Sometimes when I scrapbook, something just isn't right but you can't quite put your finger on it.  I'm sure you know what I mean.  Well the previous layout was bugging me.  Perhaps it was all the purple and orange.  It looked like something from the 80s (BTW, I'm told the 80s are back in.  Check out all the bat-wing sleeves at your local mall, and I saw a guy walking around with a John McEnroe headband.... but I digress).

So while I told Bonnie that I wasn't going to change the papers in the layout, I did (sorry 'bout that!) and here is the updated version.

Catching up on my scrapbooking. Here are a bunch of photos from the Summer.

Some photos from the Summer.  Not sure where K was that day but I was scared to get wet (maybe because she wasn't in a bathing suit?). 

I found a couple of old layouts that I haven't posted, so watch out for them.  They both use Yin Designs templates.  I mentioned Yin's templates in my previous post.  They are a different style (what I call photobooking) as the emphasis is more on the photos (and lots of them) with some journaling.  She offers a lot for free (just go through her blog archives). Feel free to leave me comments letting me know what you think.


Remember this? This one is a collection of pictures of my old apartment and views from our regular walk along the Quay.  Ahhhh, the days before country life and kids!


And this one? Hanging out at C's parents place in Palm Springs.  This was the one and only vacation we took back when we owned a computer store in Surrey.

I don't have a lot of time to scrapbook these days what with 3 school runs a day (J is in 1/2 Kindergarten and K is full time in Grade 1) so when I finally sat down to scrapbook these images it took me a whole day and evening to do it (between other things) and they are quite plain! I'm back on a hunt for a quicker way to digiscrap and have dug out Creative Memories Story Book Creator Plus 3 to re-evaluate it as well as taking a look at Yin's Templates at her blog Simply Yin and commercial site Yin Designs.