Friday, 17 August 2012

My Take part 1

A while back I took Shimelle Laine’s Perfect Collection class and I blogged about how I used the cutting templates and made little version of sketches to figure out to fit the pieces together here.

 

So I thought I would try using the pieces that the cutting instructions suggest, cut out two versions and played with the pieces and made 12 single and 6 double page sketches.  I thought I’d share what pieces I used, the start point I created and the finished layout.

 

The Sketch

Something nice and easy to start with. Two big blocks of paper and a strip down the middle.

single 1_600

 

The Starting Point

single 1_600

 

The Finished Layout

Everyday Eclectic by Echo Park

Washi Tape by Splendid Fiins

I flipped the layout around and round the corners to soften it slightly.  I used some border strips and a few embellishments to finish up the layout.

 

If you make anything with the sketch please share.

 

Shanna.

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Layouts

 

And this one is based on Shimelle’s And Now For Something Completely Different class.

 

Shanna

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Week 32

Shanna

Friday, 10 August 2012

Ten on the Tenth

I completely forgot it was going to be the tenth today – I’m not sure how that happened since I can read a calendar – until Shimelle sent out a tweet and reminded me.  Since I didn’t know what to pick I just randomly went to my photo library and picked a picture which turned out to be a picture from the 90s so I picked another ten.

 

This month’s ten on the tenth, random family photos from the 90s

March 1990

family2 3-3-90

March 1990

shanna and sean 3-90

 

Christmas 1991

cousins xmas 26-12-91

 

1991

mark 2nd bday

1992

siblings

1992

seans 4th bday1

1994 – My grandparents and great aunt and uncle’s 40th anniversary

40th annivesary

 

1994/5

cousins

1996 – Grandad Denny’s 80th birthday

Den 80tth  6-7-96 heathfield honiton

 

 

Christmas 1999

Christmas99

 

My only question is why would I wear any of those clothes? I mean my outfit in the last picture is not so bad but the rest. Oh dear.

Shanna

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Happy 6th Birthday Aidan

Today is my nephew’s 6th birthday.

2006

Aidans 1st day (19)

 

2007 – 1st birthday

Aidans 1st Birthday Party (6)

 

2008 – 2nd birthday

Aidans2ndBirthday (235)

 

2009 – 3rd birthday

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2010 – 4th birthday

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2011 – 5th birthday

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2012 – Taken after his birthday party last weekend

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Where has the time gone?

Happy birthday.

Love

Aunty Shanna

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Olympics

After the watching the opening ceremony I haven’t watched much of the Olympics other than the little bits we’ve had on at work and the bits that other family members are watching. I have been keeping up with the results. I have to say Team GB is kicking butt.

 

I did however sit down and watch Sir Chris Hoy win tonight. 

(from the Team GB feed on Facebook.)

Shanna.

Week 31

Shanna

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Books I read in July

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths by Bernard Evslin

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths

 

For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund

For Darkness Shows the Stars

 

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews

Magic Dreams

 

Tempting the Best Man by J Lynn

Tempting the Best Man (Gamble Brothers, #1)

 

Halle Puma Series by Dana Marie Bell

The Wallflower (Halle Pumas, #1)Sweet Dreams (Halle Pumas, #2)Cat Of A Different Color (Halle Pumas, #3)Steel Beauty (Halle Pumas, #4)

Only in My Dreams (Halle Pumas, #5)

 

Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst

Drink, Slay, Love

 

Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz

Spellbound (Spellbound #1)

 

Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston

Once Every Never (Once Every Never, #1)

 

Alpha Pack by J D Tyler

Primal Law (Alpha Pack #1)Savage Awakening (Alpha Pack, #2)

 

Falling in Between by Devon Ashley

Falling in Between (Falling, #1)

 

Touch by Jus Accardo

Touch (Denazen, #1)

 

Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight

Austentatious

 

The Dashwood Sisters Tell All by Beth Pattillio

The Dashwood Sisters Tell All: A Modern-Day Novel of Jane Austen

 

Jane Jameson series by Molly Harper

Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1)Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men (Jane Jameson, #2)Nice Girls Don't Live Forever (Jane Jameson, #3)Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors (Jane Jameson, #4)

 

Only 22 books this months  (I actually re-read the entire Kate Daniels series while I was on holiday but I didn’t include those).

Shanna