NEW CHALLENGE AT COLORMESCRAPPY ~ DANCE

Morning! Still a bit chilly here, crazy weather at the moment!
The new challenge is up at CMS  and it is a beauty. Lovely rich colours and the twist to use feathers , which is all the rage atm.

The large brass flower is from Paper Stories and I have added twinkling paint to it also from Paper Stories. The beads and gold confetti thread and old twine is from my Mum's treasure tin. The gold burpa is from Marally Craft. The little gold flower embellie is from CraftQueen. I have misted the feathers and added gold Kindy Glitz here and there

Some torn music paper and Pattern Paper & bits of washi tape

I have added gold kindy glitz to the Dance Stamp in keeping with the gold theme in the layout. Another little bit of washi

I have matted the photo with two journal cards

My beautiful GD, photo by Winki Pop Media Sydney.
Pop over and check out the DT's inspiration and then join us in creating with these gorgeous colours.
Wishing you a beautiful day
Love and Peace
Mary x

ORANGE PAPERIE ~ BLACK & WHITE WITH A SPLASH OF COLOUR

Morning! Have you headed over to the Orange Paperie yet and checked out Cheryl's challenge this month ? It's a beauty and Heather Jacob has created a  gorgeous layout as our GD . Heather's work is just beautiful.

I have gone with red as my splash of colour 

 I have used lots of bits and pieces on this layout. The hearts are Pink Paislee, Washi and metal flower embellies are from Craftqueen  Arrow stamp is from Scrapfriends . I have used the blossom mask and coloured with a mixture of gelato's and water colour paint . The black button/stud thingies are from my Mum's treasure tin . The music paper from memory is Kaiser.
The photo is of my DD when she was little and is taken at my Grandmothers.
Some close ups. Adorable tag is from Scrapfriends

Lace is from Marally Craft  , I love you Lots Stamp is a roller stamp from Scrapfriends 

Thanks so much for popping by. Your comments are always appreciated.
So pop over to Orange Paperie , we want to see your creations  :)

Love and Peace
Mary x

I MADE SOME CARDS

Yep I did :) Cards is something I don't do a lot of, for some reason when it comes to cards I have a mental block. However with Christmas fast approaching I thought for my class it would be a change from a layout. So I made some cards..... and the class seemed to enjoy the change as well.

the original example  of the Reindeer Card was quite big for a card

As this was my proto type I was working out my card on
So I made use of it and Incorporated into a layout

These are my two boys on Christmas morning many moons ago.

I have a bit of a thing for Reindeers :)

Thanks so much for dropping by. Don't forget the challenge at CMS  , you still have a couple of days left for the current challenge and Orange Paperie  has a fabulous challenge

A couple of photo's I took on my walk this morning

Love and Peace

Mary x

DON'T LET ANYONE DULL YOUR SPARKLE ~ CSI #92

Afternoon,
long weekend nearly over :( but at least I got some scrapping done :)
This one is for CSI #92

The colours are so pretty and soft and the jewels made me want to scrap one of my GD 's dance photo's
My evidence ~gem/pearls, Heart, cabochon flowers.
Testimony ~ I have used the word Sparkle in my title and tucked my journalling inbetween layers
" Who would have known when you first started dancing at the age of 3, when we thought it would be good for you to mix with other children, that you would blossom into the most beautiful dancer. You Shine brightly with your beautiful smile ~ Don't ever let anyone dull your sparkle beautiful girl ~ Love Nanna Mary xxx

I have mounted the photo by Winki Pop Sydney on white paper and stamped around it to make it stand out. 
The little decorative circle that I have added the flowers to is from the trinket track as are the sparkly little blue sequin flowers .

I have used texture paste with a mask and used water colours . The little flower jewels are from Craftqueen.

The string of confetti type sequins are from my Mum's tin of goodness. Some I have cut away from and added here and there.

Thanks for calling, please let me know you were here. Enjoy the rest of your day . Hope you pop over to Orange Paperie Our GD and DT have some beautiful layouts to inspire you this month
Sharing a photo from my walk this morning

Love and Peace 
Mary x

ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A VERY GOOD DADDY ~ CSI #S365-2

Afternoon,

I hope you are enjoying this long weekend in Australia, always good to have a couple of days off.
I enjoyed having my DD home for a couple of days .
When I saw the Case File at CSI  and the evidence and testimony, I knew straight away what photo and story I wanted to tell

My evidence ~ Book pages,Tearing, Crown, Stencils.
Testimony ~ I have started my journalling with Once Upon a Time 
My journalling which is on a pull out tag says ~ The most precious gift you can give your child is your time. The simple act of reading to them is their biggest delight. It's the little things that are big.
The Alice card is from the trinket track 

 As is the little bird and cog

This is my two boys and my husband, over 30 years ago now!

I have also used texture paste, water colours, stamps and gyprock tape, twine and bakers twine

Thank you for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend

Love and Peace

Mary x

ONE PHOTO MANY MEMORIES ~ CSI #91

Hi all,

Just wanting to share my layout for case file 91 over at CSI

My Evidence
Leaves, Teapot accent, Metal accents
Testimony ~ My journalling in the velum envelope tucked up the top says
One Photo , so many Memories. This photo evokes so many memories of home. The teapot ~ The jug was always boiled and a pot of tea on the table when anyone visited my Mum and Dads
The lamingtons ~ I remember putting the square blocks of sponge cake on a fork and dipping them into the chocolate and then rolling them into the coconut , sometimes we would make red jelly ones as well
The jar of Lemon butter (homemade) , the old sugar pot that we had forever. 
The jars of homemade pickles on the cupboard in the background ( the smell of the pickles cooking in the big pot would get into our clothes, I still remember the smell)
The familar cups and sauces brought out for a cuppa
The big bowl of cream ( no doubt there would have been the delicious Gem cakes Mum made that we would cut in half and put cream in the middle ,Yum! haven't had one for so long now.
It is amazing if you look into a photo the memories it holds

The old lace and thread are from Mum's. The metal charms and wooden doily & flourish (that I inked) are from Craftqueen

I Have added some metal mesh

The PP is Kaiser Magnolia Grove Collection

Thank you so much for looking. Pop over to CSI and be inspired by the amazing layouts over there. Don't forget to join us at CMS we have a fantastic sketch and colour palette for you to be inspired by.
Love and Peace 
Mary 

BUILDING BLOCKS WITH GRANDMA

Evening ! 
A new month brings a new challenge at CMS. Another fantastic colour palette and this month a awesome sketch

I love the palette and the sketch , but for some reason I struggled a bit with this one, mojo gone missing. However I am pleased that I have scrapped a lovely memory for my eldest son, building blocks with his Grandma at Dot Dots.
We were at my Aunty Dot's place and my children called her Dot Dot.

Love the font of the happy chippy from Scrapmatts 

I went with the whole building theme, with the ladder, ruler washi tape

I have used the Kaiser range "In the Attic"

Thank you for calling. Please Pop over to CMS and be inspired by the DT's fabulous layouts.
Love and Peace 
Mary x