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

Happy Hours On Tamborine Mountain - Once Upon A Sketch March Challenge

Hello friendies! March is gone...anyone know where it is? Didn't get much done this month but I was not going to miss out on an opportunity to take advantage of another beautiful sketch by Nadia at Once Upon A Sketch for the March challenge. The theme of the challenge is "It's the Weekend". This photo of little Isabella was taken during my visit to Australia in 2012. One weekend we decided to drive up Tamborine Mountain and the beautiful scenery took me right back to South Africa even though I was in a different country and the few hours we spent there almost made me feel like I was back home together with my family. Of course little Isabella took every opportunity to explore, and of course I took every opportunity to take a picture. At five years old, this little girl already has such a busy little life..school, homework, karate, swimming and the list goes on, so when the weekend arrives, it's bliss not only for her, but also for Mommy! :) Here is the gorgeous sketch for this month. Journaling is done on a piece of vellum rolled up and tucked into the torn section on the left of the page.

I also used some pretty pearls from Flourish With A Bling being FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Pewter
and FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Plum. And with that I am going to love and leave you and try and get on with my next project. Happy scrapping!!xx

Through Eyes Of Love

Hi there everyone:) Finally I got to finish my layout for the challenge at Once Upon A Sketch. It feels like I've been working on it for a whole month but the truth is that I have had the busiest six weeks of my life. So much to do and so little time and foumd myself scrapping through the night to get everything done. No time for scrapping during the day lately. Anyways, this is my take on Nadia's beautiful sketch, and this month the theme is all about LOVE. Now, for those of you who know me well enough, you will know that I totally connect that little four-letter word with my dogs, who are my life and my loves and who gives me so much more than I could ever wish to give. There are so many things I love, in fact I love everything on Nadia's little list but my canine children is always at the top of that list and always seem to be my priority, no matter what, much to my hubby's chagrin at times...lol! Well, this is Delta, one of my many shadows. She is now 3 years old and she never takes her eyes off me...hence the title of my page. Often I look at her and I wonder what she's thinking when she stares at me like she does, but it doesn't really matter because all I see is "LOVE" and that is all that counts. :) Oh dear, I could just go on and on about my dogs but best I show you the beautiful sketch before I forget.:)

This is also a project for Flourish With A Bling and I used the very pretty FWAB Bella Rhinestone Flourish Black.

 and also my favorite colour FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Pewter.

Oops...can you see one of Miss Molly's little hairs on here?? LOL!! That's all for today folks...look after yourself and take care till next time!xx

The Start Of Something New

Hello friends :) Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas Season and before I say anything else, I'm taking this opportunity to wish all my friends a wonderful 2013!! On that note, the theme over at Once Upon A Sketch for the January challenge is "The Start Of Something New" and once again Nadia provided a beautiful sketch to work with. I was in Mozambique in December and on NewYears Eve we were playing around on the beach and it was quite fascinating to see the tide wash away the silly things we were writing in the sand and then an idea started forming in my head to take a photograph of the tide washing away my 2012 inscription in the sand and for some reason, once I wrote 2013, the water just did not want to reach it so it was quite symbolical for me...the start of something new :) The journaling reads: "A fresh start, a new beginning, so many possibilities!! Hoping that this new year will bring everyone more joy, more music, more laughter, more gratitude, more friends, more surprises and lots of happy memories!!

The vine is a home-made job-a-la-Cathy and I used some pretty little pearls from Flourish With A Bling.

And here is Nadia's beautiful sketch:)

That's all for now, take care till next time :)

Time Out

Hello friends:) I have a feeling that this may be my last post for 2012 as I still have tons to do before we leave for a ten day break in Mozambique. I am sooo looking forward to it. I would like to take this opportunity of wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a fabulous 2013. Thank you for all your support during 2012 and more so, thank you to each and every one of you for your friendship.xxx

This is my take on various challenges..had to make the best of the time that is available to me :)The layout is my entry for yet another fabulous sketch challenge over at Once Upon A Sketch and here is Nadia's beautiful sketch. My journaling is at the back of the tag. Thank you OUAS for another awesome challenge!

Then I have also entered this layout for the challenge over at CSI Case File Number 49.Once again Debbi put together a fabulous case file. Here is what we had to work with. Love it!

THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Garland Green - medium green, taken from the #5 tree - 135.154.47
• Pink Presents - deep pink, taken from the #10 mittens - 222.108.118
• Yuletide Yellow - light buttery yellow, taken from the #21 box - 248.230.164
• Advent Aqua - aqua, taken from the #15 box - 93.198.201
• Lime Lights - lime green, taken from the ribbon in #23 - 185.217.108

Here I used the medium green in the flowers, a tiny bit of pink on the clock, light buttery yellow on the leaves, blue on the flowers and the lime green is pretty much eerywehere..lol!

EVIDENCE (USE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• numbers
• stickers
• punches
• rhinestones
• buttons
• baker's Twine
• ribbon
• lace
• make a semi-circle notch, like in the little boxes
• snowflakes
• Christmas/winter accents
• hound's-tooth pattern

Here I used "numbers" for the date, a punched border strip, rhinestones in two of the flowers and lots of buttons in the flowers and on the right hand side at the bottom.

TESTIMONY (USE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Document a holiday tradition.
• Document what you do to prepare for the holidays.
• Number your journaling.
• Write 25 words or phrases about your topic.
• Choose a prompt from here.
• Put your journaling inside of something that can be opened
• Inspiration Words: joy, believe, count --use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title

 Here I opted to write 25 words and used it in my journaling...just to encourage myself to do do more journaling :) Thank you Debbi for an awesome case!! :)

Then I am also entering this layout for challenge 12 over at Scrap Africa and the challenge is the "film strip".

Last but not least I used the gorgeous FWAB Elise Flourish Black - Dark Green and Silver Grey Flowers available from Flourish With A Bling.

And now I would love to show you where I am going for a few days...Zavora Lodge!! It is a a diver and fisherman's paradise and I guess the "fishing" part is what attracted my daughter to Zavora :)

Well, that's it for today!! Off to go and bath the dogs!! Thanks for looking and have a fabulous holiday and to those who will be on the roads, have a safe trip and take care!xxx

Walking with the godfather

Hello again friends:) I so love the challenges over at Once Upon A Sketch and made a point of making some time to join them again this month. Nadia's sketches are so awesome to work with and this month is no exception.   Here I used a photo which I took when Isabella and I went to visit my husband and we spent a few days in Kruger National Park. Everything morning Isabella would grab her lion, ask Eddie to carry her pillow which is her little security blanket and her and Eddie would take a walk down to the Letaba river to watch the animals taking a leisurely stroll to the water for their first drink of the day. I would join them a little later with some tea and the three of us would just sit there and enjoy the peace and tranquility.  This month the theme is "anything goes" and you are free to create a layout based on whatever theme you like, but your layout must include some journaling and the sketch below. 

I love the fact that these challenges forces me to do some journaling because for the most part I am terribly lazy to journal and usually leave it till last and if there is no space on my page then it will be left out completely...not good :) The little flourishes are from Flourish With A Bling and I used the FWAB Chloe Pearl Flourish Black which I cut up and tucked between the flowers. 

Till next time, stay safe and take care and please know that I always appreciate your visits very much :) xx

Sweet

This is my take on the current challenge over at Once Upon A Sketch. The challenge is to incorporate something from this quote:

and also to use the sketch below:


Thanks very much for looking and take care till next time :)

Fur-ever Friends

This is my take on the current challenge ending 31st July over at Once Upon A Sketch. And here is the very talented Nadia's sketch.

We spent the afternoon at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary during my visit to my family in Australia at the beginning of July and as usual Isabella makes it her life's ambition to befriend every conceivable animal we come across. She firmly believes that the path to friendship is through the tummy and if she can just feed them then all is well and good :) Love this child so much :)