Well, in the end I whacked the heating on, drank lots of water and surgically attached my nose to a box of tissues so I could scrap!
I'm glad I did as I made two layouts and will move on to the next prompts today. The three layouts I used actually did use the B side as the main side so I unwittingly followed prompt 2 too!!!
Here are my pages:
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
A busy afternoon scrapping after all
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Afternoon off... time to scrapbook!
Despite finishing work at 2pm today I haven't done a lot with my afternoon yet. I have a bit of a cold coming and feel all run down and drained :0(
I've spent some time curled up under a blanket with my cat reading blogs. I've now downloaded prompt 2 of Shimelle's Scrapbook Remix class. Before I think about the though, I want to make a list of things I want to do from prompt one (using the Garden Variety collection as a starting point):
* create a page using 2 colours
* create a page using 3 colours
* create a page using lots of colours
Not sure how much of this I'll get done today!
Before I get out from my cosy blanket nest I'm going to read prompt 2 and add the to do list from there here too!
Prompt 2 is great- B sides!
* recreate a page of my own I love using B sides
Other suggestions include the use of washi tape, stamps and mixing collections by the same designer. I just wish I had enough energy to scrap :0(
Monday, 22 October 2012
A nice bit of evening scrapping begins....
Ok, so I'm in my craft room and I have prompt one from Shimelle I've decided to use the "Garden Variety" crafting kit from Cosmo Cricket. Shimelle is using "Sunshine and Happiness" by Bella Blvd but I don't have that collection. Her tip is to use something sunshiny to follow along with this prompt and this set from Cosmo is certainly bright and cheery!!
I have had this crafting kit for a few years and have made quite a few ages from it. That said, there are still quite a few full sheets and lots of scraps left so here I go...
And here is the finished page! A disaster with a blunt cutter blade lead to the happy accident of deciding to distress the edges of all the papers. I like the look! It's something I used to do a lot but haven't used this style for a while.
A new Shimelle class starts today - YAY!
So I signed up last night for:

What was the driving force behind me signing up for this (apart from the fact that all of Shimelle's classes are wonderful and I am a habitual learner!!) Well, I have a confession that will explain... ... I haven't scrapbooked for a whole month (shhhhh don't tell anyone!) When I confessed this to my boyfriend last night, he turned an anxious face to me and in all seriousness asked me whether I was feeling OK!
Well actually, no! I'm not! I haven't scrapbooked in a month! Arrghhhhh! And there is no reason for it other than I seem to have drifted away from it, which makes me very very sad.
So the plan is that Shimelle's wonderful teaching style and enthusiasm for this craft will reawaken my own love for it.
I'll keep you posted :0)