Boo Boo

Back again,

This is another layout I completed back in the late 2011! These photos are from the time Shaun & I went ice skating at the indoor ice skating rink they created at Edge Hill primary school in Cairns. Quite an adventure it was as I've never ice skated before. Shaun gladly skated rings around me the whole night...

So, I was skating around, slowly, but surely, skating around and around the rink. This guy came from behind me with his son lying in a sleigh, he went to go around me however the sleigh smacked right into me knocking me straight onto my butt! Yep, hurt my back, grazed my hands, was great..... So with tears in my eyes Shaun so kindly took these photos!

Here is my layout:

Some close ups...

Here I used the dynamo to create the title. I've also used Stampin' Ups Petite Pocket die cut to create the envelope.

Along the bottom of the photo I layered a rose ribbon trim, so beautiful. Can't wait to use more of this! I also put some blue eyelets in a strip of paper below the photo.

Well that's all for today.

till next time
...toasty

Because Of You

Good evening bloggers,

This is a bit late this post, was suppose to post it when I completed this page however I forgot to put it up. But better late than never, hey?!

So this layout was based on the sketch from Stuck?! Sketches. Here is the link to their post... here

Here is the sketch:

 Here is my interpreation:

Here are some closeups:

 Here is a pull out hidden journalling spot.

And the little banner I cut from scratch. All papers used were from the Kaszazz range - they merry together quite nice I believe.

I used the quote "Because of you I believe nothing is impossible" as I believe it goes together quite nice with this photo of my brother. He was trying out windsurfing with his American friend, Kendrick, for the first time. Very hard he said! My brother is my biggest inspiration in this world, alongside my parents. I used different fonts and alphabet stickers to create the title.

Well that's all for today. Hope you like my page!

Until next time

...toasty

Sweet 18

Hi bloggers,

It's been a few weeks since I was on here last... the time has just gotten away. It's nearly May already! Can't believe this year is practically over, it will be before we know it. Anyway, I thought I would upload some work I've completed lately as well as work I completed during last year when I got into the swing of scrapbooking.

This post is of a double page layout I completed this time last year I believe, not quite sure when exactly. It was taken from a multi-photo sketch and I apologise to the author of the sketch as it was quite some time ago now and I've forgotten who it was from. I wanted to scrapbook photos from my 18th weekend however because I had sooooo many I found it easier to display them in a multi-photo layout. I love how this turned out and the simplicity of the white background.

So here is the layout: (Apologies for the photos as I took them off my phone)

Here are a few closeups...

Here I used an alphabet stamp set we have to create the date for the page. I used twine to attach the tag.

Here I've used large chipboard letters I bought from Scraptherapy's shop in Babinda, inked with a black inkpad and then used glossy accents to coat the top once dried. I've used a Martha Stewart punch for the paper behind the pompom ribbon.

Another closeup of the banner.

Well I hope you all like this layout as much as I do. It was one of the first ever layouts I've done so I'm very proud of my effort. Please let me know your thoughts.

till next time...

toasty

Fly Me Away

Welcome back bloggers,

This post is a project I completed last week. I was procrastinating one afternoon, hiding in the sewing room away from my textbooks and decided to attempt an off the page project from our box of off the page projects... One day I will show you all a photo of the box, there's actually about three boxes filled chocha block full of these potential projects!! One day we say...

So this item is from the Kaiser Craft range, the paper is from this ADORABLE paper range from Grace Kelly I believe?? Funny story that one, but that's for another day...

I chucked the label away that said what this was although I have a feeling it was called the desktop organiser so don't take me literally as it might be something else.

So here is the final product, isn't it cute! Just love the lightness of the papers together with the pearls and the butterflies.

Here are some closeups:

I cut out extra butterflies to have a layered effect on the side of the box. I also used Stampin' Up's stick on pearls to cover the lid holes. PERFECT SIZE!!

I tried to achieve a kind of decoupage look here however I'm not really that happy with it. I would've liked to have gone a little more extreme with the cutting out but I just hate cutting out so much that I stopped. Haha

 This is the right hand side of the box, the bird is just so cute! I bought the lacing shown here and below from a shop in Cairns called Cosi-Ma, they have the cutest bits and bobs around their joint when you dig around a little. Fantastic prices too.

I also used the stick on pearls along the sides of the box.

I hope you liked my spin on this OTP item, please let me know what things you would change or do differently.

Until next time,

..toasty