Delta

A very good morning to all my friends :) This is my darling teddy bear Rottweiler Delta. She's never too sure about a camera aimed at her but because she is always so ready to please, she patiently puts up with me for as long as it takes to get the deed done...lol!! I did this project  for Maha Design using their gorgeous Walking In The Forest collection.

Mountain Ash BS

Knitted Sweater BS

Flannel Shirt

And a little bit of Crea Diem Old Flyger Bort

Gear Stamps above photos - Inkadinkado
Word stamps - Kaisercraft " Cherish"
Butterfly wreath Die - Die-namites
Mask - Tim Holtz
Photostrip Stamps - Clearly Impressed

This is also an entry for the challenge over at Scrapfriends and I used the lovely sketch provided for the challenge but only rotated it.

And that is about all for today. Wishing you all a fabulous weekend!!

Hugs
Cathy

Beautiful - Maja Design

Hello ladies :) Here is another project done for Maja Design as guest CT member for July. I tell you, I will never get enough of these beautilicious paper. I just love how so many of the collections mixes and matches so beautifully. I also took the opportunity to use Jules' beautiful June sketch over at Paperhaus.

Here is a close-up of the large flower I made and I used a lovely Shabbychic loop flower tutorial sent to me by my lovely friend Miri. These flowers are so incredibly easy to make and I just love them. I used a piece of thin cotton fabric and just coloured it with distress ink in Victorian Velvet.

The vine is a home-made job.

The little Victorian dressing table ws just coloured with water colour pencils and then I just gave it a little bit of crackle treatment and I'm still in two minds as to whether I should have put it on this page or not but now it's too late to change my mind. The golden circles was done with Deco Arts Metallic Paint.

Here are the gorgeous papers I used.

Vintage Summer Basics - 1926 BS

Vintage Summer Basics - 1923

Vintage Summer Basics - 1924

And that my friends, is all for today. Have a wonderful weekend and as always, I really do appreciate your visits very much:)

Hugs
Cathy

Cape Vidal - Maja Design

Hello there friends:) I have once again been honored with a guest spot at Maja for the month of July and I created this layout for the July mood board over at Maja Design. The mood board is based on Maja's  Life By The Sea collection. The photos in the mood board is of Marie's family taken on the Swedish West Coast and as Jenny says, it's a pure sea mood board to make you long for that kind of life. So inspiring....:) The two very special people in my photo is my darling daughter and her fiancee Justin at Cape Vidal on the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa.

I used the following papers:
Marina - BS

Navigate - BS

Drop The Anchor

Islands and Skerries - BS

Bottle Message

Gone Fishing

Ladies, please drop in at Maja and have a look at the beautiful projects by the creative team this month :) Now I am going to crawl into bed...I can barely keep my eyes open and to add to that, it is raining so hard and right now I am freezing!! Till next time...have fun, take care and happy scrapping!!xx

Maja design - Sofiero Collection - Limited edition

 

Smell the roses while you walk through The Rose Paths of Sofiero. You can see the fairytale castle glimps in the background while you stroll around the castle’s world famous gardens. Walk through Princess Margareta’s Flowerstreet and be amazed by her sense of colours and gardening. Head on to The Dahlia District before crossing the garden down to the gates by the sea. Listen to the waves and enjoy the sun. A wedding couple passes by giggling. The summer is here to stay.

Our new collection is a summer celebration to the historical gardens of Sofiero that is cared for and developed in honour of its legacy.

This exclusive collection consists of eight two sided 12×12 sheets and will only be in stock for a limited period of time. Here you can see the entire collection...isn't it just gorgeous!! Cannot wait to touch it and feel it and smell it and LOVE it!!

Hugs
Cathy

Rolo - Flourish With A Bling June Challenge

Hi there friends!! Hope that those of you who celebrated Father's Day yesterday, had a wonderful day :) Meet Rolo, my darling daughter's chocolate Labbie:) This is my entry for the June challenge over at Flourish With A Bling. This month the challenge is hosted by Amy Prior and she provided this beautiful sketch to work with.

I used the FWAB Elise Flourish Silver without the matching flowers which I will keep for another time...lol!
I also used papers from Maja Design. I absolutely adore this collection:

Maja Design: Björnbarskakor

Maja design: Våffla m björnbärssylt

Maja Design: Våffla m björnbärssylt-bs

Maja design: Vintage Summer Basics - Memories - bs

And that is all for today:) Thanks for the visit and keep warm and safe!!xx

Hugs
Cathy
 

Maja Design - Sofiero Limited collection

Introducing our very first limited collection… Here’s a taste of the upcoming Sofiero collection.

A glimpse of our new limited collection Sofiero+giveaway!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Jenny Grotherus

Smell the roses while you walk through The Rose Paths of Sofiero. You can see the fairytale castle glimps in the background while you stroll around the castle’s world famous gardens. Walk through Princess Margareta’s Flowerstreet and be amazed by her sense of colours and gardening. Head on to The Dahlia District before crossing the garden down to the gates by the sea. Listen to the waves and enjoy the sun. A wedding couple passes by giggling. The summer is here to stay.
Our new collection is a summer celebration to the historical gardens of Sofiero that is cared for and developed in honour of its legacy.
This exclusive collection consists of eight two sided 12×12 sheets and will only be in stock for a limited period of time. They will not reprint so make sure to get your set before they are gone.
For a chance to win the collection, leave a comment on this posting telling us what you think of it. We also encourage you to follow our blog and spread the word on Facebook and your own personal blogs. We will present three happy winners June 25th.

Justin - Scrap Friends #14

Hi there friends!! You cannot accuse me of not persevering in my efforts to do masculine layouts...lol!! This is my take on the June challenge over at Scrap Friends. I LOVED this sketch and stuck very close to it:) I am also in awe of the beautiful projects the design team came up with so hop on over there and check it out:)

I used the following papers from Maja Design:

Maja Design: Sailing

Maja Design: Landmark BS

Maja Design:  Landmark

Maja design: Drop The Anchor

Maja Design: Marina BS

Maja Design: Islands and Skerries BS

Maja Design: Islands and Skerries

It's the most awful windy day here today and there are so many dust clouds everywhere that I cannot even see the ocean from my patio..perfect day to close the doors and start another project. I had every intention of going to the nursery to buy some pretty plants but I'll put that off until tomorrow...hopefully:) Have a lovely day, keep warm and thank you for the visit !!

Hugs
xxx

My Aussie Family - SATW June Challenge

Hello my friends:) I love the beginning of every new month because it means there are new challenges out there and you must have guessed by now that I just love challenges:0 it isnpires me and gives me a lovely kickstart to a new project :) The second challenge is out at Scrap Around The World and Helen is doing an amazing job here!! There's a beautiful sketch and a fabulous moodboard to get your creative juices flowing so go on and have a peek and I guarantee you're going to be hooked! Here is the challenge:)

I was inspired by the colours of the books and old paper and dictionary paper and print came to mind and I ended up using a combination of my favorite colors:) The photo? My most favorite little family in the whole world:) Love these three special people with my whole heart, being and soul:)

I used the following papers by Maja Design:
Vintage Summer Basics 1891

Vintage Summer Basics Minnen~Memories

And that is all for today :) Thank you Helen for an amazing challenge once again:) Till next time...happy scrapping and take care:)
Hugs
xx

Follow Your Dreams

Hi there!! Me again!! This is my entry for the May Challenge at Once Upon A Sketch in collaboration with Berry71bleu and I managed to complete it with just a few hours to spare..lol!! The theme of the challenge is to use a number on the project and what that particular number means to you. So, I added the month and year just below my title. This month , May 2013, would be exactly two years since my sister, hubby and Isabella left South Africa to pursue a better  and safer life in another country and this move was mainly for the sake of Isabella as there is not much of a future for the youth in this country anymore. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I miss that little family :( The journaling s inside a little envelope which is tucked behind the photo on the left of the layout :) The chipboard required in the challenge by Berrybleu71 is a decorative chipboard circle which I painted white. And with that I guess it concludes my entry...lol!! Here is Nadia's wonderful sketch:

I also used the following papers from Maja design:

Crea Diem: Ord Flyger Bort

Crea Diem: Kann Dig Sjalv BS

Vintage Summer Basics - 1912

Crea Diem: Kann Dig Sjalv

Crea Diem: Ord Flyger Bort BS

And that is all for today my friends and now I am going to take advantage of this gorgeous day and what is left of it to spend some time in the garden :)

Till next time..happy scrapping!! :) xx