Some favs from 2010..

at the end of the year i like to watch the programs on tv that show the year that was... and i have seen a few blogs putting up their best 10 layouts of the year.. well i just thought i would put some some favs of mine from 2010...they are special to me for one reason or another...and memories become more precious as each year turns into a new one.... all the best to you for 2011..may it bring many happy beautiful memories... xx

Seasons Greetings....

i just want to wish you all a very Blessed Christmas shared with those you hold dear, and may you know many special moments in 2011... thank you to each one of you for your wonderful encouragement to me on my little blog and every comment is cherished... i look forward to sharing our scrapping journey together in the year to come....thank you.. and Merry Christmas....

A fruity challenge

Hi there! i have managed to get a challenge done from debs creations http://debscreations.ning.com/forum/topics/december-challenge-2?id=4329138%3ATopic%3A28246&page=2#comments and it called us to use fruit on a card or layout.. and i found these old papers with fruit on them... and went with that.. i got photos of nisha with my lotsa lemons tree... i hope you are having a fun fruity day!!

get picky sketch #3

Hi all on this very wet day!! (good for sitting and scrapping!!) this is my take on the get picky sketchhttp://getpicky.blogspot.com/ and may i say it was a challenge.. but i enjoyed scratching my head and playing with this sketch.. for two reasons.. because it called for 4 photos, and because i did a male layout.. (which are always a challenge for me..) and in the end i am pretty happy with the end result.. and who can resist baby  faces!!!???

silent Night...

Christmas is a bit closer...this is a layout i did for Debs creations challenge..http://debscreations.ning.com/forum/topics/christmas-challenge-2010
 I chose to do a layout with traditional colors of Christmas...

thanks for popping in ... and i trust you are enjoying the run up to Christmas ... and remembering the reason for the season...
Merry Christmas to you and yours...xx

Flourish with a bling

well it has been raining.. so i headed off to my scrap pile this morning and did this one.. it is for the flourish with a bling sketch challenge.. i rotated the sketch anti clockwise once and added a few extra embellies (as i do!) and  dada!!! actually i think i just needed a girly lacey fix!! i love these photos of Nisha..thanks for popping in!

White with one...

sounds like how i have my cuppa tea!!! anyhooo.. wanting to try a different challenge i thought to myself to hava go at the white with one..one... it had to use white.. and grey .. and masking... so not having much that was grey i thought grey is white and black in some proportion isn't it?? so i mixed some paint and painted some chippy's and away i went.. and quite happy with my end result.. the photo is of my girls together..and the masking is the brick wall you can faintly see... thanks for popping in and any comments will make my day cheerier!!

ARTastic for december

we had to take our inspiration from this painting... and also have an angel, gold embossing, and a stable...

and this is what i came up with...this photo is my two eldest children, Christmas 1990..dressed for a Christmas play...where has the time gone?? thanks for popping in!!

freebies to share..

we all love freebies.. well i do!! so i am just sharing this site i found from another site...hope you enjoy..
http://misscutiepiegoes80s.blogspot.com/search/label/%3A%3A%20Freebies%20%3A%3A
there are some gorgeous christmas tickets and other stuff you might like...i know i have just spent quite some time looking around on there... have fun...xx

picky inspiration #2

wow today was wet so i scrapped! i had to think about the challenge from Get Picky this time..but i am pleased with what i came up with.. this is the inspiration we are to base our layout on.....

i took my colors from the blue lounge..and i  took the last line.... i believe in miracles... and used photos of my daughter and i.. we waited 8 years for the process of intercountry adoption to bring us together... pretty much a miracle when i think of the times it looked like it just wasnt going to happen with the country's unrest and the red tape to push through.. but it happened.. and what a precious miracle we now have...
so never give up if you have a dream!xx