Woo Hoo, today for the first time in a week I slept through the night without waking up to have racking coughing fits - it feels so great to feel normal! I am still a little devoid of energy but apart from that I think I have finally shrugged off this bug (or whatever it was).
All About Eve came back from the Christmas break today with a great new challenge - New Beginnings. I chose to depict the day that Charlotte started school last September. I know All About Eve is about scrapping yourself but to me the day Charlotte started school was a new beginning for her but also for me as my baby finally left me to an empty house five days of the week. I was so proud of her on that day (but then I am always proud of Ben and Charlotte).
Last Friday's Mojo was a scraplift of the brilliant Lee Woodside from Australia, I wasn't feeling great when I did the layout so it isn't exactly how I wished it to be but the idea is there. I used Lee's multi-photo layout as a showcase for some of my favourite layouts of 2007. It truly is a hybrid layout as the border, text and most of the title were printed directly onto the cardstock and I just added the paper and photographs. I also could not get a decent picture of this, the colours match in real life and the little felt heart is nowhere near as neon as it looks lol. The other girls on the Mojo DT have created some amazing layout so go and have a look.
I always create a sketch of the layout for the Mojo blog and I am putting this one here because it is a great sketch to follow for multi-pic layouts :)
Talking of Australians, I have a wonderful team mate on Mojo called Kylie Tout and she has just started a new scrapping company in Australia called Scrapping Clearly selling gorgeous acrylic albums and various items which decorate them. Anyway, she contacted me the other day to ask if I would be on her design team and I was thrilled! Kylie has sent a package to me so that I can do some work for her and I can't wait to have a play with the products. She ships to the UK so go and have a look at her shop because it is brilliant.
I have also done another layout this week but I can't share that one with you, it is for something that I am very excited about and I was so honoured to have been asked to contribute to! You know who you are :)
I got a new phone today too. It is a Nokia 7373, very pink and girly. I really wanted an iPhone but Mark forced me to be sensible and just get a normal phone because, to be honest I don't really need an iPhone because I always carry around a compact camera and my ipod anyway. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box and saw my new phone - it's so sweet. It even came with a gorgeous little pink soft case and a lovely silver phone charm :)
As well as that, I ordered a lovely little gem ring the other day in white gold and it arrived today - so pretty! I still need to get a photo of that though.
love your banner! great pages!
Posted by: Lana | 14 January 2008 at 05:30 PM
Nice pages and cute phone!
Posted by: noelia | 15 January 2008 at 03:48 AM
Hi Sarah,
Love your lift of my page! So totally cool.
So looking forward to working with you with Scrapping Clearly. Love your blog.
Posted by: Lee | 15 January 2008 at 07:59 AM
I have that phone and I hate it, lol!! Can't wait til may when I can get a new one on my contract... Mind you, two of jazz sister in law's have it and they love it - so it's probably just me!
jk x
Lovely layouts by the way and I love the london book too.
Posted by: jakey | 27 January 2008 at 08:59 PM