AT MY BEST...

There is nothing better than the feelings that come with love.... Happiness, Joy, those Butterflies....

I feel all of that and more when I look at my gorgeous man, so when I scrapped this photo, I really wanted the colours and feel of the page to reflect those feelings. Short of putting butterflies on the page, I have used a selection of warm bright colours, with beautiful blues and fresh greens, flowers and ribbons.

This photo also holds special meaning for us as it was taken in Central Park, NYC and was used for our Engagement invitations and photo board centre piece.

Using an old Savvy kit which I had been saving for a rainy day (and we have just had a long weekend of that), I came up with this... Its a bit more vintage than I am used to, but totally in love with the final result!!! The only things I added to the kit was the music paper and a couple of extra little flowers. I am also in love with the Mister Hueys "Hot Dog" mist which I bought this weekend and the splatter technique which I am finally getting to resemble a splatter!!!


I hope your lives are filled with the joys that I have and the memories that are accompanied with this photo!!

I will have more pages to share from my scrappy weekend once the sun comes out but would love to know what you think of this one!!!

TFL xx

What else is there to do when the weather is wet & cold and you have a long weekend, but scrap. I set myself the challenge of finishing off a heap of the June challenges so that I could keep working through these holiday photos. I haven't been working anywhere near as fast as when the mojo is really flowing, but I have been happy with the results so far!!!


I have finished Antheas Savvy Sketch for June with an old He's Savvy kit that I had saved.

I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I have a new scrap space. Well its not new as such, its just had a face lift, but feels new to me!!!

If you remember, back in January Donna put out a call for us all to reveal our creative spaces... Here is what it looked like then....



I got sick of not having anywhere to put so much of my stuff, so though a face lift would help the situation. It has organised a few things but I still don't have all of the space that I need. I think another cabinet with basket draws would be perfect to put a few of the extra items that are still floating around.

Here is what it looks like now.... Still a total mess and just the end of the dining table, but that is just how I create :-)







I would love to see your scrap space!!!

I will be back later with a few challenges too...

TFL xx

I have never been a big user of flowers on all of my LOs but at the moment I just can't seem to think of other things to cluster. So this LO does look a bit girly for what it is, but another page done none the less.

Time to continue the challenges for the month (one of which I finished the day it was released), and more cards to make too.

Have a wonderful Saturday

TFL xxx

M&M World

Time to Fly

I still have a few to share, but I am really looking forward to the end of the month, so that we have all of the new challenges on hand!!

TFL xxx

This is the first time that Purple Pumpkin has released a sketch challenge on their website.

I had a few of their bits and pieces around, so though I would give it a go. And their pieces are just beautiful. Perfect for a boy, girl or neutral pages!!!

I am usually one to stick to the sketch pretty closely, but I couldnt help the little additions and the subtractions!!!

Well another week has come and gone but this one proved more than productive on the scrapping front. I have just finished another LO and am listening to the wind blow around the house!!!

I was sick over the weekend, so what more of an excuse do you need to stay at home and play with paper and glue. I should have been resting, but I am more than glad the mojo seems to be flowing since returning from holidays. I don't see myself completing 25 pages in the remaining days of the month, but it is a start, and I am looking forward to another weekend of playing, to boost the total for May.

I did get all 3 Savvy kits again this month and they are fantastic as always (I need all of them for the thousands of holiday photos that I have). The girls out do themselves every month, and I believe that again they have all sold out. Go Girls!!!!

Here is a couple of just because layouts:
















and a Birthday Card (This one was really simple, but looked good and I loved the colours).



I had so much fun with these, and am happy with the end result, although every time I look at them I think of another technique that I haven't used in a long time that would have worked (and in some cases, may have been better).

Oh well, with all of these photos to scrap, I'm sure all techniques will be exhausted!!!

I will be back later in the week with the Savvy Sketch, a Stuck Sketch and the Purple Pumpkin Sketch.

TFL xx

I have been making more of an effort over the last month or two to focus on my journaling on each page. While I am no where near the stage where I could do a page with just journaling, it has been great to push myself a little more in an area I have not been comfortable.



I have realised as I have continued to push myself, that there are so many stories that really need to be told with each page. I look back at some of the pages I have done and really wish I had told the story... Especially with holiday photos... The colours, the smells, the people, the temperatures. I guess there is nothing stopping me from scrapping the same photo twice (just in case I run out of photos to play with)!!!!



This one is another photo from last years holiday. Short of mentioning the holiday in the journaling, I have made a point that it will not go in the holiday album. It is such a wonderful photo of my man that I couldn't resist scrapping it.




Once I found the frog to fussy cut, the title sprung to mind straight away (although I don't think he liked being referred to as a frog!!).


The journaling reads You look so happy in this photo. I think you were finally starting to relax on our holiday together. You are such a strong person, both in your drive to achieve anything you set your mind to and in your morals. You are amazing and together we make a wonderful team. We help each other with things that need to be done, but are not scared to give new dreams a go. I love you and am so lucky to have you! xxx

There is still room for journaling improvement, but I am one step closer to telling all of the stories that need to be told.


I am also no longer scared to see my handwriting on a page too. Most days I still don't like it, but its what makes the page mine, and is the voice of me telling my stories...


TFL xxx

I just love all of the Echo Park paper ranges... They fitted this photo perfectly.

Time to start thinking about the challenges for February and trying to match or better Januarys total.

TFL xxx

After being prompted by a blog post from the beautiful Donna, I have realised how much I love seeing everyone elses scrap rooms or in my case scrap space. It is exciting to see how organised people are, and where the all of the wonderful creations take place.