PARIS ~ PL

Hello!

Today I did a couple of PL Pages ! yes I did ! I was inspired last night from Lisa Webb's Pages. I call Lisa the queen of PL.

So I decided to get some more of my Paris photo's documented. I have quite a few which really aren't that great photo wise, but still want to use, so this is perfect and I am still getting my memories down & then I combine them with my traditional layouts in the album

As it can be hard to get photo's without tourist in them, you can always hide them with Ribbon from Craftqueen and then add a fabulous flair from StudioFourteen40 as in the case of  Arc d  Triomphe and pretty french tissue paper, washi tape and a old button and twine on the Opera Photo.

The gorgeous heart is from Charm's Creations and was from a win over at Show us Your Stuff.

The beautiful wooden Eiffel Tower button is from Marally Craft and the white doily is also from my win from Charm Creations

Don't know if I was tired this day, but gees I could have smiled ! I LOVED the Musee d' Orsay , so I should be beaming .
Thank you for calling by , for my attempt of PL

Love and Peace
Mary

DOWN BY THE CREEK ~ Scrapki Wyzwaniowo September 2014

Hello and welcome
Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at

Scrapki Wyzwaniowo 

The challenge is to be inspired by the word imagine.

This is my take on the challenge

This is my Dad and Mum when they were quite young. I can only Imagine what life was like back then and I quess we can never imagine our parents being so young and carefree. I think My Dad looks so handsome and my Mum so pretty. 

I am not to sure who the other two boys in the photo are, I will have to see if any of my Aunts know.

I made the flower and the little pink doily on the flower and the pink threads are from Mum's craft treasures. The blue butterfly glass bubble is from Georgia Heald's Etsy shop as is the zipper stamp.

Georgia Healds washi tape from her Etsy shop and Prima "Life" chippie from Craftqueen. The little green squares on the layout are Mosaic tiles. I remember making a teapot stand out of blue, white and brown tiles and I was so proud of it, we had it for years, anyway I digress. 

Thank you for calling by, I appreciate your comments.

Love and Peace 

Mary x

AH PARIS ~ LESSOLOGY CHALLENGE

Good morning !

Today I would like to share my take on the challenge at Lessology , and the challenge is 

I don't know about you but I'm obsessed with travel-related ephemera - map paper, tickets, luggage, globes. So this month, let's see your take on LESSology Challenge #40: Travelogue. We want to see your travel-inspired projects incorporating elements that have to do with travel.

Remember, you can create anything you like as long as you incorporate at least ONE upcycled item on your project. Please indicate what it is in your post as it might not be apparent.

I was inspired by the lovely Marta to start a old book journal . It is so much fun and creatively freeing. Pop over to Marta's blog , she is very inspirational.

So my upcylcle is the old book I have used to journal in, some old vintage thread that belonged to my Mum and serviettes. The Eiffel Tower is a serviette and then I have used the white backing from the serviette to stamp images on, such as the Montmartre scene and the French Lady.

The little gold beads are from Craftqueen, not sure where the little bike charm is from. Hot air Balloon Charm is from The Trinket Track.

Thank you so much for calling by, I hope your day is sunny and bright.

Love and Peace

Mary x

NEW SHOES ~ HOME AND SCRAPPED SKETCH CHALLENGE

Greetings on a beautiful Sunday morning, I hope you are enjoying your day.
Today I would like to share with you a layout for the sketch challenge at Home and Scrapped a lovely , friendly community on Facebook.
This is the sketch 

and my take on the sketch

New shoes

These are old photo's of my Mum, I called the layout New Shoes as on the back of the middle photo that is what Mum had written. Mum is the taller girl, I think it may be her sister Philomena with her, but I am not sure.

Beautiful StudioFourteen40 Flair from the "always" range . StudioFourteen40 have been busy updating their blog with a lovely new fresh look, plus they have released new ranges of flairs recently , so I recommend you pop over and have a look. Old lace that was Mum's, Satin Seam binding and little square pearls from Craftqueen.

Old lace from my Wedding going away outfit, old threads & sequins from Mum's craft stash  and exquisite Rose Chipboard flourish from Scrapmatts that I have coloured with inks and Journal pen. Thank you Cheryl for picking that up for me.

The big button was from a win at Zeus and Zoe quite a time ago , I think it may have even had a different name back then  

Thank you for calling by

Love and Peace

Mary x

MY FATHER MY HERO ~ SEPT CHALLENGE AT SCRAPBOOKIT

Good evening here in Australia. I am like that duck paddling, paddling ! having to work really eats into my scrapbooking time, but trying to keep up and unfortunately will not have to time to do all the challenges I would like. But.... I have created a layout for the challenge at Scrapbookit. The challenge is to celebrate a hero, use 4 different Pattern papers, washi tape, twine/string and a handmade embellishment. OK I think I have it covered :)

This is my layout 

My Father ~ My Hero

I have used the four different PP's and used the filmstrip washi tape as my border, along with a ruler washi tape under my photo. My handmade embellishment is the bottle top. I have added tiny twine and vintage thread behind my bottle top, and tiny twine in my tag. The white foam pieces are the negatives from my foam dots ( waste not )

The gorgeous flair is from StudioFourteen40 "always" range. The words say "I look to the Stars", such a beautiful range. 

This is my Dad and my Grandson. Dad was not only a Hero to me , but I am sure to all those that knew him. He cherished his Grandchildren and Great Granchildren and they looked up to him. Dad was a quiet man, but when he talked people listened, I miss my Dad. 
When my Grandson's mother's Grandmother died , Jedd was saying his prayers and said "When you get to Heaven just look for Deckie (that is what all the grandchildren/ Great Grandchildren called my Dad) He will help you, You will know when you see him , because he has a big smile .  How adorable is that ? 

Thank you for calling by and hope you find some time to document your Hero and join in over at Scrapbookit

Love and Peace 

Mary x

SCRAP AFRICA VINTAGE CHALLENGE AND I AM SO HAPPY TO BE A GD THIS MONTH

Hello,
Three posts in a row! Yep I have some catching up to do ! I am very honoured to be a GD over at Scrap Africa this month and the theme just happens to be a favourite for me ~ Vintage ! :) The layouts from the DT members at Scrap Africa are  always inspirational, so pop over and check them out and enjoy them.

So now I share my layout for the vintage theme

This gorgeous old photo is my husband. I love the old pram.

I kept my layout pretty simple as I wanted the photo to shine.

Prima  Life , crown and clock chippy are from Craftqueen as is the ribbon and beautiful flowers. 

The beautiful little bird is from Jo and just the perfect colour.

The big old button and small button are  from my Mum's button tin and lots of lovely old threads.
Thank you for calling by, I hope you get a chance to join in on the challenge.

Love and Peace
Mary x

ARTasic CHALLENGE AND HAPPY NEWS FOR ME

Hello ,

Today I wish to share with you the new challenge over at ARTastic and to also share my happy news with you. I am very proud to say I am now on the DT for ARTastic :)
I am really looking forward to working alongside the talented team at ARTastic and also for the first time working alongside my friend Lizzy :)
So now to share the challenge with you and look forward to seeing all the amazing takes on this


This month we are being inspired by an artwork with a difference.  This amazing piece by 
Dominique Falla called Tipografia and yes this is all about the string !!  Although you may well also be inspired by the words or the colours of the image.

Criteria is to use string or twine on your work

A little about Dominique Falla -  

Dominique Falla is an Australian designer/artist who works in a variety of craft mediums and combines them with a digital aesthetic to make tactile typography pieces. She is currently interested in the New Aesthetic and exploring ways in which the digital world can inhabit the real one using typography.

This month we have two main sponsors - each offering vouchers to their stores.

So thinking caps on and share your creations with us.

This is my take on the challenge

Relax

The word Relax and prompt string took me straight to total bliss, laying in my hammock at Navutu Island Fiji. It was Good Stuff believe me, how I wish to be back there.

Good Stuff stamp a gift from Lizzy. Relax word a gift from Susan. 

Chevron stamp from the same stamp set from Lizzy.

Thanks so much for popping by and please join us over at ARTastic

Love and Peace

Mary x