PLAYING WITH 7DOTS STUDIO PAPERS ~ NATURAL BEAUTY CHALLENGE

Hello on a Monday long weekend in Oz :)

I sooooo loved the Cold Country and Nature Walk in the 7dots range and thank you to Nicole from Craftqueen for managing to get me some. My biggest problem is that I love it so much I felt a bit paralyzed in using it, as to me it is already perfect. But I had a go and this is what I came up with , the theme for the challenge is Natural Beauty

This is the view from our Villa we stayed in at Tuscany, let me tell you Tuscany abounds in Natural Beauty, so, so beautiful.

Thank you Lizzy for the little white triangle metal thingies , they were perfect for my layout. I have stamped a StudioFourteen40  file tab with the word Beauty, they always add a nice finishing touch and so versatile.
I broke the 2Crafty chippy from Craftqueen in half and put at opposite ends and added some gesso, h20 paint & glitz, A couple of old buttons, some thread and the gorgeous Paradise Found Chippie from Scrapmatts

So I have kept this pretty simple, I wanted the photo and the paper to be the star.

Thanks so much for popping by. Have a fabulous week and I appreciate the time you take to leave a comment

Love and Peace 

Mary x

LIFE GOES BY SO QUICKLY ~ COLOUR CHALLENGE AT PAERDVIZHNIK

Good evening , two posts in one day !
I came across this challenge at Paperdvizhnik  from Sandi's blog and loved her take and the colours, so thought I would play along. I was also feeling the need to play with Gelato's :) 

The colour palette is ..... which I really like

And this is my take. I found it really hard to get a good photo, it is winter here now, so conditions for photo taking of layouts is not going to be good for awhile.

The photo is quite dark which does not help either. So... I played with gelato's for my background, plus stamping, texture paste and plasterer's tape. I have also used the plasterer's tape as a mask and rubbed gelato over it in places. Perfect pearls has also been drizzled in places. Lots of Studiofourteen40 sequins and StudioFourteen40 vellum file tab.
Button and little blue flower are from Craftqueen.
I thought I had finished this layout and then I received my order from StudioFourteen40 in the mail and the flair from the thrift shop range  and silver washi were just the shot to give the layout some Zing.

My goodies I received today :)

Thank you for calling by and oh  I don't know why the font goes big in some places when editing, it just seems to have a mind of its own at times 

Love and Peace 
Mary x

ORANGE PAPERIE JUNE CHALLENGE ~ ENJOY LIFE

Morning ! 
The new challenge set by Bec is up at Orange Paperie and it is a beauty. It is a Tic, Tac, Toe , so lots of room for creative interpretation.



 Pop on over and learn a little about our lovely GD Heather Waldron  and her beautiful take on the challenge, and Bec and John's take, all very inspiring.

My brother had just given me some old photo's of my Mum and Dad, so I was inspired to scrap my Mum when she was a young girl.

ENJOY LIFE

I have used Chippies, twine, and Orange as my Tic Tac Toe . Also I have butterflies & Stamping.

I have used the Vellum Dot from StudioFourteen40 as part of my title and splattered the bits of glitz sequins from StudioFourteen4o on my page. 

Rosettes and twine and 2crafty chippy frame that I embossed from Craftqueen

I have also used texture paste and then inked over parts with a another stencil as well. Stamped some chevron arrows, washi tape, gesso and used a little Spades, club, heart , diamond stamp as my Mum loved playing cards.

Thank you for popping by I really appreciate your comments and hope you can join us in this great challenge. There is something for everyone in the Tic, Tac, Toe. 

I have just enjoyed a visit for a couple of days from Lizzy, I hope it won't be to long before the next one. Lots of talking, scrapping and eating, and lots of laughs trying to do a selfie!

Love and Peace 

Mary

TECHNOLOGY OVERLOAD ~ NEW CHALLENGE AT AFSC

Good afternoon!
A new month means a new challenge to inspire you. The challenge is .....

Here is our prompt for June - come play along!!! 

What is your favourite pastime on your computer? Pinterest? Facebook? Recipes? Poker? Make a layout of art journalling page about it.

Our sponsor is Scrapbook Fantasies, owned by design team member Alicia Redshaw. Alicia will send a beautiful pack of ribbons to a randomly drawn participant.  

Well I have to admit this had me stumped for awhile, but I know one thing for sure I spend WAY to much time on the computer, so I my layout ended up like this.....

OVERLOAD

The PP was a RAK from a few years ago and seemed to suite the theme. I have used pieces left over from chippies when pushed out and painted them white (the little white shapes) The black squares are left over from the label when I had made my word labels.

The Flair is from StudioFourteen40 as is the light bulb velum dot. Sandra's products at StudioFourteen40 are of the highest quality you really should treat yourself and visit her shop, there are flairs to suite all occasions.  Also at the moment when you purchase from StudioFourteen40  just put the word Promo 1 in the coupon box at the checkout and you will receive 10% off the total of the order ! 
  Arrows are from Scrapmatts , I have embossed them. Gold star, metal cog and metal light bulb are  from The Trinket Track , Washi from Craftqueen.

I have also added thin crazy wire, to add to the craziness of my mind overload. ( I am hiding this layout from my husband, because he always goes on about I spend to much time on the computer )

Hope you can join us this month & look forward to seeing your creations. 
And also sharing the layout I did for my class yesterday 

I have used the Be You flair from StudioFourteen40 and the big button is from Craftqueen

My Grandson made his confirmation today and the prompt for Photo a Day was Joy , which is what these two give me.

Love and peace

Mary x

TESTING THE WATERS ~ PL

Hi there, 

Well I have been resisting PL for awhile now, but slowly inching that little bit closer to giving it ago. I brought the pockets some time ago, I purchased gorgeous PL Cards and have been using them on my layouts instead. I just couldn't bring myself to the point of starting, I would get lost in doing a layout instead. 
Then....... Nicole from Craftqueen  asked me would I mind doing a couple of pages for her, so  instead of dipping my toe in the waters, I had to jump right in ! 
I can see it is a great way to go with doing some of my travel pages ( as we all normally tend to do, I took a LOT of photo's , that will take me FOREVER to get scrapped traditionally) 
I also have decided it is how I am going to document my Mother's day this year. Get a whole event done in a couple of pages , brilliant!
So this is my first attempt at PL. The pages are of the Ville d' Este Gardens in Tivoli

how cute is the little wood veneer plane from Craftqueen 

 Black Ric Rac and black and white Chevron ribbon and 
flower charm in the middle of the Doily from Craftqueen.
Light bulb Vellum Circle from StudioFourteen40

Twine , Button and floral Washi tape from Craftqueen

 The beautiful Chevron black and White Ribbon,natural coloured twine, Large Chevron Washi and Travel Washi all from Craftqueen
The gardens are so beautiful . Now some close ups 
The Facts tab file is from StudioFourteen40   fabulous for PL

Also The Remember File Tab from StudioFourteen40

The Travel ribbon From Craftqueen  and the Flair from StudioFourteen40 Post Mark Range.The flairs are flat backed so great for PL and how gorgeous is the ribbon also perfect for travel pages. PL cards a mixture of Kaiser and MME from Craftqueen. I love them, they are so versatile and not to mention pretty!
So thank you for looking at my first try of PL. For one that never thought I would go there , I would recommend it.

Love and Peace 
Mary x

ONCE UPON A SKETCH ~ A LITTLE BIT VINTAGE

Hello!

Today I would like to share my layout for the OUS challenge.
This is the sketch

and my take on it

My journalling is the why I scrapbook, document and love photographs. Warning it's a bit long.

Visiting my brother recently he gave me this photo of My Aunt Vera,  My cousin Norma, who is also my godmother and Mum with my Eldest Brother Patrick in the little white sailor outfit ( what was Mum thinking! I do love her bag though)

I have always loved Photo's , I love the fact they capture a celebration, beautiful scenery, everyday life, holidays and images of far- away places, a fleeting moment, our history , our heritage. Since losing my Mum and Dad in the past few years I have become even more interested to document and preserve our history. These days find me seeking more information from my Aunts that are still here, as to the stories that will be lost if I don't enquire and document it for my family. How will my children know that their grandmother was quite stylish and a bit of a stunner and their grandfather tall and handsome. That their Great Grandparents raised big families in small homes with lots of love and were largely self -sufficient. That one of their Great grandfather's only had one arm and how that came to be, if I don’t document these old photos?
So this is why I scrapbook and why I love photo's so much, they all have a story to tell.

I have used strips of lace and braid and scraped gesso over them. Also mod podged some Paris tissue paper .
The PP is a BoBunny 
Satin Seam binding and loopey braid from Craftqueen

I have use the strand of True Golden sequins, and  Be Flair from StudioFourteen40

I have layered some collectibles in the corner of the photo, I gave the layout a Parisian feel. 
It is a little hard to see here but the word Vintage is stamped onto a Chalkboard file tab from StudioFourteen40

Thank you so much for popping by.
Love and Peace
Mary x

You Make My Heart Sing ~ CSI #123

Hello!
We have certainly been enjoying some glorious weather here in my home town, I hope you have as well.
Today I am sharing my take on Case File #123 at CSI which is 

I was really taken with the colour palette and here is my take 

Evidence ~ Flowers
Mixed Media Background
Jewels
Rub-ons / stamps
wings
Testimony ~ I have journalled on the back of the layout. 
"Once Upon a time their was a young girl called Amelia,
She is a precious gift to our family and lights up the room with her smile, she is sweet and kind.
She likes to dance, which she does beautifully, but it is her sweet soul that makes my heart sing . Love you Darling Girl
.

I have had the Scrapmatt Angel Wings in my stash for awhile, so the perfect opportunity to use them. I have layered them on the 2Crafty chippie from Craftqueen. I have smudged both with blue pan pastel and then added blue 3D- Viva Stamp Paint and also some kindy glitz. Satin seam binding also from Craftqueen.
Silver Sequins and gems from StudioFourteen40
I have added little bits of feathers here and there which holds significance to me for my Granddaughter ( but that is another story and quite a beautiful story )

As well as file tabs with words already on them StudioFourteen40 has blank ones to add your own word , I have stamped Dance on this one. 

You make my Heart Sing Flair from StudioFourteen40 Je 'Taime Range & I have also used the Ballroom Glitz gem

Braid from Craftqueen

I Have used texture paste, mists, stamps , rub-ons, water paint, Mica flakes and 3D - Stamp paint on my background.

Thanks for calling by, it is always fun to get  a bit messy with paints and mists

Love and Peace

Mary