Tuscan Colours

Where I am from and who I’ve become has a big place in my life, I love old photography and I even collect old postcards, there’s just something homely and comforting about it all.

So I think by now you will have figured how much I love, love, love the My Memories Suite and playing with all the possible layouts, papers and embellishments to see what I can come up with next.

I started using the photo masks and had a little play with them.

The first is of my Mam and her trusty Dalmatian pet.

the second is my Dads sister, Aunt Alice.

I kept the style of Tuscan colours in tune with my Mams page. As I think they would be perfect for a double page layout.

Not only can you make wonderful layouts from the already loaded programs but you can also use all of your other digital papers and embellishment in the program too.

Use my code if you are thinking about getting the program and it will save you $10 and also get you a $10 voucher code to buy extra papers and embellishments. My code is STMMMS48868 Enter the code on the shopping cart page at My Memories Suite

Christmas Shopping

I know it’s a bit of a swear word but i just wanted to say Yay I’ve started mine ha ha!

I wanted something special for my daughter Lauren for her to use day to day and this was just perfect, it’s a photo gift with a purpose, Lauren is a team leader at slimming world so is often away on business training and I know she misses Jack dreadfully when he’s not with her. So this gift will be perfect.

I chose the big Shopping bag and had it printed on both sides so now she can take him with her and also have a nifty shopper to carry her files

Isn’t it gorgeous? it comes in all different colours but I thought the classic black would be perfect for her, it even has a double pocket inside.

Christmas Wedding

So something Christmassy and for a Wedding…. eeeeek was the cry from me, I didn’t know where to start.

I had a hospital appointment today for my psoriasis and it seems I have a new Doctor, I have to add here that he was lovely, a total breath of fresh air, everything was positive, he was thrilled the way my new meds are working and also prescribed something new for the bits that won’t shift but I came out of hospital feeling very positive and I think that helped in getting my MoJo working.

I popped into our local Wilkinson's store on the way home and found what I needed to make the card. It is a wooden heart themed as a partridge in a pear tree but it has two on it and they are kissing yay for Wilkies

A bit of Cuttlebug embossed background a sumptuous gold ribbon and a couple of rings and Bobs your Uncle I have a card.

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Spare a Moment

I know many of you have been following Katie’s Progress and given very generously to the fundraising but I want you to take a quiet moment and give Katie my beautiful friend a place in your thoughts and prayers.

Unfortunately Katie is a very poorly so a quiet thought for her and her wonderful family wouldn’t go a miss at the moment.

Halloween Antics–Tempting Tuesday

Grandson Jack doesn’t yet understand the goings on of Halloween being ony 2 years old but he does enjoy the fun of being dressed up and getting a bag of goodies to boot.

This is Jack with his cousins, Dylan and Jasmin

Don’t look into their eyes or you will be made into frogs.

Now not to be out done here comes Aunty Natalie who has been helping with a Halloween disco for the Princes Trust, I think she is part of the walking dead mwoahahahaha.

All of the layouts were made with My Memories Suite I just love playing with this software these ones today were made using the photo templates that are ready just to drop your pictures onto then build up the papers and extras around them, it takes all of the hard work out of thinking up a layout (genius)

here is a video tutorial of how easy it is

*Using PHOTO ONLY Template Albums & Pages* from Lisa Jurrens on Vimeo.

You can grab a bargain with my code

(As a special for all of my readers, my code will provide you a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value!)

don’t worry about it being in the US as I downloaded mine straight to my computer with no problems at all from here in the UK.

my code is STMMMS48868 Enter the Code on the shopping cart page

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Blog- http://blog.mymemories.com/
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The Gift

Well I’m not sure about you but I get so much more pleasure in giving a gift, to watch the faces of excitement at what will be inside, my Mam often used to say this to me when I was young but I never really understood it until I had children of my own.

Now this fellow is gorgeous with his wrapped up gift tucked firmly under his wing.

Penguin with Gift by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel, Copic Markers and prisma pencils to colour. Stampin Up white luxury designer paper, Cuttlebug snowflake die and a pearl in the center to finish.