SilvaLand

'Gotta Dance........'

2007-07-16T14:50:00.000-07:00

I just know you're gonna love this little clip. Elly suddenly announced today that she no longer wants to be a Taxi Driver (It's been a life-long ambition of hers), instead, after seeing it on tv, she has decided to become a TAP DANCER.......

Apparently, she only needed to try this once and got it straight away, no practice needed.....

Now wasn't that the best dancing feet you've ever seen. Michael Flately, eat your River Dancin' heart out baby, this girl is a natural.....!

Other news.
We went to see Shrek 3 the other day. It was good, very funny in parts but I gotta say, for me, the first one is always the best one. Anyway, Elly loved it, didn't go to the loo once (a tiny miracle) and is now counting down to Harry Potter and the Simpsons.....

Well folks, thats all from SilvaLand for today. Summer Hols start soon so hopefully, lots more pics. Sadly, Ellys Sports event has been cancelled due to bad weather so no photos of that. Maybe next time.

Hugs to all

Boo and Elly xx

Just a few more layouts for you today.

2007-07-12T09:07:00.000-07:00

Not much going on at the moment. Elly is getting very excited as she only has one more week of school before the summer holidays.

Next Tuesday Elly will be competing in the Southport Schools Sports Event. Wow, my little girl is one of those selected to represent her school, how darned cool is that.

Now, if, and its a big 'if'', I can get the time to pop along and watch her. I'll hopefully have some photo's and possibly even a movie for you.

Meanwhile, here are some more layouts I did using my new Digi Scrapbook Kit. I just love the way Elly is all 'girly' here.

Well, thats all for now folks. Check back soon as I'm sure we'll have more for you.
Hugs and Kisses
Boo and Elly xx

Lilac Smiles

2007-07-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

I have some new layouts for you. The first one I couldn't resist. Elly looking all girly and sweet which most of the time is so not her, she's such a tomboy. I got the idea for the papers I made from her top which is just so pretty.

and secondly. I was trying out some of the freebies I get from the other ladies I scrap with on the internet. I really liked this quirky template and the papers too. It seemed just right for this photo of Elly at Harveys Christening where she was trying so very hard to keep those rings going on her arms. She did good too.... lol.

Here's a little 'ARTY' thing I did. I have no idea how I did it. It was an action I tried that went wrong but I liked the outcome. Pretty cool, so I kept it and added a rather nice doodle frame.

Here's a pretty little picture I did using a frame and one of my papers along with a photo focused on Elly's hands holding Dandilion Seeds. Remember that wonderful picture of her sulking because the seeds wouldn't blow.... lol.

Again, trying out the 'Pop Out' style. I loved this picture of Elly with the Bluebells. She was so busy watching the Ladybird, she didn't notice the tiny spider slowly crawl toward her hand. Boy oh boy, I never heard such a scream. The flowers were up in the air, Elly was back in the house and that was the end of my bluebell photo shoot.... lol.

Well folks, thats all for now. More to come soon. Wishing you all lots of love and sending bigs hugs and kisses.

Boo and Elly xx

We've almost caught up.....

2007-07-09T08:57:00.000-07:00

Todays post is all about a Super Girl..... and lets face it, there are none more Super then our Elly, right?

Its also a good chance for me to show off some of my experiments with CS3. These are the latest of my 'Pop Out' pictures. Enjoy
Boo x

SuperGirl takes a break...

Do Ya think I'm Sexy....

'How you doin'?.....

Ready for action......

and it's Up, Up and Awayyyyyyyyyyy..............

And Now............

........................ The Finale!

Ok, so the colours are really bright, I've been trying out a new action which sharpens the colour, great for flowers, a little too much for SuperGirls... lol and yes, I've been heavy on the shadow so lessons still being learned here but hey, not bad for someone who doesn't know their way out of a paper bag. Here comes Elly......

Birthday Girl

2007-07-05T05:06:00.000-07:00

Ok, we are catching up nicely. Here are the layouts I did recently of Elly during her Birthday week. Oh, and don't forget the movies..... Enjoy.

Elly gets the works when Aunty April produces a yummt choc cake with candles showing the birthday ages of Gabi, Harvey and Elly. Check out that little delighted face..... and below, Elly can't wait to try out her Birthday present from us. A real metal detector for finding buried treasures. She's decided she's no longer going to be a Taxi Driver (thank God) but an archiologist instead. Hmmm, I seem to remember big brother Danny saying that at about the same age.......

The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Gifts

Quick Page

2007-07-05T04:50:00.000-07:00

A 'Quick Page' is a term used by digi scrappers to describe a layout ready prepared so that all you have to do is slip your photo or picture in.

I took up my very first scrap challenge earlier this week to design a 'Quick Page' for another designer and this is what I came up with. I just love the colour and texture of the papers and this photo of Elly seemed perfect for it. What do you think.....?

Can you take any more Elly......?

2007-07-05T04:37:00.000-07:00

......Of course you can

and I'm only too happy to oblige so here ya go.....

These layouts were put together from photos taken while Elly spent a lovely weekend at Grans. As it was almost Aunty Aprils and my birthdays (within a week of each other) Elly spent an afternoon making some beautiful hand made cards decorated with one of my favourtite things, butterflies.

Later she took a leaf out of Grans book and did some painting. She first sketched out her picture then took great care to paint it just right.

Didn't it turn out wonderful. I loved the colours and the style of the painting and all that effort she put into it. Well done Elly, yet another budding artist in the family.

Next Up....

2007-07-05T01:59:00.000-07:00

....continuing with catch up and some layouts, in no paticular order I have to say as I've lost track, lol..... Here's one of Elly and Jess on the pier. Taken one grey Sunday morning after church. Dispite the cold weather both girls really enjoyed scootering around. It was Elly's first real go of the scooter since she got it at Christmas and she loved every minute of it. Of course, these days, she's a master scooterer and rides it every day to school.

Next we have Bake Day.

As I mentioned earlier, Elly had a few problems at school and part of getting her back on track was a special Dr Who chart with little tasks attached that she did at school. As a reward each week, depending on how well she did with her tasks, we give her a treat at home. On this weekend, she did especially well and got almost the whole week filled with green for go ticks so she got to choose what she wanted to do. She chose to make chocolate crispie cakes on Saturday and Fruit Jelly on Sunday. She loved every minute of it.

Here's a collage of her busy baking.....

There are a few more pics in this section so I'll be posting those at a later date. Keep you eyes open for them.

And finally.... for now.... we have Elly at work......

I loved being able to catch her busying herself with all the bits and pieces we dug up from the celler and stacked ready for removal. She was so engrossed in 'creating' her 'sculpture' she didn't notice me clicking away for quite a while.

Anyway, whatever she was making was soon left scattered around the garden when the call for dinner came.... lol.

The Rock Star bit.....

2007-07-05T01:31:00.000-07:00

Ok, I just had to pop this in again. I still laugh when I see the movie. While Elly is more then happy to 'pose' for the camera, video is something else and she gets quite shy so I was really surprised when she asked if I would film her little 'concert'. What makes this even better is that Elly actually wrote these songs herself. I'm not sure what they say or mean but I think they're really cool. What a Rock Star.....!

Continuing 'Catch Up'....

2007-07-04T23:32:00.000-07:00

Ok, Elly is now at school and I have a little more time to 'catch up' with her blog. Next up is a little layout I did while trying out the latest fad of 'Pop Out Pictures'. Thats where part of the picture goes beyond the frame giving the picture a 3d effect. You can tell on this picture it was my first attempt and using Publisher too so I'm pretty pleased with the final picture. However, you'll see how things changed as I got to learn the process in my CS3 programme (Thats a graphic programme with Adobe for those of you who don't know).

The funniest thing was while Elly was 'posing' (she loves posing for the camera, lucky me.... lol) she spotted the tiniest spider crawling on the bluebells. I've never heard such a loud scream and suddenly, the bluebells were up in the air and Elly was at the other end of the garden. I could hardly stand for laughing....

I took quite a lot of photos of her with the bluebells so there will be more 'BlueBell' layouts to come. Isn't the colour just stunning....

Next up are some of my favourite of Elly along with her step-sister, Jess. those of you who know me will know my favourite flower of all is the Cherry Blossom. I couldn't resist taking the girls out for a photo shoot while these delicate flowers where in bloom and I had a lot of fun experimenting with another technique. This one lays the picture on top of another and allows you to 'see through' the top layer. I think it gives the photo a 'magical' touch.

and Jess......

Again, I took quite a few photos on this shoot, dispite the rainy weather, so there will be more Blossom layouts to come in the future.

Catch Up Time......

2007-07-04T22:36:00.000-07:00

Good Morning folks.

It's 6.30am, grey and winter like but hey, it's not raining so thats something. LOL.

I have a little time to 'catch up' with Ellys new blog and transfere all of her things from BooLand. Then, hopefully, I can update and put the rest of her goodies up for you all. I can't promise we'll get something up daily but we'll certainly try our hardest to get one or two things up weekly for you so be sure to check back often for new bits and bobs.

First of all, lets get some of those scrapbook layouts up.... Here ya go...

I love these of Elly blowing Dandilions. Just look how hard she was blowing and still those seeds just wouldn't fly lol....

The journaling on this layout reads...'I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow you away....'

Oh boy, just look at that face. I wonder who she takes after. LOL.

Next up is Elly making her Brownie Pledge as she becomes a full Brownie. She was so nervous about this and practised for hours but on the night, she was word perfect and just look at that face.... lol.... so intense.

The journaling around the edge is actually the Brownie Promise and Pledge. It reads.....

The Brownie Guide Promise is:
I Promise that I will do my best, to love my God, to serve the Queen and my country, to help other people, and to keep the Brownie Guide Law.
The Brownie Guide Law is:
A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a Good Turn every day.

Next up is a little bit of fun. Elly went through a bit of a rough time at school, adjusting to life and missing her Dad and we had quite a time of it getting her back on track. School helped by putting her on a special 'report'. It was a chart that broke the school day up into small sessions and Elly had a new task each session, like sitting quietly on the carpet during story time or staying at her table during lesson time or helping another child with something. Lots of little tasks like that.

At first, every section of the chart had black marks and I thought we'd never break through but suddenly, things fell into place and before we knew it she was getting the HeadTeachers Award on a regular basis.....

What a little STAR.....

The sticker she stuck to her head reads 'I Love YOU'. Ahhhh bless.

Can you believe I made all of these layouts with Publisher? Wow, they turned out pretty good considering, don't you think?

Well, time to get ready for school so I'll be back later with some more for you.

TTFN

Boo n Elly xx

Dreams

2007-07-04T16:30:00.000-07:00

Daddy sent this little picture to Elly at Christmas time and she coloured it in some time ago. I've been meaning to put it up on the blog but kept forgetting. Anyway, here it is, isn't it wonderful....