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Sorry it has been so long, I've been busy in a funny kind of way, I've constantly been finding things to do and never getting round to blogging.
It's been so hot here, the garden looks like a desert! It must have been 3 weeks or so since we last had rain!

I've had time to scrapbook and that's the main thing. I have done two pages of my mini book about James. Here they are.

The page that is a pull out tab is all about my oldest memory. James had to go into hospital when he was a toddler, and I have very clear memories of this which I have now documented on this page.
As this page shows, James used to have so many soft toys on his pillow that there was hardly any space for his head! I have stapled pleated ribbon to this page which is a technique I seem to be loving at the minute, you'll see it again in the next page.

Paper Proposals Challenge

If you want a weekly scrapping challenge and haven't found this site yet, head over there with this link.

I didn't do the first weeks challenge as I never found time, but I've attempted this weeks challenge, to use a card creatively. Here's my card used creatively.

It is a page to put into my Upper School book, a page all about my hilarious geography lessons (the text on the TV screen reads 'Dick Head, Executive Co-ordinator', that should explain some of it!!). This is the card as a card would stand.
I have shut the card and stuck it with a bit of cardstock sandwiched between to create two pockets for a certificate and tags.

I am so pleased I followed this challenge as I don't know how I would have fit so much information and memories into the same space.

I have done some scrapbooking shopping this week too, I have used some of my birthday money to increase all of my lovely stash, and concentrated my purchases on my plan to create a mini album about my Prom. I need to do a bit more of my other mini albums first though as once I've started too many I never seem to go back to the old ones.

I have set myself a challenge. If I'm going to take an AS level in English I need to read books. I don't though. I don't read enough at the minute so I have set myself the challenge to read at least 5 books over the weeks before I start sixth form. I have been out this morning and bought a few books that look really interesting, and I can't wait to get started through them.

The Jessica Sprague class I mentioned in my last post was postponed, so it started today :) I haven't completed the first task yet, but it won't be long. I shall post my progress as I complete the tasks.

I also just wanted to say thank you very much for everyone's lovely comments from my last post. I really enjoyed making the cake and hope you will see more in the future as I hope to get back into it and do them more often. I have been editing some of my prom photos and have a good collection, so watch this space for layouts in the future. Thanks again, all comments are really appreciated.

Hannah :)