~ Funny faces ~

Hello there! My job means I have to work night shifts which my body doesn't particularly enjoy but one advantage is getting a few extra days off in the week to get creative. I love looking back through my scrapbook and remembering all the good times I've had.

This is another layout featuring the August Like For Ever kit. I'm so pleased that I managed to get 8 pages done from this kit and it has to be my favourite so far.

I loved the cute little puffy stickers that I got with this kit. I can't remember if they were an add on or not. I Played around with my grunge Stampin Up stamps to add to the misted background. I always used to use a full sheet of patterned paper for my backgrounds but I'm really enjoying the 'white space' type pages at the moment (still with lots of layers though!).

This photo is of my fiancé and his niece at the rugby this summer. I've blurred her face to keep her anonymous. The girls often lose concentration at the matches so I often entertain them by looking at the photos on my phone or taking selfies. It's not the best photo but it really portrays a fun day out.

~ As the leaves turn ... ~

Good evening! It has been a beautiful Autumn day here. Unfortunately I have been unwell over the last few days and have been off work. So to try and cheer myself up I have been playing with the new kit from Like For Ever. This month's kit is called Acorn Avenue and features mostly Pink Paislee Cedar Lane collection.

I saw on Pink Paislee's Instagram feed last week a small wreath decorated with This collection so I decided to create my own version. I'm really pleased with how it turned out as I didn't look at the original photo and just when with my instincts.

I added a few pieces from my stash. The burlap ribbon and card stock are from Stampin' Up. I printed some leaf templates off the web and then hand cut them to create a base.

I fussy cut some flowers and leaves from a piece of Cedar Lane patterned paper to add embellishment along with some pieces from the die cut pack in the kit. I'm really happy with the final piece. I love layers and this certainly shows this!

~ A Good Day ~

For my fiancées birthday we had a weekend in London. We spent part of the time at the Natural History Museum. I snapped quite a few selfies whilst we were away including these two. This again was another sketch and used the last Like For Ever kit with a couple of bits added from my stash.

I love the banner effect. I added extra tags to what the sketch showed as I wanted more layers. I can't ever have too many! I really enjoy using sketches although quite often I look at them as a starting point and then go a bit off piste.

I absolutely loved the little heart puffy stickers that came from the wonder collection. They are so cute! I could have used loads!

~ The Big Hoot ~

Happy Monday! 

(I can say this as I'm not working today)

This layout using last month's Like For Ever Kit. The new one should be winging its way to me as you read this. Can't wait to get it as its full of Pink Paislee Cedar Lane goodies. Back to this page. I used a sketch from page maps which Nicola kindly included with the kit this month. It was perfect as I needed to incorporate quite a few photos. I'm really pleased with the end result.

The layout shows 6 of the 56 owls my friends and I saw when we spent the day walking round Birmingham. The Owls were decorated by artists and sponsored by companies in order to raise money for the city's children's hospital. We had great fun following the trail and walking miles, finished off with a lovely meal at Jamie's Italian.

~ Going Pink ~

TGI Friday! It's been a busy week at work so I'm looking forward to a weekend with my fella. We are off to Southport Airshow on Saturday, which is not really my thing but he'll enjoy it.

This layout is to document the start of my pink hair phase. It's not overly obvious on this photo as it is only subtle highlights but I have since had more put in. 

This layout was inspired by something I saw ages ago on Pinterest. I have used metallic gelatos to creat the colour on the patterned paper. The paper and embellishments are from the Maggie Holmes Confetti range. I made the central bow using the Stampin' Up bow punch. This is a really versatile punch. I'm planning to use it on my Christmas present tags.

Hope you all have a good weekend and I'll be back Monday with more of my Life Forever Kit layouts. 

~ Joking around on out travels ~

I thought I'd share this fun layout on a very busy weekend for me. Tomorrow I'm running a Girl Guide Team Challenge Day. I've spent the last few days putting the activities together. 

I usually scrap one or two photos per page but occasionally I want to document something which takes more photos to tell the story. This layout is from my trip to India in January. We went walking in a tea plantation and whilst a fellow traveller was taking our photo my fiancé started messing around. We managed to get some great real life photos.

This layout uses the Pinkfresh 'Happy Things' collection. I absolutely love the ombré canvas tags. Because the photos take up much of the page I didn't want to add too many layers or big embellishments. I wasn't sure about the coloured alpha stickers in the collection but I do really like how they look on this layout.

My fingers are crossed for good weather tomorrow and I'm hoping everyone has a good time. Scrapbooking is on my agenda for Monday as I think I will need to relax before starting back at work.

Happy Crafting!

Terri

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~ Lets Eat Cake! ~

Well the last few days of nights have been very tiring! Although I'm now looking forward to the 5 days off. I'm intending on getting plenty of scrapping done. 

 I've had this photo for ages. It shows the lemon and poppy seed courgette cake that I have made a few times. It is a favourite at work although it's outcome varies depending on the water content of the courgettes.

When I saw the Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy Collection I knew this would be perfect for using with my baking photos. I love the paste colours mixed in with the bright red. I love making little flags to layer up under patterned paper mats. I wasn't sure I would use the self inking stamp from the collection but have now used it a couple of times just to add a little detail.

Happy Crafting!

Terri

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~ Stick It Down - September Challenge ~

Wow, I don't know where this year is going! 

We are here with another fabulous sketch challenge over on Stick It Down. I'm loving being part of their design team.  

I loved making this layout. It documents both my love of cooking and the region of the UK I live in. In Yorkshire we are well known for our dialect and accent. This layout showcases a photo of steak pie made using Wood St Brewery Stout Beer and Hendersons Relish sauce both made close to my home.

It's rubbish weather here and the nights seem to be drawing in. It seems like Autumn is well on its way. I love the summer months but love the colour of Falling leaves.

Happy Crafting!