Father's Day

Another day, another blog entry!  Just managed to get this hybrid card made and posted in time to send to my Dad.  He thinks my photography has really improved so thought I'd include some of the photos i've taken recently - the tulip is from his garden. Used the journal block and alpha from Shimelle's "You are amazing" kit and frame from Starburst mini kit.

Flaming June

Flaming sinusitis more like! Been really suffering this week, sinusitis pain really horrible and balance off, feeling much better now though. Just as well since mybig sis, 2 nieces and one of their friends are coming to visit on the 30th and I have a few things to get organised before they arrive.

I actullay completed 2 design team projects before the end of the month, just forgot to blog the layout above! This was made using Shimelle's "You are amazing" page template and alpha.

More photos I'd taken during the Picture Spring course. I borrowed the title from Photographer Craig Tanner's Blog as it really captures what I feel I have learned from Picture Spring at Big Picture Scrapbooking - will need to sign up for Picture Summer!

A hybrid project using part of the same template to follow shortly....

Where did May go?!!!

I can't believe it's June already, May seems to have flashed by in the blink of an eye. At the beginning of May, Mum finished her chemo sessions and this coincided with Dorothy Pauls last ever performance of her one women show at the Pavilion in Glasgow(although she does always have a pianist!). If you haven't heard of her take a look at Youtube, she is so funny and it was great to see Mum enjoying herself. The end of May also marked the end of Mum's radiotherapy sessions too so June will be a better month all round. My niece Heather took part in Kilbarchan's Lilia's Day procession yesterday so hopefully my sister took some photos - did you Pauline?? Hopefully she did and no doubt they might end up on a layout or two!

The LO above is of our day at the theatre - couldn't take my SLR to the theatre so took a couple of photos on my phone - not too bad really! This is a page template by Shimelle at 2peas "Count to four" - it also includes a full alpha!

I'm very late with my DT work this month, real life work getting in the way again :) Lots of overtime this month. Did this LO for Shimelles Something for almost nothing class and used one of the Cute labels as a journaling spot.

Photo of Max & Molly sitting on the windowsill - so cute!

Hey big blister if you read this leave me a comment!

More digi stuff

Half way through February already! Where's the time going to? The weekend just doesn't seem long enough to do all the stuff I had planned :) I'd been thinking about starting up an Etsy store or something similar, I've got as far as finding a site very similar to Etsy but is UK based http://www.misi.co.uk/ and have created a shop banner but so far haven't got anything on there to sell.

One thing I have managed to do is 2 digi layouts for Shimelle's Bakers Dozen design team.






















Used the Can't buy me love kit from TwoPeas and one of the Lovely Labels. Photo of my sister's papillons Max & Molly - they're so cute, I just love their big ears.

Second one uses the Love You quick page, added Heart created in PSE6 using cookie cutter tool and an old text brush, also used one of the Pretty Labels.

Happy 2010! Hoping this year will be a good one. I don't make resolutions as such but this year I do want to try and be more creative - lost my inspiration a bit last year but this year have got off to a good start. Completed a hybrid desk calendar and a layout using Shimelle Laines "Remember" quick page template. The page templates are so easy to use - just clip your favourite digi papers and photos to the appropriate layers and you are done - of course you can add brushes etc or move the elements round.

Here's my Layout - Remember Winter

I wanted a desk calendar for work so decided to make one myself. I used the 2010 CD Calendar Template from The Digichick.com and several of Shimelle's kits at TwoPeas. Used a piece of chipboard for the base which I scored then covered with fabric scrapbook paper. I printed out each month 2 to an A4 page, then trimmed to size. Printed photos out on photo paper then handcut. Embelished each page with ribbons etc then bound together with BIA.

Christmas Projects

Hi everyone - hope you all have had a happy Christmas. Been working on a couple of Bakers Dozen layouts - but as I'm in Scotland have had to take over my Dad's PC - don't tell him how many new fonts I've downloaded :) - not to mention pixresizer and a couple of photoshop brushes.

I just couldn't resist creating a layout with a photo of a work colleague wearing his christmas dinner - I didn't know one spoonful of curry could cause such a large stain!
Used Shimelle Laines Christmas Memories page template, snowflake stickers and Wrap it up Christmas papers from Two Peas in a Bucket.

My second layout is of the Christmas Cards I made this year. Found the idea for Easel Cards on Splitcoast stampers and went a bit overboard - it's a really easy design to make and does allow you to make them as simple or as involved as you like. Used the Wrap it up Christmas papers to make the Christmas Tree embellishments, snowflake stickers as journal spots and penned words Christmas - all by Shimelle Laine at Two Peas in a Bucket.