Home is where Family is ~ CSI Colour Inspiration Challenge

Hello lovely people,
I  have joined in with the challenge at CSI Colour Inspirations. The case I have decided to document (inspired by my friend Libeeti ) is

I  have used the colour palette and the theme of Home. To me Home is where family is , so I have documented a family  Easter. Unfortunately  as is the way when children grow up ,not all the family could be home . 

I have used flowers and grid paper as my evidence .

I think my layout looks better IRL , as the colours are more vibrant. However it is winter and the days have been overcast & sometimes layouts just don't photograph as you have hoped.

Thank you for calling by and I really do appreciate if you take the time to leave a comment.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Photo Booth Fun ~ Kraft Plus Challenge June

Hello! For those of you in Australia I hope you enjoyed your Long Weekend , wish they didn't fly by so fast though !
 Tonight I would like to share my layout for the challenge at Kraft Plus this month which is....

This inspiration made me think of the 70's and hence my layout

Photo Booth Fun 

This is a photo of my bestfriend , myself and another dear friends little boy playing around being silly in a photo booth

the pattern paper really reminds me of the the 70's (such a fun era to be growing up in )
I hope the moodboard inspires you to create a layout of a memory for you.
Thank You for calling by and I really appreciate if you take the time to leave a comment.
Have a wonderful week 

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Best Friends ~ Scrap The Boys

Hello !

Popping in to share my take on the Challenge at Scrap The Boys  which is .....

and I have scrapped a page of my eldest Son Joe and his Best Friend Boo.

My son just adores Boo, she is such a beautiful dog, and she has become part of the extended family.

Boo has been a blessing for Joe.
And now she is a Big Girl

Thank You for calling by and I really appreciate any comments.

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Cousins ~ Archiscraps June Challenge

Hello Lovely People,
On this cold day ( just started snowing lightly here ) I would like to share a layout I created for the challenge over at Archiscraps.
The challenge is to use old book paper and or a library card. I chose to use both on my layout.

The inspiration is a Photo of a library in Dublin

and this is my take

Cousins

I hope you can see the old book page peeking out from under the layers 

the Photo is of my cousin and one of my brothers

Thank You for calling by and I really appreciate any comments you take the time to leave

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

Challenge at Soul Scrappers

Hello !
Popping in to share a layout for a challenge at Soul Scrappers called Pick 3. You choose to pick from a list what you use on your layout. From the list I chose a Frame (well I went a little frame crazy ) , butterfly and flowers. Brads was also on the list and I have also added a brad to my layout. The butterfly was sent to me from my pen pal in Ireland.

It was good to use up some frames and flowers I have in my stash.

In the photo I am nursing one of my cousins at my Aunts place.  I remember the dress I am wearing as one of my favourites. My Mum made it and it was brown with bright orange long stich on it. Those legs , so skinny !
I have also added a wax seal, they are so addictive to make.

Thank You for calling by and I really appreciate any comments that you take the time to leave.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Scrap the Girls May Challenge ~ Forever Friends

Hello ! It is a cold , rainy day here , perfect for staying inside and scrapping ( but not so great for photo taking). I thought I would join in with this months challenge at Scrap the Girls which is a lovely sketch that appealed to me.

This is my take on the sketch

Forever Friends

My daughter and her friends at her Baby Shower, which we got in just in the nick of time , as the following week our new Granddaughter surprised us all by arriving 6 weeks early .

Such a beautiful group of friends, it is a joy to be around when they are all together, so much happiness, laughter, noise, talking . They are a very tight group and have been friends since they started school. 

Thank you for calling by and I really do appreciate any comments that you take the time to leave.
The tissue paper with hearts Lizzy is coming in very handy and I also used the rest of the glasine bag that you sent some happy mail in to me.

Love, Peace and Kindness 
Mary x

Scrap the Boys~ May Challenge

Hello !
Today I am back to share my layout for the challenge at Scrap the Boys . This Sunday being Mothers Day in Australia the challenge is celebrating Motherhood.

I had a search through my photos to find a photo of me with both my boys . This photo was actually taken on Mothers Day 2016

Its not the best photo , ( I was going to journal ...geez boys you both could have had a shave and dressed up a bit, but then I  realized the main thing is that we were together and one made a trip from Sydney just to be there.  It was a lovely day and the best gift was having my family around me.

As a Mother the best thing is being able to look at your children and realize you have raised Kind, Gentle , Honest Humans . I'm one lucky Mumma.
Lizzy the flair you made me quite awhile ago was perfect, and you also gifted me the tissue paper with hearts under the photo and Bec Loved using  the Wax Seal also .

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x