Updated Scrap Space

Well it's been almost a year since I last posted about my scrap space, and once again, a lot has changed! To refresh your memory (and mine), here is where I was playing a year ago...

I was amazingly lucky to get a 25 square expedit for my birthday in November last year but I waited patiently until the uni year was over to set it up. The extra month was spent with me working out what additional bits and bobs I wanted to go with it and then I used my Christmas money to buy the attaching desk, some drona boxes, expedit drawers and kassett boxes.

I kept some of my old storage as well - my bookshelf, 12" drawers and clip it up. My clip it up is always being rearranged but right now, it has thickers and stamps. The only thing I don't like is that it is on the other side of my desk to where I sit so I can't just roll my chair around and get my stamps. But hey, a little exercise never hurt ;)

I don't use my printer all that much at the moment, but am starting to do a little bit more "custom" work on my cards etc and typing sentiments and journaling etc so I have given my printer a little home over here as well. On top of that is my new photo scanner that I have been slowly working through decades of photos so we have digital copies. It's a bit of a project and a half but if our house was to ever burn down or flood, I wouldn;t regret it for a second.

I kept my bookcase (mainly because all my shit stuff doesn't fit into the expedit) because my current cropper hoppers don't fit the expedit. I knew this was going to be the case so it doesn't bother me. Eventually, I hope to have another (smaller I hope!) expedit and then I will buy the new cropper hoppers that have been designed to fit the expedit.

I love the size of this desk, but don't worry, it's not always this clean ;)

Those of you with an observational eye might note my cricut is absent. I am in the process of selling it and am going to replace it with a silhouette cameo. Can't wait!

I'm still continuously sorting out some of the smaller bits and bobs in each of the cubbies so I won't bore you with close up shots of the expedit and bookshelf, just thought it was time I did an updated overview!

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Melbourne Trip 2010

Another little holiday documented PL style... Just a couple of inserts this time because it was just a little weekend trip. I've used the 10x12inch design G again, as well as a design D with a side chopped off so it's 7x12inches.

That's it! Very quick post this time...

Kangaroo Island 2009

As you might have seen in my earlier post, I am using Project Life to document the last five years of our relationship. I decided to incorporate our small "getaway" trips into this album as well instead of doing a seperate album for holidays. I am using smaller "insert" pages to document the holidays to seperate them from the regular 12x12 spreads.

These are the digitally planned pages from our Kangaroo Island trip in September 09. Most of them are Becky's design G which are 12x10 inches. I've also used some smaller 6x8inch protectors.

That's it. The blank spots will be journalling or filler cards etc. Haven't quite worked out which collection to use but I might just end up using some old Kaiser Pack Your Bags papers to get them out of my stash!

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Long time, no post...

Wow, it's been a while hasn't it? Sorry for the lack of posting but there's been a bit of a lack of creativity too. I've been so busy with work and uni, and it doesn't look like it's going to be getting any better in the next month or so. I start placement next week so am excited for that. But I also have three women due across those four weeks I am on placement so I think things are going to be getting a little hectic around here!

I have been working on a Project Life style album documenting the last five years of our relationship so I wanted to share some of that with you today. I have planned my pages digitally using templates and kits available from AC Digitals. Then I have printed out the photos I need and put them in "plastics" in a real album. Since I am going back over the years, the digital planning process has been quite helpful in realising which photos I actually need/want to print and at what size.

Side note - Kerry is currently taking pre orders for the NEW Becky Higgins products that are due to be released in May. I can't wait to get my hands on some of them and already have grand plans for quite a few things...

My list so far includes:

- our relationship album
- my own baby/childhood album, with my mum's journalling included
- a mini album of my parents wedding
- some travel mini albums

Here's a few of the digitally planned pages... there's no journalling or embellishing obviously and they will probably change a bit but for now, they're pretty similar...

I'll post again soon with some pages from a couple of our trips that I am also including in this album. Thanks for looking!

Baby Boy Presents

I know I've said this once or twice before, but... girl presents? So much easier!! I don't think it helps that Mum looks at these things I make for boys and says... "looks a bit empty" or "can't you add something else". No Mum! Flowers don't REALLY go well with the boy theme I'm trying to convey ;)

Two of my cousins had baby boys at the end of last year and, super slack me, has just finished their presents. I would've got them done sooner but I knew I was heading over to Victoria in Feb so this way, I didn't have to worry about posting them!

The first... a little brother for Lucy (my sister and I made her a monologue letter back in 2010 - you can see it here):

Materials Used: Kaisercraft Monologue Letter; Kaisercraft Party Animals Collection: paper (yippee), printed chipboard; Kaisercraft Rhinestone Strips (silver); KaiserColour (cool grey); DIY Thickers.

And the second... my little cousin's first baby:

 Materials Used: Kaisercraft Monologue Letter; Kaisercraft Little Toot Collection: paper (cruise), printed chipboard; KaiserColour (marine blue); Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes: clouds, trees; DIY Thickers; Tim Holtz Distress Ink (stormy sky); Adirondack Paint Dabbers (snow cap, espresso, citrus)

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Echo Park: This and That

Since I've been trying to stock up my card stash lately, I realised I kinda stick to girlie cards more often that not. So I pulled out Echo Park's This and That collection and made nine cards with it. That's pretty impressive for me. I used the paper pad, and the 12" page of cut outs that comes with the collection.

And a few bits and bobs of ribbon/twine etc for good measure! I even used a doily!!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quite happy with my efforts!! If you are interested, you can purchase these cards (and more!) on my Penguin Parade facebook page here.

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