WOYWW

This was my craft table about an hour ago .....

I'm currently on a stash busting challenge, trying to use up some of my older stickers, alphas and embellies so I've got my box and a basket close at hand so I can rummage through. The layout you can see I'm half way through is a photo of H when she was just a few months old (where do the years go?) and she was laying on her soft playmat on the floor. She loved that playmat, it was one of those mats that had various flaps for her to lift up, soft areas, fuzzy sections and bits that if she scrunched them in her little hand, they would make a crinkly sound. Kept her amused anyway!

This gorgeous pink box holds my button stash and just before I took the photo I was trying to decide which buttons to use ... the pink with tiny white dots or the yellow stars ... decisions??!! Which buttons do you think?

If you haven't got a clue why I'm showing you the mess that is my desk pop on over to Julia's blog to see what WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday) is all about. Have a nosey at all the other desks whilst you are there!!

Right, I'm off to make a late lunch and then finish this layout!

Carefree Layout

Yesterday I made a layout following Shimelle's weekly sketch and this is what I came up with.

The sketch was for 1 photo but I used two 4" x 3" photos side by side instead. The photos are from a few years ago on a walk in the New Forest when H happily splashed in the puddles.

I kept it very simple with not many embellishments to keep the focus on the pictures and the gorgeous papers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Free P & P in My Shop And a New Design Team!

Hi ya
Just wanted to let you know about a fab offer I have on my website !

.... "BACK TO SCHOOL OFFER" ....
** FREE UK Postage and Packing !! **

From now until 10pm on Saturday 10th September!!!
Enter the Code SCHOOL during checkout and P & P charge will be completely free!
No minimum spend!!

Click Here to Go Shopping Now!!

New Design Team ..... I'm currently looking for 2/3 talented Scrapbookers who would be interested in designing sample layouts for S J Crafts to be featured on the SJ Crafts Blog and in craft magazines and other publicity material. I will send you a package/kit of some of the new papers and stash .... all you have to do is design and make a layout or 2 and maybe a card (not essential as it's more about the layouts!!) and e mail me the images and details of the process and products you used. You will then need to post your layout on your blog and link back to the shop, and I'll link to your blog as well! You get to keep the rest of the kit too!!

I'm expecting delivery of some new scrapbooking collections in the next week or two from leading manufacturers so the new S J Crafts designers would receive their first package fairly quickly so you need to be available for the next few weeks at least.

If you think you may be interested in this, here's what you need to do:

1: send an e mail to me at this address ... sarah at sj papercrafts dot co dot uk (obv turn it into a proper e mail , just don't want loads of spammers!!)
2: Send me the link to your blog & more specifically layouts that you feel highlight your style.
3: Tell me a bit about yourself, how long you have been scrapping, any other design teams you have worked on, any other crafts you do etc...
4: Let me know if you could design on a regular basis (say monthly/bi monthly) or if you prefer to do a one off spot!

I have lots of plans for S J Crafts over the next few months and creating the new Design Team is the first step of this exciting time .... I can't wait to hear from you!

Giveaway Time!!

Do you want to win this pack of crafting goodies?

Then head over here to enter!

Closes 10pm 11th September!

Good Luck!

Summer Days from a Starting Point

Last week of the school holidays!! Did I blink and miss the Summer??! lol!

Just popping by very quickly to share with you my layout created from Shimelle's starting point.
Basically, the idea is we are given the position of the patterned paper as a starting point on which to create the rest of the layout.

Papers are Crate Neighbourhood and Fancy Pants Rusted Sun, Thickers letters and a Bazzill flower! I've inked all the papers and cardstock with brown distress ink.

The journalling reads " On hot sunny days, you love it when we get the paddling pool out and you play for ages in the water and have so much fun!!"

My shop is certainly keeping me busy, following the Open Day last weekend lots of products are unfortunately out of stock and I'm awaiting restocks along with some new bits including My Mind's Eye 6" X 6" pads and the MME 12 days Christmas Collection which should be here any day.
Two exciting things happening at S J Crafts this week

* I'll be posting a little giveaway on the S J Crafts Blog tomorrow so don't forget to pop over there and enter!

* S J Crafts are looking for some talented crafters (scrapping or cards) who would like to be part of our brand new Design Team. More details coming soon!

Right, H has a friend over to play and they have just popped in to ask "when is tea ready?" and I've not even started making it so I'd better head into the kitchen!!

Love x

Ibiza Town Layout

I took literally hundreds of photos in Ibiza on our holiday last year including loads in Ibiza Town. I fell in love with the Old Town, it was so pretty with it's old buildings, cobbled streets, flowers and trees and cafe's on every corner. It was bustling and alive yet relaxing at the same time, a million miles from the reputation that the island has for being "Party Ibiza"!!

So far I've made one layout of the Old Town which you can see on this post and I rarely make more than one layout of the same theme but with so many pictures and memories to capture I made the exception this time.

I tried to put my 3 clusters of embellishments in a triangle and used bursts of colour to emphasis the colour from the flowers!

Everything is inked with my blending tool and brushed corduroy distress ink and papers are Sassafras Starters and Crate Emma's Shoppe

Right, I'm off to make a start on my layout for Shimelle's Starting Point Challenge!

Have a great evening!

x

Update & 12" X 12" Papers for 25p!!!

Morning Blog Readers! I know, I know!! It has been a long time! No excuse really! Just busy with days out, 3 family birthdays, my in laws to stay, hubby had 2 weeks off work and we had a family weekend away!!

Thought I'd share a few of my fave pics from the 100's I have taken in the last few weeks. I need some fresh scrapbooking fodder so carried my camera everywhere!

This first one was taken on a day out to Tyneham Village and Warbarrow Bay. H loved looking through the binoculars at the stunning views!


After a look around Tyneham Village (More photos of the village to follow in a separate post!) we headed down to the bay where H had a paddle!



It's not often I like myself in photos but as I need a photo for a forthcoming project I got hubby to take a few whilst out for a walk and this is the one I'm kind of ok with! lol!

NEWS just In ...... 12" X 12" Scrapbook Papers now reduced at S J CRAFTS!!!

So, the 25p Papers mentioned in the post title!! I have been busy moving lots of scrapbook papers into the clearance section of my shop. There are some K & Co here and Fancy Pants here, all from 25p each!!! The rest of the Clearance section is here. Grab them quick as some are down to the last few left!

Have a fab Day, whatever you are up to! x