Scrapbooking Made Simple

This page is about my maid of honour and was done to match the page "Anne - Maid of Honour" as it is the opposite page. I didn't want to use up all my paper from the pack as I know I have alot of photos to go but I still wanted it to match in nicely. I used stamps here to decorate my background and add my title. I love stamps as they are able to be used over and over again. The flowers were in a pack of embellishments that match the paper range from Die Cuts with a View and cost $4.97. I added the extra layers in the middle of the flowers by using a K & Co die cut book (punched out flowers) as my stencil then hand cut the new flowers and layered them on top of each other. I finally found the K & Co Pad of Die Cut Flowers..... as many of you know I've had serious flower envy of my best scrap buddy as she managed to get one of these at a show and I didn't and ever since I've regretted it. But it is a good example of how saving up your pennies to spend th...

I love this page! I love this paper! I didn't want to cover all the pattern so again I hand cut sections of it out to frame around the photos. The chipboard pieces are all recycled and were coloured by inking and then painting with a clear glitter paint. My mum gave me away at my wedding as my father and I were estranged at the time (it took her impending death to soften him up)... anyway I'm so glad that my mum had this role as it means I have some lovely photos of her and I. A few of my mum's friends from her childhood came to the wedding and helped to set the party mood right off the bat! We have video footage of my mum being twirled around by her friend Del. They tell me it was the proudest day of her life!

These are the first two pages I have completed for my wedding album. I went with the die cuts with a view Once Upon a Time 12 x 12 paper stack because I just LOVED this page! My dress was my first miserly adventure. I purchased it second hand and paid less than they paid for the material! I still have it at home in case my daughter would like to wear it. My tiara hasn't survived being moved around and squished and such but the dress and veil are all still good. I really wanted to wear my mums dress (if she'd had one). My mum didn't really have a dress more of a coat and hat thing? So I had to go find a dress that would fit me which wasn't easy. Everything I tried on was too big! And then magic this dress fit perfectly! It was meant to be. So for $250 one embroidered raw silk dress with detachable train. Because the paper is so beautiful and it is hidden behind the photos I used my knife to cut out elements and tuck my photos behind them. I didn't want to lose all t...

This is one of the layouts I did at the scrap night last saturday. This one is actually finished! As usual the layout style is very simple. I coloured the chipboard using ink pads. Which is very quick drying. I then painted a glitter paint over the top for extra sparkle. The papers used are from the Die Cuts with a View Posies Paper Stack range. I tried to use the sewing machine at the crop night but wasn't able to finish it off as the machine had other ideas.... darn machines.... I don't know what it is with me and machines but they will work just fine for anyone but me?? So consequently there is only a small amount of stitching on the page. I have used these tiny pictures of the original for extra effect. More layouts from the scrapnight still to come.... stay tuned.