It has been far too long since I scrapped but spending time with my ardent scrapper friend inspired me to rediscover my mojo ... or at least to give it a bit of a shove. Last summer I purchased a layout kit from Merly Impressions which had sat on the floor in its box for 6 months. This month I have enjoyed completing it and reliving memories from a holiday 19 years ago.
Unfortunately my photos weren't the recommended size and I think the layout looks a little too 'boxy' compared to the Merly example. This layout did challenge me to do random stamping which, for somebody who likes straight lines, is a little scary. Fussy cutting is always a challenge for me and I kept looking at the piles of flowers thinking 'surely this is enough?' I added a touch of glitter to add some sparkle and overall am happy with the result.
For the next layout I deviated from the recommended paper and used an alternative side. This was a major step for a rule follower! I was initially hesitant about this layout but it is now my favourite. The photo was a very old one and not good quality but with a little photo editing to add a vintage feel to it the end result was perfect. More fussy cutting and stitching and I began to feel that I was back under the eagle eye of Chrissy on last years scrap retreat.
I find it hard to create a layout that does not include journalling and this layout did not provide much space to journal. I decided to make a mini book with the left over scraps and to my delight then discovered Basic Grey magnetic snaps which were the perfect solution to attach it to my layout.
Now that I've discovered this method of securing books I shall create a lot more on future layouts. I know that pride is a sin but I am quite proud of the amount of fussy cutting that I did and that I didn't cut off too many bird's legs!
Thank You to Merly Impressions for giving me the inspiration and products to create layouts that bring me such happiness in sparking old memories.
