*August Document 2011*

A little later than promised, but here are my divided pages from August! It was a very busy month, so there was a lot to cram in...

This is actually the back...

so that makes this the front...
I have two more Lo's finished and ready to share with you tomorrow x

*June 2011 Documented*

Another month has been and gone, which leaves me to update you with my June Document 11 pages! I think that I am getting a bit lazy when it comes to the focus page for the month as I have been 'recycling' pages from other projects such as SOTW! Is that cheating? Anyway here is my focus page which you can see in more detail in this post.

So that makes this my sunny collected page which i think is currently winning the 'most crammed pocket' award, but hey, I've only documented half of the year so far so other months could still claim that prize! lol
..This is one side of my divided pages, using the landscape ones for this month as that was what most of June's photos were!
This is the other side, with photo's about me PASSING my driving test (2nd time lucky) and from a shared birthday party that I organised! we had so much fun dressing up as different superhero's and film stars!!!!
Woop! 6 months documented, 6 more to go, see you soon to share August!

*May 2011 Documented*

My Document 2011 album is shaping up nicely! (trying to catch up) I love documenting the different things that happen each month and writing about them all in one place...

...So May looked a bit like this. Taye achieved his level 2 Stanley swimming award, grandma and I had a fish pedicure, which was actually quite nice! We had some lovely spring weather and I took my first driving test which I failed (passed 2nd time though)

This is my focus page using a Hipsta print of me and Taye x

..first side of the divided page..

...the other side
This is May collected, with drawings, more pics and invitations x
So thats that. I have started Shimelle's new online class 'Explore' which I will blog about soon x

*April 2011 Documented*

Yikes, how late am I with posting my April pages? can't believe that its actually June already, only 6 months till Christmas!

I pinched this page from a SOTW to use as my focus page for the month! It highlights our Easter egg hunt which my Grandma held in her garden. See more of the page here.

I have used the same sized page dividers as my March pages, so that I could use some more of my Hipstamatic prints.
This is the reverse side including pics from the Royal Wedding and trips to the park x sorry about the glare on these, they are really hard to photograph x
finally here is my collected page. I made a pocket from some 12x12 patterned paper to include more photos, journalling, and some cards that Taye made for me at Pre-School.
Thanks for looking...now to finish May's pages!

*March 2011 Documented*

Yay! I am so back on board with this blogging thing! Finally here are my March pages done, photographed and uploaded for you all to see!

I decided to use this page for my title page. I completed the LO for Shimelle's 4x6 photo challenge in March, as it worked nicely with some of Taye's birthday pic's.

Here are my divided pages, which are by WRMK and from which I found for only £2.99 for 10 in TK Maxx! Bargain indeed! They are so cute, as the middle slots are the perfect size to hold my Hipstamatic prints, which I have started to put into my April pages!
March was a busy month for birthdays, party's and fun fair's and lots of fun!
This is my collected page, which I still don't like but anyway here it is, including extra photo's, Taye's drawings, postcards and fliers from various events...
Love these blue Alphas from Making Memories! another TK Maxx bargain.

February Documented!

So this is a little of what my February looked like for my Document 2011 album! I made this LO for a Pencil Lines weekly sketch (find my full post here) but thought that it would also work for Feb's focus page too! So here it is...

I just love a grey/pink combo x
This is one side of the divided page, I have used some landscape ones from American Crafts and have found them a little bit easier than using the portrait ones like I did for Jan! but still much prefer the classic 12x12 size x
And this is the other side

This is my collected page, which holds various bits and pieces saved up over the month x
Thanks for looking, now I must catch up and finish my March pages x

January 2011 Documented

The concept of this year long album is simple and a huge thanks to Shimelle and UK Scrappers for designing such a wonderful project (originally called Document 2010) Each month you create 4 pages. Page one is a focus page, about one specific event in more detail. Pages 2 and 3 are divided page protectors which contain pockets for 4x6 photos and little journalling spots. Then the last page features an envelope that you can store additional photos in, tickets, receipts and any other bits and pieces that you want to keep from that month but that don't quite make it to your actual pages.

I didn't do this last year, so have been waiting for ages to get started.

This is my Focus page, documenting when we went to Marwell Zoo, on possibly the coldest day EVER! Brrr

Here are a couple of close-ups and note: my new American Crafts D-Ring album I bought for this project from Sarah's Cards.

This is one side of my divided pages, I have bought both portrait and landscape dividers so can mix it up a little. Sorry for the glare in the photo's. These were a right pain to photograph x

So in Jan, there were a few birthdays, I finished my JYC, Taye went back to school, We went to the Zoo, Oh and celebrated the new year x
Page 3, I bought a 'Bible in a year' which I have already fallen behind with, oops! Found some early signs of spring, which I got very excited about x
And this is my collection page for January. Used a plain white envelope to hold, tickets, party invitations and receipts for things.
Are you going to Document 2011?

Just a sneak!

Here is just a sneak of my January Document 2011 project! I am not finding this as easy as I thought I would, but have just finished my january pages anyway and will share more tomorrow.

Hope you all had a lovely valentines day yesterday x x x

Sketchy Thursday Febuary GDT Challenge

Today is the last day to enter the Feb guest design team challenge over on the Sketchy Thursday blog. So I had a go because I love the sketch and love Sketchy Thursdays!

I decided to use some of my new papers from Echo Park and some of my new grey Lullaby Thickers (read the end of this post)

Apart from the sketch, we also had to include these things:

• Use a heart
• Use red and/or pink
• And journaling somewhere on the page

I actually didn't realise that I had to use the red/pink until after I had selected the Kraft, teal, grey and yellow for my LO so had to add the red after, but actually think it looks good.

I never would have put those colours together myself. So another great reason, why I love challenge blogs so much!

This is the 12x12 LO Using pictures from last years holiday!
Look, I made another collage. I know you are all very proud of me! LOL

In other news, Look at my AMAZING Thicker bargain. Found these lovelies in TK Maxx for £5.99!!!!! And thats for a pack of four!! I may soon need a separate room for my Thicker collection!
And this.........My first lovely order from Sarah's Cards Including lots of Bazzill CS, tiny alpha stickers, beautiful patterned papers from Crate Paper, Bella BLVD and Echo Park (already I am a fan)

OH and there was a lollypop inside! Lush

I also bought some 12x12 AC page dividers (for portrait 4x6) for the Document 2011 project, but will be buying some landscape ones when they are back in stock.

Do you love challenge blogs too? and where are your favorite places to buy crafty goodies?