Hold Fast to your Dreams - CSI Case File no. 104

Hello Everyone

I hope you are having a super Sunday! It is a beautiful and hot day in Africa! ;-)

I have a page to share with you today for the CSI Challenge no.104.



Here's my take on it.

Evidence: Frames, Hearts
Testimony: Documenting sleep
My journalling is at the back of my page and says this:
When you sleep, I hope that you have the most wonderful dreams! I hope you dream of exotic and interesting places, of people you will meet and the exciting and thrilling things you will do! I hope that in your sleep you are finding those dreams that really make your heart sing and all the things that really make you happy! Hold on to those exciting and happy dreams..and make them your reality! I will be your biggest fan! Love Mommy!

I did stencilling, gesso, stamping and spritzing on my background! I actually love how it turned out.

I used the MME Find Your Wings and Fly collection. The colours were perfect for this challenge.

Almost forgot, the sketch I used as inspiration is from Page Drafts.



Thanks for popping by!
Have a super day!
Denise x

Remember - CSI Case File no. 96

Hello Everyone

I am so pleased that I have found some time this week, to play along again with the CSI challenges.  They really are so super and have been the starting point for many a great page.

Here's this weeks Case File.



Here's my take on it.

Evidence: Typewriter font, metal accents, flowers and clocks
Testimony: Using "Remember"
My journalling is on the back of my layout and is in typewriter font.
It says this:
This was your very first Christmas with us! You were just 5 months old and we were so excited to have a baby in the house at Christmas time. You were just content to sit on my lap and watch the Christmas lights flashing on the tree. For me, this was the realisation that you were the greatest gist of all and such a blessing! - Dec 2007

It's amazing how some moments are just are so clear in one's mind and this is one of them! I really wanted to document this moment in time!

This little outfit that Joe is wearing, was also a gift from my brother Mark and I remember how cute and sweet Joe looked in it!

This is certainly a little moment locked into memory and is also documented here too for safekeeping!

I have really been diving into my stash and this is no exception! I used the For the Record 2 Collection from Echo Park, that has never even been opened until now. I am so pleased as it fitted perfectly with the colours I needed.

I used my Chiswick clock stamps for the background. I am so chuffed with how it turned out. I then used some MME enamel dots for the centres. The flowers used are Prima and Petaloo, and the washi tape is also MME.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a super evening!
Denise

A Boys Story is the best that is Told - SATW October Challenge

Hello Everyone

Sorry that my blog has been extremely slow this week, but life has just been hectic and I have not been able to post too much, until this afternoon.  I scrapped this morning and really enjoyed the creativity and inspiration that was flowing.

So the page I have to share is for the Scrap Around the World challenge here.



I really loved the bright yellow from the mood board, as well as the chevrons. So along with inspiration from the sketch, I put this page together.

These photo's were taken on our vacation to Salt Rock recently, and so I really wanted to use them. Joe and I had the most wonderful time and it really was just so good for the soul! We really did relax, have fun and enjoy every moment! It is certainly a vacation that I will not forget! ;-)

I used Kate & Co. Oxford Lane Collection from MME and Petaloo flowers.

I used paints, gesso and stamps for my background and I was really pleased with how it turned out.

Apologies for a little bit of a glare off the washi tape in the top right hand corner, but no matter what I tried, I just could not correct it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you are having a super Saturday!
Be back soon!
Denise x

So Lucky to have Each Other - OUAS Sep Challenge

Hi Everyone

I am sitting here listening to my favourite songs at the moment, while I write this post! Oh man, what would life be without music!!!! I am just loving Phillip Phillips....isn't he just super!! ;-)

Anyways, I have a page to share with you for the Sep OUAS challenge.


Journalling Theme: "Lucky"

So here's my take on it.

I really wanted to do some watercolours on the background and make it a bit of a grungy page. So I experimented and was happy with the result! Gesso, watercolours and lots of stamping!

I used MME Indie Chic papers, stickers and chippies and stamps! Along with that I used a Kaisercraft stencil, Basic Grey chippies, a Bo Bunny stamp, Prima and Petaloo flowers.

My page is about these 3 children that are cousins! I have done some pages in the past about these 2 girls, that Joe is so lucky to have! They are more like his sisters than his cousins and the 3 spend a lot of time together! The girls are patient and tolerant of him and really look out for him! He really does love these girls and is always eager to spend time with them! I am so pleased that they have each other and I hope that this closeness will continue into adulthood!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hope you have a happy Tuesday!

Denise x

Close - Scrap Around the World August Challenge

Hi Everyone

I am so loving the scrapping at the moment. Joe is sitting here next to me, and he is happily drawing away and I am writing this post and scrapping! Bliss! ;-)

I have a page to share with you for the Scrap Around the World Challenge here.
This is the challenge.



I decided to be really bold, as I really liked the cake, with the orange flowers and green leaves. So my colouring comes from that image!

So here is my version.

This is a little different from my usual style, but I am quite happy with how it turned out! I did the masking first and then added my photo along with the stamping.  Then I did lots of fussy cutting on the flowers and then put it all together.

I have a close-up of my journalling here.

I have quite a number of Bo Bunny papers and so decided that I really want to start using them! So I used Hello Sunshine papers and stamps, along with some MME enamel dots and W&M chippies.
The background stencil used was Prima, and the spritz was Enmarc Dazzles, Burnt Orange.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a super evening.
Denise x