Hobbies and Crafts

Strange how we can always justify these things though isn't it Sarah????

Definitely

Enjoy the scrap tomorrow Sarah.

I really must finish the card for my grandson's 18th before I do any more scrapping, although I have sort of started looking for photos for the other grandson's 21st scrap book.

FIRST IDEA
GOT SOME LEAF PICTURES OF GOOGLE
USING AS TEMPLATES
GOING TO COPY THE OLD BABY PHOTOS
AND PUT ONE ON A LEAF WITH NAME ON
AND DATE BORN

Dizzi that sounds good, I would love to see your finished page so if you feel like it mail it tp me, please,

I have just got my stuff out and cant make a start, scrappers block I suppose, I am going to have a look at all the pages you lovely folk have sent me again,maybe it will set me off....

love Jean x p.s.Sarah, I had a look at the site and although most of the stuff seems to have gone I did manage a few....lol.....like you do.......

My crop has been cancelled again due to snow :( For the best really as I would have been travelling over 30 miles to get there but i was looking forward to it. Not sure what I am going to do today now.

Dizzi that sounds like a great idea.

Jean I'm not surprised most of the stuff as gone at the prices they were offering it at

I SUPOSE THEY COULD BE LAMINATED
AND HANG THEM ON THE WALL AS WELL

JEAN SENT EMAIL XXX

Sounds a great idea Dizzi. Sarah, that is a shame but safer I suppose, you will have to scrap at home now!!

just thought i would let you know hobbie craft at sheffield was brill for old fashioned backing paper but i decided i would also try a craft shop local and exact same paper 20p cheaper and they were good with advice they have also helped me pick other bits n bobs that would match the paper she has told me to take it up when finished and anything i need to give her a ring so im chuffed with everything now i need to get on with it and thank you for the encouragement.

just thought i would let you know hobbie craft at sheffield was brill for old fashioned backing paper but i decided i would also try a craft shop local and exact same paper 20p cheaper and they were good with advice they have also helped me pick other bits n bobs that would match the paper she has told me to take it up when finished and anything i need to give her a ring so im chuffed with everything now i need to get on with it and thank you for the encouragement.

Dizzi, what a brilliant idea, the photo looks lovely with the leaf at the back; one I will copy if thats o.k. with you...

Why oh why do I buy bulk packs of stuff lots of shapes and die cuts, frames etc....most came in plasic boxes, which will be useful when I off load some of the stuff....we just need to get J at the check up on thurs, then I am going to do some scrapping at last...

Ann, have you done yours yet? cant wait for some more ideas from your pics..... lol....


Love Jean xx

Dizzi forget to say e-mail sent,


Jean x

I HAVE A BOX OF CRAFT BITS FOR THE GRANDKIDS
AND FOUND A COUPLE OF SHEETS OF HANDMADE PAPER
FEELS LIKE MATERIAL,ITS ONLY A TEST,BUT IF I DO IT PROPERLY
MAY WORK,

arggghhhh is there a trick/knack to using photo corners? took me about an hour for one photo lol

Hi
I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before but you can age paper by painting or spongeing a piece of computer paper with cold tea.
As an extra touch you can also burn the edges in a candle flame.
Make sure you have a bowl of water nearby to dip the paper in so it doesn't burn away too much and for safetys sake.
Once the paper is dry you can screw it up into a ball then smooth it out with your hands or an iron. Paper is very forgiving and you can get some lovely effects.
Another interseting thread Ann.thank you
Von

thank you Von.

to be honest Jan I have not used them, when you have pracrised enough let us know the secret Lol!!!!

ohhhh thanks Von :-))

Oh Ann to be honest Im really pleased with the how it looks in the album now but it was just soooo damn fiddly - I was obvioulsy missing something along the way.
When I was visiting daughter we went to there Te*co supermarket it was a huge store but I found lots of craft type things in there some lovely stickers on bogof some really lovely papers and various odds n sods -needless to say I stocked up a bit and even got a nice little flower punch for £2.50 -(there were loads of diff sorts)
I took lots more photos for me albums and got a copy of babys foot print and birth cert :-))))))

ohhhhh doh!!!!
just googled and found this
The corners of the photograph are slipped into the triangular pockets which are then secured to the album page

I was doing what it said on the box which said position in photo album then add the photo!!

Oh I would have known that Jan because that is how we used to fix photos in albums, I didn't realise you were doing it differently and couldn't think why it was difficult!!!!