me. So far have done well on goal 1 and had a big, fresh, delicious, crunchy salad for tea. Although I haven't quite managed the exercise part yet. I have also tried very hard at goal number 3 and made tea for the hubby and cleaned the kitchen and gave him a back massage. Dunno if it will last when school starts back tomorrow though...
Last, but not least, this cute little Christmas layout which I completed for my design team over at Scrap that Poetry. There is a choice of two poems so it's a great challenge to take part of to use up some of your Christmas stash and pics. This is a better pic than the one on the blog as I used my camera phone for that one and it was a bit rubbish!
Get over to the Scrap That Poetry blog and take part - we'd love you to join in, it ends on the 14th Jan!
Phew I think I have burnt calories just typing up this mammoth post! Happy bank holiday Brits! x
Sparklers and fireworks were a first for us and made the new year feel a lot more festive - we really enjoyed ourselves and Asda afforded us quite a show!
In my sales bargain £7 shirt from H&M. Colour co-ordinating with the drink.
In the past I have trekked down to London for parties and waiting in the freezing cold for the fireworks and endured the mad crush on the tubes...in my single days. I am glad I don't have to pretend anymore and can just enjoy a "quiet night in" with the family. It was a fab way to see in 2011.
We are back in chilly Otley now and I completed three whole layouts today which I will share with you soon. Thanks for all the comments over the last year they fuel my blog and make my day!
Happy New Year!!!
The response to my blogiversary giveaway has been underwhelming, parhaps you are all so busy and all presented out from Christmas! I will extend it till Sunday as my time on the laptop is limited since the hubster got an exciting new game for the laptop and keeps hogging it. So check out the giveaway here and leave a comment if you wanna enter!
Before London we went to Birmingham to check out the sales and it of course involved a huge Costco pizza - hello!!
Arne was craving a bit of diner lovin in London and so we headed to Ed's diner where I got a delicious oreo cookie milkshake. Hmm hmm good!
Before heading to London I also whipped up a delicious lime and coconut drizzle cake. Recipe here. Highly recommended a succulent and zesty cake.
If I have time I will post my top ten of 2010 later on today. For now some more sales shopping...
We asked my mom to take a picture of us by the tree - she is not the greatest photographer in the world and so she got half the tree and half the fire.
Inside our crackers were Who am I stickers and so we played a round of this. My dad tries to overcomplicate matters though and can't just answer yes or no. He was Simon Cowell and he was doing a little run through of all the info as he went and then wanted to contest some of our answers afterwards!
As you can see I have a habit of tying the bows from the pressies on my head and seeing how many I can get on there.
Above is our Christmas table. My mom likes everything to look nice and I think I inherited my creativity from her - altho I prefer to display it in the kitchen and in the scrapbook room. I baked a lime and coconut drizzle cake yesteryda and will post it and the recipe later this week.
My husband was very pleased with his new atlas from my mom.
I was sure this huge box was a canvas of our wedding pic and instead was equally as happy to find a huge amount of scrapping stash. The things I was happiest about was finding two huge albums as I have loads of pages that need to be filed away and sorted into albums.
Don't you just love the new heart snood the hubster got me? I am wearing it day in and day out. I also got some beautiful red, heart patterned, fleecey pjs and am snuggled in them now. We braved the sales today in Birmingham and it was madness. I also slipped on some ice and banged my head so have a nice little egg and a headaches now! Not to be recommended - tred carefully!
What did you all get from santa?
Don't forget to check out my giveaway which is now ending on the 29th as I have to go to London tomorrow to pick my sister up at the airport. Woo hoo!!
Here is my mom showing just how cold it is here in Shropshire...
Our tree which we haggled down from £30 to £12 - Lord Sugar would have been proud! Mom keeps complaining that it is a bit thin on top, but for that price who can complain?!
Yesterday we had a lovely day out running errands with my mom. We stopped for lunch at a delicious carvery called The Four Alls. Check out how high our plates were loaded!
The second RAK is for all you bakers out there. It is a gingerbread patterned apron and three different sized gingerbread men cutters. Cute huh?!
In order to qualify (and it is open to international friends!) you must leave a comment here and state whether you want to qualify for scrap stash, baking stash or both. Also state whether you are a follower or not as followers will be entered twice. If you "big me up" on your blog then let me know and you will get another entry.
The others sprinkled with candy cane goodness...
On a platter....
Check in tomorrow when I will be doing a scrap related AND a baking giveaway.
Here is my parents garden. How gorgeous is this winter wonderland...
Check back here tomorrow for my blogs *almost* one year anniversary giveaway. I will be giving away some fab stash from the QVC and it will be open to my international friends too. So check back tomorrow and tell you friends! xx
Reasons why it is my fav:
* The pics were taken on a fab getaway to Liverpool and have great memories attached to them
* 2010 has been all about the glimmer misting for me.
* These were the first paper flowers i ever made and I am very proud of them.
* It all fits together well and has been on our wall all year.
What are your favourite layouts of this year and why?
