Holiday photos

We are back from our fun and refreshing weekend away and I am armed and ready to scrap......here are some photos that you will no doubt be seeing on a layout in the near future!!

Taken in an original Victorian photographers studio with full length glass windows and roof!!

Our caravan was tucked away behind this pretty cart wheel, meanwhile a poorly Ben was tucked up in his pushchair exhausted from an overload of information and new surroundings!!
Note to family: Tons more photos on my other blog!!

Love and wagon wheels

Ruth xxx

My oh la la wedding layout!!

Todays Bubbly Scrumptious contribution comes to you courtesy of the Bubbly Funk May Kit and my ever suffering husband who not only has to put up with my mess, sort out my photos but also suffer having his photo on-line for the world to see!!

Although why he should be embarassed I do not know!! After all it's only "a bit of leg!!"

Love and lace wedding garters

Ruth xxx

Crazy chick and happy eggs!

No I haven't gone mad and started making more Easter decorations!! One of my work colleagues has just got her own free range chickens in her garden....having previouly supplied me with a load of these jars I thought I'd return the favour and give her one back again!

My theory was that if I made it all girly it would stop her teenage sons from pinching the egg money from the jar!! The cute chick is there to add bit of humor to the project!!
ps: Thanks to Rosita for supplying me with a bright yellow egg box......that one WILL be turned into an Easter decoration.......next year!!

Love and happy eggs

Ruth xxx

Boudoir Babe.....

Valchula is hosting an altered challenge on A Vintage Affair this month the rules are that you must have before and after photos and it must be vintage style.....so I thought for a wee bit and then decided to use this jewellery holder that I had found in my local charity shop for 50p.

I painted the flat wooden dress form and covered it in the new Blueberry Hill papers from Papermania...yes a shock I know because Papermania just doesn't rock my boat but these.......ahhh now these papers are a different story!!

We are talking vintage blue's and pinks, trellis patterns like old Sanderson wallpapers and Laura Ashley style prints...remember what I said about Laura Ashley...they should have stuck with what they used to do best when it came to scrapbook papers!!

I think the A4 pad was £6.99 for 48 sheets so I have got enough here to keep me in pretty projects forever!! I actually used my memory glass for the first time and I have had it for yonks!! I really enjoyed making it though and thanks to Crafty Images for the free image from an ATC book they gave away once!! See it pays to keep these things..lol!!

The finished girlie is going into Georgias bedroom to go with all her other recent pretties!!

If you like altering, card making or vintage layouts then come on over to A Vintage Affair and join us in our first month of challenges!!

Love and vintage ladies

Ruth xxx

Scrumptious Journal

Mays Bubbly Funk kit just carries on giving and giving and...... giving!!! In fact I am going to be giving this away to a lovely internet friend of mine...........I hope she likes it!!

You honestly can't go wrong with these beautiful K&Co papers, I would seriously recommend ordering them from Bubbly Funk. The chipboard is the most amazing quality and I have some even more beautiful embellishments stashed away for next week!!



I have still got that recycled cardboard thing going on!! But I really like it as a trend so I plan on making the most of it while its here and it saves on the pennies!!

I have called this my credit crunch gift as I reckon you could make quite a few for a couple of pounds. Click HERE to receive full instructions on dismantling a wire book.

Love and the gift of giving

Ruth xxx

Ready-made Vintage Accordian book giveaway!!

My wonderfully talented DT colleague Kathy Black is giving away this beautiful ready covered K & Co Madeline accordian book on the Bubbly Scrumptious blog this week. Isn't it beautifully made!

To be in with a chance to win simply leave a comment before next Wednesday. If you are not fortunate enough to win then don't worry, Kathy has left full instructions on how to make it HERE.

Or you could purchase the kit through the Bubbly Funk on-line shop before it sells out!!

Love and Good Luck

Ruth xxx

You may recall a canvas I made recently with the same photo. I gave that to my best friend Chrissie for Easter so I decided to repeat it again on a layout for me.

This time I used My Minds Eye Bella papers from last months Bubbly Funk DT kit. I trimmed the edges to make them smaller than 12x12 and cut the centre out. I recyled some packaging again and dry brushed with gesso or white acrylic paint. A small amount of inking and I cut up a table runner that had rust marks on it. I know and yes I did feel guilty......but again I believe scrapbooking is about the future of these crafts blended with the past and not leaving things to rot away!!



I wanted to do one of those mastercard sayings you know......£30.00 on a new top
£20.00 on drinks
£10.00 on taxis
My best friends engagement party.... Priceless!!


But is just didn't seem right!! Maybe another time lol!!

Love and cardboard
Ruth xxx