It was very well 'REPLENISHED'!!

His bowl was, that's for sure!

Our OLW this month is 'REPLENISH'.
This was actually hubby's idea for this LO of mine.
I asked him what he thought of when I say the word and he came up with 'buffet'.
I swear all that man think of is his belly!!

So from that came this.
The Fussy Eaters Paradise

I copied the meaning of the word replenish from an online dictionary and popped it in to a teeny Fancy Pants paper bag.

 

I used lots of pieces from Bella BLVD on this page. I find the packs of paper pieces really handy to use. They make creating a LO very easy and fun and I love the colour that they add.

This boy sure loves the American Buffets.
It's so good to go somewhere with him and see him eat and eat and not complain.

I also used a piece of Scrapmatts Chipboard. I used a Tim Holtz White stain first and then took a red sharpie and just coloured in the 'wow' bit to make it stand out.

This challenge will run for the next month.
If you want to join us and play along or if you simply want to see what the other OLW designers have created, please take a look here.

Thanks so much xxx

I like to SING her praises - OLW #91

This months word over at OLW is SING.

Marsha got us started with a beautiful challenge this month.
Take a look here.
Her words are so inspiring and I just love her work too.

Here is my DT piece for this challenge.

She's a good girl.
We've had our ups and downs as expected when you have a teen, but looking so back so far, it's been a pretty good few years. If the remainder of her teens are like this then we have nothing to worry about.

I used mostly my January Cocoa Daisy Kit on this page with a few older kits bits thrown in too.
I love this photo that I took of Hollie. We were waiting for the boys who were still in the restaurant restroom. There was a little archway which framed her perfectly with the Disney castle in the background.

I really wanted to use these wooden alphas. They were perfect, but I didn't have a 'g'.
So I used an upside down 'd', chopped off the bottom and then cut a flower from a piece of BasicGrey paper to finish it off.
Did I get away with it????   : )

So there you have it....my 'sing' LO for this month.

I hope you want to play along with us too.

Lisa x

Release and Let Go

The word this month over on the 'One Little Word' challenge blog, set by Jessica is :

RELEASE

This is something that Louis really struggles with.
Releasing and letting go.
He gets very attached to items, routines, schedules, traditions.

Take his Disney balloon as an example.
This is the story for my word this month and my LO.

 

We bought it early in the trip with the idea of releasing it on the last day. He's had it next to his bed and grown attached to it. So on the last day was upset about letting it go. We finally talked him around and we all stood and watched as he let it go and it floated up and up and up. Past the roof. Then it slowly came down and down and down, back in to his hands. You should have seen his face. What were we supposed to do???

We burst it and packed it and bought it home.

He's a lucky bunny!!

 

There are some amazing pieces of inspiration over on the OLW challenge blog here this month.

We'd love you to play along with us too.

 All you've got to do is scrap or make something using the word 'release'.

 

Have fun : )

 

ps.... I have another story similar to this but with a big green swim noodle.

I shall save that for another LO.

 

xxxx

 

 

 

WORD UP #87 - Fear

Fear

That's the word this month given to us by Revlie over at 'One Little Word'.
How does this word inspire you?
Come and join us here and add your own LO.
Come and see what the DT made this month.

Here is my contribution.

 

I documented some of my fears right now around the edge.

I used my September Cocoa Daisy kit for this page.

 

 

 

 

Come and play along with us xxx

Word Up #86 : LOST

Denise picked this months word over at OLW.
This month the word is LOST.
What does this word mean to you?
How does it inspire you?
Why don't you scrap a LO based on this word and play along with us.
Simply visit this blog page here, see what the others have made and link up your work.

I scrapped my LO just after my Uncle recently passed, so it seemed very timely to scrap about our families loss, especially as I still miss my Grandad so much too.

 

The photo was taken 9 years ago during my Grandparents Ruby Wedding Party.

At these times everyone is well and happy, you don't think that people will just suddenly go.

I miss those days.

 

xxx

Word Up #84 Light

What does the word 'LIGHT' mean to you?

It was my turn to pick a word over on the OLW challenge blog this month and I picked this word.
You can read what it means to me here.

This is what I created.

 

I used the Cocoa Daisy June Kit here.

 

Please check out what the other DT members created using my word this month and we'd love you to play along with us. Take a look here.

 

Thanks xxx

OLW - #83 - WILL

That's this months 'word'.
WILL
What does this word mean to you and how does it inspire you?

This is what happened when I thought of this word.
The title goes 'WILL HE EVER?????????????????????????'

And here's some of the journaling.

Yes....he's driving us pretty mad at the moment.
And yes, we are guilty if recently holding him down and taping up his mouth : )
It was just as a laugh, no Louis' were harmed in this process and we didn't hold his nose at the same time, honest. We love him really!!

I used lots of this months Cocoa Daisy Kit and added lots of the pretty Scrapmatts chipboard too.

Please let this word inspire you too and see what you end up creating.
Link up to the OLW Challenge blog here and take a look at what the other DT members have created too.
Thanks.

It's been a strange ol' week here. Lots going on.
I'm working long 16hr days, but making sure I take a break this summer and Ade and I have been taking walks. I'm finally loosing weight after gaining slowly for quite some time.
We are eating really well, walking and it's finally coming off.
I'm now 9lb lighter and feel so much better for it.

I wanted to contact Alison who left me a message here on my blog, but I couldn't seem to leave a comment on your's. I loved reading about your move and how brave you've all been. I'm glad things are going well and find your story so inspiring. I wish we had the courage to get up and go. We'd be in Orlando in a shot.
I also understand what you say about struggling to fit scrappy time in. I can honestly say this time of year, if it wasn't for me being on DT's and having deadlines, I don't think I would actually scrap. I'm glad I have these commitments as I enjoy it so much and really do need that creative release that it gives me. 

That's me for today.
I have another DT deadline that I need to squeeze in : )
xxx

Life's just one big Adventure

It certainly is right now.
Oh how things have changed these recent months.
The word this month over at 'OLW' is 'adventure'.

 

When I made this LO a few weeks ago, I was really struggling. The kids were off for Easter for 3 weeks and I was also trying to work. I found these school holidays harder than any other before. Surely it's supposed to get easier as they got older?

Instead I was battling with Louis who was going from one device to the next, Hollie has boyfriend troubles on and off, messy bedrooms, lazy teens not wanting to help around the house, being a taxi service...oh the joys!! Plus to top that with Ade working from home it's even harder. Trying to keep a few 12yr old boys quiet whilst Ade's on a conference call (Ade's office is opposite Louis' room upstairs).  

It's been really really hard.

But at the same time, now they are older we do have such a laugh together. I love that we all enjoy the say comedies on TV. We do have very similar sense of humours. We all love our movies and still enjoy days out.  

 

 

This photo was taken in London on an inset day at the start of the school break. We went in to London for the day and enjoyed the Southbank. We did the London Aquarium, had a coffee & cake treat, wandered down to the the Tate Gallery (Art) and had Sushi before getting the train back home.

We love the Southbank. So much to see. There were these silly mirrors along the wall so we had some fun posing.

So life isn't all bad, just changing. 

 

 

Please take a look at what the others created on the OLW team here and use the word 'adventure to inspire you too. You can upload your own creation here. It doesn't have to be a LO as you will see from the teams work. You have until 15th May to play.

Enjoy!!!

 

 

OLW - Dream - (with mega give-away)

I have a little treat for you today.
Are you ready??

For those of you who follow the OLW challenge blog. You may have noticed that Februarys challenge got missed. Ronda hasn't been well for a while, but the good news is that she is back : )
Not only is she back but she's back with prizes.

We are making up for lost time at OLW. Not only have we got a challenge for you, but we now have 2 challenges plus prizes.  Each of us on the team is doing a give away. Cool eh?!
All you need to do is play along with us.
You can see the actual challenge on the OLW blog here.
You just need to be inspired by the 'one little word' and upload your LO/Project to the OLW blog. Easy!

So the words are: DREAM & CALM

I'll start with Dream.
I got sent some very lovely Simple Stories paper from a very sweet friend this month and knew instantly it was going to be a mini book.
I've now made a Disney Dream Book.  Everything we dream for, for our 2014 trip (207 days to go!!)
I'm so pleased with this.

It's quite a tall mini book and something I will continue to fill in these next few months before we go. These Simple Stories - Say Cheese papers are just so perfect!!

 

I'd had some personalised ribbon printed as a fun family gift at Christmas. At has 'The Abbott-Saunders Family printed on in Disney font with Mickey Heads. So I used some of this on the book.

 

 

The book is full of layers, all the pages are different sizes with something fun on every page.

 

 

Some favourite photos from the previous 2012 trip.

 

 

I used my new Mickey Punch quite a bit on this : )

 

 

We plan to be here on the first morning of our trip in October.

We are hoping to book breakfast with Winnie the Pooh which will give us early entry in to Magic Kingdom.

 

 

Everything is now booked and paid for. I've documented everything that has been booked.

 

 

 

Some journaling of our dreams for this trip.

 

 

 

 

  

Yay!! My Mickey Dreams Book!!!

And now for my Feb project :Calm
This was a little art therapy when things were a little crazy last month.

We'd love you to play along.  Just add your word inspired work related to Dream, Calm or both to OLW here.
Please leave a comment here when you have played and I will pick one lucky winner who will win this little lot.
There are 6 Cocoa Daisy Stamps plus Alpha Stickers, Lots of Journal Tags & Stickers, Wood Veneer, Doilees & some Chic Tags Goodies.
 

All the other OLW team members have give-ways too, so take a look here.
I hope you feel inspired.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck xxx

Word Up #79 - Aspire

What does the word Aspire mean to you?

When I saw what our word at OLW was this month it got me thinking. I played with different ideas or where this page was going. It started off as an idea about my daughter, but then I saw this photo that I used on the LO in the end of me and I decided to go with this.
It was a taken on a day when I started off working, then going out to have a day shopping with a good friend that is struggling with some serious health issues, I took Hollie so she could spend the day with her friend, we met the girls for lunch and Hollie then stayed with them for a sleepover, I then came home to get ready & dressed up for an evening out with Ade at a friends house, taking Louis with us as it's his best friend's parents.

Everyday I find that I am aspiring to be the best Mum , wife, friend, sister, daughter, business woman, cook, homemaker. I am so hard on myself all the time as I never feel like I do great at any of them. Rushing from one to the next. But I try my hardest and that's what counts I guess.

So here is that LO.

 

I got rather colourful.

I had been sorting my stash and found so bits and pieces that I'd forgotten I had.

 

 

 

I searched the meaning of 'Aspire' from the Urban Dictionary and printed it over and over on some vellum which I used as a layer on this page along with a crafters workshop stencil and a good blast of Blue Metallic Maya Mist.

 

 

 I love these woodgrain Thickers but they needed a touch of colour to help fit the LO a little more. So I wiped them over with a ladybug red Prima Chalk Ink and brushed over with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze.

 

Adding layers throughout.
I love this lacy frame I found in my old stash. A wipe over with the same Prima Ink again to help it belong.

 

And finally some stickers, embellishments, stickers, feathers and a pin to finish.

 

Come and see here what the other OLW girls did with their word of the month and then play along with us too.  

I always find that OLW brings out the most creative side of me.

See if it does the same to you too.

 

xxx  



 

 

OLW #78 - Magic!!

Magic is such a fantastic word!!
Especially this time of year.
There's so much magic to be felt in the air.

That's our word of the month over at OLW.
Here's what I created, inspired by this one word.

 

I concentrated on this time of year and how the magic still works for us.

 

 

It's surprised me speaking to friends this month, now we have children at senior school, how many have forgotten the magic. We know our kids must be 'non believers' although in our family it's never been discussed, but the odd secret smile exchanged gives it away. But we all go along with it in our family and to me, the magic is still there.

I'm so pleased that Louis still wrote to Santa this year and I love that they still want little notes in their advents and still want to sprinkle magic reindeer food outside on Christmas Eve.

It is the most magical time of year and I'm glad it still lives on in our home.

 

 

I used a fair bit of Pink Paislee on this page left over from projects earlier this year. I love those wooden alphas. I inked mine, used some Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam and some stickles.

There must be sparkles and glitter wherever there is magic.

 

If this word inspires you too, please come and play along with us at OLW here. 

 

Have a magical day xxx