It has been a REALLY long time.....

Hello all

It has been a REALLY long time since I last posted but life has been very busy but here I am.

I have recently decided to scrap a page even if it takes me a week to do and was inspired by Tracy Gardiner (just google her, she is EVERYWHERE) and her work is stunning.

South Africa has a local magazine called Scrap affairs with loads in scrapping articles and inside the middle, Celebr8 had some freebie papers.  Tracy had a design using this free paper and it simply match my photos of my son Tyler eating the pineapple in Mozambique.  It was the most tasteless pineapple and it felt as if you were eating water but Tyler love it so much!!!

I was able to tweak it and combine this layout with a challenge at The Studio Challenge.

This is the first time I have taken part in a Tic Tac Toe challenge and really enjoyed it.  I must say that I started off with one row and ended up with another row and finally settling on the line on top "Paint, Green and Circle"

Besides trying to flick green paint on my paper, I ended up having more on me and it took a few tries to get it right.  I am not a big fan of circles so I hid some of the circle.

Thanks for looking.

Love

Time for tea.....

Hello all

For some reason I have no idea how I could have missed this blog......

It is called A little Scrapbooking and is run by Lisa Moorefield.  It is such a cute little site and I simply fell in love with it.  

I saw this little comic called "A field Guide to Scrapbookers and thought I share it with you.  

So which one are you?  For me I am a dreamer and a hoarder.  My sister on the other hand thinks that the FANATIC should suit me better as I LOVE cats and rename the title to CATNATIC!!!

So go on, get your cup of tea/coffee and go and browse here

Till then have a good mid-week.

Its that time of the week

Hello everyone

Time is flying by so quickly and by this weekend we will be in the last two months of the year.  I am certainly looking forward to going on leave and to just chill.

So without any further delay, here is the new sketch and don't forget to go to the main blog here to link up your take on the sketch.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

My boys are getting so big and this is something that both look forward too...

Also do visit the blog as often as you can as the members post almost daily their takes on the sketches/challenges.

That's all for now.

A New sketch....

Hello everyone

I am so happy to have my local scrap shop as a sponsor this week.  It is Hillcrest Art Supplies, based in Hillcrest, South Africa.  They have such a lovely prize so pop in here to see what it is!

So without any further delay, here is the new sketch and don't forget to go to the main blog here to link up your take on the sketch.

Here is the card sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Also do visit the blog as often as you can as the members post almost daily their takes on the sketches/challenges.

That's all for now.

Challenge #2 - BAM

Hello peeps

We have such miserable and cold weather in Durban (Yes I am glad!!) and am hoping to squeeze some srapping this weekend.  Tyler has 2 birthday parties this weekend and Ethan wants to spend his birthday money!!!

It's Challenge Friday on the Let's Scrap blog and this challenge is hosted by me.

So please go and pop in here.  You have two weeks to play along. Oh yes, you need to play to win!

Hugs

The Middle of the week sketch

Hello everyone

I am not sure about you but this year is flying by so quickly and the days/weeks are moving so quickly and the next thing, the new sketch is up on the Lets Scrap blog!!!

So without any further delay, here is the new sketch and dont forget to go to the main blog here to link up your take on the sketch.

Here is the card sketch:

Here is my first Christmas card:

I did this card on Corel Draw purely because I am going to print plenty of copies and stick them to cardstock.  Maybe I am just lazy but I have had families/friends moaning "why did he/she get that card and I got this one" and from 2014, everyone is getting the same card.  It also make it easier to send this via email to those who live overseas.

Also remember that there is a challenge coming up this week on the Lets Scrap Bog this Friday, 19th September but dont worry, I will send you a post!

Also do visit the blog as often as you can as the members post almost daily their takes on the sketches/challenges.

That's all for now.

Endless communication possibilities....

Our lives are so busy and sometimes we live so far from our families. We miss the relationships with our families and often we do not even share important life events with them. We live in a time where there are so MANY ways to communicate.  Endless communication possibilities. 

No one will ever love us unconditionally like our family can. We'd be fools not to take advantage of this opportunity.  Life is all about throwing curve balls and its where one needs their families to help each other to accept, move on and cherish the memories of those who left us.

Connor, we all knew that your day would come sooner than most young kids but were we really prepared for that day?   I know I wasn't but deep down I knew that you, Connor, are in a so much better and pain free place.

When you died my whole world came crashing down,

Everywhere I look are the memories of you,

I see you in my children and always speak about you to your cousins, Ethan and Tyler.

It's only been three years, but it still feels like yesterday

But I learned that God needed you more than we did, but why then?

Connor fought for 7 years against the mitrochrondrial disease and earned his wings on September, 16 2011.  

Connor, I miss you terribly and know that you are dancing high up in the clouds.

This will always be my favourite photo of you......



Love
Aunty Bridgie