Recipe box

recipeboxrecipebox-stackedI have wanted a place to store my recipes for years. I’ve looked at buying index card boxes and decorating them, I’ve looked into making a book and decorating that. I’ve had all kinds of ideas.

Then I found this file at svgcuts.com And the rest was history. After years (quite literally, years) of planning and indecisiveness, this box took maybe an hour to make!

Had I given more thought to it, these aren’t the colours I would have chosen, but I was moved to make it and so used the paper my grubby little hands pulled out of the pile first. (Mostly it’s from Die Cuts with a View). I’m quite ready to call it done!

Next I went looking for a cute ‘index card’ template to print my recipes on. Couldn’t find one I liked so I made my own – you can see a peak of one in the bottom picture. I think I spent longer making the card template than I did actually making the box. Now all I have to do is type up the rest of our favourite recipes!

Scrapbook page – with emailed photo

The problem with living so far away from a large amount of our family is that we don’t get to see the ones we love anywhere near enough. But, the wonder of technology means it can ‘feel’ like we’re never that far apart. This photo was emailed to us – or possibly it came via a mobile phone, I can’t remember! – either way, it meant that we could receive the waves, and love being sent to us from thousands of miles away. I love that!

So, here is a page I made, just for fun and because I loved the photo. Hope it makes you smile too 🙂

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It’s been a while, huh?!

Life just got on top of me lately. What with a never-ending bug and a large work schedule, there’s just not been any time for crafting. Which I hate. But, hopefully things are improving slowly – I’m not sick any more thankfully! And the mountain of work has become a small mole hill. Which means I can craft again. Yaay!

This page is a scrap-lift of a page used in a challenge over at Pixels & Company. I loved the original so much that I wanted to duplicate it. Plus a lift is an easy way back into scrapping.

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I’ve also got some cards to share but I don’t want to overwhelm my poor neglected blog so I’ll save those for another day!

Mess? What mess?

Ever have that moment when everything aligns? When you know exactly how you want something to look, exactly how to make it happen, and then… it does exactly what you wanted?! For some unknown reason that’s exactly what happened with this page. I love it when that happens! (And, this boy is just so cute I could squeal!)

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I must say thank you to his wonderful mummy for giving me permission to share this page. Hopefully this will bring a smile to you today 🙂