My Tag Book – Baby Tale

Mel81pop is a very talented scrapper and she has a number of  friends who are at various levels of Scrapbooking from beginers to quite advanced, to help those starting out she has been holding classes and as we all enjoy a good chat and some new challenges I went along  below are  the pages from my tag book  started during the class and finished at home.

Here is the front cover of my book, The title was set by the alphas I used, as they were too big to fit Babies Tale on the cover.

The reason for the book was that there had been a lot of babies this last year or so, we had managed with only the one Grandchild for 14 years and then like buses 3 came along in quick succsession. Don't get me wrong I would not part with any of them but it was all babies so to be able to compare them all easily I made a book of babies,


Starting with my Husband Roger in 1948

 
Then there was me  in 1957

Then our first Daughter Laura 1976

1978 saw the arrival of Abigail

Then in 1982 our son James

First of the Grandchidren was Philip in 1995

More pictures of Philip 

Then Nathaniel arrived a brother for Philip in 2008

Then in 2009  a little sister for them both with the arrival of Zoe

Then a month later Ari was here

This was a lovely project to do and for a little book there are so many surfaces to  add picture and embelishments too, Thank you Phillipa

Top Hats Mystery Kit

Here are views of my entry for the Mystery Kit Cyber Crop April  2010 Monopoly

The Kit was from Indigo Mill

Tha Papers used are from Double Dipped Paper Collection   Entr'ee, Entree Reverse 4 heure 37  Chemin des Bons Enfants, 02, 03, 04 and 05 .

With lots of fun things to embellish it,

Tiddy Jiggy

6 X 6 Jigsaw Swap this is the third and last part of the Jigsaw Swap we started with a 12 x 12 then we did an 8×8 and lastly we are doing the baby one at 6×6.  no1 is Frances’s Klimt, she posted a pic of how our pieces should be here and she has said, “I fancied a jiggy that glowed!” no2 is kikimama23 * Nature/Texture and she said, “I want a lumpy/bumpy touchy feely jigsaw” and ” I don’t think I have any preferences, I love most colours”   no3 is sabulous * Masquerade – W’eve got her piccy for inspiration and she said: “Thinking masks etc and very colourful…”; “I’m thinking lots of colours, bits&bobs and different textures/materials. And masks of course” 4.Terris Chocolat’s theme is Ammonites – “Natural colour Browns, Beige, Taupe, Black and greys. Fossils can feature as well the Fish skeletons and Trilobites kind please” 5. Pip = ‘wings’. “Be as imaginative as you like but could it be vintagy please rather than too modern other than that I’ve no preferences” 6 mel81pop = metal grungey -pieces “I would like metal grungy – and also I am not going to use my pieces to reform the jigsaw – they are going to be embelllishments in a mini book for my teenage son – so you can do them any way up, back to front and have anything sticking out, or hanging down (yes please!) – as chunky as you like thank you”) 7.nettyb, a Steampunk theme – “Victoriana meets mechnical – pretty roses, butterflies, corsets meets cogs, clockwork bits and bobs etc. ” 8. dusty fairy = flowers please –”i’m thinking metal,ribbon,felt,clay etc etc pretty flowers really girly please,lots of colours and texture please” 9. ginger66’s theme is Vintage Love again I’d like blues/reds/pinks/metallics. Lots of texture, embellies, altered

Here is the completed Jigsaw,

Many thanks to everyone who added a piece they are wonderful.

no1  New 2 This, no 2 Kikimama's, no3  Sabulous,  no 4  mine, no 5  pip,

 no6  mel81pop, no7 nettyb, no8 dusty fairy, no 9 Ginger 66

Digi in Deep

I have been working  on another Jessica Course which includes lots of  advanced techniques, It is challenging.

November Cyber Crop at UK Scrappers

UK Scrappers are having another Cyber Crop and this time the theme is the Wizard of Oz,

The teams are  Tin Men,  Scarecrows, Lions and Toto's, thats me I'm a Toto.

I have ordered and received the MK  and it just needs a few more additions and  its ready , I have ordered a couple of kits this time, as last time it was such a rush trying to find stash for each of the classes  I have the Paperarts one

  

Twister & Shout by Rachel (Taniwha) and PaperArts

More wow from Rachel with this beautiful class, cant see any ric-rac but plenty to keep busy with rolling paper and sewing fabric!

 and

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN by Shimelle

  An interactive project about breaking the rules with the best of intentions

Kit Info:
Kits will be on sale from 8am on Tuesday November 3rd at Shimelle.com

Supplies:
Exact list to be posted later this week, with the choice of grabbing a limited edition kit or making your own kit from your existing stash

   

 and I have ordered some stash to do Annettes class.

  

Witch Way Home by Annette (Voodoo Vixen)

Another stunning minibook class from Annette, with a difference, this book has a frame for a cover and can be always on display in your home.

    Saturday 7th NovemberAs Long As You're Mine Your Challenge today is to create (and embelish) a banner using HEARTS
The banner can be any size and as simple or as complicated as you'd like it

Pre crop Challenges

 

Sunday 8th November

No Good Deed

Bit of a different challenge today You'll be tied up next weekend with the CC, so today, go do something nice for a member of your family And as we're in a 'good deed' mood today, find someone on UKS to do something nice for too. This can be anything you like, just something 'nice'

Hopefully cooking dinner for 4 generations  will count as a good deed , My mother is visiting us today and my DD1 will be here with our new granddaughter Zoe,  DGS1 & DGS2, and Dad Chris .

Also been on to the social Group that were a tower of strength to me during my recent kidney cancer and wished them all well.

    
Monday 9th November

Ding Dong The Witch is Dead

but your friends arent!!!!

Make a card to show someone you care

    

Tuesday 10th November

March of the Witch Hunters

Make your own set of characters (4) to help you down the yellow brick road

 Thursday 12th November

 Wednesday  11th November

Friday 13th of November 19 :00  Cyber Crop starts

Were off to see the Wizard  Challenge  19:00

Twister & Shout by Taniwha & Paperarts  20:00




Dorothy 21:00

Over the Rainbow 22:00

Ruby Slippers 23:00

Saturday 14th November 08:00

Scarecrow

Class Time to go Home 09:00-11:00

 Lions 11:00

1pm Class : Take No Notice of the Man behind the Curtain by Shimelle

2pm Challenge: Tin Man

3pm Class: The Lollipop Guild by MJM

5pm Challenge: The Yellow Brick Road

7pm Class: Dreaming of Home by Traciedoodle
A long awaited class by Tracie, featuring... doodling! Its wicked!

9pm Challenge: Wicked Witch/Good Witch
a layout challenge

11pm Challenge: Popular
a layout challenge 

Sunday 15th November
9am Class: Witch Way Home by Voodoo Vixen
a minibook with a difference from Annette, every home should have one

 11am Class: The Road to Happiness by Wombat & Angel Crafts
A stunning class from Pam, showcasing handmade blossoms! You’ll definitely be addicted after taking this class

12pm Challenge: Emerald City

2pm Challenge: Take Me Home
a layout challenge

And that brought me a total of 6500 Yellow Brick points for the Toto's



Mystery Kit



Here are some more views of my Mystery Kit entry