I Never want to forget this

Hello my friends
The weekend is nearly over boo :( , I have had a lovely day today. Starting with a early morning walk

One of the nice parts of living in the country, plenty of space and trees .


Followed by Brunch Yum

 Chilling with Mum at the nursing home

and scrapping

I did this for a challenge over at Home and Scrapped http://homeandscrapped.ning.com/ and we had to do a take on a magazine cover 


 I wanted to scap this memory of  how my GD melted my heart with her lovely words
The other night she asked me if I liked her new Profile Pic on Facebook with curly hair (which is the pic I have scrapped) and I said "You look beautiful no matter what"
Amelia said " So do you"
Me " That's debatable"
Meli "What's debatable mean?"
Me  " That's questionable"
Meli "Oh Please , just go and look in the mirror or get contacts or something
Me " I have glasses"
Meli " Well go and look in the mirror and you will see a beautiful Grandmother looking at You "
How Beautiful is that, sure did melt my heart 
I have slid the hidden journalling in the side of the photo. 


some closies

Thank You Annette http://annetteedmonds.blogspot.com.au/ for the ballet shoes, and Jo http://mycherrypiecreations.blogspot.com.au/  for the Love tile, Satin seam binding from Tattered Inspirations http://tatteredinspirations.blogspot.com.au/

Tuelle and braid from Craftqueen  http://www.craftqueen.com.au/, Button from ChipChopShop http://www.etsy.com/people/thechipchopshop

Hope you have had a lovely weekend


Hugs
Mary x

Very Excited :)

Hello lovely people,


I am very excited to be Guest DT Member at Scrap Sanity for the Month of March http://scrapsanity.com.au/
Tiff gave me some Prima Printery PP's and some embellies that were perfect for a Heritage layout. Straight away I thought of this photo of my Husbands Grandparent's, his Aunt and Uncle and His Mum. His Mum is the youngest child in the photo. So out of the frame it came and onto a page.

I love the old car in the background of the photo.
I stamped the tag with the Prima stamp that Tiff gave me and then smudged Pan Pastel over it . I made the bottle top embellishments  using The Prima Printery PP's & I love the clock and key from Scrap Sanity.
Pop over to the Scrap Sanity sight for Challenges and visit Tiff's online store.
A Closie

This is a sneak peek of another layout I have done for Scrap Sanity

 A couple of weeks ago Kim and myself went to Camden for a Prima class with Sherry Mendoza and it was lovely to Meet Tiff if person

Thank you Tiff for the opportunity to Be a Guest Designer for Scrap Sanity

Cheers

Mary x

A Day At Miss Annette's Scrap House

Yesterday was our fortnightly get together at Annette's for our Scrappy Saturday. We always enjoy our day together, lots of creating, LOTS of talking and a fair bit of eating :)

I was a little more organized yesterday , didn't take quite as much as I usually do, had my photo's picked and a idea of what I wanted to scrap. (I usually arrive with NO idea)

The first layout I wanted to do was of a photo I remembered I had of me and my Cousin Jenny. She is very ill at the moment, so I have been thinking of her a lot. We are cousins , but have always been good friends. I wanted it to be soft and girly and wanted to use the pretty PP.

I have had the PP so long I am not sure what brand it is. The little bird is from D-lish https://www.facebook.com/pages/D-lish-Scraps/388505156420

The bird cage is Kaisercraft,  The satin seam binding & hat pin are from Tattered Inspirations http://tatteredinspirations.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/neglectful-me.html 

The paper Doily is from LilRedRocket http://lilredrocketbuttons.blogspot.com.au/

Prima flowers, Little pink crochet flower from Annette, thanks gorgeous , Brad in the centre is Making Memories from Craftqueen. 

Journalling tag is Kaisercraft

White Crochet doily is from ChipChopShop http://www.etsy.com/shop/thechipchopshop

The gorgeous little blue flower with the charm is from My2Angels http://www.my2angels.net/
The soft Tulle is From Craftqueen

And some close ups 

Annette lent me this gorgeous Martha Stewart Punch, to make this edge.

I don't remember a lot of my childhood but when I saw this photo for some reason I remembered the dress I was wearing was lemon and I loved it. 

Next layout is a photo of my three brothers that I have always loved. We don't seem to get snow like this anymore .

and some close ups

The Autumn leaf from Janice ,

http://janicenicholls.blogspot.com.au/

Making Memories brad  & Satin Seam Binding from Craftqueen  http://www.craftqueen.com.au/

Bakers Twine from LilRedRocket

Little gate from Scrapware http://www.scrapware.com.au/BlogList.aspx which I have added Tarnished Brass Crackle paint from ScrapSanity http://scrapsanity.com.au/

I have also used Prima packaging and the check ribbon, braid and Making Memories brad are from Craftqueen

Old French book paper, October Afternoon Card. Little white Doily from the ChipChopShop, brad Making Memories. The little umbrella I cut out of Cosmo Cricket PP I think.Paper Doily from LilRedRocket.

It is still wet and cold here and the weekend is going way to fast! Hope you have enjoyed your weekend

Wishing you Sunshine where ever you may be

Hugs

Mary x

SCRAP THAT SONG NEW CHALLENGE

The challenge for this month over at Scrap That Song is to pick a song from the year you were born. Well being old :( I had know Idea what songs were even around at that time. So I googled songs for that year and picked the only one I even knew, and lucky I Kinda like it. It's one of those songs that gets stuck in your head and it has nice lyrics so that's Good. I think I even vaguely remember singing this to my children at times.

And here is my layout

This is my eldest Son Joseph playing in the back yard (isn't he cute ) Just click on photo to get a clearer picture.
and some closies

The buttons from My2Angels http://www.my2angels.net/ were perfect as they look like old coat buttons, the little key and lock are also from My2Angels. Twine is from Craftqueen.

Used a springy , wiry thingy and the gorgeous braid is from Craftqeen.
 Miss Kim  http://lifeisabalancingactx8.blogspot.com.au/  shared the idea of tearing canvas and colouring. I have used Pan Pastels to colour the little pieces of Canvas. Kim is one super talented lady, you should visit her blog, you won't be disappointed ~ Fabulous.
Would love to see what songs you come up with for the year you were born. PLEASE join us at Scrap That Song.
Hope you are staying warm and dry in your part of the country. Raining, raining, raining here and winter seems to have begun :(
Have a wonderful weekend. I am going to go and get ready now to spend the day with my scrapping buddies Miss Annette and Miss Kim :)
Hugs
Mary x

Summer Fun

Another layout for the CC at Scrap Sanity http://scrapsanity.com.au/ This was the get Messy Challenge. So I played with Gesso, glimmer mist and inks. I wanted this to be a bright , happy layout to go with the silly photo of My DD and myself on the beach at Nelsons Bay last year.

It was a very dark, bleak, foggy day here today, so the colours are much more vibrant IRL . Thank you Miss Annette http://annetteedmonds.blogspot.com.au/ for the blue lace and doileys . Flowers are from My2Angels http://www.my2angels.net/ Yellow tulle and blue binding from Craftqueen, I have used Crafters Template from My2Angels  with gesso and Jenni Bowling paint dauber in Soap Powder from Scrap Sanity . I have doodled around the edge .
When I read the criteria to be Messy this layout that I did awhile ago came to mind

Our Middle Child is a bit of a gypsy and in between living overseas and different towns he lands back home  and he is VERY Messy. This is is his room, probably on a good day, as you can actually see the floor. I told him its bad when his young  nephew says "Christopher you need to clean your room !". I am pleased to say he has moved out  and is sharing a house with a friend, until his next adventure. And I have now turned his old room into my reading/guest room.
Hope you are staying high and dry where ever you are.
Cheers
Mary x

Scrap Sanity Cyber Crop

Hello Peoples,


The lovely Tiff over at Scrap Sanity http://scrapsanity.com.au/ has been having a Cyber Crop. I know it's the last day to get your layouts in , but I managed to get one layout done and hope to do another today. So pop on over and Check out Tiff's sight.
Lots going on there and lots of gorgeous goodies to be had from her shop :)
This layout was a Sketch Challenge

This is my Gran daughter's Confirmation Day. I actually missed this day :( as I was in Brisbane for the Scrapping Expo, I had already booked my flights before I knew Amelia's Confirmation Day dates). Lucky my Son took lots of pics. My DD was Amelia's sponsor. Amelia Chose Therese as her confirmation name, not realizing the significance of the name for our family. My Husbands Mum's name was Mary Teresa but everyone called her Teresa. My Confirmation name is Therese, (My birthday is the same day as my husband's Mum... freaky) My DD 's Second name is Therese after her grandmother and My sister in law has a daughter named Teresa and her other daughters bar one has Teresa in their names. My Mother in Law died very young at age 42, so the continuation of her name is very special.
I have used Prima  Printery PP "Folio", Thanks Tiff from Scrap Sanity, Prima Flowers, the little girl praying and Doily from the ChipChopShop http://www.etsy.com/shop/thechipchopshop Thank You Leeann, visit Leann's site for gorgeous handmade embellishments all made by Leeann. The little ballet charms from the lovely Annette http://annetteedmonds.blogspot.com.au/ Thank you 
Gorgeous, such a thoughtful lady . Dusty Attic Chippy from Tiff at Scrap Sanity http://scrapsanity.com.au/ so generous, Tiff is always having give aways. Cream braid from Craftqueen, http://www.craftqueen.com.au/ Thank You Nicole , another generous lady. Gees scrapping people are the best people I reckon .
Thank you for popping by.
Sad news that David Jones passed away. I loved the Monkeys and like every young girl in the day, was in love with Davey. "Hey Hey we're the Monkeys" ~ and who hasn't done the Monkey walk , arm in arm, loved it.
Don't Forget to pop over to ScrapthatSong http://scrapthatsong.blogspot.com.au/ This month the challenge is to scrap a song from the year you were born. Being old :( the song choice for me was interesting. But I did find one that I liked, so please join us with a layout from the year you were born, come on I dare you. 


Please let me know you called
Hugs
Mary x

The need to revaluate

Hello friends on this Rainy, Rainy Day,


Over at Scrapboxx http://www.theboxx.scrapboxx.com/ Janice set a challenge to use products with the letters of our name. So I created My 3 Sweet Peas.


M~ Matted my photo
A  ~ Alpha's
R~ Rhinestones
Y~ Yarn

Terrible weather for taking photo's, but it is forecast to rain all week. I have used Prima Pixie Glen PP, Prima birdcage, isn't it gorgeous. Prima flowers, Scrapmatts lamp post. Thank you to Heather Waldron for the fence which I painted and added some stickles, I stamped the lamp post and added some stickles as well. The chippy "Sweet" is from Scrap Sanity http://scrapsanity.com.au/, which I inked and added stickles as well. The Peter Rabbit button is from http://soupie75.blogspot.com.au/p/lovelybug-bits-n-bobs.html

Thanks for popping by. I am having a bit of a Blah about my scrapping at the moment. You know self doubt etc, etc. So after a chat with a lovely lady , She made me have some light bulb moments. So I am taking what she said on board and hopefully will find my way.
Hope it's not to wet where ever you are. Good for ducks here


Hugs
Mary x