52 in 10 ~ Cover to Prompt 10

Ok, so you have a few minutes to spare and don't know what to do with them? Here's something for you to look at.

I've been busy this week and finally started Scrapdolly's 52 in 10 project. This week, I've managed to do not only the covers, but the first 10 LOs which means I'm up-to-date and ready for the 11th prompt on Sunday. The back cover is a mirror image of the front, but without the embellishments (just the red ribbon covering the paper join). I'm doing this as an 8x8 album which will be bound using my Bind-It-All and brown wires.

COVER

the little girl is delectable stamp from Charmed Cards and Crafts

which I've stamped onto shrink plastic.

The back cover is a mirror image of the papers and red ribbon.

PROMPT 1

Look back over the last 20 years

(I still have to find photos to put in the spaces)

PROMPT 2

Goals and aims

PROMPT 3

If I knew then

PROMPT 4

Music that rocks my world

(I have put a CD sleeve to house a CD of my favourite music)

PROMPT 5

Family

PROMPT 6

Looks familiar

PROMPT 7

Family traditons

Dolly also gave us a sketch to use if we wanted, but I had already stuck the papers down

PROMPT 8

Role Models

(I hope Eileen doesn't mind me taking her photo from Facebook)

I've used the sketch we were given in prompt 7,

but turned my photos to fit

PROMPT 9

My friends

we were also challenged to do some stamping.

I stamped the words 'friends' and 'fun' which didn't stamp clearly, so I coloured them with a pen.

PROMPT 10

A special friend

Thanks for looking. Take care, love and hugs, Sarah xoxoxo

It's A Creative World

Leah on Creative Every Day has a new challenge for us all for 2010. If you fancy joining in, in her words "Creativity is meant in the broadest sense ...... it doesn't have to be something art related ..... you do not have to post every day ..... this is a low pressure challenge ....."

Why not pop over and have a look.

52 in 10

ScrapDolly has a new and exciting challenge for us for all of 2010 starting on Sunday 3rd January. Her aim is to get us to scrap a subject most scrappers shy away from ............................ ourselves. I love the sound of it and I'm sure you will too.

In her own words "I know that you won’t all want to do all 52 weeks. There are bound to be some prompts that just don’t inspire you or that you feel are not relevant. But that is the beauty of the

project. You can dip in and out as you wish. There is no time limit, no pressure to complete,

no onus to share. The whole project is about YOU. Do what you want when you want in your

own time."

So, in my words "why not have a go?"

Click here, see what it's all about, download the prompts and get ready to make 2010 a year about us.

30th September

Well everyone, we're at the end of the month. 30 days of learning, 30 days of blogging and only 7 LOs! I lost my scrapping mojo big time after only a week of this project, but was determined to keep up with noting my learning. I have all my papers and embellishments ready and waiting should the mojo return.

So, the final day's instalment.

30th September I learnt that:

1) I have finally seen a project through to the end, all be-it in a different form to the one I started with.

2) I can still go to town and not be tempted by the cheap shops.

3) chippy chips taste so much nicer when you really fancy them, rather than as a quick and easy meal.

4) sometimes a present doesn't have to be expensive to be 'just right'. The best purses mum and I have had have come from The Factory Shop.

5) I have learnt more this month than I thought I would.

That's all I have for you for now. I'll be back when and if I have some LOs to show you. Thank you for stopping by.

Love and hugs, Sarah C xx

29th September

29th September I learnt that:

1) I need to put extra money aside for the things that should cost 'not a lot'. The lamp I'm having made is going to cost a little more than first thought, but still a really good price and much cheaper than buying one off the shelf. Thank goodness for having a friend that can do stuff like this so there's hardly any labour costs.

2) once I start sorting out things, it leads to other things and seems never ending.

3) I can do a shop in Morrisons and not spend too much. About time too!

Love and hugs, Sarah C xx

28th September

28th September I learnt that:

1) the years go by so fast. My eldest nephew is 15 today!

2) I mustn't go by how the weather seems when I start washing. If it's sunny, it'll probably rain and if it's cold and damp, the sun will probably come out like it did today.

3) a 'safe place' often means a place you'll forget about.

4) I have even more stuff to E-Bay than I first thought.

Love and hugs, Sarah C xx

27th September

27th September I learnt that:

1) my tablets make me really sleepy.

2) cooking a lovely meal doesn't have to take ages in preparation time.

3) after finishing a LO for a GDT slot, I really am not into scrapbooking at the moment.

Love and hugs, Sarah C xx