tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17014427231847096762024-03-05T18:10:47.672+10:30Rock Paper Scissors ScrapDebbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-22282061953027261892011-11-03T00:21:00.001+10:302011-11-03T00:21:57.921+10:30IPhone loveI went a bit crazy taking pics with the new phone. It makes me happy in my heart! We, this was a small selection LOL!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aNabzm79UQY581zLcMLpEzjOaKNj09CSFbjw_9tFUd7x_KQj93tWMQHrunmOyGXT1kkqQfkwo2HBXg8jVyRz0pA72az9eVYqLUMolwHoiqOPDOy4C4ULYN_kqX4em4skcyOpBhAPC9Q/s640/blogger-image-958881282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aNabzm79UQY581zLcMLpEzjOaKNj09CSFbjw_9tFUd7x_KQj93tWMQHrunmOyGXT1kkqQfkwo2HBXg8jVyRz0pA72az9eVYqLUMolwHoiqOPDOy4C4ULYN_kqX4em4skcyOpBhAPC9Q/s640/blogger-image-958881282.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoh2n8qy0BbxTz1hsGxpBXn5G6WEx-1JnACSAZmBgBNdNM23hnRfrI_2-k2caOAfuJRcdqKsMLRg4rwC3xg49Mf84tn623ZMj4LOdMGBb1jkl3at2FQK9QYjGfOczbRMrIb-mB5gLApw/s640/blogger-image-140331683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoh2n8qy0BbxTz1hsGxpBXn5G6WEx-1JnACSAZmBgBNdNM23hnRfrI_2-k2caOAfuJRcdqKsMLRg4rwC3xg49Mf84tn623ZMj4LOdMGBb1jkl3at2FQK9QYjGfOczbRMrIb-mB5gLApw/s640/blogger-image-140331683.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-coE8I19nTR95MrFGkr9WCjExpvO-t-yWUhTs5NUrP2ZzGTt-ICMeK-XywCNWsjXcNbUdplG5l0-4Z6tOlcH_3CoBSd35t_fKRirLJq5bpRk3CUsALH3t2yCrXWYZENcG8g8IU519Nc/s640/blogger-image--1703474392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-coE8I19nTR95MrFGkr9WCjExpvO-t-yWUhTs5NUrP2ZzGTt-ICMeK-XywCNWsjXcNbUdplG5l0-4Z6tOlcH_3CoBSd35t_fKRirLJq5bpRk3CUsALH3t2yCrXWYZENcG8g8IU519Nc/s640/blogger-image--1703474392.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBVaGvJy_jarf0onSdwLXXTaIYjHxz_7QzU-0I-lR1g466hGzgou4g-KOrDc0qQRg7cGc9zgcDPLs5VCNw9AsC-4G3b_1YwCTq1NCQtw2LGMezQSknGHCpFFnUer0WMC8ZqS1g0KN0Rk/s640/blogger-image--1306106969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBVaGvJy_jarf0onSdwLXXTaIYjHxz_7QzU-0I-lR1g466hGzgou4g-KOrDc0qQRg7cGc9zgcDPLs5VCNw9AsC-4G3b_1YwCTq1NCQtw2LGMezQSknGHCpFFnUer0WMC8ZqS1g0KN0Rk/s640/blogger-image--1306106969.jpg" /></a></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-84004135440421100342010-12-28T20:52:00.002+10:302010-12-28T20:55:41.409+10:30The last postThis is just a quick posting to say that I'm no longer going to update this ol' blog anymore, but will continue to post all my scrapbooking and crafting pics with my regular photo-a-day posts over at <a href="http://scraphappyvalley.blogspot.com/">Scrap Happy Valley</a>. Please update your link if you have it saved somewhere, I'd love to see you over there! Happy scrapping :-)Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-7021601298936209492010-12-16T14:20:00.004+10:302010-12-16T14:26:32.706+10:30more on the pregnancy themeI realised that I'd kept the pregnancy test from when my pregnancy with Angus was confirmed. Weird, I know, but I'm definitely not the only scrapper who's done this. What's not to keep? So, since I had some of those pregnancy-question-journalling strips left, I flipped them over to the blank side and wrote the story of discovering the pregnancy on my birthday. This is back in 2008 but luckily I'd written this story down in the journal otherwise I definitely would have forgotten. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2ma3KsntC6Y2Z24x1g_Wy1i1kQ6iJ_fZhV1egcX30bvWOLQL322b-Azf7ZU6r3p6PMvSdqk_1_haBEJfullU6Yl8KN7w4yU8OP9x5U1Gq41NjZploaJmmmBwFcZpXixfyMPxoxHd6Xs/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_4159+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551122699268848818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2ma3KsntC6Y2Z24x1g_Wy1i1kQ6iJ_fZhV1egcX30bvWOLQL322b-Azf7ZU6r3p6PMvSdqk_1_haBEJfullU6Yl8KN7w4yU8OP9x5U1Gq41NjZploaJmmmBwFcZpXixfyMPxoxHd6Xs/s630/Copy+of+IMG_4159+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br />P.S. I've worked out my "Word" for next year, which has partly to do with telling stories when they happen, not two years later! coming soon...Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-84286846788515075682010-12-11T14:59:00.003+10:302010-12-11T15:03:51.758+10:30Project 365The now-enormous album that holds my Project 365 photos (a-photo-a-day-for-a-year) is looking amazing. It's almost finished! I can hardly believe it's been almost a year since I started. Here are some of the photos I've been playing with since the 1st December:<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbrlVXtkyiqvBj9PPtGBR8_On2jUlkb5WXGy5Phyphenhypheng-hjhICcGJajdELYw0yB_53ApuKcNiDj2JxCC42N5Y_VSa1FSVedmx2jjWN_FWOC-uqWcIQIbNw1WLupgamRUhWftz_c0j9s8V28/s1600/Copy+of+ist+dec+santa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549277460825322610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbrlVXtkyiqvBj9PPtGBR8_On2jUlkb5WXGy5Phyphenhypheng-hjhICcGJajdELYw0yB_53ApuKcNiDj2JxCC42N5Y_VSa1FSVedmx2jjWN_FWOC-uqWcIQIbNw1WLupgamRUhWftz_c0j9s8V28/s630/Copy+of+ist+dec+santa.jpg" /></a> </p><p>I'm adding a number to each photo that represents another day in December:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUUYj41b9E0_X8NzJpmRY9lmxVa0i4xdBnn29xwdGnr1urKX6eUCtaBpl4Y3r3A_sBmtazU3to4Q2b5d20_6Ieu4AacvQPAGJKEW_-INhgD5EikpErdZy3iwN-3kCGfeRyk3sU83CNO8/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549277332201793378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUUYj41b9E0_X8NzJpmRY9lmxVa0i4xdBnn29xwdGnr1urKX6eUCtaBpl4Y3r3A_sBmtazU3to4Q2b5d20_6Ieu4AacvQPAGJKEW_-INhgD5EikpErdZy3iwN-3kCGfeRyk3sU83CNO8/s630/Untitled-2.jpg" /></a> </p><p>Digital scrapbook template (Katie Pertiet) cropped to fit a 6x4 photo:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOlnFftLIHoToucUhw70CdFfsf96SL5O0H7LWe0wj1Gzq69wTIv54kYzlDgn9KcO-qLRvpwPx35FVHx0eNxzNH0B6lNxxzZqUc8XgRz964eP165Fet13p6xrb7rcQsr1vGz__Fkgrgeg/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549277156218717922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOlnFftLIHoToucUhw70CdFfsf96SL5O0H7LWe0wj1Gzq69wTIv54kYzlDgn9KcO-qLRvpwPx35FVHx0eNxzNH0B6lNxxzZqUc8XgRz964eP165Fet13p6xrb7rcQsr1vGz__Fkgrgeg/s630/Untitled-1.jpg" /></a> </p>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-8498940385216203002010-12-10T10:31:00.002+10:302010-12-10T10:34:18.560+10:30breakfast partyWe had our little work Christmas party at the Hilton Hotel - a breakfast! Such a novel idea. I found an image on the internet since I didn't have my camera with me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7KfvWXOstZqVSpLRy7LWvBVjwHDnIhx6_V57qlp_QoexK8CeGCUl3krhsESaT5BqZ_TKj_PuWXl2Kv_KvgwGoqQaCwkaAys5miM_wSLDBUYGIFJmIry41I5v3NVhpxR0CduSfJ6HNB8/s1600/Untitled-3+web+version.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7KfvWXOstZqVSpLRy7LWvBVjwHDnIhx6_V57qlp_QoexK8CeGCUl3krhsESaT5BqZ_TKj_PuWXl2Kv_KvgwGoqQaCwkaAys5miM_wSLDBUYGIFJmIry41I5v3NVhpxR0CduSfJ6HNB8/s630/Untitled-3+web+version.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548837094405412386" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-2726706769724261902010-12-03T12:38:00.004+10:302010-12-03T13:55:08.242+10:30This is ArtAdding a bit of digital colour before printing for Project365 album.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71aUIakd1GpVgT0E7S7o5Vj-Pp3l5EiurOkkYZSAK1NCblstxNYo9WdlSBaRJZtHBa0MjeC5gBUYfqwPXk4yemKnhVyH9UG4DONXJvYW12GIxjM6j-Lx7YrR2K_jdf057Bv_a1qCF3ng/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71aUIakd1GpVgT0E7S7o5Vj-Pp3l5EiurOkkYZSAK1NCblstxNYo9WdlSBaRJZtHBa0MjeC5gBUYfqwPXk4yemKnhVyH9UG4DONXJvYW12GIxjM6j-Lx7YrR2K_jdf057Bv_a1qCF3ng/s630/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546291378569753602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-sRXjDagVD1PPFOKG-Z29pYgICFZIvLjCc96L-kxcFMCu12GCDjtqnQo0acF8dTXZIAynn3HDSwhhBsDtCZhbQKLSaCNAs-O9GZIwT3syZEbx9ZOC_GGup4-0SaLdYK64F9odwiV6wA/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3856+pshop+mask.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-sRXjDagVD1PPFOKG-Z29pYgICFZIvLjCc96L-kxcFMCu12GCDjtqnQo0acF8dTXZIAynn3HDSwhhBsDtCZhbQKLSaCNAs-O9GZIwT3syZEbx9ZOC_GGup4-0SaLdYK64F9odwiV6wA/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3856+pshop+mask.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546291215868011618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9b3xrNS0VPLF0wQu-_OayhzGoi0qIwUWXw0ZS_9eLcconHXiHLY1VPav0mXuDUx7FscCNnsvMyMYoy_kzkET7WbCjVvIS9_xBtiWG5k-8GnB-N70dARDGRDK_p7RmRP3Jnb92qd15h8/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3845+pshop+masks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9b3xrNS0VPLF0wQu-_OayhzGoi0qIwUWXw0ZS_9eLcconHXiHLY1VPav0mXuDUx7FscCNnsvMyMYoy_kzkET7WbCjVvIS9_xBtiWG5k-8GnB-N70dARDGRDK_p7RmRP3Jnb92qd15h8/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3845+pshop+masks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546272565820442130" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-29829405068166268552010-12-02T15:32:00.009+10:302010-12-02T15:47:03.849+10:30mini book peekHere is the mini book I've been working on since Sunday. I'm going to finish the insides with some coloured stitching, especially on the edges of the punched holes to avoid the paper ripping. It's an altered student exercise book so the pages are very thin, and I've stuck two pages together to make it stronger. I made it a year ago as a notebook/journal but as it was still sitting on my shelf, unused, I decided to use it for this mini book about our trip to Melbourne exactly a year ago to farewell Dad. The papers, word and letter stickers are from K&C Company, and my new dymo labeller has been used on the front cover. The only other embellishments used are paper doilies and lots of ribbon. Overall I'm very pleased with it. The trim on the front is Webster's bloomer trim - so lovely! I think I will have to get more. I LOVE it.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxjzcMwv9oIZOPSwAxnjCpwn_pnndWaGlqrVcx5eXvGQ_xcP4UDAm1QFwdW7MedUC_-uvOxy2jfwI5PV1fCBAQ4AOoBqkVf2hP5ymri3w3Vzxo1UcxvUrAOrwXpdySjIOgnEZ-zg8uOQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3940+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545947239344289154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxjzcMwv9oIZOPSwAxnjCpwn_pnndWaGlqrVcx5eXvGQ_xcP4UDAm1QFwdW7MedUC_-uvOxy2jfwI5PV1fCBAQ4AOoBqkVf2hP5ymri3w3Vzxo1UcxvUrAOrwXpdySjIOgnEZ-zg8uOQ/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3940+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqilS3eARigXkfQbBOQyk5Y942HVFWEoc10ZZDfs3v1d8SniH9jRPwMBwhEE8LLqUBUn6P76k6D6_dU-yRuvIB0e8v5hXA8O7yphE4eSr6mZ0MOGSIX0fZ1QTi3CGcvA0XkhX10RRuN8c/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3941+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545947162955313506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqilS3eARigXkfQbBOQyk5Y942HVFWEoc10ZZDfs3v1d8SniH9jRPwMBwhEE8LLqUBUn6P76k6D6_dU-yRuvIB0e8v5hXA8O7yphE4eSr6mZ0MOGSIX0fZ1QTi3CGcvA0XkhX10RRuN8c/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3941+pshop.jpg" /></a> </p><p>I journalled with my sister's old fountain pen - I finally tracked down some ink refill at Office Works. Each day is marked with a cut-down page about 5cm wide. All the pages are binded with my bind-it-all. At 36 pages it is so thick I had to use rings to hold it together.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjFx6H94gOqVNSvPDaz5foqIdIGWldWtXQBx_KvwY2oLMVhyphenhyphenwHm5KVl6ulvD2mD7-z8DuT1gD9iErAQfKRrPMtSG98rFiuZ1acLfMzyJAt3c-HkM-4I_2yMRG81n6LNzWOCSFiY7etFA/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3944+pshop2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545947024275877106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjFx6H94gOqVNSvPDaz5foqIdIGWldWtXQBx_KvwY2oLMVhyphenhyphenwHm5KVl6ulvD2mD7-z8DuT1gD9iErAQfKRrPMtSG98rFiuZ1acLfMzyJAt3c-HkM-4I_2yMRG81n6LNzWOCSFiY7etFA/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3944+pshop2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMQf7diylwpqPgcJk84KvJRwso23XwYEAwOS_MOCjH4lqrfbxmpKrqRucVaCUmKdSGA3N6GuBW2Pjp-dnq2br3u0n8x0YWjh3zGW2wIbKqC7vZkoYX6m8ccyhhFFkLIwZ6EupzJVHYHM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3947+psjop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545946909487717970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMQf7diylwpqPgcJk84KvJRwso23XwYEAwOS_MOCjH4lqrfbxmpKrqRucVaCUmKdSGA3N6GuBW2Pjp-dnq2br3u0n8x0YWjh3zGW2wIbKqC7vZkoYX6m8ccyhhFFkLIwZ6EupzJVHYHM/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3947+psjop.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8yIhzt3XGp0z3YEEQJJl7xMA4SBkdS-EXr7EgyiQg6QR0w0Y4dsMLOr_ihkQVD9iZuOJC1vfyQbTaomZ29IR13vtumCrrnDEmozhHhJEirKaxtO_j2rUJLd-xwv-YdCgXxyYj9r_vTc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3948+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545946790937785746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8yIhzt3XGp0z3YEEQJJl7xMA4SBkdS-EXr7EgyiQg6QR0w0Y4dsMLOr_ihkQVD9iZuOJC1vfyQbTaomZ29IR13vtumCrrnDEmozhHhJEirKaxtO_j2rUJLd-xwv-YdCgXxyYj9r_vTc/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3948+pshop.jpg" /></a> </p><p>Everything has gone into the book - travel brochures, food shopping receipts, journalling from notes I kept at the time, even a copy of my eulogy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2p4cqBaPFUstdD0NxV0ot6Y-CbnUc69QGIGo6-TwBk9-X_xlPDsPZu3hz_p1T_Jj19IR_4a0Kyp5iE4m215AkLfvIc8DkVrSdprV5LRPDUBsJ4iJUhkGU7zpe0GLCU7HcUqyjumB7M8/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3950+pshop+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545946597394173634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2p4cqBaPFUstdD0NxV0ot6Y-CbnUc69QGIGo6-TwBk9-X_xlPDsPZu3hz_p1T_Jj19IR_4a0Kyp5iE4m215AkLfvIc8DkVrSdprV5LRPDUBsJ4iJUhkGU7zpe0GLCU7HcUqyjumB7M8/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3950+pshop+crop.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHdBw2ne5UBLOutcWBaQs8PRNS53Vys68zFkSJmiHvPJxE7IkdNUo_1Kr-HA9nLaUScUsU8aotQBTqoqxHp5G7o2iV4pLAtMbT8TwS4OMzzXAaX7xkrBIrcpR7N9zhlLxZXVSWB53ROA/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3950+pshop+crop+more.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545946415336893250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHdBw2ne5UBLOutcWBaQs8PRNS53Vys68zFkSJmiHvPJxE7IkdNUo_1Kr-HA9nLaUScUsU8aotQBTqoqxHp5G7o2iV4pLAtMbT8TwS4OMzzXAaX7xkrBIrcpR7N9zhlLxZXVSWB53ROA/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3950+pshop+crop+more.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn_hNFn9uFb8HwzpCLiTrOo8t85TWThLfqOs_F1MOCHT6-g3jG4eedj4PRCF2t1GfMob0tMb4nXQVXa0nfUVx10j9YGfYRadtAeauHJTb2g3P9GuxTnhGrN1E7S71RmJn94DQtQ1A-MY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3954+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545946255426912450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn_hNFn9uFb8HwzpCLiTrOo8t85TWThLfqOs_F1MOCHT6-g3jG4eedj4PRCF2t1GfMob0tMb4nXQVXa0nfUVx10j9YGfYRadtAeauHJTb2g3P9GuxTnhGrN1E7S71RmJn94DQtQ1A-MY/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3954+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydBuLDhxTiePv_0co4v2pnN3FwK7aiM6gkmvqgRAADsTe2ms4jRFBKYieYIBStvYYqE_UxbbejWtHwjAOLP3ogDWl2XA52fkjTNWvwC7bhd-KxzrjWaHiFn9yXIqkMkyxho2ohVYB1lg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3956+mask.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545946165014637778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydBuLDhxTiePv_0co4v2pnN3FwK7aiM6gkmvqgRAADsTe2ms4jRFBKYieYIBStvYYqE_UxbbejWtHwjAOLP3ogDWl2XA52fkjTNWvwC7bhd-KxzrjWaHiFn9yXIqkMkyxho2ohVYB1lg/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3956+mask.jpg" /></a> </p>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-82182231116579970352010-11-30T08:05:00.002+10:302010-11-30T08:06:04.532+10:30mini bookComing soon... pics of the massive mini-book I've been working on since Sunday. It's got everything, including of course, journalling from the new Dymo labeller. Woo hoo!Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-54855408697090855672010-11-30T07:57:00.005+10:302010-11-30T08:04:38.628+10:30Second pregnancy layoutI decided to use up the rest of the pregnancy journalling strips and make a second double-page-layout this time about my pregnancy with Angie. So it looks very similar, but they're all different questions, so it will be interesting for him to read when he's older.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU0jTRZTySnOJYiQcz6eoI8n0t-pJgeYDDYl0IYKD2EnYOEoqfOx_TpHbD3EtbRMl98ApbRlkJRXGm1HGRw7VVc1gFDMNC5Tpz0LJxfSyXbfkAvrwW2WxdFD2P5jZoyjT05Z-RpwPQmY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3840+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU0jTRZTySnOJYiQcz6eoI8n0t-pJgeYDDYl0IYKD2EnYOEoqfOx_TpHbD3EtbRMl98ApbRlkJRXGm1HGRw7VVc1gFDMNC5Tpz0LJxfSyXbfkAvrwW2WxdFD2P5jZoyjT05Z-RpwPQmY/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3840+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545087940758914770" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNh4FIZPI_HCiEb7L-GmnHP8hkNEC3pwtwGJs82KdsPG3_OkE_PctVcHEq7BP0N8_0e-vXl3zVohY5iExBHPEK3D8g_eVsqfbCUHws53xI-RJULjfQQeu5_RwLJAK3FgdeCSyroKjIdoY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3842+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNh4FIZPI_HCiEb7L-GmnHP8hkNEC3pwtwGJs82KdsPG3_OkE_PctVcHEq7BP0N8_0e-vXl3zVohY5iExBHPEK3D8g_eVsqfbCUHws53xI-RJULjfQQeu5_RwLJAK3FgdeCSyroKjIdoY/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3842+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545087750499699442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLfOixytci3i1c1O6L086G3L-mbiu06EY1rqU9cAIkuzo2ElAVT0MuPIZv_TGX0sVtWv3mb4woKAPKOPDsCxrnusjJLhXtDEO1ykSNoEKCUay2y5ln90Osh15RtMhRtBb8tsOYNg1Bog/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3843+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLfOixytci3i1c1O6L086G3L-mbiu06EY1rqU9cAIkuzo2ElAVT0MuPIZv_TGX0sVtWv3mb4woKAPKOPDsCxrnusjJLhXtDEO1ykSNoEKCUay2y5ln90Osh15RtMhRtBb8tsOYNg1Bog/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3843+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545087569120909858" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-62106190326518008552010-11-24T06:46:00.002+10:302010-11-24T06:52:09.226+10:30Hybrid scrapbook layoutI really love this page. I think it sums up my favourite scrapbooking techniques at the moment. I loved playing with the photo of Angus and making a mini digital scrapbook layout of him, with the original photo alongside it, on lightly patterned paper, with misting, paint splatters, ribbon, stitching, masking and little flying butterflies. The main thing here is the COLOUR. For me, colour is the most important part of the page. Even if it's all black and white, or a single colour.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTW-HoyZNa0CywKNa1eqqOPV8UzFoxGLNMKjcBwKMoFQOPFOUbp5Qkxr6mW_ncH9JZ5vm-DvLK3T89L-AEAi7Sq_QaiDToGCTiOnMvkSycopaTYMVd4na9p3DUnIPyfRQK0C-7rmUSGVc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3796+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTW-HoyZNa0CywKNa1eqqOPV8UzFoxGLNMKjcBwKMoFQOPFOUbp5Qkxr6mW_ncH9JZ5vm-DvLK3T89L-AEAi7Sq_QaiDToGCTiOnMvkSycopaTYMVd4na9p3DUnIPyfRQK0C-7rmUSGVc/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3796+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542842133252520162" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-zq700WObF4jJ-FGA0p6zRLkCUX_lkQfTJIpRsbyPqIkila_1M3QNWqFNRrGuOcAY_6zQ9h3lmlteiiHboEyo92V4cQGhG8HvxBeiXRS4Y7rRhs55dlXCaOBuSLFXY_nSB5YQYDedbY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3799+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-zq700WObF4jJ-FGA0p6zRLkCUX_lkQfTJIpRsbyPqIkila_1M3QNWqFNRrGuOcAY_6zQ9h3lmlteiiHboEyo92V4cQGhG8HvxBeiXRS4Y7rRhs55dlXCaOBuSLFXY_nSB5YQYDedbY/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3799+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542842035758210514" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtUT4Z5au_FzNZQQMSrO8kJ5X1qXDcCPjUDUrgJ2OuV2KPdHWyK1XrH0x9F2QSfNM33hoN5-7XbKS2IrjzpevBwGfn39ll2N80oIlQx6yCxTotmKzkhGZSsgqP8EWktg454GLXEK2bLU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3797+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtUT4Z5au_FzNZQQMSrO8kJ5X1qXDcCPjUDUrgJ2OuV2KPdHWyK1XrH0x9F2QSfNM33hoN5-7XbKS2IrjzpevBwGfn39ll2N80oIlQx6yCxTotmKzkhGZSsgqP8EWktg454GLXEK2bLU/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3797+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542841927923973154" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-19018305467078678282010-11-24T06:39:00.005+10:302010-11-24T06:46:12.733+10:30Scrapbooking double layout of my first pregnancyA friend gave me these little pregnancy journalling strips three years ago when I was about to give birth to Tasmin but at that stage while I loved the concept of scrapbooking, I was too terrified to commit anything to paper. These strips have been moved from box to box, shelf to shelf, taking up a bit of space. I realised recently that it's no good stashing potential layouts for a "rainy day" - it'll never come. Carpe diem! So I made this layout about being pregnant with Tas, which I never could have done without the prompts. And it's one of the most enjoyable layouts I've ever made. So, so fun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWw8af-nz4NPP5P9-83iF9T9n-IyzXEWOxerCnx9aDogqIOKUJr4REBoJ0V2VZWphN5EoeMPHBom4QDax5n1afQMkaqjJUa4Hapo86WyEsj_pZ8dpb-28-clBz4gmhuIrCjQQz2oDKVI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3794+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWw8af-nz4NPP5P9-83iF9T9n-IyzXEWOxerCnx9aDogqIOKUJr4REBoJ0V2VZWphN5EoeMPHBom4QDax5n1afQMkaqjJUa4Hapo86WyEsj_pZ8dpb-28-clBz4gmhuIrCjQQz2oDKVI/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3794+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542840440845513634" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ead7ZsioGoGoxuSDuIktS9gxt3gPLoJ8rCiN_9zwBh7H_nOYftiiS5_mrBQRPMAmHvDcv09c6iJoFEvW5PE0tb8Ly1TnWlcIs6HXMaQwsEre_x3iefrU0W8W7CRyS_gTDvD33jIbWpc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3803+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ead7ZsioGoGoxuSDuIktS9gxt3gPLoJ8rCiN_9zwBh7H_nOYftiiS5_mrBQRPMAmHvDcv09c6iJoFEvW5PE0tb8Ly1TnWlcIs6HXMaQwsEre_x3iefrU0W8W7CRyS_gTDvD33jIbWpc/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3803+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542840304031741970" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-56942331385640103662010-11-24T06:34:00.002+10:302010-11-24T06:38:38.716+10:30two little kids early on Sunday morningI love this photos of the kids, at 6.30am Sunday, watching some cartoons and drinking their milk. So cute. But I had actually considered deleting it because it's totally blurry. I think it's best NEVER to delete a photo on the basis that it's below average quality. This was a really happy day, where I managed to get some paper scrapbooking done even though DH was away until 4pm when we collected him from the airport. Would love more peaceful days like this.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iEtXSfisYfz89R71I2m2J0M6v1sFDNOMZBbq-SLB0YPDGW7Ihyphenhyphen325tuYBZ0bqT1sXWFtZLQn1jTH5UWuTDW5VKCcz9qTTep9Xw0fCNT3AVPFvAJVPJ44aPbXO_IxhWBuRfZP3mGfKp4/s1600/Copy+of+Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iEtXSfisYfz89R71I2m2J0M6v1sFDNOMZBbq-SLB0YPDGW7Ihyphenhyphen325tuYBZ0bqT1sXWFtZLQn1jTH5UWuTDW5VKCcz9qTTep9Xw0fCNT3AVPFvAJVPJ44aPbXO_IxhWBuRfZP3mGfKp4/s630/Copy+of+Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542838821274581682" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-63057932730075607422010-11-19T13:36:00.010+10:302010-11-19T13:48:48.742+10:30Digital scrapbooking layoutsI was sitting here thinking about all the scapbook pages I haven't been doing. Would like to do and wish I could do (insert excuses here). But what I'm doing everyday, I suddenly realised, is a type of digital scrapbooking. I am digi scrapping some photos onto layouts that will fit onto a 6"x4" photo as that's the size I get developed every week for the Project 365 album. And oila! Here's a selection from the last month (elements from Katie Pertiet):<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L4mG0M-kHwIczWhcRgVcm0bZrixnyfkfM55DhUsJ0NlhHlNL2mjVPwecfRLFk-qf2t_ILim5okWfOeq7UHGg0roTUVBN1YJ6qzrpxndruNYipzGdKZV2FzcywfwSK3oKH6RhPhZ1KBM/s1600/Copy+of+Untitled-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L4mG0M-kHwIczWhcRgVcm0bZrixnyfkfM55DhUsJ0NlhHlNL2mjVPwecfRLFk-qf2t_ILim5okWfOeq7UHGg0roTUVBN1YJ6qzrpxndruNYipzGdKZV2FzcywfwSK3oKH6RhPhZ1KBM/s630/Copy+of+Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541094300222003762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9musLdMY19ekgcTQRsl5rz-iB_GvIRLDBQHsFf5-ovzntombKjDpGJxTCkZN2FrwWnmaXTOcDeECgs9JC9xuO7PVqtcVQSZwGEDzqzlCEJzpqoWooCokqqwhF6KnA0wCFwmMmEAie0E/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2747+mask.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_isj3slDZ9rcyhCkf8AnNrLuJWbXOaIj3N5WyxN1KsGNACq_msQCDliw-ApFqZApR4eX1gHGVaPD_VjBKLacbeEPYUFmbSjqPDRJVF6jTvs30Th4uDXO7ww_LQo_DcDSPfSXsFFX8ec/s630/Copy+of+Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541093588221946322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaMyEnQGhaA-AsdrDB5rHXArAPmwtmsacjMM52ZDcoPZ2Gq_Hfsqphp_Zn4833tFev_YBAp9rqE8VrUu7699fzv0F_7f_N64pt68vl-GxIVJXwaX_zxqzuNQkT1YTDtALhNjL_wnfVLg/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaMyEnQGhaA-AsdrDB5rHXArAPmwtmsacjMM52ZDcoPZ2Gq_Hfsqphp_Zn4833tFev_YBAp9rqE8VrUu7699fzv0F_7f_N64pt68vl-GxIVJXwaX_zxqzuNQkT1YTDtALhNjL_wnfVLg/s630/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541093379243284530" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWdjc4mJ8-nyMQyLvtK7txPnPYYiCp7VBq8j3FwKpsf_F3oujRByPd20ZO4uR3wvYeVGM9QdBkSoz7LB4qTPNYeY4C1L90NvIu3ZJY36JGA2mIXArxaQbQ8aDSmCSQVtu6LDrMicEuwE/s1600/Copy+of+KPertiet_TemplateChallenge50910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWdjc4mJ8-nyMQyLvtK7txPnPYYiCp7VBq8j3FwKpsf_F3oujRByPd20ZO4uR3wvYeVGM9QdBkSoz7LB4qTPNYeY4C1L90NvIu3ZJY36JGA2mIXArxaQbQ8aDSmCSQVtu6LDrMicEuwE/s630/Copy+of+KPertiet_TemplateChallenge50910.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541093063107088626" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNURL4veQ7-2MdQiRvkXrGEDrUxpNHNLB3MwkqT7wlkg8ne0il-V5xhp2UMVX7qgDxGPSs4go90y43wLj_56jaSQuYIeI3yPS4M7HW7OFJZzeV-S5_NVJ_R4rBuP6EczJuuFEi6GWIc0/s1600/copy+Untitled-2_blur.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNURL4veQ7-2MdQiRvkXrGEDrUxpNHNLB3MwkqT7wlkg8ne0il-V5xhp2UMVX7qgDxGPSs4go90y43wLj_56jaSQuYIeI3yPS4M7HW7OFJZzeV-S5_NVJ_R4rBuP6EczJuuFEi6GWIc0/s630/copy+Untitled-2_blur.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541092778879227234" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGSKQzpuXc9gLr5oZ5WNsIOESBzyobQ4Hs397kiJIfhC-vkZm_qAOF9yQ8ck34kJ2IAOCXsk64TJrGbRBb3I7xKLntdynfTiKqc18-HDvdSx-SmpH26YAN7dt_okiryiEXhA1Ll0WUwI/s1600/frank+paged.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGSKQzpuXc9gLr5oZ5WNsIOESBzyobQ4Hs397kiJIfhC-vkZm_qAOF9yQ8ck34kJ2IAOCXsk64TJrGbRBb3I7xKLntdynfTiKqc18-HDvdSx-SmpH26YAN7dt_okiryiEXhA1Ll0WUwI/s630/frank+paged.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541092310890542098" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-j4cPEsEaGxPErVX7oZU4SJ7irAjGPBqIRxJ6YtviikRLyBpXD_ZzqrZ5-g6K2ef_dcdvDR7owB6O5WtIEPHNRnxW6D9vUlix7CHfBirT47j40tRpBIRSPm9C7fchGBlOWzdLTM8kpk/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-j4cPEsEaGxPErVX7oZU4SJ7irAjGPBqIRxJ6YtviikRLyBpXD_ZzqrZ5-g6K2ef_dcdvDR7owB6O5WtIEPHNRnxW6D9vUlix7CHfBirT47j40tRpBIRSPm9C7fchGBlOWzdLTM8kpk/s630/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541091988326212146" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-19877955408152172492010-11-15T12:31:00.002+10:302010-11-15T12:36:02.301+10:30Breaking through scrappers blockThis is another one of those layouts I started a while ago and couldn't get it to work. The solution is always to go back to my inspirational sources - my favourite scrappers and their gorgeous layouts and that's how I always find an answer. So at last, another page finished.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMWtYMOXFHSTbitwqD5qu7eaEZih8XU38HfuNsqNRZpQCUP0OT-aPGQKjJQLHTmc9dSLUdLwC-NWHMOS6zFI_drxIEbRwI1YdsJFc0BnV1IuEsAFvJPb9zCUC7Lb2uRoBEBniDn-HE2c/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3543+pshop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMWtYMOXFHSTbitwqD5qu7eaEZih8XU38HfuNsqNRZpQCUP0OT-aPGQKjJQLHTmc9dSLUdLwC-NWHMOS6zFI_drxIEbRwI1YdsJFc0BnV1IuEsAFvJPb9zCUC7Lb2uRoBEBniDn-HE2c/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3543+pshop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539591029401236210" /></a><br /><br />I am suffering from scrappers block at the moment - I feel so overwhelmed with the number of projects on my list that weren't finished - or started in some cases - this year that I don't know how to go forward. So I think I'm going to do the massive cleanup of my desk that is required and go from there. Usually works for me!Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-77870166406528600402010-11-05T12:30:00.005+10:302010-11-05T12:43:56.710+10:30new baby scrap layout - Color Room inspiredHave you been over to see <a href="http://thecolorroom.ning.com/">the Color Room</a>? I always admire <a href="http://kathielink.blogspot.com/">Kathie Link's </a>layouts and this week the colour scheme perfectly fit the teale colour I planned to use for this layout. I have added other colours in the end, which I thought was necessary, so it doesn't really qualify! Luckily I only scrap for myself so it doesn't matter :-)<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoaIb68v-K4kY0rmYzjEmtUvtUgsBcymQWyodSRtQ7qHnfCfT4UyKknborE7FgRdrd9dRCI-JXmOT6lR0-6IR-1v1LBE4qmZDvF8U8wVr9IP_yzpblMFh92TeFY2-NRW04LqO-PwUfzE/s1600/copy+of+IMG_3244+blur.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880182235754706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtoaIb68v-K4kY0rmYzjEmtUvtUgsBcymQWyodSRtQ7qHnfCfT4UyKknborE7FgRdrd9dRCI-JXmOT6lR0-6IR-1v1LBE4qmZDvF8U8wVr9IP_yzpblMFh92TeFY2-NRW04LqO-PwUfzE/s630/copy+of+IMG_3244+blur.jpg" /></a> </p><p><br />I love using scraps on my layouts wherever poosible. The green grass is cut from Tassie's daycare newsletter. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT9DTEVs0hDPVvEV8du309WKO3z9o40Wvzifr159uL5-eMFKe22kcsRnJLL4HsZuj9AX8zAdT25aXrtBGgHMX61CC0gy7S6hMi5WT11Q_Yfqz3LCIOglEWK9-hRkZ37iwa8hUQJ4r1J0/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3248+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535880049396786962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT9DTEVs0hDPVvEV8du309WKO3z9o40Wvzifr159uL5-eMFKe22kcsRnJLL4HsZuj9AX8zAdT25aXrtBGgHMX61CC0gy7S6hMi5WT11Q_Yfqz3LCIOglEWK9-hRkZ37iwa8hUQJ4r1J0/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3248+pshop.jpg" /></a> </p><p><br />I used my punch with orange tissue paper for the big flower, and finally got to use my little yo yo flowers made ages ago. I wonder if I can still remember how to make them? Note to self, do this in front of tellie watching Spooks tonight!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDowfGrCFQ4Xcttr3iTxX3hL0wsw-NGv0z9LmI3BqRtluuFo0IrlNOXTCliyBmZcYEUySgmmn30sYTpUM3PrJ1gMTgRYadxTiOr609IND2oYg2ckSZJnze5ImXgWYywVYX2ukAdUK1cw/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3250+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535879937034651250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDowfGrCFQ4Xcttr3iTxX3hL0wsw-NGv0z9LmI3BqRtluuFo0IrlNOXTCliyBmZcYEUySgmmn30sYTpUM3PrJ1gMTgRYadxTiOr609IND2oYg2ckSZJnze5ImXgWYywVYX2ukAdUK1cw/s630/Copy+of+IMG_3250+pshop.jpg" /></a> Materials: Bazzill cardstock, index cards, ribbon, fabric, tissue paper, Sharpie pen, Fiskars scallop punch, date stamp, Staz On ink, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Fiskars border punch, scraps.</p>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-24873569395088248052010-11-02T14:40:00.003+10:302010-11-02T14:46:20.778+10:30The month of OctoberSo this is the month that was. I didn't get many scrap layouts done, but I have kept up to date with Project 365, my photo-a-day album, and am slowly progressing my way through the photos for 2009's album. I'm really getting into digi scrapping too, but only where it will be published on the blog or printed on to a 6x4 (normal sized) photo. it wil never replace paper albums for me of course. Each month is represented in a double-page layout. I can't to upload some images once the album is done by the end of this month. There were many more images I could have shown here, so hard to choose! I'll do a collage for Scrap Happy Valley for October too, I think. Click <a href="http://scraphappyvalley.blogspot.com/">here</a> for each day's uploads of photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VbwCx_45z0tH3cPmyjgsW2rZsbaiEGIno_Q4Sx02tSlve6X2Lm2-AHCJgcEvhrqiDctR9pkvzJ5MeOnhShu35Iu1OUGog-wGWFbLFdMkdXmrJ7zaiCpZERGSQms63xFLPMeaJfGZnhI/s1600/Copy+of+october2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VbwCx_45z0tH3cPmyjgsW2rZsbaiEGIno_Q4Sx02tSlve6X2Lm2-AHCJgcEvhrqiDctR9pkvzJ5MeOnhShu35Iu1OUGog-wGWFbLFdMkdXmrJ7zaiCpZERGSQms63xFLPMeaJfGZnhI/s630/Copy+of+october2010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534800199557137042" /></a><br /><a href="http://scraphappyvalley.blogspot.com/"></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-79370643864030229912010-11-01T15:40:00.004+10:302010-11-01T15:47:51.179+10:30New scrapbook layouts - baby TasminI started this layout about six weeks ago. I think it can be difficult to scrap photos when there's a strong emotional attachment. I can't believe it's three years ago she was so tiny.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgWd9LTsAJ8KMdyLM4dQtaJ0XJb0C0971IfEUGawDEIUlvIeXz7S6xJULxTE6Yocgj7pqj4ABYks4sxG-QJ_V7QrVmZS3t-eAOh4GT22_CM1B0uxTMLChYNqWczvTVrXCpyUIWvbrlcA/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3139+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534444759101365186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgWd9LTsAJ8KMdyLM4dQtaJ0XJb0C0971IfEUGawDEIUlvIeXz7S6xJULxTE6Yocgj7pqj4ABYks4sxG-QJ_V7QrVmZS3t-eAOh4GT22_CM1B0uxTMLChYNqWczvTVrXCpyUIWvbrlcA/s610/Copy+of+IMG_3139+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I used crackle medium on the title. So fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr1Fa8cGdO1Eq6IeC-F9_XddlxlO94YYMHzy-lvT3TR3yDct5H-cFOI3y1LKEz5mrc60vObvhcPXspEyuwpTQw1aQf-WBBERw1k0AU49AQCIz0_W8POdvbdr808trbDsDW2_vVJrd-lg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_3138+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534444632364172482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglr1Fa8cGdO1Eq6IeC-F9_XddlxlO94YYMHzy-lvT3TR3yDct5H-cFOI3y1LKEz5mrc60vObvhcPXspEyuwpTQw1aQf-WBBERw1k0AU49AQCIz0_W8POdvbdr808trbDsDW2_vVJrd-lg/s610/Copy+of+IMG_3138+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Materials - Bazzill cardstock, Grace Taylor papers, manila folder tag, Kaisercraft paint, ribbon, paper doily, Jo Sonya's crackle medium, Versacolor ink, Fiskars punch, Presstik sticker, Five Kids and a Dog chipboard title.</span>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-40850832190952682662010-10-30T07:13:00.008+10:302010-10-30T07:22:32.974+10:30Cafe lunch - New scrap layout of babyFor my baby niece Delilah's album, I wanted to show our tradition of going to a local church cafe for lunch. It's interesting when I see my other photos of that day, which feature my son Angus. I'll scrap his photos of the day to show a different perspective, of course.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaeydNdmP0BjwPtbxf54_UpzXaqjFdOsiHcBE39fskMrgI4eW85ZOvKhKDVTqVKS2FvcbwqUTlWDYHJArDFuHGwVpGI6luPBbnKXxl_Yb9zocyAnwC6Q0FdDooeMEpAZ2LRJMWR9oj1I/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2820+pshop+.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533572228895970818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaeydNdmP0BjwPtbxf54_UpzXaqjFdOsiHcBE39fskMrgI4eW85ZOvKhKDVTqVKS2FvcbwqUTlWDYHJArDFuHGwVpGI6luPBbnKXxl_Yb9zocyAnwC6Q0FdDooeMEpAZ2LRJMWR9oj1I/s630/Copy+of+IMG_2820+pshop+.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is one of those layouts when my first attempt of the LO just wasn't working. The main photo mat was white, which looked awful. So I ended up inking it a bit and adding some embellishments, which isn't my usual style - I like to keep things simple - but I had fun on this one.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU2zxwdV1RdAtPIrvm4MI4UJFMNTXrJZfUfmp-sQ2LBwfIeKGuQjooFkOnFTXij4YAzAHMIj00X416xb6fbMPyGr4SsC-4NhVCcQh4t1oZKPJAKxwi4kuvL4m74lHUDBJLvS551BOA4o/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2821+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533572151621068130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU2zxwdV1RdAtPIrvm4MI4UJFMNTXrJZfUfmp-sQ2LBwfIeKGuQjooFkOnFTXij4YAzAHMIj00X416xb6fbMPyGr4SsC-4NhVCcQh4t1oZKPJAKxwi4kuvL4m74lHUDBJLvS551BOA4o/s690/Copy+of+IMG_2821+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EFE2KFxZFCA_EwBfjva9bP-c-nC6zB1uWF0ufEwrLEdph1QWgJh-8BjpuPSXyov1hxenhSIwovdJgLW9U34quK2M3ZUXrUW0NDtLF_0qFc1jr69Uw0ivuHuuJK5WmYjmbzY3wVa4j5s/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2822+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533572096552768866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EFE2KFxZFCA_EwBfjva9bP-c-nC6zB1uWF0ufEwrLEdph1QWgJh-8BjpuPSXyov1hxenhSIwovdJgLW9U34quK2M3ZUXrUW0NDtLF_0qFc1jr69Uw0ivuHuuJK5WmYjmbzY3wVa4j5s/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2822+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3m7m9J5AhSnpldBgBVGaErluYS4EGd0mvK5UQVh9Y6zH4RVOFb3KIpcPfWCaqN-zew_smZVgGCjJf3IL7IEvigENSxzkBVVwrlFwqS6mJC8kukl2LOnQ0GtN1xntza7-RP_PmcTP1yI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2824+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533571973833386402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3m7m9J5AhSnpldBgBVGaErluYS4EGd0mvK5UQVh9Y6zH4RVOFb3KIpcPfWCaqN-zew_smZVgGCjJf3IL7IEvigENSxzkBVVwrlFwqS6mJC8kukl2LOnQ0GtN1xntza7-RP_PmcTP1yI/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2824+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt6_L8hmHBhewg6yQO1tDSYfVooN9Hh3cwx5CIF5BVy6QwkBVL1ORGj7mqM9OC7amMvMn267Um9LdxYI06IXXNGcn31_2OtbS6IucK0g1ljp9Id8MbhCEGKz2BSH6kJ0ULpQ5LIvU0ZI/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2820+pshop+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533571873684900802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFt6_L8hmHBhewg6yQO1tDSYfVooN9Hh3cwx5CIF5BVy6QwkBVL1ORGj7mqM9OC7amMvMn267Um9LdxYI06IXXNGcn31_2OtbS6IucK0g1ljp9Id8MbhCEGKz2BSH6kJ0ULpQ5LIvU0ZI/s630/Copy+of+IMG_2820+pshop+crop.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-23199444498139095212010-10-25T20:44:00.009+10:302010-10-30T07:07:02.653+10:30At last - photos of Delilah and I - scrapped!This little niece of mine was almost three months old before I had my photo taken with her. The problem is that I'm always behind the camera, of course. I am so delighted with the photos my sister took, and made this layout on Sunday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-mLljzk7kDJMg0rbCP1bg7-VMos98hQbUHSYeQkNQFFlNj9Wv3qOgNfNK88ssxhJZG-SqZuEVMVy6OysvEOMYAWnd7vbiyBdyh42XlaoME5R726nbCq_W6PwxItxkhXxbcYtMcEJb0A/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2816+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533568711708827538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-mLljzk7kDJMg0rbCP1bg7-VMos98hQbUHSYeQkNQFFlNj9Wv3qOgNfNK88ssxhJZG-SqZuEVMVy6OysvEOMYAWnd7vbiyBdyh42XlaoME5R726nbCq_W6PwxItxkhXxbcYtMcEJb0A/s630/Copy+of+IMG_2816+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLVInxSfEi2RswiX62ZGKaeULgn2gpD7zwQuZpbUwt1D1_t_EpDDAKrLaBuUKgneOXF46gCqkQ9lRlLuexwwUHee9uOGkRMe4wwTnhnpblGxy7fC5kB47BPgD27Z_DyOtJKMW6Evtb9I/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2816+pshop+copy.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#6600cc;">materials: Bazzill cardstock, Grace Taylor and Graphic 45 paper, Fancy Pants Designs stamp, Kaisercraft acrylic paint, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Sharpie pen, date stamp, StazOn ink.<br /><br /></span>I loved it so much, that I decided to duplicate it and make another for myself, since the first leaves our house and goes into Delilah's scrap album that I am gradually building. Mine has more photos and journalling, but they are virtually identical. Nothing wrong with that! This is a very simple layout and you can tell I made it... that's what I like about it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn7U9NkuEfBLVfwwyHW5Qp2wcBlU5DJ7BDyoHbuIlYA48w8iqGTGwubSxZswY3YlfqV0Z_nNx5KpD8BSa_7Bjzx2tVFDEXq36oSRzCqhqxBHdq7XoxnLUueKc2Ht2aR2w3e_zHI_AkC0/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2810+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533569071370863570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn7U9NkuEfBLVfwwyHW5Qp2wcBlU5DJ7BDyoHbuIlYA48w8iqGTGwubSxZswY3YlfqV0Z_nNx5KpD8BSa_7Bjzx2tVFDEXq36oSRzCqhqxBHdq7XoxnLUueKc2Ht2aR2w3e_zHI_AkC0/s630/Copy+of+IMG_2810+pshop+faces+blurred.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-h8jhqbXSI1yI1qgcqG5WUU0DHhqR1dsvoltSAcZfpfAAwGV-ahq0PMCT6S3LnYrLqPlg46nrLquiiDqfnYTKmozQMmsJhyphenhyphenB00c9CNjdcSWhSrpArenckTrIIqAaWCR22N_3kP4v9Uc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2810+pshop+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO_qzwTmrv4DoyQgFCPP-IZGX5Te4TEyoAAh3M9z-kWXResORrbWo-BCx67lEEYlV56fsbckzVKiFI5fN0vyWqSo_N7iV7ro4HQAN9oDqUqoGW8v3kf9ccpdiI6b-efLuQxcqqmPvBMU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2815+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531928125491503586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO_qzwTmrv4DoyQgFCPP-IZGX5Te4TEyoAAh3M9z-kWXResORrbWo-BCx67lEEYlV56fsbckzVKiFI5fN0vyWqSo_N7iV7ro4HQAN9oDqUqoGW8v3kf9ccpdiI6b-efLuQxcqqmPvBMU/s690/Copy+of+IMG_2815+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zL1zCeYuW4ulRuGVQxnIdVa7A8evwf0pggb06XFrGzMtDdKKQhh4mL2-zKOq8NhRAePNyrXnQnwyLEOPnnqJQ2tOn2P3b3D7HhzgScxWuBTs7plSzCeLtW9yb24nmXdA13-knJAunc8/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2811+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531927913592006690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zL1zCeYuW4ulRuGVQxnIdVa7A8evwf0pggb06XFrGzMtDdKKQhh4mL2-zKOq8NhRAePNyrXnQnwyLEOPnnqJQ2tOn2P3b3D7HhzgScxWuBTs7plSzCeLtW9yb24nmXdA13-knJAunc8/s630/Copy+of+IMG_2811+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpIpNeltUag8295YQ4UwRUCFdWT56-4kHQIWpLYmG8WJP50iB4-FKEh63DwnVKGfQivIT8eq5ADl8yOxVOTcqPqV8m2K-T5RD42uGo58G0w2lzurhvdS4iu5IiMLAyRdixOLopqMJE-c/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2813+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533569557934077746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpIpNeltUag8295YQ4UwRUCFdWT56-4kHQIWpLYmG8WJP50iB4-FKEh63DwnVKGfQivIT8eq5ADl8yOxVOTcqPqV8m2K-T5RD42uGo58G0w2lzurhvdS4iu5IiMLAyRdixOLopqMJE-c/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2813+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-44453443292374543592010-10-21T18:29:00.006+10:302010-10-21T18:39:20.693+10:30Scrapbook layout using mobile phone photosThis is a layout I started on my solo retreat but I wasn't happy with it. My rule was to use only white cardstock and I've realised that white may not work with some photos. These are mobile phone photos so the quality isn't great and they really need brighter bolder colours to work. I still believe you can make ANY photo look great in a scrap layout. It's a bit like love: everyone has the right partner out there somewhere, you just have to find them!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-PshJY8WZcHUVDC82fDfx7xhmUctYn2w9hxahT0K7n4QpHf4S8X5nYt0iok67sKZpjmn9ld4b8xsT7rMw0l2EwlScCYo4BhdG4aqoHXyFQM1QnbassrcCQteEtDemRjSVP2XUm0DON8/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2126+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530407298349039458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-PshJY8WZcHUVDC82fDfx7xhmUctYn2w9hxahT0K7n4QpHf4S8X5nYt0iok67sKZpjmn9ld4b8xsT7rMw0l2EwlScCYo4BhdG4aqoHXyFQM1QnbassrcCQteEtDemRjSVP2XUm0DON8/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2126+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLts3Ic-xi-K6kYQWbzNFj0fffgQz7L7gR-kFSilosbriAVQYfXpdYzFxzlzYTLI2DaKDwCwJlY-2TIn3kHpFpR9wNEx4ZUau4XEcFajdDnzSp8rnuTIvtVTqR6Y7BSExscrUDxaBDqco/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2130+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530407222432127410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLts3Ic-xi-K6kYQWbzNFj0fffgQz7L7gR-kFSilosbriAVQYfXpdYzFxzlzYTLI2DaKDwCwJlY-2TIn3kHpFpR9wNEx4ZUau4XEcFajdDnzSp8rnuTIvtVTqR6Y7BSExscrUDxaBDqco/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2130+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS93Gu2yi9V8TpuupLh8soOujvzrpiD1OPnod5L9-EybpToRbj7sVk_XGJhXKHDUu5xQz6W7XgHLNwGMjjrG4cpw0y9enWj0knn9P4PbGncIS7Awb94KR8IDcTnoRVbX0mvBN3BfLWLM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2134+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530407147527845106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS93Gu2yi9V8TpuupLh8soOujvzrpiD1OPnod5L9-EybpToRbj7sVk_XGJhXKHDUu5xQz6W7XgHLNwGMjjrG4cpw0y9enWj0knn9P4PbGncIS7Awb94KR8IDcTnoRVbX0mvBN3BfLWLM/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2134+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnXZPtGl3rTL9jcQXR9fORIgRiOWHlOg-vQfltvUea5aJUVdvHnCTNMTMRSXU1tZUQtIHBXgDXzlfgumOLPGsJp8mQ6-nZ-XFJRtsk5xL8DnoZGw19-aEkXrE-9hTlqgWu3zE1j4myFc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2138+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530407054325164002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnXZPtGl3rTL9jcQXR9fORIgRiOWHlOg-vQfltvUea5aJUVdvHnCTNMTMRSXU1tZUQtIHBXgDXzlfgumOLPGsJp8mQ6-nZ-XFJRtsk5xL8DnoZGw19-aEkXrE-9hTlqgWu3zE1j4myFc/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2138+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0Jb0c0BKL7At9EYt7uGR-7vz8V-eajadfuMUjIbdLEbwNW2jeJCkDLvVBIEOeVrtUY6oMrQkhuTf_4ssFZXy0fu6CxDpmlqjwzT03eaPJy6d9UuNUCW3alMvZZ0sC8EccjHoBA1fGKs/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2139+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530406973807532466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0Jb0c0BKL7At9EYt7uGR-7vz8V-eajadfuMUjIbdLEbwNW2jeJCkDLvVBIEOeVrtUY6oMrQkhuTf_4ssFZXy0fu6CxDpmlqjwzT03eaPJy6d9UuNUCW3alMvZZ0sC8EccjHoBA1fGKs/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2139+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-29454055456821510572010-10-19T08:57:00.005+10:302010-10-19T09:04:33.728+10:30finally - scrappin again! - new layoutSometimes I talk myself out of scrapbooking because when the evening free time comes around, I feel tired. What I have discovered, is that by going into the study and sitting at my desk, and looking at a photo, I suddenly get re-energised. Then next thing I know it's becoming a late night! But this is how I finished a layout I'd started a couple of weeks ago. And I love it. Glimmer Mist, Sassafrass paper, Collections chipboard, felt, leftover ribbon, hand-drawn rainbox. Handwritten journalling.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFpshps01GdIi54gFJQIjqwDXkg4BROrWxg2hN2wpYurrpMjC6jZ5r45-Kakpg_LXWhptincMVyGIxTNhCMVkcS_aJRaKHTIX0Cw2oeb4zQ8OIIX_GPAcgFgAyLFfWdqXqz6sWYPDyv4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2113+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529517320323540626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFpshps01GdIi54gFJQIjqwDXkg4BROrWxg2hN2wpYurrpMjC6jZ5r45-Kakpg_LXWhptincMVyGIxTNhCMVkcS_aJRaKHTIX0Cw2oeb4zQ8OIIX_GPAcgFgAyLFfWdqXqz6sWYPDyv4/s630/Copy+of+IMG_2113+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFWGr_dwvSK8wahfBemlE56XniSvtQKY-pSM56pb1EtCaxNl9FL6zFSaW-oQGXXH6PJxueuU2JRQh6bzMx9yjYBFxbs-1GSWgCNLF6j6KCg-rQPMQUfDeoYGIApjeahD6VhuFNSJL9jc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2121+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529516909865558226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFWGr_dwvSK8wahfBemlE56XniSvtQKY-pSM56pb1EtCaxNl9FL6zFSaW-oQGXXH6PJxueuU2JRQh6bzMx9yjYBFxbs-1GSWgCNLF6j6KCg-rQPMQUfDeoYGIApjeahD6VhuFNSJL9jc/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2121+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTgbC0S8YvTBfQoqmcOJAnV_3MqI8d7MldtQ63SGOSOrCByuhLHC3c4EvpzBYX9GoD0vhlfMnPpBI0DGBqmThrA3qvkNyszuOTT6AkcpoCOCQgCQ7VM4BeNgUlE9ZlDaFc0BcgElqWn0/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2123+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529516837199726258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTgbC0S8YvTBfQoqmcOJAnV_3MqI8d7MldtQ63SGOSOrCByuhLHC3c4EvpzBYX9GoD0vhlfMnPpBI0DGBqmThrA3qvkNyszuOTT6AkcpoCOCQgCQ7VM4BeNgUlE9ZlDaFc0BcgElqWn0/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2123+pshop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfo0nevsrFR4jsgsrlGmGJdMD_dX8fU5mY-E2Tf6023CFnV5LXCXrsLHHTLQo24mgGO-waoFEctARAzgM6i8nRg9hCSX1Pb_9xNXZ8uy7oTbF40qnupXXqpYSMdoNJ_GjfluG5d-LwCw/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2141+pshop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529516749470312242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfo0nevsrFR4jsgsrlGmGJdMD_dX8fU5mY-E2Tf6023CFnV5LXCXrsLHHTLQo24mgGO-waoFEctARAzgM6i8nRg9hCSX1Pb_9xNXZ8uy7oTbF40qnupXXqpYSMdoNJ_GjfluG5d-LwCw/s610/Copy+of+IMG_2141+pshop.jpg" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-47060342717636106292010-10-16T12:07:00.009+10:302010-10-16T12:33:15.438+10:30New layouts and a digi scrapping projectI realised this week that I would have more success capturing my layouts by photographing them, using the camera's manual settings, instead of relying on automatic which I was doing all the time. The pages weren't in focus and the light was always terrible. It pays to learn about the camera because now I know the depth of field was too shallow and the page simply needed to be bluetacked to a wall - outside! So i won't waste any more time with scanning.<br /><br />This was one of the layouts I completed on my solo retreat, but I wasn't happy with it so I spent some more time on it at home. Which is silly, when you consider these are only mobile phone prints I couldn't bring myself to throw away. Yet I love it.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tCRsMH2JKsq_qzwbabgjotdLYjvOwkieHU9ueXi3lPWm5lEZjSu0cvQwfCdCck89iAe3YGOAvEUCEhr25W5wTh9wrYJVTK8wQqRXVqDpUKuUhY1GFk1WJF3QAiCG8qEMykgAyPZ-Ddg/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1967+pshop1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528452046393711890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tCRsMH2JKsq_qzwbabgjotdLYjvOwkieHU9ueXi3lPWm5lEZjSu0cvQwfCdCck89iAe3YGOAvEUCEhr25W5wTh9wrYJVTK8wQqRXVqDpUKuUhY1GFk1WJF3QAiCG8qEMykgAyPZ-Ddg/s610/Copy+of+IMG_1967+pshop1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />...and this another one that was sort of fixed. I added the patterned paper in afterwards which made everything the right colour balance, somehow. It's all about the colour, I've decided. Layout design is important but not everything.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONoqcRSsgd7ta7Sp7FqvQnH69jkKncHWN1lWI7bGQfEs0yAHCyRD-wtu2BzkJ46oc9pvXp9kblCBbI94B7IScvzjtZoEXUccUsFTlPqyHSh12_0NofWURNF93TDvb40dAw0DlhmOWTsk/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1968+boost.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528452105411860066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONoqcRSsgd7ta7Sp7FqvQnH69jkKncHWN1lWI7bGQfEs0yAHCyRD-wtu2BzkJ46oc9pvXp9kblCBbI94B7IScvzjtZoEXUccUsFTlPqyHSh12_0NofWURNF93TDvb40dAw0DlhmOWTsk/s610/Copy+of+IMG_1968+boost.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>I have to admit I haven't scrapbooked for about a week and a half. I've been catching up on my reading (The Happiness Project) which I will write about when I've finished. Really enjoying it too. What I have been doing is thinking about and catching up on my priorities since the end of the year is looming. This week I've been getting up at 5am - which I totally recommend, but get to bed by 10pm - and making double page layouts of each month of 2009. It's really a digi scrapping project, because I'm playing with some cool masks I bought over at Two Little Pixels. I'm using 6x4" sized canvases so it can all be laid down on plain white 12" paper. Each 6x4 will look different - some will be a single image, others will contain several, and some will have journalling. Here are some examples:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID8_349p2syZkwFqeyEZPcaip8MGznN3wbG5y4AbFBUfCbbuRUmv-5M7IUXsvg6QZHbPMidA0J0hxqCvp-670BhTHiACf39Sp9nY84KeVXYUfdvjGB-F-f7Ob9XHgd0wuwVArLN5hGsg/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528455586512599746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgID8_349p2syZkwFqeyEZPcaip8MGznN3wbG5y4AbFBUfCbbuRUmv-5M7IUXsvg6QZHbPMidA0J0hxqCvp-670BhTHiACf39Sp9nY84KeVXYUfdvjGB-F-f7Ob9XHgd0wuwVArLN5hGsg/s610/9.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1p5Jtb16u5QnyU15nxIZCUvuL7BIC5jKNOk_8c8L01bBaz1GmMVHQ975pa9s1ex6dUp2enTzCSAI5Q7dhxS9LCJWOOs7xSGpNh2auXCHHRV92LVB3VdnpUbeHUoKeFPJv2myuHMrGyQ/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528456037813659426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1p5Jtb16u5QnyU15nxIZCUvuL7BIC5jKNOk_8c8L01bBaz1GmMVHQ975pa9s1ex6dUp2enTzCSAI5Q7dhxS9LCJWOOs7xSGpNh2auXCHHRV92LVB3VdnpUbeHUoKeFPJv2myuHMrGyQ/s610/4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5BjvqXnCzXUNMYojsrpLhWYEff6ErowF69Hv9MhPqmhyRiAzCKZH482LNKhvWEfiRCju3rcQTADolcGuQox9uI28EYtW66v6Lz020Rx9Wg5J3O4vETVUwPmHyZGp2v03QVYAPtpUDjk/s1600/6_edited-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528457543240966754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5BjvqXnCzXUNMYojsrpLhWYEff6ErowF69Hv9MhPqmhyRiAzCKZH482LNKhvWEfiRCju3rcQTADolcGuQox9uI28EYtW66v6Lz020Rx9Wg5J3O4vETVUwPmHyZGp2v03QVYAPtpUDjk/s610/6_edited-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I'll post more about this when I've finished a whole page by the end of October. There will be handwritten journalling a title block - the double layouts will all follow a formula.</div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_XMVIRHshyphenhyphenQiv6kgOAKU7RsuUaYtnNPU8jYb8cTCW7qAga9IgCYnfB7CVebOj8ucb7kQ7qLtsnbOzXEwZAgMZJP9G7Q9Mn6wyeLUfD3SDTpN6Z7bIEKeBdOt3kV5Qo_w0Haaw0X4oqc/s1600/Copy+of+IMG.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528458228174130770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_XMVIRHshyphenhyphenQiv6kgOAKU7RsuUaYtnNPU8jYb8cTCW7qAga9IgCYnfB7CVebOj8ucb7kQ7qLtsnbOzXEwZAgMZJP9G7Q9Mn6wyeLUfD3SDTpN6Z7bIEKeBdOt3kV5Qo_w0Haaw0X4oqc/s610/Copy+of+IMG.jpg" /></a>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-89855375945394104882010-10-04T19:19:00.011+10:302010-10-04T19:31:54.073+10:30Ten new scrap layouts from Solo RetreatHere are some of the layouts I managed to complete on my solo retreat last weekend.I haven't done a scrap of scrappin since then... eight days later. Life's been hectic with Little Miss 3 - I went to the bookshop on Friday and bought Supernanny's book in the hope of some insight. Still looking for a solution. At least I am proud to say I read a whole book this long weekend! There were lots of pictures... Ever hopeful of more inspiration, I've ordered the DVD from the library.<br /><br />But I digress. This is a great challenge for you. All you need is to scrape together a chunk of time, a stack of white-only cardstock, doesn't have to be the fancy stuff, and a big pile of photos you've been waiting to scrap for ages. You're only allowed to use paper scraps and as much inking and painting and doodling and writing as you like. Go!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypLkPrXJomtrj3V63XaEI9q74v9_IAYv6PhulKSlwMgd9o1H1h9ghGIyvrc1dwNOhFcWlzblb3r8LXZSz29eztlDStQq2RskeZZT2YZuRUxf51jWJKg4WSXXMEznSRanZ4wosWRC2E10/s1600/Copy+of+Killing+time.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524111468421488466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypLkPrXJomtrj3V63XaEI9q74v9_IAYv6PhulKSlwMgd9o1H1h9ghGIyvrc1dwNOhFcWlzblb3r8LXZSz29eztlDStQq2RskeZZT2YZuRUxf51jWJKg4WSXXMEznSRanZ4wosWRC2E10/s610/Copy+of+Killing+time.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfpMPkOcl6J1Afr2F5ZjPq-2NpRqx6MfPoHrGZQtGeHgAnqIq8HeZD7Ju_Dcdh_UHCPcuM-x53g0RNLoIOJU4YU7kghVDA05bTO0BN_Y9xNg4d5Ht0wN0AFqShUfPyhIlyujO9vSWZcY/s1600/Copy+of+gandy%27s+beach+holiday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524111382684926930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfpMPkOcl6J1Afr2F5ZjPq-2NpRqx6MfPoHrGZQtGeHgAnqIq8HeZD7Ju_Dcdh_UHCPcuM-x53g0RNLoIOJU4YU7kghVDA05bTO0BN_Y9xNg4d5Ht0wN0AFqShUfPyhIlyujO9vSWZcY/s610/Copy+of+gandy%27s+beach+holiday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1uQ7PRVVVe_RxRLYfYM_hzRpWNfzCmNhStjvdx6ZyEgPeKNZZ3_RzH5C_b7RKPnCOxY-QXmOKeAPaogFtBpWZjTzpcnTWhkql0hRnVt6qJZ3mWXycOpHfNiJiiBNa-FTmzAIRksqcgQ/s1600/Copy+of+fathers+day+2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524110819601227586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KBUp0Kj0YmZMlFT4cgVu64y_ZgV9iGnkof-Gq4KURTc8vBmuVI76C-gvpf2mKmNyHjf5qpM4rbw_XTCZTs-8DVPQG42Wb5ooWOQtCaE0Lgts4npaoXczlt5iCWw7GrKuVfGoAA6keb8/s610/Copy+of+shirl+and+ken.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MLHahwh1TSfD5JJ5cKbPA89GYqPq95z4ZdJRmQjW8SHxKTfzHeiZMu4YQzQgO8bujcUDemNBvE8Cr__ZMR5iM2GZ8CbIm5QiPg750CVXrH2LRGnpJqBQVNJCz8ECS1C_XNBvU-BI2uE/s1600/Copy+of+leon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524110741703254450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MLHahwh1TSfD5JJ5cKbPA89GYqPq95z4ZdJRmQjW8SHxKTfzHeiZMu4YQzQgO8bujcUDemNBvE8Cr__ZMR5iM2GZ8CbIm5QiPg750CVXrH2LRGnpJqBQVNJCz8ECS1C_XNBvU-BI2uE/s610/Copy+of+leon.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-81539361085595143582010-10-01T12:33:00.003+09:302010-10-01T12:37:46.418+09:30I haven't had a chance to upload any of my 12 layouts from the solo retreat or finish the other five because of one certain little miss. She's is thankfully at daycare today so now it's 12.30, little man has finally gone down for his sleep and I have two weeks worth of photos to upload and print for Project 365, which is my normal Friday thing. So layouts are coming soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3kzhDw5HPrNJj8ptswX1sIWbfGICtcm7fCUHGgXY8hPdFhBZYiQTveyiDXmajS3IqgNZEC_J9WN0CX_Ae9p4DJ7Yx2W2VrZSS3YiRe7gDqwD52CuYdW-YOmxHrqHNUTUGefbaRPGQ-4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_collage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522908097078745666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3kzhDw5HPrNJj8ptswX1sIWbfGICtcm7fCUHGgXY8hPdFhBZYiQTveyiDXmajS3IqgNZEC_J9WN0CX_Ae9p4DJ7Yx2W2VrZSS3YiRe7gDqwD52CuYdW-YOmxHrqHNUTUGefbaRPGQ-4/s620/Copy+of+IMG_collage.jpg" /></a> Meantime, read more about my week <a href="http://scraphappyvalley.blogspot.com/">here</a>. Next year I'm going to combine the blogs, I've decided. Much easier! Happy Friday to you.<br /><div></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701442723184709676.post-77837258718817898312010-09-23T16:15:00.003+09:302010-09-23T16:21:06.245+09:30mini scrappin' retreat - going soloHow cute is this picture! Love this little boy. Well, tomorrow is the last day of term and I am taking myself off for a mini break in the city, Friday and Saturday nights. I'm choosing the city because well, why not? It's not too expensive and it's time to have a break. Hubby is feeling confident he can manage for a couple of days, so now's the time. Of course, I'm taking some scrapping with me, for a challenge I set myself. I can take only white cardstock, a pile of photos from my drawer that have been waiting for some attention, my pile of scraps (it's almost too big now), and a few tools (ink, stamps, pens, staples and Glimmer Mist). Should be fun! I'm going to create a "master board" with the leftover scraps - glue them to white paper and cut out embellisments like birds and trees. Promise to post new LO's when I return.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllOExKvqlscLf2BWf_ueCl39kQ3emXxLKnHUwiuusoHIoWVF1a-6fmbsbG8xlaxAl5JFjttuWLvkx3-FMk2cdZ0qAKDqya-pSG-YpSCjwj8OZehRG9Mc9sqxf1AeDP2rEI495mkOPaUo/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_0428+lovely_edited-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519996552089706946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllOExKvqlscLf2BWf_ueCl39kQ3emXxLKnHUwiuusoHIoWVF1a-6fmbsbG8xlaxAl5JFjttuWLvkx3-FMk2cdZ0qAKDqya-pSG-YpSCjwj8OZehRG9Mc9sqxf1AeDP2rEI495mkOPaUo/s610/Copy+of+IMG_0428+lovely_edited-2.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Debbie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12915369130331595684noreply@blogger.com0