Joe Graduated

Hi Everyone

I posted a while back about Joe, and the fact that he was going for Occupational Therapy, to improve crossing his midline and his small motor skills. We have been doing extra work and sometimes it has not been so easy, especially since it meant doing extra work over the weekends.

Well I am so proud to say that Joe graduated from GR R and will be going to Grade 1 next year! We had his graduation last week, but I was really waiting for his report, which I received yesterday! I was so pleased to see that he had done really well and he had improved so much! I was such a proud Mommy! ;-)

It has been quite a year, with lots of new things and lots of extra work! But I am sooooo pleased that it has paid off! Love you my Boy!!!!!

Have a super evening!

Denise x

Christmas Shadow Box - BoBunny Silver & Gold

Hello Everyone

Today I was reading Val Thorpe's blog and she had a post up for the OUAS challenge and was talking about Christmas. It also had me thinking and I really thought about what I love at Christmas time, and it surely has to be that we as a family get together, have lots of fun and just enjoy the celebrations together! I love that part, family and fellowship! ;-)

So today is now the perfect day to share my Christmas shadow box with you, using the fabulous Silver & Gold collection from BoBunny.

Here's my box.

I am so happy with how it came out and is a great start to the Christmas season.  I plan to give it to my Aunt, who has recently moved into a frail care section at the Retirement Village, and I really hope it will brighten her room.

Here's a closer look at the goodies inside.

My die cuts were really the key here and I spent quite a bit of time cutting all these lovely little pieces out and then putting them together.

My son is 6 years old and he is super excited about Father Christmas coming to visit him.  He wrote a letter this past weekend about what it is he wants and he just knows that something special will be coming his way! I so love his excitement and belief in Father Christmas. I had to laugh, he told me this past weekend that Father Christmas will be coming in his "slave".....only for me to correct him and tell him it's a "sleigh"! LOL
Too cute!

I hope your Christmas season also starts with excitement and joy.
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!
Denise x

Happy Day - Scrap Africa Sketch no.24

Hello Everyone

Sorry for missing in action for a few days, but yikes, I had a busy week! I don't suppose that it's going to get any better as the festivities begin, but I will be sure to post a few projects over the next few days.

There's a new sketch up at Scrap Africa and is actually a sketch that I did! Not sure if I should be telling you...but I hope you like it! ;-)

Here is my take on it, using BoBunny Zip-A-Dee-Doodles.

I just love the holiday photo's of Joe and this BoBunny collection is so fun, so is perfect for the theme.

I hope you will pop over and check out our Special Guest Designers work - Riikka Kovasin...she is truly amazing. It would be super if you could play along too!

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

Wonderful - ScrapFriends Nov Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday and hope you had a super day!

We are having another African thunderstorm, with lightning, rain and thunder, but it's warm and humid, so hopefully by morning everything will be fresh and clean again.

I played along with the ScrapFriends challenge here this month and used some of my The Avenues Collection.
It really is a stunning collection.



Here's my take on it.

This photo was just perfect for these papers! We had stayed at a French little hotel, down at the coast and so these papers were just the thing.

I used a Prima stencil for the cobbled wall effect and some Prima flowers and stamens.

I also played with my gelato's and added a watercolour effect beneath the central feature.

Thanks so much for stopping by to have a look.
Hope you have a super evening!
Denise x

Carefree - Prima PPP November

Hi Everyone

I have been so looking forward to the weekend and of course, now that it is here, it just flies! LOL
Anyways, it's glorious, sunny weather and I feeling refreshed after a dip in the pool, so I can now sit down and share a page with you.

The colours for the Prima PPP are so beautiful.



I knew I had the perfect papers for this and really dived into my stash and used some of my old Prima papers. You will not believe these come from the Indeed Collection - Fairy Garden and Reflections Collection - Goldsboro and Kashana. I also used stamps, chipboards and stickers from various Prima collections!

So here is my page.

I am really happy with the way this page turned out and also really pleased to use some of my stash! It's also great that old papers can still look fresh!!! ;-)

I love my new Prima stencil and it was certainly put to good use.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
I hope you have a great Saturday!
Denise x

Faraway Tree - CSI Case File #98

Hello Everyone

I love it when a page comes together so easily, because all the inspiration, energy and creativity is all lined up. This is the case with this page.  On the weekend I had taken some photo's of these gorgeous Jacaranda's just at the top of our street and so when I saw the CSI colour palette, I knew exactly which photo's to use.
Standing taking these photo's, I also remembered a childhood memory. So again, seeing the case file, it was rather uncanny and I knew also exactly which papers I would use - Secret Garden Graphic 45.

So here is this weeks case file.



Here is my page.

I also got some wonderful inspiration from Gerry van Gent's - A Simple Layout, which is on the Maja Design blog, for the design of the page!

Evidence: Something suspended and frames
Testimony: Once Upon a Time..

My story is folded inside the little envelope and goes like this.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl Denise who loved to read books. She would spend hours everyday being transported to far away places, full of adventure and intrigue. She particularly loved reading about the Faraway Tree and all the adventures of the interesting little creatures that she met there. She loved the magic of the stories!
She also read "Fiela se Kind" and again just loved the mind world of Nina.
Just as Nina believed in fairies, so Denise believed in fairies. She believed, that if you sat under a tree long enough and just listened to the quiet, that when the wind blew, that it was fairies beating their wings and flying off to other adventures. Denise also believed that if you were really, very quiet and looked long and hard enough that she would actually see a fairy.
Denise believed in magic and she was sure that fairies abounded everywhere!

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

Open the Door - BoBunny The Avenues Canvas

Hello Everyone

I hope that you have started your week on a great note and that Monday and Tuesday have been good for you.

I created a canvas using the gorgeous BoBunny The Avenues Collection and wanted to share it with you.

Of late, I have been feeling a little anxious about changes that are happening in my life and also changes that will be happening. I guess we sometimes, all are a little afraid or anxious about change and it is very normal to feel that way. But I also decided that being anxious or afraid, does not really serve me, and that with any change, it is really what you make of it and the mind set you give yourself everyday.

So this canvas was created with the idea, to remind myself that every door that opens is an opportunity and not to be afraid to open that door. Even if I have opened it and it's not quite what I thought it would be, I can always then make another decision. But "open the door" and allow myself the choices!

So here is my canvas.

I just love The Avenues and have so enjoyed creating with it over the past few months.

I love the shutters and the doorways and the soft, beautiful colouring! Just perfect for this canvas.

So how about you..how do you feel about change?

Hope you have a super evening!
Denise x