" x " marks the spot.....and a Giveaway!

I spent a whole day at the Papermaze crop in Otley yesterday and completed this layout...I know it doesn't look much but there is always so much chatting and eating cake to fit in too......

 The sketch I used is the latest challenge from ATDML

 

I've used the Max and Whiskers range of papers by Basic Grey and some very old cork alpha "scrabble" tiles that I re-discovered during my latest tidy-up session! There are tons in the box, so they will probably appear quite often now...

If you like GIVEAWAYS.....pop over to THIS BLOG to have a look at the blog candy on offer from the amazing Lou Collins. All you have to do is become a follower of her blog and link the giveaway to your own blog, and you have till the 28th Feb to enter.Good Luck!

Thanks for stopping by
Karen x

Fun in the Sun.....

That is a title that you see alot!  It's a good one.....

I have scraplifted a few elements for this page from several layouts that I have seen on my frequent blog-hops!
However, I think I should credit Anna parker for inspiring this layout.
In her gallery on 2 peas, you will see a variety of sunbursts and bunting, which has been a very popular trend.....I'm just a little slow in catching on!

I love this photo, taken last summer...it makes me want to put my sunglasses on !

The patterned paper is October Afternoon and the letter stickers are Echo Park.

Thanks for stopping by
Karen x

On A Sunny Day.......

This photo was taken in the Lake District in Aug last summer when My husband's Grandpa celebrated his 100th Birthday!

Pictured here are 4 of his great grandchildren,our daughters and their 1st cousins.

They posed for the local newspaper photographer and had a chance to see the telegram from the Queen! 

All in all a great day.

 

The patterned papers are from Echo Park - Sweet Summer Time range.

Karen x

Feeling sketchy......

The only way I seem to be able to get any scrapbooking done these days, is to have a deadline....so here is my entry for the Sketchy Thursday blog !  Here's the sketch .

"Shlurp"

                                                                      

 

The patterned papers are from basic Grey and October Afternoon, and I used Dotted Swiss Bazzill cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by

Karen x

My other Scrapbook......

Have you used THESE ?  

12 x 12 photo page protectors...I bought some from Papermaze for my "Alternative " Scrapbook.

This album marks the point at which we bought a digital camera...that is to say I stopped getting all my photos printed as they were on the computer.

Not liking this very much I decided to print my favourite 5 photos from each month, leaving one space to decorate with journaling and pretty paper. 

I have completed 2006 and am working on 2007....so not too far behind!!!

 Some months did spread on to 2 pages as it was hard to pick only 5 photos, but it is such a nice project to pick up and work on when I don't have time for a full layout.

The trouble is, things  will be much harder as I catch up because we take soooo many more photos now than we did back in 2006!

                                                                            Karen x

Inside Issue 52......

..Is me...Eeek !  

  My first commissioned scrapbook Layouts for Scrapbook Magazine...ridiculously exciting seeing my pages published in a magazine...and with such big pictures too!  

The Layouts had to be " Victorian Style" using papers released in 2010. A hard task I thought, untill I had a good hunt around at Papermaze and found some gorgeous papers.

I used Basic Grey - Capella - and Pink Paislee - Queen bee

and had great fun making my own embellishments for both pages.

 

 

"Sisters" Shows a photo of my late Grandma Ivy age 15, with her sisters each side and "Cherish" is a Wedding Photo of my Sister.

Karen x

You and Me.....

This is my entry for this weeks sketch for the Sketchy Thursdays blog

I have rotated it so my photos would fit into a 8.5" x 11" format and used 2 photos of me and my Sister taken 39 years apart!

 

Supplies include, Jillibean soup  and October Afternoon p/p and Maya Road journaling spots.

Oh, and I used my new Christmas present Fiskars border punch !

Karen x

Christmas Crop....

Papermaze has a regular crop in Otley Village hall ( near Ipswich) on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

There is always crop kit and an example layout with instructions prepared, except, that is in December!  Vanessa calls it a "challenge Kit" ! 

We were given a lovely selection of papers by Theresa Collins called "NOEL" and some Christmassy embellishments to do with as we pleased, and there was a prize for 1 lucky person picked at random.

We also had several competitions and Stash Bingo, during the day, not to mention the amazing selection of homebaking on offer !

Sadly I didn't win anything, but really enjoyed the day and created this layout...

Happy New Year everyone, and fingers crossed for more Scrapbooking time in 2011.

Karen x

Fancy a challenge?

Here is the latest Sketch Challenge from Sarah's Cards, I love this one.

I won the Oct Sketch Challenge, so not only do you get £10 to spend in the shop, but you get to be a Guest Designer too! Its well worth having a go.....

This is what I came up with..... 

I used the Jillibean Soup - Pasta Fagioli papers, with some photos of our Dog Bazzil, !

Karen x

Just The Thing......

Isn't it great when you find the Perfect piece of patterned paper for your project?

 

This paper is from the Cupcake basic Grey range and can be found Here featuring a wonderful array of bicycles....Perfect!

Karen x