The Last Thing You Learned?

What is the last thing you learned? Source Here’s mine: the longer the jeweller has my engagement ring, the more damage she reports and the more she is hesitant to commit to a final estimate of how much repairs will cost.

A Page About The Pooch

As he's very much part of our family,the pooch occasionally gets his own page in an album. He turned 11 at the beginning of the month and is currently in reasonable health. {Certainly when compared to how poorlyhe was this time last year.} So ... a spot of layering, some confetti in an envelope,chocolate brown Alphas and a … Continue reading A Page About The Pooch →

Just One Sketch | 2015

I've talked before about using a sketch as a jumping off point when putting a page together. I even took Kirsty's excellent class back in 2012. Our Texas album has lots of double-page spreads appearing, which I like.But I also like to ring the changes with a few different designs making an appearance. Tweaking the design as I go, … Continue reading Just One Sketch | 2015 →

Just One Sketch: Part Twelve

The final part of Miss Smith's excellent Just One Sketch class was to take inspiration. Look at the sketch and then see where your page takes you.I love how this page looks completely different from all the others based on this sketch. A timely reminder that a sketch need only be the jumping off point … Continue reading Just One Sketch: Part Twelve →

Just One Sketch: Part Eleven

Same sketch, but no photo ...I was fairly stumped for ideas, but then I saw what Karen had done here, and borrowed her idea. Thanks, Karen.

Just One Sketch: Part Ten

Part ten of Miss Smith's Just One Sketch class ~ layering. Oh, how I hate layering. I always admire it on other people's pages, but never on mine.The good thing about this page is that I've been able to use a museum flyer, our bus tickets and the receipt from the coffee shop where The … Continue reading Just One Sketch: Part Ten →

Just One Sketch: Part Nine

The challenge was to use circles while still sticking with the heart of the sketch. Those circles caused me a great deal of anxiety, I can tell you. The finished page is approximately version 4, but overall, I think I like it. Up next in part 10, layering ...

Just One Sketch: Part Eight

If part 7 was about taking the sketch large, it stood to reason that part 8 would be to take the sketch smaller.The photo is half of a 7x5 and I took the patterned paper down an inch in size. There's no title as yet, partly because I can't decide if I want to use … Continue reading Just One Sketch: Part Eight →

Just One Sketch: Part Seven

I had fun with this prompt ~ go large and fill the page.I went with two 7x5 photos and expanded the depth of the paper by an inch. I also added to the embellishment clusters.And in case you were wondering, the man in the photos is my missing relative ...

Just One Sketch: Part Six

Remembering that my sketch looks like this: ..... I was more than a little perplexed when Kirsty suggested breaking it down to a simpler sketch. Now, I would class myself as a simple scrapbooker, but even I think that this layout is just that little bit too plain ...What do you think?