Such Bad Weather (For Photography!)

Hello! Hello! I have no idea what kind of weather you're all experiencing at the moment, but I've been surrounded by grey, miserable rainclouds for the last few days - and I must apologise because they're seriously affecting my ability to take a good photograph of my crafty makes!

I've been clinging to my memories of summer for as long as possible by using Admit One from Lawn Fawn's Summer Release. Though if you're hankering for some autumnal projects, may I suggest that you take a peek at the rather delicious Autumn Release now available at Make The Day Special?

My sentiment is created using the super cute ticket stamp (which is set to be an all time favourite) and I've also used two of the sentiment stamps that came with the set. It's fairly easy to mask of individual words with a couple of Post-It-Notes and you end up with a whole new sentiment!

To add a little bit of 'pop' to the card, I've also added the larger of the two pinwheel stamps that come with the set, colouring it with Pro-Markers to co-ordinate with the spray ink on my card base.

Et voila!

Travelogue - Salzburg

Hello. Hello. I'm still desperately trying to catch up with everything after a week away from home. But I don't regret it! It was an absolute blast! A super weekend with The Steve and then a weeklong work conference, where I got to catch up with a lot of friends. I just wish this weekend was a day longer :)

But, I didn't want to leave the little ol' blog too much longer. Have you noticed that the longer you leave it between blog posts, the harder it becomes to think of something to say?

Anyway, I'm sharing one of my travelogue layouts with you which will no doubt end up as a 'chapter' style page within the album. I made this very simply by using some of the papers left over from my Notre Dame Layout - I didn't even cut them - and a few embellishments that were leftover from My Counterfeit Kit For August, plus a couple of lovely roses from Precocious Paper.

I'm trying to keep the separating pages clean and simple, but have recurring themes and colours throughout. I'm hoping that will give the whole album, with it's very different stories, some much needed continuity. I've never actually made layouts with the whole album in mind before. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever made a whole layout album before, I normally stick to mini albums, so this is all new!

Now, there's some washing and ironing calling my name. *Groan* Wish me luck!

Hello Autumn {A Little Interlude}

I'm away all week at a conference, but the fella had the chance to come with me for a short weekend away before all of the seminars started. We've had lovely weekend, walking along canals in the low, September sunshine; taking guided tours of dungeons and playing around with my camera.

I'll be catching up soon, so if you've left me a comment recently and I have been to visit or sent you a message, don't give up on me x

Grandma's Storecupboard {September's Counterfeit Kit}

It's been a little bit quiet around here of late. I'm sorry! But I've been a bit busy having a shitty week! *Deep Breath*

And...moving on!

I'm finishing the week in style though, because I've had a lovely evening putting together this month's Counterfeit Kit. And I'm loving it! There were two inspiration kits this month, both from The Sweet Peach Crop Shop and, much as I would love to counterfeit them both, I just don't have enough blues left in my stash to make up my own version of the Main Kit. All this counterfeiting has obviously been working!

I looked carefully at the cardstock and papers that I have got left in my stash and realised that the colours and styles were perfect for counterfeiting the Juicy Kit. So, craft shop splurge averted, I started pulling out all the papers that I love, but just haven't managed to work with. And, oh goodness, what sweetness!

Cardstock: Bazzill - Kraft, Chocolate Cream, Sunflowers and Jenni Bowlin/Coredinations - Grandma's Rocker.

Patterned Papers: Echo Park, For The Record - Fabric Store, Table Cloth, Vintage Linen, Advertisement, Stamp Of Approval. American Crafts, Enchanted - Wise Tortoise, Craft Fair - Myrtle O'Seam (And Two Papers from the Letterbox Collection that I don't know the names for!) My Mind's Eye, Lush - Green Houndstooth. Sassafras Lass, Mix & Mend - Fancy Free and Jenni Bowlin, Family Tree - Cousin Rose.

Embellishments: Papermania Birdsong Alphas, American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type in Red & Yellow. Love Elsie Jack & Abbey Cardstock Stickers. Quote Cards - From A Massive Selection At Kind Over Matter. Handmade 'Family Heart' Embellishment. Assorted Ribbon. Prima Orchard Mix Dew Drop Flowers and Paper Roses from my little, local craft shop.

The vintage colours and patterns have made me so nostalgic that I'm going to be spending some time sorting through all of my old family photographs, searching for the right ones to scrap with these lovely papers. I'm also hoping that the mix of traditional reds and greens might make their way onto a few Christmas Cards, or possibly into a (very early) mini-book ready for December Daily.

I can't believe I just mentioned Christmas!