More PL!! Weeks 9-12

Hi again!! Back today with some more PL pages!!

I have edited and uploaded weeks 9-12 to share with you guys today so another photo heavy post! But I hope you guys enjoy :)

Here we go with week 9 - both pages:

If you remember last week's post at all week 8 was a BH Design L PP cut down so here is the other side for week 9 :) I used the gorgeous Simple Stories Daily Grind range for this week and it is seriously so easy to work with!! I also used my typewriter for the journalling - which I have since sold, my OCD just wasn't coping with the not straight lines and not even spacing blah, blah, blah!!

And the left side

Some Heidi Swapp brushes and I believe that arrow with the heart stamp is from the Amy Tan Plus One stamp set. I have used the matching chipboard pieces to embellish both sides.

And the right hand side

This was the week we added a new member to our family - my THERMOMIX - and I might add, still going strong, we use it pretty much daily ;) That is a little flip of my thermie undressed and when it flips up there is a pic of it all dressed :) Teal chevron.....droooolllll.......

More Heidi stamping, more chipboard pieces and more stamps from the Amy Tan stamp set

Here is a pic of the flap flipped

And, yet another insert - pretty simple this week - some art work of my littlest guys from day care - scanned and printed onto 6x4 matte photo paper on the front

And some Heidi love on the back

Moving right along otherwise I will be here ALL day!!

Week 10 - both together

Again I used the Simple Stories Daily Grind range - I just couldn't resist the backs of those 6x6 papers!!

Left Hand Side

More Daily Grind stickers and chipboard and also some Freckled Fawn embellies - the cloud, the paper clip and the "cute" veneer arrow.

Right Hand Side

And another flip on this page - down the bottom on the right :)

I did have to go back and add some journalling - see that little tag with the twine poking out!! It says "After putting these pages together Jacob was flipping through the album and noticed the flip flap and said "Look, you can see my head", flip, "Now all of me", flip "Now my head", flip, "Now all of me". SO CUTE!!" I did have some prompting to go back in and add in the little tag but am pleased I did, in years to come I'm sure that I would otherwise have forgotten!

Onto Week 11. This week I used the PL Kit from Anna's Craft Cupboard as I was their guest designer for May :) (Insert squeal - I was so, so, so excited!!)

Here you go

The cards are from the Jade edition and I didn't really add anything to the kit that I was supplied but it was awesome stepping out of my comfort zone!!

Here is the left hand side

And the right hand side

And on another side note - I have my completed albums sitting on our low line TV unit in our lounge room and have one on display all the time on an Ikea laptop stand. The only people to really flick through it are my boys but I'm totally ok with that especially when I see them enjoying flicking through. One evening my little guys were doing what they do and flicking through, my littlest guy pointed out Jacob (top right) painted as a pink and yellow tiger (he very specifically asked for those colours!!) and began roaring at the photo!! Jacob heard was going on and rushed over to join in!! It was seriously cute!!

Week 11 we also celebrated hubby's birthday so another insert!!

Here is the front which includes a flip

My gift to him was "that tool that you wanted to buy" but I couldn't remember the name of it so I wrote precisely that on a PL 3x4 card and popped that into his card - he had a good laugh and I go to attach the card and another photo to the layout!!

Here is the back

And last for today Week 12

Again, I used the PL kit for ACC but added in some Heidi Swapp ephemera bits and some Heidi Swapp papers.

Left hand side

We had such a busy weekend I HAD to do a 6x8 collage and managed to fill a 6x4 PL card with journalling about the day!

And the right hand side

I love, love, love being able to include video's in our album, who knows how long this technology will be "current" for but it is a sign of NOW and I love being able to look back and WATCH them!! Another flip too - I discovered in our 1st album that I was taking HEAPS of photos!! A little fast forwarding here but I only managed to fit in up to week 19 in our 1st album for 2014!! I got 19 weeks in and a massive 15 inserts!!

If you have made it this far through, thank you so much!!

I will hopefully be again very soon with something else to share!! Maybe something NOT PL before my next PL share!!

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!!

Mel

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PL 2014 Weeks 5 - 8 with 3 inserts!

Hi there!! Today I am here to share with you some more of our 2014 PL album.

Again, not sure as yet how much exactly I will share but see how this post comes along!!

First up, week 5

I have used the Amy Tan Cut and Paste PL edition here and honestly, I struggled with it! But, it's done and I'm happy!

Here is the LHS

And the RHS

Moving right along as there's not a great deal to say about these pages, they're pretty simple, photos and journalling but sometimes it's nice to keep it that way!

Here is week 6

I have used the Honey PL core kit for this weeks spread and was reminded again why I fell in love with it when I 1st saw it last year! Love the bright colours, the stars and the fun designs on the cards!

Here is the LHS

Some random stickers from my stash, some stamping (including on the veneer "smile" piece), my dymo labeller and lots of journalling!!

And the right hand side

Again, more stamping, stickers and lots of journalling! I'm pretty sure too that since I was still playing catch up at this point I have included some stamping using some of the gorgeous Heidi Swapp mini stamp sets! LOVE them!!

Also, an insert for my big boy's 1st day at Kindy!!

I used one of the BH 8x10 page protectors

I totally love this pic I managed to snap of him - he is actually off the ground! I took a bunch of pics on his 1st day so did the little photo strip too. I used the Simple Stories range for school - can not for the life of me remember what it is called!! That text along the top - I created a hashtag for IG so at the end of the year when school is done I can grab all the pics easily and create a memory file of his year at kindy! :)

And the back

The original of this will go into the memory file at the end of the year but I wanted to include it as an easy reference so just copied it and printed at 8x10 at Harvey Norman.

Week 7

Sounds strange (especially considering I have 2 little boys!) but I used the Teen Girl Card Pack - totally love the colours and designs of the cards in this pack!!

LHS

I have used some vellum speech bubbles for most of my journalling and some of the bits and pieces from one of the many Heidi Swapp ephemera packs I have here!! That photo in the top right - the whole reason I do this!! This little guy loves looking through our album and it totally warms my heart!!

RHS

The little Tinkerbell card is actually a little flap with a photo under neath of the Maggie Holmes core kit that greeted me when I showed up to my BFF's place during the week - she really is amazing and I am so lucky to be able to call her my Beend!!

And another insert!!

Front

We celebrated Valentine's Day this week and I was inspired to get our story written down and documented so I went back and found our very 1st photo taken together and got writing!! That is his card in the middle on the right, made with love ;) Using the Maggie Holmes core kit and one of the pieces of 12x12 from the Flea Market range along with more awesome Heidi Swapp goodies!!

And the back

Some shots from our Valentine's Day date :) More stamps from Heidi, some Maggie Holmes paper, some Heidi paper, some veneer and some Freckled Fawn stickers and a paperclip.

And week 8

I used the Slate Core Kit this week, some Heidi Swapp stickers, a stamp from Kellie Winnell and some labels and washi I had here in my stash.

LHS

And RHS

This is actually a BH Design L (I think!) cut down. 

And, yep another, an insert

I was lucky enough to go away for the weekend on Scrapbook Retreat! Beautiful location, good friends and lots of fun!

Again, more Heidi Swapp goodies, some Freckled Fawn stickers and some embroidery using an Amy Tan embroidery stencil.

And the back

More Heidi Swapp goodies (lots!!), more Freckled Fawn and more stitching. I really love this insert and it came together pretty easily too!!

I'm gonna call it done there, weeks 5, 6, 7 and 8 with 3 more inserts I think is enough for a blog post!!

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping!!

Mel

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A gift

Hi there!!

Today I am here to share with you a Project Life planner that I made for my very best friend for her birthday!!

Pretty simple construction - some chipboard for the front and back cover, some heavy weight plain white cardstock, some patterned paper and a white wire to bind :)

Here is the little planner that I put together

The image I coloured up is called "Everyday Princess" and she is drawn by Christy Croll over at Tiddly Inks :)

My copic colours are:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 and R20

Hair: E21, E25 and E29

Pink: R81, R83, R85 and R89

Turquoise: BG49, BG13 and BG10

Black: C1, C3, C5, C7 and C9

Gold: Y35, Y38, E15 and E18

Grounding: W0, W1, W3 and W5

The whole of the front cover is X-Press It blending card. After colouring her up I have done some ink splatters with the blush and the black colour shine sprays and sewed down the letters. I also added a bit of a gold doily at the top and popped a mini butterfly runner on top of that - they are made by the very talented Charmane from Charm's Creations - love, love, love her products!!

Here are a couple of close ups

I hope you have enjoyed stopping by!! Thanks and as always, happy crafting!!

Melinda

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PL 2014

Hi there and thanks for stopping by!!

It just came to my attention that I have totally neglected sharing ANY of my PL for this year!! I am currently sitting on week 27 - photo's and cards in, just gotta do the journalling and the "bits" :)

But I may as well start at the beginning and decide as this post goes along how much I shall share today!!

Here is our cover page for 2014 and I LOVE this - one of my most fave PL pages I have ever done!!

Since putting this page together I have added a bit to it - those 4 photo's along the middle are actually on the outside of the pocket and create a flip :) On the inside of the pocket there is a little journalling card with a little about each of us written on it. I have added magnets to the back of the photo along with a pretty piece of paper to cover the magnet and a tab (for easy lifting) and also a magnet to the back of the journalling card. Oh, and the cards I used here are from the Maggie Holmes edition of PL - I LOVE it!!

Here is week 1

Again using the bits from the Maggie Holmes edition and some papers from the Flea Market collection also by Maggie :)

Here is the left side

That "choose happy everyday 2014" was a free printable by Heidi Swapp and led me to choose my OLW for 2014 which happens to be CHOOSE :)

And the right side

I totally love design E this year!

Moving right along here is our week 2

I have used bits and pieces from the Amy Tan Ready, Set, Go collection.

TBH I wasn't 100% happy with the flow of this page but it is done!! 

Here is the left

And the right

Not a great deal to say except looking back at these pages makes me miss Summer as I sit in my craft room listening to the rain and wind!!

Week 3 - which was a pretty big week as my biggest little guy celebrated his 4th birthday so my 1st insert for the year!

Left hand side

And with being true to our lives and the everyday stuff, yes I have written there that the day of Jacob's birthday was not a fantastic day - that in fact, the highlight of the day was them getting milkshakes - not any happy birthday stories this year though he did enjoy opening his presents!!

Right hand side

I can't believe how much my 2 little men have grown in the 6 months since these photo's were taken!

Here is the front of our week 3 insert

I had so much fun putting this insert together when I finally worked out what I wanted to do!! That big 4 is a Freckled Fawn veneer number and I just used some paper from a dinosaur collection I have here for the papers on the insert.

And the back - the party with a couple of flips :)

What a cake!! It was HUGE but DELICIOUS!! And Jacob LOVED it! And has asked for it again for his next birthday!!

I have enough time before school pick up for 1 more week so here is week 4

I used a Simple Stories range here - I'm sorry I can't remember what it's called but if you would like to know just leave me a comment and I can find out :)

Left hand side

And the right hand side

Oh, I am really missing summer now!!

Front of our insert - another busy week!!

This insert was done over the Aussie Day long weekend - this is ALWAYS a super busy time of year for us - we have a birthday a day between the 24th and the 28th so normally LOTS of parties, gatherings and of course the sky show when we can manage it!!

And the back

That red card looks a little blank and I think my plan was to go back and do some journalling but I totally forgot!! Haha!! Oh well, it's in there!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and thank you Agnus for your inspiration and your gorgeous pages!!

Tiddly Inks Everyday Princess

Hi there!!

Today I am sharing a card that I made over the weekend for a friend of mine. Her little girl turned 6 today, she saw this image and asked me to colour her up with pink hair and a purple skirt. I had lots of fun putting this together. 

I have used a white card base, a 6x6 paper from the Echo Park Alison Kreft Capture Life collection and some card and papers from my stash. I have sprinkled some Aged Scarlet Frantage and a bit of twine along with some vellum and a tiny butterfly punch from Stampin Up. 

And a close up 

The copic colours I used are as follows:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04 and R20

Hair: R81, R83, R85 and R89

Purple: BV08, BV13, BV02 and BV00

Black: C1, C3, C5, C7 and C9

Gold: Y35, Y38, E15 and E18

Grounding: W0, W1, W3, W5

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my card and happy crafting!