Scrapbook Starting Points

Following on from one of Shimelles classes last weekend she has decided to do a regular starting point challenge on a Saturday.

The idea is that Shimelle gives a starting idea for a page and then we take it from there as follows:

It’s a take your pick challenge – you can enter by creating a page with either paint, hidden writing or trying this grey/turquoise/yellow/black colour scheme. And there you can win a prize. So consider the starting point a little kickstart toward that challenge perhaps!

Here is Shimelles starting point:




And here is mine:




And this is how it ended up:







I am really pleased with the overall effect. I managed colour challenge minus the yellow with these Amy Butler papers - I picked them up while I was in the States in a fab scrapbook clearance store I found with my SIL - I think they were about 25p a sheet! And the photo was taken on the balcony of our our lodge in The Smoky Mountain and the hidden journalling explains why I was drinking coffee instead of my usual cup of tea.

I even made a quick birthday card out of the scraps.



And the final billy bonus was that whilst I was hunting for those yummy Thickers (I have had them for several years and hoarded them as I thought they were too nice to use!) I came across a box of stash I had forgotten all about. So my motto will be "use it up" instead of keeping things and not using them - what is the point of hoarding stuff in boxes and never letting any of it see the light of day??