A MUST read!!

I have stumbled upon this blog by accident!! it's aptly named "single dad laughing" and is really AMAZING!! I've been reading for hours and cannot stop laughing and crying at the same time. He makes me realise what difference one gesture can make. PLEASE hop over - you will not be sorry and I promise you'll go back for more!

Follow this link to his home page
http://www.danoah.com/

EVERYONE should read this - heartbreaking!
http://www.danoah.com/2010/10/memoirs-of-bullied-kid.html

This is sooo true - makes you wonder .... and cry:)
http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/disease-called-perfection.html

Have a splendid weekend!

Dream a little dream..

Another of my texture paste projects (everything was already out and messy -thought I'd play some more:).

I love the natural colours - texture paste with cream paint and words painted in chocolate brown. I added the vintage brads to cover the holes for the ribbon and added the beads for a little interest!

If you can dream it - you can do it!!

Happy scrappin'

Winter days..

Just to make you jealous!! This was taken Sunday afternoon on the beach @ Melkbosstrand ....mid-winter in Cape Town South Africa and a balmy 24C!

Life.....

This is one of my favourite quotes! I felt like getting my hands dirty and playing with a different medium - I ended up playing and creating with texture paste. It is soooo easy to work with and simply mix it with any acrylic paint for your desired colour.

I used a lovely chocolate brown and layered a thick base of the coloured texture paste. I simply pushed the words into the paste as well as all the other elements - when dry they automatically stick to the canvas. The saying is laser cut cream chipboard and it is just gorgeous!

I love the effect of the project and it hangs in my scrap room to remind me to enjoy even the not so good moments! Hope you are inspired to play:)

Happy scrappin'

Berry Sweet

The challenge at Scrap and Stamp Saturday this week is a lovely sketch. Play along and stand a chance to win a yummy prize and remember to use a stamp on your LO:)

These berry photos begged to be scrapped - I've had them forever in my stash of photos (yes, I have a stash of photos AS WELL as a stash of scrapbooking goodies - don't we all:). I swapped two of the 4" x 6" photos on the left page with one 6" x 8" enlargement as it had a lot of white space to add my stamped bunting.

That little face is soooo berry sweet, I can just kiss it until my heart melts!! Where did the time go??

Enjoy the challenge and dig through your older photies for some wonderful memories!

Happy scrappin'

Daddy dearest

These are the most gorgeous photos of my Dad's graduation. Isn't he handsome? He was very naughty (still is:) and you can see the look in his eyes when he's smiling!

I used die-cut paper and trimmed the inside with my craft knife - to essentially create a frame and a die-cut piece of striped paper. Distressing the stripe paper gives a lovely look and adding antique book pages behind creates a stunning 3D effect.

A few rub-ons and swirls and a hand stitched circle finishes of the LO beautifully and I just love the brown, green and blue colour combination with just a splash of orange! Some faux stitching around the outside edge just pulls the LO together.

Have fun scrapping your antique photos (guess my dad is getting antique:)

Happy scrappin'

Summer Fun!

The challenge over at Scrap and Stamp Saturday this week is Summer Fun!! I'm sure we all have those amazing summer photos begging to be scrapped. Be creative and join in the fun - remember to add a stamp to the mix:)

The heart on the page was a symbol two ways for me - the love I have for my daughter and the love she has for summer, sun and sea!! She is an outside child and loves every minute she can spend outdoors. I made a freehand drawing of the heart on the reverse of the polka dot cardstock - cut out and then simply wrapped embroidery cotton around the heart. I love the playful effect this adds to the LO.

The stamp on the journalling block is absolutely the cutest in my stash!! Those skinny legs is so adorable!! I've also added the shell and sand castle to tie in with the theme of the LO!

The title reads Sun, Sea and Fun. Playing at the beach we discovered this huge hole someone dug earlier - it was a VERY windy day (it even started drizzling later on) but wasn't too cold if you were sheltered from the wind. Eventually we were the only people on the beach - the wind blew the others homeward!!!- but playing in the hole, the wind swept over our heads and we had the best playtime of the entire holiday!!

Hope you create some stunning summer memories!

Happy scrappin'