DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL ~ SCRAP AFRICA

Morning! 

I am squeezing this layout in for the end of the month at Scrap Africa.
I really liked the moodboard and wanted to join in , but was struggling a little to start. In the end I just started and I have documented a photo that I really like , even though it is not a spectacular photo , you know back in the day the camera's weren't like today. But I think the photo says it all.
This little girl from the day she was born has had her father wrapped right around her little finger. I joke that he would drive 4 hours to change a light bulb for her if she asked . Luckily she is a capable young woman , but like all good Dad's he would do anything for his children. I digress , below is the gorgeous moodboard

My take 

Daddy's Little Girl

Flair and file tab are from Studiofourteen40. Drummer rabbit is a printable from Pinterest Old flowers from my Mum's flower tin

I also added a nursery rhyme from a old book.
Thank you for calling by. I hope you enjoy doing something you like this weekend.

Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

SCRAPTOBER FEST ~ COMPLETED

Good Evening,
Tonight I would like to share my final layout for the Scraptoberfest. I am very pleased to say I completed them all , plus the final bonus layout, which is  a combination of all the challenges on one layout .

Laugh

The challenges were ~ to scrap a photo of yourself for Challenge Yourself

Use the following colour palette at My Scraps and More

Use two different washi tapes at Scrap Our Stash

And a sketch challenge at The Memory Nest

For this layout I turned the sketch on its side.

I think I have covered everything and I enjoyed participating in the challenge.

If you click on the following links they will take you to the original challenges I completed 

Love as long as you live

Memories Forever

The Trevi

Picture Perfect

Thank you for calling by

Love, Peace and Happiness

Mary x

PICTURE PERFECT ~ THE MEMORY NEST SKETCH CHALLENGE

Morning !
I decided to take part in the Scraptober Fest Challenge for the month of October and this is The fourth Challenge I have completed . This is  The Memory Nest  challenge which is a sketch

I was kinda of stumped with this for awhile as anyone that knows me , knows how I like to keep adding stuff on my layouts. But I was determined to complete the challenge, so here is my take.

Picture Perfect

My beautiful Granddaughter.
Now to see if I can do the final challenge which is to combine all the challenges on one layout :) Time is ticking

Before I go I would encourage to pop over to the Jennifer Grace Blog and check this out. I found it via Lizzy and it looks fabulous. I know I am going to join in

Have a wonderful day, 

Love , Peace and Happiness
Mary x

TREASURED MEMORIES ~ 7DOTS

Hello !
Today I would like to share a layout that I created for the 7Dots Studio challenge , which is all about woodgrain.
Unfortunately I don't own any 7Dots products, besides some stickers that would not go with my layout. I love their products though and wish I did have a supply , so I hope my entry is allowable. But thank you for inspiring to create this layout anyway.

Togetherness

 My layout may seem a little confused . A beach layout on wood grain ? Yep , the colours just made me think of the sea, and then searching through photos I found this precious photo and so I just went with my feelings. I also wanted to keep a vintage aspect to the layout as well. So with a mixture of contradictions I hope I made it work.

I have used sequins , texture paste and tiny little beads that my Mum had in a jar.

That is my husband with his hands up to his face. He said he can remember his aunt taking the photo with a old box camera. The photo is precious as it is a happy time all together as a couple of years later they lost their Mum to cancer.

Thank you for calling by and I hope your Sunday is spectacular.
Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

THE TREVI ~ SCRAP OUR STASH

Good Afternoon

Today I would like to share a layout for the Scraptober Fest. This will be number three for me and this challenge is from Scrap Our Stash and the challenge is to use two different washi tapes on your layout

I have used some really old PP that I had and my two different washi's are in opposite corners of the layout.

I embossed a few chippies. This is me and my middle child ( The gypsy child) at the Trevi Fountain in 2008, not that you can see much of the fountain in this pic. It is almost impossible to get a photo without people in it, hence this photo I cut down quite a lot and still had to cover people with the title and cogs lol. 
It was always a dream of mine to go to the Trevi Fountain. I found it quite bizarre that there were really no signs to it (we just followed the crowd) and then you go around a corner and BAM it is there in all it's glory.
I thought I would also share a pocket letter I have just finished for my Pen Pal in the States. 

Just the letter to finish and it will be on it's way.
Thank you for calling by 

Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

LOVE AS LONG AS YOU LIVE ~ CHALLENGE YOURSELF

Hello !
Today I would like to share a layout for Challenge Yourself as part of joining in with the Scraptober Fest. The challenge is to join in with four different challenges hosted by four challenge sites. If you click on this link it will take you to the challenges.
So at Challenge yourself it is all about scrapping about you !
Here is my take

Love as long as you live

I went a little pink and flower crazy :) The gorgeous big flower I received as the DT pick at ARTastic. 
The pink crochet flower piece under my photo was in a bag of wool and threads that belonged to my Aunt. I am guessing she had started crocheting something pretty. I like to include these things into my layout instead of them just staying in a bag. The other flowers are from my Mum's flower tin. I've also added old thread.

In this photo I am doing a reading at my Husbands cousins wedding and my husband has always liked this photo, so I thought I would get it out of the box and scrap it.
Thanks for calling by. Two layouts down two to go :)
Hope you are enjoying your week and finding some time to create.
I will leave you with the first flower on our new rose "Mothers Love"

Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x

DEER AND FAWN ~ THE HEART OF A HIPPIE

Hello this sunny day in my home town.
Today I would like to share a layout for the challenge at Deer and Fawn where the challenge is to scrap a photo of yourself. 
This is my take on the challenge

"Enjoy" tab and "just now" flair are from StudioFourteen40

thank you for calling by and wishing you a wonderful week

Love, Peace and Happiness
Mary x