Julie T-W's and Lizzy's Jump LO's.... (and some Scrap Therapy PL pages)

 

 

 

Oh my gosh... I'm just loving these!!!

 

 

THanks so much both Julie and Lizzy for 'jumping' in and rising to the challenge!

Arent they amazing and totally fun girls!!!!

 

How incredibly special are both of these LO's...

 

 

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

 

 

Julie T-W!

Look at the WONDERFUL way its been layered with graffiti-like colour splashed on! Just perfect for a teenage subject!!!  Isnt that background paper fabulous....and LOVE the stitched-over title!

 

 

Lizzy H's

There is so much detail in this... the more you look, the more delicious elements you see!

LOVE the stitching down the side and it oozes travel! It's just SUPER!

 

 

Thanks to both of you for it's been AMAZING fun!!!

 (and I've got  a little something for you both!)

hugsxx

 

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SCRAP THERAPY

Here's another couple of pages for my album, the first one using 6x6 inserts

WEEK 5

Using:
WRMK's Down the Boardwalk, Sunbathe Paper
MME Lost&Found3 Chipboard Elements Ruby
Prima Tiny Alphabet Printery
Echo Park Be Mine French Chronicle


WEEK 6
I love the use of the different sized pockets with this insert!

 

Simple Stories: products:

100 Days of Summer Signature Elements #1412
100 Days of Summer Signature Elements #1411
100 Days of Summer Signature Elements #1410
100 Days of Summer Alphabet
Prima Flutter Bits Doodle Dux
MME Breaking Free Butterfly Transparency

xx

 

 

 



Guest Designer for Scrap it with a Song. AND YAY for Lizzy!!

 

 

Scrap it with a Song has a new song up
'Mr Blue Skies' by ELO

Here's my Guest dt sample...
I used the words 'make or break' from the lyrics
It's always been Paige's dream to get to the Eiffel tower...
weeeeell,  it finally happened!

LOL, yes I used one on the 'jump' photos!

 

and...

and......

and..............

 

Talking about 'JUMP'!!!

 

You have got to see what Lizzy did with this jump photo challenge yesterday

 

You will find her fabulous 'jump' LO

 

HERE!

 

Now how cool is that!   Paige was blown away!!!

 As was I

 

Stunning Lizzy!

 

 xx

 

 

 

For Julie T-W and Lizzy H

 

 

Paige and I giggled when we read

Julie T-W's and Lizzy H's

comments on Meaghan's 30th Birthday post and there were no 'stag jump' pics...

so I found a couple that I hadn't posted just for both of you....

 

(very big smile)

 

 

I hope you scrap them! LOL!  There's one each!

 

 

This one's for Julie T-W

 

(Paige in the Drum Tower - Beijing)

 

For Liz

(Paige - Forbidden City-Beijing)



 

 

Hee hee!!

 

 

xx

 

 

*****Edited in..... and updated since.....

 

Oooh, Lizzy's taken the challenge for sure...

Come'n Julie!!! 

Might send you a RAK (just because!!!!)

 



Meaghan's 30th Birthday

 

 

 

Meaghan celebrated her birthday by waking up in the South of France, and finishing it off in Tuscany Italy!  Here we are finding a car to hire and the accommodation had been booked!

Happy Birthday Meaghan!

Then we set off.....

The weather was horrible, but we made the most of the scenery in Nice and Monaco

Finally we arrive at Scaparoni Winery Alba

 

 

It was a beautiful rustic very old farmhouse converted for accommodation (B&B)





 

 

The birthday girl!

 



 

 

 

Paige wandering through the outdoor area... 



Hannah....

 

 

 

Meaghan's big old Italian bed!

 

 



 

The pretty rustic windows overlooking the winery

 

 

 

Dinner... was more than we could ever eat - the platters just kept on coming out

Meaghan had a lovely night!

 

 

As did Hannah and Paige

 

 

The next morning.... planning our next move....

 

 

 

And so our adventure continues!

 

 

 



Weekly Life Project Week 3&4

 

 

 

Here's another couple of pages of my Weekly Life Project and due to the nature of the seams in the inserts and double sided cards to go in them.... budgeting for this type of scrapbooking comes to the fore!

A few weeks ago, I showed you over at Scrap Therapy 'Week 2' page which were set in 6x4's in portrait style. When that page was turned over, the cards I used from
Simple Stories: products:
100 Days of Summer Signature Elements #1412
100 Days of Summer Signature Elements #1411
100 Days of Summer Signature Elements #1410
had wonderful reverse sides on them....all ready to be scrapped upon! Now that's cost saving!

Here's what resulted:

I've just added in:
MME Lost&Found3 Oliver Chipboard Elements
Prima Lifetime Collection Love Tags Paper
Tim Holtz Trimmings -Seam Binding


The next page is a different format. You can have many kinds of page formats if you choose the 'Mixed Page' inserts. I'm working with 12x12 and the page below is split into quarters. This is where all kinds of 6x6 papers could be used! Its great to use up stash or you could use the boarder type papers, and then there's the choice of cutting up a 12x12 piece into four pieces

I've gone with the latter and I've found this size is fabulous to scrap - four little 6x6 LO's put together!

WRMK Cotton Tail Seedlings Paper
Prima Lifetime Collection Love Tags Paper
Prima Tiny Alpha Printery
Basic Grey Off Beat Brads

I've stuck to trying not to put to much product on, and keeping it pretty basic and so far so good!



South of France Photos

 

 

After Paris, we set off to South of France by very fast train to stay with Alma's family.

Alma stayed with us last year as a French Exchange Student, so it was lovely to meet her family.

 

 

 

 

We finally arrive and it was fabulous

(look at that beautiful hanging Wisteria)

Alma and little sister Cleo and brother Simon receive little plush toy koalas and a kangaroo from Paige





 

 

Alma's mum spot the TimTams and aussie chocolates on the table!



 

Alma's dad drove us up the local mountains for some sightseeing,

oh my gosh the roads were skinny, and the drops on one side very scary!

 

 

Out with the cameras...and we were all a little cold!

The stag jump lol

 

So happy for the besties to be together again!

 

Off for a walk around Alma's village

 

 

The ancient drinking fountain

 



 

Simon drinks the fresh water, weird how he had to stand on two thin iron supports to reach...(puzzled)

 

 

Ta-da!

 

Simon and Cleo walk in front of us

 

We also drove into Marseille to go on a cruise...it was a bitter cold day with constant drizzle which was a stark contrast to the wonderful weather we have had everywhere else.

But before the cruise... Paige spots a crepe shop...so off they went to pick their favourite crepes to eat

Crossing back across the road was an interesting sight!

It a massive mirror roof  (much like a huge carport)

and when you look up... you see yourself!



 

 

 

Here we are ... I've got the camera with that paper in my hand (actually its my crepe on paper!)

 

Off we went on this little ferry

 

 

Meaghan out the front of the boat.. it was calm in the wharf area, but out on the sea it was so rough (and freezing) that I ended up going inside the cabin.  Everyone else got soaked by waves coming over the front of the boat... brrrrr!

 

 

 

 

Lunch at our destination

 

 

After we returned, we were all freezing, here Paige and Alma were trying to warm hands!

 

So cold, they went galloping off down a street in Marseille!

 

Then the time came to say goodbye

 

It was sad for Paige and Alma to part again but Paige is going back in September, so it kept somewhat of a smile on their faces.

 

We hired a car... a VW, and off we set to drive through Tuscany Italy...

It was Meaghan's 30th birthday and she wanted to spend it in a winery!

Driving on the otherside of the road was very 'interesting' for dh with many backseat drivers!

I think I had the record for the most amount of panic attacks LOL!

In the end it was just better to shut my eyes and pray for the best!