Project Life Week 3

So far I am managing to keep up with my Project Life album.  Although we have not done an awful lot as the weather has been truly appalling and this year we would like to save our money and buy things for the house.

Sarah's Cards January Challenge

This is a layout for Sarah's Cards January Challenge. Of when we visited Hamleys toy shop just before Christmas.

Project Life Week Two

Project Life Week One

I bought the Project Life Honey Core kit recently and will be using that this year together with the Project Life Dear Lizzy Fifth and Frolic core kit as well as trying to use up my existing stash of papers.

Completed first Project Life album 2013

I started doing a Project Life style album last January and am really pleased that I did as I really enjoyed doing it and am happy with the completed project.

Week 49

Weeks 50-51

Week 52

Paper covered embellishments from counters

Embellishments are so expensive here in the UK, especially the ones that go with the paper collections so I thought I would try and make my own.  I thought about using buttons but I find these can be too bulky in my project life albums so I wanted something a little flatter to use.  I came up with the idea of using counters and luckily I had an old jar full of them!  So using some different size counters and the scraps I had left from a Simple Stories Christmas collection I gave it a whirl.

I cut out a circle of paper big enough to cover the counter and fold over.  Then i glued the counter to the middle of the paper.

Around the outside of the paper I cut little grooves in and manipulated the paper with my fingers back and forth to break down the paper fibres so that it was easier to fold over.

I glued around the outside of the paper and folded it around the counter as tight as I could to form the shape of th counter. 

I repeated the procedure with each one of the counters.  I am happy with the way they have turned out and think that next time I will try with fabric.

New Years Day

It was a miserable start to 2014 - hardly stopped raining all day!

Have decided to return to Comping this year as well as doing Project Life scrapbooking.  Also want to make a start on my children's scrapbooks.  Would like to try and make my own scrapbook embellishments to save some money.