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Why do I do it to myself over and over again? I have no idea why I never learn
I decided to buy a photobook credit to use for some of the lovely photos we had taken this year. I decided that I hate Photobox uploads so I would make simple A4 pages to drop into the book. Why? Why did I start? I have 120 page book to fill and despite working hard on it this week I have done less than half of the pages. I never learn
I have decided each month will have the details of what we did and a selfie of us and then will showcase some of the nicer photos of that month. I was seriously going to do every page the same. Black background and just photos. I am incapable of it, seriously. Because it has left me little time for other scrapping I am jolly well sharing them here! They will look much nicer in a book.
Here is January - an easy month of just 4 pages. June, for example, was 16!
and February
And these are another 2 jubilee pages ... I have lots of other new scrapping but it is top secret and I cannot share yet
and finally some photos from a drive in the forest yesterday which was just beautiful and we were blessed to see deer, donkeys, ponies, cows and pigs.
Today I am thankful for
For once an installation by workmen in our home went well. The new floor was laid successfully and we are really pleased with it. It took us 18 months of indecision but I think we picked the right flooring in the end - This is the before and after
I also want to share Nigel's pumpking carving - Koda and Indy featured this year and this is now 3 days ago and they have pretty much broken it. It is fascinating that we come down every morning and the night light inside is out of the pumpkin and in the middle of the lounge floor.
He's very clever.
I also have a couple of photos from the other day
Yesterday I finally made my album for my jubilee and funeral pages which I have been wanting to get on with.
I used an A4 binder and covered it with purple crushed velvet (which is lovely in real life) and added a photo in an MDF frame I painted gold and a crown. It looks really very nice
And this is one of the opening pages I made too
Today I am thankful for
I'm sitting here focussing on the computer and trying not to pay any attention to the noise downstairs as the new floor is fitted.
It is new release day today at Pickleberrypop and it is Berry Big Deal time when all of the designers release coordinating collections at massive savings so they all work together and the palette this month is gorgeous. I worked with 4 of them this week
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October Whisper BBD Bundle by Tiramisu Designs
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October on my Mind BBD bundle by Fayette Designs
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I’m a Badass BBD Bundle by Chunlin Designs
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Autumn Vibes BBD Bundle by et Designs
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and some photos from t'internet of gorgeous places
Since we have had the boyz - the clumsiest cats we have ever ever known, we have had issues in our hallway. We have an odd house, a split level house, and a very odd series of wide landings. The top floor has a gallery and if the cats jump on the bannister and fall, which they will because they are so clumsy, they would have a long long drop and inevitably break something. So we have had the stairs and banisters covered. We thought they would grow out of their clumsiness but two years on they were still covered witht he uglist plastic sheetinga nd cable ties to protect them. Last week we bought a big piece of glass effect perspex and fitted it today so they can no longer fall from the gallery to the bottom and it looks amazing. You cannot see it because it is clear, it is thick enough to protect them and all you can see are the 4 silver clips Nigel fitted to hold it in place. He is a clever old stick
I have a little new scrapping to share too
This was too good not to scrap. Although it is a ywan it looks like Indy is roaring and - if you are Game of Thrones Fans you will get it. The throne is The Iron Throne from the series of books and TV and the Lannister's are one of the families and their sigil is the lion and their words are 'Hear Me Roar@. I even made a little Lannister shield. It was just meant to be oh, there is also a process video too
and I also scrapped the photo of everyone together at Ant's 50th birthday last weekend using this week's sketch from Scrap a Sketch
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and some wonders from the web ... beautiful woodwork
and some clever designs
We have had a couple of quiet days which is always nice as it means I can scrap. And I do love to scrap.
I have a few new pages to share.
This was made for a Hey Little Magpie challenge and documents my Covid birthday which was very quiet but i did have fun watching bees.
The papers are 49 and Market spectrum papers and the gorgeous flair is - of course - from The Flair Hut
The title and the little bees are from Bramble Fox
This one is hot off the press and is today's Scrap Squad page
There is a lot of shine with gold acryllic splatters, gold edging and a gorgeous gold metallic flair plus very old leap stickers with copper and gold foil
This one is a digital page made for a challenge at Pickleberrypop
Today I am thankful for
Since my last post I have been a bit under the weather, due to the covid booster I think. I had a lump the size of a large egg on my arm and it was hard and red and very very sore plus everywhere ached and I had flu like symptoms. It has largely gone - apart from the lump and swelling and I have to say it was worth it to have had the booster.
I have also been for the two yearly boob squeezing aka breast cancer screening. Again I think we are blessed to have an NHS that offers this service but my lady readers ill totally get the fact that they ask if you are OK whilst 'in the vice' and you say yess through gritted teeth thinking 'just get it over with' and they say 'just a little more tightening now' It's not a nice experience but it is for the best of reasons.
Other than that I have a bit of scrapping the share.
This is one of our gorgeous Dorset villages - Piddlehinton - a great name too!
And this is a new release from Pickleberrypop using a collection called Way to Grow bundle by Carol W
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We went out in search of Autumn Colour today - ended up at Minterne Gardens where we had visited 10 years ago. I remember it being more cared for, prettier and less just a walk in some woodland. But heck. We had a good walk and made the best of it and the photos make it look a lot nicer than it was.
and I have another autumnal page to share - this time of Koda in amongst the fall decor I was putting up. The Bramble Fox perspective and Flair Hut XL Flair were just perfect
and now I think I am off for a lie down. I seem to be having a bit of a reaction to the latest Covid booster. Very red sore arm with a large lump and a temperature to accompany aches and pains. I guess it just shows it is doing its job. Nigel of course has no reaction.
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I am afraid you need to prepare yourself for the Autumn scrapping fest. I love me a bit of Autumn and I love to scrap in Autumn colours so here goes
This was made for a scrap Squad challenge last week with Kingston Lacy photo
I watercoloured painted a cut file and I'd never do it again!
Another Autumn Page this time from Pumpkin picking on Thursday and using this week's scrap squad challenge
and another pumpkin page (yes there are more to come)
And I will stop there for now.
Today I am thankful for
We had a lovely - if long - day yesterday as we got together with family we don't see nearly often enough and they are people that mean a great deal to us both. We are quite spread out around the country so a meet up is more challenging but oh so worthwhile. And Anthony's 50th birthday was the perfect excuse and he had no idea so it was great to suprrise him.
I took a gazzillion photos but haven't sorted them yet - a lot will be rubbish but I figured if I just snapped away all day I would catch some good ones of everyone in one or two. We had a wonderful get together, a yummy BBQ, lots of laughs and great fun. Just a couple of photos to be going on with - and noone thought to take the photo of all of us until it was dark. Typical eh!
Outside the Gin Shed at Pauline's
Ant and Elly
should I be worried Sid was teaching Nigel about guns (he shoots professionally)
Ant with his taskmaster card we made
magical light up balloons
two of my favourite people int he world cooking together
sisters in law and good friends
Mom and son (and I am blessed she has been my second Mom since I was 5)
Boys and fire and meat!
It was just a wonderful day - expect pages.
I was doing my creative team bit for Scrap a Sketch yesterday too with another gorgeous sketch from Lisa and pictures from our trip to the Tropical Gardens at Abbotsbury
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