Away She Goes Layout!

Just popping by very quickly to show you another layout from my scrapbooking weekend away!

 

This one uses a real mix of papers and collections. There's some AC Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic, October Afternoon Woodland Park, Echo Park So Happy Together, MME label stickers, washi tape, Studio Calico wood stars and chipboard arrows.

The journalling reads: "We took your new big bike out to the New Forest. You really got your confidence and enjoyed cycling along the paths. Up until this day you liked to have one of us alongside you for reassurance but today you were happy to go it alone!"

My daughter had outgrown her old bike and we had got her a new one but she found it so much bigger than her old one and it took a few outings on it to get used to it and get her confidence.

I'm loving the current scrapbooking trend for arrows!

 

 

I included the little "Goals" tab on this page as she had definately set herself a "goal" that day and didn't stop until she had acheived it!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Rain or Shine

I've finally managed to photograph my layouts I made on my scrapbooking weekend retreat!

 

This was the first page I made and was based on Shimelles sketch two

I used some Simple Stories Vintage Bliss papers and stickers and had lots of room to journal the story of a day trip to a local country park when H was small and Daddy took her on the little steam train. They bought tickets and hopped aboard, all smiles in the sunshine (left hand photo on the layout). Within a few minutes of the train moving off, the grey rain clouds that had been threatening couldn't hold off and it began to rain. It was only a short shower - but trust the good ol' British weather to choose that moment to rain!!

 

For the rest of the journey, H had her little hood up and snuggled into Daddy. She still loved her train ride!

 

I love how cute she looks, sucking her thumb and just look at Daddy's sad face 'cos he got a little bit wet!

 

I sheltered on the platform keeping nice and dry, waiting for the train to return!!

 

I'll be back to share a few more of my scrapping weekend layouts soon.

 

Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

 

 

A Scrapbooking Weekend!

Last weekend I spent a wonderful few days away at this converted barn nestled deep in the Dorset countryside with the lovely Lisa-Jane and 5 scrapbooking friends. Well, a couple of the ladies I had actually only met once or twice previously but by the end of the weekend I definately now consider them to be friends!!

 

We ate yummy food, drank gallons of tea and coffee, enjoyed home baked cakes, had the odd glass (or two) of wine,  chatted, laughed, relaxed and of course scrapped late into the night.

Some of the ladies spent time relaxing in the hot tub, swimming or in the gym but the most excercise I got was a lovely walk around the grounds of the farm.

 

Along this lane ....

... and around this lake and the second lake which you can't quite see in this photo as it was on beyond the trees!

 

 

I managed 5 completed layouts and well into a 6th, although some ladies made 10 or 11 pages .... maybe I chatted a little more than I created!!

 

I'll be back soon to show you the layouts!