I don't think my style changed very much, but my tools certainly did. This time last year, I got a Cuttlebug die cutting machine and immediately wondered why I hadn't gotten one sooner. The first couple of months of 2011 saw me adding Alphabet dies to my stash and in March, I discovered Papertrey Ink & many of their lovely dies and stamps (& paper & buttons & felt & impression plates & twine...) came to live at my house!
I made this layout for using a sketch from Page Maps:
I used some lovely Crate Paper for this layout, along with a sketch from Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook 3 class and it was featured on the Crate blog:
A layout using more Crate Paper and felt, dies & stamps from PTI:
The first layout I made as part of the Scrapping Everyday Miracles DT:
I had won some of the Rocket Age products on the October Afternoon blog and was really happy with this layout that I made with them:
My very favourite line from 2011-- My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose -- Mabel and a photo of one of my very favourite boys-- they go perfectly together:
I loved this self-timer photo I took of Austin & I reading the Harry Potter series at the beach:
One of my favourite things about scrapbooking-- documenting little stories that make me smile that I don't want to forget:
I love how the colours, patterned paper and stamps came together for this great photo of my three favourite people:
It's not often that I know what I want to do with a piece of patterned paper when I see it in the store, but with this one, I did. And look, it's a layout about me:
And one final layout, that I made earlier this week:
Thanks so much for looking!
32 comments:
Leigh, these are all so beautiful! I love your style! You are very inspiring. I may just have to scraplift these. I am so happy about your upcoming publication, too. Congrats!
These are all so wonderful. It is fun for me to see ones that I remember. You are creating some great keepsakes for your children--such a good mother! I love the retrospective, and need to get working on my own.
your scrap pages always make me swoon - I love your style!
They are all wonderful! You make me want to scrap again. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Great collection of layouts. My favorite one is the small miracles. yOUR FAMILY IS BEAUTIUFL. yOU HAVE some great memories here
They're all great layouts! I especially love the everyday miracles layout with that sweet nest and eggs!
Oh Leigh you are REALLY great at scrapbooking! I love your clean and simple style with just enough embellishing...you are actually making me want to try it out! I think A Written Prayer won my heart by a smidge, followed very closely by Everyday Miracles, and To the Moon and Back:) You have such gorgeous children!!
And this is why I point people to your blog!! I LOVE these! I love your titles and how you are using stamps on them too. Perfect!
Wow, first class layouts! Really stunning and beautiful.
I absolutely LOVE your scrapbook style. Thank you for sharing them with us. They are full of so much inspiration! And cute kids. ;)
Wow all of your pages are just beautiful. You really have a gift and your children will love being able to look back at all you have done when they are older. Just beautiful!
Leigh, you are seriously really, really good at scrapbooking. I just bookmarked several of your pages and I am going to use them as a starting point for the wedding book I am going to make for my daugher in law. My very favorite was the Everyday Miracles, love that nest with those eggs in it and the lovely shape. Great job.
beautiful..all of them, but that bird's nest gets me:)happy new year!
Leigh, they are all so beautiful. You really are an artist.
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Um, yeah... not sure I've ever seen such pretty stampy/scrappy combos. I rarely say that I wish I was a scrapbooker, but girl... this is giving me the urge. Awesome projects.
Leigh, I so admire your scrapping skills because everything is so beautiful. Happy New Year!
Just beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing, you've inspired me to focus more on scrapbooking so I can start capturing all those little moments
These are all so perfect and just the reminder I need on way I hope to focus more on scrapbooking in 2012. You are creating a wonderful gift for your children with these books and my favorite layout from your selection is the "Everyday Miracles" page. Happy New Year, Leigh!
Oh, Leigh! You just blow me away with your scrapbooking and card making skills! Every single layout is just gorgeous! I can't wait to see what you create in 2012! Happy New Year!
I just love your layouts Leigh! It's so nice to see some great "boy" pages, I have such a hard time finding inspiration and I've definitely found it with you! Happy New Year to you and your family!
I love your style. Someday will you please tell us about your creative process? I'd love to know how you go about designing these beautiful pages.
Leigh, you truly have talent! It was very hard to choose, but my favorite is the everyday miracles. I just love the colors, the neat shape of the page, the fonts, it all!
They're all fabulous, Leigh! Love, love, love them all. If I were forced to choose a favorite it would have to be the one with the bird's nest. Beautiful!
So hard to pick a fave, but I do love the ones using Crate Paper... your layouts are always gorgeous!!
Leigh, these are all gorgeous. Great combinations and inspiring use of products that I so typically consider 'card' items. What a joy to see these - thank you!
Your very talented ,Leigh ! You always make very beautiful ,well thought out layouts and cards. I always enjoy seeing what you have created. Happy New Year.
Happy new year Leigh! I am looking forward to seeing all your creations in the new year. These are all a treat - I like the third one the most overall, but the detail I love the most is the mat stack on the fourth. Your designs are so clean, and I love how you mix and match your patterned papers!
Beautiful layouts, Leigh. You make it look so easy, too. Scrapbooking has always intimidated me, but your layouts are very inspiring! By the way, Leigh is my middle name. :-)
These are all fabulous!! I think my absolute favorite is the one with the bird's nest about everyday miracles. I LOVE thinking about life that way!
Leigh these are all FANTASTIC!!! Great LOs and Photos too!!
Happy New Year!!
Love these, Leigh! I love to see how you add the Papertrey Ink products to your pages, something I've been trying to do more of lately. Happy New Year!
xo
Danielle
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