WOYWW #608 - How I Scrap

Thought you'd like a photo of my desk mid-scrapping as of yesterday evening, I've got to December 2019.

I tend to group my photos for a page and crop and arrange on some 12x12 plain white paper.

Then I choose some coloured papers - trying to use up stock but far too many big or fussy patterns which don't work well from me so have asked for some plain coloured/textured card for my birthday.

Then I add a title and embellish as and where I can.

Here's my son's 21st Birthday layout finished. I got the colour blocks and diagonal positioning from the piece of patterned paper. 

Before that there was the big hair cut. I wasn't going to cut his hair again (hoping he'd go to a barbers when in uni) but he didn't so I did. 

The photo before I call my Jesus Photo, love it.

I literally put it in a pony tail and chopped it off. Have kept it and I have one of my own as well. There's a photo of a group of us in church with coloured hair too.

Finally a friend's thanksgiving where the banner I'd made with her 17 years previously was draped over her coffin, so special. 

And some Christmas preparations, including our Church Nativity.

Only a couple more LOs to finish 2019.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #607 Allusion or Illusion?

Last week I said my lack of clothing was just an allusion but was it actually an illusion? Looked up both words and cannot distinguish them enough to work out which I ought to have used in the context! Safe to say the last page in my 15th Scrapbook will cause a stir either way.

Started my 16th 12x12 day to day Scrapbook (my last few have been gifted to me by an ex-scrapper so kind). I put 30 pages in each album, so can fit 60 layouts each. I have 3 special 12x12 albums too, so well over 900 layouts over the years.

My opening page was a lot more subdued, a rainy day when we had out trees lopped. The Silver Birch had half its height cut, they had to come and confirm this was what I wanted, it was! We only have a smallish garden and the trees take over somewhat over the 3 year gap, Magnolia and Red Robin also.

Then some September 2019 things like son going back to Uni for his final year, some geocaching and hair colouring. Also moving our son's drums to the loft as we needed the space to move stuff around to enable the lounge to have its makeover.

A dinosaur birthday party of a friend's 3yr old twins

Then the lounge makeover itself. The old original (1927) ceiling was bulging somewhat and we wanted to save the cornice so found some plasterers prepared to give it a go. They did a mighty fine job, the stilts and microwave being the highlights for me.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Graduation

 My graduation in 1987. 

Photos with my beloved Dad.

And with Judd the guy I was smitten with for the five years but it wasn't to be.

WOYWW #606 - Sorting & Scrapping

Spurred in by you lovely ladies and the sorting I saw last week, I decided to do some shelf sorting myself. I rejigged my first two shelves, moving my dies down a shelf to make them easier to access. My stamp folders have gone up a shelf, 'cause, well, I really don't use them much, I'm not a stamper.

Anyway, whilst doing all that, I found some old photos of my graduation which got me back to scrapping and then I was spurred on by nearing the end of my current (15th) 12x12 scrapbook, so I've done quite a few pages, the last of which is sitting on my desk awaiting sticking.

There's my Graduation, way back in 1987! (Photo won't load properly here so I have posted separately).   My hubby's birthday July 2019 when he did my car hub caps, and my son's visit to his beloved primary school which was on the same day!

Hubby cycling and some Summer stuff. Had misspelt "Chiltons" so redid on some card and it actually looked better. Not use my big gears in ages either.

A visit to Swansea - Caswell Bay and Clyne Gardens. Used the flower die I re-found whilst sorting, forgot I had that Cuttlebug die.

More geocaching, a hospital visit and friends, got me into August 2019. Son had had chest pains but he was checked out and all A-OK. Probably pulled a muscle!

And the final page for the current album is the page awaiting sticking. It is a bit risky, don't ask! It was a challenge and I really didn't take ALL my clothes off it is just the allusion of such! And it was in the woods and we didn't see a soul.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #605 - Gradient

 As expected I've been doing my new "Gradient" jigsaw this week!

I did dye my hair purple and lay on my jigsaw board on New Year's Day as it matched.

I really was going to try and do some crafting yesterday, but I decided to take "some" decorations down instead and watched some more Dr Who.

Then I had my first zoom dance lesson in the evening hence I didn't wish to bore you with yet another empty desk!

Anyway here's me on my jigsaw and if you are really interested on the making and finishing of the gradient puzzle, have a look at my post from yesterday here.

Happy WOYWW New Year Everyone.

Gradient

Thought I'd do a specific post of my "Gradient" Jigsaw Puzzle. I started the sort of the colours/edges on Wednesday 30th Dec 2020. 

Even seeing the colours in the box was a delight to my eyes as I just love colours. Then the edges just went together, plonk plonk plonk..... It was far easier than you'd think.

The following Day on New Year's Eve - 31st January 2020 I started with the pink corner and decided to do it portrait-wise. I had a slight misfortune with the pastel box which ended up on the floor. Great excuse to delay any vacuuming until the puzzle was completed!

New Year's Day - 1st January 2021 - I dyed my hair in the morning and yup it matched the pinky/purple end - LOL. 

I was adding pieces quite methodically by now and flipped the board after getting halfway.  

My son, who'd got it for me for Christmas exclaimed, 

"Don't do it too quickly!" 

But then he had a go and realised how much fun it was.

On Saturday 2nd January 2021 came the slightly more challenging end. I'd managed to sort the greens/yellows into the biggest pile at the beginning so I just knew this would be more challenging. The following day 3rd January 2021 having tried to watch my church service live and it not working I set to to finish the yellow/green section, DONE!

Have to say this was probably the most satisfying and enjoyable puzzle to complete. You aren't limited to looking at a picture and trying to match little patterns, in fact you don't need the picture at all just an eye for colour and the shape of the pieces. 

Excellent, I highly recommend this type of puzzle to avid puzzlers.