No You're Not Seeing Things, I Am Blogging!!

My apologies for my recent lack of blogging! I don't really know where the last few weeks have gone!!   So what have I been doing? Well, I've spent a lot of time reading and researching for my final essay which is due in one month from today, arrrrgghhh!!! I also had half term where I doggy sat, spent some time with my friends, helped one of them choose her wedding dress, cooked twice (shock horror!!), did a bit of knitting, spent too long on pinterest and spent loads of time with my head in a book.  It's been pretty busy, and not looking like it's gonna slow down anytime soon. Over the next month I have an English test (tomorrow), Maths and Science assessments, a tutorial which involves another piece of written work and while all this is going on I have the small matter of the big essay, scary!!

In amongst the madness, I have managed to squeeze in the odd half hour in the craft room.  I've done a couple of layouts and made a start on document October which I will share at another time.

Firstly I did this one for the wedding album which is very nearly done.  I used the Crate Portait collection which is proving to be so perfect for this album.

This was a bit of a fun layout to do.  I love this photo of me, at a different wedding party, it just seems to sum up what a crazy, fun night it was and how I truly let my hair down.  I used the Crate Random collection which I am totally in love with.  I also used some Sassafras stamps and some paint splatters.

I WILL be back soon to share some knitting and crochet projects and hopefully my doc October.  I also seem to have a rapidly growing pile of photos to scrap so I really hope I might be able to allow myself a scrappy day sometime soon!

TFL xxx

It Only Took A Year..... *photo heavy*

If you met me at the Gogo Getaway last year, was it really a whole year ago?? You might have seen me working on this......

Well, once I got back, I was so inspired by the techniques I had picked up over the weekend that I put it away and there it stayed.....

 Until a couple of weeks ago, when finally I felt the need to get it finished!  It's not like me to leave something unfinished, particularly for so long.

 So this is it, a tactile little book, showcasing the photos I took of the lions in Bath last year.

Feels good to finally have it done!!

TFL xxx

Two of a Kind

Even though I'm not getting much time to scrap lately, I do at least seem to have plenty of inspiration, this is really handy cos when I do find myself with the time I can whip up a layout quick!  I also seem to be going through a bit of a style change too, I keep getting drawn, on Pinterest, to layouts that are clustered with lots of detail but lots of white space at the same time, and with a bit of interest top and bottom.

Here are a couple of pages that I have done.  They are fairly similar but one is for me and one is for the wedding album so I won't end up with albums full of the same layouts!!

This one is of me and my bestie Sarah, at a wedding party a few months back.  I don't seem to get many photos of us and when I do they tend to be slightly drunken arms length photos...as this one is, but this one does seem to be one of the better ones!!

The title doesn't stand out very well in the photo but it does seem to work in real life!!

 And this one for Emma and David's album.  This is one of my favourite photos from the wedding.  Neither of us can remember what I said to make her laugh, I'm guessing it must have been a bit rude by the way I'm turning my head away from the gathered crowd!!! (but not that rude.....there was a child present!!!)

TFL xxx

Document 2011: September

Apologies for the delay in posting peeps!  It's all for good reason, I'm working REALLY hard at the moment in preparation for my final essay which is due in less than 8 weeks, scary!!  Anyway, I finally have some craftiness to share with you!

September was a difficult one to do, firstly because I had to stop my kit subscription.  I have always used monthly kits for this type of project as it keeps each month different and I have it all there ready to go.  I did however treat myself to a couple of the new Cosmo Cricket papers so I used those.......

The second reason that september was a tricky one was because I didn't do much, and didn't take many photos.  Luckily on the very last day of the month I had a very funny evening with some friends and made sure I had some pics!!

And then the divided pages, I had to be mega creative to fill these, but I kept reminding myself that it is ok for this project to be 'everyday' it doesn't have to be filled with exciting stuff!

                                    

 I used Ruby Rock It papers for this, I'd never used them before but I was impressed!

 TFL xxxx

Flying Visit

Hi everyone, just a really quickie post to let you know I haven't given up blogging!! Life in the second year is hectic!! This week is set to be another busy one, with an observation placement starting tomorrow, and a school trip on Wednesday, I will be back with a proper post soon but I can't say when!!

I'll leave you with a picture of some cupcakes I made, inspired by Cath Kidston (via Pinterest), a couple of weeks ago for a friends birthday.  

TFL xxxxx

New Stuff!

I just wanted to say Thank You for the lovely comments I've had so far about my Folksy shop.  You can read more about it and find out how you can get yourself some freebies in this post.

Anyway, I was just popping in to share some new items that I've just listed for sale.

I have had lots of great feedback on the finger puppets, so inbetween getting ready to go back to uni, I have been making some more.

 I love these little minibeasts! 

And I do have plans for more so keep watching this space.  Don't forget that the first five people to mention my blog when ordering will get a freebie!!!

B xxx

Kirsty's Anniversary Blog Hop

If you've arrived here from Kirsty's blog, welcome, if you follow me anyway then you have stumbled upon Kirsty's anniversary blog hop!

First of all let me tell you about Kirsty..... I met her at the Gogo Getaway last year and having not seen her work before I was blown away by what I saw.  She has a style all of her own which is so distinctive and original, you just can't help but be impressed!  When I got back I started following her blog and now I'm addicted, she has such a way with words that I often find myself laughing out loud! So, when I read that she was giving away these gorgeous little handmade embellishments and making a blog hop of the resulting projects, I just had to be a part of it!

Here is what I came up with.........

This proved to be a really interesting project for me.  At the moment my mojo has been a little on the sparse side, so my creative journey was a little different to the route it normally takes but having an embellishment to kick start it really helped.  First I gathered up a pile of scraps that coordinated with it.  Happily, they kind of fell into a pattern, perfect for the basis of a layout, I then chose a background sheet and finally, leafed through a pile of photos I had to hand and found this one of my friend and I at our work night out, that just happened to coordinate with everything else! I then added some washi tape, some stitching and a punched detail at the top and finally, an unimaginative one, but a title none the less.

Inspired by Kirsty's work, I also added some journalling directly onto the layout, something I've often been too nervous to do, but it just always looks so fab so I'm making a conscious effort to do more.

You may have already spotted the second embellishment as I used it on my August Document 2011. I simply added it to a photo and popped it into a pocket, it was the perfect finishing touch for this kind of project.

 Anyway, that's enough of me, there are lots of other really inspiring scrappers taking part, so starting with Louise, make your way around the rest of the blog hop.


Have a great weekend xx