Scrapagogo "Blue Print to Go' June 2011 Sketch

Over at on the Scrapgogo blog they have put this months 'Blue Print to Go' sketch,

and here is my take on it, changed again by using one photo, and left the 3 details off on the right of the sketch.

Photo of James with is 100% Attendance and Punctuality Award for Year 8.

Products used: Studio Calico - May 2011 kit : Cardstock - Stampin' Up; Papers - October Afternoon - Rocket Age, 5 & Dime; Nesties - Star, SC (cooped up); Punches - EK Success, Stampin' Up; Stickers - Basic Grey (100%), Crate Paper - Toy Box; Alpha - Jillibean Soup; Stamp - Pink Paislees; Mist - Mr Huey White, Classic Calico;

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It's amazing what you find when ...

you start to have a major clearout, which still is an ongoing project, I came across several layouts that I had started but not finished, either they needed a title or just that 'thing' to finish it off.

So here are a few of the ones I've managed to do so far.

Photo of James when he was about 2, he did and still does love to read.

Products Used: Studio Calico Jan 2011 Kit, Stamps - Unity - branch, leaves and owl, SC Book stamp;

Photo of Jon, taken by our wedding photographer as part of our Wedding package.

Product Used: Studio Calico December 2010 kit

Now this one was a real struggle to do, I wanted to use the paper has it was a sheet that I wouldn't normally buy, but has it was in the kit I wanted to use it. I got the inspiration from Susan Weinroth over at Studio Calico.

Product Used: Studio Calico - Feb 2011

Then in a moment of madness, I decided to hand stitch some of the lines on the rainbow sheet, I was thinking of just 2 or 3 lines, but onces I started I had to do all 9 lines,

Now adding this ruler sticker to the bottom of the picture, was to hide my punched border which hadn't matched up correctly.

A quick layout of me and James enjoy an ice-cream last year in Matlock.

Product Used: Studio Calico Jan 2011 Kit

This one I did over the National Scrapbooking Weekend

Product Used: Studio Calico - April 2011 Kit

Then on Sunday, I did 4 layouts at my crop in Solihull, one was on the previous post here, then I used the Scrapagogo May 2011 Sketch,

and this is my take on the sketch, I've turned the layout around

Products used: Studio Calico March 2011 Kit

And the final one for the post is this one, I found this photo of James, in my craft room clearout, it was taken 2 years ago and he has really changed over these past two years.

Products Used: Studio Calico March 2011 Kit

I used a star mask with Mr Huey Mist, and a stamp that Julie had (happiness), bakers twine and the lovely bee stamp from Studio Calico.

I've still got a few layouts to finish off and upload but they will have to wait.

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GoGo Getaway Weekend

Well I'm on my way to the GoGo Getaway Retreat at Theobald Park, Cheshunt, and I'm all ready for a weekend of scrapping and laughing and some me time.

One of the pre-challenges was to make a name badge and if possible use a GoGo stamp image somewhere on the badge. So here is what I produced.

Producted used : GoGo sewing stamp set, Maya Road Sewing Chipboard, Cosmo Cricket - Material Girl papers; twine, American Craft Thickers; Promarker pens.

The 'necklace' was part of a trim that came in the kit which I just cut to make the 'necklace', a piece of trim and a small button from my stash.

If I get time over the weekend I will upload along the way.

So for now, have a great weekend everyone - I know I will.

Theatre Night, Scrapping and a Badge ...

On Monday night Julie took me to see Blood Brothers at the Hippedrome for my Birthday, which was a early Brithday present, my Birthday is not till Christmas and it was just brilliant. We started the evening off at TGI Friday, we used to go here regularly, so it was nice to re-visit and have a good meal.

Then off to the Hipperdrome, Birmingham, the night was a sell out and the lead was played by Nicki Evans from X Factor and she was really good.

I loved it and would highly recommend it for anyone and would go back and see it again.

Now onto some scrapping, these first two layouts came about when I was re-arranging my new shelving unit, which I will take a photo and show you soon, and found that I had room on my desk now and just wanted to scrap, both layouts using Studio Calico Kit - August kit

Supplies: Bazzil Cardstock, Sassafrass Whimsies, SC Month Stamp, Stampi' Up Tab Punch, WRMK - Alphabet Sheet (g), Thickers

And look at this lovely calendar stamp set, again from Studio Calico, just love it.

Then this one

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket - Patterned Papers, Chipboard shape, Alphas; Sassafras - Indie Girl; Studio Calico; Basic Grey - Olivia:

And I used my new cloud punches.

And the final one was one I did for my Solihull Crop challenge, photo of James, Izzy & Millie outside the Cinema in July.

Again another Studio Calico Kit - September this time.

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket - Pixi-lisious; Sassafras; Studio Calico, Jenni Bowlin Butterfly & Journalling Card, Glimmer Mist, Sassafras India Girl - Journalling Sticker, border sticker, Alpha stickers; Maya Road Chipboard Frame;

And another stamp from Studio Calico, a very versitile ruler stamp.

And finally, a sneak of my badge for the Scrapagogo Retreat, next weekend, which I really looking forward to.

Better get going now, thanks for stopping by

A Busy Sunday

I love to scrap, I love paper, buttons, embellishments, punches, stamps , OK just about everything that goes into being creative.

So Why, oh why can't I think of titles for my layouts, I just keep on coming up with the same thing, so consequently I have scrapped this weekend and some of the layouts don't have a title, but hey I'm OK with that. Who says that a layout needs a title? why can't you just produce a layout without a title and be done. So unless I can come up with a title for these before they go into my albums, then they will be left has they are.

This weekend was the CyberCrop over on UKS, I didn't join in the fun, but did download a few of the layouts to do at my leisure.

This layout is based on Class designs by Sarah Youde for the Cybercrop, using Scrapagogo April 2010 kit, one of my crafting objectives is to learn to knit properly, I can knit scraves, as long as they are only knit one, purl one - LOL, but anything out of this 'safety net' I just can't do. I would love to go to a knitting class or something along those lines and learn how to do it. Who knows maybe this will be a new learning techique for this year.

This is a sketch challenge from Sarah Cards, again using Scrapagogo April 2010 kit.

This photo was taken by Sue at the Retreat, and you know that felling you get when you are really happy or excited and all you want to do is 'Scream' well that just summed up what I felt like that weekend.

Scrapagogo March 2010 Kit

And I still on my quest to use up my older stash, so out came the cardstock, you know the one that you save because its lovely. I found this Bazzill Dotted Swiss Scalloped Cardstock recently, actually got about 20 sheets of it in various colours, so will be using it up over the coming weeks.

This layout with me and James at Botanical Gardens last week and using the lovely Crate Paper - Brook Collection, with an added Prima flower and bird/branch chipboard from American Craft (something I had for a while - but Rachel reminded me of them when I read her blog)

This is using my lovely Kraft paper, which I'm running out off, but being on 'another' serious stash diet, I won't be getting anymore for a while, and using the lovely October Afternoon Thrift Shop, with some chipboard from Cosmo Cricket - Earth Love

Thanks for stopping by, back later with my GoGo Retreat Mini Book.

Times just flies by ... again ...

Seriously, where does the time go, its been ages since I last posted, so this might be a big one.

Right to begin, last week, after months of not even trying I did the UKS House Challenge, it was to scraplift a layout and have a 'friend' theme, so I did this, which is a scraplift from Angie (UKS and Scrapagogo DT), but for some reasons I couldn't get it to be uploaded. So here is the layout I did:

Taken in Spain in 2008 with me and my best friends on our girly holiday.

On Thursday night it was the Bromsgrove crop run by Liberty, and I managed to produced these two layouts, plus get some ideas on how to use my Scrapagogo March 2010 kit, which both Debs and Liberty where using. And found out how to do a paper flower, which I will do and upload later.

Celebrating my birthday with friends

Photo of my brother, with a 'mocked' photo of him catching 'the big one' I've decided to do an album with photos of Johnny, for my son, so that he will be above to remember him in the future.

I have also been doing some cards, this one I did today for my friend, she going through a rough time at the moment, and has ever I just what to be with her and give her a big hug, but has we now live far a part, we will have to make do with regular phone calls and texts. In our last conversation I remarked, that this time last year it was my turn to be on the phone to her, and leaning on her for support. It great to have life long friends (we've been friends since we were 11 years old) who we can reply on, in our good days but more especially in our bad one.

Just did this one as an extra one.

I have a lot of magnolia images that I've coloured in and it does save a lot of time when putting cards together.

I've also done some Easter cards. I will be posting them nearly the time. Now Easter cards are a sore subject with me, Julie insists that we should give Easter cards, and for the last two years I've been totally against it, I just think everything is far to commercial these days, but this year I have purchase a stamp and done some cards especially. I've only done a few and hope that they will be gratefully received.

I'm getting myself sorted for the Scrapagogo Getaway on 26 - 28 March, so looking to having s weekend just scrapping and generally having a laugh. And one of the pre-challenges is to produce a name badge and use the pizza box that the kits come in, so here is my sneaky peek, I'm quite pleased with the finished badge and will upload next week.

This mini tag is a new set from Stampin up, available to purchase after 1st April. There is a mini tag punch and a separate stamp set. Will be adding the catalogue this week (as soon has I find out how to - LOL).

So this week is going to be jammed packed, with my all day crop on Sunday, then 2 govenors meetings, a short and very quick visit to the NEC craft show on Thursday, then on Friday another govenors sub-meeting before I drive down to Hertsfordshire, for my fabby weekend.

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