All about the Grid

I spent a lot of the time in the days after my knee surgery, lying in bed with my leg elevated and surfing scrapping blogs. One thing I noticed was that grid designs have been used a lot this year. I was inspired by some of my favourites to create these two layouts:

Layout One: Love (Photography: Leanne Jago)

And some close-ups:

Layout Two: Dad Cut (not a haircut by Dad, but rather a crewcut just like Dad ... much to my disgust)

Close-ups: 

I am loving the ease with which grid layouts come together. No doubt there will be more created in the coming months :)
Thanks for stopping by.
S xoxox

Christmas 2014

Christmas has been and gone for another year. For the first time in many years, we celebrated at home with my parents, sister and brother-in-law. The day was full of laughs and memory making. I am not one for creating a lot of Christmas-themed layouts but I couldn't resist pulling out some of Heidi Swapp's 2013 Christmas collection for the November-December Mood Board Challenge at Jot Magazine. Here is the mood board:

And this is my take on the board: 

Close-ups: 

Hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful Christmas Day.
S xoxo

Masters ... Oh My!

It has been a big, busy month. Between the flurry of marking and report card writing, knee surgery, the boys swimming at the State Relay Championships and Christmas, I may have forgotten to mention this: 

Yep, that's right. Scrapbooking Memories Magazine selected me as one of their 10 masters for 2014. Very humbling indeed. To say it is an honour and privilege to be a part of this elite group is the biggest understatement of the century. Here's hoping I can live up to the title.

And for some layouts which I completed some time ago but hadn't shared:

Thanks for stopping by.

S xoxo

Scrap The Boys December Challenge

December? Already? Where has the year gone? I don't know about you, but I am in denial that it is indeed December. The start of a new month means another challenge has been posted at Scrap the Boys. This month's challenge is based on a sketch:

I flipped the sketch to the left and this is what I came up with: 

Talk about a poser ;) Here are some close ups: 

Don't forget to link your challenge up to the STB blog before midnight on Dec 31 for your chance to be in the running for some great scrappy prizes.

Thanks for stopping by.

S xoxox

More Catching Up

Here are some more layouts that have been waiting patiently for me to find time to share with you all.
Layout One is my take on a class taught by Anita Rodway at the Retreat. Waaaaaaaayyy out of my comfort zone but I had a blast doing the class.

Layout Two: Playing with the class kit ... and getting just a little messy in the process ;) 

Layout Three: Love ... enough said really ;) 

Layout Four: Moments. Mitchell checking out the wheat crop (photo Leanne Jago) 

Still have some more catching up to do.  See you soon.

S xoxoxo

A 'Dollop' of Inspiration

I have been a long time fan of Australian scrapbooker, Sharmaine Kruijver. Her layouts are regularly featured in Scrapbooking Memories Magazine and she is a Jot Girl - one of the design team members for Jot Magazine - an Australian online publication. One of the things I love most about Sharmaine's layouts is her journalling and the way she layers so many different elements on her pages - things that are showcased in this layout from the latest Jot Issue and also on her blog:

As soon as I saw her layout, I knew that I had to document at least one photo from the countless hours I spend at the pool during the week while the boys train. Same but different ;) Thanks for the inspiration Sharmaine :) 

And some closeups: 

So tell me, who inspires you?
Thanks for stopping by,
S xoxoxoxo

Crate Paper 'Notes and Things'

To say I am in love with Crate Paper's 'Notes and Things' collection is an understatement. The colours are absolutely beautiful - mint greens, creams, warm browns, deep yellow, blush pink, GOLD ... the list goes on. This is the perfect collection to scrap some photos I took recently of the boys in the wheat crop. Here are two layouts I created using different bits and pieces from this range.
Layout One: Free Your Heart

And some closeups:

Layout Two: (Enjoy the small things and) Always Smile

More closeups: 

  

I can't wait to create more layouts with this collection.
'Til next time,
S xoxoxo