Swimming Shares

I am back again today with two more swimming-related layouts.

Layout One doesn't have a title as such but I think the Heidi Swapp 'Adore' Project Life card is an adequate substitute. I used one of my favourite go-to designs here with one-third patterned paper and two-thirds cardstock. What I love most about this design is that you can get four different looks just by rotating the paper 90 degrees - the perfect way to create layouts quick without having your albums all look the same.

Layout Two - Happy Day. While I love the simplicity of this layout, I am not 100% happy with it. As much as I tried, I just couldn't get all of the emotions from that day transferred to the layout. Yes Lachlan has won lots of medals and trophies for his swimming but this was the first year he was eligible to participate in representative swimming at a school level and I just don't know how to get all of that emotion onto the layout. Maybe it is one of those things that can't be put onto paper - perhaps being there in the moment was enough. I know I will never forget that day and I hope Lachie doesn't either. 

So here is my question - what do YOU do to transfer the emotions from real-life onto the page. Ideas greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

S xoxoxox

Flying

If you have been a follower of my blog for a while, you would know that our boys are swimmers. During the swimming season, weekends find me travelling all across our local area so the boys can compete in club carnivals. Of all the photos I have snapped throughout the season, the one on this layout is my favourite by far:

And a close-up of that photo.  

I love the simplicity of this layout. The black and white striped background paper from Maggie Holmes' Confetti collection is perfect for letting the blue of the water stand out.  The boys have been out of the water for just over a month and are already asking how many days until training starts again.
Thanks for stopping by.
S xoxo

Kraft + May Challenge

A new challenge site  - Kraft + - opened a few months ago dedicated to all things Kraft. I loved the monthly challenges from 'Kraft it Up' and see Kraft + as an extension of that. May's challenge is a Mood Board challenge which look like this:

The green and orange tones in the mood board were perfect for this picture I snapped of my husband on his way home from a day out on the tractor.

And a close-up of the orange and green tones. I dug into the depths of my scrap bin to find some older Kaisiercraft and October Afternoon papers and paired them with some newer releases: 

I am pretty happy with how my first attempt at playing along with the new site has turned out.
Thanks for stopping by.
S xoxoxo

Stuck?! May 1 Challenge

Stuck?! Sketches has long been one of my go-to sites when I have spare time on my hands. While it has been quite a while since I played along with the challenges over at Stuck?! Sketches, when I saw the challenge for May 1, I knew that I had to give it a go.

Here is the sketch:

And this is what I came up with. Same but different.  

And some close-ups. The doily came from a local cheap shop and I sprayed it with Heidi Swapp Colour Shine in Coral. Love the soft tones of the layout mixed with gold: 

So in love with Crate Paper right now, especially anything where Maggie Holmes has collaborated. 

Counting down the days to Stuck's mid-month reveal and hoping that I will be able to find some time to play along.

Thanks for stopping by.

S xoxoxo

Scrap the Boys - May Challenge

It is the start of another month which means a new challenge is up at Scrap the Boys. This month's challenge was based around this image:

Although both boys ride bikes and play a wide variety of land sports, I couldn't resist using this photo snapped during the Sept/Oct school holidays last year. I have scrapped this photo before but it was for my album - that layout talked about how my view for the holidays was watching the boys train while I tried to catch up on marking and lesson planning.

 And some close-ups:

I hope to see you over at STB this month. Don't forget to create your exclusive layout for the challenge and link it up to the STB blog to be in the running for great prizes.
Cheers,
S xoxo

Final Holiday Share

I am here today to share the final layouts from our holiday.

Layout One: Friday Selfie

A fun layout of Lachie and I one random Friday afternoon while we were waiting for Mitch to finish his weekly round of tennis fixtures. I love the one-on-one time I get to spend with the boys - they are both so busy with sport and school that it doesn't happen often enough.

And a close-up: 

Layout Two: Love this Moment

I love this photo from a photoshoot with Leanne Jago in September last year. The layout didn't turn out quite like I had planned, but it's another one done for the albums.

And a close-up: 

Only 9 more weeks until holidays roll around again. I don't think we will be heading away for these ones though but that's ok, I will carve out some 'me' time at home.

Thanks for stopping by.

S xoxo