Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Bikie Gang!

This is a scrapbook page about my elderly friend, Irene. We met in 2005 when my husband was admitted to an aged care facility in Parkes, where Irene was a resident. Irene and I became firm friends, and she used to visit my husband every day when he became a resident in the nursing home section.

My husband and I introduced computers for the elderly, in that aged care facility, and Irene admired from afar, but would never agree to participate. One day she saw me relocating computers to another room, and offered to help.

Here was my opportunity! "Irene, can you just hold the mouse, please...now, we have to test it is working....can you just click on this game thingy....and move it to there....and now click on this green fruit..."

...long story short...she was HOOKED!!!!!

The scrapbook layout below marks a special day in her life...and showed me, dreams never die.....


Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Retro Fresh!

Have you all been enjoying the slower pace of January, after all the busy pre-Christmas rush?

January this year has been a great month for me....a time of rest and refreshing, with lots of craft activity at home. Card making is very relaxing, and I also bought myself a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine so the month has gone quickly, learning how to use my new toy!

My Digital Studio has scarcely had a look-in, but yesterday I downloaded the stunning new Retro Fresh files, and made the card below.