{scrapfactor week6}

I cannot believe I am still in this competion! Thank you so much!

Voting is open again! Go and vote and play along!!This weeks gallery is here. Some amazing work guys!!!




My week off work involved a trip to a&e, adding some decor to M room, baking oatmeal cookies and some other craftyness.

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{Weekend Away & Layouts Part 3}

and the final installment of what I got up too while crafting in the country with the girls...

The scrapbooking other halves looking very handsome all suited and booted at Laura & Wills wedding last year! (again another photo I have been meaning to scrap for awhile!)

A couple of candid shots I snapped of M while playing the other day. Its amazing how much he is learning and growing day by day (I mean these photos were taken about a month ago and he was trying very hard to but the bricks together. Yesterday when he was playing with the bricks he was able to build them together no problem **little boy growing up quick**)

Another from my 'to scrap' pile. 3 photos of my little man, and looking at the change. I am amazed at how quickly these changes take place.

And that's them all -thanks for stopping by

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{Weekend Away & Layouts Part 2}

More layouts from my weekend away with the girls crafting....I have had these photo and title planned for this layout for AGES!! So happy I could finally get it scrapped! We bought M a Sophie on recommendation from friends - and he loved it. It was the first real toy he played with all the time. **bless**

I have scrapped M's birthday - but I wanted to record some of the details of what happened on the run up, what happened on the day etc.

Me & K both have IPhone (mine is currently dying after M decided to dunk it in water!!) but since he was very small he has had these phones around him. So much so that at 14 months he knows how to make it light up, how to scroll through the pages and that it plays music. He really is an iPhone baby (and loves it when I play tinie tempah or Adele on the phone!)

More to follow....

{A tidy up!}

I have been putting off sorting out M's room (aka moving all my scrapbooking stuff out of his room and into ours) for a while. But I finally got my act together and in doing so sorted out some stuff to sell on.

I have listed some bits and pieces on EBay today (and still have a few bits to go!!) but please take a look and see if anything takes your fancy.

I also hope you are having a awesomesauce kinda day. xxx

{Weekend Away & Layouts Part 1}

I have made some lovely friends through this hobby and a few weekends back I went away with some of them - they are all much better at blogging this than me (examples being all these links!)

We stayed in a rather lovely house in the country and enjoyed lots of chat, crafting, a little walk, some wine, and chocolate and all in all had a rather lovely time. Amongst all the fun I did manage some layouts....

I did a few about me and him (and only a few more months until we are Mr & Mrs!!??!!)

This was a picture from our engagement party (and I am lovely grey background!!) I wanted the layout to look quite bright so I used lots of random bits and pieces I had! & layered up the ribbons!! (Thanks to Rachel for the photo op journaling spot! Perfect!!)

This photo was taken by the lovely SJ (and the story behind K's cheeky look in this photo is moments after this picture was taken he tried to scare me by pushing me off the rail we were sitting on!!!) I have been wanting to use this song title as a layout title for awhile and It sums up how I feel about the whole engagement and becoming K wife. I had kinda convinced myself that we were destined to not get married but he went and surprised me with the proposal on Christmas Day.
I love these pics that Shimelle took of us at Laura's wedding last year. This was the first day since having Maxwell in the February that we went out together for the whole day and M stayed overnight with my parents. I wanted to record how much I still look forward to spending the time with him after all this time.

More to follow....

{Scrap Factor Week Five}

Omg, another week and i'm still in!

Thanks so much if you voted. Please go check out the gallery over at UKS and cast your vote for this week. & don;t forgot to play along with challenges each week!!

Here's a sneaky peak for y'all

{Life..}

Has been a little busy of late.


I have been scrapping for scrap factor (thanks again to anyone who may have voted for me! A sneak of this weeks layout will be up tomorrow)


I have been away for the weekend with the girls scrapbooking - (These will be up soon)


I have been reading - currently on the search for a good book, recommendations welcome


I have been planning a wedding (wedding list now mostly done, wedding rings bought! Invites nearly finished and I will be a wife in a few short months!)


I have lots of pregnant friends (which has meant sorting out and passing along baby stuff)


I have been trying to sort out our house (which will mean I will be listing some stash on eBay this week)


I have been mega busy at work (which has meant overtime at work - which leads to late nights!)


I have been trying to train for a half marathon I will be walking for St Catherine's Hospice (I know I'm crazy right!?)


and amongst all this....

I have a 14 month old who is on the go constantly and insists on pulling out all his toys, the kitchen cupboards, the books and anything else he can get his hands on a regular basis.

All in all....

Life is pretty good right now x

{Scrap Factor Week Four}

and thank you....

Through to another week. I'm just stopping by quickly to say thanks and few sneaky peeks.

Please go an vote and check out the next challenge.

Here is my full size layout for last weeks music challenge.

Taking inspiration from music is an amazing way to get ideas for titles, layouts or journaling. Mine and Kevin’s life is full of music. It was one of the big parts of our daily lives, and is very important to us. We're currently in talks over what our first dance should be (and random fact one of the reasons we chose the name Maxwell for our song was because it is the name of singer we both love). I constantly hear songs or lyrics and think ‘oh that would make a good layout’ - and well this song (this line) has been going around in my head for ages. My life would suck without you – I love the sentiment behind it and I love the unromantic-ness about too. It’s straight to the point and direct. The tone of the song title inspired my layout of bold colours and shapes.The photo is one I took over the Easter Weekend of Maxwell & Kevin. It already reminds me of such a happy weekend spent with my family and such lovely weather. I decided to repeat the picture 3 times in small format, rather than use one large photograph. I created the photo strip in Picasa, via their collage option. I use Picasa to locate all my photos, and carry out some photo manipulation. It’s free to download, but I would recommend it.

I chose a plain background for the base of layout, the kraft & black combo, to ensure that the other elements I add really popped. I printed off the font and stars on white cardstock before trimming them down and inking the edges. I like the look of the alphabet tiles I was able to create via this method, plus my having the font on the computer I was able to change the size to make the ‘YOU’ more prominent than the ‘LIFE. I mixed up my own made alpha, with some white thickers to add dimension to the page.The stars already had a stapled element printed on them, I used these as the guide to layer up with punched shapes, and staples. Then wrapped in bakers twine.To complete the fun and relaxed look I journalled straight onto the background and doodled a border and elements to the page in both black and white.

SuppliesCardstock: Kraft & Black BazzillPaper: both from my scrap bagLettering: American Crafts ThickersDigi : Michelle Underwood, Perfectly Imperfect Alphabet, Two PeasAnne Langpap, Stapled Star Stickers, Two PeasElles Studio, Scalloped Journalling Block, Jessica Sprague

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{Scrap Factor Week Three}

A huge big thanks to anyone who voted me through this week. I have made through to Week 3.

Please go check out the gallery and take a look at the entries (and don't forget to place your vote for you fave!) This weeks theme is all about song lyrics. Also you can play along and win some goodies (there was no hybrid entries last week :( so why not give hybrid a go!!)

Here's a sneaky peek of my Week 3 layout!
& here is my full size layout from week two, plus the info about it from the UKS gallery.
As soon as I read this weeks challenge I knew what Ad I wanted to use. I saw this advert ages ago in a magazine, and I love it so much I actually had a pic of it on my phone for awhile. But I managed to find the particular magazine!!! And celebrated!

I had downloaded an amazing set of word art from OScraps called 'Everydays Life 2' by Weeds&Wildflowers and Cinza Designs. I layered up one of the phrases on a recent picture of Maxwell. I made a little flag out of a printed wood grain paper by Jennifer Pebbles, wrapped it round a pin and added bling and bakers twine. I then used this picture of him in the garden as the jumping point for creating the misted border. I used a Heidi Swapp mask and a mister huey mist in white. As I had the title 'I love my life because of you' on the photo I wanted to add a monogram to the page. I am a big fan of monograms as embellishments (or use numbers). I had this lovely alphabet from a digital kit designed by Shimelle called Bazinga. I printed this on the same colour cardstock as the background. As the letter was coloured it meant I could introduce the reds/oranges into the layout. I love this woodgrain bunting in Orange from Little Musings -and so simple to create. I cute and inked the edges of the shapes, then glued and folded them over bakers twine. I felt this drew attention to the top of the layout and leading the eye down onto the journaling.

I used the word art in the photo as the starting point for my journalling which reads :- 'I love being your mum. I loving saying that. I love having this as my job. I love having that as my label. I love your caring nature. I love watching you grow. I love your character. I love your cuddles. I love watching you learn. I love you.'The final touch to the layout was to add some red scallops to bring in some more colour and I punched out some butterflies in the same cardstock as the misted background. I attached these with foam squares to the layout to bring in some extra dimension.

Supplies:Paper - Girls Paperie, We are Memory Keepers & October Afternoon / Digital- Everyday Wordart 2, Cinzia Loosemore, OScraps Woodgrain Bunting Bright, Little Musings Bazinga mini kit, Shimelle Laine, Two Peas Pretty Woods, Jennifer Pebbles, Two Peas

I have just come back from a rather lovely weekend away with my crafting girlies so have lots of new layouts to show! so i'll be back soon.

xx