Embellish your World

ATDML June Gallery

Over the course of the very popular cybercrop weekend at ATDML the June gallery was released. With an array of projects from the design team and guest designer, the very lovely Denise, there is plenty there to drool over this month using Websters Pages.  Not a manufacturer I usually get excited over I was however VERY much in love with this paper I got in my kit!

And it sort of featured on a fair amount of projects for the gallery this month too! This quick and simple 3 panel, one photo page of my youngest at our friends wedding still has the journalling to be added to the lefthand cardstock panel but you see how when combined with neutral colours the pastel heart paper is just so pretty!

And on this soppy page feauturing my husband I show how, despite being from a wedding collection of papers the hearts can be used on a male page that has no wedding theme at all.

Both the FOREVER and the CHERISH words used on the above pages come from this paper which has a nice neutral coloured back to it as well featuring a petal shaped pattern which I cut out and added to the top layout. Plenty left over to use on cards too!

If you are inspired by any of the projects and thinking to yourself, I'd like to scraplift that, dont forget to enter the scraplift challenge posted over the weekend, ends this Sunday July 1st, and be in with a chance to win a prize!

Shimelle sketch

It's been a while since I played along with a sketch and last weekend took a couple with me on my trip away scrapbooking. This clean and simple layout is based on Shimelles sketch she shared a week or so back and I chose to extend to a multiple photo page.

I'm almost done on my page using the ATDML cybercrop sketch too. Still plenty of time to upload your challenge entries to be in with a chance to win. Entries close this Sunday, 1st July.

Come on ENGLAND!

My boys are rooting for you! Come on ENGLAND!

Day 2 of the Cybercrop

This photo was taken 51 weeks ago on my 40th birthday and next week I turn 41, cannot believe what a year I have had, achieved so much that I never thought I would have including my 100 length swimathon. I was thrilled when I saw Katherines class 7 on the ATDML Cybercrop yesterday which mixed a variety of patterned papers on a white background which is perfect for a photo such as the one above containing multiple colours. 

I also did my own version of Debbie's class 6 scrapping a photo of me scrapping at the ATDML retreat, action shot according to my husband! I used Simple Stories AwesoME papers which are a boy range but can be adapted to other themese (as shown!)

Several more classes posted yesterday and another three today including a 7Gypsies Jubilee themed page from me. More sharing to follow...

ADTML Cybercrop - Day 1

Two classes yesterday over at ATDML with their second annual cybercrop.

First up was a layout class by Mel

I moved the rectangle block over to the left and switched the top left embellishment cluster to the right for my layout.

Next up was a minibook, opening up to hanging library class by the very talented Jane. I have no idea how she comes up with these ideas, but I love them. This one, despite following the measurements, had me stumped when it wouldn't fold back up but a few v cuts in to the pockets I made it work.

There have been a couple of challenges up too, a stamping one and a bunting challenge, which must have inspired my cover of the above minibook! Off to have lunch now and then I'm going to play along again later today.  The first class today was my minibook class made from envelopes.

Instructions for this class can be found over on the blog here. Enjoy!

smiling

Despite still working like a demon I am still here and I'm still smiling. That is all x

Almost Cybercrop time

ok, when I say almost I mean less than 2 weeks, and I have a crafty weekend away with the girls between now and then so go me and my self indulgent hobby! I am blessed to be able craft away quite often usually and am told on many occasions that I cram 150% into my 24 hour days but with how busy I have been at work of late I look forward to my precious crafting time more than ever at the moment. I have been working on the ATDML cybercrop a fair amount, pulling the classes that the fellow DT have been doing together, scheduling the blog posts and of course designing my own classes and writing up my instructions to share FREE to all the fellow crafty people out there who will be joining us Friday June 22nd through to Sunday 24th. Here is just a little sneak peak of one of my classes...

Maybe just a hint of jubileeness there and oh...just a smidge of journaling too! Can't wait to share the weekend with you all!

I have had some time, albeit not as much as I would have liked, with the kids over the half term holidays. Hubby had the week off with them an sadly I worked but we did get a bike ride, some footy and circuit training (they love it!) and a park visit in over the weekend which I only had my mobile with me to record. Grainy as it is I still think this is one of my fave photos so far this year, I do love my boys! Love my daughter too of course but trying to get a photo of her (16 later this year!) proves more difficult as time goes by! I just pinch the ones I like of her that she uploads to facebook!

Jubilee Celebrations

Such a busy week of celebrating the Queen's diamond jubilee and other events I don't think my boys have sat still in between school celebrations, birthday parties and a jubilee bbq at home! Here are just a few shots from our bbq which went down a storm (and no I am not referring to the weather although it did threaten to stop play more than once!)

It was so nice to hang out, act a little silly and have a ball with our friends who all rallyed round supplying drinks and meat for the BBQ, with several playing chef too! Don't think we could have enjoyed it more. Ellie was great face painting her brothers for the occasion and then avoiding the camera herself until I remarked as such when she took this shot!

Guess it proves she was there! We also had our jubilee crop over the weekend and created a cute canvas which was a class put together by the lovely Kirsty Scanlan.

By all accounts I got my Union Jack a bit round the wrong way but I like it and that is what counts (so I am reliably informed!)

One final photo to share, my two rotters dressed to impress for their friends pirate party over the bank holiday weekend, they scrub up ok I reckon and only had to ruin two pairs of school trousers and spend £1.98 in the 99p store to achieve the look!