Love That Boy

This layout was done for the Scrap Like You Mean It challenge on UKS - to scrap in the morning. No problems there as I often scrap into the small hours. I also wanted to try out a layout to be used on a canvas, but wanted to see if it worked first. I used all my favourite things on this - felt, stitching, buttons, ric-rac, bling, scallops and colour. It also used only scraps.

Dad

This was done for the weekly challenge on UKS. This week we had to Use a monogram - 10 pts, Something foreign (photo taken in France) - 5 pts, Complimentary colours (red and green) - 5pts, Scraplift from gallery (scraplifted from Tracie Doodle) - 5 pts, Distress paper (sanded edges of photo, inked edges of paper) - 5 pts.

Used papers from the Crate Paper Cowgirl collection, AC Thickers, BG chipboard shape and felt flowers cut on the Cuttlebug.

Photo is of Dad in the Jardin des Plantes in Avranche last year.

Pose

This layout was done to combine two challenges on UKS.

The weekly challenge had to include a Photo that makes you laugh (Sophie with tongue out) -10pts, 5 of an embellishment (5 buttons) - 5pts, Something sparkly (Stickles on flowers) - 10pts, Oscar Wilde quote (To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up, from An Ideal Husband) -5pts.

I have also done this for the SLYMI challenge Wk 15 - Scrap on the Edge. Used scalloped card, doodled around edges of circles and inked all edges.

The papers used are from the American Craft 'Craft Fair' collection, Quote is printed onto Safmat and alphas are AC Thickers.

Photos are of my grandaughter Sophie taken last month.

Family

This was done at Scrap Fever last weekend and was a class by Venessa Matthews. We made our own stamps to stamp the leaves. The papers are from South Africa.

When we were very young

This layout was for the weekly challenge on UKS - to use a book title, use earth tones, water photo and secret journalling. I've used a photo of Catherine and Sarah in 1983 at Hurst Castle, which was built as part of Henry8's coastal defences. The title is from the book by AA Milne. The photo is hinged on the LHS so journalling can be hidden underneath. The paper is from the My Mind's Eye Laundry Line range.

I've also combined this with the SLYMI Wk 14 challenge- to scrap something hidden.

Snow Day

This was done for the Scrap Like You Mean It challenge on UKS - to use the sketch. I've used papers by Heidi Swapp, Kaiser gems and lots of Stickles.

Photo is of the path at the back of my house in February on the first of the two snowy day s we had.

Here Comes the Bride LHS

I started this one last year as a class at Scrapper's Paradise but never finished it off. The original class LO had a very large 3 lettered title which I didn't think appropriate for this photo so I was a bit stuck on how to dfinish it off. I decided that it didn't actually need a title as it's going in the wedding album and so I've just added the orange strip, and cut out some circles and some timy butterflies from a 6x6" pad of the same papers that I already have. I've added a felt flower too. Papers are from the Basic Grey Ambrosia collection.

Little Angel

This was done for the Scrap Like You Mean It challenge to use fabric. I've used scraps of silk, damask and cotton. I made a rosette out of sparkly ribbon and backed it with tulle and feathers, Photo is of my gorgeous grandaughter Sophie last year all dressedup for Harry's 3rd birthday.

Babes in the Wood

I've been doing this layout for several weeks. It involved a lot of cutting out and I find that difficult to do, so only did a little bit at a time. Papers are by Black Market Paper Society and printed the title onto Safmat.

I'm just wild about Harry.

A layout for the weekly challenge on UKS. Use a song title, something you're addicted to, use blue, and use a flower. Patterned paper is by American Craft. Cut title and flowers using the Cuttlebug.

Daughter

I did this one at my crop yesterday for the weekly challenge and for the Scrap Like You Mean It challenge on UKS. The weekly challenge had to include a layout in black and white or rainbow colours (paper includes all the colours of the rainbow), to celebrate womanhood (my youngest, Sarah, looking lovely) distressing (sanded around edge of photo) and 5 of something (5 cut-out flowers with brads). The SLYMI challenge was to use punches (circle and scallop punches used).

The journalling reads "All the things I prayed you'd be are all the things you are."

The paper is some old Basic Grey Colour Me Silly.

Feeding Feathered Friends

Photos of Catherine and Sarah feeding the pigeons in Trafalgar Square in 1978.
Did this one very quickly this evening for the Weekly Challenge on UKS.

Used DCWV Nana's Kids papers.

Baby Driver

I've been out at a crop all day today and just finished this one of at home. It's for Shimelle's Scrap Like You Mean It challenge on UKS this week which is to cut up one of your photos. I was going to give this challenge a miss as I didn't like the idea of chopping up photos, but I actually like the result and might try it again sometime. Photos are of Sophie playing in her garden last summer. I've used paper and letters by K&Co Rough and Tumble. I made the flower by gathering up a length of ribbon along one edge and pulling it tight, Added lots of buttons and a bit of stitching.

Party Fun

Thsi is Catherine with Harry on his 2nd birthday. Papers are Blue Awning by K&Co.

The Artist

This is Harry with his first ever drawing of himself, complete with head, body, arms and legs., drawn at the age of 3 years 3 months. I've used paper, journalling block, chipboard stars and stip from My Mind's Eye Laundry Line collection. The letters were cut in felt using my Cuttlebug. All the buttons are old ones out of my button box. The layout is a scraplift from one of Missy Neal's in Scrapbook Magazine.

365 Photo Challenge Layouts Feb Wk 2

365 Photo Challenge Layouts Feb Wk 1

Confirmed

Did this one for the weekly team challenge on UKS.
Scrap a milestone - daughters' confirmation, no patterned paper, use red, white and blue, and use gold embellishments - gold brads in flowers.
Photo was taken in 1987 in All Saints Church, Eastleigh.

Harry's Tree

Sarah and Harry came to help me erect my Christmas tree. We didn't get the decorations out of the attic, so Harry decided to decorate it with his plastic dinosaurs and other animals. I kept it like this for a week, then changed it for more traditional decorations. However, when I came to put the tree away, T-Rex fell out!

Used pp by Imaginisce and K&Co Rough and Tumble alphas.

Bride's Parents

This was done at at Nicki's class on Saturday. Used Quick Quotoes Paper Bandana-rama range and Prima felt die-cut strip. Added ric-rac and Stickles later.