August Meeting

There was a good turn out for our first meeting after the summer break.  Sonia led this session and showed members how to make a mosaic scrapbook page using patterned paper.  The variety of pages produced by members was amazing showing how versatile this technique is - it is also a great way of using up scraps!

 

 

 

Members should note a change to the programme for next month - Karen will be taking the September session and demonstrating a layout using lots of photos.

More members' layouts

Sonia did this layout without photos

   and a close up of the lovely envelope

           

   And this is Kay's spring layout

This is Jo's mini book about the SWRI - now called the SWI!

 

 

 

 



Another journal layout

Margaret's open book layout

Members Layouts

Joan

Elizabeth

Sonia

Jo

A Layout Without Photographs

For our May meeting Jennie designed a layout without photographs. This had been requested by a member of the group last year as a possible theme and was based on the idea that this would make a good page to start an album or as an opposing page for one which had a lot of photographs in it.

There are plenty of places on the layout for journalling cards - inside the embossed vellum envelope, in the pocket above  the envelope and under large vertical band.

Jennie showed how to make envelopes very easily with the Stampin Up Envelope Board and some members got quite hooked on making little ones for layouts!

We were few in number as quite a number of members were away, but there was plenty of room to spread out!

And Jessie made these wonderful home bakes!

The next meeting is on Saturday 27 June when Julie will be leading a Masculine Layout with Sepia Photographs.

April Meeting

Julie took the April meeting and showed members how to make a layout like a page in an old journal - everyone was very impressed with this technique which can be adapted for different themes.  Here Julie is busy working on her second layout!

 

These photos show the finished layout and the bookmark made from bias binding which was stamped with various images using distress inks.

 

 

Members' March Layouts

The theme for March was Spring and here are some of the layouts created by members - all very different interpretations of the same theme.

Julie

and a close up of Julie's lovely layout

Jo



 

and you can lift the flap and read the poem about spring written by Jo

 

Margaret

 

Margaret also made this 8x8 page to use up her scraps!