SCRAP YOUR STORY ~ A NEW CHALLENGE SITE

Hello,

There is another fabulous new challenge site http://scrapyourstory.blogspot.com.au/  and I was fortunate enough to be the first Guest Designer. The criteria for the first challenge is simple ~ to use just one photo, so no excuses for not joining along

This is the layout I chose to do using the Kaiser base PP, I love this range of Papers, so versatile. I added lots of stamping, my idea a brick wall with graffiti. This is our middle son when we spent four days with him in Rome whilst he was living overseas. It was a special four days for us

I have used the chevron stamp ( one of my faves) from 
scrapfriends and the Pink Paislee Artisan words and arrows again from scrapfriends

My journalling is on the tag, slipped in the side

I have made a little paper bag envelope that I have used as a layer that the travel tag slides into

Thanks for popping by, please join in the challenge over at scrap your story and don't forget the new challenge will be posted at Orange Paperie http://orangepaperieandco.blogspot.com.au/ in the next couple of days AND we have a new Design Team Member ...... the lovely Cheryl  http://cheryl-mylittlecorneroftheworld.blogspot.com.au/ , so please pop over and make Cheryl welcome.
I had a lovely afternoon having lunch at the cutest little Italian Restaurant , delish food, great company and a bottle of red. I really think tomorrow should be declared a public holiday, because I don't want to go to work
Hope the coming week is a fantastic one for you all
Happiness and Peace
Mary x

COLOR ME SCRAPPY ~ NEW CHALLENGE

Hello scrappy friends,
 today I am very excited as the new challenge at color me scrappy http://color-me-scrappy.blogspot.com.au/ has been posted with a new Design team and I am one of them! :) So I would love you to pop over take a look and see what all the lovely DT Members have created,  and join in with us on the challenge
which is......

Use this sketch 


and to use these colours




The bright cheery colours straight away reminded me of Fiji and its beautiful people 

The title says " Friendships made under the Fijian sun. This was a farewell ceremony for Alison a Australian girl who had been managing the resort while the two Australian boys that normally ran it had a break. We were so lucky to be part of a few ceremonies and Karva celebrations whilst there, the Fijians love to celebrate, they just love life.
I have used lots of misting, which of course makes the cardstock go crazy no matter what you do, oh well adds character. Texture paste with the Kaiser wheat mask and made my sun from a misted paper doily. 

Thanks for popping by, please pop over and check out the challenge and join in, I will be waiting to see your layouts there!
Hope it's not to windy where you are, feel like Dorothy and Toto here, might get blown away
Happiness and Peace
Mary x

LIVE IN THE SUNSHINE ~ HAVING SAID THAT

It has turned quiet cold here tonight we have the heater on ! Looks like goodbye Summer. I hope you are all keeping warm and dry, good weather for scrapping or curling up with a good book or movie.
I created this layout from one more piece of Pattern Paper and some of the leftovers from my last layout I posted

my sister in law and me being a little silly on the beach.

I have rolled the striped pp under the photo and added perfect pearls along the top of the banner, I came along both these great ideas whilst blog hopping.
A little bit of Lacey netting and muslin for a beachy feel

Live in the Sunshine, Swim in the sea, Drink the wild air ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend whatever you may be doing. Please let me know you called
Peace and Happiness
Mary x

Liebster Award

Today I was thrilled to be awarded a blog award from Sarah http://lawlessrose.blogspot.com.au/ , Thank you Sarah I was honoured

About the Award

This award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. Once you have been nominated you award it to blogs that you like that have fewer than 200 followers to encourage new visitors to these blogs.

Rules for Acceptance

Thank the person who gave you the award and link it back to their blog.

Post the award onto your blog.

Give the award to 5 bloggers who you appreciate that have fewer than 200 followers.

Leave a comment on their blog to let them know that you have given them this award.

Here are 5 blogs to inspire  that I know you will enjoy visiting as much as I do

Lizzy Hill~  http://lizzyhill12.blogspot.com.au/

Geli Duncan  ~ http://colourblast.blogspot.com.au/

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

Sandra ~ http://kiandra-kreations.blogspot.com.au/

Shaunagh~ http://artjournallingscrapbooking1.blogspot.com.au/

Weekends NEARLY here , 

Keep Smiling

Mary x

COLOR ME SCRAPPY

Evening fellow scrappers ,

The new range of Kaisercraft Lulu and Roy has come out and I thought I would use it for my next weeks class and then I realized it fitted in with the colour challange over at Colormescrappy http://color-me-scrappy.blogspot.com.au/

and the criteria was layering , which I have covered , so here is my layout

This is my beautiful sister in law. The quote says "Family by marriage , Friends by heart". This is the way I think of her, we are great friends and I love her to bits

Sorry the picture quality is not so good, it is getting late here and it is a overcast and rainy day.
Hope to see you all joining in over at colormescrappy
Wishing you all a happy week
Peace and Sunshine
Mary x

THE TWO GIRLS I LOVE MOST IN THE WORLD

Hello,
This layout is a just because, a layout of the two girls I love most in the world, my DD and my DGD. The photo was taken at Amelia's Confirmation Day. 

 I saw this gorgeous Prima mask on a beautiful layout of Gwen Wrucks  http://gwenatthisisme.blogspot.com.au/and I knew I needed it, yes definately a need not a want :)
Luckily Nicole from Craftqueen had one :) http://www.craftqueen.com.au/ I was thinking of using a circle chippy around the photo and didn't have one on hand, so I improvised and used the olive Satin Seam binding that I got from Nicole that day as well. The Prima Cherish stamp , yep got that from Nicole on the same day, ( obviously I couldn't wait to play with my new goodies )
The little wooden flower button is also from Craftqueen, the heart brad in the corner is a gift from Jo http://mycherrypiecreations.blogspot.com.au/

The cream fabric flower at the side that you can see peeking out under the satin seam binding was a gift from http://billiebeveridge.blogspot.com.au/ The little bronze charm, again from Nicole at Craftqueen and the Kaiser wooden chippy that I have smudged with Pan Pastels and the flowers are from Marally Craft http://marallycraft.blogspot.com.au/ along with the scrumptious Kaiser Base Pattern Paper, isn't it fabulous !

I had run out of my thick thread to sew around the edge and I once again compromised and was really happy with the effect. I have a reel of  almost like string that I found amongst my Mum's things, its probably like 100 years old, I like it just sitting on my desk , because it's like an antique, anyway , so what I did I just laid it around the edge and adhered it here and there 

Wishing you all a wonderful week. My girls is coming home tonight for a very quick visit, but better than nothing
Peace and Sunshine
Mary x

HOME AND SCRAPPED CC ~ CHARMING MEMORIES

Bula,

Home and scrapped http://homeandscrapped.ning.com/ CC is finishing today and I managed to get one more challenge completed. This was to use Blue/Biege /green, no flowers ,and to have a  title & journalling. I have done another page of our time at Navutu ( the most beautiful place and people ever)

The Teresa Collins Far and Away Range is perfect for travel/holiday photos. The colours are more vibrant IRL, the light is not the best now for taking photo's, but has to be uploaded by tonight

A little banner with satin seam binding 

What a cutie

I hope I can visit here again one day, the island and people are truly special, I think of Navutu often
Nearly the weekend :)
Love and Sunshine
Mary x