Thursday 5 July 2012

40 Year Old Me ((WMS # 104)

Hello Scrappers,

I had my 40th earlier this year so took the unusual step of actually scrapping myself. Horrendous photo but it's the best of a bad bunch taken with an i-phone. I would have loved to have taken my camera along but since I left my handbag hanging in a bar toilet it was probably a wise choice when I decided to leave it at home! Unbelievably the handbag, complete with purse, phone and house keys was still there when I remembered a short time later!

I wanted to do a scrapbook page for the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge this week. Here's the sketch:


And here's the page on yours truly:




I used heaps of different stamps from the Vintage labels and Fancy Phrases sets - all stuff I've done before on my cards but I was really keen to try them out on a scrapbook layout as well.

I've actually ordered some new stamps now - about time as I've been meaning to do it for ages, so hopefully there'll be a different take on the sketch challenge in the coming weeks!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

11 comments:

  1. Claire what a WONDERFUL page all about you! I love the Hello 40...I said hello to that age myself this year! Love your use of the labels images on this, so amazing and creative!

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  2. Wonderful scrapbook page! Love your pic, colors, and the flag banner!

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  3. Oh I love this! I think the photo is great - love that it is in black & white so it really stands up to all the pretty colors you used. Brilliant way to use all the tags - and really stunning layout!

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  4. You look beautiful, and happy! Such a beautiful page layout Claire. Beautiful way to remember 40 ... Happy late birthday.

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  5. How cool to see an entry with a scrapbook page!! And such a lovely one too! Happy belated 40th birthday & thanks for playing along with us this week! :)

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  6. How fabulous!!
    This is gorgeous Claire!!
    And who says you shouldn't scrap yourself...
    it's a monumental day!! :)
    And I once left my bag...wallet, everything in a shopping cart at WalMart...
    so fortunate that a very honest person found my PTO card and contacted a mutual friend and called me to let me know...
    I didn't even realize!!
    It was my 35th birthday...
    and I couldn't believe I was that forgetful...
    until I found out a couple weeks later that I was preggers with #4!!
    But love this...
    and love seeing a scrap page based on the sketch...
    so creative!
    Happy (belated) Birthday!! :)

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  7. Good story and great use of the sketch, love the little label banner, fab colours too, well done and thanks for playing along with the Mischief Makers this week!

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  8. Fabulous!! really love how you used al those stamps on your LO! Thanks for joining us at WMSC!

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  9. Wonderful page! Love your combination of patterned papers. Beautiful! Thanks for playing along with the Mischief Makers over at WMSC! :)

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  10. Claire, this is gorgeous, I love your layout, beautiful detailing and you look fabby!!! Happy belated Birthday to you!!! and thank you so much for playing along with us on the sketch Challenge at WMS!

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  11. Congrats On your Top Mouse Award with this beauty!

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