More Meadow Barn pages

I was looking at the weekend at the pages I'd not uploaded onto my blog and realised I had a few from my weekend at Meadow Barn still to share.  So without further ado here they are!

Lion Tamers was made with the remainder of a Sarah's Cards kit with Jilly Bean Soup - Old World Cabbage papers.  I so loved this kit but had a good feeling that another one has been used up (yay!).  The photos are of Alex making a real effort of climbing on to the lions in Trafalgar Square for a photo op.  Thanks to Fiona for the great title suggestion!

Next up is "Joshisms" which was part of the Telling Tales class set by Miss Smith.  In this one she suggested a banner of items across the page and using some for journalling. I have used various cards and stickers to capture some of the funny things Josh has said over the years.  I have one blank one left (top right) but for the life if me I can't find my little book where I have them written down so will have to add this in later.  The rosette is made from an old pattern I had to make dolls clothes with and the papers were mostly Miss Caroline by My Minds Eye which I purchased on the way to the barn.  The "Joshisms" include;

Chicken Kiev and pancakes...my life is complete! - Pancake Day 2013

Tony: Josh there's a lot of cleaning to do...   Josh: That doesn't concern me! - March 2013

Sitting at Manchester Airport we were helping you with a crossword.  We read the clue "What's the opposite of bottom?" and you burst out "willy" & we all fell about laughing!

Heading off to Kefalonia for our Summer holidays Josh adapted the song California by Phantom Planet as our theme tune - August 08

You've heard of up the creek without a paddle well Josh's new one is "Over the fence, like a football"  Classic Josh - October 2011

Finally a layout capturing a mad moment on our girls' weekend in Edinburgh last year.  My friend and I had stayed out to take photos as we are both keen photographers and had an amusing moment on the way back to our apartment so we were already giggling.  We came in to find some of the others had bought tam o' shanters complete with red hair and were also falling about laughing.  Well, this seemed like a good time to crack open the moustaches I'd sneaked in my luggage and the rest, as they say, is history.  It would be fair to see we were literally crying with laughter and it as very good for the soul!  Another Sarah's Cards kit was used up in the making of this one too - a Scenic Route paper collection if I remember right.

Back soon with my Simply A Moment - if you've not joined in before and want to find out more then stop by Alexa's blog to read all about it.

Telling Tales - Journalling Prompt 1

This prompt was all about getting someone else to tell the story for your journalling and I went with the social media idea.  So with my darling daughter's permission I copied a few of her statuses (or is it statii?!) and took her avatar pic and a couple of other photos and made this page.

This is also my entry for Sarah's Cards blog challenge this month which you can find over here.  To make the page I used up the  very last scraps (literally) of a really old kit from Sarah using Fancy Pants, Daily Grind papers.  I really love this layout and that I have captured a moment in time from her teenage years as she is growing up with Facebook as the daily norm whereas the rest of us are still getting used to it!

Don't forget to visit Kirsty's blog if you want to sign up for Telling Tales :)

Telling Tales - Page Prompt 1

I signed up for Telling Tales this year; a class all about including journalling on your pages in different ways offered by the lovely, talented Miss Smith.  I think to tell you anymore about the class would indeed be, telling tales, so please pay a visit to her blog here where not only can you sign up for the class but you can also help her raise funds for her trip with Girlguiding UK - a charity that I am also heavily involved in.

I am not rushing to complete this class but taking my time to work through each prompt and trying to combine it with a few challenges along the way.

This prompt was all about putting the journalling centre stage and using a block style technique after it was written.  It certainly worked for me in getting so much down on the page.  I have scrapped about a restaurant we visited in Portugal last year whilst staying with my brother and used up some old Sarahs Cards kit papers and embellies - WRMK Maple Grove.  So another tick in the box for stash busting!

I am already working on the next prompt so may have another page to share soon :)