Robyn's Chic Scraps Big Boy Adventure

I have some good news, I am now a member of Robyn's Chic Scraps Creative Team, I was asked to join and just couldn't say no.

So, here is my first layout, for this one I used Robyn's Big Boy Adventure Kit which can be purchased for just $3.50. This is really a great kit for the men (or boys) in your life, I've tried to use quite a few of the elements in this layout to show you - don't you just love the Caterpillar?



Here is a preview of what you get in the kit - and trust me, there are some great papers in here to compliment the elements;

More layouts and a QP (Kayjay's Lucky Day kit)

I'm feeling a lot better and have been busy making a few layouts today, and I have a quick page to offer you to.

The first layout is one of my older son, I just love doing close up layouts but they aren't very practical for making a quick page which is the reason I ended up making another one.



The next layout is the one I made into a quick page for you, I have to confess to you that I cheated for this one and used a template, but I really liked it and couldn't help myself.

I used a template designed by Veronica Spriggs to make this layout of my two little darlings, and a lovely poem that I found over at Scrapbooking.com. I had to change the poem slightly though as it is the youngest one who is protective of his older brother and not the other way around, but I think it still reads well.



The next layout has nothing at all to do with Kayjay's Luckyday kit.....should really be in a separate post but never mind, I'm here now.

I have made this one for Mother's day, which is on Sunday 22nd here in the UK, as soon as I've finished typing up this blog I will be sending this picture over to Kodak and getting this made into a stretched canvas picture - hopefully my Mum will receive it in time for Mothering Sunday.

I used Veronica Spriggs template again to make this one, though I had to stretch and change things a little as the size of the canvas is 16x12 inch.

I also found a lovely poem to use, and I know she'll love it.


And finally.....the quick page.

If you have read through this entire blog post, thank you and enjoy your download.
(Just click on the preview to begin).

New Kit from Kayjay - LuckyDay

Kayjay has just released a brand new kit - It's called Lucky Day and can be found over at Digital Arts Cafe for just $2.99

It has some lovely elements and great papers, I especially love the dotty one.

Here is a preview for you;


I've had a bit of a bad week and probably shouldn't have really made a layout until I'd given myself a boot up the backside and stopped feeling so sorry for myself.

I discovered this poem/story written by Emily Perl Kingsley when on a parenting course and wanted to put it into a scrapbook page as it means a lot to me.


(credits - story - Emily Perl Kingsley)

Whilst trying to make another layout this little story was always at the back of my mind so I thought I would incorporate it into a layout.

My son was assessed with Autistic Spectrum disorder when he was just three; he has social, language and communication delays, attends a special school four afternoons a week and is really coming on in leaps and bounds.

Usually I can cope with anything but I've got myself all wound up because he didn't get a sticker at his Hip-Hop dancing lesson the other night like his brother did - and when he got home he was sobbing his little heart out - and I just couldn't get him to understand that the dance teacher was given his brother a sticker to encourage him to keep going to dancing.

His younger brother hasn't been assessed as being on the spectrum, though I think he should be, he has the same delays with social, language and communication but has a better level of understanding.

Each day I count myself lucky for having two such special boys, they are happy, loving and I am so proud of every milestone and achievement they reach.