Layout Makeover

Thanks to my GoGo Fairy Godmother Nicola, I have been shown how to give my "poor" photos of my Layouts a little makeover.... I can't believe the difference xxxxx

And a couple more.... just loving teal at the mo xxxx

I am going to be going away fo a family holiday and on my return I will be starting my first DT kit for ScrapaGoGO, so I am really excited xxxx and I will continue to show this Blog some GOGO love and hopefully bring it up to speed.....

I have been so busy making Wedding bits that I have really missed completing my own Layouts and I want to catch up on the monthly ones for Noah too xxxxx

See you soon xxx

Magic and Sparkle xxxx Lisa xxxx

A few of my little man's Layouts xxx

(If you click on the photo it will enlarge for you so, you will be able to see a little better)

I have decided to complete a LO each month for Noah to show how he is growing but also keep a record of what he has done and achieved... with his first month I chose Teresa Collins Papers. Which I have used for several LO of our little new born bundle of joy...

I have just taken these pics and the light is not that good... but I hope that you can see what I have done....

Traditional Christmas papers... for December xxx


And I for January I decided on Jade and Grey with White allowing for the snowflake theme...

The Sassafras brooch was given a little bit touch with Blue for the centre

And I could nor resist a little pink and red for February... after all it is the month of love xxx

To reflect the forthcoming Spring, I decided on yellow, red and green for March with the birdie theme.... tweet tweet xxx

And for April I played with the red, white and blue as it was the month of the royal wedding...

Did you go and see the big day.. or have a street party... we played at home and Noah enjoyed a ride in his "wheels"...

So.... I hope your still with me.... photo overload... will place some more real soon, I am busy finishing a Wedding at the moment... but I would rather be playing with my GOGO kits....

Magic and Sparkle xxx Lisa xxxxx

I am Back....

So where have I been.... well I am a mummy again to Noah who was born in October 2010... it was a very worrying time awaiting for his arrival. But he is a healthy, very content little boy...

and growing very fast....

Do I still make and do.... YES, I am still loving paper and crafting and have completed many pages for both Gabrielle and Noah xxxx

AND.... I am really lucky as I am now a member of the Design Team for Scrapagogo.... (Big Smile)

So once I have re-educated myself and worked out how to post lists etc I will give my Blog the GOGO love it needs xxxxx

Tomorrow I am going to post some of the Layouts I have completed... its fun as I have the best of both worlds... scrapping with both Girl and Boy themed papers now xxxx

And don't get me started on the best kits going with Scrapagogo... why dont you pop over and give them some love xxx http://scrapagogo.co.uk

See you soon xxx

Magic and Sparkle xxxx Lisa xxxx

Shame on me xxxx

Hello there, yes i am still around and i am sad to say that it has been so long since i posted on this little blog of mine xxxx blog! what blog!

Well, whats been happening... I was made redudant from my Children's Centre Inclusion Coordinator Post... but I have secured a post as a Senior Social Work Practitioner in a Disabled Children's Team xxx and I am starting my masters in September !!!!! the post is full time and I am working longer hours so I am really tired.....

Sadly i have had 2 miscarriages xxx but hopefully get news this week why, so we can plan to become team Griffin again xxxx

I have been really busy making... and will take an evening to place them on a slide show for you xxx I am going away this Friday on Gogo weekend. I have lots of photos ready and really excited xxxx

Well, thats it for now... will be back with my slide show .... PROMISE xxxx

Happy 6th Birthday Gabrielle xxxx

I firstly want to apologise for my absence..... August and September are the months that we celebrate Gabrielle's birthday and then September is the anniversary of Gabrielle's death... So things have been a little tough and i have needed a little time out....

So what have i been up to... I have been making loads, i have to get photos for you. I feel that i have taken real steps to get Gabrielle's books started. When i found scrapping, it was to place the photo's of Gabrielle's funeral in.... and i know that sounds morbid, but the book is Pink and Green and holds lots of pictures of the flowers and the celebration after, as we celebrated my daughters life..... so I then became hooked on the techniques and the creativity.... buying stash and then realising that i was totally addicted...

So i have decided to start books for Gabrielle's birth, her birthday's, Christmas and holidays etc..... and i am enjoying it, although realising how much i miss my little twinkle toes xxxx

So for Gabrielle's birthday we decided to go to London for the day, spend some time at Great Ormond Street, light a candle and then see a show...

I manage to get some pictures of London.....

We saw the Lion King at the Lyceun Theatre, we decided on this as we saw the Lion King show with Gabrielle when we took her to Euro Disney.... the show was amazing, very emotional at times, i really enjoyed it......

In Covent Garden we found the most amazing cake shop called candy cakes.... it sold the most wonderful selection of cakes, in so many colours... so we bought a cake to share and then a cake to bring home for Gabrielle, as her little birthday cake...

It reminded me of when Gabrielle was in Intensive care, as a tiny baby we would buy a cake every Thursday to celebrate the week with her, as a thank you to her for being brave and strong... we also gave a selection of the cake to the nurses to say Thank you for looking after her xxxx


At Great Ormond Street we spent some time in the chapel, thinking about our little girl xxx We had Gabrielle christened in the chapel, just after her first birthday, it was a very special day to celebrate our little girl. At times when Gabrielle was in Intensive Care a priest would ask us about baptising Gabrielle, we decided that we would wait until we got Gabrielle home... and we are so pleased we did.

We have a Tinkerbel in the chapel, that we leave there for Gabrielle, we got it out from it's special little corner, and tied a balloon to it. We also lit a candle and wrote in Gabrielle's birthday card
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Below are some photos that i took when i went to Burnham On Crouch with Paul. We had a really rough couple of weeks and decided when we were sorting things out that we needed to spend more time together, getting to know one another again, as we had become quite lost....

It was a lovely day, walking and talking.... it's a lovely place and not far from where we live. I can't believe that there are places just around the corner from where we live that we don't know about. We have decide to start exploring them.

So below is one of the things that I have been making, a little maze book for my cousins friend Andrea. Who will be 30 next week.... I had great fun with the colours, using the black card for the pages, the pink and white really stood out xxxxxx

So i am off to do some more making today. I have loads of layouts t share with you... think i will need to get a little slide show ready.

Thank you for popping by, xxxx

Magic and Sparkle xxxxx

so sorry xxxx

This little post comes to you with big apologies as i have been a terrible blogger of recent... but with good reason.....

I went away last week on a Makaton Regional tutor course.... and i PASSED....... so the weeks before i was cramming my signing and symbols....... The course was really intense starting lectures at 9am and finishing at 7pm.. with study and preparation required in the evening.

So I now need to run the second part of the course with another tutor and once signed off and licence purchased i will be able to go solo......

Work is really manic too at the moment and i am really feeling that all eyes are on me... so will see what happens as it is not a nice feeling... i have supervision next week and i will discuss this then.

I have also found facebook... i know a little late as i swore that i was not going to bother, but it has helped as i am now in touch with people that i went to school with and we had a reunion a couple of weeks ago.....

So I am going to get all my photos organised of the making that i have completed..... and i still have the Scrapagogo stuff to share with you....ohhhhhhhh i received the famous yellow box from them just before i went away. I was really confused as i do not subscribe... within the box were lots of goodies all wrapped individually with news that i had won the sketch challenge..... but i had not entered.... so i contacted them and the lovely Janice and Lorraine have told me that i can keep it......... HAPPY DAYS....... it had ribbon, brads, stickers, paper, "SLICE" apron and little stress shape, yellow bicycle bag........ so i am so happy.

So i am off now to try and get organised as beack to work next week and the ironing i have calling me upstairs really needs to be attempted.... then hopefully time for some making later.....

Promise i will pop back with some pictures soon ...... MAGIC AND SPARKLE xxxxxxxxxxxxx

ohhh i have chosen to print this in green as it is the Makaton colour xxx

Pics of me

Life has been really hectic at the moment, both at home and at work. Feeling really demoralised at work.... but I have a weeks leave HIP HIP HOORAY xxxxx

I was really inspired at the getaway and I have been completing lo which will go into Gabrielle's baby book. I have lots of pictures from the getaway of my projects and of the bits I have done at home so I am going to sort them out and post later this weekend.....

So the pictures were taken by CJ, Thank you xxxx I am pleased with them.... will pop back soon with my LO's xxxx