Smash book Paris 2013

My first attempt at smashing!  I took a smash book to Paris with me on the school trip, I had already altered the covers and took some tape and pockets.  I wrote my journal each day while I was in Paris and left room for the photos,  it was then a pretty quick job to finish the book once I was home. I printed small photos and attached them with adhesive and washi tape.  I also added postcards, tickets and leaflets from our trip.

I enjoyed combining the holiday journal and mini book, I am going to try and do a 30 day smash challenge I have found on Pinterest once I start my gap year!

Family photo!

Every so often we try and take a whole family photo, setting the timer and assembling everyone while Paul rushes in to be in the photo.  It is always hilarious and this session at Nanny and Grandad's birthday party was no exception.  We ended up with about 10 pictures and I chose these 3 as they show how the session gradually descends into chaos. This time it was William who couldn't sit still and  had to be scooped up by various people and ended up doing his finger point dance.

I have used my quirky kit, the paper is from kesiarts and has a really nice texture.  I added some pieces of the other patterned papers as well as a my minds eye journaling card in a glassine envelope and a jigsaw piece that was originally a tag from my new handbag! I added washi tape at the last minute but I not sure if I like it!

Hoping to finish my Paris smash book tonight!  I will post that soon :) 

New quirky kit!

So I thought I ought to get started with my new kit instead of leaving it in the cupboard and stroking the paper every so often!  I have realised I have lots of paper and instead of using it carefully and saving all the scraps I need to use it in big pieces and try things like ripping it and not just cutting carefully with a guillotine!

So I tore the patterned paper I chose, made a sort of Polaroid frame for one of my pictures and picked out a cluster of embellishments from my overflowing stash of pretty things!  I used my new stamps to stamp tiny butterflies on the tag and a pile of sequins attached with glossy accents.

I am very pleased with how the page turned out,the ink was brushed on to the edges with a sponge and then flicked on to give spatters which work well with the dots.  A nice colour combo that works well with these very green photos. 

Birthday cards

William turned three and the girls made him birthday cards.  They are boy crazy by my minds eye papers and stickers.  The silver letters didn't have quite enough vowels and Hs but I managed to cobble together the letters I need.

I like the way the planet looks in the end and the different depths of paper, Madeleine's card is very cool with her writing and the stickers, there is a little strip of paper inside the card and a lovely message she wrote.  It was really cute to see her reading the messages in the cards to William on his birthday.

Mini me!

I was scrapping some pictures from our camping weekend (I intend to make a mini alum sometime soon!) and my daughter wanted to join in, we found some pictures of her from a previous holiday and some stickers.  Then off she went, the layout, colours and labels are all her own work.  I am very proud of my little me and hope we carry on making things together :) 

My page is a similar design to several recent pages perhaps I need new inspiration?!

Dressing up

I found this picture on my iPad, I new I had been scrapping in may!  

I like these photo strip pictures they come from an app on the iPad and I can print them different sizes.  I wanted to try more layering in this page and although the photos are important the journaling and titles are also essential parts of the story.  I like the colours and the enamel dots which are such fun to play with! 

I am in France this week with my school and am trying out a smash book journal, I have brought some bits and will post next week how it turned out when I have added photos.