Messy Is Fun - Scrap Friends Sep Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone

It is such a beautiful Saturday and I have been so busy this morning already! After the really warm weather this week, I really needed to sort out my cupboard and put all the winter woolies away and brought out all the summer clothes! I feel lighter already!!!! ;-)

I have a page to share with you for the Scrap Friends Sep Challenge here.



Here is my take on it.

These are photo's taken from last year, when Joe was still in nursery school, and so thought these Bo Bunny papers would be perfect. I can't believe that in just one year he has changed so much! Bigger, taller...soooo boy! ;-)

As I said, I used Bo Bunny "On the Go" papers and accents, as well as Bo Bunny stamps - Stained textures stamp and Detour clear stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Your visits are so appreciated!
Hope you have an awesome Saturday!
Denise x

That Look - Bo Bunny Zip-A-Dee-Doodle

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I was trying to save this post for later in the month, but I just can't help myself! I sooooo want to share this layout using the super,fun Zip-A-Dee-Doodle Colllection. You can get a good look at this collection here! You will see how fun and fabulous it is.

Anyways, so here is my page.

In line with this fun paper collection, I felt I had to choose a fun theme and so chose this photo of Joe. My journalling tells you the story of "The Look"!.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Zip-A-Dee-Doodle, Zig Zag, Creative/ Zip-A-Dee-Doodle
Noteworthy: Zip-A-Dee-Doodle
Brads: Zip-A-Dee-Doodle
Jewels: Elf Magic
Chipboard:  Zip-A-Dee-Doodle 12 x 12
Stickers: Zip-A-Dee-Doodle dimensional stickers, Combo Stickers

Thanks for popping!
Your visit is surely appreciated!
Have a super day!
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

Just Me - Bo Bunny Mood Board Challenge

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Am I pleased it's Friday!!!! Yay!!!! It could not have come soon enough!

I have a page up on Bo Bunny's blog today and we were challenged to Romy Veul's mood board, which was just super.

So Maryia and I created pages.  Please pop over and have a look.

Here was my page for this challenge.

I love Romy's mood board. It is so soft and romantic. That is what I wanted to bring into my page, along with the pinks of the birdcage and the gold/yellow of that decadent cupcake. So I knew I had to go with The Avenues Collection, because it is perfect for this soft and romantic page.

I created a page about myself and really wanted to celebrate "Me". This page is about knowing that I am "enough" just the way I am.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Clocks, Dot, Song Bird/ The Avenues
Cardstock: Maize Vintage and Jade Double Dot
Noteworthy: The Avenues
Brads: The Avenues
Jewels: The Avenues
Chipboard: The Avenues 12 x 12
Stamps: Curly Q, Wall to Wall Textures
Blossoms: Buttercup Dahlia

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will pop over to the Bo Bunny blog and have a look there too!

Have a super Friday!

Denise x

Sweet Boy, Love You - SATW Sep Challenge / Prima PPP

Hi Everyone

It's Thursday already and this week seems to just have flown by!

I have a page to share with you for the SATW Sep challenge here! Its a real goodie.



I used both the dramatic colouring and the sketch as inspiration for my page.

I had some Prima Engraver paper and thought it would be perfect for this challenge, and so that is what I used! I used a Prima stencil and gesso for the entire background and then went and added some Copper embossing powder randomly. I really like how it turned out and will definitely use this technique again! (Thanks Kelly Foster for this little seed of inspiration! ;-))

Joe is now 6 and I really wanted to document how sweet he is at the moment! I mean, there are certainly "monster" moments, but at 6 I still can hug and squeeze and kiss him! He is really such a sweet boy!

I had finished this page yesterday, but could only photograph it today! I had to laugh when I saw the Prima PPP come out for September, and that this page fits perfectly for that as well!

Thanks all for stopping by!
Hope you have a super evening!
Denise x

Moments - Scrap Africa Sketch no.21

Hi Everyone

Two posts in one day!! That certainly has't happened for quite a while! ;-) But while the going is good, why not share?!

There is a new sketch challenge up at Scrap Africa and it a goodie.

Here is my version of it.

I first did some stencilling (Kaisercraft stencil) on the background and then tore and distressed my papers. I am very happy with how this turned out and made for a very soft page.

I used the Bo Bunny C'est La Vie collection. It is such a favourite of mine.

The petals are Bo Bunny and the blooms Petaloo. The chipboard title piece is Enmarc.

This photo was taken 2 years ago, just before we were about to leave for a family wedding! These 2 boys were dressed up and polished for the occasion.

Thanks for your visit!

It is truly appreciated!

Denise x

Aspang - CSI Case File no. 86

Morning Everyone

Happy Spring Day to everyone in the southern hemisphere! It is rather a chilly day here in Johannesburg, but the signs of spring are everywhere and the spring smells abound! ;-)

I had to skip a few CSI challenges, due to time constraints, but I am pleased that I was able to squeeze this weeks challenge in. The colours are so soft and gorgeous.



So here is my page.

Evidence: Scallops and Art Mediums
Testimony: Journalling about a City

My journalling is at the back of my page, as I did not want to compete the the writing on the background already. ;-)
My journallings says this:
Aspang is probably more a town than it is a city, but think it is one of the prettiest towns I will ever go to. This photo is at the centre of the town and is just beautiful in every way, with a stunning statue, beautiful gardens and beautiful surrounding shops and buildings too! It is quaint and so fabulously European.
Aspang is the home of the Mileder family and I will never forget how hospitable and friendly they were and how they opened their family to welcome ours.
We spent 2 and a half wonderful weeks in and around Aspang and enjoyed the 40C plus degrees of the fabulous summer weather!
We had the best time in Austria, and specifically Aspang, and I really do hope to visit it again in the future. Joe often asks "when are we going to Austria" again?" ;-)

I used Teresa Collins Summer Stories Collection, which had the perfect colouring and feel for this page! I punched the edges with a Martha Stewart punch and then did some chalking and stencilling with a fabulous Kaisercraft stencil. I outlined the chalking, which really gave it such a nice effect. The flowers used are Prima and no name brands.

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