A little sneak as April is just round the corner.

Well blow me down!!!!!.....we are rapidly rolling into April! Where has the year gone to so far??? And more to the point.....where IS our Spring???? Are we ever going to get it??? Did I blink and miss it????
Anyway, as April is just a few days away I thought I would share a little sneaky peek of what is coming up for our April Challenge over at Scrapology  ......so this is a teeny look at my layout for the DT.

So do pop by on Monday ( in between munching on your chocolate eggs) and see all the layouts and the challenge that is going to be set.

                              Warmest wishes Anita xxx

Scrapology.....Peeking elements....layout 2

This is my 2nd layout for the DT over at Scrapology for the March challenge, which is 'peeking elements'

You have still got time to enter, we would love to see what you come up with. Closing date is 5th April.......go on....you know you want to! xxx

One Year.......

.....52 weeks.......365 Days........that is how long it is since I was able to hold your hand, or give you a hug....share a joke....bring you a sneaky sandwich! All that time has gone by....slipped away....just like you. And who says it gets easier??? Because I haven't seen or felt it get any easier so far Daddy. We miss you so much and even though its a blessing that you are not suffering or in pain anymore, it hasn't made it easier to accept. What I wouldn't give to be able to come and see you.... just one more time.....Love you xxxx forever in our thoughts and always ALWAYS in our hearts xxx

                                                              27.04.1939 - 15.03.2012

Happy Mother's Day.....

To the most wonderful, special, strong, caring lady I have EVER had the pleasure to know....and the honour to be able to call her my Mum......

 Mum.......
 When you're a child she walks before you, To set an example.
 When you're a teenager she walks behind you To be there should you need her.
 When you're an adult she walks beside you So that as two friends you can enjoy life together.. -                                           Author Unknown.

....................................Check out the little cutie sitting on her Dad's lap!

               .................................. Can you tell which one she is here?

         ........................ I am so blessed to have you as my Mum.....I LOVE you xxxxx

..........................and you gave me a wonderful little Sister....the greatest gift you could give xxxx

................................. we are both so lucky to have you for our wonderful Mum...xxxx

                 Check out the short skirts.......and scowls lol xxx ( I think the sunshine was in our eyes actually!!)

         .......................Such a special day.....so glad I had you to share it with xxxx

               ..............the start of something new....becoming a Nanna for the first time....a very treasured one at that! and now you have 6 wonderful Grandchildren.....who love you very much xxxx

............Thank you.....for always, ALWAYS being there.....with a smile and a helping hand.

.....and for making me feel loved and showing me that the best gifts can not be bought.
 
                                              Happy Mother's Day Mummy xxxxxxxxx

P is for Peeking Elements....March Challenge at Scrapology.

Spring is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing....we have just rolled into March!!! It doesn't seem 5 minutes ago that it was Christmas does it? So, over at Scrapology this month we have had the lovely pleasure of lifting a gorgeous layout by our very own Lovely Lynn
Her technique was to have elements peeking out from behind somewhere on the layout and also to follow the sketch provided of her original, lovely layout.
I made 2 layouts for this month( both using the same photo infact!!) and this is my first ( and favourite) one.
 

I broke out some old Basic Grey paper....from the Curio range I believe. I backed the photo onto a torn piece of pizza box and swiped it with some Texture Paste and then added some flowers cut from a sheet of Curio....a little ripping, scrunching, tearing  here and there and tucking in some bits and bobs and that was about it really :)

I added a pearly swirl which I cut into pieces to make it stretch further ;)

Lynn's beautiful original page that we lifted and the sketch we would like you to work from.

If you pop over to the Scrapology blog you can see the beautiful pages created for you by the DT and who knows, hopefully it will inspire you to join in the challenge.

So....that's a cool sketch to use...and have fun with creating some peeking elements....and you have right the way round til April 5th to enter. the weekend is right upon us so why not make the most of your time and have a play with your lush paper stash over the weekend...if your layout wins there is a fab prize up for grabs!

Warmest wishes Anita xx