Hobbies and Crafts

Jean Have you tried Shearings in Windermere? We haven't stayed there but Shearings usually have twin bedded rooms. Or are you looking at self catering?

I haven't tried the new photo programme yet, I have installed it but need time to get to grips with new programmes, it does look interesting though, although as usual a bit complicated.

I had a lovely gift from son and Dil, Her doing I'm sure, it was a set of dual ended brush markers (Whispers) And a Laura Ashley tin of embellishments - beads, letters, thread, ribbon, flowers etc all co-ordinating colours, I shall look forward to using that.

Ann x

I am going to put this on the card thread too, although not many people read it these days I don't think.

Does anyone do any scrapbooking using tiny beads? If so do you stick them on or use wire? And, if you stick them what medium do you use? Glue or tape? I had some as part of my birthday present and have never used them before.

Ann, I have used beads by threading them on nylon thread, and i have stuck the larger ones with magic tape that comes in various widths, also stitched them onto the page, just reminded me I have a load of beads somewhere, I will dig them out and have a go.....


Jean x

Hi Jean, thanks. Magic tape? Not sure I have come across that, is it a double sided tape?

Ann, if you go on google , crafts, then put in Ultra clear tape thats the one, my craft shop calls it magic tape, I have a very narrow one and a wider one,first saw it on Q.V.C. when I made cards...only thing is once stuck down you cannot move it... I feel sure you can get it from Hobbycraft , not sure about Range...Its ideal for the strips too, I dont use it full length just smaller bits..
P.S.you can do a strip then sprinkle glitter dust on it too, very effective...

Jean x

Bought scrapbook trends today, haven't read it yet but it looks useful. Also was in a warehouse clearance bookshop and got a scrap booking book for 99p. Then in the pound shop got two pages of star stickers (ready for Christmas cards) so feel i did well today.
Just working on my Exmouth page. Must really challenge myself to use fewer photos, this one has two about 6x4 and 8 small photos on it. However I wanted to use all the photos as it was a holiday page. One photo would not have done it.

Ann
Glos

Jean, sent you a photo of the page I have just completed on Exmouth.


I was just wondering. Do you all have a favourite part of doing a scrap book page? Is it the planning, the photography, the sticking the main bits on or the finishing off or other?

I love the photography but for me the best bit is when it suddenly all comes together when you put a final flower, brad or ribbon etc on and can suddenly think..... yes, got it, I like that.

Thanks Ann just replied, I am like you I love every aspect of it, but the photos are my favourite bit, I need to get out and start snapping, I was hoping the holiday would have been the right place to get good ones, but we are quite close to the Yorkshire border so we can go out anytime...I have just dug out the Epson Photo Lab, I havent used it for quite a while and we think the ink has dried up... so need to get another one....


Love Jean x

Ann - with your love of lots of photos on a page - check out page 120 of Scrapbook Trends - I just love that page and will probably adapt it for pictures of Finley, after I've converted them all to black and white of course.

I think my favourite part is choosing the photos and reliving all the memories that go with the photos. It gets harder after that for me and I spend ages finding just the right papers/ribbons, etc.

Picked up a funky heartshaped black chalkboard album today so I think I'm going to convert photos of hubby and myself to black and white and then use red and white papers/embellishments. Looking forward to doing this album.

Have a whole day to myself tomorrow as the men are off to the truck racking at Thruxton so some quality scrapbooking time tomorrow.

That sounds as if it will be good Ninja Lady. Love black and white and sepia photos for an 'old' feel. Haven't read all the magazine yet, making it last, it is very good, not sure I can afford that much every month though.

I suppose photos have to be our first love as we wouldn't be scrapbooking with out them, but what is your next favourite bit then?

Probably the next best bit then is choosing the papers and embellishments. It gives me the chance to go through my whole (extensive) stash and stroke every bit of paper/card, play with colour combinations, look through all the boxes of chipboards, ribbons, beads and then play with my Cricut to sort out titles. The downside to this is having to put it all away again after!! And then of course there is the inevitable trip to the craft shop as you can guarantee that you haven't got the right shade of card or the perfect embellishment.

After that my favourite bit is the journalling and working out to tell the story of the photos.

Why is it easier to get all the stash out than it is to put it away. And isn't it annoying when, after you have just finished a page, you find what would have been the perfect embellishment for it that you missed when you were looking?

Have just been browsing this site


http://www.storage4crafts.com/shopx/home.php

Click on 'the Original Scrapbox' and then check out the Vanilla Workbox. This is now on my ultimate wishlist - all my scrapbook storage needs in one well organised cupboard. I NEED one!!!! It might actually be a pleasure to put my stash away if I had one of these........

Ann, I haven't been on for a couple of days-- so I missed your birthday.
Sending you belated Birthday Wishes--hope you had a lovely day.

Best wishes,

Love, Sallie.x

Sallie, thank you, yes I had a lovely day.

Ninjalady, I will look at that tomorrow when I have more time, nearly bed time now for me. I have looked at that page, somebody after my own heart. 16 photos, more than I had even!!

I can spend hours just looking at a page before deciding I like it...I will leave it and keep coming back to it !! I love just about everything to do with scrapping to be honest lol.

I have finally finished a page using the swirl that I copied on to my pc...Scrapbook Inspirations, July issue, page 58, the green swirl on the top picture. I enlarged it to half an A4 page....so it virtually takes up the far right hand side of my 12 x 12 page overlapping the photo. The photo is of my 2x gt grandfather and 6 of his 13 children taken c1912...one of his sons in uniform. The page is red and black so not to everybody's taste but it does look quite dramatic and I am so pleased with it!! I am now going to go through my stack of magazines to find more patterns that I can also use.

See what your thread has done for me Ann lol.

Have a lovely scrapping day tomorrow NinjaLady.

Linda x

Linda that page sounds great, red and black can be so effective, nice to be so pleased with it too.

What is everyone doing today then.
I am going to Tesco first then I will decide.

Ann x

Morning all, Off out for a walk. but back before lunch, football all afternoon... I shall do a bit of experiments on the scrapbook papers, just got a lot of different bits and pieces, so watch this space lol...
have a nice day.... Dee, the storage is wonderful, I have looked at it for quite a while, only thing lots of the fitments are extra, the complete box is very expensive, if I had seen it years ago, I would have got one , but dont do that much now, still if someone would like to buy it for me I wouldnt say no....


Jean x

Hi Ladies

Like Ann, I'm off to Tesco to get some bits in ready for when the lads get back from the truck racing - salad I expect so I don't have to spend too much time away from the craft room!!!

Then I'm shutting myself away and getting serious with the scrapping!!

Jean, if ever win the lottery the Workbox is yours!!!!