I've remembered that I love scrapping.....

Recently I have contemplated giving up scrapping.... I mean, the pressure of knowing I have all those kits backed up and all that stash, sometimes it's just too much for me, and knowing that I'm not going to get more free time anytime soon, I had actually thought about giving up.
But this week I've powered on through, I did a couple of layouts without using a sketch, and last night I managed a LO while the kids were actually up and awake, and then this morning I had the adrenaline rush of opening new stash, so I've decided, i'll stick with it a while longer......

From September I'll be working five days a week, which will really cut into my time, but I'm good at juggling, i'll just have to juggle some more.  I'd really appreciate you all spurring me on though!

So, here are my latest layouts.

So the first one, "splash and run", well I know that was a sketch but apologies I can't remember whose.  It never ceases to amuse me how kids just want to chase the waves but then run away and scream.  And they can do this over and again, and it continues to happen!

This next one, about Cam, was done without using a sketch!!! Go me!!!  Having recently tidied up my craft room, I found some bits and pieces i'd forgotten about and this inspired me to have a dig around and not just use what's in the kit.  I love this lo.  I love doing boy layouts and love using black.  Like my bubble wrap stamp?  Some of you might not understand this LO, but believe me, Cam is a different boy from a while ago, and truly Jon and I never thought he'd get to where he is now.  We love him so much.

This next layout, "the drop" was done with the Sketchy Thursdays sketch.  Cam and Maddie think that there is a big "drop" in the sea where it goes from shallow to deep, and they spent every day of their holiday inching closer and closer to the drop.... You may know how fixated Cam can be, and this was his fixation for the two weeks we were on holiday.  Lol.  Again, I've used some bits and pieces not in my kit and this has really helped me get back into enjoying scrapping.

This layout here, is all about Maddie at this point in time. She needs to fill in the journaling prompts.  I think this was a Sketchy Thursday sketch too.

I love this photo of Jon and Bella.  They have a real connection. Funny how people can just get a real bond.  This was another of my non-sketch layouts, which feels like a real achievement and is just another way to help me feel like i've got back into it.  I've used the packaging of one of the kit items on here, and dug out my rub-ons too - which I have a box-full of, but never use!

Finally, this layout of Jon.  Again, no sketch. I love this photo of him, he looks so handsome.  Jon is not happy with my journaling on this, so I added the little sticker at the bottom! Basically, I have written that I don't really believe in "soulmates" but that we do ok.  Ok, maybe it's not very romantic.  But we're about to celebrate our tenth anniversary so it's not all bad!

You may notice I've used misting on some of my LOs.  I can't recommend enough the Maya mists.  They are really great, much better than Glimmer Mist.  The paper doens't warp and the colours are really bright and vibrant.  I shall be investing in more colours soon.  And lastly, all LOs are done using Scrapagogo kits.

Thanks for looking!