Happy Birthday

We went to Kol Kol on the Botriver for the weekend of my daughter, Lindsay's birthday.  Our celebration lunch was at their restaurant and I have to say their food was fantastic!  We asked them to bake her a cake too and it must have been the best chocolate mousse cake I have ever eaten, covered with lovely fresh fruit!  Linz is still very much like a child when it comes to her birthdays and we always make a big fuss.  Next year is a big one for her and it is sure to be loads fun!  (We will have our little grand baby celebrating too).  I used the Hippy Girl Collection from Kaisercraft and the "Happy Birthday" is from Enmarc.  Flowers from Craft Blanche and metal embellishments are from my stash (and I have a stash of note built up over the last 12 years!)

Play!

These pics were taken of Connor on a day outing to Hermanus.  How he managed to still be awake at the end of the day gives testimony to a child's energy levels!  I used Dream Street papers, Lara Ellison Designs (Patriot, Doodle Dandy & Sneaky).  Once again the Enmarc alphabets and embellishments just finish off the layout!

Boy oh Boy!

Another layout of Connor with the photos taken while they were here on holiday.  You may have noticed by all the layouts I have of this precious little boy that I absolutely adore him!  I used paper from the Fabscraps Fishing collection and the tags are from their co-ordinating tag booklet.  The "Boy Defined" vellum saying has unfortunately been discontinued by Fabscraps.  The embellishments from Enmarc.  Enmarc just seems to have anything you could need to add a finishing touch to any layout. 

Enmarc Design Team Kit #3

This layout really moved me out of my comfort zone and forced me to think out of the box!  I just love the canvas stickers and rub-ons from Pink Paislee that co-ordinate with their Old School Collection of papers.  The range of school embellishments from Enmarc are fantastic and create such interesting features on the page.  I used the Dazzles sprays to colour some of the Enmarc Embellishments and some I coloured with the Versa Magic chalks from Enmarc.  To show off the double sided paper I created a fold over corner on the left side and also a fold up on the right side.  On the right side I stitched three pockets.  I then made two envelopes into which I placed the two smaller photos of Jared and Ethan and in the middle pocket I "stored" the ruler, scissors, pencil and calculator.  I can't wait to get my next pack from Enmarc!  Their products are absolutely the best!

Enmarc Design Team Kit #2 Layout #2

My mom and my daughter share such an amazing love for each other!  This photo of them was taken at our Christmas lunch 2010.  There are actually 3 generations in the picture, but the one is well hidden in her mommy's tummy!  I used the left over paper from Pink Paislee to create this layout.  The Precious Moments slide frames, "Love" embellishment, plaque and swirls are from Enmarc.  The flowers are from Chiswick and brads from Enmarc.

Enmarc Design Team Kit #2

The Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage Collection of papers were a delight to work with and suited these photos perfectly! I kept the whiteboard embellishments from Enmarc as they came, to go with the natural theme of the photos. Using two of the whiteboard bookplates I made a shaker box filled with sand and some tiny shells and just to add a splash of colour I finished off the page with a real starfish! A few rub-ons from various left overs helped with the journalling. Often there is a phrase from a rub-on sheet that you will never use, but you can select words from the phrase that will compliment your layout!

Funny Faces

Connor is a real clown!  Such attitude, but at the same time the sweetest little boy ever!  These pics were taken in Hermanus when they came to visit us last year.  It was rather chilly and a cup of hot chocolate was just what the Dr ordered.  The papers and stickers are from the Kaiser Craft Rewind Collection and the embellishments from my favourite supplier, Enmarc!  I sprayed the white board "Pure Attitude" using their Burnt Orange Dazzles spray and then finished off the page with their acetate sayings all about boys!