Scrapbooking – Page 14 – Life is a Journey

Help – I’ve lost my blogging mojo

Posted on May 24, 2009October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Has anyone seen it? I feel that all my posts lately have been about menu planning, sewing and knitting. I guess life is just moving along and I have nothing very exciting to say at the minute. So while I wait for my mojo to return (maybe I’ll find it in Melbourne next weekend) I was wondering what you, my loyal blog readers, would like me to talk about. Any suggestions? Any questions? Not sure? Ttake a look at my categories – maybe there’s one of those you’d like to hear more of.

In the meantime I’ll leave you with some more of my recent scrapbook pages. I’m quite happy with them but don’t feel like I’m really telling the stories I want tell. I’ve got a couple of big picutre scrapbooking classes starting soon so hopefully that will get me inspired.

I scraplifted this idea from one of the blogs I read but now I can’t remember which one. If it’s yours please let me know.

Scrapbook Room tidy-up

Posted on April 28, 2009October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

It’s a job I’ve been putting off for some time, but with school going back on Wednesday it was now or never to get the girls to help me sort through the craft cupboard. I didn’t take a before photo but let me assume stuff was spilled out onto the floor and the girls part of the desk was COVERED in stuff. So much better now…

Look you can actually see what’s what in there now…

My section of the desk wasn’t too bad…actually looking at the photo I think I’d better go and tidy some more – I’m letting the team down.

And altogether…

Amy sorted all the pencils and crayons.

The rest of the room I will get to later, though I did sort through my alphabet stickers a couple weeks ago (boy, do I know how to have fun 🙂 ).

Right now I can’t wait to do some more scrapbooking.

Photobook and some scrapbook layouts

Posted on April 17, 2009October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

I cheated on the album for our recent Queensland trip and ordered a photobook from snapfish. It still took a couple of hours to put together but was a lot quicker (and I don’t think much dearer) than putting a scrapbook album together. I think I’ll do this for more of my repeat destination holidays and then do a double layout for our places we go album.

Thought I’d show you some my recent layouts. Oh, look, here’s the Queensland one – cheated on this too and order a collage photo :-). They trimmed to slightly different sizes – silly me – but I can get away with it in the album as the pages don’t actually touch.

I just love this layout, and of course the photo as Bailey as a pup.

I had to redo the following layout as Bailey decided he liked the taste of it – luckily I ALWAYS buy two sheets of patterned paper.

Now that I’ve finally finished cleaning/decluttering Christy’s bedroom and my back is KILLING me, I plan the spend the afternoon in the scrapbook room (might try and do a tidy of my desk first though).

A day in my life – March

Posted on March 15, 2009October 10, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Even though Little Jenny Wren is no longer hosting “A day in life” I’ve decided to keep doing it for now.

I had a really rough night. I woke about 3am and tossed and turned and slept a little until 5.30am when Christy crawled into our bed cause she couldn’t sleep either. After about 15min I suggested she get up and watch TV so I could get a bit more sleep. I think I finally gave up about 6.30am. So a VERY slow start this morning. I came downstairs and got myself a cup of tea and sat and read blogs for a while. Amy is still sick – she’s been crook since Wednesday poor thing.

Christy got out the playdough – which she hasn’t done for a long time.

Kevin headed off to work (yes, on a Saturday) about 8am so I thought I’d better do some exercise.

I really didn’t want to but I haven’t done any the last few days and think maybe that’s why I’m not sleeping well. I made up my own program of Red Carpet Ready exercises which took me around 20mins – definitely better than the zero minutes I wanted to do. And yes, I did feel much better afterwards. I had a protein shake for my breakfast (and read more blogs).

I got Christy some breakfast as she hadn’t eaten yet (reheated some french toast that was in the fridge) Then I headed back upstairs for a shower and to run Amy a bath. Then I unpacked the dishwasher and hung out the washing I had started earlier.

I had another cup of tea,

then decided to take advantage of this “free” day (we had planned to go on Kevin’s new little boat) and sort through the girls games/baskets.

It might not look much different but I can tell, and it’s definitely cleaner – how embarassing!! I do dust every week but don’t move the photo frames – as you can see.

Time for some lunch. I made Amy some wraps and I had my current favourite – a slice of cape seed bread with hommus, vintage cheese and cucumber. Of course this was eaten while reading blogs.

Then I made a cup of tea and headed into the scrapbook room, where I spent the remainder of the afternoon.

Oh, I also made sure to get at least one photo of me today – it’s a no make-up, hair pulled back, daggy clothes day here :-).

Kevin arrived home at 5pm with a few groceries and some flowers (which I had asked him to buy). I’ve been inspired by new favourite blog Attic 24 to place some flowers around the house, and I have to say I’m really enjoying them. Normally I would just do a big vase on the kitchen table but I’ve been splitting them up – some on my desk, some in the kitchen, scrapbook desk and bedside table.

At 5pm Amy was still complaining of feeling very sick so we decided Kevin should take her to the doctors. We doubt they’ll do anything but at least we’ll know. I typed up this e-mail, helped Christy tidy up her stuff (she has played SOOO much today), pottered around a bit and got dinner organised. I made Christy some toast for dinner and sat down with a book about 7pm. Kevin and Amy arrived home just before 7.30pm. The doc isn’t sure what’s wrong with her but has ordered a heap of tests – which, of course, we won’t be able to have done until Monday.

I put together our dinner – TVP Taco wraps which we ate while watching Bolt. Later, I worked on my knitting.

The movie finished about 9.30pm and we all headed to bed, where I admired my flowers while I read a Virginia Henley novel for a short while.