~ 9x12 Love @ GoGogetaway ~

Welcome back! Today I am sharing a few more of the layouts I created for the 'Be Inspired' Challenges at GoGoGetaway last weekend. These layouts are all 9x12 to fit in to my Thailand and Laos album.

This one was created using one of the colour schemes although I omitted the purple which was also included. This is the absolutely gorgeous 'Hello Sunshine' collection by Cocoa Vanilla Studio which I managed to pick up at the Like For Ever Retreat.

It's beautiful bright colours work perfectly for your summer trips or holidays. I love the beautiful aqua colour in this collection and the bike in the wood veneer collection worked perfectly (to be honest I bought them specifically for the bike!).

Next was a 12x12 sketch which I adapted to use on a 9x12 page. I did this layout in the early hours of Sunday morning and must admit it isn't my favourite. Although the more I look at it the more it grows on me.

The last of my challenges is a 9x12 pocket page. The album I bought had a few different types of pocket pages in it so I am determined to add them in to my album. Also after my class last week at the Like For Ever retreat that Jackie taught I really like how they look mixed in to an album.

 

So this layout documents our Thai cooking class which we did in Chiang Mai. My fiancé isn't very good at cooking but he really enjoyed this. I have used the 'Free Spirit' Cocoa Vanilla Studio Collection to create the small cards to fit the pages plus some extra bits from my stash.

I really like the way this turned out. Just need to do the reverse side of it now.

Thanks for reading!

Pop back at the weekend to see the 'off the page' project from GoGoGetaway.

Happy Crafting!

~ Stick It Down - March Sketch ~

Welcome to the March Stick It Down sketch blog challenge. This month I'm the featured DT member so my layout is on the original post over on the Stick It Down Blog.

So not only have I created a layout using the sketch I have made a process video also and uploaded it to YouTube.

Happy Crafting!

~ January Sketch - Stick It Down DT ~

I know we have headed away from Christmas and are firmly in 2016 but I couldn't help using this sketch challenge to create this cute page of my cat Millie in her Christmas Collar.

Head over to the Stick It Down blog to join in with us this month and to see everyone else's fab interpretations.

We've had shocking weather here in the UK over the last few weeks so I apologise for the dark photo.

Here's hoping 2016 brings you everything you've wished for!

Happy Crafting!

~ Such a perfect day! ~

Well, here we go, first I started with a few mists and gesso but now I've dripped my little toe in to some texture paste and stencils. I wasn't sure about this layout when I created it but I must admit it is growing on me!



 

 

I love my layers and this seems to be a great way of adding more to my layouts. The only problem is I have no patience to wait for the texture paste to dry so I have to have 2 pages on the go at the same time.

 

I cut up the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Shine collection paper called 'Treasures'. It had lots of black and white frames on it and as soon as I saw it I new I wanted to cut it up. I have an idea of what I'm going to do with the left over piece too.

 

This layout documents the day out to Alexandra Palace during our trip to London. They had the largest beer garden in Britain. There were loads of amazing food stalls, we chose the Greek street food vendor. The weather was amazing and we spent the day lazing on the grass in the sun.

 

I've got a very busy week so thinking it's unlikely that I'll get any crafting done. Might squeeze a quick layout in on halloween depending how many Trick or Treaters we get.

 

Happy Crafting!

 

Terri

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~ Let's eat cake! ~

Good morning, as you read this I should be sweating my ass off at a body combat class. I have really enjoyed going to the gym recently, just a shame work sometimes gets in the way. I certainly would love to be a kept woman. 

So whilst I was tidying my craft room I came across some photos from a couple of years ago that I didn't get round to scrapping. These photos are of my friend when we went to a cupcake decorating class. We had such a great time.

I really wasn't sure if I would use the candle patterned paper from the 'Fine & Dandy' collection. I expected that I would end up using the B side pattern as it is a little OTT for my liking. However, it fitted in perfectly with these photos and I think it worked well with the 3 6x4 photos on the layout. 

I hope you are all have fab plans for the weekend. We are off to the rugby at Headingley on Sunday afternoon but I'm hoping to find some crafty time.

Happy Crafting!

Terri

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~ Sketch challenge - using class leftovers ~

This was a sketch challenge where you had to use up your left over stash from the classes. To be honest this year there wasn't much to play with, but I'm really pleased with my layout.

The photos document me crossing the road in Hanoi. This was a trick in itself with all the traffic, you don't wait for a gap you just set off walking. You walk at a steady pace and the traffic moves round you. Very scary until you get the hang of it.

~ Sketch challenge - Prima Divine Collection ~

This is a layout using Prima's Divine Collection papers, the papers are quite feminine and vintage but I used the B side to allow me to use the photos I wanted to.

The photos are from our trip to Budapest in February. They show the array of foods available in the market in central Budapest . The architecture of the building is amazing.

~ Sketch challenge - Prima Lifetime Collection ~

I absolutely love this layout. It shows the little birds kept by Vietnamese as pets. They have the cages hanging from string across the pavement.

I would never have made a page like this normally but think its one of my favourite.

~ 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.