Love Actually

I love my boys and they love me! Aww, how soppy can I get at nearly midnight? Let's see...

This is a layout that I have had in my head for a while now, but I never knew just what picture to use. When Richard was about 2.5 years old, he started this banter off with me. And he does it all over the place, it's so funny when in the middle of playing football (soccer, for all you Americans reading), he runs to the side of the field and calls "Mummy?" "Yes, Richard" "I love you lots and lots" and then off he runs to carry on playing. Makes me go warm and fuzzy all over! Sometimes we do the full routine, when he tells me just how much he loves me, and I him, finishing with "Lucky Mummy" otherwise we might go on all night!
Anyhow Florian got some good pictures of Richard giving me a BIG hug, and this is what I made with one of them and LouCee Creations new kit "Love Actually".
And tonight I did another layout using LouCee's kit, of just my boys! As Mum said "Butter wouldn't melt in their mouth"!Addtional credits on this one "Scrap Quick Templates" by KimB's Designs.

And just in case you were wondering this is the kit I used! Image is linked to the store.
CU soon

I tried a fantasy page

And I like the outcome!

The Scraplift Challenge at DSO this month lifted a layout by Benita - I'm sure she won't mind me showing you ;o)

It sort of frightened me off to start with, but when I was looking for photos to scrap with my next CT Xmas Kit, I come across this picture of my "men" getting last years Xmas tree.Going through LouCee's "Snow Ho Ho" I found a great background for the picture, and the layout just started coming together all on its own. Even easier having joined in CreativeTechs awesome PS course in the past months, cause the extracting is getting easier (not easy, but easier!)
But enough suspense, here is the finished layout.
Who knows I may even resize it for a Xmas card for this year...

I also made another layout using LouCee's kit, only back in my comfort zone.
This one is for the Lyrics Challenge at DSO. The song this month is "We are family"

How about coming to join the fun challenges...
CU there, or here again soon

Tracey

I got to play with LouCee Creation's kit "Tracey" this week, it's really really versatile. (image linked to store)First of all, when I saw it, I thought "heritage" and went rummaging through Mum's Family Tree site browsing all of the old family photos, and in honour of Armistice Day, I chose the one of our unknown soldiers, who in some way is related to me, just not quite sure yet in what way.
Then I remembered that Mia had a jumper in similar colours on whilst we were in the UK, found the photo and, yep the kit works great for non-heritage pages too!Back soon

Showing off how proud I am

of my eldest son, Robert.
I decided to use this fabulous kit by LouCee Creations - Changes, to scrap just how proud I felt of Robert yesterday when we took him to school to be assessed as to whether he can start school next year.
First here is the kit I used (image linked to store) LouCee is Designer of the Month at DSO and this is her special for us all, it's available for ONLY $1 this month.

and here is my layout, if you click on it and enlarge it you should be able to read the journalling (if not click here to go to my DSO gallery)

And whilst I was having fun with LouCee's kit, I did a layout for the Scraplift Challenge at DSO. It's Zoe unwrapping one of her presents at her 7th Birthday party. I just loved the little elements in LouCee's kit, that looked like presents and took it from there!

Be back soon, with some news!

So versatile

I have been playing with the goodies from DSO again! This time I had a brilliant kit by LouCee Creations "News to Me" (image linked to store)

So what do you think? Looks good doesn't it, I found it was great for two different styles,
I used it to scrap autumn with it on my first layout.
those of you who keep up to date with us on my project 365 blog, know that the boys have been having fun on "nature trails" and these are some of the photos from one of the walks in the woods.

And today I decided to use some of the other elements in the pack to create a heritage page. This is my Grandad and his Uncle (oops the journalling on the layout is wrong - never mind, I'll change it for my own files) Don't they look "dashing" I think is the word used back then!

So you see, the kit is great for the Autumn now, or for those old photos waiting to be scanned!
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Heidelbeerfest 09

Right after I blogged last night, I went back to playing with my fun new kit from LouCee, and in no time at all I had this layout all made up. The title of the kit "Country Living" had me thinking about just that. We live in the country, what makes it the country, apart from the fact that we are surrounded by nature. Well, the country festivals, and of course only two weeks ago we had ours - the Heidelbeerfest. Ideal pictures to use with the kit.


The Heidelbeerfest has been a tradition for a long long time now, it is always the second weekend in August and goes from Friday to Monday. Fridays and Saturdays are the party days for the young ones (strange not that long ago and I thought I was one of them), Live music for them and a sort of disco. Sunday is a procession, the sale of "Heidelbeerkuchen" (blueberry cake) and more live music in the evening, only this time for the older generation (not quite there yet either). And Mondays is the day for the locals, where we get to see all the villagers and catch up on gossip. That is Country Life! And by the way I LOVE it!

Country Living

Do you remember the photo I took of my men at the weekend, the one where they were walking in the woods away from me, all wearing the same t-shirt etc...One of my new favourites. Well, it seems that LouCee at DSO had seen my picture too (just kidding) but her kit Country Living was just made for my picture (image linked to store)


Anyhow, lucky me, for being on the DSO CT team, I was able to request to play with the kit, and here is my first layout using it.
Journalling reads:
Whilst on our way to the park, Richard got a bit too close to the stinging nettles, so Robert put his arm around him to look after his little brother.

I'll be back soon with another one using this kit, I still want to play with the cute animal stickers! Watch this space!