Monthly Archives: August 2010

Favourites – day two

Posted on 31/08/2010 by

Love this one – love the Bizous Zoo papers. DS all dressed up for a special evening at his school. He looks so sweet to me. What I love about it is the title – I cut it from mirror … Continue reading →

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Favourites – day one

Posted on 30/08/2010 by

while I am out and about enjoying my kids before they go back to school, I am going to queue up some of my favourite layouts/project so you won’t get totally bored if you visit. I’ll start with this layout … Continue reading →

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Sunday-someplace-else (Daniel Torrente)

Posted on 29/08/2010 by

I am so in love with the Jill Penney/Daniel Torrente stamps from Stampotique I can hardly wait for my in-laws to arrive in October with some new images they will be bringing along with them.  Occasionally, I troll the net … Continue reading →

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Punching off the fold Mini-album

Posted on 26/08/2010 by

Here is the quick little YouTube tutorial on making the little mini from WOYWW.  Such fun, quick, and easy.  I’m working n another no-sew version.  As I won’t be about much next week I hope to load it ready to … Continue reading →

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WOYWW – mini in progress

Posted on 25/08/2010 by

If you don’t take part in WOYWW, you should – it’s great fun seeing what others are working on and very inspirational.  And I can comment now, so a big WOO HOO from me.  I didn’t manage all of them … Continue reading →

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Banner finished!

Posted on 24/08/2010 by

I finished the banner from last week – I changed the ribbon to a longer, silky one and added some big gems between the triangles.  DD loves it so that’s good. And a detail shot: The punching off the fold … Continue reading →

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Crochet rose!

Posted on 23/08/2010 by

As promised, here is the crochet rose pattern I used. /> Very pretty, and I did use one, crocheted exactly as the pattern specifies (although I only had a 1.5 mm hook, not a 1.75mm one) on my Masked layout, … Continue reading →

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Sunday-someplace-else (Origami)

Posted on 22/08/2010 by

OK, this guy is totally unreal.  He folds complex origami shapes from one dollar bills. You can see a tutorial (actually a series of them!) on folding the Koi carp here.  And you can see more of his amazing work … Continue reading →

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I’ll be at the Tate today

Posted on 21/08/2010 by

From the press release here: BP Saturdays: Loud Tate is a free annual art and music event at Tate Britain, run by young people for young people. Tate Forum, Tate Britain’s youth group, has put together an exciting programme of … Continue reading →

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A layout – about time!

Posted on 20/08/2010 by

Last week I had a little minibook page lurking on my WOYWW desk but in the end I really felt it needed a more substantial treatment so I switched to a 12 x 12 layout.  A photo of DD, wearing … Continue reading →

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