Twisted sketch #007

In addition to the sketch the brief was to use buttons or brads. I've had this chipboard smiley face for ages and never found an opportunity to use it..until now!

Surfs up

Just a couple of photo's from our day at the beach on Saturday. Dan had fun surfing with his mate and Beth had a great time on her body board...with a bit of help from daddy! She is getting better at doing it on her own now though. Me? Well I sat a read my Brits guide to Orlando...planning for October already!

Introducing...

Baby Caitlin! My sweet, adorable new baby niece born on Sunday 19th July.




This layout is my take on the challenge over at Mix it up. Using mainly white to do a monochromatic layout. I'm delighted with the result and will more almost all white layouts in the future.

Scraplift

I saw a really cool layout that I liked in the reader gallery of scrapbook inspirations this month,

by Jenny Cragg.....

Here's my version.....

I don't often do scraplifts, but love the way this turned out.

We were going crabbing today, but it just keeps on raining heavily so, another lazy day at home I reckon. Beth is not feeling too great either, so she's tucked up on the sofa with a movie and a bucket of popcorn, so I guess it'll be a bit more scrapping time for me!

Woohoo...summer break!

Well, I'm finally on holiday for the summer break.....a full six weeks! After a visit to the local art shop this morning to get acrylic paints and A3 pads and canvases for Dan and Beth, I have spent quite a lot of today scrapping (mainly last summer's photo's).

Weather permitting tomorrow, we are going crabbing, and then over the weekend we are going surfing/boogie boarding.

Anyway, this weeks challenge at pencil lines was really good, so here's my take on their sketch...

It's me and my gorgeous lil' nephew. He is NEVER still, so to get this photo of him being still was so great...it was on the tree top walk at Kew gardens last summer.
I'm really enjoying stitching on layouts at the moment, and find the bazzill stitching templates a really great guide.
This next LO is also from photo's taken on the same day......

Wonder

I did this LO for this week's challenge over at Twisted sketches , the sketch has two landscape photo's on, but I used one portrait instead. You also had to use at least one rubber stamp, so I stamped and cut out the star.

This is the only scrappin' I have done this week. I've been busy working and also not felt really very well, but nothing I can really put my finger on...just feelin' lethargic I suppose!

Dan has completed and his scuba diving course for challenge week at school and loved it.

Beth has finished school now for the summer break and will go back in Sept to year five.

I finish work on Tues next week, and also have a full six week summer break...yahooooo! It will be great to spend time with my own kids instead of other peoples!!

Anyhow, off to make nachos and fajitas, and gonna watch a movie with my guys tonight... see ya!

Peek a Boo!

This is my take on sketch 143 from Pencil Lines
It's a great way to use up tiny scraps!

I've had a pretty tiring day, but still managed a bit of scrapping, so I'm a happy bunny!

Dan started his 'challenge week' at school and is learning to scuba dive...he enjoyed his first day today, and is looking forwards to the rest of the course.

That's it for now! Bye x