Archiscraps Feb Challenge ~

Hello !
When I saw the current challenge at Archiscraps I knew the lovely Mintay Old Manor range By Karola Witczak I purchased this week would be perfect for the Mood Board Colours and plus I got another travel layout completed .... Yay 

Besides the colour pallette the other criteria is to use a flourish on your layout

Zurich is a beautiful city and I love all the old buildings.

I used a stamped flourish as well as a chipboard one.

Thank you for calling by
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

SCRAP THE GIRLS FEB CHALLENGE~

Hello Again !
Wow two posts within a few days !
Today I am joining in with the challenge at Scrap The Girls and what better subject than these wonder friends.

Friends Annual Get Away 

Every year we head to the Blue Mountains for some Girl Time, and I am sooooo looking forward to this year. These girls are definately good for my soul. 

A close up

I kept the layout quite simple and I've added a little bit of Lizzy and Bec to the layout with some of the embellishments that I was gifted from them.

Thank You for calling by
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

BE CALM ~ SCRAP CHALLENGE YOURSELF

Hello ! Long time no blog, but I do like to try and enter the Challenge at Scrap ChallengeYourself when I can.

This months Challenge is to pick OLW (one Little word)
The word I have chosen for the year is "CALM"
The Past year has been challenging on many levels and will continue to be for some time. Calm is something I don't do well, but for my own well being and health it is something I need to master (wish me luck)

And a close up

Thanks for calling by 
Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Meeting Santa

Hello Hello ! 
I have Scrapped!
My little Grandaughter met Santa for the first time on the weekend, so I thought I would document it.
I have joined in with the challenge of snowflakes at ScrapChallangeyourself
As it is heatwave conditions and Australia is ravaged by bush fires and drought at the moment ,snowflakes are really not on our radar, so I have used pattern paper with snowflakes and added a big snowflake as a embellishment for a Christmas theme.

a bit of a close up. I have used some of the lovely goodies my dear friend Bec gifted me in a wonderful 12 days of Christmas gift.

Such a good little girl Poppy is. They waited in line for about an hour and Poppy was so good and then we she met Santa she was just very inquisitive with his beard and gloves and kept touching them.

I know you shouldn't wish time away , but personally I will be happy when this year is over.

We are heading to the beach for a week , which I am really looking forward to and waking up Christmas morning with our little Grand daughter for her first Christmas.

I would like to wish everyone a Safe, Happy, Peaceful Christmas.
Mary x

Scrap Challenge Yourself ~ Friends

Hello ! Gee two posts in two days ! whats going on ?
When I saw the challenge at ScrapChallenge Yourself I knew just what I wanted to scrap ( and I think you may receive a few layouts of the one photo , hehehe as we all had the same thought )
A friend is someone who gives you a smile when you can't find your own. These girls have put up with me this year and lent me their smiles and listened and given me a shoulder to lean on and cry on, been my sounding board and  we have also laughed. 

I am very fortunate to have these girls as my friends. We get together once a year in the mountains for a few days. It's something I look forward to very much.

Thank You for calling by and I wish for everyone to have good friends in their lives.

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

Reflections ~ Archiscraps Challenge

Hello ! 
Yep still here, not much , but here.
I was looking for a photo the other night and came across this pic I took a few years ago at Lake Canobolas in Autumn and thought it would be good for the challenge at Archiscraps this month , which is Reflections.
That's the good thing about challenges, they get you scapping photo's that otherwise probably would just stay filed in my photos and eventually get deleted.

Reflections

Thank You for calling by and I really appreciate any comments that you take the time for

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Archiscraps Challenge and Yes I am still here,

Hello ! Long time no posts.
 Sometimes life throws you a curve ball that you just don't see coming and in a moment everything changes. I am still scrapping and documenting when time permits . This is the first challenge I have entered in quite awhile. 
Recently I had a few days in the mountains with friends I am very blessed to have, they put up with my emotions and my time with them was much needed . 
Getting out in nature in the beautiful mountains was also much needed. 
So we scrapped, talked , ate, laughed, cried and talked some more. 
I purchased these papers on the way to our get away and did this layout whilst there. It has a lot of distressing and tearing so I thought I would pop it in the Challenge at Archiscrapshttp://archiscraps.blogspot.com/

The photo is from my Mum's photo album and is taken at my Grandmothers home .The photo is of my cousins.
Thanks for calling by . I haven't been visiting and commenting on  blogs, but I keep up with your lovely work on Facebook.

Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x