Tuesday

Still working on my Thank You cards. Here is  one based on the sketch by Artful Delight! 

I made several which look almost the same. I used the Bo Bunny Chocolate Dots and the London Market papers. 

Today, I got a CD rom with photos from Kindergarden.  There are 72 photos on it! I guess, I better stock up on school related papers. Which one is your favorite school paper?

Thanks for stopping by!

All the best, 

Elisabeth

Monday

We are back in Vienna after a wonderful weekend full of celebrations. Now it is time to write all these thank you cards. I started with this one. Based on CardPatterns 170 and I used the Swirlydoos May Kit. 

The colors are a bit off -  the weather has just been so weird -  sorry about that. 

The christening was great. DS was soooo good, despite the heat wave and we all had a good time. Here are some photos. 

 

My mother had picked the corn flowers and the daisies in the fields in the area. She made the beautiful wreath, which we then put on the grave of my grandparents. 

DD was a real princess with flowers in her hair and DS wore the family gown from 1887. I thought that was pretty cool.

This little guy is my godchild. He made us laugh. All the kids lit their baptism candles but he kept blowing it out again and again and again. Finally his mom gave up.

So, on to making more thank you cards! 

Thanks for stopping by!

All the best, 

Elisabeth

Thursday Preparations for the Christening

Goodness, what a week! My big girl is in Upper Austria with my mother to enjoy a special Nonna - Sarah time. So I thought, I would get loads done from my to-do list....ha ha ha. I was called in to work for a very important meeting (I am on maternity leave right now), we had unexpected guests, Michi had finally outgrown the crib and I had move him to his big bed, the car needed to get fixed (ouch - expensive) and a doctor's visit for DS as well. My to do list is even longer by now!

We leave tomorrow to go to Upper Austria to celebrate my DS Christening. The last 3 days, I have put in a lot of time to get these finished. They look simple and yet with the constant interruptions, it took a long time.

These are the place cards  for the dinner after the ceremony.

And this is the program for the church service.

And here is my sweet boy in his BIG bed.

So - my break is over and I have to start packing our bags! 

Thanks for stopping by!

All the best, 

Elisabeth

Friday

Creative Scrappers had another beautiful sketch which inspired me to this layout. 

Here is the sketch. I had to flip it and I replaced the circles with cowboy items.

 

One reason I love scrapbooking is that it reminds me of the positive sides of the people. It reminds me how sweet and smart my DD can be and makes me forget the tantrum she just threw because she did not want to do her German homework, it reminds me how wonderful it is to have my DS, even if all I did this morning was feed, diaper, clean up his spit up, change him, rock him and start over again. It reminds me of how much I love my DH even if communication breaks down and we both "know" it is the others person fault! Life is not easy but scrapbooking helps me to focus on the positive parts.

Do you know this photo? Life is not a movie, marriage is not "happily ever after" and having kids is not a Pampers commercial.

One minute my kids are playing nicely together, the next they are both screaming and throwing tantrums. 

Isn't life great?

Thanks for stopping by!

All the best, 

Elisabeth

Thursday

It's almost the end of the school year! I am the class parent of DDs grade Primary Grade class. I started collecting money from the other parents for an end of year gift for our wonderful teachers when one mother asked when she could sign the card....... silence on my side......I had forgotten about the card! So, here are the fastest, giant cards! I had 45 minutes to make these two, hence the simple design. 

I used the Bo Bunny card sketch and the Ambrosia line. 

Here is the sketch. 

Since I am staying home for a year, I can do lots of fun activities with the kids. I have started going baby swimming with DS and I have taken DD to the giant ferries wheel. 

I am a bit worried how it will all work out when I will go back to work in January. I signed the contract for the day care yesterday. The "daymother" is a wonderful lady - DD was with her for 3 years and my niece as well. At least I know that DS will have a great time with her.

Thanks for stopping by, 

All the best, 

Elisabeth

Sunday

I had some time to participate in the Once Upon A Sketch Challenge. A sketch and a special birthday. Well, my special birthday was the one of my son, 5 months ago. 

The sketch for this layout looks like this: 

There is hidden journaling behind the photo. It says: We have waited so long for this birthday. First, I could not get pregnant, then the miscarriage in Sept 2010. Finally, 7 months later, I was pregnant again. But in the next 9 months, I had to be hospitalized 3 times, each time we feared that we would lose our baby. Then the traumatic birth with the ambulance and an emergency caesaria. Finally, Michi was here and totally health! 

Here is a close-up of the handmade flower:

Here, I played with Fabscraps: First I chalked it, then I misted it for additional glimmer. 

For the papers, I used Pink Paislee London Market.

Thanks for stopping by.

All the best, 

Elisabeth

Friday

Time flies! Already the weekend again. We had a great week. The long weekend with playdates and a pick-nick, then normal school and a trip to the butterfly house. Today, we are going swimming and on Sunday, my mother will be in town!

I finally scrapped Sarah's school photo. The Botanique papers from Donna Salazar were perfect for it. 

The layout is based on sketchabilities Nr 72. It was a great honor for me to be chosen Top 5 on my last one. 

I enjoyed using some of the very special embellishments from some previous Swirlydoos kits - such as the glittery necklace and the baubles from Tim Holtz. I usually hoard these but not this time! 

The DIY thickers are great! I used some micro beads on them for a special effect. PJG is the name of Sarah's class. The only thing that does NOT work with the DIY thickers is heat embossing. Trust me on this one... not funny. 

I used a wonderful butterfly from Lisa Gregory. She always does such an amazing job matching the butterflies to the current Swirlydoos kit. Thanks, Lisa! I think this would qualify for Angelica's butterfly challenge over at the Swirlydoos forum.

I also use this for the Fabulous Friday challenge: PUNCHES over at Frosted Designs. 

Here is a photo from the pick-nick. Michi discovered the joy of pebbles and DD loved being in the pool. Some wild geese were there as well. 

Thanks for stopping by!

All the best!

Elisabeth