Even though our stay in Guernsey was just for a few days, I knew that there would be a lot of photos and ephemera; too many for the mini traveler's notebooks I've been using this year. Inspired by a post on the In a Creative Bubble blog, I went with a 6x8 album from Simple … Continue reading Guernsey | The 6×8 Album
Throughout May, I continued to crack on with The History Project and can now report that it is finally complete! I did enjoy the project, but it was in danger of becoming a chore. The History Project I've completed some more of the small album about London 2012. This has been about 75% full for … Continue reading The 100 Day Project | Two Months In
Did May turn out to be marvellous? I should say so and here are the numbers to prove it: May's Month in Numbers 31, 985: the daily step count of this magnitude can only mean one thing ... NYC. ... psst! Don't tell, this is just between us ... I may have celebrated a birthday … Continue reading Month in Numbers | May 2019
Alliums at Kew Listening: to You Say by Lauren Daigle. She sounds a lot like Adele, but that doesn't detract from it being a great song. Reading: The Gown by Jennifer Robson. Review coming at the end of June. Planning: the Summer holidays - a holiday, day trips, overnight trips and more. Writing: daily for … Continue reading Right Now …
I haven't made many 12x12 scrapbook pages since the middle of April, and having chosen not to have a specific album for our travels this year, I've decided to add New York to the 2019 album in a series of pocket pages. I found the New York Project Life style cards through Instagram (you can … Continue reading Scrapping in 2019 #6
I'm off on a solo trip shortly to my beloved New York City. A mini book for a sizeable city I've developed a fondness for the mini traveler's notebook, as it's forced me to look at design and sizing differently. The plan for this short trip is one page of journaling and one page of … Continue reading New York City | The Traveler’s Notebook
Did I think April was awesome? Let's take a look at the numbers: My largest daily Step Count total: 16,721. 180 lengths swum in the pool. 16 pieces of Happy Mail sent. {We had} 2 nights away from home in beautiful Devon. 29 days of the 100 Day Project done and dusted. 7 scrapbook pages … Continue reading Month in Numbers
Two more spreads have been added ... our trip to Devon and a trip we made in the Easter holidays. Devon delight Super Sywell You might that these designs look familiar, and you'd be correct. I'm using just three or four different ones for this traveler's notebook, so that when it's finished, they will join … Continue reading OLW | Thrive and the Traveler’s Notebook
I found the perfect patterned paper in my stash for a spread about Kew's Orchid Festival and I'm really pleased with how it turned out ... I also finished a double spread about the February half-term ... where you can just see a glimpse of the lovely Deb. Can you spot Deb? The final page … Continue reading Scrapping in 2019 #5
This year's 100 Day Project is live! This year, I've decided to use the 100 Day Project to finish off the handful of abandoned works in progress I have around the place. Five UFOs to tackle In no particular order, I have the following UFOs: A small album recording each day of London 2012 The … Continue reading 100 Day Project
