SCRAP CHALLENGE YOURSELF ~ Black and white photo

Hello !
I hope you had a lovely Easter . It was a very different Easter for most I would think.
We are fortunate that we could still spend the day with our Daughter and Granddaugter, but certainly missed the rest of our family.
This months challenge at Scrap Challenge Yourself is to create a layout using a black and white photo. 
This photo is from back in the day. I was at a Spinsters and Bachelor Ball and it was a fancy dress ball. I went dressed as a Indian (but to tell the truth, I dressed that way anyway, that top was my favourite) I was a bit of a hippy at heart.It was a wild night.

I have used elements on my page that I am drawn to ~ the colours, floral washi , Old lace and the deer ( My lovely friend made me a 12 days of Christmas and wrapped the parcels in deer paper , as she knows I love deers. The deer I fussy cut from the paper )
We stayed in Montmartre when we visited Paris. I would like to think we could go back one day, but its probably not going to happen,

Thank you for calling by
Stay safe and well, be kind to each other

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

SCRAP THE GIRLS ~ APRIL CHALLENGE ~ GIRLS GETAWAY

Hello! 
I hope this finds you all well and safe and coping with isolation. 
One thing it gives time for creating, I find its my way of relaxing .
So I have been doing some layouts being inspired by challenges and I thought I would like to join in this challenge at Scrap the Girls and document a trip away with lovely friends. This trip I loook forward to every year. Five friends head off to the Blue Mountains for 3 days to scrap, chat, eat, bushwalk, laugh and cry.
This is the gorgeous Bec and myself heading off to meet up with the girls.

And a bit of a close up

Thank you for calling by and I hope you are getting to enjoy some down time , even if it is enforced at the moment.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Scrap the Boys April Challenge ~ Celebrations

Hello ! 
The days turning colder and the leaves on the trees turning yellow and having to stay home, I have been spending some time scrapping and being inspired by the challanges of a new month.

The challenge over at Scrap the Boys this month inspired me to document my Grandsons 18th Birthday

and a close up

Thank You for calling by.
Stay safe and well
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Kraft Plus ~ April Challenge ~ Fashion

Hello !
Like so many other people I am not working at the moment, so thought I would join in the Kraft Plus Challenge this month 

To be inspired by fashion
I loved how stylish My Mum and her sisters always looked when they went out . 
They lived on a farm and lived a simple life and made most of their own clothes. They had to use what they had back then .
Not sure where this photo of Mum is taken , she must be visiting a friend in the city. It does not surprise me that Mum is not in swimmers , she never liked water.

A close up

I used the spotty material for Mums dress and the lace is from a old petticoat of Mum's (  Don't think anyone wears petticoats anymore) The old pattern paper is to signify fashion and the fact Mum made her own clothes. And of course when you think of fashion you think of Paris, so the Paris washi tape.
Thank You for calling by , it was a fun challenge. Stay safe and well, check on each other and be kind
Love , Peace and kindness 
Mary x

Archiscraps Challenge March ~ Peaceful~ To find she was so perfectly alone

Hello ! I hope you are keeping safe and well in these uncertain times.
To curb my anxiety and to find a little peace I thought to join in the challenge at Archiscraps was something to do to help with these feelings, as the challenge this month is all about Peace.
I find I feel most peaceful anywhere in nature , particularly if water is involved.
I love sitting just looking at the ocean (it makes me think how small we really are in the scheme of things) Living in the country and the closest beach being 4 hours away its usually only when on a holiday I get to enjoy this treat.
The next best thing where I live is the lake. 
The photo is from a couple of years ago now as with the drought there is little water in it at the moment.

To find she was so perfectly alone

and a close up

I find also playing with mists and inks is relaxing and peaceful. 
Thank you for calling by and I hope you find peace and relaxation in these times.
Maybe the universe is telling us to slow down and look after ourselves and each other, to take care of our earth better.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

Whats in the Bickie Tin ~ March

Hello !
Back again to share a layout for the March Challenge at Whats in the Bickie Tin
The Criteria is The colour Pink, Use some Paint and do some handwriting.
As in my previous post I stated I am making a album of my Grand daughters first Birthday and the theme was pink, so perfect challenge to get another page done.
I wanted to do this page a bit like PL , so as to get a few pics of the day on one layout

Hopefully when Poppy is older she can look through her album and see what a special day her Mummy made her First Birthday for her to be.
Thank You for calling by and I do appreciate any comments you take the time to leave .

Love , Peace and Kindness
Mary x

SCRAP CHALLENGE YOURSELF ~ POLKA DOTS

Hello ! 
Today I am sharing my layout for the current challenge at Scrap Challenge Yourself and this months theme is Polka Dots

My Granddaughter recently turned one and I am going to make a albumn of her birthday for her and I thought Polka Dots would be a lovely page to go with her Pinata photo and then I remembered I had to be in it ! (insert head slap )

Besides this photo, the only other photos on the day are with my Granddaughter Poppy, and my daughter doesn't like me to put scrap pages of her on challenge sites, so......
My son captured me looking up at my Granddaughter.
Explaining so the layout makes sense to you 

and some close ups

Thank You for popping by and I really appreciate any comments

Love, Peace and Kindness 
Mary x