After the arrival of all that stock, all I want to do is bury my head in my stash and scrap!!! There never seems to be enough time to scrap and i am feeling rather tired from staying up past midnight way too many times in order to feed my obsession! I also feel like I have to have a justifiable reason to sneak off to my space to create! It may have been DH that wanted me to find a hobby a few years ago, but I don't think he ever bargained upon my becoming so addicted! So these days I feel like I have to justify why I am scrapping. I will use any excuse! LOL! It's for mag deadlines....well that doesn't work anymore as I'm not on the DT. It's for shop DT work...yep that one is still a goer! I need to finish this album for my parents (or whoever else I can conjure up as an excuse). I have to do new layouts for classes for the shop, that ones always a good one! If all else fails there is the "I've got PMS so leave me alone to my scrapping, I'm not good company at any rate!" excuse!! that one seems to work quite well when delivered in my best snarly voice and dagger look! LOL!!!
So this weeks excuse was the need to create a layout for class. Here is the one for my "Stitch in time" class.
I tried so many different background colours and eventually decided to go with Kraft as it just sets off the other colours so well. I have to say that I am loving the versitility of black, white and kraft ATM! Sometimes I purposely have to try other colours as it just seems so easy to reach for one of those 3! Hopefully those that book into the class at Scrapbook Station will really enjoy doing this. I have tried to keep the stitching elements small but showcase a few different techniques across the page.
This layout has been created from the new Anna Griffin papers and I have to say I am in love with so many of her new papers, they are just divine.
I have also created a layout for a class on "Vivid Colour". I adore my bright and bold colours right now, it is so very me. When i finished this layout I wondered if it would be too complex to teach in a class, but then decided that 'what the heck' they are hear to learn so they can figure out (with my help) how all the different layers of paper are put down on the page.
I will confess to having a button obsession as well! A few years back I splurged and bought a container of Making Memories buttons, it cost me an arm and a leg at the time and then I barely used any! Now I have just about used all of some of the colours in it! I love it when I can justify my spending as well!
The photo is of my cousin from a few years back. He had been living in Fiji most of his life and they had come over for Christmas this year and I was so shocked when I saw Brett as he had developed this chiselled jaw and looked so much like a teenager. The last time I had seen him he was 10 years old and was just a boy! He's 14 in this photo. It really hit home to me how quickly children can change. TFL.
Hi Janine, well that is news to me I really didn't know I was going in the news letter, but I am excited about SDU, loved to see you there. Love the family layout so vibrant and lovely, you are right the kraft background really does show of the vibrant colour. I only today bought some Anna Griffin paper from the Scrapbook store at Erina while I am in Sydney, and it is just gorgeous. The second layout is so colourful as well, love the use of the ric rac and the bottons, and that title well done, hand written love it.
Carole:)
Posted by: Carole Janson | April 12, 2006 at 03:15 PM
Gorgeous LO's Jk!!!
Posted by: Elizabeth Munro | April 12, 2006 at 07:05 PM
Hi Janine, Wish I lived closer to come to your classes - your LO's look great. I see some faces there that I recognise from years ago too. Keep up the fantastic work, x Janelle
Posted by: Janelle | April 12, 2006 at 07:20 PM
Janine, these are gorgeous.
I so hear you about the white/black/kraft. I've done a couple of LO's recently and white has been a biggie. LOL!
Posted by: Trina | April 12, 2006 at 08:54 PM
Beautiful layouts Janine, I really love the last one with all the layers on it. Goegeous bright colours... and I too have all those excuses for DH, although I'm not on any DT's to meet deadlines, or mag deadlines either. I'll still use the excuses though. LOL
Posted by: katie toland | April 12, 2006 at 11:19 PM
I love these LOs Janine- especially the Stitch in Time one - gorgeous colours and the kraft does set them off perfectly. I also have a huge stash of black, white and kraft for the same reasons as you. If only I lived closer I'd come along and join you.
Alison
Posted by: Alison Shearer | April 13, 2006 at 11:24 AM
Lovin' the kraft Janine! And the colours you've used against it look awesome! Love your button layout too!!! Can't wait to see what other layouts you think of to use up those buttons!!
Posted by: Chris | April 13, 2006 at 12:43 PM
I must admit, I tend to stick to black, white and kraft of late lol. It is hard to go back to using other colours.
Both these layouts are totally gorgeous Janine, your pupils will love creating them.
Posted by: Mel Diener | April 14, 2006 at 03:31 PM
Janine I love reading your blog - you made me laugh with your justifications for scrapping!
Your layouts are fabulous as always, and the buttons look just grand!
Megan xx
Posted by: Megan | April 14, 2006 at 10:58 PM
Hi Janine...thanks for dropping by my blog and saying hi :o) Just wanted to return the favour, and here I am being greeted by all your lovely work!!!!! It's AMAZING!!!!
Oh, and I am on a button freak atm too lol ;D Have fun playing with your new stash too!!!
Thanks again Janine...I'll be popping in on you again, that's for sure :o)
Luv Karen xoxo
Posted by: Karen | April 16, 2006 at 02:45 PM