Aug 22 2016

Time For Another LOAD Recap – Summer Lovin’ LOAD Mini

Posted on August 22, 2016 by daydesigns

Welcome to Make It Monday!

Today I am sharing the layouts I completed during last weeks’ Mini-LOAD challenge.

For those not familiar with what a LOAD is, it’s typically a month long challenge where participants are given a prompt every day and expected to create a layout using that prompt. Although, as we know, there are no Scrapbook Police so 100% adherence to the prompts is not required. Just a layout every day uploaded to the group Flickr Gallery. 🙂

This summer Alice (Scraphappy Owner Extraordinaire!) decided to run a mini LOAD. Only one week long. Seven days, seven prompts. That’s doable, right?

Um …. apparently not! For me anyway.

Here are the layouts I managed to create last week.

Day One: Water – Stateroom 7039

Jun 18 2016

Taking a Look Back at LOAD516

Posted on June 18, 2016 by daydesigns

LOAD516 class image

Happy Saturday everyone!

What’s on your crafting table today? It’s raining where I live and I’ve managed to get rid of two kids plus my husband for most of the day so besides the Father’s Day card that’s half finished, I am finally ready to share the layouts I created during last months LOAD challenge.

I know, I know, LOAD has been over for weeks but hey … every now and then, life gets in the way of crafting around here. Gasp!

Instead of a physical flip through of my layouts, I went with a slideshow – enjoy! Continue reading »

May 24 2016

LOAD516-24 – Gather All The Pretty Papers!

Posted on May 24, 2016 by daydesigns

Welcome to Day 24 of LOAD516!

My humble apologies for this post not going live with prompt. I was confused and thought I was up tomorrow! Oops!

I completely blame my insanely busy weekend! When you are as old as I am you should just know that you can’t possibly hope to function on 4.5 hours sleep!! It messes you up for days!

But, moving on …

Today’s prompt was about what makes you feel confident or courageous and I freely admit, if I feel like I look like a million bucks, then I can act like it too! Here’s my process video in which I explain that a whole lot better and show you how I gathered all my favourite and pretty things to make my layout.

And the finished layout. Continue reading »

May 19 2016

Stash Busting – Off-Cuts and Branding Strips

Posted on May 19, 2016 by daydesigns

If you’re a paper scrapbooker like me, then you probably have a love hate relationship with manufacturers. It’s great that they don’t take away from the gorgeous 12×12″ patterned paper by adding a bar code and other identifying marks onto the paper, and it’s fun that they are now starting to add a patterned strip on the opposite side to said bar code and branding, but … then what? What do you do with all those cute 1/4″ strips of paper?

I keep mine safely in a drawer “for future projects”. You know the type of drawer I’m talking about, right? The type where good intentions go to die?

Not anymore!

I’m here to show you how to break out all those strips and use them on a layout! In fact, use them to create the background of a layout. Take a look.

And here’s my finished layout. Continue reading »

May 15 2016

LOAD516-16 – Odd Socks and Flying Monkeys

Posted on May 15, 2016 by daydesigns

Welcome to LOAD516 Day 16!

We are officially over the half-way point. How are you doing? If you saw my post on Saturday then you know my answer to that question! But it is a brand new week. Onwards and upwards!!

Today’s prompt had me a bit stumped at first but I got it all sorted out eventually. I talk about it in the introduction to my process video so I’ll just let you watch that instead of prattling on about it here. Enjoy!

And here is my finished layout. Continue reading »

May 14 2016

LOAD516 – Week Two and the wheels came off the LOAD Train!

Posted on May 14, 2016 by daydesigns

Well this week sucked as far as my LOADing went! Hope your week was better.

That’s the way it goes sometimes though. I’ll admit there were a couple of prompts that had me stumped but I know I don’t have to follow them so I have no excuse for not creating a layout. Other than life getting in the way. Darn it!

Here are my efforts for this week and I’ll be back soon to show some other layouts that I made during (Inter)National Scrapbook Day which was last Saturday.

Day 8 – WTF? (Where’s The Food?)

What were YOU thinking it meant?? Continue reading »

May 10 2016

LOAD516-11 Crunching The Numbers

Posted on May 10, 2016 by daydesigns

Welcome to LOAD516 Day 11!

How are you doing so far? There have been so many lovely layouts in the gallery, so I’m thinking you guys are rocking it!

Today I am back as the Featured Scrapper with a prompt about how much things cost. Since I give a pretty good explanation at the beginning of my video, I think I’ll just get right to it!