The theme for the first of the June challenges over at Scrapbook Dreams was “Then and Now”
This threw me into a right tis, I can tell you. However, after I calmed down a bit I came up with this layout.
The journaling reads “You sent Nana a request for a “Steve” Jersey so that you could play the character of Steve, the original presenter of the TV show Blues Clues. She asked a friend to knit it for you and 5 years later you are still wearing it.”
“Steve” is often Liam’s Saturday persona. LOL.
Some time back, the lovely Shell, gave me a 7 Gypsies tray, bless her! I had wanted one for absolutely ages but it has taken me this long to do something with it.
As you may know, I simply love using my Silhouette digital cutter! I have also fallen in love with Keri Bradford’s This and That kits, made to measure for the 7 Gypsies tray. She has several to choose from and with the buoyant exchange rate at the moment, I am now the proud owner of her Family and Lucky kits.
I chose to use the Family Kit for my tray.
Madly wishing I had a second tray, I altered a multi-photo picture frame, adding divisions with ice-block sticks and bits of another frame that I butchered. I was so impatient (what a surprise, lol) that I didn’t measure a damn thing. Even so, It turned out OK. I used Mariposa Card Stack pages for the various backgrounds. I used the cut files from Kerri Bradford’s Lucky Kit for this one.
I have done few layouts that I would love to share.
Scrapbook Dreams have 2 challenges each month. The 1st on a theme or subject and the second using a sketch. These were my efforts for May 2011.
The first challenge for May was to do a layout using “Action Shots”. Haha – was this some sort of joke? Action shots, my house, my family members? I don’t think so!! The issue was solved, however, when I had my gorgeous God-Daughter for a few hours one afternoon. She can move pretty fast for a 10-month old, lol.
She came to the rescue, yet again, for the sketch challenge. Do you have any idea how hard it is to take a decent sort of photo, of yourself and a baby, while said said baby is squirming and you have only one hand left to hold her with? I don’t plan on trying that trick again in a hurry, lol.
This was the sketch from Page Maps that inspired Shell for the 2nd Challenge.
There is a new challenge blog that looks pretty interesting. Why not check it out, help spread the word and you just might win some goodies too.
As promised, I am back with my April layouts for Scrapbook Dreams:
The challenge was to use a number or numbers. I chose to write out Liam’s weekly breakfast menu. His choices coincide with which “Wiggle” day it is. Complicated but it all came about through one of the Wiggle’s books – Mixed Up Breakfast. It all makes perfect sense to Liam, lol.
The second challenge for April was based on this sketch:
Here is my take on that:
The customary yard glass (well, a 1/2 one in this case) for Natasha on her 21st.
I have been slack – again! I hasten to add that I have a couple of small PC niggles and that I am not so motivated to blog after I packed a hissy fit and broke my keyboard!
OK – so March Layouts for Scrapbook Dreams:
The challenge here was to use an over-sized letter in the title.
and then:
This one was was all about “Comfort isn’t Always Pretty”. I turned it around and did a layout about “Pretty is not always Comfortable”.
I will be back with my April Challenge layouts on the next post.
