A few cards

Just sharing a few cards I made for the last two issues of Complete Cardmaking mag. The first two were part of a 'photo cards' article, and the others were using a bubblewrap-printing technique.

I am absolutely loving the hot weather we're having at the moment, and I absolutely refuse to complain about being too hot - it might jinx the summer! Mind you, I fear it's about to break anyway, and we'll all get soaked tomorrow...

Bye Bye GoGo

I've just finished designing with the dreamy July kit, which is my last piece of work for ScrapaGoGo. It's hard to believe that I've been on the DT for over 2 1/2 years - it's been lots of fun, and I've loved [almost] every kit, but the time is ripe for a change.

So bye bye GoGo! Wishing Lorraine, Janice and the remaining GoGo Girls lots of luck for the future.

June GoGo - Popsicle Parade

June's kit is full of bright zingy colours, and is great for summery pages and cards. Unfortunately, I was shockingly busy last month at the time I was working with this kit, so I only managed to get the bare minimum done (unlike May, where I used every last bit of kit!).

I think my fave page out of this lot is the "Big Chill Baby" - it's an old photo of Yarrow at her very first festival, back in 2002. She was nine months old, and just starting to crawl, so she was a bit of a handful LOL. Of course, she's an old hand at such things now, and much better behaved when we're camping/festing.

And on that note - it's just over a month until Port Eliot now, so I can start counting down the days!!

More Getaway bits

I don't want to set a precedent by blogging two days on the run... but here are the pages I put together at the Getaway this weekend. The delicious doodled frame/paint affair was SJ's Make & Take, while the other two were from challenge sketches (I didn't have to think, so actually got sometjing stuck down!).

Erm... That's it then!

GoGoGetaway 2009

I'm sitting here at 10.45am on a Monday morning, and I can feel my eyes drooping.... I am SO tired!! We got home from the GoGo retreat last night, after 6 hours driving (Bee is such a star - she drove the whole way), and I feel like my head is full of lead! It was an absolutely fabulous weekend - catching up with friends and making new ones. I taught two classes (thank you to all the girls who did my classes - you were all fabulous and kind and so much fun to work with - I was very nervous!). And in between times I even managed to scrap three whole layouts - two from sketches, and one from SJ's very funky make'n'take class. That is a big improvement on last year, where I came home with one complete page and a pile of paper pieces....

I haven't photographed those layouts yet, but will get them uploaded soon. In the meantime, these are the classes I taught. The kits were very generous, and I got two complete pages out of each one, which gave the delegates different examples of colourways they could use. This first class was based on the new Pink Paislee Fascinating range of papers and stickers - LOVE that watermelon colour. Yum!


The second class was a workshop, using various mediums. We played with flock, paint, glitter and metallic embossing powders, stamping and stitching. So that was, um...., quite a busy couple of hours! But I think most of the girls in the class tried at least one new technique (which was kind of the point). The flock seemed to be a particular hit - lots of fun!

Other classes were taught by Jane Dean, MaryAnne Walters and Shimelle Laine. I didn't get to do their classes, but I saw what the ladies were bringing out, and those projects were AMAZING! Jane's little pop-up house was particularly fascinating, so I bought a couple of the diecuts to bring home for Yarrow and Holly :D

So, I didn't get tons of sleep - entirely my own fault - and the free-flowing coffee meant that I just kept topping up with caffeine to keep me awake. Today I couldn't face my morning coffee, and I am seriously flagging. Thank goodness for spell-checkers, because I am making soooo many typos on this post....

A huge Thank you to Lorraine, Janice and their team, who made the weekend run so perfectly, and to all the lovely lovely ladies who came along and made it fun!

Been campin'

The Heritage Trail at Maiden Castle
Originally uploaded by Noni Beckman

After a rough start... Yarrow was horribly ill over the bank holiday weekend, so she and I stayed home for a few days while Adam & Holly headed off to Dorset. By Tuesday, she was well enough to make the four-hour, four-change train trip to Swanage, where the others collected us in the car and took us to Tom's Field campsite.

Not only was it fabulous to get away as a family, enjoying the fresh air, sunshine and outdoor cooking, but we also caught up with some good friends and their children, who were camping on the same site (and, indeed, had recommended it!).

Aside from one Wet Wednesday, we enjoyed glorious weather - perfect for walking to Dancing Ledge, and exploring Lulworth Cove. On Friday, we headed back to Plymouth via Maiden Castle, where we walked a 'Heritage Trail' to learn more about the site. A perfect end to the week.

May GoGo

I can't quite believe how much I made with May's GoGo kits! I absolutely loved the colors, and the glittery bits, and it just kept on inspiring me until I ran out of time... Although I didn't run out of kit - I still have quite a few bits left!

I had several family and friends with birthdays this month, which gave me a focus for lots of the cards - I always find card-designing easier if I know who its for.



I loved the little chipboard tags in the Go-2-Pieces this month, and I've used them to display a single photo, chopped into pieces. There's journalling on the back, and more underneath.