Easter Egg Hunt - Prima PPP

Hi Everyone

Winter has certainly started setting in here in Johannesburg and the mornings and evenings are really becoming quite chilly! So I guess it's time to haul out those winter clothes and get the heaters all fired up!

The Prima PPP this month is all about spring.



So I remembered that I had taken photo's, from Easter, and thought they would be perfect for this challenge.

I used the Meadow Lark collection. These colours are so bright and fresh.  The chipboard is Celebr8 and was gesso'ed and spritzed with Dazzles. There is also some gesso stencilling on the strip behind the chipboard.

We hid Easter eggs and choccies, all over my Mother's garden.  The kids had to really look to find them! Some were so well hidden, that 2 days later we still found some, as well as my Mothers dog!!! ;-)

Thanks so much for having a look!
I hope you have a super evening.
Denise x

This is Me - Mini Album - Zeus and Zoe April Challenge

Hello Everyone

I hope that you had  a super weekend and that Monday is treating you kindly! I have a mini album that I created for the April Challenge  - Life as it is Now - and I am really excited to show you what I created.

The challenge this month is to create and journal a project about "life as it is now," the subject being "you as an individual."  This challenge is open to interpretation and you can add as much detail as you wish, and share whatever you wish to share about yourself. Hidden journaling for personal information is fine. There is one additional requirement for the challenge, and that is to incorporate the use of buttons into your creation.

This mini album is about Me, as I am now, in 2013, and is called "This is Me".  So one day, I will hopefully look back at this  little album and remember exactly what my life was like in this year.

It was actually quite easy to get my thoughts together for this project, as I had a pretty good idea what I wanted to journal and the points I wanted to highlight.

So firstly I wanted to have a photo of me, as I am now. Can you imagine me in 20 years time, looking back at this moment?

I also wanted to document what my life is all about and what is important to me.

Then I went on to document the things that I really enjoy and love! These are certainly the "stuff" of life!

I certainly had to have a picture of myself and my son in the album, as he is certainly the sunshine in my days! He has added so much joy and love to my life and is certainly one of the best things I have ever done! ;-)

Here is another picture of me and is adjacent to a big 42!! So that kinda tells you exactly where I am at! LOL!

So that is my "This is Me" album and I used some wonderful goodies from the Zeus and Zoe kit.

I loved the metal trinkets and rounds, the stick pins, the beautiful buttons and the wonderful laces and trims, the Prima Say it in Pearls, and so these were what I used throughout this album. 

I was also fortunate to have some Glamour Dust from DecoArt and this was really fabulous to colour the papers and metal round with.  The Zeus and Zoe Etsy store can be found 'HERE'.. and you can obviously purchase these wonderful goodies there.

It would be so super if you could join us for this challenge and we really hope to see your entry soon!

Just a reminder as so the wonderful prizes you could win:

Our main sponsor for May is kind enough to send some extra trim for a random winner this month..

The random winner will get trims from May Arts.

Cherish - Prima BAP April

Hi Everyone

I am back for my second post and this time it's the Prima BAP April challenge.

The sketch has a grungy look to it and so decided on a masculine page of my Dad for this challenge.

I used the Lifetime collection, along with a stamp from the Engraver collection.

My Dad is not a flowery person at all, and so I really wanted to keep this page simple and not use too many blooms.  I fussy cut the blooms from the paper and their centres are Prima tiny junkyard findings.

I spritzed the background with Perfect Pearls Mists - forever green and then did some finger painting over that. I like that it adds a little bit of shimmer and colour, but not too much.

This is not my usual style, but I am happy with how it turned out, and is perfect for the theme of my Dad. 

Thanks for your wonderful patronage!

Have a super Sunday!

Denise x

What are Little Boys all about? - CSI Challenge no.67

Hi Everyone

I hope you are having a super weekend and are finding some scrappy time! ;-)

We had rain from Friday night, about 6pm, right through until 10am yesterday morning, and then the day remained overcast and very chilly! It was a great day to scrap, but certainly not for photo's.
So I am eventually able to share a page with you for the CSI challenge.



The colouring and the sketch, just seemed perfect for a little boy page and so this is what I created.

These are such sweet photo's of Joe and so precious for memory keeping.

Evidence: Dinosaur accent and outlining with pen
Testimony: Title is a question and my journalling is hand written
My journalling is about Joe @ age 3 -
1. You love being outside!
2. You love getting dirty and playing in the mud, with your spade and bucket!
3. You so love water and can easily amuse yourself with the watering can and hose!
4. You adore Rosie and whatever mischief you are getting up to, she is right behind you!

I used the Toy Box collection from Crate Paper, with some 7 Gypsies tape and MME washi tape.

I used a container lid with some paint for the background circles and then did some splodge stamping.

Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a super day...
I will be back for another post a little later..
Denise x

Happy Friday!

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday! I am finished work for the day, already been to the dentist with my son, and now home and trying to keep warm! It's a very rainy and chilly day in Johannesburg.

Apologies for very little posts this week, but I have been really busy with DT work and life just being busy in general.  I am definitely going to put some projects up this weekend, if the weather allows me to take some photo's.

Here is a little sneak peak of my Zeus and Zoe project, that will be up on Monday.

Hope you have a super weekend!

Denise x

Happy Summer Days - Scrap Africa Challenge no.16

Hi Everyone

There is a super new challenge at Scrap Africa here.

Create a project, using Black and White photo's, Triangles and Confetti.

So for my DT layout, I created this page.

I did gesso work and stamping on my background and then used Echo Park - Happy Days collection papers and alpha stickers. The chipboard film strip is Enmarc.

I love the look of this page and came together so easily! It's always so great, when that happens with a page!

Here are 2 close-ups.

I really love this photo of Joe! So easy, relaxed and unaware that his photo is being taken.

I hope you will maybe join us for this challenge.
You have until the 30th April.
Have a super evening!
Denise x

A Sister by Blood, A Friend by Choice

Hi Everyone

I hope that you are enjoying your Saturday and hopefully finding a little bit of time to scrap.

I have been diving into my paper stash and decided to use some of my Websters Pages, that I had had for ages and was to scrooge to use.  But I decided that there was really no point in not being used, and so got it out and created this page! I also entered it for the Websters Trim and Ribbons challenge.

So here is my page.

I did a lot of fussy cutting from various papers, in the Wonderfall collection.  My gates chipboards are Enmarc and I used kwik crackle (Heritage Crafts) on them.  The title chipboard is Celebr8 and was just inked up. The flowers are Prima. The background paper is Sweet as Cheery Pie, and is probably the oldest paper that I had in my scrap stash! ;-) I just love that different collections can be used together.

Here are some close-ups for good measure.

This photo is of my sister and I.  She really is my best friend and I love that we are not only sisters, but essentially good friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hope you have a super afternoon!
Denise x