Crafty 'weekend'

These last 2 days has been my craft weekend (while I work most normal weekends), I've completed another 2 layouts, as well as catching up with Project Life.

Let Sleeping Boys Lie:

This page came together quickly as I started watching a Shimelle Laine video again (sorry I can't remember which one) and then let it run on while I embellished and journalled etc.
I've used a couple of project life cards in this and love that they can be used on my page as well as in my PL album.

The Little Moments:

It's amazing what can be accomplished with some papers and one sticker sheet...I needed to do this page 8.5 x 11 to fit on the reverse of a layout I did a few years back when I was scrapping all sizes and I forgot how quickly these come together.

Project Life:

I've only 2 weeks to show this time as I'm up to date. :) To be honest I'd only delayed doing these weeks as I was busy creating layouts and didn't want to stop to print photos. LOL

Quite a few more label stickers appeared on this week as I had lots of photos and memorabilia, so labels came in great for that touch of information where needed. I've also started filling little gaps where I don't have big landscape photos with pictures from around the house, and I'm loving the way it's looking with them included. (plus no guilt if I forget to take as many pictures one week) Or as was the case in the week below I took loads - but all from one event/day and it wasn't a true representation of the week so the rest will be included in layouts for the kids albums.

Girl Time..

I keep meaning to post layouts as I do them, but then I get on a roll and here I am again with 3 in one go, this time it's my girls 2007/08 layouts.

This first one is done using 2 sheets of My Minds eye papers, one as a background and the other I pretty much used every scrap, even the butterflies are cut out from it. Add a 3x4 card which I cut out the sentiment and a few die cut shapes.
I'm loving bakers twine at the minute and had to try really hard not to include it on the 2 layouts below as well.

This next layout, was harder to get right than I thought, it could have been due to the fact I was chatting to my friend to much... that or the papers are nicer to look at than use. Dear Lizzy from AC, which I got to go with the die cuts I'd bought a few weeks ago but only ended up using 2 on this layout. oops. Maybe next time....

This last one has only just been finished. I've used Stampin up papers along with a Project Life card, and another one of the Dear Lizzie diecuts. The layout is from the guidance of Glitter Girl's latest video and therefore is my quickest in a while..

There is a reason for shopping....

There is a very good reason I shop for pretty paper.....and that is I'm on a roll!!

Here are a few more layouts I've done since my last post:

This one is yet another boy layout, it was the one half done last time I posted, I'm currently watching a lot of videos; Shimelle Laine scrapbooking sketches and then going off on a tangent. I LOVE my new tiny attatcher by the way - worth the investment.

Then it's onto Megan's album...

These are quite a bit older pictures, (2005) but I found a gap that needed filling. These girly papers were picked up from a pack at hobby craft and those little felt circle flower things are also from there and have been used on a couple of layouts so far (not bad for about 99p)

Onto Megan 2007. I've now got some little enamel dots type things....matt in style and from Stampin' up so I had to put some to use before they became a purchase that I don't use. I've also used up some old thickers and my bargain paper from a little cake place near me that is selling off their small selection of craft papers.

This last one has been finished off tonight. I knew I wanted to layer the Amy Tangerine letter stickers behind the rest of the title and had the added bonus of the title working for this really well. Simple is the idea of this page, but I love how it's turned out.

I think red and yellow are my new scrapbooking 'love' colours, closely followed by turquoise and grey, so a layout with all 4 is a happy place for me.

So that is my reason for wanting to spend money on pretty paper and such....