This year I have a number of scrapbooking goals: be on a new design team, get published more than last year (which means 4+) and to really challenge myself with new techniques and styles/colours. 

So when I saw this Scrapbook Creations mag blog challenge   (http://scrapbookcreationsmag.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/inspiration-board-challenge-february-2014/) I thought what better way to really challenge myself than a colour scheme completely out of my comfort zone! Golds and browns are colours I barely use at all these days let alone base an entire page around but I had fun doing something different. 

This photo was a quick Instagram pic I took of our dogs first time at the beach. As Daniel and Siyah were the main subjects of the photo I wanted them to stand out but also wanted the entire beach to show. I didn't want to frame the focus so instead decided to cut around them then use foam dots to raise this part of the photo up, it worked perfectly for what I wanted: they stand out a little more but the entire photo remains intact.

Thanks for looking

~Belle x

Photobooth

I decided to have a go at doing a layout where the background actually looked like part of the paper so essentially I felt like I was creating my own patterned paper! I bought some very thin post it notes for $3 (72 in the packet) and used modge podge to stick them all over the wood look paper. Because the notes where so thin they blend in enough to look like part of the paper. It resulted in a very busy layout which was exactly what I was going for!

One Fine Day

I adore this photo from our wedding, has a bit of a vintage feel to it. I wanted to keep the soft, vintage feel flowing through the layout and think the greens/teal and pinks do this perfectly!

Thanks for looking! (Disclaimer: still crappy iPhone photos for now).

Belle x

Scrapbooking Memories Masters 2014 Entries

This was my favourite of all my entries. Unfortunately the iPhone photos terrible but still no internet at our new house yet!

And there's a few more of my calendar pages: I must actually set it up and use it, don't want to waste it!

~Belle

First Layout of 2014

I'll be back to share more of my Masters projects later in the week/month but for now here's my first layout of 2014: a just because layout! I just sat at my desk and played, first time in a long time it's not been an assignment, for a call, challenge etc. 

Excuse the not so great iPhone pic, we're yet to get internet connected in our new house!

Thanks for looking!

~Belle

2014

Well last years blogging efforts were completely dismal, thanks mostly to the fact that I barely scrapped. Blasphemy, I know! We moved house once again, I started a new ( much busier ) job, etc. this time I won't promise anything but my intentions are good: let's hope I can keep motivated. 

Although I barely scrapped I did tick off one major milestone in my scrappy list last year: after many years of 'I will one day' contemplating entering Scrapbooking Memories Masters I finally did! Nothing came of it but I was quite happy with my projects and glad I finally bit the bullet and at least gave it a try. I'll show off my projects over the next couple of weeks, for now here's a very quick phone snap of one month of the 2014 calendar I made for the comp:

Thanks to my one reader if you're still around after all this time! Haha. 

~ Belinda

First Layout for 2013

Hi All,

Well after a bit of a hiatus that we can blame on an interstate move & international holiday I'm back! I have my new scrap space set up MUCH better than my old one, making it easier for me to scrap and harder for me to make excuses not to!

'My Two Best Friends'

Some layouts to share

Hi All,
It's been a while! Lately I've just been creating for Scrapbook News & Review and Lets Get Sketchy, so not a lot to share! But here's a couple I can now post. Think I might give Scrapbooking Memories Masters a go this year, never hurts to give things a try right?! Anyone else giving it a go?

Until next time,
Belle x

New Lets Get Sketchy Challenge

Hi Ladies,

We have a new challenge up over at Lets Get Sketchy, check it out here!

Before I show my layout for this week, just a quick note so say I'm sorry things have been a little slow on my blog lately, I have little to show as everything I've been creating has been for mags, etc!

And now onto the layout:

Until next time,
Belle x

Wizzy Dizz

So since I've taken to using Instagram when I don't want to lug my DSLR camera around I thought I'd better get to scrapping some! I've done a few layouts so far, one for Scrapbook News and Review mag, one for next weeks LGS challenge and another just for me! These photos are not the best quality but I just love the mood they capture. I bought this Basic Grey paper months ago and absolutely adored it but haven't found photos I wanted to use on it until now. I loved the paper so much I wanted to keep the rest quite simple, so without further ado:

Until next time,
Belinda xx