Scrapping Tonight

Like all siblings, they have their good days and their bad days. My girls are no exception to that rule. They either adore each other or are fighting each other. They change how they feel about each other like the wind changes direction, and its hard to keep up with them, LOL

But when I capture special moments of my girls laughing, loving each other and truly being best friends, sisters, my heart melts and I am so glad I am tethered to my camera!
This was one of those days, and this is just a few from a series of photos taken of my two messing about, giggling and just finding fun in the smallest of things.

I love my girls  to the moon and back.

When I designed this sketch I didn't have these photos in mind, but I am glad that when I pulled the sketch out to play with, these photos sprung to mind immediately. I used an old Kenner Road Kit to complete this layout.


Best Friends - Pencil Lines sketch 242







Supplies : October Afternoon, Sassafras Lass papers, Cosmo Cricket chipboard, Sassafras Lass felties

 Do pop on over to Pencil Lines to meet this weeks guest designer and see what the rest of the design team did with the sketch.



Thanks for stopping by.
Anna x

Its feels like an age since I scrapped and headed into my studio. The past few weeks have been hectic here, our personal life is pretty tense at the moment.
I did find some time to scrap today and at last managed a layout for Pencil Lines, talk about last minute!

I had fun going through some older papers, and picked out some American Crafts Dear Lizzy papers and also played with a Little Musing. I used photos from last weeks trip to Brampton Woods.






Supplies : Dear Lizzy Spring Time, Little Musing Angel digital stamp, AC thickers, Letraset Promarkers

I cannot say goodbye before mentioning the Royal Wedding, wow they are the most gorgeous couple around, beautiful, breathtaking wedding. I cried buckets, and so wish I had gone down to Hyde Park now. We did have a garden party planned but the forecast was not good so we canceled. That's was Ok in the end as I got to watch with Peter and blub lots!


Thanks for stopping by, I will try and be a bit more frequent with my posts this week!
Anna x

..... with a Kenwood Mixer.

I can multi task whilst baking now I have a Kenwood all singing all dancing mixer. I have had it for a while now and it was the subject of a 365 photo last year. Today it was the subject of my Pencil Lines layout.
I provided this weeks sketch, and using the title of Lorraine Pascale's new book, "Baking Made Easy" as my title with a twist.
I used some Bo Bunny papers I have had for a while, and an old sheet of Pink Paislee, and then added lots of flowers "heart", and some pearls.


Baking Made Easy with a Kenwood Mixer





Supplies : Pink Paislee shaped paper, Bo Bunny Pattern Papers, stickers and alphabet, Making Memories and Prima flowers, Butterfly embossed punch, Kaiser Craft pearls.



Pop on over to Pencil Lines to join this weeks sketch challenge and to enter our readers gallery RAK, this month sponsored by Owl Tree Studio. For our digital scrappers, don't forget to download the FREE template!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Pencil Lines the Sketch Book has been out nearly a year now, and I havnt shared any layouts here on my blog. This layout of Lilly as a cat was one of my favorite sketches from the book, and a favorite layout still. Lilly has had several cat costumes over the years, and has spent many fancy dress party and Haloween dressed as a cat. Now she is nearly 8, dressing as a cat is no longer something she cares to be. I am so pleased for the memories I ahve in my scrapbook layouts and photos now...

Miaow



page copyright of my book. "Pencil Lines the Sketch Book"



Supplies: Cardstock Bazzill, Pattern Paper My Little Shoebox, Buttons making Memories, Flowers Making Memories and Prima, Alphabet American Crafts, Crystal swirl Prima



 What I loved about this sketch is  it allowed me to use paper scraps and lots of embellishments I already had; definitly a stash busting sketch/layout!

Pencil Lines the Sketch Book is still available here

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Pencil Lines sketch 224 has gone live with guest deisgner Fauve van Maanen. Fauve also provided this weeks very versatile sketch, and she also designed 2 layouts!

I chose a photo that I had taken with my IPhone for my 365/2011, of which will become part of my Document 2011/Project Life 365. I printed my photo to resemble a polaroid as well.



We have had a lovely weekend spent with friends and Rock Band, just perfect! Sunday has been a chilled out today and for dinner I cooked Delia Smiths (Chinese Belly Pork), Hung Shoi Pork, currently advertised in Waitrose. Here is the link if anyone's interested. Healthy eating regime is going well as is my exercise plans. How are your 2011 regimes panning out?

Hope your weekend was a relaxed and fun one!
Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

I was asked at the end of last year to contibute to Anam Stubbington's Sketches2Scrapbook Winter addition app.
I was very honoured to be asked. Anam was with me at the start of Pencil Lines so it is great to be a part of her new venture.
I was asked to do a layout and a card.
Here are my contributions :

Christmas 2010




Supplies : Echo Park papers and diecuts, Such Sweet Tierney hand painted buttons, Raffia from stash, Gems from stash


Valentines Card




Supplies : Papermania card blank, Nikki Sivils papers, Prima flowers, Papermania gem, Bazzill cardstock



You can purchase the new Winter app here, and also purchase the first app here at a discount price of £1.79. Also Anam is offering a FREE lite version here of the Winter app.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

PS 365/2011 updated click on link at the top of the page

Pencil Lines is live with a sketch by myself and guest designer Lisa Saunders from the UK. I stumbled across Lisa's gallery over at UKScrappers and just loved her style and had to invite her over to guest with us.

I chose a photo of Izzy in her Dad's hat to scrap, and kept papers simple and loaded the embellishments! I have kept to the sketch, but quite loosley! I didnt add a shaped piece of paper as I love the shaped edge on the background paper I used. I used little flowers instead of the circles on the sketch.





Supplies : Pattern Paper Prima, embellishments, Sassafras Lass, Paper Mania, Cosmo Cricket, Fancy Pants, Jenni Bowlin, Alphabet Prima

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had a lovely weekend
Anna x

I am really excited to be the January Guest Designer over at Get Picky challenge site.
Get Picky upload to challenges a month, the first is a sketch challenge posted on the 15th and the second is an inspiration challenge posted on the 30th of each month. The design team are super talented and  they have great sponsors each month offering prizes for luck readers!

Here is my layout:


My Valentine

just love the colour combo, chocolate, purple and cream

Supplies : Nikki Sivils Sugar Cookie papers, stickers and alphabet, Prima flowers, Camera embellishments Kitschy Digitals, Vintage lace and buttons from stash


This my seem like a photo of Peter and I on an ordinary bench, but this spot in Hitchinbrooke Park is wher we had our fist proper date; a picnic with champagne and strawberries. I had come down to Cambridge to meet Peters parents for the first time and join Peter for his birthday night out. WE had been out clubbing on the Saturday so on the Sunday we chilled at this spot. The bench wasnt there then, it was just a patch of grass under a tree. I have photos of us then and will add  a copy of those photos and journaling to the back of this layout.

Thanks for stopping by
Enjoy your weekend!
Anna x

I am still struggling on the scrapbook front, but did manage to join this week over at Pencil Lines. This weeks guest designer is past deisgn team member, Sasha Farina.

I used one of the photo's I had taken of Izzy last weekend.


Supplies : Bazzil Cardstock, Hambly pattern paper and transparency, Nikki Sivils diecuts, assorted chipboard alphabets, Heidi Swapp gems, Such Sweet Tienery buttons.

The weekend has been a good one. Yesterday I was on a photo shoot for a 3 month old baby, who is adorable and did cause a few baby stirs within me!
Last night Peter and I with friends went out to see a local band play "Start the car". They were brilliant and a good night was had by all. Today I have been photo editing from last weeks photo shoot . The weather is just perfect at the moment for outside shoots. I have 2 spots left in November if anyone is interested in a mini photo shoot, send me an email for details.
Hope you all ahd a lovely family weekend
Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Inspired by Purple and Lime, I made 2 layouts using Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage, although not strickly lime, the colours in the papers reminded me of my blackberry walks.



Kick

This photo was one I had taken for Karen Russells Photography workshop; love that it looks like Lilly is kicking the graffiti shed, LOL.



Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Pink Paislee pattern papers, Pink Paislee alphabet stickers, Pink Paislee tags

Izzy at 9

This layout is for this weeks Pencil Lines sk208, sketch provided by me. This sketch has also been seen in Scrapbook Magazine Australia.

I adore both these photos of Izzy.




Supplies : Bazzill cardstock, Pink Paislee pattern papers, Pink Paislee alphabet stickers, Pink Paislee tags, Prima flowers


Do check out this weeks sketch over at Pencil Lines, lots of fantastic inspiration to get those creative juices flowing!
Check back tomorrow for my Monday Inspiration post!
Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Sometimes when I sit at my desk, wanting to desperatly create, I just stare at a blank piece of Bazzill cardstock for ages. Sometimes when I sit at my desk I end up creating a super quick layout that I love.

This is one of those such layouts. Nothing fancy, very little product, 1 photo, letter sized cardstock and a template I will use over and over again!

Infact this design will likely be the focus of my school album I am working on for the girls, and which will turn up on here as a tutorial!
Do you end up sitting at your desk and not creating, other days everything comes together super quick!? Do share your scrapbook stories.




Supplies : Love Elsie Daisy pattern papers, Love Elsie Daisy chipboard, Bazzill cardstock, Dear Lizzy ribbon

Drop by tomorrow for oodles of ideas with Blackberries!! We have been over run with them here, and I cant leave a blackberry on a bush, LOL. So I have pounds of the little black beauties, and have become an expert in cooking with them.

Thanks for stopping by.
YOU have until Sunday to enter into the Pink Paislee draw.

Anna x

I feel really honured to be on Nikkis Sivils design team, and this week Pencil Lines design team have also been fortunate to play with some of Nikki Sivils papers and embellishments.
I played with Ellies Day Out (again!). I have decided this is my fav collection at present, LOL. I say at present, because I am waiting patiently for my box of CHA Summer releases, and I am sooo excited. I have seen the previews and Nikki has really outshone herself this time.

I used a photo of Izzy and her Nana for this layout. Nana used to own her own wedding dress shop, where she designed and made all the wedding dresses herself! Izzy is a keen wanna be Fashion Designer at the moment, so Ellies Day Out with some EAD transfers and Cosmo Cricket Material Girl embellies thrown in were perfect.



Supplies : Nikki Sivils pattern paper, burlap buttons and diecuts, Prima flowers, Prima pearls, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl chipboard, EAD transfers

Pop on over to Pencil Lines to see what Nikki and the design team did with Nikki Sivils products.



Talking of Nikki Sivils, I have some last seasons product to giveaway to one lucky reader!
A full set of Bella Blue and Oscar Too papers, burlap buttons, cordroy brads, 6" x 6" mini pad.

Just leave your name in the comments and I will draw a random winner on Wednesday.

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x

Pencil Lines went live with sketch 192 and Angie Woolfall as our guest designer. Angie also provided this weeks sketch; a really versatile 2 photo sketch.

Yesterday was Fathers Day, so I created a layout with Peter and the girls, and myself. I used one of my Kenner Rd kits, full of Sassafras papers and gorgeous corregated alphabet from Jillibean Soup, absolutley adore these! Perfect to colour, spray or ink.



The bunting is on a sticker sheet from Sassafras Lass, feel the need to purchase another sheet of this!



The gorgeous felt embellishment is from Melody Ross.



To see what the design team and Angie did with this weeks sketch, pop over to Pencil Lines, and don't forget to download the FREE digital template!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna x