Getting stuff done!

I have struggled with using sketches in my scrapbooking for a long time. I plan to use one, sit down with my supplies, and end up doing nothing. Part of my mixed up brain just rebels against being told how to do something, even in the loosest of terms, so I have never managed to get it done before.
So yesterday I decided that I would take a look at the By Design portion of Camp Scrap, I had resigned myself to probably not doing anything from that section because of my aversion to sketches so I was watching just for fun. But then I came into my craft room after the baby had fallen asleep for the night, and I found myself working on a layout inspired by the first sketch. It just flowed so easily, I didn't get stuck, I didn't worry too much about which embellishments I would use and stuck to a fairly clean and simple design (clean and simple for me anyway). When the page was finished I was amazed, I had finally managed to follow a sketch!
This is the resulting layout

 Happy with what I had done, and with some time to do a little more I started work on another layout, using the sketch from Week 2 of Camp Scrap.
I had these photos hanging around for a while and had been wondering what to do with them, nothing had ever seemed quite right so I had left them to one side until I had a better idea. Last night was it, I just had to get them scrapped and out of the way. The idea was so easy to follow, just a square within a square. That was something I almost always use on my layouts anyway, so I went for it and used the whole sketch that May created for the class. The layout that I made shows off the photos quite well, gave me room to tell the story and looks nice.

This layout also shows just how easy it is to create your own cut shapes with a silhouette cutter as well.

I'm so glad I've finally come past my "I can't do sketches" phase and managed to get some things scrapped that have been waiting around for months.

Thanks for visiting

Anne
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Here I Am

Here I am, starting a blog. I'm not sure how often I will post but I'm going to do it anyway.

I've recently started Camp Scrap from craftwithmay.com and I want to be able to show the world (or even a tiny portion of it) what I've been creating as a result.

First up, there are a few things to know about me:

1: I have 2 daughters, one aged 6 and one who is just 3 months old so I don't get much time to do anything right now
2: Crafting is a hobby and obsession for me, I will try any craft to see if I like it and most of them stick.
3: I love feedback, I crave positive reinforcement and can handle constructive criticism but I'm not willing to take insults.

With that said I'm going to post a few pictures of what I've been up to for the past couple of weeks.

 This is my first ever Art Journalling page. I just had some fun doodling with pens and adding some acrylic paints. It is far from a perfect artwork but that is why I like it. I simply approached it with the idea that I would enjoy the process.

 Still in my Art Journal, a little self portrait. I got myself some new pens and wanted to try them out. Again, not perfect, and looks very little like me, but I had fun trying

Finally, my lovely new clock. I had made myself a clock a couple of years ago using an mdf square and a clock mechanism I had bought from eBay. I had simply covered it in some paper and put some numbers on. It was functional, but far from pretty. So this week, inspired by the Mixed Media section of Camp Scrap, I decided to revamp it. I covered it in some fresh paper, added a layer of white acrylic paint, popped on some Thickers for the numbers and I was away. I also used Heidi Swapp color mist to paint the numbers in gold and added a few drops around the clock face. Finished off with some paper flowers and butterfly embellishments and I am really happy with what I have made.

Thanks for visiting, feel free to leave a comment.

Anne -x-