Wednesday once more ...

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... it's been quite some time but, for a change, some scrapbooking of a recent visit to a wildlife park and a falconry experience.

Materials used:

• Costco double sided card, I used the plainer side
• Double sided tape and Tombow multi glue
• Computer generated text and printed pix, cut out with scissors!
• Ephemera accumulated on the visit

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Love to Scrap - challenge No. 173 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Love to Craft - challenge No. 86 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Paper Rocks Scissors - challenge No. 4 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Dream Valley Challenges - May challenge - THINGS WITH WINGS - it's a double layout of a falconry experience and 7 of the 9 photos have birds in, hope it counts

Happy "Hump Day" - also known as Wednesday!

Morning readers,

Today's make ... some more scrapbooking layouts, I've really enjoyed getting back in to it and look forward to getting some more involved layouts done as I ease back in to it again. This one records a party in a restaurant to celebrate a milestone birthday - Yee Haa! Think I should be "up to date" about now, just in time for Christmas!

Materials used:

• 2 x 12" x 12" sheets of linen textured deep red card
• Washi tape from Aall & Create and Michaels
• Computer generated journalling
• Photos printed off from my computer
• Inkadinkado sentiment and numbers (from 60-31318) stamped using Versamark embossing powder, sprinkled with Funstamps white embossing powder and then heat set
• White Posca paint pen for doodling borders around the photos

And, having just recently returned from Florida, I have some pix to share with you, some of which may even find their way in to a scrap layout ... soon-ISH!, like this outing to the town of Celebration - on one of the cooler days, so lovely to walk around the lake and to stop for a frapuccino! Followed by a quick browse of the shops ...

Some interesting meals too .. we went to the strangely named "Sickies Garage" and had a very tasty meal. I opted for the hot roast beef sandwich, served with mashed potato and smothered in brown gravy - looked a little odd but was actually VERY tasty

Wednesday .. also known as "Hump Day"

Morning readers,

Happy "Hump Day", don't worry .. it's not long till the weekend!

I've a make to share with you today ... I've recently returned to scrap booking, having not done much in the last two years ... I did a double layout of a vacation in 2023 and mentioned, when blogging it, that I MIGHT get round to scrap booking our trip to Gainesville well ....here's the layout of our trip to Gainesville, Florida, in early 2024

Maybe a little photo heavy but ....

Materials used:

• One sheet of 12" x 12" scrap booking paper
• Computer generated journalling
• Photos printed from my computer
• Double sided tape
• Posca pen and a gelly roll gel pen, both white, to doodle borders to my photos

Wednesday - luckily, it's not long now, till the weekend

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... I'm on a roll now, no scrap booking for two years and then three come along more or less at once! This is the third layout and I'm really enjoying it, though this one isn't overly creative but it IS nice to get another look at the photos taken at the time and to record them, with a little "story" attached, to explain it all!.

Materials used:

• Piece of maroon patterned Designer Paper
• Gold patterned washi tape
• Computer generated journalling
• Photo's printed
• Posca and gelly roll gel pens, in white, to doodle borders

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. GirlzCreativeFunArtOfScrap - challenge No. 1 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Everybody Art - challenge No. 562 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Love to Craft - challenge No. 82 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Love to Scrap - challenge No. 169 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Crafts Galore Encore - September challenge - ANYTHING GOES

TGIF what a shame NOT it's a Bank Holiday weekend - Woo Hoo!

Morning readers,

I've a make to share with you today ... something I haven't been doing for a while ... scrap booking. I hadn't realised that I didn't scrap my 2023 vacation or Christmas 2023, which passed in a blur as we were both poorly, these are occasions I would normally scrap but didn't, I Iet myself get out of the habit! So, here's a double layout catch up, from October 2023, surprisingly, NO STAMPING! I may get round to doing Gainesville (or not), from early 2024, and I HOPE that Christmas 2024 will be a much livelier affair than 2023!

Both pages side by side and, below
each page separately

Materials used:

• Two pieces of 12" x 12" Designer Paper
• Various photos, printed off
• Journalling which I generated on the computer
• Double sided tape 
• Posca pen and Tsukineko gelly roll gel pen - both white, for doodling my borders round the photos
• Map and postcard ephemera

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Paper Funday - challenge No. 68 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) VACATION/SUMMER HOLIDAYS
2. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 579 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 529 - ANYTHING GOES

Friday and the weekend is rapidly approaching!

Morning readers, 

Hope you've all had a good week, mine's been a week of two halves, Monday and Thursday were very sociable - Tuesday and Wednesday pretty quiet ... particularly since hubby was out all day Tuesday and Wednesday! Still, some weeks are like that and it's always lovely to see friends, isn't it? Met friends for dinner yesterday, lovely evening and a delicious meal too - today I'm leaving my husband in charge of some deliveries whilst a friend and I visit a local herb farm!

I've a make to share with you today ....... an Artist Trading Card, measuring just 3½" x 2½"

My "Beach" themed ATC

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippets of card in white and navy
• Stamping Up image (from around 2004 so I have no idea of the set details) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Crayola pencils (A set of 50 + special edition skintones - 2023 NBUS) used to colour
• Stampers Anonymous sentiment (from THMM113 - 2023 - NBUS) stamped on to a narrow snippet of white card, using Versafine Clair warm breeze ink and then edged using a black sharpie before mounting with gorilla dimensional tape

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 51 - USE NBUS
2. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 547 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Scrapping4Fun - challenge No. 224 - MEN/BOYS
4. Moving Along With The Times - June challenge - MAN/BOY
5. Love to Craft - challenge No. 74 - ANYTHING GOES

No holiday snaps today, just a scrapbook layout .... yes, of my recent vacation! It's a double page layout. I've taped the two sheets together and then inserted the local guidebook between the two pages.

With my pull out map and photos

With the map folded, so you can see the other side

And my second, co-ordinating page

Materials used:

• Two sheets of identical designer paper, taped together
• Computer generated prints of my photos, with journalling beneath
• Journalling printed off, to give context to our trip
• Tourist guide book and map - very useful in case we wish to visit again!
• Double sided tape, to attach my photos

Now, as I'm back to my normal routine but ... I DO have a couple of pix to share, of a recent walk in the glorious sunshine, both pix just made me smile

Loved this cheeky bird, resting on the wall of the local pond

Poppies just growing on the grass verge

Saturday, what WILL the weekend bring?

Morning readers, 

I've a make to share with you today ....... thought it was high time some of my brusho's saw the light of day .. I made my colour selection and .... yep, you guessed it ....  YET another Christmas card crept into my imagination - I was powerless to resist!

My 3½" x 4⅞" card

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 3½" x 4⅞" card and matching envelope
• Card in white and Christmas red, for my card front, insert and matting
• I spritzed my card front panel with water before sprinkling brusho's in brilliant red and white over, allowing it to spread a bit before setting aside to dry
• Stampers Anonymous sentiment (from THMM156 - Oct 2022) and Stampers Anonymous image (from THMM155 - Oct 2022) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Crystal stickles to give my card a little sparkle
• Finally, given brusho's are water based, I gave my card front a quick spritz with Crafters Companion spray and shine - to protect in transit

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Holly and Ivy - challenge No. 132 - ANYTHING (Christmas) GOES
2. Penny's Paper Crafty - challenge No. 537 - ANYTHING GOES
3. ABC Christmas - Jan 11th challenge - "A" is for ANYTHING CHRISTMAS
4. Cardz4Galz - challenge No. 190 - CAS (Clean And Simple)
5. Most Magical Time of the Year - challenge No. 4 - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS OR HALLOWEEN GOES

Now, I don't know about you (this is aimed at those of you who don't work) but I don't do my "filing" very often, I normally put it in a tray until I can't fit any more in .... just this last week I decided I couldn't put it off any longer - my tray was chock full! I swear however, I've done it more recently than something I unearthed! Turns out I had some pix and ephemera for a scrap layout of a city break in Barcelona sitting at the bottom of said filing tray .... a trip we took in 2019!!! OMGoodness! Needless to say, this is simply by way of a backstory to the layouts below!!! Well, I did recently say that I wanted to get back in to scrap booking and this was THE perfect excuse to crack on and get a couple done!

Materials used:

• 2 x 12" x 12" sheets of orange paper
• Various pieces of Barcelona ephemera
• Computer generated journaling
• Photos of our trip
• Stampers Anonymous ship/bon voyage sentiment stamped using Versafine twilight ink
• Art Impressions "travel" sentiment (H-1979) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Creative Expressions images (from CEC-897) stamped using Versafine Clair charming pink ink
• Dylusions alphabet (DYR37743) and Inkadinkado numbers (99107) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink

I'll be entering the above makes for the challenges below:-

1. Love to Craft - challenge No. 72 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Jan challenge - ANYTHING GOES

TGIF - the first Friday 13th of the year

Morning readers, 

I'm hoping none of you are superstitious ..... if so, my apologies for drawing it to your attention.

Had a lovely catch up with a pal on Wednesday - we met for lunch, I booked a table, we rocked up, restaurant CLOSED!!! They were most apologetic when they finally opened, apparently no-one had actually checked the bookings and they "decided" to open later!! Not happy but ... my pal and I amused ourselves at a nearby B&M ..... where we acquired craft goodies. Lunch, when it arrived was very nice and my pal and I thoroughly enjoyed our catch up, time flew - we met at 11 and, before we knew it, it was gone 4pm! Thanks Amanda - see you next time, in your neck of the woods.

My pearl water colours and glitter markers!

I've a pair of makes to share with you today ....... spookily enough - NO STAMPING on this project. It's a couple of scrap layouts recording our Christmas break. Long story short, I ordered a refillable advent calendar (house shaped, with drawers) from The Works and then ordered some double sided Christmas paper from Amazon, to decorate it ... in itself a sound plan. However, when the advent calendar arrived, it was already decorated!! Noooooo, what ever shall I do with the Christmas paper? Cue a scrap layout using two of the double sided sheets - YAY!

Page 1 of 2

Page 2 of 2

Materials used:

• 2 Sheets of Designer Christmas paper, from Amazon
• Computer printed photos and journaling
• Hampton Arts Christmas tree die
• Snippets of green card (for die cutting)
• Washi tape
• Paper doily's which I've had FOREVER so, to use three of them is a result I'm very happy with!

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Love to Craft - challenge No. 72 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Challenge YOUrself - challenge No. 109 - A LAYOUT OF 2022 (must include a photo of self within) - check ... layout 1 of 2

And now for a thank you card .... I was recently lucky enough to win four stamps as a prize over at the Snippets playground, one of which was a thank you sentiment and another the floral image used below too - seemed appropriate that I should crack the seal and make a thank you card ...

My 3½" x 4⅞" card

A closer view of the colouring

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 3½" x 4⅞" card and matching envelope
• Card in white and grey, for my card front, insert and matting
• Snippet of white card, for my image panel
• Crafty Individuals floral image (CI-113 - Jan 2023 - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Inkylicious sentiment ("thank you calligraphy" - Jan 2023 - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair charming pink ink
• Daler Rowney pearlescent acrylic ink in sundown magenta used to "water colour" my image
• Narrow glitter "washi tape"

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 46 - USE NBUS
2. Allsorts - challenge No. 710 - SOMETHING NEW (both stamps and my acrylic ink)
3. Sweet Stampin' - Jan 7th challenge - NEW (see above)
4. Beyond the Blue - challenge No. 77 - SOMETHING NEW
5. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 485 - ANYTHING GOES