I aimed for three layouts this week; I managed two.And one that still needs to be finished.I began this layout a few weeks ago and ran out of bakers twine. Then my order got lost in the post and I have to wait until after the Bank Holiday for the Post Office to consider it … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday
It's worth repeating what I said a couple of Scrapbook Saturday posts ago: Miss Smith's Telling Tales is continuing apace and her suggestions for a different take on a page, combined with telling the story are consistently thought provoking and inspiring.Prompt 8 was all about putting journaling spots behind patterned paper. Never. That was my immediate thought. And … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday | Telling Tales
Hello to the first anniversary of my FiL's death. As it happens, The Brainy One and my SiL are meeting up with lots of relatives this week for lunch.Hello to resumption of routine after half-term.Hello to continual perusal of property websites.Hello to the car's MOT. Fingers crossed all is well.Hello to picking up scrapbooking again: … Continue reading Hello Monday
It's worth repeating what I said in last week's Scrapbook Saturday post: Miss Smith's Telling Tales is continuing apace and her suggestions for a different take on a page, combined with telling the story are consistently thought provoking and inspiring.Prompt 5 was about making use of a banner. Not as a mere embellishment but as the focus of … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday | Telling Tales
Hello to more snow falling.Hello to feeling physically sick when realising that our War Memorial has been vandalised. Poor command of the English language somehow only adds insult to injury. Hello to a large supermarket shop. The kitchen cupboards look as though they belong to Old Mother Hubbard.Hello to the possibility of house viewings. We … Continue reading Hello Monday
Miss Smith's Telling Tales is continuing apace and her suggestions for a different take on a page, combined with telling the story are consistently thought provoking and inspiring.Prompt 2 was making use of hidden journaling, especially when part of the story you're telling is not for public consumption.The tag behind the photo holds the extra … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday | Telling Tales
Hello to a For Sale sign appearing outside our house in the last 30 minutes.Hello to the prospect of more viewings. We've already had three since last Wednesday.Hello to living in a show home. Something we are not used to; our house is very much a family's home.Hello to supporting my American friend. Her elderly … Continue reading Hello Monday
A definite plus to a tidy craft space is the desire to create.A simple page documenting The Boy Child's 6th birthday. I went back to Cathy Zielske's Design Your Life class for inspiration.For a page about The Boy Child's school photo, I used some stickers that had been on his blazer (I stuck them on … Continue reading Scrapbook Saturday | Telling Tales
The divine Miss Smith of Curiouser and Curiouser blog is hosting a new class later this month called Telling Tales, with all proceeds going to her Guiding Fund to finance a trip to Cambodia later this year. Her class from last year, Just One Sketch, was superb and she is always generous in sharing what … Continue reading Telling Tales
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