tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1425003138821700922024-03-04T21:32:26.325-08:00Scraps of life and pieces of paperJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-35206793987666237042016-05-24T13:09:00.000-07:002016-05-24T13:09:06.518-07:00National Trust Passports - documented :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of pages to share that I made a couple of weeks ago. The first one is from a pile of square photos I got printed at Sticky 9 which I am slowly making my way through.</div>
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Using my 1st Like For Ever kit I came up with this. I enjoyed the stitching and need to some more of that. Also used up some old brads and stars on this one. This captures the moment Alex got her last stamp in her NT passport meaning she had visited 30 different properties!</div>
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Josh was a few stamps behind as he was a late starter lol! But eventually on my birthday last year he visited his 30th property too. So after I'd scrapped Alex I felt it only fair to do one for him although I had no pic of him holding his passport. I did however have a series of photos I'd taken trying to get just one good one of the two of them (it's so hard these days!!). I used a sketch from the Sketchy Scrappers challenge group...<br />
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And a Like For Ever kit...</div>
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And if you're not sure what the hell I'm talking about here are the passports - old and new...<br />
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I think the next 30 are going to be more challenging to find as we have exhausted most of the ones within an hour of here and my parents!</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-36992833923861063332016-05-23T13:00:00.002-07:002016-05-23T13:01:40.026-07:00Hello... Is anyone still there?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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IOh my poor little blog how I've neglected you but life has been full on thee past few weeks.<br />
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Week days have been full of work which has been very challenging with every member on my team bar one giving me some sort of issue. The evenings have been full of commitments - some fun and some rewarding - and I'm desperately trying to fit regular excercising into both my week and weekend which has had some success. (I'm loving Map my walk and enjoying a new form of excercising with Barre Tone). </div>
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In between all that there is the usual running around after offspring for lifts, revision reminders, testing on aforementioned revision and shopping for new clothes and shoes (when is it they stop growing?) plus a little downtime with TV viewing (Gogglebox is a new family favourite round here) and game playing (we rediscovered Yahtzee last week!). Tony and I have been busy in the garden which is looking very green and lush and I even managed a bit of scrapping (actually quite a lot for my rate on NSD). So let me share some of those pages now completed for the Like For Ever challenges...<br />
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Using up multiples of one item in your stash - those butterflies have been on my desk for a few years now!<br />
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A bingo challenge. My line was stamping, yellow and staples, This one is based on a Stuck! sketch...</div>
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This last one was inspired by script lettering and is a scraplift from one of Inkie Quill's layouts where she used the left over packaging from her hearts. It was nice to scrap 6 x 12 for a change and I think I'll do a few more...</div>
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Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-32198907037430720382016-04-17T03:43:00.001-07:002016-04-17T03:46:17.369-07:00February Project Life I woke up early this morning and realised <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1661bE4sMKU">Inkie Quill</a> was doing a scrap stream so logged and watched while I ate breakfast and then felt inspired to catch up on my February pocket pages (seeing as everyone else was still asleep!)<br />
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Feb was quite a quiet month and I didn't take too many photos so it's just a two side spread. Again I've used my Gossamer Blue kit which came with some really lovely Fancy pants puffy dots, hearts and stars plus I printed and cut up the free printables to add...<br />
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The Smitten Kit from <a href="http://www.likeforever.co.uk/shop/4588284102/smitten-kit-february-2016/10451463">Like For Ever</a> included a pack of die cuts with a cute little hedgehog. I looked at him for ages and then realised I could scrap the story of Spike - Alex's cuddly, furry friend.</div>
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The journalling has been added to a tag which is in a pocket on the back of the page. It tells the story of how Spike was a hand me down toy from Alex's cousin but is now a very well travelled hedgehog, having been on nearly every holiday with her since she got him in about 2004 (she drew the line at India - to be honest she couldn't fit anything else in the rucksack!)</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-2071988351192508252016-04-13T09:02:00.000-07:002016-04-13T09:02:03.555-07:00Project Life - and we're off!This year I decided to do a pocket page album. It's not quote traditional project life as I knew I wouldn't keep up with a spread for every week but I thought I could do a few pages for each month - no specific amount, just however many I could fill up. Sometimes life is busy & all go and other times not a lot is happening. I also wanted to capture some of the smaller details as well as the things I'm doing to celebrate my 50th birthday as I knew I couldn't make a 12x12 page for every single thing!<br />
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So with this in mind I watched videos. read blogs and subscribed to the <a href="http://www.gossamerblue.com/product-category/life-pages-kits/">Gossamer Blue Life Pages </a>Kit. These things combined have given me a system I think will work for me...<br />
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This time I've done it in stages. First I printed off all the photos I wanted to use and chose the style of page protector. This was made easy using my Canon Selphy that I got for Christmas and I can now print straight from my iPhone...<br />
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The next evening I picked out all the cards to go in the pockets either as a base for the photo or on their own.<br />
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The final stage was the fun bit - adding the journalling and the embellishments. This again was easier as I stuck mostly to the kit only adding a few wood veneers and enamel dots from my stash. By sticking to a limited number of alphas and embellies I put the cards together really quickly. Watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MEBI64avR4">Inkie Quill's Grab 5</a> videos gave me this inspiration :)<br />
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The end result is four pages for January that I am really pleased with. Now it's time to crack on with February!<br />
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It's been a busy and a quiet week all at the same time here as I was off on holiday. Some days we packed lots in and I ticked loads of jobs off my list. Other days were spent in the slow lane, chilling out and catching my breath. So what about the weekend?<br />
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On Sunday Alex and I made an apricot tart for the first time. It was a combined effort with me on pastry and Alex on frangipan...<br />
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I also learnt that we can fit a skip and my car on the drive! (It's only a small one mind) We have a mini-project to keep Tony occupied this week to clear away the bark from the area where we used to have the kids trampoline along with a couple of feet of clay too! Then we can decide what to do with it. Any garden designers out there with some ideas?<br />
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I actually made both of these without a sketch which is unusual for me! I added kraft card stock to this one to pick up the Kraft in the tags that came in the kit plus I used the tissue paper again ( which the kit came in) for layering. I love this snapshot of my Dad and I on his 85th birthday...</div>
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This next one is a favourite photo of Josh when we went on a boat ride in Greece. I added a little camera and the small numbers from my stats hand got the idea for sewing around the triangles on my machine from Mercy Tiara...</div>
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So on Friday I went to my first Rugby League match to watch our local team Warrington Wolves v. Castleford Tigers. The atmosphere was great and it was made even more enjoyable by the fact we smashed it winning 56-12!</div>
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And I also learnt this weekend that lightening can strike twice as Tony is back in the land of the unemployed. Having only been in the role 5 months he doesn't get a redundancy package so it's back to job searching again. At least I'll get a few jobs done around the house while he's off!</div>
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Here are the rest of the pages I made on my weekend away. First up a double page using some old Basic Grey which documents our "Beatles" day last summer holidays...</div>
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The next few were made with my <a href="http://www.likeforever.co.uk/home/4588282281">Like For Ever</a> kits. First up was a blatant scrap lift of one of the other kit subscribers, Wendy Maffan, but it was late on Sunday by this point and I had no creative brain cells left!</div>
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This was a Pagemaps sketch and the photos are Alex's last day at high school. They started a tradition a few years back of all dressing up on the last day to discourage all the egg and flour fights! It seems to have worked and everyone congregates in the sports hall for photos after assembly. I love these pictures of her and her close friends...</div>
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Whilst away on my retreat at Dukes Farm I caught up on a couple of Sketchy Scrappers challenges using these sketches...</div>
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Firstly "Prom Prep" using the Twenty Sixteen Like For Ever kit. I'd been saving my kits up and had a great time breaking into each one to make my pages! I added a few embellies from my stash (including the banner which hangs much better in real life!) and some lovely die cuts from Gemma that were a gift that weekend plus a PL card she gave me :)</div>
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I used the same kit, even the tissue paper that wrapped it to mat the photos, and added a flair badge and another crate paper banner from my stash. I also tried the Inkie Quill packaging technique for the first time on this page which came out quite well. If you're not sure what that is then you can check out this video for the details...</div>
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The journaling reads... So proud; of your dedication to Scouting & Girlguiding; of you both being young volunteers; of the awards you have achieved...</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-88857962868447476532016-03-13T16:15:00.000-07:002016-03-17T12:40:49.260-07:00Dukes Farm and Shimelle's Online Scrapbooking Weekend challenge layoutsLast weekend I went on my annual jaunt to meet up with some other ladies (and a few husbands) to scrap away all weekend in Hereford.<br />
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We stayed in a new place, the gorgeous Dukes Farm, which was beautifully equipped and had the most amazing views of the Black Mountains - snow optional!<br />
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Whilst I was there Shimelle had her online scrapping weekend so I took inspiration from a couple of the challenges to get some layouts completed.<br />
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Another challenge was to dust off the colour blocking technique and out a page together. I used some of the LFE kit and even added in a bit of Basic Grey (for old times sake)...</div>
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Something I did for the first time at the weekend was play Fluxx. An interesting card game...one with constantly changing rules and goal posts... One that the kids loved and the hubby didn't... One that I will definitely play again!</div>
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And something new I learnt was that my daughter does not know how to change a lightbulb! We then realised it's less than 18 months until she heads off to University and so we cobbled a short (but ever growing) list of things to teach her before she heads off. And then we joked about a blog series...or a blog in its own right... About this whole uni journey. The course selection, the personal statement, the open day research.... We are currently debating if it would be worth writing it. I think it would. What do you think?</div>
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<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-62256712673026560292016-02-09T04:15:00.000-08:002016-02-09T04:15:00.235-08:00My reading habits<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A while back I read a post on <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/my-reading-habits.html">Sian's blog</a> about her reading habits and I've had it in my mind for a while to answer the same questions. I have always been a big reader but the last year I think I managed a disappointing total of two books! That is shocking and I so want to get back into it and enjoy getting lost in the fantasy world between the covers or delve into someone else's life via a good biography. We've recently set up a book club too so I've got a commitment to read a book by a certain date which has made me pull my socks up!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Generally I read in bed of an evening. It's time to wind down, no interruptions and my pile of books are piled right next to my bed. I have also been known to read in the garden on a summers day and sit in the conservatory in the spring-time with the doors open at the weekend if I have a quiet moment (ha! what's one of those?). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Without fail I HAVE to stop at the end of a chapter every time. I get a bit twitchy if I'm reading while waiting for an appointment or to pick up A or J and find I have to stop part way through. As soon as I'm home I have to get to the end of the chapter so I can put the book to one side. Maybe it's because I think the author has spent a lot of time planning the book so that the chapter ends are perfectly placed or maybe it's the OCD in me!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used to be a one book at a time girl. But in recent years my reading habits have broadened to read more educational books and so I will usually ave one of those on the go. Plus I have also recently started subscribing to "audible" in order to listen to a book in my car when I do a long drive or if I want to listen late at night when hubby has gone to bed early (he works away and gets up at some ungodly hour when he has to set off for work!). The two I have listened to so far have both been read by excellent actors and really brought the books to life. Currently I am listening to "Head over Heel", reading Danny Baker's "Going to sea in a sieve" and re- reading "The five love languages of teenagers". So that's a fiction, fact and self-help book on the go all at once.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always have a book in my bag. Usually the educational one so I can dip in and out of it but sometimes a good story. I also have the audible app on my phone so can listen in my car anytime. I love to read on holiday; around the pool, on the beach and on the balcony and especially on the plane to make the flight go quick.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my head! I think people would lock me up if I started reading out loud!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No! If I'm inclined to skip pages then that tells me the book is not for me and it's time to call it a day. That's only happened a couple of times. And I don't read ahead - that would just spoil a good story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">Puzzle books maybe but never a reading book. I do have the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scribble-Diary-The-Brain-Right/dp/0399537457">Scribble Diary</a> that I write in every so often and capture a random day. But writing in a book? That would be so wrong. The only time that has been allowed in this house is when annotations have been added to GCSE Literature books! </span></span><br />
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This is the final page for my Northumbria album. I came across this old Sarah's Cards page kit (now Hey Little Magpie) from the days when I used to go to their monthly crops. I was having a good sort out of my stash over Christmas while I was off and re-organised my papers.</div>
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I decided to use this kit up, even thought the style is not really me anymore and is a little dated. The colours went with my photo of the Angel and it was great to just follow a set of instructions and get this scrapped.</div>
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I added my own prima flower as one of my furry friends ran off with the small cream one I had left on my desk! But at least that's more old stash used up :)</div>
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It feels so good to finally have one album completed. I don't have many albums for one event or holiday but we packed a lot in this week so it just evolved that way. Most of my albums are just the year and I file my pages chronologically (but I definitely don't scrap that way!). I just need to crack on with the other 15 or so I have on the go now!!!</div>
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After a quick exchange of comments we found out that our birthdays are only a few days apart as I too am celebrating my 50th in June. I already had a few things rattling around my brain of how to mark the occasion but <a href="http://beckysburblings-beckyg1.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/five-in-fifteen.html">Becky's post</a> has inspired me to get them into print and make them happen!<br />
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1. A family meal down south with my parents, brother, neice and nephews (not easy to organise when I live up north!)<br />
2. Afternoon tea with friends at the <a href="http://www.richmondtearooms.com/">Richmond Tea Rooms, </a>Manchester<br />
3. A weekend in Krakow with the girls<br />
4. Climb at least two more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wainwrights">Wainwrights</a> (A cottage in the Lakes is already booked for May half term)<br />
5. A meal out with "the gang" at the Rope and Anchor in the beautiful outdoor barn<br />
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6. Outdoor concert and picnic at Delamere Forest (Already booked for the Sunday after my birthday, Kaiser Chiefs here we come!)<br />
7. Afternoon tea at "<a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/">Downton Abbey</a>" with Alex and my parents (booked for Easter)<br />
8. A gorge walk<br />
9. Climb Rivington Pike<br />
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10. A weekend away with Tony at The Manor Haus, <a href="http://www.manorhausllangollen.com/">Llangollen</a></div>
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The last one is a long time desire of mine. I have been a Morse, Lewis and now an Endeavour fan since watching it as a young girl with my mum. I was born about 30 miles from Oxford so know it well but the colleges seen in the TV series are not open to the public...except for University open days. Cue one 17 year old looking to study Chemistry at Uni, an open day the week of my birthday and free b&b accommodation just up the road at my parents' house and it would be rude not to go and take a look! Alex also loves to watch Lewis and Endeavour with me now so we can indulge ourselves for the day and you never know, she might even get a place - it's worth a shot!<br />
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I should add that this list is not exhaustive! I am in the frame of mind these days to say yes to the opening of an envelope so there may yet be some more things to add to the list. This year is all about making memories and one things for sure a lot of them will be made with these gorgeous girls...we've been through so much together and have become so close.<br />
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My plan is to do more pocket pages this year to capture the fun and I will include them in one album along with my 12x12 pages. My <a href="http://www.gossamerblue.com/product-category/life-pages-kits/">Gossamer Blue Life Pages kit</a> is just the thing to help with that!<br />
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I am actually really looking forward to turning 50; I have so much to be grateful for and growing old is a privilege denied to many so I'm making the most of it. I'll update you on my list through the year but for now I say bring it on!<br />
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Thanks again to <a href="http://beckysburblings-beckyg1.blogspot.co.uk/">Becky</a> for the encouragement to share this post. Go and take a look at her blog - it's full of lovely scrapbook pages and inspiration.Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-68944889645884832262016-02-03T03:08:00.000-08:002016-02-03T03:08:04.078-08:00Northumbria pocket pagesWay back when on National Scrapbooking <strike>Day</strike> Weekend I made <a href="http://juliaheald.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/national-scrapbooking-day.html">these project life</a> style cards. They have been sat on my desk ever since so over Christmas, with some time off work, I set to work to use them and finish off our holiday album from a week we spent in Northumbria in 2008!<br />
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There were still a few gaps in the album with things we'd seen or stories to tell and I decided that pocket pages would mean I could it all documented a lot quicker. It was back in 2008 after all and there's plenty more photos still to scrap both before and after that!<br />
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The first page below is now the cover page for the album. The Angel of the North was the first place we stopped before we'd even reached the cottage. It was so magnificent rising out of almost nowhere. It's such a shame it's right by the busy A1!<br />
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I did make a couple of extra pocket cards to match the others and I used up a ton of old embellishments in my "use it up pile". Having them all co-ordinate gives a cohesive look I really like and with the addition of modern things like enamel dots and punched hearts I don't think anything looks very dated.<br />
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Next it was a quick page to record our visit to Souter lighthouse. I used some very old papers for this and left a lot of the pockets quite plain but I like the finished result.<br />
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Firstly, my apologies I'm a little late with this. I'm battling a tooth infection and the pain that comes with it but hopefully a second round of anti-biotics will take care of it! </div>
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So this weekend was a very chilled one having been rushing around non stop for most of January. We watched films, played games, caught up on a mound of paperwork and cooked two lovely meals from James Martin's cook book. </div>
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So I'm joining in with <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.co.uk/">Sian's </a>meme of Memorandum Monday to share a couple of things. Firstly what did I learn this weekend? Well, one of our movies of choice was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (we are so high brow in this house, lol!) and my own little teenage ninja educated me during the evening. I'm sorry to say I am old enough to remember the first Turtle movie back in the 90's but I never knew that each Turtle represents a different side of a teenagers personality. Now I think about it, it's bloomin' obvious! Anyway, this was the little pearl of wisdom that Josh imparted. So which one is which?</div>
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Leonardo is the the do-gooder, Michelangelo is the free-spirited one who just likes to have fun (and fancies the girls!), Donatello is the geeky one and Raphael is the aggressive one with a heavy dose of sarcasm. I can safely say that Josh is going through all four of these sides on a regular basis!</div>
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Now, I am aware that this game can go on for hours, in fact sometimes days, so we played the basic version to get the idea and get through it in one afternoon! We have always been big game players in this house but I'm not convinced this is one I will rush to play. But, Josh was happy and I can see him having a few mates round in the holidays to play it - which will keep him off the Playstation and the laptop so that works for me!</div>
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So what did I learn or do that was new this weekend? Well, this one will probably divide opinion but I went to an evening with a medium for the first time! </div>
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I'll be honest I have no clear view on this. The logical part of my brain tells me it's not possible whereas the emotional side tells quite a different story! It was, if nothing else, very entertaining and there were was one connection that was particularly detailed and afterwards we spoke to her as she was a friend of a friend. She said he'd got it scarily spot on...</div>
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If you'd like to take a trip around other people's weekends to see what they've learnt or done for the first time head on over to <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.co.uk/">Sian'</a>s blog.</div>
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So I learnt two things over the weekend. Firstly, that it is never too early to teach your children to be money savvy. A sit down with a cup of tea to watch Martin Lewis and his money saving show got me looking at switching bank accounts. Well, Alex was watching with me and asked if she could get a better deal and the good news is she can! A quick search on the Martin's <a href="http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/child-savings-tax-free">website</a> and we found a better account that gives her an extra 2% interest. Not to be sniffed out now she is earning her own money! So forms were duly completed ready for her to go in to the bank and open the account this week...on her own. On her own! She is getting more and more independent. Her words to me after this little exercise... I'm glad you showed me this mum, why don't they have classes on this in school!</div>
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The second thing learnt on Saturday was that there are <a href="http://www.etrust.org.uk/headstart/courses">Headstart courses </a>in the Summer holidays at various Universities around the UK that are a great opportunity to experience Uni life and get a taste for the course you want to do. I'm finding this whole Uni search a minefield but gradually making my way through it. I think I could write a book of useful hints and tips when I've finished! </div>
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So last week I was struck down with the lurgy which meant a "swimmy" head, sore throat and the sneezes. I didn't have much to post for Me on a Monday but I did manage to find some scrapping time on Saturday afternoon to cheer myself up!</div>
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I finished off this layout first which I started at a crop in November by adding the stitching. I used the Sketchy Scrappers sketch but definitely only for inspiration rather than following to the letter, which is my usual slant.</div>
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And used some remaining MME papers to scrap Alex and Josh at my cousins' wedding in 2013. They both looked so grown up and smart. There was a real differnce in height back then but now Josh has caught her up!</div>
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It started off early again with a trip down the M6 at lunch time to Nottingham for our company conference. The room looked very pretty - all white and blue - and we got an update on how things are going (which is pretty well, thank goodness!)...</div>
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The bottom right hand one isn't one of them by the way. That's just Josh wondering why we are looking at the 8th tree in a row when the first one was just fine! Tree picked it was home for a quick lunch and leaving them all to get it up and decorated whilst I headed off with some of my Brownies to visit Santa...</div>
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We visited the county campsite for two hours of fun. There were crafts, a Frozen trail, a mini panto, shopping and a visit to the big man himself. The girls had a great afternoon and I was feeling very festive at the end of the day. Just in the right mood to sit near the tree and watch the I'm a celebrity final. I think this years has been one of the best yet!</div>
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See what all the other Me on a Mondayers have been up to by heading over to <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.co.uk/">Sian's</a>. If you've not joined in yet why don't you? And let me know so I can pay you a visit.</div>
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It was another long weekend with a Fricay off work This involved shopping in Manchester with breakfasts accompanied by bellinis, avoiding the Christmas Markets due to a bomb scare, being made over at the make up counter and picking up quiet a few things on my Christmas shopping list...</div>
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It ended with a lovely meal out and great conversation with friends....</div>
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It also included taking photos of pretty lights...<br />
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Saturday was a trip to Boots for some Black Friday bargains (hello Babyliss Curl!) then home to get jobs done kind of day including a mammoth Amazon shop! It was Victorian Day in the village which was a bit of a wash out. There were no fireworks but the lights went on.... </div>
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Alex dressed the part for her shift at the tea shop...<br />
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Then it was boring food shopping on Sunday and a quick trip to the phone shop for another deal and an early Christmas present for me :)<br />
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In between it was the usual TV viewing - my goodness things in the jungle are getting feisty! - and more knitting of small hats for juice bottles.<br />
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Monday found me chairing a disciplinary which took 3 and half hours with a few twist and turns followed by a very noisy Brownie meeting (I don't know where they get their energy from!) so forgive me for not posting last night.<br />
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Here's to a good week and oh look it's the 1st December. Holidays are coming!!!<br />
<br />Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16025996839983362937noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142500313882170092.post-72303272712456579452015-11-29T11:21:00.000-08:002015-11-29T11:21:11.808-08:00Pocket page scrapping<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
I'm not a project lifer but I have used pocket pages for a few projects now - December memories for the last two years, some insert pages alongside 12 x 12 pages on trips away and currently I'm working through a load to record a trip to Barcelona a few years back.</div>
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I've learnt a few things along the way so thought I'd share them here (forgive me if you already knew!);</div>
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<li>It's good to collect ephemera along the way like tickets, messages and leaflets. </li>
<li>Do photo printing in batches but work out your sizes before hand so you know which page protector to use. Print some full pocket size and others smaller to be mounted on paper.</li>
<li>Have your diary to hand so you can remember the date and order things happened.</li>
<li>Gather all your supplies and stick to them for faster scrapping. I put all mine in a small basket and a tray.</li>
<li>Don't scrap week by week just as it comes. That way I cam include lots of photos from one event and won't get stressed if I have a quiet week where not much happens!</li>
<li>But if not much has happened then remember to include the little details.</li>
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So now I've dabbled a little I felt it was time to commit to completing an album and what better year than 2016 when I also have a big birthday to celebrate. </div>
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I felt I needed a kit to help with a whole album, one that gave me some small alphas and embellishments and not just a box of project life cards, so I did some research. Sadly there was nothing in the UK that I could find so I continued my search overseas. The result was four US kits which all varied in cost and content...</div>
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The result? A subscription to Gossamer Blue's Life pages kit. I've subscribed to their main kit in the past so knew the quality and service could be trusted and I also liked the selection of products in past kits...</div>
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It was a "let's start early" kind of weekend with a day off work on Friday for both of us. We headed to John Lewis and an out of town M&S to make a dent in the Christmas shopping. Whilst out Tony bumped into this fellow...</div>
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Then it was a stuck in horrible traffic kind of afternoon which meant it was a mad dash to get out Friday evening for our festive meal together. 21 out of the 24 of us made it out all together - all but one couple have a boy in Year 10 and we've been friends since we met in the primary playground. The other couples' connection is Year 12 with a couple of us. I thank my lucky stars I have such an amazing group of friends on my doorstep. When I first moved up here to move in with Tony I knew nobody and felt quite lonely. Those days are long gone!</div>
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It was a working Saturday morning (with a little sore head!) but it was over by 1pm and then it was errands and little jobs, home to sit on the sofa and comfort Alex as she had a tummy bug (and an excuse to catch up on I'm a Celeb!) and then a chill out in front of Strictly evening.</div>
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Sunday dawned and it was a 7am start kind of day! I was picked up at 8am to go Kirsty's Handmade Christmas Fair in Manchester.</div>
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We did a couple of workshops - Napkins painted with Annie Sloan paint and Folk Art. This was my effort and I loved it so much I bought a kit...</div>
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We watched a "wreath off" with a couple of designers which gave us some great inspiration (I'm definitely adding fairy lights to mine this year) and we saw Matt Chapple from the Great British Sewing Bee and had a lovely chat with his wife about how their life had changed since he won. Then it was time to rest our weary shopping feet with a little pick me up...</div>
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...when we were rudely interrupted by a woman asking us if we'd like to attend the last demonstration on stage with Betty's cookery school and Kirsty on stage. Well we'd been spotting her all day in the distance talking to stall holders and walking through the event so thought this would be a better chance to see her so we were up and off before you could say Christmas Craft. The demo was brilliant and we even got a taste of the Christmas Pud at the end which was delicious. I also managed to stop Kirsty and have a little chat, she asked me to come round the back of the stage as I enthused about the show and what was great and what was missing. She seemed so keen to listen and was really lovely. Of course we had to have the obligatory photo...</div>
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Then it was a head home kind of evening to roast lamb, the Strictly result and more jungle shenanigans accompanied by a bit of knitting. Inspired by my visit to the show I picked up my needles again and have started knitting a few hats for Innocent Smoothies to raise money for Age Concern together with Alex. I've started with the beginners to get back in to it but I'm keen to have a go at the sheep! More info on the <a href="http://www.thebigknit.co.uk/">Big Knit here</a>.</div>
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So Monday found me very tired and back at my desk but looking forward to a four day week with another Friday off - yay!</div>
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Have a great week and join all the other Me on a Mondayers ((waves)) over at <a href="http://fromhighinthesky.blogspot.co.uk/">Sian's</a> place.</div>
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