Monday 7 May 2012

Sixteen

Hello to all my friends,
Today a scrapbook layout and that lovely lady in the photo is my Mum!
She was aged 16 when this photograph was taken and she had already met my Dad,
they proceeded to get married at a very young age.  
They are still together and are a true testament of love, I adore them both.
So, my layout..what have I used...??  
I used My Minds Eye - Lost and Found Madison Avenue papers to create a vintage, sepia look.
Each month I prepare a scrapbook layout for Spellbinders and once I decide on my design I really enjoy having the larger 'canvas' to work on. 
I am returning home this evening from my trip away and I promise to share photos.
Also coming up...my blog is having a makeover, a super talented lady, Laura Jane Design Studios is going to be working on a new design for me..I was asked if there was anything in particular I liked, was known for, etc..it only took me a millisecond to mention...butterflies!
I'm unsure whether my blog will be out of action for a day or two but I will give you notice, 
just in case you wonder what I'm up to!   
Hope you are all having an enjoyable Bank Holiday.
Take care,

27 comments:

Missmizog said...

Morning Christine
What a beautiful lady. Just goes to show that true love does exist. Fantastic layout.
Hope you are enjoying your trip.
Sue

melanie said...

Stunning photo love your lay out, hope you have had a lovely trip .Melanie

Ali W said...

I'm not into scrap booking .....YET, there's time! Just love the old sepia photos, I always think they look so romantic, those were the Good ol' Days, the photo and layout look just beautiful. Take care Alison :)

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Unknown said...

This is such a stunning layout. Love the way you have used the dies in it. Julia xxx

Carole Z said...

Love your layout Christine and the beautiful photo of your mum! Hope you have been having a brilliant trip this weekend, Carole Z X

AnneRD said...

What a lovely page Christine, great layout and choice of papers. The colours are just right. AnneRD x

Lydia Jordan said...

Hi Christine,
Lovely photo of your mum. Made me sad as I lost my mum in February she was 92.
Hope you are having a good trip.
Lydia
X

hazel young said...

lovely scrapbook page Christine xx hazel

Redanne said...

Hi Christine, your layout is wonderful, love the tones and that bit of blue at the bottom gives a lovely accent to the whole page. Lovely photo too. Hope you enjoyed your days out - looking forward to more butterflies! Anne x

Astrid Maclean said...

Stunning LO in all my favourite Sepia tones! Great use of dies too!!

Looking forward to the DA photos!
Have a great week:o)

Sue Yorkshire said...

Morning Christine

Your scrap book page is beautiful as is your Mum.

xxxx

Cinders said...

Hi Christine,
A wonderful layout for a wonderful lady, I love sepia photos. I've got tons of papers and lots of scrapbooks, but as yet I've not even started one layout, I just don't know where to start... it's so daunting.
Have a great day
Caz x

Disco Queen said...

Hi Christine, Stunning layout - very vintage. Looking forward to seeing your photos & your blog update.

Ita said...

Hi Christine alovely page ,and your Mum looks fantastic.I must try to get into scrapbooking as I have a lot of old photos,of my Fathers family.We have sun here in Cork today
Smiles
Ita

Anonymous said...

Hi Christine
how lovely of you to share this beautiful L.O. of your Mum & the story behind it. I know full well that true love does exist, & it doesn't matter how young you are. I met my lovely husband when I was !7 got married at 18 & we are still going strong 45 years later. An old aunt of mine told my Mum it would never last, as we were much too young, how wrong was she lol.
Hope you had a lovely time yesterday.
hugs
Sandra (craftynan)

nattyboots said...

Fab,fab,fab i just love it Elaine H X

Hellma said...

Super layout Christine, hope you have had a wonderful time.

Elizabeth said...

Lovely layout Christine and the lovely photo of your Mum. The story too is great and I think a lot of the youngsters these days could take a leaf out of our books about true love.
Hope you had a great weekend and look forward to seeing your blog tomorrow.
Elizabeth x

Anonymous said...

Hallo Christine,

This is a first for me, only recently found your blogspot. You are very talented and come across so friendly. Your youtube demos are great and the scrap page of your lovely Mum is beautiful.lol Carolyn x

Linda (Lindyloo) said...

Hi Christine,
You truly are a Scrapbooker aren't you. This is devine and the layout is absolutely perfect.
It has made me think about doing my mothers too now. Thank you for the inspiration.
I look forward to seeing your pics.
All the best Linda xx

nmty said...

Hi Christine, this is a lovely layout, and a stunning photo of your mum. I love looking at old photo's, when i used to stay with my nan when I was a child, looking at her old photos was my fav thing to do. No wonder i like scrapbooking! hope your weekend went well. lv Norma

kelly said...

Such a beautiful layout and photo of your mum,how lovely they are still together too.I`m sure she will love what you have created.

Lucycat said...

This is a lovely layout. I am sure your Mum and Dad must be so proud of you. x.

Sandra said...

OH Christine the scrapbook layout is lovely, your mum is beautiful and looked so full of happiness!
I hope you had a lovely weekend away< Downton Abbey was partly filmed in our neighbouring village Bampton, it was amazing to see the lengths they go to set the scene and get the atmosphere of the era right!
I hope the Bank Holiday weather didn't hamper your visits!
Hugs
Sandra xxx

Craftychris said...

A stunning scrapbook page, your Mum looks soooo lovely!! xx

LisaK said...

Such a lovely page. What a nice picture of your mum too!

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