At Random

At Random

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are keeping warm!  

Dry too. 

I think I secretly love this time

of year.................coming in from

the cold, cup of soup to warm

the hands as well as the inner me,

snuggling up to the fire with a

good book or watching a boxed

set on the TV................

Let us see what Jane Castle

has for us today:

"Some of you may remember that earlier 

this year I made a start on a scrapbook 

and today I'd like to share another page of 

this with you. 

If you are new to scrapbooking today's page is 

a simple layout that could be adjusted to most 

nesting dies you might already have but if 

not the Find-It media die I have used in this 

project has so many uses that it

 is well worth investing in.

The 2, 12x12 papers I've used are by 

Bo-Bunny and Kaisercraft. 

The base sheet was cut to 27cm square 

and the narrow strip from one side was

 then attached across the centre.

Then onto the die cutting.

The larger of the 2 dies was used to cut

 the mount from top to bottom from the 

paper and the smaller on from side to side. 

I then cut another smaller mount from 

some kraft card and trimmed this to size.

The lovely door with a heart wreath on was

 torn from a piece of rice paper. I felt this 

symbolised the starting of a new home 

and life together.

After cutting the letters for the happy couple's 

names using my Memory Box Lower Parker

 Alphabet Die I stamped a few flowers onto 

the remaining Core-dinations card.

I deliberately didn't add too much ink to the

 stamp as I wanted a slightly faded look. 

These were cut out and a small envelope 

was made from some thin cream coloured card.

The edges of the mounts were distressed 

with a little ink and then everything was attached.

The tag will then have the details of 

the people in the photograhs, the date 

and place all added.

The gorgeous paper collections that are 

available now really does make putting 

together a scrapbook a joy and a great

 excuse to flick through all those 

lovely old photos."

Thank you Jane, I do agree there's

nothing quite like an old photograph

particularly when you are able to

put names to the faces and using that

torn scrap of Rice Paper is a masterstroke.

Just lifts everything from the austerity of

the times.

It is a wonderful way of preserving 

those memories too

Have you any old photos lying in a

drawer or a tin box?  I know I have

so I think I shall have to pop into the

SALE and see if there are any papers

that grab my fancy - I know there will be!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx