For the 21st issue of the HQ Pony, the following layout was chosen for publication:
HOWDY PARTNER
The style in this layout is what we call vintage. In scrapbooking terms, vintage means lots of layers and distressing so that the paper and embellishments look old and faded.
I used a variety of patterned papers. Each one is a differ
HQ Pony Issue 19 Publication
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
For HQ Pony Issue 19, the following layout was chosen:
Not all who WANDER are LOST
As you can see this is not a “normal” layout in the sense that the picture is not of a horses’s face or body or even a showjumper. This layout was made around a picture I took of Antarctic’s back legs. I was standing and patiently waiting for him to
The ABC of our Hush Puppy
Thursday, July 21, 2011

As a scrapbooker, I am sad to report, that this is the very first layout I have done of our hush puppy, Sherlock :-( Even though I have taken tons of pictures since we got him on the 4th of May and printed half of them. But needless to say when I saw this sketch on Let's Scrap, my first thought was to use pictures of Sherlock.
Let's Scrap Fancy Pants Challenge
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Apart from the weekly sketch challenges and the DT challenges on Let's Scrap, there are also monthly challenges. This month the challenge is to use Fancy Pants products in your layout. So I decided to use last week's sketch and bring in some FP paper.
Last week's sketch was another amazing sketch by Cheri
The pictures
Best news ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Yesterday when I opened by email, I found the following:
Congratulations!!!! You have been selected to be on the
Let’s Scrap Design Team!!
WOOOHOOO!!
At first I could not believe my eyes when I saw my name, but it was real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy I do not know what to do with myself :-)
The Let's Scrap Design Team for August to November 2011 are as follows:
Wilna Cremer (http://scrappinpreciousmoments.blogspot.com/)
Sue Down (http://4scrappitite.blogspot.com/)
Andrea Green (http://papercandie.blogspot.com)
Jeaunes Vil
My Let's Scrap Design Team Application
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

For the Let's Scrap DT application we had to create a layout with the following Let's Scrap (http://letsscrap.ning.com/) sketch designed by Cheri O'Neill.
When I saw the sketch I immediately knew 2 things:
I have to use the pictures that were taken by Marlene Boshoff of myself, and
The pictures would fit perfectly with the new Kaisercra
Large cappucino with cream, please :-)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
I am a huge coffee fan, but not just any coffee, a cappucino with cream fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the main reasons why I love it soooooo much is that it is like wine. You can either enjoy it with a girlfriend/s and have a nice chatting session, or you can have one on your own, if you feel like you have to "rejuvenate" your
Something to make you smile :-)
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
I received this email this morning, and I just had to share it!!!!!!!!!!
The photographer did a great job of matchin gthe kids and dogs. This is absolutely adorable!!!!
A friend is someone who fills our lives with beauty, joy and grace.
And makes the world we live in a better and happier place.