So Sorry, Life Got In The Way!

How time flies (as the monkey said when he threw the clock), so so very sorry I haven't been around, but life... happen upon me!

 

I will not bore you with my woes, 'cause we all have them.  I will say though, THAT I'M BAACCCKKK!

I have recently been diagnosed with the progressive form of multiple sclerosis, so... whilst I am still able, I am going to continue to craft and, hopefully be a better blogger!

So... I'm finding that the type of crafting I'm coping with best, is PROJECT LIFE, so my posts will 'probably' be mostly PL from now on.  So here's to the catch-up...


WEEK 29...
(using SCRAPTASTIC THIS LIFE NOTED (TLN) KIT)

 

 (using SCRAPTASTIC TLN KIT)

 

 

WEEK 30...

(using SCRAPTASTIC TLN KIT)

 

(using a mixture of kits) 

 

 

WEEK 31...

(using SCRAPTASTIC TLN KIT)

 

(using a mixture of kits)

 

 

After a year of doing PL, I'm still LOVIN' IT.  I've tried to mix things up, and try different ways of doing it (weekly review? one page layouts? two page layouts? inserts? mixed core kits?), but because its so versatile whatever you eventually settle on (or if you continue to 'mix-it-up')... WORKS!  It's such a great way to preserve all those precious memories, without having a crate load of photos stash in the attic (with no dates on the back!).

 

2014 took up 3 (I kid you not) 12 x 12 albums.  I did, however, do a 'December Daily' which obviously took up quite a bit of space.  For 2015, I think I will be more relaxed about only having one page layouts.  If its a quiet week, so be it... PL will reflect just that. If there's an event happening within the week, I will probably continue to use an 'insert' for that.

 

I will probably continue with my 'catch-up' PL weeks for a while, but it's nice to be back.

 

 

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Raffle Anyone?

This is my third layout with the SCRAPTASTIC July kit 'SUMMER NIGHTS'...

 

 

 

Pretty minimalistic for me, but I'm loving that background CS by AMERICAN CRAFTS in 'shrimp' it is the most delightful salmon colour!  I seem to take a lot of photos of empty plates - probably because (being the greedy bugger I am), I don't interrupt my eating in order to snap the yummies! Food before camera!

 

 

Project life week 13...

 

...page 1

...page 2

 

Honey edition

 

 

HAPPY CRAFTING

 

 

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SHARING... is caring

Some sharing...

Weeks 11 & 12 of project life...

Week 11 - page 1

Week 11 - page 2

Week 12 - page 1

Week 12 - page 2

 

I am still loving PROJECT LIFE, although I do forget to take my camera EVERYWHERE I go, so a lot of my photos are taken with my mobile phone (thank goodness it has a decent camera!).

 

I'm getting more relaxed with PL and mixing cards and manufacturers (and not stressing because it's not all perfect)!  So I'm enjoying it even more!

 

Week 11 (page 1) was fairly minimal, using mostly the JADE EDITION, on page 2, I also used a card from the 'MISC ME!' collection by BO BUNNY called 'Happy Tails -CAT' because I wanted to journal about my cat.

 

For Week 12 I used mostly the HONEY EDITION along with some more 'cat' cards.  I'm also still doing a 'week in review' card.

 

Now for some scrapbooking...

 

I've now broken into my latest SCRAPTASTIC (July 2014) kit... 'SUMMER NIGHTS', it is a lovely collection of summer themed papers and embellies, with some GREAT colours and patterns.  So my first and second layouts look like this...

 

Number One -

 

 

some supplies used...

BACKGROUND -

AMERICAN CRAFTS textured CS - 'pool'

SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - (torn edge)  'woodgrain'

SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - (dotty) 'chill out'

IMAGINE CRAFTS - 'FIREWORKS!' - (ink spray) 'dandelion'

MATS (fishtailed, with black outlining) -

SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - (yellow) horizontal elements

SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - (stripped) 'chill out'

SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - (floral) 'shades of summer'

SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - 'woodgrain'

EMBELLIES -

all die cuts are some - SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - 'bits & peices'

chipboard alphabet stickers - WE R MEMORY KEEPERS - 'Indian Summer'

 

 

Number Two -

 

The clouds were stamped using the 'worth wondering' (April 2014) stamp set from SCRAPTATIC and inked using STAMPIN' UP 'old olive'.  The alphabet stickers were from SIMPLE STORIES - 'GOOD DAY SUNSHINE' collection - expressions sticker sheet.

 

Now I really must go and do some work!

 

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The Everlasting Case of June's Murder

Yes, I've 'killed' my June SCRAPTASTIC kit!

 

And VERY happy I am about it too.  I loved the 'Best Of My Life' kit, but the last layout was hard work!

 

So the June kit (plus add-on) produced 11 layouts in total with the addition of 3 cards...

 

Numbers Ten and Eleven...

 

 

Number 10 - this was inspired by all those manufacturing strips on the bottom (or top) of 12x12 papers, I really wanted to find a use for them...

 

Number Eleven - not too keen on this, but hey ho, it is what it is!

 

And now the left-overs...

 

 

 

Very little papers left, only a few scraps

Only 2 CRATE PAPER 'Oh Darling' Bows

1 FRECKLED FAWN 'Love' paper clip

1 'Bow' cut-apart

 

 

 

Some CRATE PAPER 'Oh Darling' vellum shapes

Some HEIDI SWAPP 'Dreamy' ephemera

 

 

Very Little left of the HEIDI SWAPP Aqua glitter alphas

 

 

Very few of the ECHO PARK 'Capture Life' alpha stickers

 

 

And very few of the ECHO PARK 'Capture Life' element stickers

 

 

On the whole I'm fairly pleased with the 'murder' of this kit... I did finish it off with a couple of cards...

 

So, it's on to the July kit 'Summer Nights'...

 

 

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Gangsta Girls

Hi y'all...

 

So this is my ninth layout with my June SCRAPTASTIC KIT (and a card, also made from the kit), I am trying my hardest to kill this kit as my July kit has just been delivered by my over-worked postman (gotta love that guy!)...

 

 

Still loving the 'card-in-a-box' style

 

Ta-da!

 

 

My daughter and her friend messing about with the camera, this was taken in 2007, it would now be called a 'selfie'!

 

I haven't shown you any of my PROJECT LIFE lately, I really will get around to posting some more of my pocket pages... apologies.  I've been pretty busy lately and oddly enough the busier I am the less there is to go into my project life!  I think this is because I still haven't gotten into the habit of whipping out my camera (or phone) at the drop of a hat!  Especially when everyone makes that groaning noise when I point and click!

 

I've also (at last) been having various medical tests to determine the cause of my lack of mobility.  I've gotta say the 'lumbar puncture' was NOTHING compared to the 'nerve conduction studies'!  Having needles stuck in you (especially through your chin and tongue) is NOT my idea of fun, especially when you are then jolted with electricity!  At least with the lumbar puncture you were given some anaesthetic!!!  Still no good moaning it... it's now in the past! 

 

I shall definitely post some pictures of my pocket pages ASAP.  Happy crafting :-)

 

 

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