Hobbies and Crafts

Aw, Thanks Dee, I presume you do go on the Lottery ?...lol....I didnt phrase that very well. I thought you might be kidding me as I have never had a go on the lottery, maybe I should try then I could buy you one ....LOL.....


Jean x

Hi Jean

Yes, I do the lottery quite often....

Just finished a double page of my son's driving day with the Aston Martin V8 Vantage - must be on the same wavelength as you Jean as its black and red!! I'll take a photo and send it across to you.

I've used an idea from Scrapbooking Trends (page 49 Ann) where she did a montage of photos. Ann's passion for lots of photos on a page has started to rub off on me - 10 photos on a double page spread!! I'm very pleased with this one though.

Thanks very much, I look forward to seeing it...I will try one for you again when I get yours just to see if i have the e-mail addy correct....



Jean x

Hi Jean

Have just mailed the double page over to you. Hope you like it!!

It is great Dee, just sent you one hope you get it....


Jean x

Hi Jean

This page arrived just fine and it's fab. I particularly like the woven paper stripes!

I am off on another multiple photo page, 14 photos 2x3 on one page of my birthday day. No really good photos just a selection taken on the day. Still at the planning stage, got the photos matted so far and chosen the backing paper. Got to do some journalling now.

whew, thats a relief . I wonder were the others went, now I cant remember the ones I have already sent to you...

Ann, you are getting carried away with the muti photos, but they always look so good, just let me see them please, I have been out trying to get some more, but the rain beat me, that and J wanting to watch all the sports on t.v.

so I have been trawling the holiday sites to see if we can get a cheaper on , before the end of August. no luck so far....

~~~~~~~~~~ to Sallie ~~~~~~~~~

Love Jean x

Hi All,
Just popped on to say hello to you all--hope you all enjoyed your weekend.
I've been out quite a lot over the last four days. We went to Derby yesterday and managed to pick up a few embelishments in The Works. Today went to Hobbycraft and picked up a few bits.
Hubby, is in to model railways so he was upstairs looking at bits for his layout which takes over half of our utility room, and I was down looking for a few things for the 80th Birthday scrapbook.

I'll speak to you all tomorrow, as it's nearly my bedtime.

Love, Sallie.x

Jean, I saw that you have a holiday booked in October so you do have something to look forward to.
I did see somewhere that when you run out of idea look around your home and see if there is anything that would make a page "my favourite......) or "my kitchen/lounge" etc. Or what about your garden, one beautiful flower?

Sallie, that is lucky that your OH can be entertained in hobbycraft as well!!! Mine usually increases my spending by finding things that I will just have to use. He does actually spot bargains so can't complain and these days knows the sort of things I use.

Ann

Hi Jean

You don't always to have photos on a scrapbook page - you could do a scrapbook page of 'You' - ie all the things you've done in your life or all the things you would like to do. This could just be a page of different coloured journalling strips about each event. And each strip could be printed in a different font and size on the computer to add interest to the page. If you feel a page is not complete without a photo, then get hubby to take one of you to add to the page.

I've got ideas for my 'bucket list' page - ie see the Northern Lights, drive a Lamborghini, hold my first great grandchild (I'll have to wait a while for that as I've only just become a granny!!), have some boudoir shots done (what a scrapbook page that would make and how embarrassing for my children!!). I could then scrapbook each item from the bucket list as I complete them........ and turn it into my Bucket List album.

Keep the ideas coming ladies, we all need a jolt now and then.

My house is full of photos, I have taken them since I was eleven and my Father took them before me. But I am often stuck for ideas.

Anyone ever wonder what will happen to their scrap books after they have passed on? I think my family history one will be safe and maybe the Grandchildren ones, not so sure about the scenic ones/holidays etc though. still best to just enjoy doing them for us to look at I suppose.

Funny you should say that Dee, I have been having yet another clean outand came across photos of all the knitted dolls I used to make for orphanages on Rumania. So I will put them on a page and let you see it, I had lots of snaps of the
cards I used to make,for brownies fund raising, I made hundreds, I used to have two shops that I sold them in sale or return, but cant find them either....

Ann, I think my books will end up on the tip....lol.... my small family show no interest at all....I have just ordered some gathered lace to put round photos or anything on the pages, I saw it done when I looked on line very effective too


Jean x

Finished my birthday page and I am pleased with it. I read that if you use a lot of photos you should not have too many embellishments so I have stuck to that.

Jean just sent you a photo of the page.

Thanks Ann, it is a great way to show everythiing , bit like a story, the garden is lovely, is it yours? I used to have a large garden, but we downsized houses with a view to eventually get a bungalow, but sadly it never happened daughter divorced and her and grandson came to live with us , and she is still here !! so I only have a small area at the front of the house, with shrubs and tubs..... I do miss it though....but we are soon in the country and have parks close by....btw did I show you the american ones? I cant remember......I hate old age.....lol.....

Love Jean x

It is our garden Jean, not that big but crammed full of plants.
Glad you liked the page.
Don't think you showed me the American ones but not sure, what was on them?

When I won a holiday to Clearwater, first time flying , enjoyed every minute ....



Jean x

Love Clearwater, stayed at Dunedin just up the road 3 times.

No I haven't seen them.

Right I will send them....Done.....