Wednesday 2 November 2011

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

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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.

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Tuesday 1 November 2011

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

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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.

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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

You can also find My Memories Suite at

Blog- http://blog.mymemories.com/
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMemories/140359372717593
Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/mymemoriessuite

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Monday 31 October 2011

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 

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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.

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Sunday 30 October 2011

Hoppy Christmas

Will you just look at the size of that carrot! I can see this little fella getting the tummy ache.

Bunny With Gift by Mo’s Digital Pencil Mo Manning

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Coloured with Copic Markers and Prisma Pencils and background papers by Graphic 45. Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel

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Saturday 29 October 2011

Remembering Dad

So here we are 3 years on, I still think about Dad every day, there is always something to remind me and it is often humorous, he had a wicked sense of humour.
As you know I have been enjoying looking through the old photos and I thought what better way to remember him that to make a mini digital scrapbook album. The music on it is something he used to sing at the top of his lungs on a Sunday morning when I was still at home.


I made the Scrapbook album using the My Memories Suite, I have to admit that I am hooked.

If you would like to get $10 off the original price of $39.97 pluse a $10 voucher off extra download embellishments use my code it is STMMMS48868 Enter the Code on the shopping cart page

Thursday 27 October 2011

Candy winner and a card

Another gorgeous image today and then the winner of My Memories Suite.
My card today was made using Handmedowns by Saturated Canary Digis and she’s just so lovely, I I kept the colours simple and added rose trim to soften the appearance of the card
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I added some buttons and flowers that my wonderful friend Katie sent me from the US and some pearls to finish.

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Now for my winner of the My Memories Suite Blog Candy

The Lovely Sharon has won

Sharon in Arizona said...

Oh my Jak - what a wonderful site!!!! This looks like a great product!!!!! And the choices - I could easily spend the whole day on their site alone. And you asked to pick a favorite????? Very difficult, but A Grand Day Pack or Moments of Every Day would be perfect to start scrapping my two beautiful granddaughters. Thanks for this great tip and offer, Jak. Hugs, sharon :o)

25 October 2011 19:26

Big congrats Sharon you are soooo going to love your prize, send me an email with My Memories Suite in the header and I will get your prize sorted out for you.

Thank you to everyone that entered the blog candy.

Don’t forget you can still get this at a bargain price by using 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

You can also find My Memories Suite at

Blog- http://blog.mymemories.com/
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMemories/140359372717593
Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/mymemoriessuite

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Wednesday 26 October 2011

Fa la la la la!

I’m not afraid to say that this image took me a while to colour, I love the result I got though, sometimes after I merge a few images ready to colour I look at it for a good while before I start, then once I start I keep taking a break from it and keep walking away and only doing little bits at a time, it seems to stop me from making hasty colour decisions.

So the images used are Charlie Caroling, Maisie Caroling, Victoria Caroling and  Christmas lamp post or you can buy them in a set Ragged Carolers from Mo’s Digital Pencil.

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I used the Martha Stewart border punch for the pine needle frame I also used my Copic Airbrush for the background and finished with ribbon, a bell and a couple of pearls

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Tuesday 25 October 2011

Blog Candy Last Chance–Ends Tonight

Just a reminder that my blog candy for My Memories Suite ends tonight at midnight.

You too could be making gorgeous scrapbook layouts like these.

Click here to enter the blog candy

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