Shimelle - Sketch of the Week 27th April

Here is Shimelle's sketch of the week.

And here is my layout - using Dawn Inskip's Fever Pitch digi kit.

My Weekly Life - Week 16

Here is week 16

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge April Week 4

This week's challenge was set by Meg Baby (aka Beth). She challenged us to do/use:

Use black and/or white - 5pts
Use ribbon - 5 pts
Use somethig metal - 5 pts
Use 11 of something - 5 pts
Use a photo of something miraculous/wonderful - 10 pts

I have used some my bargain Dawn Inskip goodies that I bought last week. Her template number 16 and then papers and elements from her Tinker kit, her Fresh kit and the alphas are from her Lucky Dip set.

I have used 11 metal eyelets on the notelet paper, black and white papers and alpha, 2 green ribbons and I think my photo is wonderful. It was great to see and hear the kids screaming with so much fun. The tractor ride went on for a good hour. Poor James could barely walk afterwards!

Shimelle - Sketch of the Week 20th April

I am just loving Shimelle's fabulous weekly sketches! This week's is here.

Dawn Inskip has a 35% sale over at Scrapbook Graphics and so I treated myself to a few older kits today - one of them being her Lets Play Dressing Up kit. I have used this and some elements from her Crush kit.

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge April Week 3

This week's challenge was set by MiniOwner and she challenged us to create a layout in any shape but square for 10 points, use no brads, no buttons, no blooms or no patterned papers for 10 points, use 1 or 3 photos for 5 points and use pink/purple or orange/brown for the last 5 points.

I have Dawn Inskip's Layered Template No 6 and rotated it and add a circular background to it. I have used Dawn's Fresh digi kit and the alpha is from her Heart and Soul kit.

Apple Crumble Cupcakes

I have started to put my favourite recipes on digi layouts. Once I have enough I will get them printed as a photo book.

Try these - they are truly scrumptious. Can't be that fattening as they have one of your five a day in them surely? ;-)

Enjoy...

I found this recipe on this blog. I love her blog.

Funeral Reading

I read the poem on this layout at my mother-in-law's funeral on Tuesday. I don't know how I managed to read it without crying.

I found the poem on a funeral website and the words struck me as exactly how we should remember a loved one - not to live in the past but to celebrate their life and realise how much they have enriched us.

I have used Dawn Inskip's Fresh digi kit.

My Weekly Life - Week 14 and Week 15

Here are weeks 14 and 15.

Shimelle - Sketch of the Week 13th April

This week, Shimelle has given us another fab sketch here.

Here is my layout. I used the collaboration kit called Good Times from Scrapbook Graphics.

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge April Week 2

This week's challenge was set by the ScrapHappy team. We were challenged to scrap a celebration or special event for 10 points, use pink or blue for 10 points and use a bell, house, stamping or flowers for the final 10 points.

I have scrapped a photo of Zoe's first attempt at Maypole Dancing. Her school celebrated their centenary last week and they had an Edwardian fayre on the final day of term. Each year class did a demonstration of maypole dancing.

The digi kit I have used is a collaboration kit called Good Times from Scrapbook Graphics store.

UK Scrappers Monthly Challenge April

This month we were given a sketch and asked to use an altering technique. In digi scrapping, it is difficult to alter in the usual paper style but easy in digi style.

Very sadly, my mother in law died at the weekend after a long illness and so I have done a layout in her memory. I have used the Butterfly Kisses digi kit by Natali Designs - it seems to fit the purpose of the layout so well. The altering I have done is to re-colour the background paper and the title to make them a little more muted to fit the layout better.

I hope Eileen is at peace now in Heaven. We all miss her very much xxx

Shimelle - Sketch of the Week 6th April

Shimelle's first sketch of the week for April can be found here.

I have used Dawn Inskip's Mixed Up Fairytale digi kit and also some elements from her Crush kit.

4x6 Photo Love - March

Shimelle is running a year long project over at Two Peas here.

March is the third month and so we have to use 3 photos.

I have used Dawn Inskip's Crush digi kit and a very old alpha by her called Cupid.

UK Scrappers Weekly Challenge April Week 1

This week's challenge was set by AnniB and her challenge was to create a layout using:

- no more than 2 photos (5 points), circles (10 points), no more than 2 types of embellishments (5 points) and use a line of a song for the layout title (10 points).

I have used Dawn Inskip's (surprise, surprise!!!) digi kit called Tea Party.

Full points claimed for the Crafty Magpies

Shimelle - Sketch of the Week 30th March

I am loving these Sketch of the Weeks that Shimelle does every week. I have used Dawn Inskip's collaboration kit with Lorie M called Tea Party.

My Weekly Life - Week 13

Here is week 13.