Scrapbook Socialites

So here we are at the second challenge of  Lets Scrap Sketches .  Have to admit I was really quite torn with this sketch, initially I had intended to use this sketch to document a special event that both of the kids did.....but ....I was out running one dark morning and as I started planning the pages in my head, thinking about the kinds of papers that I had at home and what photo's to use etc and I couldn't seem to get past some old Kaisercraft Miss Match papers + embelishments and a photo of the kids with their cousins.  By the end of my run I had the layout all planned out in my head - completely different to my first idea.  It's amazing what you can achieve with some quiet alone time!  Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed doing it :)  Here is the fab sketch that sparked the inspiration for this.  While I have used the left hand side of this sketch I can also envisage many layout possibilities as a double or another single :) I lov...

Pssst Guess what - Big news..... I have been selected to be part of the Lets Scrap Sketches design team. Very exciting stuff I am looking forward to sharing my work and helping inspire some of you over the next 6 months.  Now for the first sketch for this term from Mich,      And here is my take on the sketch. I got to spend some really good girly time with my 6 year old daughter, it was a fun and some what spontaneous day - I wanted to capture this feeling in my layout with the use of colour and surprise elements. I really liked these hearts but didn't want them to be too bold and detract from the photo's, so I created some shakers out of vellum and for a bit of fun there are white beads floating around inside them too. 'Smile Crazy' I just love my coffee Here is have used some stitched stamps to draw your eye down the page.  I added some texture and softness by including some inked muslin between my layers. ...