EVERYDAY ADVENTURE ~ A 2 Z SCRAPLETS

Hello !

Gosh a new month brings so many layouts to share! Today I will share a couple I have done for A 2 Z scraplets. 
The new challenge is up on facebook here  and  a look at the challenge inspirtation

I was inspired by the little tents, made me think of our camping days when our children were little

I have used the corner chippies and embossed them with Orange Zing to brighten the layout.

The chippy is a fab addition to frame the layout.
The photo quality is not the best, unfortunately a lot of the older photo's are not so great, but still hold the memory. We loved camping (now days I prefer comfort) , but camping was a lot of fun when the children were little, out in the fresh air and nature, nothing better. Sometimes we would go with two other families , as in this photo. So 6 adults and 8 children. Our campsite was a shambles , but it didn't matter
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The next layout I would like to share is totally the opposite. A vintage layout.
It is a photo of Dad and myself, once again the photo quality is poor, but I have always loved this photo (not even sure who snapped it ) ,so I thought I should scrap it.

The lovely big flourish from A 2 Z Scraplets is perfect. I painted it with gesso and then used a ink blender to cover the flourish with Tim Holtz Vintage paper ink.

Besides the gorgeous flourish  and the frame from Lizzy, every thing on this layout is OLD ! The circle of material my photo is sitting on is from a old vintage hat , this round piece used to sit on the side of the hat , covered in flowers, which I have since  taken off and used on various layouts. The little beads were in a jar in my Mum's craft stash, so I have adhered them to the circle hat piece .The flowers are from my Mums stash as well .The photo is old :) and the Graphic 45 Paper I have had for AGES 

It suddenly occurred to me whilst scrapping the photo why it is so special to me. Besides a couple of photo's taken by the photographer of Dad walking me down the aisle, this is the only other photo of me and Dad together , just the two of us.

Thank you for calling by, I hope you have enjoyed your long weekend , nearly over :( and I hope you can join us in the challenge at A 2 Z scraplets
Love, Peace and kindness
Mary x

TUSCAN DREAM ~ ANOTHER FREAKING SCRAPPY CHALLENGE

Along with a new month comes a lot of new challenges :)

This month at AFSC it is all about dreams ~  where you dream of going, what you dream of becoming , a day dream, an old dream, or literal dreams ~ nightmares, unusual ones, a photo of a child or adult sleeping. 
Lots of ideas there.

My layout is about a dream I have of living in Tuscany fora few months when we retire. I have lost that dream a little, so maybe I should start focusing on it again :)

Tuscan Dream

I took this photo at the villa we were staying in , near a little Tuscan Village named Pievescola in 2008 

The views , scenery, people in the village , it was all amazing. Yep I better reignite that dream I think.
I hope you join us in the challenge, we would love to see what you come up with. Pop over to the blog, the girls have some lovely layouts to inspire and I know they would be happy to get some love .
Thank you Lizzy for the Dream word . 
Until next time
Happy Creating
 and 
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

FOUR GENERATIONS ~ MEGS GARDEN ~ VINTAGE JOURNAL RANGE

Hello on this Wet, wet day, gosh I don't think I have seen so much rain!
I am up at Meg's Blog today and here to share with you a new range at Meg's Garden called "Vintage Journal".
Anyone that knows me , knows that I do like a bit of Vintage, actually I like it a lot 

Four Generations

This is a photo of my husband with his Dad and two Grandfathers , pretty special.

I have actually fussy cut the book image from the 4 x 6 strip that comes with Megs 12 x 12 Papers and added a ribbon and bead from Megs Shop to look like a book mark. If you pop over to the blog, I have explained how I put my layout together and the products I have used from Megs Shop

Thank you for calling by, I do appreciate your comments. I hope you visit Meg's Blog and be inspired by the DT's gorgeous work.
It is the long weekend here , so enjoy , travel safe and hopefully it doesn't go too quick.
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

I FEEL BETTER WHEN I'M DANCING ~ SCRAP IT WITH A SONG

Hello ! Well I have just returned from a  3 nights away with some lovely friends, scrapping in the mountains. 
Lizzy has documented our 3 nights perfectly, so if you wish, pop over to Lizzy's blog to see what we got up to :)

Last night I discovered Scrap it with a Song challenge for this month has a song "I feel better when I'm dancing " as one of the choices and seeing I have a Grand daughter who dances I knew I would like to join in the challenge. Scraping in by the skin of my teeth (odd saying)

I feel better when I'm dancing

I was a little frustrated though , as I could not get the layout to photograph it's true colour. The background is actually more red.

all the embellishments , besides the music button which is from Craftqueen and the music notes which I had in my stash are from Lizzy, who on the weekend gave me a bag full of goodies :)

I quite like using this pleated paper effect to add a little something and I don't know what has come over me, but I have gone quite cas again.
I am at a crossroads with my scrapping at the moment I think, not sure where it is going or if it will continue to go at all .
The photo is of my Grand daughter and photo credit goes to Winki Pop Media

Today the weather was quite nice , so I had a lovely walk with my  Grand Daughter. Tomorrow the weather is suppose to be awful again :( So over the cold

Until next time
Happy Creating
Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER ~ ANNA'S CRAFT CUPBOARD COLOUR CHALLENGE

Hello, 
Yes I am still doing everything besides what I SHOULD be doing and that is packing for a few days away with some lovely friends scrapping. 
So I am here to share a layout for the Colour Challenge At Anna's Craft Cupboard

It has a lovely Spring feeling to it. I went with the pink colours and flowers

BEST FRIENDS

The background paper looks much pinker in real life.
 I have kept this layout quite clean and simple (don't know what is coming over me ) . However I think that is what the layout called for and i was happy with how it turned out.
The gorgeous heart flair is from StudioFourteen40.
Thanks so much for calling by, now I had better go and Pack
 ! I will leave you with a photo of Chelsea and Amy when they were little elves in the end of year dance concert. So they have actually been friends since before Kindergarten. So cute!

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x

THIS MAGIC MOMENT ~ SOUL SCRAPPERS LYRIC CHALLENGE

Good evening ! 
Tonight I would like to share a layout for the song lyric challenge over at Soul Scrappers
The song is "This Magic Moment" Well I have gone all romantic for this one lol. I recently found a engagement photo of my husband and I and seeing we are looking lovingly into each other eyes ( yep early days , I joke ) I thought it suited the lyrics .

This Magic Moment

I have had this paper forever and have been keeping it for something special ,as it is so me and finally I use it.
I kept the layout very simple as the paper is so busy.

So there we are two love birds :) 

I am lucky enough to be going on a road trip in a few days with some friends ~ Rebecca, Lizzy, Jo and Cheryl , we have booked a house at the Blue Mountains and we are going to have three days of Scrapping together. 

We have all set challenges and I am kind of cheating as my challenge is to use a quote or song lyrics on your layout ( so I have this challenge done and dusted already :) 

Apart from this I am totally unorganised and starting to panic a little. You know a scrappers dilema ~ what to take, what not to take . Never the less I am just looking forward to the time away with these girls.

Until next time Happy Creating and remember to share some

Love, Peace and Kindness

Mary x

HAPPY ~ WILD AND FREE ~ A 2 Z SCRAPLETS

Hello ,

I hope you have had a lovely day, tonight I would like to share a layout for A 2 Z Scraplets. I have used the current moodboard again for my inspiration

Happy 

 I have taken the word Happy from the A 2 Z Scraplets "Happy Easter " word pack and used it as my title, embossed with zing embossing powder and added a couple of little flowers.

The flair is from Funky Flairs and the wild and free tab is from StudioFourteen40. The Follow your Bliss embellishment is from Typo ,as it the Eiffel Tower , heart and Admit One embellishment.

Pop over to our facebook page to join in the challenge , we would love to see what you create.

Love, Peace and Kindness
Mary x