Right now I'm in the throes of creating a Layout A Day with the Scrap Happy Family.

Today I’m sharing a page that I created as a sample for the I've got a secret... place. This page will end up in an album about our current home's location.

Layout: Our Sweet Spot

How I did it

You can see my process in this video.

I started the page from scratch using my rule of thirds shortcut which I teach in Digi Scrap From Scratch.

Journaling

• Not too far north (We couldn’t afford anything south of Warwick Rd)
• Close to the train
• A backyard for children to play in

After looking at a lot of houses we would have needed to renovate, Phill spotted a block for sale in Woodvale. I knew plenty of people living in Woodvale when I was young and it always seemed like an aspirational suburb to me. I grew up in the north/east: Embleton, Ballajura, Alexander Heights, Helena Valley and Landsdale.

Thanks to a good valuation on our home in Hannans, Kalgoorlie (800kms away!) we were able to buy and begin building in 2011.

Though Timberlane Drive is busier than my ideal street, we got several unexpected bonuses with this location:

• A brand new home and fun of building (I love it!)
• Walking distance to the train
• Walking distance to the shops
• Walking distance to the library
• Walking distance to three parks
• Close to Church
• Close to the beach
• Close to the pool
• The tallest Marri tree in Perth  🙂

Credits

Home is Mini Kits from Digital Scrapbook Ingredients, Melissa Bennet, fonts Travelling Typewriter and Sally Script Bold, Woodvale sign photo from Wikipedia.

Care to Share?

I’d love to see what you are working on this week. Do you have a layout or two to share? You can add a picture to the comments below.

Happy Scrapping!