A Beautiful Mess and Sweet Addiction

Monday, 2 September 2013

Last day of SUMMER!

It is here, the last day of summer. And we are enjoying a quiet day puttering at home together as a family. I'm looking forward to a routine, kids in school (though Reece is only 3 mornings a week), gym time, walking my kids to school, and more scrap time. I've got the fall off waiting for my next surgery so lots of time to catch up on my scrapbooking.

Last night I got 2 layouts done while watching "The Listener" online. I really shouldn't do that, it really does slow me down ; )

My Scraps and More sketch #44

my layout:

I have had this My Mind's Eye "Lay-over layout"(a clear plastic with writing over the coloured paper) in my stash since Blake was born...so over 7 years. I always knew one day I would come across the perfect picture for it. Well last night I was actually going to start on a layout of Reece and forced myself to go through my 'old' baby paper stash and saw this one, happened to glance up at the picture sitting on the top of my pile, which was one of Blake at age 4 (he's showing you that with his fingers). Well there it was, the perfect picture!! The colours matched, the theme matched, and right down to the barefeet! Problem is trying to use a style of paper/lay-over from 7 years ago with my style today. With some washi tape, foam Thickers, and wood buttons and twine, I was happy with the end result. Another problem was I didn't write down any notes about Blake when he was 4, so my journalling is so so.

Monday, 26 August 2013

Scrapbookin' Adventures challenge #17 is to use 6 pattern papers in a project. I made a layout using Echo Park's Happy Camper. I used a distressed base, fussy cutted the trees from a patterned paper and used 4 other pp from the line.

My Scraps and More sketch # 42

Using more scraps and bits and pieces from the Echo Park Happy Camper line I made the last layout for our camping trip last summer.

When I saw this video making a layout with My Mind's Eye Kate & Co...I had to buy the collection of course. Sometimes seeing one layout using the product is all it takes. Then I made my own. I didn't stray much from the original layout, just a bit because I had used up some of the kit. I used a 4x6 picture and cut it to 4x4 but I think I need to order a 5x7 and cut it to 5x5 now. still love it though!

Sunday, 18 August 2013

Some recent classes...

I've taken a few classes at my LSS Scrapbookin' Adventures this summer for fun and came out with 4 layouts from each class. The first 4 (2 singles and a double) are from Naomi's class in July.

The next 4 (double and two singles) are from Bianca's class last week:

This double is my completed entry for the sketch challenge at Scrapbookin' Adventures:

This layout I put together with my remaining scraps of the EP Happy Camper line and still need to order the pictures. I used sketch #42 from My Scraps and More

Thursday, 15 August 2013

A summer cold often makes scrapbooking difficult. While your head is down in concentration, your nose is dripping and your head 'fills up' til you can't stand it. But I still managed to turn out a single and a double layout last night. Partly just to distract me from how sick I was feeling, and partly because when I'm sick...I can't sleep so in and amongst 'Heartland' episodes which I'm officially hooked on, I did this:

Scrapbook Steals Aquamarine #6

my layout, I tried the zigzag but it just wasn't working for me. and I'm down to the last few pictures (you know the ones you've skipped through a hundred times already) before putting in another order and luckily had 6 random verticals of Reece over 3 months. Worked great for this kind of layout!

Scrapbookin' Adventures sketch challenge #16

my layout, this worked perfectly to finish up my camping pictures because I did a class at the store this week using the same EP camping line and made 4 layouts...mostly with vertical pictures. so here is a spot to put all the horizontal pictures...once I order them that is!