New Month , New Challenges ~ Archiscraps

Hello ! New Challenges , new challenges . Today I am sharing the new challenge over at Archiscraps . We want to see the creative ways you can come up with incorporating pleats/ folds onto your project.

This is what I came up with

I was inspired by the Kaisercraft Range "Hanami " and I have gone with a Oriental theme.

My beautiful Grand daughter .
Thank You for calling by, I hope you join us in the challenge , looking forward to seeing lots of interesting ideas.
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

SMILE ~ NEW CHALLENGE AT A2Z SCRAPLETS

Hello fellow scrappers, 
Gosh another new month, the time is just flying by. I have a new challenge to share with you. A sketch challenge at A2Z Scraplets

and this is my take

Smile

I have used the A2Z Scraplets smile wordlet as my title and I have coloured it with Enamel Accents. If you pop over to the A2Z Scraplets Blog you will see a link to the words in the  Shop

The flairs are from Funky Flair Studio and the leaves are from the $2 shop. The Pattern Paper I have had forever! I thought it suited the colour theme for Autumn, so one day everything has its purpose. The cobwebbing and tiny thread is from Craftqueen.
I hope you will join us in the challenge. There is a pack of chipboard to be won. You can upload your take on the challenge at our Facebook Page.
Happy Creating
Love, Peace and Kindess
Mary x

A2Z SCRAPLETS DT LAYOUTS

Hello ! 
 We have been away for a few days in Qld for my Best Friends Daughters wedding. We had such a nice time and felt honoured to be part of such a special day. The weather was divine, sitting on the deck at night in short sleeves relaxing. We have come home to rain, jumpers, heater :(
Never mind , such is life.
So to share a couple of layout using A 2 Scraplets chipboard

Firstly 

This Girl

As a family we meet and have fish and chips in the Park on Good Friday and I snapped this photo of my Beautiful Grand daugher.

if you pop over to the blog at A2Z Scraplets I describe how I treat the chipboard and I also have a link to the chipboard pieces.

The second layout I would like to share

Mothers Day

the Gypsy child surpirsed me last Mothers Day and came home, which was lovely. The Mothers Day Chipboard piece was perfect for the layout.

The flair is from Funky Flair Studio and as the above layout , if you go over to A 2 Z Scraplets blog I detail how I treat the chipboard piece and have a link to the piece .

I will also like to share a couple of tags I have created recently

I have been joining in with Marta's 52 cafe challenge and enjoying it.
Today was Anzac Day in Australia , so I will leave you with a photo from todays March
Lest we Forget

Thank you for calling by , I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

A LIFE FULL OF LOVE ~ SHOW US YOUR STUFF

Hello on this Easter Sunday, we had a lovely lunch and family day and now all the kidlets have left and I have crept into my scrap room.  I thought I would share my layout for Show Us Your Stuff
The challenge is 

I really enjoyed creating this and I think I have the criteria covered

A Life full of Love

I had this photo laying around on my desk , as I had cut it off from another photo I have scrapped . Even though it is a tiny photo now, I still love the photo of my Aunt being my Mum's bridesmaid, so I thought why not .

My handmade item is my tag. I made it from cardboard from a box . I painted it with black gesso and then added mists and splatters of mist. I used left over chipboard negatives to frame the image and to add dimension.
A close up of the tag. 

I have washi tape and stitching. Pattern paper , old stash.
I technically have texture paste on my page, I just scraped it off , and it is in the end of the old lace doily  ( so still there )
and definately made with love. 
My Auntie Nanie I loved very much. She had a placid personality and gave the best hugs ever.

Thank you for calling by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the Easter Break . 
I enjoyed having this lot home today , only one missing is our son in law who is on night shift so he was catching up on some zzzzzz

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

BE YOURSELF ~ CHALLENGE YOURSELF

Good morning on this Good Friday
Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at Challenge Yourself  and the challenge is.....

My Grandson inspires me everyday. 

I came across this on facebook and think it says it perfectly

Be yourself chippy which I have embossed is from A2Z Scraplets they have the most amazing selection of chipboard to choose from, something for everything.

I have the word inspired if you look above it is in the pattern paper , it says "Be inspired to live the life of your dreams "

Thank You for calling by. Today it has a bit of a tradition for us as a family to meet in the park for fish and chips. 
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

LOVE ~ MEGS GARDEN DT LAYOUT

Hello to you , today I am sharing my latest DT layout for Megs Garden, using the gorgeous Parisian Gardens Range , so pretty !

For a description of how I put my layout together and products from Megs Store that I have used , pop over to Megs Garden Blog. I also have some more projects on the post ( some cards and tags )

My Aunt , Dad and Mum . I can really see my brother in this photo of Dad

I have done a bit of fussy cutting for the layout. So many beautiful images on the Cut and Create Sheets at Megs Garden.
And this is a tag, to see the cards you will have to go to the blog :)

Thank you for calling by and I love to read your comments , makes my day.

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

FAMILY ~ SKETCHY BOARDS CHALLENGE

Hello scrappy friends,
Today I would like to share a layout for the current challenge at Sketchy Boards
The sketch....

and the colour palette

I really am not that fond of scrapping Purple, but something appealed to me , so who knows

I struggled with this one for awhile, but I completely changed my background paper and that made such a difference ( and this is really old paper) I took away a big gold heart doily and that was another improvement. In the end I was surprisingly happy with the outcome.

Now my husband took a interest in this one . He said he really liked the photo as we are all smiling , we are all in it (it was the first time for awhile ) and then he said......

You should leave your glasses on , because you are getting old and that is how I see you all the time now , with your glasses on. OK he should have stopped there ! Then he said that I looked like a Hooker ! I look like a Hooker I said . Yeah he said, you look so small , you look like you are in the middle of a scrum, (he is a old footballer ) Glad he cleared that one up ! My husband really has a way with words

The flair is from Funky Flair Studio 
Thank you for calling by, I hope your week is a good one & may you have a lovely Easter and I hope you get to spend it with those you love .
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x