A Layout

I promised myself that this year I would serioulsy do my best to scrap our photos as memories for Natasha (and for me whist I am still on earth!).  Scrapbooking does not come easy to me, it's a real effort.  Just the thought of embellishing drives me crazy!  But, I'm trying.  I'm playing around with various versions, so I do 8 X 8's, 12 X 12's and a version of Project Life.  It all depends what mood I am in.

But coming up with a layout is tough, so I have been looking around the web for some ideas and came across Becky Fleck.  She has a blog called Pagemaps and I am using the sketch she put up for this month, which also happens to be a challenge, so I'll submit my amateur attempt!  Here is the sketch followed by my layout.  Oh yes, photographing a layout is going to require some practice, I'm trying by using a camera and scanning and neither is satisfactory in my opinion.

And here is my attempt.

Papers: Colorbox, Basic Grey

Supplies: PTI dies, PTI Tiny Tags, PTI stamps, MFT die, Button (Pebbles), Tiny Alphabet stickers (Cosmo Cricket), twine (PTI), EK Success border punch, flags ( a gift from Michelle)

I'll be away for a few days as we are going to Austin to run the Half Marathon this weekend.  I am really looking forward to it.  This one is for pleasure, we are not chasing any time limit, just a weekend run.  Our next race is on the 1st of April and that is the one that we want to go all out in to try and improve on our January time.

Wishing you all a fabulous long weekend and many hours of happy crafting!



Making Memories

I am a very poor scrapbooker, you'll see why in a moment!  I have maybe fifteen 12 X 12 layouts and then somewhere along the way I simply stopped.  So my box of memories is piling up and everytime I look at it I feel guilty that I am not at least documenting those memories for my little girl.

I gave it some thought and go to wondering if, amongst other things, the scale of a typical layout is simply too large for me. So, just like I decided to cut up all my  12X12 sheets of patterned paper, I thought perhaps scrapping on an 8 X 8 size may be the solution for me. So I purchased an album and today made my very first page!  Hooray for me!

It's nothing fancy, and I complicated it by deciding to use NO patterned paper, just stamping, AND to use a Hero Art sketch from the current month's challenge!  I obviously do nothing in small measures!  So here it is (oh, excuse the photos, this is a whole other thing I have to learn too now, how to photograph layouts!).

Paper: PTI cardstock
Ink: Forest Moss & Antique Linen DI; Hero Hues - Iris & Poppy chalk ink: HA Soft Leaf shadow ink; CTMH - Tulip dye ink
Stamps: Hero Arts (CG196 - Canvas Stripes; CL383 - Antique Engravings; CL286; CG328 - Butterflies and Print)
Other: SU scalloped edge punch; pop dots

That's my Mom and Natasha in August of 2006, she was 8 months old.  I just love this photo in black and white.

So I probably would not pass a Scrapbooker's test, I have probably not even done the basics, for example, there is not title! But I didn't feel like I needed a title. I still like it, for my first attempt.  I really, really hope that I try at least try to scrap a page a week, so many photos........!!!

Can you tell which Hero Art sketch I used?  I turned it on it side, and also used a bit of liberty and added the popped up buterfly. The scalloped edge is stamped with a flourish from one of the HA sets, (don't know it's name, it's an oldie).

Ok, got to go as I am fetching Lisa shortly and we are going to go and meet Sue Lellie, one of the DT's from CR84FN!  Have an awesome day!