Layout Of The Day

OMG...what a nice Friday morning surprise to start my weekend off!

~~FAMILY~~

This LO above made LOTD over at Create My Keepsake, I am so thrilled...YAY

Thanks you Leslie for choosing it and this is what she had to say...

Look how this gorgeous layout flows: Reason #1 I chose it!! Sophia your page is stunning!! Full of beautiful details...I keep going back to look. I especially love the way you've used your photo's.You guys are a gorgeous family!! Thank you for sharing your layout with us.

Enjoy your day.

Those of you...

Living in Empangeni or a few of you who are keen to crash at my folks place can come with me and support Venessa Matthews, her classes always are awesome!!!

~~Click on images to enlarge~~

See you there or be square...

Another sneak peek

For A Million Memories...

Those that are subbing with me...drool, until it arrives in our fingers!!!

Enjoy!

It's on the cards...

Glenda and her staff are doing it again...

SA International Scrapbook Convention is taking place in Joburg 26-27 September 2009 at Emperors Palace and Cape Town 3-4 October 2009 at Spiers.

So tempting...!!!

For those of you who could not make the May one, she is selling those kits etc on the site too, so hurry along there and get your stash.

Now we wait to see who is coming...

Sani Valley Lodge Trip

If you battle to watch the photo, try watching it in HG, there is a button on their to click

From the most heavenly place on earth...

I feel Relaxed, Rejuvenated and Rearing to go...

We had the most awesome weather. Chilly mornings, warm balmy days and cold evenings, but had the fireplace and a glass of sherry to keep us warm.

The girls loved the fresh air, and it was great to see them just chilling and having fun in the great outdoors.

There is not much more to report on, but to leave you with some breathtaking pictures of our wonderful weekend...that tell the story is far better.

It was PURE paradise!!!

Look Here

Looks like Margie and her Girls are up to some kind of wonderful, called The Girl's Loft...gotta love this woman and I even had the priviledge of meeting her in South Africa...YAY!!!

I hope I will be able to get some of her kits too...anybody keen to join in?

We are here

We are taking a little trip and will be here till Sunday...

It sure has been a while since we took a little weekend holiday, as a family. Thanks to Murray's Dad for winning this great prize at golf, and they are also joining us for the weeekend.

Here is to...

Taking loads of BEAUTIFUL photos

Chilling with MY family

Going on LONG walks

Drinking SUNDOWNERS, as the sun sets

Having FUN with my girls

I hope you have a GREAT weekend too!

Creation to share

Just thought I would share a LO I have done of late of my 2 sweet Fairy Princesses...don't they just look the cutest all dolled up in their little outfits...

Supplies used:-

Light Pink Bling Jewels-Heidi Swapp

Be Back By Midnight Fairest of Them All Paper - Imaginisce

Crowning Moment Fairest of Them All Paper-Imaginisce
Chipboard Words - Random
Pink Glitter - Random
Butterflies - Random

Weekend

Spent a relaxing weekend at my folks in Empangeni. For a change Murray came up with us. Took a drive on Saturday to the new shopping centre in Richards Bay and had a milkshake, well I had an Iced coffee at Primi Priatti...so love that place!!!

Had an early start on Sunday morning, as it was Natalie's 2 boys (Josh & Luke) baptism, which went off very well (did not get any photos though).

Anyways, we are off to Sani Valley Lodge this weekend from Friday...and I say cannot wait!!! 3 day weekend...in nature's beauty. I promise to take lots of photos to share...

Just thought I would leave you with a sneak peek of A Million Memories June kit...look at those yummy stamps....

Till later...

Finally Surfacing...

This afternoon I decided to catch up on my blog and post some news...

Let me see where do I start...

My prize for the Mon A Memories Spring Crop finally arrived below, as well as my swap goodies from the Bunny swap, thanks Cady, love it all!!!

Amy was invited to Emma's Clown party a few weeks back, and they had loads of fun. The girls got their faces painted by these 2 young teenagers dressed as clowns, they really did some great work on the kids...even Chloe got her cheek done and was so proud of it.

Last Monday was a very BIG day for little Miss Chloe. It was her 1st day at Cowies Hill Pre-Primary school. It went fine, no hanging onto me or any crying. Only me with a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye, thinking this is her first BIG steps into the BIG wide world...Her day went fine.

2nd day came and went with no struggles. Come to the 3rd day, she finally had clicked what was going on. Mom was leaving me here with all these other small children and 2 very nice teachers. Amy can second that, as she also had Belinda, when she was in Tiggers. When it was time to hand her over, she started the tears and clinging onto me, but I was told that once I was gone, she was fine...

By the end of the week, she had settled in nicely, so much so, that I had to drag her away from the big sandpit, where she was playing with Amy and her friends, what more can I say, but the picture below shows you how much fun she has been having...


Murray has been off work all week, sick with the nasty flu going around, and who happens to get it, non other, but me. So I spent Mother's Day in bed, while Murray took the girls to his folks for lunch. Oh, well, we can celebrate another time.

Finally got back to work today, so feeling a lot better than I did on Sunday. Nothing that antibiotics cannot help with.

Happened to go catch up on my blog reader and see that I have won a RAK over at Color Me Daisy's blog...how cool!!!

Anyways, I think it's time I posted some new LOs for you to oogle over, hope you enjoy them.

Catch you later.

Dear Mamy

Just wanted to you wish you a wonderful "Mother's Day" even though I cannot spend it with you, just know that I love you lots, and we will see you next weekend...

Your loving daughter,
Sophia
xxxx

FOR SALE

I am busy sorting through my things and coming across things that I have double of etc...

So with that said, I somehow have 2 of these MM 5th Avenue Kits.

12 x 12 Page Kit
2 sheets floral pattern paepr
2 sheets solid red paper
2 sheets die-cut floral paper
7 borders and tag stickers
20 tags & frames stickers
77 alphabet stickers
8 printed paper blossoms
4 buttons

TOTAL = 122 PIECES

Selling it for R150.00 to the first buyer who sends me a message...

You Missed Out {BIG) Time

For all of you who decided not to attend the Scrapbookex International Conference, all I can say is that you missed out BIG TIME...

Jacqui picked me up on route from PMB and drove us to Riverside Conference Centre where we were greeted with yummy muffins and coffee.

What can I say, she had to go to extremes to impress Tim, yes Tracy I think the PINK streaks might just catch his eye...hehehe

Moi & Tracy

Sam & Jacqui

Natalie & Jenny

On walking into our conference room, all I could say was WOW, it looked beautiful with all the butterfly goody bags on the tables...too pretty.

The goody bags were loaded with delicious goodies...as you can see in my picture below.


Papers to complete a LO to enter into a competition. Another complete kit with all the trimmings to make a double page LO, designed by yours truly...GLENDA (Girl, you LO is gorgeous)!!! A beautiful Heidi Swapp album. Scrapbook Trend & Imagine mags. Voucher from Scrapbook House and many more...

The day started with Jayme Shepard from Making Memories, she is super cute and preggos (baby due in September). She is so excited as it is a girl and he already has 2 boys.

How cute is Jayme...check that sweet apron, love it!

We were shown how to use the packaging from our brads to make a mini album, which I thought was a super cute idea and so great for recycling your products.


After a delicious tea, we got another kit...yummy, yum yum and we created 2 more LOs, will post mine when completed. I really loved the LOs and still have loads left for more pages etc.


Then it was time for lunch and it was delicious and there was still lots left, that Tracy had seconds...naughty, naughty...lol

After lunch it was time to spend the afternoon with Tim Holtz and be blown away by his magic. That he sure did...I learnt so many new techniques and how to use his wonderful product...this man really knows his stuff and is passionate about it. I think he has the best job in the world...I must say he is also very entertaining...

My Timmy moment...anybody jealous yet?

To top it all I got down and dirty and did not even wear my gloves, it was great working with all that cool medium with your fingers...I was in heaven!

Some girls wore their gloves, what can I say! Any guesses who that BLING ring belongs to?

Tim got us decorating a mini Grunge album, love mine so far, even though it is far from completion...yes Tracy, I gave it another sniff....got to love that smell! He got us modging; sticking; sanding; blending, distressing...you name it we did it!!! He sure had us going non stop...

Also, I won a Tim Holtz Kit to the value of R700.00...woohoo!!!

All I can say, I had a TOTALLY AWESOME & AMAZING DAY...

Thanks to Glenda and her wonderful staff and to my friends for joining me on this fun day...

P.S. Can I give you a hint...{2 days; Joburg; international teachers; casino; scrapbooking;September}...any ideas?

Oh well, wait and see then...