Scrapbooking Made Simple

I love the glitter chipboard alphabets from K&Co! But despite loving them to death I can't spend my entire weekly scrap budget on just one item. So I haven't bought any! I'm hoping to get some for my birthday though....take note DH...lol Anyway to get around this dilema I make my own. KMart has just increased the range of scrapbooking supplies they stock, much to my and my best scrapbuddies' delight! So I purchased a set of 5 glitter pots for $3 and make my own chipboard letters. Here are two layouts I just completed using my glitter chipboard letters and using my new Autumn Leaves stamps which are FABULOUS! I splashed out on these. As they needed a week and a half of my usual scrapbooking budget but I couldn't wait any longer. I recently got these photos from another mum who took these shots of my kids at her sons' birthday party and I thought they were great shots! They're not the traditional smiling faces but in a way they are truer to my kids persona...

Here's my latest layout. This one is probably a little more expensive than most of my work at $3.63. Cardstock $0.80Patterned Paper Free with a magazineChipboard Letters Free off a notebookFlowers $0.40Buttons $0.80 ($2.00 packet of 16)Brads $0.08 ($2.00 packet of 100)Stickers used for doodle swirls $1.05 ($2.10 a sheet used half)Acetate Overlay words $0.50 ($4.00 packet of 6 -12 x 12 Sheets used 1/3 of one sheet)