One Girl and her DS - Shimelle's Starting Point

I based this layout on Shimelle's Starting Point. I wanted to document my daughter's love for her DS and record some of her current favourite games!

This was how I started:

And my finished layout

I'm still stash busting and using up paper scraps and old "stuff" including this Girl's Paperie flower embellishment and a "cool" chipboard piece (I've no idea of the manufacturer) that have been in my stash for years!

I'm really enjoying mixing up my old stash with some newer products at the moment.

Lovin' the Outdoors

I think you all know by now just how much I love Shimelle's Starting Points.

One day I will finish my layout in time to upload it to Shimelle's link list.

This layout is based on this  starting point.

The photo was taken earlier this year on our trip to Northern Ireland. On our way up to Portrush and Castlerock beach we stopped at a little picnic spot to enjoy the views and of course I had to get the camera out! I love how relaxed and happy Hannah looks in this photo as she enjoys the fresh air and sunshine!

I've used a real mix of supplies including some Echo Park This and That, MME label stickers, washi tape, brads and I have punched the pale pink ledger paper with my Notebook E K Success punch. The date is stamped with my Dear Lizzy roller date stamp.

Right, I just have time to go and tidy my craft desk before I need to make a start on the dinner! Thanks for stopping by and for all your lovely comments, I love reading them!

Posing and a Soiree!!

Where do the days and weeks go? I haven't had a chance to blog for a while ... busy with the shop and deadlines coming at me from all directions, and then it was the Jubilee weekend (more on that another time) and half term school hols but I'm grabbing a few minutes this evening to share this layout with you!

I started with this starting point by Shimelle and used mainly Echo Park's Paradise Beach collection. 

The photos were taken a couple of years ago at Salisbury Cathedral when H was in the mood for posing for photos (and believe me I made the most of it and took a zillion!!)

I used Smash calendar tape to add the date! I love these little tapes so much!

The little journalling card behind the title is also Echo Park Paradise Beach, as is the camera and the gorgeous sparkly pink letters are Dear Lizzy thickers

My page came together quite quickly, which is why I love Shimelle's Starting Points so much.

I'm also linking up tonight with Jennifer's Scrapbooking Soiree Link Party.

A great and fun idea to share layouts with other scrapbookers. Read all about it    here!

Thanks for popping in and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Shimelle's Starting Point

It's almost too warm and sunny today to be at my scrapping table but as I've got the whole day to myself (I don't even have to go on the school run later!) I thought I would use the time to get scrapping as I had seen this week's starting point last night and I really wanted to have a go. I'm not great with "wide open space" on my pages so I thought this challenge might be good for me.

So this is what I started with ....

Look at all that open space!!

At this stage I hadn't yet stuck the papers to the base cardstock as knew I wanted to place my photos off the page slightly and would need to be able to trim the overhang on the right hand side. I used Crate Random Vintage and Pattern and a small strip of Curtains and also some Crate Neighbourhood from my scraps box.

This is the finished layout ....

Not much "open space" left is there?! lol!

The "Enjoy Life" sticker, the half circle at the top left and the journal spot with the date on are all from the Crate sticker sheet. My title is thickers glitter alphas and I think the tiny letters are My Little Shoebox. I've also used my favourite MS butterfly punch, some fibres that I've had for years and orange gems. I've inked all the edges with my brushed corduroy distress ink.

Right, time for a late (very!) lunch and then I have a couple of haf finished layouts to try to get finished and I might even sit in the garden in this beautiful sunshine for a bit!

Thanks for stopping by!