DON'T LET ANYONE EVER DULL YOUR SPARKLE ~ CHALLENGE SOUL SCRAPPERS

Good Afternoon!
 It is a hectic weekend for me, I had my brother come from Melbourne on Friday , he left this morning , I worked and more visitors this afternoon :) But last night whilst the boys watched football I scrapped :)
The layout is for a Tic Tac Toe challenge at Soul Scrappers. I chose the row that required the word Extraordinary , flowers and Music/Dance. 
I chose to scrap a photo my son took on his recent trip to Thailand and he kindly let my use it. I thought it suited the challenge when I read his thoughts on this little girl.

These are his words about his photo, I will type it up and add to the back of my layout .
"Of all the photo's I took on my recent trip, this is standing out as a fav. This is Jipor, a little orphan who is without a doubt one of the happiest souls I've met. She loves to skip, sing and pick flowers. When ever the little ones put on a dance routine, they all look to Jipor for guidance . This pic warms my heart and also breaks it. It will remind me you don't need much to be happy." 
I have admit I tear up when I read this.
Thank you for calling by and enjoy the rest of what is left of your weekend.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

ALL I WANT IS TO BE TOGETHER WITH YOU ~ JULY STASH BUSTER CHALLENGE HOME AND SCRAPPED

Hello !
Popping by this afternoon to share my layout for the Stash Buster Challenge at Home and Scrapped and the theme is florals.
Apart from a couple of things all the products I have used I have had in my stash for ages, so that makes me happy.

It is really hard to get a decent photo with true colours in this crappy weather.
The feather flowers and pins were sent to me by my lovely Irish Pen friend ,and the floral washi was from another lovely friend, other than that all the other products , including the pattern paper I have had for yonks.
You might notice the word Dolly written on masking tape on my layout ,well Dolly is what my family calls me and that is my Mum's handwriting. Mum used to put names on things that she wanted people to have.  I found this not long ago which must have fallen off something and it has been kicking around on my desk ever since, I couldn't bare to throw it out, so last night I though what better way of preserving it than putting it on my layout.
Thank you for calling by, wishing you all a wonderful weekend. I am having a weekend of visitors .

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

SHINE LIKE THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS YOURS ~RUMI . SHOP AND CROP CHALLENGE

Hello !
Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at Shop and Crop .
The inspiration is this beautiful mood board

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I was inspired by the beautiful quote and the petals look like feathers to me , so I have added feathers to my layout. My layout also has a touch of mauve and blues 

Shine like the whole Universe is yours ~ Rumi

This was taken at my Grand daughters year 10 Formal, to think she has nearly finished school for good ! 

I loved the quote for her, as she really does have a spirit that shines. She has a kind , sweet soul and that is what I love about her. 

Thank you for calling by and I hope the lovely mood board has inspired you as well.

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

DARE TO DREAM BIG ~ WATERCOLOUR IN BLUES ~ MEGS GARDEN

Hello on this rainy day.

Today I would like to share a DT layout using the beautiful new range of papers at Megs Garden "Watercolour in Blues".It is a beautiful range and so lovely to work with.

Dare to Dream Big

How gorgeous is the braid with the attached tassels , I love it.

I fussy cut around the large rose with my craft knife and popped my photo under it to hide some of the black  and then I did the same with the 4 x 12 " matching strip. Each 12 x 12 sheet comes with a matching 4 x 12 strip , which comes in very handy :) , I placed the rose from the strip over the rose on my layout with foam dots to create a 3D effect 

The beautiful , blue organza ribbon adds a lovely softness

I have taken images from the Cut and Create sheet in the range and I punched decorative borders around them to layer under my photo. The "Dare to Dream Big" stamp is from Kaisercrafts new range.

So many gorgeous images on the Cut and Create Sheet, great for cards, mix media , layouts , journals .... endless possibilities , Pocket letters, snail mail !

And if you are still with me , my layout in full . Sorry for the long post, but I really love this range and how cool is the gold bird !

Every thing I have used besides the Kaiser Stamp can be found at Megs Garden Store. I hope I have inspired you to create with this beautiful range , I am now excited to go and create with some of the other lovely papers in the WaterColour in Blues Range, think that is what I will be doing over the next couple of days. :) 

Please pop over to the blog and see all the inspiration from the DT girls and leave them some love would be nice 

Love , Peace and Kindness

Mary x

DANCING IS DREAMING WITH YOUR FEET ~ KRAFT PLUS CHALLENGE

Hello ! 
Today I would like to share my layout for the challenge at Kraft plus. I really like the mood board, so soft and pretty and I knew I had some Sheet Music.
Here is the challenge inspiration

and this is my take

Dancing is Dreaming with your feet

I have used the mint green and pink in my layout and the sheet music of course and flowers.
The Paris Post card scene is from my Irish Pen Pal and I cut it in two , lace in my flower cluster from my USA pen pal as is the Ferris Wheel image ( I have awesome Pen Pals ) .
Thank You Lizzy for the "Amazing" word .
The photo is of my Grand daughter who looks so little here (She is 18 now, and yep I am in denial)
When we were in Paris in 2008 one night whilst on a bus I saw a advertising sign that had the word Meli on it (which is what we call Amelia and I said to my husband , "We will come back here one day to watch Meli Dance" hence the significance of the Paris scene I created. So that was the thought behind my layout, a bit of trivia :) and a crazy Nanna's thoughts..... but you never know hey.
Thank you for calling by, I appreciate your thoughts and comments
Photo credit RSVP Photography

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

CAPTURED MOMENTS ~ JULY CHALLENGE ANOTHER FREAKING SCRAPPY CHALLENGE ~ BUTTERFLIES

Good Afternoon !
Well being a new month I am posting another challenge that I would love you to join in with us at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge.
The criteria is Butterflies, easy , peasy.
I came across this old photo of Dad walking me down the aisle on my wedding day and thought I would like to scrap it

Captured Moments

I have used butterfly background paper and added butterfly embellishments and butterfly washi tape.
The butterflies are also significant to me , as I like to think Dad is around me when I see a butterfly.
I would love you to join us in the challenge, in the meantime enjoy the rest of your weekend

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

FAMILY MOMENTS ~ ARCHISCRAPS JULY CHALLENGE

Good Evening ! Another month has flown by, gosh the weeks just seem to gone in a blink. But a new month means a new challenge at Archiscraps and this month we want to see distressing and wood.
This is the inspiration

and my take on the challenge

Family Moments

As the weather has been dark and gloomy I found it difficult to get a good photo. Never the less I have gone to town with distressing , ripping and  adding torn cardboard under my photo. 

Thank You Sandra for the flower . I was lucky to have a visit from Sandra awhile back and Sandra brought Lizzy with her , we had a lovely day and Sandra gave me a whole heap of flowers (as she is not a flower girl ) and I am :) 

The photo was taken by my son at  a family Get together at Abercrombie River . My hubby at the back, (Probably thinking he is the head of the family , but we all know his beautiful sister is :) She is next in the photo with her hubby and Grandson and then me.

Thank you for calling by , I hope you can get your distress on this month and join us in the challenge.

Enjoy your weekend and I hope you find some creative time.

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x