UK Scrappers 2014 Summer Scrapbooking Challenge...

Morning Everyone!

I have finished off some more of the UKS 2014 Summer Scrapbooking Challenges that my lovely crafty friend Niki set iso now only have 4 more to do... and I have until the end of Sept to finish them off so should get them all completed!

This layout was for Challenge #3 which had me stamping the background for my layout, I just picked out a variety of words and symbol stamps and stamped away. It was actually fun to do and I am happy with how it turned out.

A close up of the stamped background...

My next layout is for Challenge #4 and we had to use frames, ink or mists and Project Life cards.

Here is the frame I used...

The ink and mists...

And the Project Life cards (homemade)...

Challenge #5 was to follow a sketch and use typography (like a Project Life card)...

The Project Life card I used was perfect to go with our wedding photo...

My final layout was for Challenge #8 and we had to follow a sketch...

I added a couple of extra photos as I had so many of our nephew Ralph at his 1st birthday party that I wanted to use them all...

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

November Week 4 layout for Being Scrappy...

Hi Everyone! 

This week I used the fab 'Say Cheese' papers by Simple Stories from the November Being Scrappy Kit. These papers have been very popular for scrapping your Disney photos and luckily I had some of my own to pick from! This photo was from our visit to Cafe Mickey at Disneyland Paris in July last year. Oscar met Mickey for the first time and loved it! 

I used the beige Bazzill as the base for my layout. 

Cut an 11" x 3.5" piece of the 'Seeing Stars' paper, ink the edges and stick down approx. 2.75" from the bottom edge of the layout. I did stick some washi tape from my own stash across the bottom of this piece.

 

Cut a 9" x 4" piece of the spotty 'Fun!' paper, ink the edges and stick down. Then cut a 7.5" x 3.5" piece of the 'Seeing Stars' paper, ink the edges and stick down. Add a 7" x 5" photo.

 

I used an arrow stamp to add a frame around the main part of my layout. You could use any strip type stamp that you have to do the same or even use some twine, rows of brads etc....

 

 



You also get a pack of matching 'Say Cheese' chipboard stickers and I used a few of these to embellish the layout in the bottom right and top left corner of the photo.

 

 

Add some journaling at the bottom of the star paper. 

 

Finish off with a title, I used some alphas from my own stash.

 

Have a look here at the two layouts that Niki has designed this week. The November Being Scrappy Kit is available for a limited time here.

 

Thanks for looking!

Kirei x



November Week 1 for Being Scrappy...

Hi Everyone!

It's the start of the Nov Kit over at Being Scrappy this week so I decided to use the vintage style 'Nostalgia' papers by My Minds Eye to kick off the month. There are loads of papers and a fab sheet of matching die cuts to coordinate. I used a pic taken when we were out for dinner with our good friends Simon and Julia in Nottingham where they now live. It was really nice to catch up with them as we don't get to see them as much since they moved away. Julia's mum came over to babysit which gave us chance to have some quality adult only time!

I used the dark brown side of the 'Chevron' paper as the base for my layout.

Then cut a 7.5" x 8" piece of the peach 'Scallop' paper, ink the edges and stick down.

Next cut a 4" x 7" piece of the grey striped 'Diamond' paper, ink the edges and stick down to the right side of the previous piece.

Cut a 3.5" x 5.5" piece of the diamond 'Roses' paper, ink the edges and stick down just over the striped paper.

Mount a 4.5" x 6.5" photo (cropped down from 5" x 7") onto the deep coral 'Scallop' paper, ink the edges and stick down.

Punch 4 x circles in different sizes, ink the edges and stick down along with some of the matching die cut pieces. I did add a few buttons and twine from my own stash to finish off.

Don't forget to add some journaling just under the photo, I hadn't added mine when I took the layout photos.

Finish off with a title, this one is the Thicker alpha that comes with the Kit.

To see more layouts using the Nov Kit pop on over to see what Niki has come up with this week. You can have a look here to see the rest of the contents of this month's Kit. It is available for a limited time so why don't you consider a subscription to be sure you don't miss out!

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Jan Week 3 layout for Being Scrappy...

Hi Everyone!

I'm back with another layout from this week's fab Being Scrappy Kit. I had the 'Note to Self' papers from Echo Park to play with and I decided that they would be perfect for our trip to Disneyland Paris last June. I had a cute photo of Oscar and Eliza taking a ride on Lee and Simon's shoulders that was just right...

I used the light grey Bazzil as the base for my layout. Cut a 7.5" x 10" piece of the lined ' Red Dots' paper and stick down to the left side of the base. Now this is the point that you should mist your layout as it will be much easier than trying to do it when everything but the embellishments are stuck down! Which is what I did as I am sure you can guess, that's what you get for having a bright idea half way through your layout... I had to do some tweaks to the embellishments that I had planned as I made a bit of a mess by doing it at that late point!

Then cut a 1.5" x 12" strip of the dotty 'Red Dot' paper and stick down. Next cut a 4.25" x 12" strip of the 'Arrows' paper and stick down just slightly overlapping the 'Red Dot's paper.

I cut some narrow strips (approx. 0.5" x 7.5" and 0.5 x 4.5") of the dotty 'Red Dots' paper and blue ledger 'Arrows' paper and border punched all of them and attached to the top and bottom edges of the lined 'Red Dots' paper. Then add embellishments using the fab sticker sheet that comes with the Kit, I raised some of them on foam pads to add dimension. I did use a bit of Washi Tape from my stash as well!

Add some journaling below the photo and finish off with a title, I used a Thickers Alpha from my stash.

Have a look here to see what Niki made with the Kit... to purchase the Kit you will find it here for a limited time.

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Scrapbook class...

Hi Everyone,

I was at Niki's yesterday for one of her fab scrapbook classes, we made four layouts (one was a double) and this is how they turned out...

This is our friend Simon and his 'Mini-Me' son Oscar, we spend the day with them on the Jubilee weekend and this pic was taken in St. Albans town centre amongst all of the celebrations...

And this one is a cute pic of Oscar's little sister Eliza on the same weekend...

A couple of photos from my sister's wedding day...

And the last one is the double layout and I used some pics of the buildings in Main Street, Disneyland Paris which we visited in June...

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x

Disneyland Paris...

Hi Everyone!

Lee and I went to Disneyland Paris a couple of weekends ago with our friends Simon and Julia and their lovely kids Oscar and Eliza (Lee is Oscar's godfather). We went over on the Eurostar from St. Pancras and arrived in Disneyland Paris on Thu afternoon to glorious sunshine and 30 degrees! Headed into the Park at 3.30pm after checking in and didn't come back until the Park closed at 11pm as we had to see the fab new 20th Anniversary 'Disney Dreams' evening show! We stayed for 2 nights and we all had a great time enjoying the Park with the kids, here are some highlights...

Eating in Cafe Mickey and meeting the characters...

Oscar likes cars...

'Magic on Parade' in Disneyland Park...

Hitching a ride...

Watching the 'Moteurs Action' stunt show with Lightning McQueen...

The family with Mike from Monsters Inc...

Watching the 'Stars 'n' Cars' parade in Walt Disney Studios Park...

The End...

Thanks for looking!
Kirei x