because you asked so nicely...

i had a few requests this week to see what i'd been creating with my BIA this week...and because you asked so nicely...here it is!
its a notebook for Shimelle's latest class...just somewhere to jot down my thoughts and ideas from her daily prompts...and hopefully one day get them translated onto LO's...but you know me by now...i don't like to rush these things! lol


i made a closure with some wired ribbon, and a ribbon slide i've had for the best part of forever...the ribbon is attached with the red tape i love on the outside of the back of the notebook {it doesn't show like a wet glue would}, but i used wet glue to attach the clip...i didn't want it falling off and getting lost down the back of someone's sofa when i'm out and about...



the title...like the pp i've used...is from an ancient K&Co. kit and i've simply added glossy accents for a little bit more oomph. the pages are all the plain coloured papers i had left over from my card making history...not acid free...but perfect to use up here...i am scribbling all over them anyway...so i didn't want anything too decorative :0)


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as a little bit of Halloween fun...i couldn't resist cutting a toothless grin out of this pumpkin to replace Uncle Alan at the dinner table as he couldn't make it this week!! lol he was quieter than normal ;0)


sorry alan...what with you being an orthodontist and all...i just couldn't resist it!!

welcome...

i love to give a warm and hearty welcome to visitors to our place...so i've made this banner to hang over the large mirror in the hallway...i don't think anyone will miss it there!



as you can see...its a simple affair...in the spirit of stash busting...i've simply used some SEI letter coasters that i've had for yonks...cropadiled small holes in either side...and tied the whole things with scraps of skinny ribbon...so easy...and it took about 5 minutes to do, which is always a bonus!



i've also done another of Shimelle's class prompts this week...to look at journalling and different ways to incorporate it into a LO...do you always journal on a square block in one corner? try mixing it up a little...this is based on one of her sketches...but if you're observant...you'll have noticed that i journal like this quite often...around the edge of my page or my photos...so maybe i need to try harder to mix things up!



i'm also on a mission to use up my brad stash...and so i've made borders to frame the photos...using any brads i had in the appropriate colours...and gotten myself busy with the pokey tool! ;0)

hope all is crafty with you...sunday smiles :0)

meet the *funny folk*

we are lucky enough to live in a town that has several annual music festivals...and each year, i really look forward to the folk festival. i love the hordes of Morris dancers, Clog dancers and assorted folky types that converge on the town...the music makes me feel super British and very nostalgic for the village Fetes of my childhood...and the costumes are just so much fun! These shots were taken from our front step during this year's parade...you see...i am lucky...i don't even have to leave the building to join in the fun!! ;0)

i made this LO as a response to this week's Love your pictures, Love your pages prompts from Shimelle...she has had us thinking about multiphoto layouts and one of her ideas was to use a grid to help them read as a unit...mine is more of a block than a grid...but the general idea is the same...the yellow pp and the bunting are from the latest Scrapagogo kit...its a super one...just typical when i've had to cancel my sub!! the rest is from my scraps and assorted stash...

i was especially pleased with how the title came together...i love mixing different letter stickers and using up what i've got at the same time as creating something unique :0) if you look at the letters spelling *folk*...they are white thickers coloured with ink...but it would have been a better idea to colour them before i stuck them down really, as i made a bit of a black splodge!

is there anything special about your town or your home that you've scrapped? i'd love to hear you ideas...and i might just make a special album all about that...