Do you ever wonder why we do what we do......Scrapbook? For me it is too leave a footprint on this world, a window into how my family lived its life...our history, our heritage...........how much we were loved, by family, by friends, by the Universe.



To scrapbook or not to scrapbook this is the question? For me there is no contest, scrapbooking became a way of life, my passion, my obsession, my sanctuary. I am a firm believer that the photos we take are a bonus, that its about the story we tell, what we leave behind for future generations so they too can know us.................so that they can feel the love I have for my family even when I am no longer around to share it with them.



I hope that if I cant inspire you to join the ranks of the Scrapbooking community at large that you will at least leave a journal of the well trodden road you have travelled, sharing your adventures, your family traditions, the story you have to tell.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Natural Beauty




I thought I would try some crepe paper on this layout, I have been following Heidi Swapp and Rhonner Farrer and they have been playing with coffee filters and crepe paper which I found really inspiring. I was really happy with the way it pleated and was easy to stick down, I will definately be using this technique again.

I really dont like cutting photos down the middle, I would rather try to fit them onto one page but with this layout I could only fit the photos by strategically placing them so that the cut wasn't through the centre of Juliets face.

Happy Scrapping everyone, I hope you are all being very productive now that the nights are getting cooler, its definately scrapping weather.

Madmummie



Some coffee filter and patty case flowers I made with glimmer mist.


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Sunday, April 18, 2010





After planning to enter a layout in the Easter Show for the last 2 years I finally got around to it this year, My layout "Foster @ Family.com.au" was awarded first prize......WOOOO HOOOOOO it was very exciting to get a blue ribbon and a cheque for $50. I cant believe the amount of people who actually saw the layout and have acknowledged my win.....Thank you to all.


Congratulations to all the other winners as well, all the layouts were very inspiring. What a wonderful craft we are involved in, a craft were we get to record our memories, tell our story, to leave a lasting imprint for our future generations. This craft called scrapbooking is such a wonderful legacy not to mention the many wonderful friendships I have made with ladies I will call my friends forever. It would be wonderful to see many more entries, so that we can show those that dont scrapbook what they are missing out on. So if you are thinking about entering next year then check out the RAS website for entry dates http://www.rasnsw.com.au/


I am off to finish my SIA projects so will catch you all later.

Madmummie
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