National Scrapbook Day 2012

Happy NSD 2012 well I don't know about anybody else, but Im heading over to the free online crop for National Scrapbook day at the Big Picture Classes site - Ive also got two days of LOAD to do, so Im going to be busy!!!!

Scrapping like a Mad Woman!!!!

I am enjoying LOAD - although I had work to do and didnt get chance to do Day 4's LO today! I am joining in the big picture online crop tomorrow and next week start Shimelle's Cover to Cover class - so Im hoping to have plenty of time to be able to get things done!!!!

I have decided I need to speed up my scrapping and use up more stash!!! Am  I alone in this or do I have friends out there who are the same as me????? I have a pile of photos and am doing well so far in organising my LO's into albums - but I still have a long way to go!!!! Im trying to stop spending ages choosing the perfect flower, perfect ribbon and perfect PP, perfect brad, perfect chipboard element and perfect Alphas for every LO - occasionally I also need to find the perfect sticker and the perfect jewel too - then find the perfect photo too to go on the LO ............................. Im giving myself a reality check there isnt enough time in the world for me to go through this for every LO and every photo in my collection - so the key today is going to be For Goodness Sake Woman - Just stick it down!!!!! Im going to try and hold myself to this - anybody with me????

LOAD Day 3

This challenge was to use holiday colours for a non holiday layout - Not only did I use Christmas colours I also used Christmas products for a March LO about Lynne's Farewell night out!!!!!

LOAD Day 2

Soooo the challenge for Day 2 was to scrap a page with no photo!!!! I met this one by doing a review of April! I love the spring colours of the Patterned Paper! Unfortunately I was in England for most of April and it was the wettest one they have ever had there!!!!!

LOAD Day 1

This is my LO for LOAD Day 1 which was to scrap a self portrait - I did a LO based on a photostrip I took using the incredibooth app on my iPad! My LO was all about jetlag which is an all too frequent feature in my life!!!!

May - LOAD 512

I took part in True Scrap the weekend of 20th April and have been scrapping like a mad woman ever since! This week I began my first ever layout a day class by Lain Ehman - so far I have kept up with te layouts - you get a prompt every day, and then you do a layout, which is initiated by the prompt! So far, I have done a LO about me - a self portrait, and LO with no photo and todays challenge was to use holiday colours for a non holiday layout - I used Christmas papers and the colours red and green to do a LO about Lynne's Leaving do - so far Im quite pleased I am keeping up quite easily.......I know it wont last, but for now, Im just basking in the glory!!!!

Where did April go?

I cant believe how long its been since my last post!!!!! Its been busy - yes, life's got in the way - clearly it has!!! So definitely a must try harder in the blogging department!!!! I have been travelling - two trips to the UK, in fact I'm still there at the moment! We had a lovely weekend trip to Penang but the biggest thing about this particular April for me seems to be that no matter which side of the world I have happened to be on, it has never stopped raining!!!! Remember the song in Bambi? Drip drip Drip little April shower? Thats my theme tune for April 2012! When I was in England in March, the weather was absolutely beautuful - This trip, it has barely been daylight, and it has been so wet, I havent been able to visit my facourite Bluebell Wood, which is hidden in a bit of very old woodland, just a few minutes away! Bluebells are my favourite flower, so Im hoping the rain will stop long enough for me to go and see them in full bloom - as there is nothing more magical or beautiful than a carpet of English Bluebells!!!!