Thoughts - Sketch no.30 - Scrap Africa

Hello Everyone

I hope you had a happy and restful day.

We have a new sketch challenge up at Scrap Africa here and I really like the sketch, even if I say so myself! LOL

Here's my page...

I created a vintage page of my Aunt. I wanted to ask her about this photo, so that I could add some journalling. Unfortunately, I saw her today and forgot to take it along.  So I will ask her the next time I see her and then will fill in the journalling card.

I really do wonder what occasion this was for and what she was thinking at the time! ;-)

I used Graphic 45 - A Ladies Diary.

I had made a flower from some lace, which was twirled around itself and then stuck on a chipboard circle! I really did like how it turned out.

Maybe play along and take a poke at my sketch? ;-)
You have until 14 June.

Have a super evening!
Denise x

Dad - Scrap365 Publication

Hello Everyone

I hope that you are having a scrappy Saturday and that time is on your side! ;-) The weekends seem to pass so quickly, so I really do try and make the most of them! ;-)

In the previous Scrap365 magazine, I had a layout published and one that I really love. It's a page about my Father. Such a wonderful man!

This photo was taken when he was still quite young and he was a really handsome man. He still is! ;-)

I used the beautiful Weekend Market collection from BoBunny, which is wonderfully masculine in some of it's colouring! It was so perfect for this page.

A close-up of my journalling, tells you of how I have always thought of my Father as handsome.

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

Monstrous Fun - Scrap365 June Sketch

Hello Everyone

I have had such a busy time.  My brother has been here from England and so we have been spending lots of time together as a family and I have not had lots of scrappy time. He leaves tonight, so it certainly will be sad but at least then I get some creating time back! ;-)

I did manage to finish a page for the Scrap365 June challenge. The sketch was a real goodie.



Here is my take on it.

I am so enjoying my mixed media.  It really is so creative and no matter how hard one tries, it always turns out differently! ;-)

I used the gorgeous Our Lil' Monster collection from BoBunny. The colouring of this collection is so fun and fresh.

The little tag under my photo is my journalling tag and it says this: You are such a typical little boy, who loves to ride anything, and also ride it fast as you can! The wheels need to spin and the faster you can go the better. You are a little speed demon.

Little boys really are the bomb! ;-)

Thanks for always stopping by!
I really do appreciate your visits!
Have a super day!
Denise x

Pinterest Inspiration Cards - BoBunny

Hello Everyone

I hope you had a good week!

I was up on the BoBunny blog yesterday with some Pinterest inspiration cards here.

Just a reminder that BoBunny is still giving away goodies for 40 days, they are now on day 22 already.  Pop over and have a look.

Here is the gorgeous Pinterest image.

Here are the cards I created.

The inspiration from the Pinterest board came from that first image, where it has those 3 pictures so closely hung, that they look like 3 panels. So this little seed of inspiration was used for the design of the card, where I created the 3 panels. The paper was embossed and then distressed and inked.

I used the gorgeous Avenues collection, which is still one of my absolute favourite collections.

I did some embossing and distressing and it gave this card a lovely, soft look.

On my second card I used a pinwheel, which were so beautiful on the Pinterest board.

I used Modern Miss for this card, which again matched the Pinterest board colours perfectly.

I did some heat embossing for the background and then added some colouring and stamping.

Thanks so much for popping by to have a look.

I hope you have a super scrappy Saturday.

Denise x

Changing Seasons - 7 Dots Studio April Challenge

Hello Everyone

It is a very chilly day in Johannesburg and just as I walked in the door, the rain drops began to fell! BRRR...
so a very apt page to share with you today! ;-)

I am just in the nick of time to submit this page for the 7 Dots Studio April Challenge here.



“April showers bring May flowers”

So this is my take on the challenge. I apologise in advance, if the photo's are not so great, because with this very dreary weather outside, the lighting was awful.

In our part of the world, May means that autumn is almost over and winter is surely on it's way! So hence the reason for the title of my page. My journalling says: Month of May 2014 - The Aloe blooms twice a year! Once at the start of Spring and then again at the start of winter.  May has come and it's a sure sign of the changing seasons!

I used the gorgeous Love is in the Air papers and an Illumination sticker, along with some of the Illumination stamps. The colouring was super for this page, and I just enhanced a little more of the orange.

I used 2 Enmarc chippies, which I crackled and aged. The blooms are BoBunny and Prima and the stencil also Prima. I have been on a mission to also use my stash and so the title is a mix mash of alpha rub-ons. The washi tape is My Minds Eye.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I really do appreciate your visits!

Denise x 

Original - Prima BAP May

Hello Everyone

I am so pleased that Friday is here! Time to chill and time to scrap! ;-)

I finished a page in the week for the Prima May BAP Challenge.



It's a real goodie!

My boy looks so serious here, but in actual fact, these were his posey photo's! Normally he pulls faces and such, but on this day decided to do these model type poses..LOL...too funny! ;-)

So my title is that middle strip across the middle - ORIGINAL!

I kept the colours quite neutral and let the photo's speak for themselves.  So even though I used some flowers, I think it's still very much a boy page.

I used up lots of bits and pieces that I had from the Lifetime Collection and the Engraver Collection. My corners are embossed with copper embossing powder and just love their colour.

I love how this page turned out! I have some journalling on the back of the page for Joe and hopefully one day we will read it and know that he is an "original" and so special and loved.

I hope you have a super day and weekend!
Denise x

His and Hers Cards - Scrap Africa

Hello Everyone

We have a super challenge up on the Scrap Africa blog and if you are a card maker, then I am sure you will love it!



So I created a masculine and feminine card,with similar elements.

I used BoBunny Pop Quiz and Modern Miss. On the feminine card I used flowers and on the masculine card I used buttons.

The Guest Designers and DT really created some amazing cards.  Pop over and have a look see....
It would be awesome if you could play along too! We have 2 vouchers up for grabs, from PPBN designs and Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Have a super evening!
Denise x