'FRIENDS FOREVER' 12" x 12" Scrapbook Layout (entered for my first blog challenge)

I wanted to start making a scrapbook of happy memories of Deb, my dearest friend who died in October, it would have been her 56th birthday yesterday (18th November). this is my first entry for a blog    chalenge,inspired by Linda's sketch on Just Tracys Crafts Challenge blog (finally sussed how to link my challenge to the blog thanks to instructions from Kathleen Mc on craftbloggers.blogspot.com)

For this layout I used:

K & Co 12" x 12" LJ Button Printed Embossed Vellum

BasicGrey SweetPea Alyssa Collection Journal Tags

Anita's gold peel-off letters

Papermania pink brads

Vintage buttons from my granny

12" x 12" backing paper (no makers mark)

lace, die-cut, sentiment, fabric flowers from my stash (makers unknown)

I would like to enter this layout into the following blog challenge:

November sketch on Just Tracys Craft Challenge Blog 

3 more pages of Fraser's 40th album

time is pressing on, have only 10 more days to finish the 12" album for my little brother Fraser's 40th birthday. here are 3 more pages, all from his childhood. the pages are not as ornate as if I were keeping them myself, am making htem toreflect what he likes, so quite clean, just cardstock, papers, photos and some journalling and little embellishment.

 'Cute as a Bug!'

3 B & W photos of Fraser, with dad and little sister
lime and sunshine yellow satin paper from Card Creatives
3 Bugs in a Rug 12" Snips & Snails range 'Little Prince' double-sided cardstock

'Snapshots from Childhood'

photos are with dad, in France with little sisters & dressed as a Greek soldier for a fancy dress party
reverse side of 12" 3 Bugs in a Rug Snips & Snails 'Little Prince' cardstock
Basic Grey 'Motifica' die-cut tags
black thin card matts

'Carefree Days'

7Gypsies 12" Sommes Rouge paper
Tim Holtz 9" Distressibles 'Transportation' cardstock
Basic Grey Sweetpea alyssa collection die-cut tags
PM green brads
black card matts