Hobbies and Crafts

Oh dear Di...I can see you are already on the slippery slopes of scrapping lol. I hope you have plenty of room to store all the papercrafting stash you may probably be buying in the future...once started you won't be able to stop lol.

Linda x

that's it Di, no turning back now. I prefer 12x12 as well because no matter how I try I just cannot be minimalist.

Linda, I like that font as well, use it a lot for letters as well as scrap pages.

OK Stand by!! I have just printed some photos off and I really really mean to do a scrap book page tomorrow. Too late to start today but I will get all the backing etc prepared.

Hi all.

Well I have been totally hooked on the album for my OH.
It is nearly completed. I did a page on each of the following. Football, Daisy our Lhasa Apso, Our wedding as we celebrated 35 years this year, his career in the motor ind, and 4 pages of him growing up. Alos did a page on our son's wedding in Vegas earlier this year. At the back of the album I have printed off his family history and put that in too. I'm so pleased with my first attempt and have now decided to do one for son's first wedding anniversary next year.
If anyone has a Homesense store near them they are doing complete kits for all themes for as little as £7.99p. They hold lots of different packs and small packs of embellishments too. I have bought 2 album packs as they are really good.
Merry Christmas all.

Di

Gemqueen
A lot of my stuff has come from Homesense, it is very good value.

Your album sounds lovely. I can't remember, is it for a special birthday or for Christmas?

Finished two mainly photo pages today of the family party we had for our 50th and one page of our Jersey holiday where we actually celebrated our 50th. Two more pages to do then that album is finshed. All 28 pages of 50 golden years. |I am really pleased with it.

Hi Ann
Mine was a combined present for Hubby for his 60th and towards Christmas. Both son's think it's good so hopefully he will like it. You have been busy too by the sound of it.
I really want to find more time to follow this hobby up but think it will be spring before I can focus on it more. At least I can plan, think my ideas through and put them down for when I do start.
Di

It is a good idea to write your plans for pages down, colour schemes etc.

Hello all..

I have not had any time for scrapbooking....as per usual I left the Christmas preparations till the last minute! Just presents to wrap and food shopping to do now thank goodness.

Ann and Di you have both been busy...so many treasured memories in your albums...they both sound lovely.

You have definitely caught the bug Di! I have a scrapbook journal that I keep notes in just to jog my memory of some idea that I have thought of....if I don't write them down straight away...senior moments...I forget lol.

Linda x

Good Morning Fellow crafters, it has been some time since I was on here,lots of things going on, made loads of cards , bought loads of stuff, too much really, but the best thing is I am now the proud owner of a new craft room thanks to my oh, my christmas gift.... so I had to clear the room out and couldnt believe how much craft stuff I had accumalated. I was sure it wouldnt go back , but it did, it was a great opportunity to sort everything out,I found stuff I had forgotten ,so now I can start the album for a friend, and another one in waiting ....
Hello to our new crafting friends...wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and
great crafting New Year.....

love Jean xx

Lovely to see this thread re-awakened. I just know you are going to have fun in your new craftroom, what a lucky person you are.
Linda, you will have time to get back to it in january. A month for staying in and crafting I always think.

Hi all.
Just popped in to say hubby thoroughly enjoyed his 'album' of his 60 years. He didn't put it down until late last night after reading through it. I have now got an order from son and DIL for their 1st anniversary next year. I have already bought a huge kit from Homesense that has 2500 pieces to get me started. I'm so hooked. Only problem is Hubby bought me a Kindle too which I need to load with lots of books and goodness knows when I'm going to have time to read!

Best wishes everyone for 2011.
Di

So pleased that he enjoyed it, makes it sll worthwhile doing it doesn't it? Enjoy doing more now. And enjoy the Kindle, daughter bought a cover for mine which was a surprise. And loaded a lot of her books onto it. We are able to share books now - she set it up, don't ask me how!!!

Hi, everyone, I have started the album for my friend s daughter who is my goddaughter, I did one earlier this year for her sister, it took me a bit to get my head round it just went blank, but once I started it started to come together...
I managed to have a go at a card I had seen on tv, reflections, wasnt too bad so will improve it on the next one, very easy to do but so effective..... hope you all had a good christmas with lots of craft gifts...nice to start doing spring and summer stuff, always lots of new ideas and products.... I love my cuttlebug which was one of my gifts.... youtube has loads of great tutorials on crafts....well worth a look.... so Happy Crafting New Year to all....

love Jean x

Hello Jean, seems as if you are the industrial one this week. I will get back to my scrap book soon, did 6 pages before christmas. It is often the way that the ideas come once one page is tackled. Must make some more cards too, have a few birthdays coming up.

My daughter in law gave me a craft set for Christmas it is a Davinci Tilekit. I haven't studied it but you can transfer a photo to a tile. Will have a go when in the mood.

Hello everyone..I hope you all had a Happy Christmas.

Ann...I was so looking forward to getting back into scrapping in the new year as I had so many photos of our 3 young grandsons stored on my camera.Unfortunately whilst messing with my camera, indoor photos appearing rather dark, I seem to have deleted them all...I am absolutely gutted to say the least. My dear OH is taking the sim card to a local photographers to check it out...keeping my fingers crossed.

Di...I am so pleased that your OH loved his album. Oooops totally addicted we did warn you lol.

Hi Jean...you have been busy! OH and I have decided to change a spare bedroom into a combined den (for him) and craft room in the new year so I am really excited!! I was given a Cuttlebug a couple of Christmas's ago from my dear OH...sadly I didn't use it for about 18 months then I discovered that I could use other makes of dies. A case of looking up YouTube to find out what plates I would have to use. I love YouTube for tutorials.

We went into Smith's today and they have the latest edition of Scrapbook Inspirations Idea Book at half price. I miss the original monthly magazine but no way would I pay nearly £10 when they changed the format. In this case I succumbed...a bargain although I haven't looked at it yet.

A Very Happy New Year to you all.

Linda x

Happy New Year to all you scrap booking ladies.

I am just about to start my first scrapbook for my nephew's 18th birthday and would like to pick your brains.
I thought I would do it A4 size - is that OK and are there any pros or cons?
Also -do you use both sides of the page or just one?

Any hints would be greatly appreciated

Pammy

PS am going to bed soon but will check in tomorrow

Pammy, we use the scrap books thata re available from somewhere like Papermania (Docrafts or Hobbycraft sites) on line or hobbycraft shops. They have plastic sleeves into which you slide the sheets and you can either use one side or both of the backing paper or card (depending on whether it has a design both sides or not.

I used the 8X8 sized scrap books for my memory books for the grandsons, otherwise for my own books I use 12X12 books. I believe that you may also be able to get A4 size. 12x12 are a bit large to give to somebody as storage is difficult. Backing papers are usually sold 12x12 but they can be cut down of course.

Linda, ooh, what a nuisance. I never store my photos on the camera, always download them onto the PC then, if you have Picasa (free to download) you can lighten them when you edit them by using the 'I'm feeling lucky' button. I hope your OH can get them via the shop.

Just ask your questions as you go along Pammy, we will help you out of course.

Thanks Ann
I shall look around on the internet for the scrap books. I think you are right about the smaller ones being better for storage so I shall go for one of them.
My brother has just sent me a load of great photos of my nephew so I think it is going to be a bigger project than I had first envisaged!

Hello all,
Pammy I use both 8x8 and 12x12 albums like Ann and I buy them from WH Smiths and from the Hobbycraft shows at the NEC. You can get blocks of 8x8 papers as well as 12x12 papers from QVC on line just look in the craft section (check the postage though). You can also buy some small sets from pound shops if they have them in stock .
If you use original photos check that the paper you use is acid and ligin (sp) free as photos will degrade over time . I also use ribbons,buttons and paper flowers as embellishments on the pages . I only usually use one side of the paper as I sometimes like to move pages around as I add new photos, but that is a personal thing , I always put 2 or more photos on a page some people only put one on a page.
Everyone does an album in a different way just enjoy making it.