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

Exciting news is....

Message from the Let's Scrap Sketches Blog!!!

We will be officially opening with a new sketch on Wednesday September 3rd. 

We hope to see you playing along with us then!!

This is our first ever blog post on this site. We are going to be a SKETCH BLOG CHALLENGE with weekly sketches for DOUBLE LAYOUTS, SINGLE LAYOUTS, and CARDS.

The challenges will run from Wednesday morning to the following Tuesday night so have a full week to play along.

 I would like you to help me welcome our NEW DESIGN TEAM and they are.... 

in no particular order.

Chriss America Real

Michelle Looi

Susanna Granroth

Carol Burger

Bridgie Myburgh

Lori Apgar Johnson

Kristine Ponte

The Administrators are...

Cathy van de Bruinhorst

Mindi Goll Brown

Val Thorpe 

Debby de Wilde

I hope that you will join us and play along.

We are half way through the week but also the new sketch at the Let's Scrap new blog has been revealed,   - so please go and check it out.

Here is this weeks sketch...

Here is my take on the sketch...

I am really loving single pages at the moment and I choose the right side to create this layout digitally on Coral Draw. 

This is my youngest sister, Kirsty and the photos were taken at her 30th birthday party.

Happy birthday Kirst!!!

Thanks for looking and remember, go and play at Lets Scrap!

Hugs

Exciting news coming soon - 3 September 2014

Learning to ice skate

This weekend gone was a very busy one.  Besides the Spring Walk and The Adventure Day at the boys' schools, Ethan was invited to Edge's 9th birthday party at the Galleria Ice Rink

Now this was the boys first time on the ice rink.  Poor Tyler thought there was water underneath and said that he wasn't going to go on as the ice might crack and he would fall into the icy water below!  Me think he has been watching too many cartoons!

Besides standing like pencils and falling like dominoes, the boys did well as first timers and glided on the edge of the rink.

Here are some pics of the day....

That is all for now

Hugs

HOW TO PLAY PHOTO A DAY

Whether you are a pro or not, its nice to get cute prompts for each day and you can have fun while at it.

Have a look at Chantelle's blog to see how this idea was born and while you at it, subscribe to her monthly newsletter...so here it is Fat Mum Slim


HOW TO PLAY PHOTO A DAY

♥ Look at the monthly list to find the prompt for the day. {The number corresponds to the date of the month}.
♥ Take a photo using the prompt as inspiration. So for September the prompt for day 1 is ‘in my cup’. So take a photo of what is in your cup.
♥ Now you’ve taken a picture, it’s time to share it. This is the fun part. You can share to whichever social media platform you like, for me I like Facebook but you can post wherever you post to.