Me @ 40!

Well I didn't quite make it back here yesterday now did I?

To make amends I thought I'd better make one of my rare Saturday appearances, just so that I can round things up and reveal my 5th and final Two Scrapbook Friends DT project, using Today's Story from Echo Park.

So the last sleeve in this pack was the one I found most interesting.  It's divided so that the one side has a compartment measuring approx. 6"x12", and the other has 3 horizontal sections, each 4"x6".

The first thing that sprung to mind was that the large vertical half would be perfect to house photo booth style pics.......so that's what I did!

Here's 'Me @ 40'.

The photo's were again taken using the 'Pocketbooth' APP on my phone.....have I mentioned how much I love this.........almost as much as my kids do!

I used a whole bunch of wooden veneers on this page too and an abundance of glitter, which not only covered the little camera and typewriter, but also the rather large '@' symbol.

 

There's a fair amount of stickers used from the included sheet and a selection of washi tape, the black and white chevron type of thing being one of my faves.

I used one of the 4"x6" cards for the journalling around my 'mugshot' (thanks Dymo....again!) and used another wood veneer on there with yet more glitter for the word 'today'.

And that's about it.

I like this one, it was fun, and who says a lady should never reveal her age!!

I'll hopefully be back on Monday as I have lots of goodies to post, however it is March break so it all depends if 'Mom' is given time off by the kiddies for good behaviour, to escape to Blogland!

Have a great weekend,
Jayne.x.

Snapshot of You.....and a Sketch!

Hi there's how's it going so far?

I'm having a busy one, lots of creative stuff I'm trying to get done, but just enough time to hop on here.

I'm sort of killing two birds with one stone today.

First up.......a continuation of my latest Two Scrapbook Friends DT reveal using Echo Parks 'Today's Story.

 

Second, it happens to be my turn for this weeks Sketch Challenge over on the Two Scrapbook Friends Forum, so there'll be a little 'sketchy goodness' at the end of my post.

So, for today's layout I used the 12"x12" sleeve included in the above pack, which gives you the opportunity to create a 'regular' type of scrapbook page.  That's the beauty of this kit.......it really does provide a nice variety of layout options.

Here's today's page:

 

I loved this simple little shot of my daughter as we were dining out one night, and the included sticker sheet provided the perfect title!

 

The solitary 12"x12" sheet of patterned paper I had remaining in the kit, together with a few scraps sort of determined the pastel colour scheme, so I continued with the elegant 'chintzy' style........doilies and crochet........what more can I say?!

The birdcage die fits in quite nicely with that, and the fact that it was a yard sale bargain makes it all the more sweet.

Finally, the wide vertical strip was actually the starting point for this page, however I decided to divide it into two using my Mini 8 punch and create the 'bracket' edge.  Another sticker fits nicely here.

Well that's about it for this page but I did promise a sketch, so killing two birds with one stone and all that, here's my sketch taken from today's layout.

 

I hope you can use it and maybe even join in with this weeks challenge over on the Forum.

Have a great day and I'll see you Friday,

Jayne.x.

Right Now......Dessert!

Hi there, I hope you had a good weekend.

I certainly did, even though it flew by as is the norm.  Spent a lovely day scrapping with a great group of gals on Saturday, and then working Sunday.......my penance I guess for enjoying the whole previous day to myself!

Anyhow at least I got a few more pages completed for the blog.  They'll be appearing here and there over the next few weeks.

Today though, I'm continuing with 'sleeve' #3 from my recent Two Scrapbook Friends DT Kit, showcasing one of the Photo Freedom packs from Echo Park.........'Today's Story".

Today's page is the last one in the pack, which incorporates a variety of smaller photo/card compartments.........this time an arrangement of horizontal 4"x6", and I kept things nice and simple.

The subject........one that's close to my heart......FOOD!

This particular example happens to be my Birthday dinner at one of my favourite restaurants, Milestones.  I have to say this is one of the few places where I can even get excited over vegetables, but dessert.......need I say more?!

There's plenty of room on the enclosed cards for journalling, which was printed straight from Word, together with a minimum of stickers.  Another holds the title nicely, utilizing more of the alpha stickers included in this pack.

The last and final card works for a subtitle, with more of those wooden veneers from Studio Calico I like so much.

Simple and very easy, perfect scrapbooking on the go!

I'll be back on Wednesday with the solitary 12"x12" layout sleeve included in this kit.........works out quite nicely as it also happens to be my turn for Sketch Challenge day over on the Two Scrapbook Friends Forum.  With that in mind, there will be a bonus sketch of the layout tagging along.

See you then,
Jayne.x.

So Much To Love.

Hello again.

Here I am back with part 2, or rather sleeve 2 from my recent Two Scrapbook Friends DT Kit, using the 'Today's Story' collection by Echo Park.

So, yesterday's sleeve consisted of a variety of 4"x6" and 4"x3" sections.  Today we have a vertical 4"x6" kinda thing going on.

I kept things pretty simple here too........the photo's do most of the talking!

My youngest.....full of character (and quite often mischief!)

I decided on a staggered combination of photo's and cards, the first card holds the title with a few layers and co-ordinating alpha's.

More layers and stickers on the second.

And even more, to provide a little journalling on the third and final.

Wow!  That's the most stickers I've used in the last 6 months!

And that's it for this page, but I'll be back again on Monday with project #3 from this collection.

Have yourselves a wonderful weekend......I'm spending Saturday doing what I love most......scrapping, eating and good conversation with a great group of gals for 12 hours solid!  My blog will thank me for it, providing I do actually accomplish a little scrapping in between the eating and conversation!

Have a good one,
Jayne.x.

Time for another DT reveal.

How's it going today......sick of the white stuff yet?

Personally, I am!  I don't mind the initial "Awww it's pretty" kinda thing but then, quite honestly you can keep it!  I prefer the warm, sipping something cool and dry feet kinda weather.........unless said feet are being dipped in a pool whilst sipping the something cool, know what I mean?

Anyhow, I realise I've yet again been a little slack around here so I guess I have to make up for it.

It's that time again.....time for another Two Scrapbook Friends DT reveal, so at least I'll have a few things to show you over the next few days.

This time around I was given something a little different.....for me anyhow.

I'm guessing most of you have heard of 'Project Life'.......a (hopefully!) quick, easy method of scrapbooking the everyday, perfect for today's busy lives?
Well my kit this month was something along those lines.  I was given one of the latest Photo Freedom releases by Echo Park called Today's Story.

These kits are superb value for money as they include 6 12"x12" double sided papers, 1 12"x12" sticker sheet and 5 different sleeves to hold and form instant layouts.......definitely enough stuff in there to complete the 5 pages as the only extras I added were a few embellies for dimension.

Having said that, my initial thought on seeing the kit was mild panic!

How on earth are you supposed to get the creative juices flowing onto a handful of 4"x6" cards!

The best way to tackle these things is to jump right in, and I was pleasantly surprised along the way as to how stress free these kind of packs are.

Looking back on the finished five pages, some are fairly simple, and some get a little more involved, but I guess that's the huge benefit with these kits........you can make them as quick and easy, or detailed as you like.

So here goes my first sleeve/layout...........'Hello Gorgeous!

(I could be getting myself into a slight amount of trouble if my hubby or father-in-law catch sight of these photo's floating around Blogland, but hopefully, as only one of them checks my blog I'm safe.......right Ted?!!)

 So as you can see, this sleeve consists of a variety of horizontal 4"x6" sections together with 4 vertical 4"x3"s.  You can obviously mix things up however you please with a combo of photo's and cards.....the papers give you plenty of choice when deciding what to put where.

I had the perfect vertical photo's in mind to create a gallery of sorts, so I placed them in the 4"x3" slots.  My Sharpie 'paint' pen came in handy to create the quirky frames.

 There's a great variety of cards printed on the patterned papers, perfect to hold titles, journalling or to embellish however you please.

This one holds the title, using a selection of stickers from the included sheet.

A little embellishment here, the only added extra to the pack being the rhinestones and twine .

 

Some of the cards give you the perfect journalling space........a Dymo labeller makes things quick and easy.

 

And finally, by adding a few wooden veneer circles, and a whole bunch of glitter, the date is recorded for posterity.

So, are you convinced to run out and buy a pack yet?

There's something to be said for working in these small sections, one at a time, especially if you are sometimes daunted by being faced with a 12"x12" sheet of card stock!

Anyhow, I will be back tomorrow with sleeve #2 and a little more convincing, so till then, have a great day,
Jayne.x.