Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Cyber cropping...across the universe....

*singing to the tune of Star Trekking*! You may not have a clue what I'm on about if you're younger than 30!!! Ignore me, I'm just entertaining myself.

So last night I decided to stop sitting around on my fat bum watching crap TV all evening, as has been my habit recently, and get some scrapping done. Saturday's crop had motivated me so much, and I'd made a dent in some of my stash, so I facebooked Deb and off we went.

As you know, I adore using sketches recently. I think my brain is so frazzled at the moment, that I actually struggle to get started without a sketch. It's nothing to be ashamed of, this is why sketches are invented!

So I logged onto Sketchy Thursday and picked out their most recent one.I've used my Scrapagogo kit here, only adding in a couple of buttons. Have we already discussed my new found love of coloured cardstock?? I am so over neutrals you know. I love picking out a colour in my photo, and this photo of Cam in his new tshirt and new gappy smile was no exception. Kraft?? Pah! It's colour all the way for me now!I love these pictures of Cam. Yes, he does look slightly wild and vampire-ish (I have been telling him recently to put his fangs away), but my he's growing into a handsome young lad, and he's a very special boy. He gets so fed up with mummy and camera poking into his face, but he's good and patient and spares me a few minutes.

And another thing I adore is the Sassafras alphabet stickers. I love them. Why I don't have them in every rainbow colour I do not know. They are so cheap and versatile.

Oh and one more thing I'm crazy about? My "sanded" stamp from Stampin' Up. Now I use this stamp on virtually every LO I do, and I truly don't know how I survived without it. On this LO it not only mirrors the print on the yellow paper (Basic Grey), but this stamp also just takes the edge off papers and gives them a slightly worn and faded look. If you like it, contact Deb, she's my own personal Stampin' Up Demonstrator.

Speaking of Deb, how did any of us survive before she started blogging?!

Thanks for stopping by!

8 comments:

Deb Hickman said...

I think you're exaggerating again, I'm hardly across the universe more like 10 miles down the road,lol. I love your LO it's so colourful,I wish I could pluck up the courage to go bright. I love the photo's of Cam, he sure is an handsome little man. Xxxx

Heather said...

Love the toothless smiles and that you're not afraid of color! Thanks for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! xoxo

corrie said...

Way to go with the bright colored cardstock! I love it! Thanks for playing with ST this week!

mariko said...

Funny LO!!
Thanks for playing along with ST!!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Loveeeeeeee this! I love love love those photos and the papers you used! Thanks sooooooooo much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Diana Fisher said...

I like how you flipped the sketch. And fabulous pictures to scrap. :)

Audrey Yeager said...

Oh these colors are fantastic and what cute photos! And what do you mean about crappy TV? I never see ANY crop on TV while I sit on my bum eating ice cream...:)
Thanks for joining us this week at Sketchy Thursdays!

Lisa said...

Such a fabulously colourful layout! This new love of colour is lovely - really enjoying seeing you break out of the neutral!

I so neeeed that stamp - when I have saved up some pennies, I need to get an order in to Deb for one - I wish you lived here in my room so that I could use yours whenever I needed it.

I really think we should set up an exclusive retreat over here so that I can dig into your stash and get inspired by your new love of scrapping.

I'm loving sketches too right now - my Page Maps are well used.

Of course, I love the photo - what a handsome, sweet chap he is. I did a layout about him today too. Old photos but some I love that you took, that I nicked off your laptop!