~ Mojo back on track ~

Since GogoGetaway I've had a surge of mojo and enthusiasm for crafting. It made me realise how much of a big part of my life it is and I must make more time for it. So today I tidied my craft room and sorted the stuff I took away with me. I then sat down and got some scrapping done.

I have had these papers for ages. They were from an old ScrapaGoGo kit I had lying around. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the photo frame strip. The photos are from a charity ball I attended last year where they had a fun photo booth. We really enjoyed having a laugh with the photos. This was easier after a few glasses of wine.

Might even get back in my craft room this afternoon for round two of crafting.

~ Meshy Moments ~

Well we thankfully made it to Gogogetaway even with the awful wintery weather we have been having. I was so excited, couldn't wait to get started.

This was the first class of seven over the weekend. The class looks fab and it's the first time I have scrapped a photo of my man.

I'm going to sit and think about what I would like to journal on the layout when I get home.

~ Challenge two~

Here is the full version of Gogogetaway's 2nd layout challenge.

It was to create a layout about someone, something which you would score a perfect 10.

I chose to create a layout to document the fantastic afternoon tea at Arrow Farm near Worksop. It's fantastic value for money and the home made cakes are scrummy! My friend Tammy and I spent hours sat chatting, drinking tea and eating cake.

~ Challenge one ~

Earlier in the week I showed a sneak peek of my first challenge layout, as its the weekend I thought I would show you it in full!

I have scrapped a photo of my feet with henna on them from our holiday in India in 2009. I used nail polish on the background.

~ Perfect 10 ~

The final challenge was posted on the Scrapagogo clubhouse ready in preparation for next weekend (thank you to Janice for posting it a day early so I could complete it). As the theme is 10 for the getaway we had to think about something that was perfect to us (and if pretending to be a judge on strictly we would give it a 10). We also could only use 10 items!

I used a photo I took on my iPhone and altered on Instagram of the afternoon tea I had at a local farm shop with my friend. I absolutely love the quirky little tea cosy!

I used 3 pieces of patterned paper, 2 paper clips, 1 photo, 1 tag, 1 alphabet, 1 badge and 1 hybrid printed item.

Here's a sneak peek before the weekend:

~ 427 steps ... ~

This is another photo from Halong Bay. This photo shows me about to walk up the 427 steep, uneven steps to the viewing point at the top of the island.

There is some hidden journaling behind the photo which documents the medical emergency I was involved in at the top.

Yet again I've used a Scrapagogo kit. I absolutely love these papers from Amy Tangerine. I just added a little washi tape and abit of ink from my stash.

I normally have my layouts with straight lines but tried something new with this one. I have also tried to embrace the sketch style of the papers by adding my own borders in pen.

~ Halong Bay ~

Something a little different for me. I've seen shimelle do this kind of layout a few times so thought I would give it a go. I thought it would be a quicker layout but it actually took me longer.

Again another Scrapagogo kit used. I absolutely loved this kit, think it was March 2012. Lots of layouts have already been made with this kit.

The photos show how people live on Halong Bay.

~ Mother and daughter ~

Well yet again I have managed abit of scrapping. Mum and I had a day together on Wednesday, I always seem to get more done when we are together.

I love this photo of us both whilst away in Vietnam. Again I am trying to use up my Scrapagogo kits. I used this month's blueprint to go as a sketch idea for this layout.

~ Tailor made ~

This is another layout from Vietnam, this time documenting the purchase of a tailor made dress.

In Hoi An they have streets full of tailors, however Yaly is an internationally acclaimed shop and we were encouraged to look there due to the quality of their work . I had a long dress made and it cost $75 which didn't seem bad.

I have used another Scrapagogo kit for this page. I absolutely loved this kit, it had all cute little sewing related embellishments and the beautiful lost and found paper. Hopefully I'll get some time this week to do a bit of crafting.

~ I want to ride my bicycle, bicycle, bicycle ... ~

Good afternoon, I've been on nights and really don't want to get out of bed.

Whilst in Vietnam we chose to do an optional bicycle tour of a local village. You cycle round and stop off at various people's homes to see the traditional crafts they do. I hadn't been on a bike for over 10 years, so that and the fact that it was raining made it interesting.

I have used yet another Scrapagogo kit for this layout.

~ Long time no blog! ~

It's been a long while since I posted anything remotely crafty so with my new iPhone at the ready I'm aiming to get back on track.

With a new fella to keep me busy I haven't had much crafting time but plenty of photo opportunities.

So while the weather has been awful I have managed to get a few layouts done which I will share with you over the next week.

This is the first layout of my trip to Vietnam last year. I'm trying to use up some of my ScrapaGoGo kits which seem to be taking over my craft room.

This photo was taken after a very long flight from the uk. We went to a local restaurant with our guide and had a traditional Vietnamese breakfast - chicken noodle soup.

~ A jar of hearts ~

These cards were made using the Scrapagogo April kit, as I said I'm trying to use up as much stash as I can (then I can buy more!). These cards were inspired by Scrapagogo's Design Team member Nicola Kerridge's fabulous card.

I used a Stampin' Up flower stamp and a Papermania Urban sentiment added to the monthly kit. These cards were so simple to make but I think they are really cute!

Well unfortunately this weekend I'm working so no fun and games for me. Looking forward to a few days away next weekend!

Happy Crafting!

~ Quackers! ~

Well I'm back in full swing so expect more posts from me over the next few weeks. I must say I'm getting absolutely fed up of the delightful British summertime but at least it means i have had time to sort my craft room.

I have finally managed to crack open my Scrapagogo June kit, which is full of lovely Amy Tangerine patterned paper! I love the Amy Tangerine Thickers.

(Apologies for the photo quality!)

The photo is from Girlguiding UK's Centenary Event called Fusion which was held @ Harewood House near Leeds in 2010. Whilst walking round I came across these Policemen posing with Centenary Ducks on their heads?! It just had to be scrapped.

Happy Crafting!

~ Wall decore ~

I have finally gotten round to updating my decorative frames since moving in a few weeks ago. Didn't reslly want lots of photos of myself around the place so I decided to use holiday snaps for these layouts, even though I have scrapped my tigers numerous times!

I couldn't decide whether or not to put titles on them but decided they looked unfinished without. 'A walk on the wild side' was created using the Scrapagogo March kit, which I think has been my favourite so far. Really versatile. I justadded a couple of extra embellishments from my Tim Holtz collection.

'A little fall of rain' is again created with another Scrapagogo kit but one from a long while ago. I'm really trying to use up some of my stash mountain. I love this photo as it is the Taj Mahal in the rain, stunning even in a monsoon!

Both layouts are quite simple but I didn't want too much as they are going on the wall in my living room. I have a few more frames to jazz up over the next few months.

Happy Crafting!

~Hide and Seek~

Well the Sun is shining on this Bank Holiday Monday, so far so good. Doubt it will stay like this with the weather forecast.

Here is a layout I completed yesterday for the Two Peas National Scrapbook Day challenges: 

For this layout I used my February Scrapagogo kit with a few added extras, including the April tag from the April kit.

This layout documents my kitten's fear of our hoover, everytime we get it out he shoots upstairs and hides in my bed.

Might try to get somemore crafting done today but to be honest I haven't really been feeling like it.

Happy Crafting!

~ Happy National Scrapbooking Day! ~

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Today I have tried to spend all my time crafting but it just doesn't seem to have happened. I have spent a lot of time over at Two Peas in a Bucket looking at their NSD event, taking part in a couple of challenges and perusing their gorgeous gallery.

I have managed to create one layout though:

This layout is for NSD Challenge #4 over at Two Peas. The challenge was to continue the Morph. A few of the Design Team had used each others layouts as kind of a chain scraplift highlighting each persons interpretation of the previous scrapper. My layout is based on this one by Wendy Sue. I used Scrapagogo March 2011 kit.

The layout documents my first international trip with Girlguiding UK. I can't believe it was 10 years ago now. I went as art of a County trip to Solas Camp in Ireland.

Hopefully I might get a bit more done tonight inbetween watching The Voice.

Happy Crafting!

~ Nothing is Impossible ~

Good Morning ...

... This layout was meant to be shared last night but by the time I thought about it there wasn't enough light to get good photos. This is my second layout from Scrapagogo's April kit and after first being a little reserved at its apparent 'love' theme I have found it very versatile.

I added a few extras to the kit, just a few alpha stickers and some Tim Holtz Tissue tape. I cut the patterned paper a little to allow my photo to slide under the banner.

Over the next few weeks/months I'm sure you are going to get sick of seeing photos from this event but I have loads I want to scrap and I was very proud to have achieved my Queen's Guide Award. These are photos of my Mentor presenting me with my badge at our local presentation. I'm off to the House of Lords in June to have it presented officially.

I absolutely love what Nicola Kerridge did with this months Scrapagogo kit so I used her inspiration to create my very own 'Jar of Treats'. I always have some kind of sweets on my desk to keep me going whilst crafting so I decided it was about time to put them in their own jar. 

I will be back later today and tomorrow to share some more layouts, well hopefully if inspiration strikes!

Happy Crafting!

~ Picture Perfect~

This photo has been hanging around my craft room for years! I absolutely love the composition of the photo.

The photo is of some fishing boats on the river bank in The Gambia when we went for a Christmas holiday in 2006. I used the Scrapagogo March Kit which I absolutely love! It is perfect for travel photos and I have loads of those to scrap (will have a few more when I've been to Vietnam and Cambodia!) 

I'm on holiday this week so hoping to get plenty of crafting done. I have been working on a Simple Stories album to document my new house (well hopefully!).

Happy Crafting!

~ The love of my life! ~

Well what a horrendous week! ... not only did I have 4 emotional night shifts but the weather has simply been depressing. The light at the end of the tunnel was the delivery of Scrapagogo's April kit. I managed to get a layout done on Saturday.

The papers and embellishments are very vintage and romantic. At the moment I don't really have any photos which would fit that genre so I twisted it round and chose to scrap something I love. Apologies for the photo, I took it when we had the only 5 minutes of sunshine today.

I added a little bit of Tim Holtz tissue tape and a brown Prima alpha to the kit to make this layout. I used the kit stamp along with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tattered Rose to create a border along the right hand side of the photo.

This layout documents my 'Love of Food' and is highlighted by a photo of me enjoying some 'shell on' prawns at my local seafood restaurant - Loch Fyne.

Happy Crafting!

~ (i) spy - March Scrapagogo kit ~

Happy Easter!



(I hope you aren't all over indulging on eggs of the chocolate variety today!)

Well I have been busy scrapping away this morning, finally getting to use my March Scrapagogo kit. The papers in this month's kit are GORGEOUS! Perfect for so many of my holiday snaps. I used there 'Blueprint to go' sketch as inspiration for the layout below.

The photos are of our first Tiger sighting whilst at Ranthambore National Park. It was in the distance and this was my camera at full zoom. I used this months stamp to create a focal point on the  photos to highlight where the tiger is sitting. I cut out some of the hexagonal hybrid shapes to add smalller hexagons to complement the larger ones which had been cut from a piece of patterned paper. I used 3D foam to make these small hexangons stand out. I love the Amy Tangerine American Crafts Thickers.

I hope you all manage to do something crafty with your bank holiday weekend, unfortunately I am working a long day tomorrow.

Happy Crafting!