I am not a massive scrapbooker, I have made a few smaller pages and I have also made a few digital scrapbook pages but I decided that it was time to start scrapbooking a bit more! I take soooo many photos of my baby that it seems a shame that they are just sat on my computer not being used!!! My first proper layout is an Easter Layout and I have used the Treasure Box Designs Easter Train! It is just so cute I totally love this cut! I am now using my Cameo far far more than my Cricut at the moment so everything that I have cut has been done with the Cameo! The base of the layout is DCWV texture cardstock not that you can see it as its covered! The cloud paper is a digital paper I found lurking on my PC, the spotty grass is DCWV and the plain grass is also DCWV ( I really love DCWV wish it was easier to get here in the UK ) almost all the elements that have been cut are from DCWV with the exception of the chick!!! After alot of inking ans stitching I am really pleased with the final result!!! All I need to do now is add the piccies!!!

This weeks challenge over at Polka Doodles has been set by Fliss and tha challenge was to make something with mum in mind and use the colours orange ( or peach ) and blue! No anyone who knows me will know that my Mum and I do not speak ( long story for another day ) so I have used my Nan as my inspiration! She is amazing! She is still a dinner lady at 72, she still finds time to do everything for everyone and she still looks amazing, she looks younger now than she does in the picture!!! I found this fab pic of her with me when I was younger ( I am not much taller now he he! ) and I happen to be wearing a peach dress! So I decided that this was the time to go nuts and make a scrapbook page!!!

The page is 8" x 8" and tha base is co-ordinations cardstock which I got reduced at HobbyCraft. The orange gingham is from All Around and Everywhere. I have stamped the corners and inked along the edges of the page for some added texture. The flowers I love and to make them I printed out some of the small blue dotty paper from the same CD, I cut 16 small scallop circles with my nesties and inked the edges with a darker blu ink. Next I used my newly purchased Tim Hotlz mini misters and saoked them with water ( note to self - next time wait for the ink to dry ) then I scrunched them all up into tiny wet balls. Before they dried I carefully unwrapped them and layered them up into 2 piles of 8. I secured them all together with a brad and did a bit more scrunching ubtil they looked like flowers!!! When they were all dry I just added some stickles for some sparkle! The word Nanny has been printed form All Around and Everywhere, I printed some more blue dotty paper than printed the alphies onto that then just punched them out with a 1" circle punch! The picture has been die vut with nesties and layered up and for a finishing touch I made a swirl using shades of blue eyeleys!!! Phew and relax!!!!

I have had this page sat on my desk for a few months now and always felt is was missing something! Then I gound this awesome digital stamps from the greeting farm and knew he was what was missing!!! No I coloured him in before I had my promarkers but for a first attempt he is so cute! My very own sparkly Edward!!! I am so emo when it comes to twilight!!! The page is 8" x 8" it is black card with red layered ontop. I have stamped and inked the red layer. I have cut a smaller piece of red card and stamped and inked this also. Onto this I have put a shimmer card which has been embossed with divine swirls. To finish off I have used some eyelets and treaded some red ribbon through! The only thing missing is the wedding photo of Edward and I.