I decided to sign up for Shimelle's LSNED course this September. I love the way that you can take part every year. The timing isn't perfect for something with a daily commitment, as we are back to school next Tuesday and I still have two assignments to prepare for submission in October, but I have denied myself more than the occasional foray into scrapbooking for too long! I have decided that whatever happens I have to resist the temptation to sign up for the next school business management programme straight after this one - I will shelve it until the day (if ever) I move to a secondary school or we become three form entry and get paid a sensible amount for the job I do!
To make the whole thing more manageable, I made my album ready. I sorted out a pile of paper from Cosmo Cricket, October Afternoon and Pink Paislee older lines, ones with the pinks and purples I don't often get to use with two boys. The album myself I made by cutting some C5 scalloped edge cards in half. They were surprisingly good quality, and give me a 8x5 to play with - enough space for photos should I want to use them. For the journalling I cut some Basic Grey basic papers into 3x4 pieces. The leftover pieces from cutting my pile of papers into 8x5 I have popped into a bag with some embellishments I have dug out of drawers, etc so everything is ready. I will punch some borders, circles and flowers too.
The picture is my album cover - some Pink Paislee woodgrain and flower feature along with some scraps I punched borders into and some Sassafrass Lass stickers. The title is a mix of Making Memories stickers and American Crafts Thickers.
I haven't bound the book in any way yet - I will leave that until the end, so I can either use my bind-it-all or book rings - depends how bit it turns out!
I like the cover alot. Mine is very minimal this year.
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