THANKFUL ~ SOUL SCRAPPERS CHALLENGE

Good Morning !
This morning I would like to share a layout for the "Thankful" challenge over at Soul Scrappers where I have just joined the DT,  I hope you pop over and join the community here and join in with some of the fabulous challenges. 
The challenge I am joining in with is to do a layout about being Thankful. 
Criteria ~ Use hearts, a banner rub ons and ribbon on your layout 

Thankful 

I made my banner from material and stamped the word "Joy" on it. Happy Flair is from StudioFourteen40  as is the "All I want for Christmas is You" file cut and the Santa flair was a gift from Cheryl and I believe it is a Funky Studio flair. The Deer is from Craftqueen which I painted gold and added the satin seam binding also from Craftqueen as is the Christmas button. The sewn Love card is from Jo and the green pin is from Lizzy. 
Our Daughter in law was diagnosed with Breast Cancer early this year and after surgery and treatment she is doing really well. Our Christmas could have been so much different, so our family is very Thankful and enjoyed being together even more , it really makes you appreciate every moment.
Thank you for calling by and I do hope you pop over and check out Soul Scrappers

Love, Peace and Kindness 
Mary x

BLESSED ~ ARCHISCRAPS ~ WATER THEME

Hello ! Tonight I would like to share my first layout as part of the Archiscraps DT. I am a little late posting as we had a few days away . The theme is water 

This might be water colour paint, misting spritzes or any other wet medium.Mixed media people should enjoy this challenge.

Blessed

I have used mists and water paints with water and lots of stamping. This photo was taken in 2008 in Austria, I think I was sitting just taking in the sheer beauty . If you can see there is a mother duck and her ducklings .

I hope you can join in the challenge and in Australia being summer you may have lovely beach photo's to scrap or with all the rain maybe not ! but then you could scrap the rain :)

Please pop over and check out the DT inspiration and leave some love and see who the new members are :) and the lovely work of the GD

Looking forward to seeing your entries

Love, Peace and Kindness 

Mary x

Oh and the black border goes all the way around the layout, it was proving a pain to photograph unfortunately 

COLD SNOW ~ ANOTHER FREAKING SCRAPPY CHALLENGE

Happy New Year everyone! 
I truly hope 2016 is filled with good health and happiness for everyone.
So first blog post and new challenge for 2016 and the challenge at AFSC  is ...... To create a layout of a winter scene or colour scheme. Seems a little strange to me in Australia as it is HOT HOT HOT here and sadly many states are suffering from bush fires. 
But a winter scene I did scrap. I cannot take credit for the photo my son took this of this years snow fall ( you can see more of his photography by clicking on the link)

Cold Snow

I have kept the layout quite clean and simple as I wanted the photo to shine.

I have added a feather and a angel , as I always tell my children that the angels are plucking the turkeys in heaven when it snows. The blue beads were from a Christmas Bon Bon. The silver mesh is from a challenge win and it doesn't show up well in the photo but the sparkly gems between the blue beads is a old clip on earring of a old aunts (hope its not worth millions lol )

Hope you join in this month with the challenge.

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x

OH CHRISTMAS TREE ~ CSI #186

Good morning , I hope everyone had a lovey Christmas and here's to a Happy , Healthy New Year.
Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at CSI 

and this is my take

Oh Christmas tree

Evidence ~ Stars , ribbon, hanging ornament , wood 

Testimony    ~ I have journalled on a tag and tucked in the side of the photo.

The journalling says ~ The putting up of our Christmas Tree is a special family tradition. We come together as a family , share a meal and then put the tree up together. Our tree is not colour coordinated , or have perfectly placed ornaments, but decorations from when the children were at Pre school, the colouring in is very faded now and there are hand made Santa's with missing legs. We also each have a bauble with our name on it that we place on the tree , and we have a baubles that we put on the tree for family no longer with us. A essential is to play carols whilst putting the tree up . 

Thank you for calling by 

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

CHRISTMAS ANGELS ~ BERRY 71 BLEU CHALLENGE

Hello, we are having some lovely , welcomed rain here today, I am enjoying listening to if fall .
 I would like to share my layout for the current challenge at Berry 71 Bleu 
The mood board is the traditional festive colours of Christmas

Christmas Angels

My two Grandchildren carrying out the tradition of putting the angel I made as a young girl on top of the tree . The angel is a bit worse for wear now, she has lost both her arms , but hey who needs arms when you have wings ! I am glad I have kept her, and I hope she continues to be handed down through the generations.

The green sequin bow is from my Mothers craft treasures. The "Noel" chippy I have added gold kindy glitz to is from StudioFourteen40 as is the flair & green and red sparkly washi in the right hand corner . Santa washi and green vine ribbon is from Craftqueen. The Kaiser chippy I have embossed.

Tina Ollett is the GD at Berry Bleu this month and I was inspired by her layout to join in. All the DT inspiration is well .... inspirational.  I think I shall like to join in more of their challenges.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and all things good in 2016 

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

GLITTER IN HER HEART ~ SCRAP AFRICA

Hello on this hot, hot day in Oz. Too hot to do much, so why not scrapbook ! :)
I really love the new mood board at Scrap Africa , so I thought I would like to join in 

So pretty 
and this is my take

Stars in her eyes Glitter in her heart

I have lots of little jars of seed beads and various beads that were my Mum's , so I thought I would put them to use.

The silver thread with little colour bits was also amongst my Mum's treasures

The quote I think I came across it on Pinterest and I really wanted to use it on a layout of my Grand Daughter

I have written some journalling which is added to the back of the layout. The journalling   ~  says Amelia 2015
So proud to be your Nana
I love your sweet soul
You don't have a mean bone in your body,
Don't ever loose that sweetness and kind heart
You have grown into a beautiful young lady
Love you to the moon and back x
Photo taken by Winkipopmedia
Hope you are managing to stay cool in Oz , warm in Europe.
I recommend popping over and checking out Scrap Africa's blog , it is full of inspiration

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x

CHRISTMAS WISHES ~ OFF THE RAILS SCRAPBOOK CHALLENGE

Good afternoon !
Just because I should be doing other things, I am scrapbooking ! Oh well the mood board at Off the Rails Scrapbooking really appealed to me , so this is what happened

The gorgeous mood board

and my layout

Christmas wishes

The stars are from my friend Lizzy and it doesn't show up in the photo , but I added some Kindy glitz to them to make them a bit sparkly.
The Paper pin camera from StudioFourteen40 has a touch of yellow on the camera, it also doesn't show up that well in the photo.
The photo is of my daughter in law and my two grandchildren. Our family wish has come true in that Belinda is doing really well after completing treatment for Breast Cancer, so our family is  going to have a very sparkly, happy, joyful and thankful Christmas.
I would also like to wish those who pop by my blog a magical, joyful and peaceful Christmas and wishing you everything good for 2016

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x