Sweet Moment Layout - Penelope Dee Tea Time

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I have another Penelope Dee layout to share with you today.

I entered it for the last Trocraft/Penelope Dee competition.

Here's my page.

I did not have a lot of this collection left, so I really did have to scrounge some of the papers and bits.

Here are the close-ups of the clusters.

I used lots of die-cuts and also fussy cut quite a few leafy elements.

The chipboard pieces were pieces from Enmarc.

I love this photo of my neices.  They are gorgeous,young ladies now.

They were sweet girlies then.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I really appreciate your visits.

Have a gorgeous Saturday!

Denise x

Farewell Card

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I made a card for a colleague of mine, actually a good friend too, who retires after 44 years of service at South African Airways. That's rather an amazing achievement and I will really miss him.

Anyways, he is going to carry on full-time with his woodworking and so I had the perfect chippies for his card.

I used the That's My Boy papers from Echo Park and some Enmarc chippies.

I am also organising his farewell on Thursday, so have a hectic week ahead.

Tomorrow is also Joe's Birthday and so I did some party packs for school and this past weekend we did a little Birhday party for him and a few of his friends.

It has certainly been a busy time.

Anyways...thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate your comments and love.
Have a super evening!
Denise x

Card - Take it Make It Challenge February

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I have a card for the Take It, Make It February Challenge here.

February Challenge:

Stencilling

I used a Prima stencil to ink onto my whitewash cardstock and then added some border and word stamping.  The doilies were stamped and fussy cut.

The chipboard leaves I coloured with green ink and then added some white embossing powder.

I really enjoyed making this card and think the design came out pretty neat! ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a super evening!

Denise x

Relax, Restore, Breathe - Scrap Africa Sketch Challenge no.36

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Wow...01st October! Now the end of year gitteries are really setting in and I realise I have much to do before this year is finished! ;-)

Anyways, we have a new sketch challenge at Scrap Africa here. It's a bit eclectic, but I like it! ;-)

I went with a beach page and theme and I am happy with the result.

I used the gorgeous Seashore collection from Prima.

The chipboard words are Celebr8 and the tree chipboard is Enmarc.

I used the little woody bits from a canvas to create the fence, along with some string.

My journalling tells you about this page and my love for the sea and these 2 boys! ;-)

Please pop over and have a look at the GD and DT inspiration....and then...put paint to paper and play along!!!!!! ;-)

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

A Day to Remember - Sketchabilities #120

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I really loved the new sketch up at Sketchabilities and so just had to play along! ;-)

Here's my take on it.

This is just such a special page for me, because I don't often have photo's where Joe and I are together. So I loved that we had this photo taken, even though it took HUGE amounts of persuasion for Joe to sit still and also not pull funny faces! ;-) Little boys and ants in their pants!!!!

My journalling says this: It was such a mission to get you to sit still for 2min! You loved running amock outdoors, playing and fishing! You had such a ball! Old Millstream June 2014

We had a family weekend away at Dullstroom, flyfishing, and it was just a wonderful weekend for us all! ;-)

I used one of my favourite stencils and then did some painting....which I am sooooo loving at the moment.

On the circle chipboard I also did some crackle work.

On the chipboard leaves I added some white embossing and was thrilled at the result.

A close-up of my sweet boy and me! ;-)

I will rather add a list of goodies used, as I think this is easier to make sure I list them all.

Collection - Teresa Collins Now and Then / Summer Stories

Blooms - Petaloo

Chipboard Round - Blue Fern Studios

Chipboard Leaves - Celebr8 and Enmarc

Brads - Teresa Collins

Stamps - BoBunny,Teresa Collins and Prima

Washi Tape - My Minds Eye

Stencil - Pronty

Ranger Paint - Lettuce

White embossing powder

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a super evening!

Denise x

Enjoy Every Minute of Everyday - Scrap 365 July Sketch

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Wow...I can't believe it's the 01st August! The time is just flying!

It's my Dad's birthday today as well, and so wishing my Dad a super Birthday!

I completed a page for the Scrap365 July Sketch.


I turned the sketch on it's side and this is what I came up with.

I used Fancy Pants Collecting Moments collection.  Along with that I also used some Enmarc chippies, some Basic Grey chippies and the Kaisercraft Love card.

I did some watercolour drips over my stickers strips, along with some gesso stencilling and then stamped.

I love this page of my 2 boys! ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hope you have a super weekend!

Denise x

MG - Prima PPP July

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I hope that you are having a great Sunday and that it has been a relaxing and good weekend!

I gave a class yesterday morning, after not having done one for ages and I really enjoyed it, even though I was really tired afterwards! We had some good fun and the ladies pages turned out stunningly!

Anyways, I have a page for the Prima PPP July and it's definitely 4th July colours....;-)



So here's my take on it.

My Dad has this MG and it has been a part of our lives since I was 13.  I helped push it into the yard, when we first got it...I have passed spanners...I have helped with each and every engine overhaul and so yes, I guess I have a little part in it too! ;-)

My Dad and brother fixed it up, from not running, to running and looking perfect! It took a good few years and was definitely a labour of love! Just recently my Dad did the engine overhaul for the second time and so it is in great running order again.

So when my brother was out in May from the UK, we took the MG and my sisters Morris Minor for a Sunday drive, had some breakfast in Parkhurst and then made our way back home again! It was a really perfect day and we had great time together, as a family!

My journalling tells the little story.

I used the School Memories collection, it was so perfect! I also used lots of different Prima stamps for the stamping and coloured the Prima Nieve flowers blue....

I actually mixed two red sprays that I had, one was a Smooch spray that had got clogged and the other, not sure what the name was, since I threw the bottle away ages ago.  So I used this red paint mixture for my paint drops and it remained wet for quite a while but has now dried, as a wet looking drop!!!! It is absolutely fabulous....I think it would make for a super scrapping product!!!!

I used this lovely Enmarc Craft chipboard corner, which I heat embossed and then went over with a white gel pen.

I am really happy with how this page turned out and was definitely a photo I wanted to scrap of my brother and Dad in the MG! ;-)

Thanks so much for popping in...
I so appreciate your visits.
Have a super evening!
Denise x

Fabulous - Scrap Africa Sketch no.31

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There is a new sketch challenge up on the Scrap Africa blog. Please pop along and have a look at Karin Zanders work, as well as the DT inspiration.

Here is the sketch.

Here is my take on it.

There is some journalling at the back of the page.  My brother was visiting in the middle of May and it was so nice to have him around.  He was holding "Pepper" when I took these photo's and was being a real card...saying "Smile Peps smile"..... !!!

The title is Fabulous, because I really miss him and it truly is fabulous when he visits and is around. This was also a fabulous day, because we took the Morris Minor and the MG out for a little Sunday drive. So we all had turns driving and also enjoying each others company! It was a fun, fun day!

Here is a pic of the mornings start.

Anyways, back to the page, I used Echo Park, Times and Seasons 2, with an Enmarc balloon chipboard.

I have to admit that I really struggled with this page! This was my 3rd attempt at this page.  The first 2 I tore up.  I have not done that in a very long time!

I embossed the title with a mix of white and copper embossing powders.

Perhaps you can play along? You have until the 14th June.

Thanks for popping by.
Have a super evening!
Denise x

Dad - Scrap365 Publication

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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

Original - Prima BAP May

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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

Enjoy - Prima PPP April 2014

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I am just in time to still upload my Prima PPP page for April. I have no idea where April went, but this month has just flown by and May is a few hours away! ;-)



So here is my take on the challenge.

I used the All About Me collection, which I simply just love! It's fresh and beautiful and I really loved these papers.

I have been dabbling with my embossing powders and embossed the circles on the patterned paper and then also embossed, after stamping over a Prima stencil.

Here are the close-ups below. I used clear embossing powder, with a little bit of bling in.

Then I did some spritsing and wiped off all the excess, for a super result.

I used Enmarc chipboard leaves, to complete the clusters.

These 2 pretty girls are my neices and they are sisters.  They really do fight and get into each others hair, but every now and then they are friends and also enjoy each others company. So this layout is about them enjoying each other and I have a little note under the "notes" tab, where I have written my thoughts about this sisterly love! LOL

Thanks for stopping by...
Your comments and love are so appreciated!
Have a super evening!
Denise x