SEE THE WORLD

Hello, 
Today I would like to share a layout to enter in Rochelles Tic Tac Toe challenge  Once again I came upon this challenge site, by the challenge Queen Miss Lizzy
the challenge is...

I went with the line across the top

See the world

The layout is much more vibrant IRL

Canvas ~ I have a little bit of canvas tucked under the photo that has been soaked in coffee ~ my layout smells divine :)

Anything that flies ~ Plane, bird brad, butterflies

Travel Theme ~ photo was taken on a rainy afternoon in the beautiful village of Interlaken Switzerland

 I tore a page from my art journal that I use to put unused paint and mist from other projects and used it behind my photo.

Thank you for calling by and where ever you are today , I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I woke up to a sunny day after a week of rain, so was happy to be able to go for a walk 

Love , Peace and Happiness 

Mary x

THE DETAILS ~ LET'S CAPTURE OUR MEMORIES CHALLENGE

Two posts in one day . Not much work and guess what I have been doing :) ( I think my husband would rather I was working)
I came across this challenge via Lizzy , thanks Lizzy :)
The challenge over at Let's Capture our Memories is a colour scheme and I thought the  lovely soft feel would suit perfectly for a baby page. So my beautiful Grandson when he was born pictured here his with His Great Grandma ( my Mum)

Sweet Boy

Thank you Jo for the gorgeous hot air balloon and Lizzy for the "Sweet Boy" Script. The little flags were sent to me by my Lovely Irish Pen Pal. Not only did I use up some Old PP's I used up some alpha's. I think we all end up with heaps of unused alphas. It has been raining here all week and foggy , so found it hard to get a good photo of the true colours .

I discovered I only had pink straws, so was quite pleased with myself , that I made some blue straws from PP. I was making it like a carnival feel to the page in my mind.

Thank you for calling by and I appreciate your comments
Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

ANNA CAFE BUDAPEST ~ HOME AND SCRAPPED

Good Afternoon on a rainy day. Today I would like to share a couple of layouts I did for challenges over at Home and Scrapped
I have used lots of old PP's on both layouts.
The first was a layout to scrap your stash

Journey

I have used a page out of  my art journal that I use to put left  over mists, paints , PP etc . Plus I have also used scraps of old PP and embossed pieces. Gold braid and tassle from my Mums craft tins.

The photo was taken at the Church of Our Lady Victorious Prague, where the Infant of Prague is located. Often in the very ornate European churches it was the simplistic that stood out to me.

Next layout is a sketch challenge

Romance

We had just arrived at our accomodation at Budapest when I received a text from our Daughter saying that she had just became engaged , so very exciting and we were on the other side of the world ! To celebrate we went to Anna Cafe, just near where we were staying . My brother and husband celebrated with a beer and I celebrated with a iced chocolate.

The lovely vintage looking Postcard came with the bill. I knew I was keeping it to remember this special day. 

Thank you for calling, please let me know you were here.

Love, Peace and Happiness

Mary x

HAPPY ~ SCRAP AFRICA

Hello ! 
The 70's was a Happy Time for me. Young and carefree, everyone was happy and just having a good time. The colours in the moodboard  challenge at Scrap Africa screamed the 70's to me

Thank you Lizzy for the large material flower , so 70's . I am enjoying using the die cuts and PL cards from the Reject shop, they also have a 70's feel to them , probably why they appeal to me. I have been using a lot of my old, old PP's of late. It is always a good feeling to use up old stash.

The photo's back then are certainly not the quality of today, but this photo still evokes good memories none the less. Just chilling in the sun with my friend. We grew up together, along with two more of her sisters, went to the same school, caught the same bus and I spent a lot of my weekends at their place. ( they called me their adopted sister ). Their dear Mum used to bring us breakfast in bed, which I thought was just wonderful.

Thank you for calling by
Peace out
Mary x

SCRAP THE BOYS ~ HE IS YOUR LITTLE BOY

Hello ! This afternoon I would like to share a layout for the challenge at Scrap The Boys . When I saw the quote , I thought it was perfect

for this photo of my Grandson and daughter in law.

He is your little Boy

He is a big boy now and of course they don't like getting their photo taken so much .

At the Reject shop at the moment they have PL cards, 6 inch pads and die cuts with Fox's and Deer theme, (both of which I am quite partial to) I am enjoying creating with them   and will also use them for my Pocket Letters. So it is worth a look and reasonably priced. The chippies are also from the Reject shop and I have used a Perlen Pen to colour them with ( excellent for going over chippies) just wished I got some more colours whilst I had the chance :/

Thank you for calling by

Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

BYGONE DAYS ~ LESSOLOGY

Good morning on a rainy Sunday . Today I would like to share my layout for the challenge at Lessology , and the challenge is ...

Well hello there altered artists! This month's challenge is a super fun one...we want to see you get creative with zippers! Incorporate an actual zipper on your project, stamp a zipper image or create your own form of a zip for LESSology Challenge #50: Zip me up!

Remember, you can create any project you want as long as you include at least ONE upcycled item on your project. Please state what it is on your blog post as it may not be apparent to us.

The girl in the middle is my Mum, not sure who the other ladies are , will have to see if my cousin knows when I see her.

thank you Lizzy for the cotton reel, I have wrapped some of my Mum's thread around it. The Buttons & safety pin I have embossed are from Scrapmatts as is the smile word 

Dress form is also from Scrapmatts and the lovely washi tape with the Paris theme I purchased at Camp Mojo.

I also added a little bit of a old dress pattern.

the vintage word didn't stamp properly , so I went over it again and then used a water colour pencil ( another gift from Mojo ) to fill in the shadow and I like the effect :)
My up cycle goodies are ~ old thread, the zipper, Dress Pattern piece , piece of old lace and ribbon.

Thank you for calling by, I always appreciate your comments

Love , Peace and Happiness
Mary x

DEER AND FAWN

Good Morning !

Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at Deer and Fawn. The challenge  - Something I am Grateful for and must have flowers on the layout

You are my sun, My Moon, and all of my Stars

The Quote pretty much sums it up. I am so grateful to have my daughter

She has grown into a strong , capable woman. She has determination and courage. She thinks logically. She has all the qualities I wish I had. She is very stubborn though and will not give in ! Fiercely loyal to her family and friends. I am more proud of her than she could ever possibly know.

I look at my children and know that I have done something very right in my life. They all have kindness in their hearts , have compassion and softness. They would never harm a animal and cry at sad movies. These qualities are important to me.

Love each and everyone of them to the moon and back. I am very grateful to be blessed to have them in my life and to be their Mum
Was inspired by Lizzy to join this challenge and she used Flowers ! 

Love , Peace and Happiness

Mary x

SHINE ~ SCRAP OUR STASH CHALLENGE #29

Good evening . 

Tonight I would like to share another layout that I completed at Camp Mojo and I would like to submit to the Scrap Our Stash Challenge, which is .....

My take on the challenge

Shine

P ~ Paint . I used lots of water colour paint on the layout

A  ~ Arrow ( thanks Lizzy for the arrow )

P ~ Perfect Pearls

E ~ Eyelets

R ~ Rub ons

Some close ups

The shine flair is from Flutterby Designs , I have to say I purchased a few packets at Camp Mojo

The eyelets, lots of stamping . The little blue triangles are the sticky , foam negative from foam dots, that I have just separated and painted. The washi was a gift at Mojo, it was lovely arriving each morning to find gifts on your table :)

My arrow and pearl dots. The little hearts is a rub on and there is various rub ons on the page. This is my daughter a few years ago, checking out her new unit & about to embark on a new chapter in her life.

I wanted to enter this challenge as the lovely Sharon Fritchman is on the DT

Thanks so much for calling, wishing you 

Love , Peace and Happiness

Mary x

PIXELS AND PAPER ~ BIRTHDAY UMBRELLA

Good morning! today I would like to share a layout for Pixels and Paper Challenge. The challenge ....

Anything goes, just note what inspired you.
I was inspired by the umbrella

I came across the PP at Camp Mojo , so thought I would use this for my starting point. The flairs are also from Camp Mojo. Every morning we would arrive to goodies on our desk as a gift , so that was pretty nice.

The chippy clouds, raindrops & rainbow I have painted. Lizzy gave me the little white cloud, amongst a parcel of goodies that she gave me as a gift at Mojo , thanks Lizzy :)

The photo is of my daughter at her birthday party in the park and I am guessing she got the umbrella for her birthday ( its so long ago now ) the little one with her lived across the road from us at the time.
Thank you for calling by , hope your week is a good one
Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

KEEP CALM AND ENJOY LIFE ~ CHALLENGE YOURSELF

Good Afternoon
I  have arrived home after a few days away at my first Scrapbooking Retreat. Camp Mojo at the Hunter Valley. It was lovely to be away , scrapping  with some lovely friends. A bonus my Best friend who now lives in another state made the trip and we got to share the experience together & she is never allowed to tell me that she can't scrap again, as she created beautiful layouts.
I can't say I was happy with my scrapping ( I think I scrap better at home, by myself for some reason) But I did scrap this for the challenge at Challenge Yourself and the theme

and this is my take

Keep Calm ~ the most important thing is to enjoy Life

Our nieces little daughter Remi took this photo. We were at the park having a picnic and she took my camera and had a great old time ( the camera was nearly as big as her )

The gorgeous hot hair balloon with travel print was a gift from the lovely, thoughtful Jo ( thank you Jo x) Jo was one of my buddies at the retreat and had a little bag of treats for us all :) and I used the red paper bag that Jo had filled with goodness for us to mat my photo.

Thanks for calling by . I will leave you with some photo's of the scrapbooking retreat

Saturday night took us back to the Seventies ( I have to say I loved the seventies )

Lizzy and Jo looking very Groovy

Lizzy scrapping up a storm, gosh this girl can speed scrap ( Love this girls spirit)

With two beautiful girls

When we first arrived and you could still see the table and there was some resemblance of order 

My beautiful best friend of 40 years ( showing my age Eek)

Don't forget to go out and share some

Love, Peace and Happiness 

Mary x

I HOPE YOU DANCE ~ SKETCHY BOARDS CHALLENGE

Happy Sunday to you ! hope it doesn't fly by to fast
Today I would like to share my layout for the challenge at Sketchy Boards 
The inspiration ~

and the sketch

and my take

And when you get the chance to sit out or dance I hope you dance

I used strips of ripped art paper that I covered with gesso and dripped paint down , as an attempt to give texture of the door ( my paint turned out a bit more pink than the mauve I was after) I also added a strip of lace

For my circle elements I have used the "Be You" chippy from StudioFourteen40 the gorgeous die cut from Heidi and the StudioFourteen40 flair. I have added mauve fibre and stamping and my key hole 

I also added some random stamping and sequins

Thank you for calling by
Love , Peace and Sunshine
Mary x

AND IF THERE EVER COMES A DAY ~ SCRAP AFRICA CHALLENGE

Good Morning! Today I would like to share a layout for the Challenge at Scrap Africa 

I really love circles and this sketch is so delicate. Normally I scrap people or my travel photo's , but admiring all the DT examples at Scrap Africa , it gave me another idea of recording something just as important. I decided I wanted to scrap a photo of something special that has meaning to me and hopefully will for my Grand daughter.

And if there ever comes a Day

My biggest challenge is keeping it simple and delicate ( I have trouble walking away and to stop adding)  
The Swan Lake photo hung in the hallway of my family home for as long as I can remember. My Grand Daughter is a dancer ( they are her Ballet Point's) So I wanted Amelia to have the Photo from Her Great Grandmother. Hopefully she will treasure it and when she looks at it remembers Grandma, and keeps her in her heart forever (everyone called my Mum Grandma)
A bit of a close up

I cut the circles out of PP and Vellum. The vellum circle I twisted around to try and make it look like part of the  Satin Seam binding ribbon, which I wanted to look like the Ribbon from the Ballet Points.
Thank you for calling by and thanks Scrap Africa for such a lovely challenge.

Love , Peace and Happiness 
Mary x