Just Like a Butterfly I will awaken in my own time ~ Megs Garden

Hello fellow scrappers , today I would like to share a couple of projects for Megs Garden 
Firstly a layout using the new In The Watercolour  Garden Range, such a beautiful range!

For the link to the products I have used on the layout visit Megs Blog here

There is also a link to the entire range on YouTube . I have a daughter getting married next month and I think this range will be perfect.

The next project I would like to share is a memory journal I created for a Pen Pal . If you click on the link it will take you to the YouTube slide of the journal. I made the journal with Megs Gardens gorgeous products, which can all be found in Megs Shop 

Thank you for calling by,I really appreciate any comments.

 Meanwhile someone forgot to tell Winter to move along and Spring to come on in . I really don't like the cold, but not much one can do about the weather. Thinking of all those experiencing cyclones etc at the moment, so I shouldn't complain about a little cold. 

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x 

Blossoms and Bees ~ Kraft plus challenge

Hello fellow scrappers, today I would like to share my layout for the challenge at Kraft plus. Which is ....

The prompt made me think of a photo I took at work a couple of years ago, so the perfect opportunity to scrap it. The thing I love about challenges it gets me to scrap photo's I might not have thought to do so.

This is my take

Blossoms and Bees

I also love it when I use old stash up.

Everything on the page is stash I have had for ages. The blossoms are old flowers from my Mums craft stash, Goodness knows how old they are. 

Thanks so much for calling by, I really appreciate any feedback. Have a wonderful week . It is  suppose to be Spring and it is freezing here !  Hopefully it will warm up soon and all these flues and colds will clear up that a lot of people are experiencing .

Love, Peace and Kindness 

Mary x

The Story of the Christmas Bauble ~ A2Z Sept Challenge

Good Morning ! I am popping by to share another new challenge to inspire you hopefully to get those Christmas Photos waiting to be scrapped out and documented , and by joining in the challenge at A2Z Scraplets you will be in the running to win some yummy chipboard.
So the challenge is to create a Christmas layout using no Red or Green .
This is my take

The Story of the Christmas Bauble 

I have used the lovely flourish from A2Z Scraplets . My idea is the flourish acts as the hanger for the words to be like baubles . I embossed the flourish with Colour Blast Snow White. Because I have primed the flourish with gesso beforehand it turned out a lovely silver colour, perfect for Christmas.

We all have our own Christmas Bauble with our name on it & we all place our own bauble on the tree. Over the last few years it has become a bit of a thing that the baubles get placed in all weird and wonderful places, each trying to out do the other. This is My Grandson with my Son in laws bauble whom since becoming part of the family the boys say he has to earn his place and having the disadvantage of not being at the last couple of putting up the Christmas tree there is always much debate as to where his bauble ends up .
Once decided upon its position they take a photo and send it to my son in law as to where his bauble was placed. All a bit of fun and now part of our traditions.
We hope you join us in the challenge and upload your entries to our facebook page.
Christmas is not that far away , so hopefully this challenge will get you in the Christmas Spirit .

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x 

DARE TO BE YOURSELF ~ ARCHISCRAPS CHALLENGE

Good morning on the first day of Spring in Australia, I for one am looking forward to some warm weather. So the start of a new month means new challenges, today I am sharing my last layout as part of the DT for Archiscraps. I am sad to be stepping away and have enjoyed my time on the team.
So onto the challenge, which this month is to use lots of something . I have used lots of butterflies 

Dare to be yourself

Hope you join us this month with your take on the challenge.
Enjoy your day , I hope its a good one
Love, Peace and Kindness 
Mary x

WORLDS BEST DAD ~ KAISERCRAFT

Good Morning fellow scrappers. With Fathers Day this weekend in Australia I am popping in quickly this morning to share a card I made with the Kaisercraft Factory 42 Range. The range is perfect for Masculine layouts/cards/tags.

I am also just making it in time to enter in the challenge at Kaisercraft to use coggs this month.

I hope you like my attempt to make a tie with ribbon :)

Our children are very lucky to have such a good Dad. He was firm when they were little, but it was probably a good balance as I was too soft, however I also expected good behaviour and manners. They knew if he said something he meant it and knew not to overstep the mark. He would be on the sidelines to all the sporting events and coached as well , attended all the school functions ect ( now we do it for the Grandkids) They know he is always there if they need him and would go to the ends of the earth for them. He has really softened in his old age , which they find funny.

Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads/Grandads 

Love ,Peace and Kindness

Mary x

Leave Ordinary Behind ~ Stuck Sketches ~ Kaisercraft

Good morning ! Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at Stuck Sketches. The sketch really appealed to me, Also I am entering the layout in the Kaisercraft Challenge this month , which is to use coggs.
The sketch ~

and this is my take 

I have used the new range from Kaisercraft Factory 42 Collection

My beautiful Grandson who is growing up way to fast !

Thanks so much for popping by, I really do appreciate any comments.
Have a wonderful week
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Free Spirit ~ aall-and-create

Good Afternoon !
The new challenge is up at aall-and-create and once again I have been inspired to join in. The new challenge is Asia inspired. You must use at least one of the prompts ~

Motifs inspired by mandalas

· Geometric shapes

· Tiles - ceramic, pantiles, glazed tiles, or their designs...

· Asiatic flowers, such as cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, orchids, lotus, Frangipani, lilies, hibiscus etc..

· Calligraphy or handwriting

· Fabric, faded or dyed

· Powdered pigments

Free Spirit

I have used the Asiatic Flowers and also pan pastel on the stenciled cherry blossoms for the powdered pigment prompt.

It was nice to have this photo of my middle child ( the free spirited, gypsy child ) as he is usually the one behind the camera. The boy who took the photo kindly said I could use the photo of Christopher letting the Children from the Blue Sky School in Thailand play with his camera , taking a photo of him !

He has been over to the orphanage/school the last couple of years , working on building what is ever needed at the time and helping the children with school, the experience has really had a impact on him and he wants to go back again. He has never been materialistic but is even less so now. The children have so little by western comparisan but also have so much. They are happy, they have each other , they find happiness in the simplest of things ( no fancy toys or play stations etc ) They are looked after and appreciate everything. To me they seem a lot happier than a lot of children that have everything that money can buy. But it is when they get older and don't have the opportunities for careers etc and they have to find their way in the world that life will become more difficult for some of them sadly. He said they really want to learn though and try hard at school and learning English.

I know he is very grateful for the opportunity to help out at the school and I am sure he has made a positive impact no matter how small  and that makes me happy.
Thank You for calling by, I love to read any comments. I hope the coming week is filled with happy moments for you.
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x