* Beach Babe *

So, as I'm still working my way through my pile of photos labelled * Photos to scrap from when H was younger * for this layout I chose one of my favourite photographs from 2008.

I have lots (and lots) of pics from when she was this age (about 4/5 years old) as she was more than happy for me to snap away whilst she just carried on with whatever she was busy doing. It wasn't long after this age that she became more aware of the camera and would do daft poses which although very sweet, didn't quite give me the natural photos that I wanted.

This photo was one of many taken during a holiday in Sussex. It was a windy day, and not really typical beach weather but I remember H had so much fun playing in the sand, rolling up her jeans to run in and out of the waves and collecting shells that it didn't matter that the weather wasn't great.

I followed a sketch in issue 55 of Scrapbook Magazine and used papers from Crate Paper Doll, and Fancy Pants Rusted Sun. The letters are Thickers and Making Memories, journalling card is Echo Park, Crate journalling sticker, Girls Paperie flower (mounted onto a chipboard circle which I covered with paper & inked the edges). I think the chipboard star is Making Memories and the buttons and ric rac ribbon are from my "Button Box" and "Ribbon Box"!! lol! My Fiskars Bracket punch put in an appearance again to punch the border! Love that punch so much!

Looking at it again, I wish I'd inked the edges of the journalling card but it's too late now! Also, if you look closely you may notice the ric rac has come away slightly ..... I've now fixed that!!

Well, we have beautiful sunshine down here today so I'm going to have a quick cuppa in the garden before I have to go and do the school run!