That's how I feel at the moment. I seem to have lost my way a little with my scrapbooking and it is so frustrating! I have ideas brewing in my head with things I want to try but I need some serious time at my craft desk to see what happens in reality.
Last weekend I was away on a crafty weekend with a group of 20+ fellow crafters. Some were close friends, others people I had met at crops, some i hadn't met before at all. It was a lovely, laid back weekend and I am happy with the pages I made, which I haven't had time to photograph yet, but it was a bit of a struggle and often needed a sketch or a page to spark idea with. This wasn't helped by the fact I was totally disorganised and had packed in about an hour the night before I was to leave!
This is the start of the Easter holidays and although I do have to spend a few days working and will be spending some time with my family, I am also hoping for at least 3-4 days of craftiness to try and work out some things. I have never felt I has a particular style of my own, though there are a few things that almost always appear on my layouts including a title, some journalling and some patterned paper and things tend to be in straight lines and have a balance to them, there is not what I would call a definitive style though. This is what I am aiming for - to find my style and my own 'go to' essentials so that packing for crops is easier and I can get on with the serious business of making pages and recording the stories behind them.
Later in the week I should get time to take photos of some of my recent creations for sharing. Until then, take care x
Saturday, 30 March 2013
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Highs and lows
I can hardly believe that this is only my second post this year! I know it is only mid March but what a rocky year it has been so far.
January saw a quick trip to London with Gordon and his daughter, Samantha. It was her first ever visit and we managed to pack a lot in in only a few days. My legs were really causing me problems at the time as well, so that didn't help. Then it was back to work with a vengeance and I was madly trying to catch up after being off ill for so long. I was also trying to find footwear that fitted as the under floor heating made my lymphoedema worse.
February went by in a flash. It saw the sad death of my godmother who was my mother's older sister, a few visits to my good friend Heather and even some scrapbooking as I had agreed to set one of the weekly challenges over on UKS. Apart from that it was work, more work and time with my family.
March started with my daughter's 30th birthday party followed 2 days later by her actual birthday. The next day my challenge went live and my wonderful friend Heather lost her hard fought battle with cancer. She was the most wonderfully kind hearted lady whose personality shone bright and bold and there is a big hole in my life now she is no longer with us. Heather planned her own funeral which was attended by many people from vastly different parts of the UK.
This weekend at her local crop we let off balloons in her memory. Sandra organised it all and read a beautiful poem and the minister of the Church whose hall we crop in said a few heartfelt words. As we stood in the snow clutching our balloons and thinking of Heather her presence was felt very strongly.
Next weekend sees my annual treat of a whole weekend scrapbooking peacefully with friends and I can't wait!
January saw a quick trip to London with Gordon and his daughter, Samantha. It was her first ever visit and we managed to pack a lot in in only a few days. My legs were really causing me problems at the time as well, so that didn't help. Then it was back to work with a vengeance and I was madly trying to catch up after being off ill for so long. I was also trying to find footwear that fitted as the under floor heating made my lymphoedema worse.
February went by in a flash. It saw the sad death of my godmother who was my mother's older sister, a few visits to my good friend Heather and even some scrapbooking as I had agreed to set one of the weekly challenges over on UKS. Apart from that it was work, more work and time with my family.
March started with my daughter's 30th birthday party followed 2 days later by her actual birthday. The next day my challenge went live and my wonderful friend Heather lost her hard fought battle with cancer. She was the most wonderfully kind hearted lady whose personality shone bright and bold and there is a big hole in my life now she is no longer with us. Heather planned her own funeral which was attended by many people from vastly different parts of the UK.
This weekend at her local crop we let off balloons in her memory. Sandra organised it all and read a beautiful poem and the minister of the Church whose hall we crop in said a few heartfelt words. As we stood in the snow clutching our balloons and thinking of Heather her presence was felt very strongly.
Next weekend sees my annual treat of a whole weekend scrapbooking peacefully with friends and I can't wait!
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