Friday, 30 December 2011

My Good Girl

Hello all, are you ready for some champagne and a clean slate,...?
Not long now until we sing Auld Land Syne and toast our near and dear ones.

We are three  families who have been enjoying eachothers company on New Years Eve for many years now. Most of our children are old enough to want to celebrate with their own group of friends and only the youngest ones remain with us the entire evening.
We alternate preparing a beautiful meal with everything and then we talk and laugh until midnight when we all go outside to look at the special fireworks that are normally fantastic.And we also spend some time talking to our neighbours as they are also out and about.


But before that I have one last layout to share. It is another one that I made some weeks back, actually for a combo at CCG that was not revealed.
The shape is round even though the iron bench underneath almost looks like part of the lo.

I used some bits and bob I had on my scrap table at the time. The flowered paper is from Prima and the gingham is October Afternoon.



The red branch with leaves on is part of a larger one by Prima. 
This piece was left over from an earlier layout.
The gingham ribbon was in my stash and also the textile chipboard letters from Prima Marketing.



To make the the frilly edge of  the outline I used my favourite Martha Stewart lace border punch to punch several strips that I then pleated at random. Of course the pleats will look a lot neater if you use a ruler to measure exactly, but I don't do that!
I used a pearlmaker to get the tiny pears along the green edge.The tiny letter stickers here are by Glitz



The title refers to the fact that Beatrice is always such a good girl. we are curious to see what happens in a couple of years. Will she still have her sweet disposition?
Ok friends, Thanks to all who made it this far and I will wish you 

a HAPPY NEW YEAR
and much love

in case I don't post again this side of New Years Eve.




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11 comments:

  1. wonderful layout ! Happy new year to you and yours !

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  2. This is GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeee that photo, the colors, the pleats and that gingham ribbon! Happy New Year! :):):):):):):):):):):)

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  3. Sweet layout, reading the text and saying Happy New year, with hugs!!!

    Ellen

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  4. Really pretty and delicious like a bowl of fresh berries ;)
    All the best for the new year, Bente, to you and your lovely family...but especially the gorgeous doll, Beatrice!
    Big hugs,
    Nora

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  5. Just lovely. What a sweetie!! Your color scheme is just perfect :)Nicely done~

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  6. Beautiful page with a lovely girl!!!
    byebye,Lean

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  7. Nydelig Nydelig side!! Godt Nyttår!!!

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  8. ooooH I love this LO Bente. The circle is so detailed, the colous are so deep and delicious too.

    Your New Year celebrations sound wonderful. Happy New Year to you too Bente and your lovely family, it's been lovely getting to know you in Blogland.

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  9. Happy New Year Bente!! Your new years eve evening sounds really beautiful! Hope you had a fab time! Love that layout just gorgeous with the frilly edge! Take care :))xx

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  10. HNY Bente, glad to see someone is still making time to scrap...lol Beautiful layout.

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  11. Norah puts it so lovely: just like a bowl of fresh berries! couldn't say it any better myself. That iron grid really looks part of your page. Kramisar

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