It’s Fall!!!

Hope everybody had a lovely and productive summer! I was busy – but unfortunately have not been able to work on any of my projects I wanted to work on.

My sewing project is still lying in cut up pieces in my scrap room – (who is also may I add a complete mess).

A knitting project I had started had to be undone because myself and the yarn were having- words... well- more like it wasn’t doing what I wanted and I was having words.. ( shhh baby- don’t listen to mommies words...).

And my scrapbooking... Well- One of us Divas that is still blog-less decided to issue a challenge – Can you create X amount of pages before the end of the summer. I thought it was a fabulous idea! And then after completing them you would be able to purchase yourself that one item/tool you thought was a little crazy but seeing it was a prize then it was ok...

I was the only one who did not even come close to completing my challenge.  < Enter SAD SAD face>

Out of the 40 I was planning on doing, a number I then brought down to 20, I still only managed to do less than a dozen.  Life happens- that means no prize for me. Doesn’t mean I did not indulge in some scrap fun purchases this summer however ;)- but that’s for another blog.

We then got together and voted on each other’s fave layouts- some of the other Divas did 60 layouts! :O

I’m jealous and envious not going to lie, they are talented and energetic and seem to manage their time a LOT better than I do. Lol

But here are some of the ones I HAVE completed.

This is a simple cover page for the front page of the album.  the invitations to our wedding. I used a big scroll stamp- took one of my stamping pads and just dabbed all over it.  Simple LO really, nothing else much.

 

Next was a LO of the boys. I had an idea in mind for what I wanted- and went searching on pagemaps for something that could maybe help complete what I wanted- AHA a said! A big round shape... well- needless to say I did not find a white one at all in the store where we were cropping that day. (Scrap en Masse) I was able to find a beige/brown. But- the underside only had a bar code and name printed near the middle... to I flipped it around- gave it a spray and covered the scan code and voila!

And then, to find a title. Natalie found it- I always go to her to help find titles; her ideas are always so fun and original. J

Stolen Moment: another Title found by the Grand Title Master Natalie. Thank you. I just had these pictures of is that I wanted to use, and took a very bright background colour and used the black and whites like in the pictures to offset it.

 

 

This one has no title, just a pretty quote and bling. We ended up calling it the scratchies pages- because I took my Ingvild Bolme ( Prima) distress tool and used it to the pictures themselves.

Someone commented that I was being brave in “ruining” my picture to try a new effect. In this day and age of digital photography it’s not like I was toooo worried. Don’t like it? Print off a new one. I liked the effect- not sure I would reuse it in this album- but it gives it a different look and feel.

 

 

Faux Stitching- I did not take my sewing machine.

Till next time- happy crafting! :D