Saturday, May 10, 2014

OFF ON AN ADVENTURE ~ SCRAP AFTRICA AND LESSOLOGY

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mum's out there, wishing you a beautiful day where you get totally spoilt .

The layout I would like to share today I am entering in the Challenge over at Scrap Africa which is a sketch challenge



and Lessology where the challenge is ......


Hello there friends! It's a new month and time for another challenge. This month we want to see your best "window display" projects for LESSology Challenge #36: Window display! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a project that has a window. :)

Remember, you can create any project you like as long as it includes at least ONE upcycled item. Please mention what this item is as it may not be apparent in your post. 

So with both these in mind this is what I created

Off on an Adventure ~ Rome 2008


I have used the circle theme with Masking and paper circles. 
When using the background paper as my border I decided I wanted to use the "Off on an Adventure " wording as well, as it was an adventure of a Lifetime for us. So I created a window for the words to show through. The recycled products I have used are ~ Canvas strips coloured with coffee, Old thread that was my Mum's, old paper I found behind a very old photo in a frame ( it is the textured paper I stuck in beside the layers on the left and down the bottom). The circles are left over paper from another project. 
Other Products used ~ 
 
flair Dali Range (love this range)
Gold Sequins


Brass Button


Braid and brass charm

I have also used quite a bit of stamping which I am enjoying at the moment.






Thanks for calling by. I had a lovely day with my family, just one that couldn't make it :( 
But my son cooked up a feast as a surprise and it was Delicious 

Love and Peace Mary  x

15 comments:

Jo said...

Beautiful take on the challenge with all your wonderful distressing Mary. I love how you've used the circle stencil on the background & the little cluster with the flair is delightful. Thanks for playing xx

Lizzy Hill said...

I'm so glad you popped in those closies... you get such a better sense of the depth & layers & work...& that window is totally clever for the title! The flair looks neat tucked in there, too.....glad you had a good day, too:):):) Oh, almost forgot....THANKS for playing along again with us at LESSology:):)

li-bee-ti said...

Like I commented on FB, this is a stunning page! love the colors, the torn papers (the window you've created is fab, very creative!), the embellies and the canvas colored with coffee. The photo is beautiful, I also loved Rome :).
This lo is one of my fav :).
Thank you for playing with us at Scrap Afreica, you did a fantastic job with the sketch.

Maremi's Small Art said...

Wonderful work ! So much inspiring project, lots of paper layers, great colour mix. The photograph is amazing ! Well done, you have rocked the sketch. Thank you so much for playing with Scrap Africa, Love Marta xx

Arantzazu said...

It's very elegant! Love the colors and the embellisments !
Thanks for playing with us at Scrap Africa!
Xoxo

yyam said...

Gosh. How stunning is this! LOVE the distressing and layering. Such a beautiful composition. And a clever interpretation of a "window".

Thanks for joining us at LESSology!

Jenny said...

Absolutely stunning Mary... love love the texture and layers... and the magical window... hope that you had a beautiful Mother's Day...

Jenny ♥

bappleicious said...

Happy Mother's Day to you as well Mrs B, love your LO, the colours are beautiful and the photo is amazing, all your liitle embellies are perfect together

Nolene Burnett said...

I love all your distressing and layers and that window for the title was an inspired idea. Thanks for playing at Scrap Africa.

Helen Wallace said...

Oh Mary - you rocked this challenge. LOVE the colours which work perfectly for the beautiful city of Roma. Clever ripping to hold your title. Thanks for playing along at Scrap Africa :)

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is a beautiful layout, thanks for sharing with us at LESSology!

Athanasia said...

So beautiful and elegant! Love all these layers and distressed papers, great color mix!
Thank you for joying us at Scrap Africa!
Athanasia

Denise van Deventer said...

Beautiful page...I really love those earthy colours and your artsy background! Super, super photo too! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Scrap Africa! ;-)

Marelize said...

Gorgeous photo and the colours are perfect! Thank you for playing along at Scrap Africa. :)

Mitralee said...

It's my second visit! The first time I wandered over from LESSology and I was speechless at all the yummy beauty! I love how you made your window! Thankfully this second time 'round I found words to describe how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this page! ROCK STAR! Thanks for hanging with us! Hugs!

Mitra