Happy Christmas

As we are soon to set off to church, I thought I would wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a healthy New Year now.

Another class

You know I'm a sucker for online classes, some I embrace completely and finish them - Shimelle's - Go to Press is a good example where I did all but one layout. On the other hand Cheryl's photography class I didn't do a thing other than read the first two handouts. However I have all the handouts to refer back to.

So what have I signed up for now? Starting 1 January I am doing Cathy Zielske's class at Big Picture Scrapbooking. Tracey just spotted my pre-class layout whilst she was here collecting some gooides, so I thought I should share it with you.


All of the pages are on kraft cardstock so I may or may not need to buy some before the class is over. Each class has three layouts per week, on your choice of subject but one of the layouts each week is using pre determined colours otherwise you can choose your own subject and colour for each layout. The whole course is looking at design principles, including one week on the scarey subject of white space. There's more about the class at http://cathyzielske.typepad.com/my_weblog/

December crop

Catching up today. A busy day with a little service for Beaulieu feast day for Beaulieu alumni and friends. No idea where Kathryn was as she was meant to be there. Then girls have a half day so E's friend came with us to do a quick Co-op shop. Quick trip to see Val en route to the consultant as E has some toys she wants to sell. After consultant some time to put our feet up before M comes home and it's time to head to music. Last thing for the day is a committee meeting which is a shame as I had an invite to a charity do at Royal Yacht in which E's best freind is performing.




Only a week until the deadline for the Scrapagogo challenge and I know they have 10 entires so far - two posted here belonging to Maureen and Jenny, five in my previous post and Chloe, Margaret and Liz have also done their pages. Very good odds of winning a fabulous prize.


I also finished 3 of my pages from the Scrapagogo event. The last one I'll keep for New Year's day to quiz my father and aunt about who is who in the heritage photo.

Scrapagogo challenge

What a great weekend we've had with the Scrapagogo girls. Five full on classes with varied techniques and products, add to that Jennie's fabulous chocolate cake and mincemeat slice, and Ian's carrot cake. Today we had an unofficial Scrapagogo crop. we rented the same hall today and carried on from where we left off yesterday. No photos of the official projects yet, but five of us finished our challenge layouts. The bonus for doing the challenge is a chance to win a place on the March 2010 Gogogetaway. Fab prize. So here are the layouts in no particular order:
Marianne

Joanne

Lorraine

Me

Tracey


And I've just heard that they have landed safely at Gatwick airport.

One for the Xmas drawer

When Elizabeth saw the Promarkers in the Kars catalogue, she said some would be nice for school. A little expensive for school was my reply. However at The Studio blog I've won some Promarkers and Grungeboard for my Briggs Layout so I'm going to put away the Promarkers for Elizabeth's Xmas stocking.

Two more days to go and I have photos for three classes and plans for the fourth.

Designed by Stacy Julian

Another challenge last night (but done this morning) at the Studio Blog was by Stacy Julian. I altered the design slightly by stitching around the heart design to emphasise the shape. The thickers letters were just the right colour to go with the aqua T-shirts worn in two of the photos. All done from leftover photo apart from the focus B&W photo.

Started and finished

Wooweee, great crop despite leaving a box of stuff at thome. I have finished all of the following at the crop including any journalling. So now they can be added to the must put in albums pile!!

Light lunch

The first class from the UKS cybercrop and a goodie. Used the July 2009 Scrapagogo kit which was another plus, it all co-ordinated.

There's no place like home

Especially when there's a cybercrop on. The pre-crop challenge was on the theme of "There's no place like home" My layout is of the six homes I've lived in excluding the time I spent at Bristol Poly. I sneaked a shot of house No 4 this morning. It looks so ugly with the fuel tank at the front of the house.

Hoping to get lots of cybercrop layouts done at Saturday's crop and then it's only a week until Scrapagogo comes to Jersey!!!

Three presents down

I have at last finished sewing in the ends on these three pompon scarves. I bought the wool at C&H Fabrics over half term - I had a yearning to knit. A few hours later and a scarf is finished. The wool is Pompon by Rico. Not available in Jersey yet.

So I have two Christmas presents and a Secret Santa gift finished.

New friends

I found a new source of monthly sketches at The Studio This is my take on the November sketch with a few of the photos taken on my geocaching trip over half term. I only took about 8 photos over the five days, just too tired and trying to keep up with Jane all the time!!

Blogging

Shimelle is running another class and this time it's called "Blogging for Scrapbookers". I'm hoping that by doing the class I'll blog a little more and scrap more too. Don't forget I still have layouts from the last crop two weeks ago in my bag ready to photograph and add to my blog and two need a little journalling.

Details of the class are here http://www.shimelle.com/classes/618/a-new-online-scrapbooking-class-blogging-for-scrapbookers/

Freeze frame

Yet another layout using my Adornit kit. This paper is so bright that I don't think you need a lot to make a statement. Last Pencil Lines sketch for today from me.

another baby layout

Perhaps I should be checking whether these suit the Scrapagogo classes before using them!! This is the Scrapagogo August kit which I bought as a special with the July kit which Joanne has.

Pencil Lines online crop

Pencil Lines is three and they are celebrating this weekend. Here is the first layout I've done from their online crop.

Finished

I have finished my jelly roll quilt and I'm very pleased with it. I'm teaching a workshop on it in January for my local quilt group on Friday, 15 January at Trinity Parish Hall. It needs to be washed now to remove the stencil markings on the back and dried ready for our group meeting tomorrow night.

My fabric arrived

I might be gone a while!!

Love jelly rolls

A jelly roll of fabric arrived on Tuesday afternoon, borrowed a book from a friend as my book is apparently in a depot in Bristol, and less than 24 hours later, I have a quilt top which just needs a border.

A birthday

Pencil Lines http://www.pencillines.com/ are celebrating their birthday. Pop over and join in the fun

More adonit

This came together quite quickly as I had the photos ready for last weeks crop and trimmed them and put them on some cardstock on my table. Following day I swapped the cardstock for a lighter green and again left them. Friday I had some free time so added some patterned paper and embellishments from my adornit folder and it was done.


Felling okay today after my day op yesterday, a little dopey, but milking it for all it's worth!! Follow up appointment this Friday.