The Weekly Sketch wk1

Hi, I’m Cheryl and I live in Cambridgeshire with my husband, elderly cat and two dogs.   When I moved to Burwell in 2008 and being new to the village, I wanted to join in with village activities.  Whilst I was looking through the village magazine I saw that there was a monthly scrapbook group. So I took the plunge, called the organiser and arranged to meet her one evening so she could explain what scrapbook was and what resources I would need to get started.  As a child, scrapbooking was either collecting PG Tips cards or magazine cuttings into a...

Melanie is our guest scrapbooker this month.  Shes been trying out the georgeous July 2021 Scrapbox kit and the weekly sketches that you'll be seeing over the next few weeks. It really is a stunningly good value kit, with everything from a whole set of brads, to overlays, cord style stickers, ribbon, ink, twine, a whole pack of 12x12 papers, die cuts and cardstock too! You can get your hands on the kit here (while stocks last)   You can read how she got started, and crafting with her daughter by clicking on Memories and Photos Guest Scrapbooker July 2021...

Thank you for all your replies to last week's message about the colour coded T-Shirt conumdrum.... I'm just glad I'm not alone.....! Our guest scrapbookg this month, Melanie, has created 2 more beautiful pages showcasing nature for us this week. How lovely is it to see journalling, this is one place where telling tales is essential - are you telling yours?....  If you struggle with what to write, think about what you would tell someone about the photos if they were sitting next to you. Details that arent obvious in the actual photos add interest and value to the story...

On the subject of double layouts - is it a problem that when I take photos I always think 'have I taken enough photos for 2 pages?'  ....or even...  'can I get that family member to change their t shirt to a different colour because it doesnt match for the paper I have in mind...?'   lol.......   Please tell me I'm not the only one! Here's this weeks layout from our July guest scrapbooker Melanie, I hope it inspires you....  Melanie has made it using the July 2021 Memories and Photos scrapbox kit, and this week's layout sketch. (If...

Hello! I’m Melanie and I live in Salisbury, Wiltshire with my husband, two of our three children - our eldest is at University - our cat and two rabbits! I am a Science Technician and work in a School in town. I have always taken lots and lots of photos. My family have always been my main focus - in fact my daughter recently said a huge thank you to me for having taken so many photos of them when they were younger - she was looking for photos of all the different sports teams she had been in at...