Exploring The Neighbourhood

Yes, I do still scrapbook...only right now I'm working with pictures of people who would rather not feature on this blog, therefore I don't often have the opportunity to post the LO pages here.
This was an exception, as I could show the surroundings, while leaving the people to feature on the companion page.

I used Cathy Krenek's 'Nature Walk Bundle' for my page

Nature Walk Bundle

The kit alone as well as separate add-on packs are available in Cathy's Store

Take a look at Cathy's blog for news and freebies... including some borders I submitted for the purpose! Enjoy!

Remember When

My favourite kind of scrapbooking is working with old photographs. Sure I do enjoy keeping those photo books up-to-date with what's been happening in our lives, but oh...those oldies...

For this wedding picture page I used a new kit by Cathy Krenek (Cathy K Designs) called Reminiscing. I mean just look at it...how gorgeous is this?!?

Oh and heads-up...there will be freebies for this one. Cathy will post them on the blog or share them through her newsletter. Find them and sign up HERE. They may not be posted when you read this, but check back later, they will be!

Hanging Out With Friends

We spend a lovely few hours with friends just hanging out at the lake. It was cool, but not cold, and oh so beautiful!
I must add that I have never seen the levels on that lake as low as this...

I used Cathy Krenek's Country Roads Bundle for my page. Cathy has just the kit and it's components separately, available in the store. No need to buy the whole bundle.

Also...head on over to Cathy's blog for some freebies...HERE

Sweet Family

I absolutely love these pictures! So sweet...

And isn't this kit simply adorable? Love the colours and all the elements... Sweet Talk Mini Kit by Cathy Krenek Designs. Available as a free download from Cathy's Krew Facebook page sign up HERE  until February 21, 2019. After that date you can find it in Cathy's Gingerscraps store

The corner cluster on my LO - bottom right- is available as a freebie.You can find it HERE on Cathy's blog. (if you drop by before Cathy adds it to her blog, please be patient...she'll be adding it in due time!)

Tiny Treasures

Tiny Treasures are all around us and never more visible than in the summer!
I love to take the camera and see what I can find among the flowers and plants!

I used Cathy Krenek's Woodland Spring Kit for my page. Aren't those critters just adorable? This kit would be perfect for making sweet cards as well!

It's been a long time since I've offered a scrapbooking freebie here on the blog. Funny how easy it can be to break a (good) habit, right?

Enjoy!


Download your freebie HERE (4 Shared)

Sister Friends

Sisters can be such fun friends! I'm thankful for my Sister-Friends!

It took several tries, but in the end we had a picture or two for the photo album!

I used the same kit for my 'First Steps' page which I submitted to the Template Challenge at Gingerscraps.

I used Cathy Krenek's 'Capture The Moment' for my pages.

Finally - I made my LO into a Quick Page for you. It as been a while since I offered a Quick Page. Let me know if you prefer QP's or overlays so I know for future freebies ;-)

Download the freebie HERE

Colouring Pages - Violets

And for February we have violets! I used 'African Violets' for my inspiration. These little plants are so easy to grow and are so very pretty! They have been a favourite of mine for many years.

I have not yet painted my copy of these, but I did make a start with digital colouring. I think it will be very pretty when done!

The download includes 2 different pages. One is just flowers while the other has leaves as well.

Enjoy and feedback is welcome and appreciated!

Download HERE (4 Shared)

And just as a matter of interest - this is what I did with one of the carnation colouring pages for January - still available HERE. I'm planning on using some of the other page's images in an art journal...

I {Heart} You

Cute title that, for a digital scrapbooking kit, don't you think?

Cathy Krenek's "I {Heart} You

There is also a Bundle available, that has a set of cute flairs, alphas and extra papers -

I used this to make my LO for our last anniversary. We've taken a picture every year and I'm almost caught up on the pages to have them printed as a photo book. Hmmmm I'll have to decide on a good cut-off point for the first book. Maybe I'll make it at 30...

I made a cluster overlay freebie for you to use for a page celebrating a love in your life! Enjoy!

Download your freebie HERE (MediaFire)

Happy New Year!

Well well well!

Here we are in a New Year. And I'm sort of slooow out of the blocks, right?

Well that's because I've been busy! What with drawing most days (see posts HERE) and getting set up with a new painting/drawing inbetween, life has been busy. Add visiting with friends, doing the usual crafts, and oh yes! The Christmas holidays and suddenly it doesn't seem like it has been so long since I posted after all. I was given a new jigsaw puzzle for Christmas and have not even opened it yet. Now THAT is remarkable.

I do have a brand new feature for you for this year though - Colouring pages. I've always enjoyed colouring and still have a book from 1971. It's really cute to look at all the little colouring efforts by myself, sisters and friends! I recently won a 'lucky draw' style contest via the Colored Pencil Magazine for a couple colouring books from Dover Publishing . I was tickled pink to win and chose this one - Entangled and Art Nouveau Animals. I've not had a chance to colour in them, but I do look forward to making a start!

I was busy colouring these carnations instead :
I printed it onto regular copy paper with a toner printer and coloured using watercolour pencils and a waterbrush. I'm wanting to add lots more detail in with coloured pencils, but am resisting the urge or I will never get round to finishing this post!

Here is another carnation design that I started to colour digitally. It is almost as much fun as using real media...

There is just so much one can do with a design like this. My head always explodes with the possibilities. Drives me crazy. That is why I have to draw the 'enough' line and move on...

You can download both design HERE in one zip file. Please note that the images are jpeg files. They should work for most people. If you have trouble printing these, do let me know.

Little Snow Angels - a Christmas Card

Warm Christmas Wishes - a Christmas card and taking part in a Plain Digital Wrapper Challenge

I used Kimberly Stewart's 'Little Snow Angels' Kit for my card. I find these cards quick to make and very handy to have ready to go before busy December is upon us.

While working with this delightful kit, I decided to make an overlay freebie for you all.

Download HERE and enjoy!

Thanksgiving Freebie

Happy Thanksgiving to our US neighbours for Thursday the 27th!

Let's celebrate with a little freebie overlay!

I used Kimberly Stewart's 'Thanksgiving Pilgrims' kit. It is available from Plain Digital Wrapper

Download your freebie HERE.

Pygmy Owl and Autumn Spice...

Recently a Pygmy Owl flew into one of the windows on the house. We got such a fright and were horrified to see the little one lying there, quite lifeless. Hubby picked it up and brought it indoors, hoping that the warmth of his hands and the house will help the little treasure revive.

He was right! Soon the little eyes started to flicker, and we moved outside quickly in case it should fly off. As it is it only sat for a short while before leaving, but long enough for me to take some pictures and for us to marvel at the beauty of God's creation.

Those eyes were like crystal clear glass. Totally mesmerizing! What an amazing experience.

To scrapbook these pictures I used Cathy Krenek's new 'Autumn Spice Kit'. At the writing this is available at Gingerscraps, but will be available at Cathy's GottaPixel store later in the year.

I also used one of the alphas for the page title.

And finally I have a freebie for you! An overlay featuring this 'delicious' new kit. Enjoy!

Download the freebie HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

Yearbook July 2015

It looks like July will have 4 pages this year round. So many beauties need to be featured : like our 'pets' They bring so much joy...and a good deal of work to keep them out of the veggies!
And the squirrel (Miss Muffet) in the flower pots taking a dust bath...

I used 'Carefree' by Cathy Krenek for this page.

I have a freebie for you today - a Stacked Paper made using Cathy's Carefree

Download the freebie HERE

'Girly' Freebie LO's

Many thanks to Debbie from My Digital Srapbooks for using the freebie kit 'Girly' and QP for these 2 LO's!
I love how they turned out! Great use of the 'white space' on the QP.

The kit is still available HERE and the QP HERE

Visiting Wintershoek

A couple of truly special pictures : My Great-grand mother with my oldest sister on her lap and the same sister with my grandparents.

I used the kit collab 'Seize The Day' which is the free daily download over on the Gingerscraps blog for the month of June.

 Downloads are available for 5 days so it is super easy to collect the kits and they do not disappoint. Head on over to the blog HERE to start collecting this beauty!

"Girly" Quick Page Freebie

As I promised in the blogpost for the "Girly" Mini Kit HERE...I have a quick page gift for you today -

Download the freebie QP HERE

Thanks for stopping by!

"Girly" - Free Mini Kit

Well the colours for this month's colour challenge over at Plain Digital Wrapper certainly are bright and FUN!

I had a lot of fun putting together "Girly" I hope you enjoy scrapping with it. Feedback is always welcome.

Download your freebie HERE
Do check back for the free Quick Page coming next week.

iNSD Freebie

I hope you are enjoying iNSD. It is always a busy time in the scrapbooking world!

I have a freebie overlay for you this year. It is part of a (very short-life just works out like that somedays...) blog train for designer Kimberly Stewart, so take a look below for the rest of the stops along the way. You can find Kimberly's Store HERE at Plain Digital Wrapper. Kimberly also has a CU store HERE

I used Kimberly's 'Remembering Kit' for the overlay

Download your freebie HERE

And a couple more stops...

Kimberly's Blog - The Royal Court
Denise's at Sew Addiction

Sugar & Spice Mini Kit Quick Page Freebie

As promised, here is a freebie Quick Page made with the 'Sugar & Spice Mini Kit' (still available HERE)

Get the QP Freebie HERE

Sugar & Spice

Thanks for stopping by!