ANOTHER LAYOUT TO SHARE

Gee I've been doing some travel layouts lately, but I LOVE doing them as its all good memories for me.
This one I did for a challenge over at the Boxx ( the most awsome site, I love it and have made some fabulous friends there, love you girls )http://www.theboxx.scrapboxx.com/
This is one of the statues at the Vatican in Rome

Thanks for popping by, please let me know you called ( it makes my day)
Wishing you all a fabulous week
Hugs
Mary x

SHOW US YOUR STUFF

Over at http://showusyourstuff.blogspot.com/ this is the sketch for the month of May


and this is my take on the sketch

We spent 3 wonderful days in London when our son was living there. We had the best time & jammed packed as much as we could into the time. There is just SO much to see and do. Loved, loved, loved it and cant wait to go back.

Thanks for popping by, dont forget to let me know you visited.

Hugs

Mary x

MARY POPPINS

I have just had the best couple of days with my DD, as a surprise she gave me tickets to see Mary Poppins with her . Mary Poppins is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious AMAZING, I just loved it. Gee there is some very talented people out there. If you get the chance to see it.....DO

Just a little bid excited :)

With my DD x



Dinner at Thai Capitol before the show.....Yummo

A bit wind swept , but very excited

Mary Poppins Umbrella's in the Foyer

Gorgeous girl


A bit of retail therapy the next day, but I was very good....... Victor :)

Brunches, Mary Poppins, Shopping, Spending time with my DD....... What more could a girl want :)

Love making such wonderful memories, hope you are all making good memories as well

Hugs and please let me know you dropped by

Mary x

Getting down and messy with Gesso, glimmermist and glimmer glam ect and loving every minute :)

Home and Scrapped had a CC on the weekend and one of the challenges was to use collage background, glimmermist ect. Theme Home and title to have the word home it it.
Well when I started my layout I was thinking well I'm not actually home I'm at the Colosseum in Rome and there were so many more contradictions. I was thinking this isn't really making sense, However I continued on and it became a real journey, I was lost in the process and I was loving it. And when I was finished and I have to say I LOVE the end result! Thank you Nathalie Kalbach http://www.scrapbook-trends.com/ for teaching us your wonderful workshop and I have put some of the techniques you showed us to use in the layout.
So I used the quote from the Wizard of Oz "Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times,and think to yourself there's no place like home"
And I realized when I had finished that this layout is REALLY ME, very random,but unconsciously ME. I was thinking I am in Rome, but I have used old French Book Pages and French Tissue Paper .... But I LOVE France and also I LOVED Italy. The Book Page titled Rose Leaves and Old Slippers for some reasons reminds me of Venice and yep I loved Venice also. The Tivoli Theatre ticket..... We went to a town in Italy called Tivoli that had the most beautiful gardens and I love Musicals and Theatre productions. The Clock.... My husband is ALWAYS telling me I have NO Time Management (true), The angel ..... I believe in Angels. I nearly always have butterflies on my layouts , but never just one, as it would be lonely. Little bits of lace, I love vintage things. The Doilies .... I nearly always have a doily on my layouts... yep love them. Muslin, again nearly always have muslin , as I love how it softens a harsh edge  and adds softness to a layout. The stamp of the girl on my tag, actually has the word London underneath her and we had a wonderful 3 days in London with ours son when he was living there . The colours I have used are also my favourite colours... So yep this layout although contradictory in so many ways is also very much bits of me.

Hope I haven't bored you with my little discoveries on the journey I went on, but I enjoyed it and just wanted to share.
Please let me know you called by


Hugs
Mary x

Once Upon A Sketch Time

The new Sketch is up at Once Upon A Sketch, why not join in http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/
This is the current sketch



And this is my take

Been scrapping a few of my overseas pics lately as I guess I have been thinking about our trip lately and how much I loved everything I saw and the time I had. Please let me know You have dropped by, I love and appreciate your feed back
Hugs
Mary x

A Couple of Layouts to share

This time tomorrow 17th May 3 years ago, we left on a trip of a life time, 2 months overseas.....sigh. I soooooooo want to go back.
Maybe that is why the last two layouts I have been compelled to scrap are from our trip.

Love the verse on this it goes~ 
And above all Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you
Because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places
Those who dont beleive in Magic will never find it ~ Roald Dahl

I have written around the outside of my layout Everyday I watched with Glittering eyes
There is indeed so much Magic in the World
My eyes were alwasy wide with wonder

Actually sometimes I thought they were going to pop out of my head, like in the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel & Art Galleries and the Natural Beauty of Austria , Gees here I go, oh and this last bit is not written on my layout, Im just off on a tagent.... Sorry.  I get a bit carried away when I start thinking about our trip. I'll stop now Oh  except for the little bit Ive already typed under the next layout :0

Rome is such and incredible place to visit, everywhere you look is something amazing to see. I would do the whole trip again in a heart beat.
Anyway one day it is my dream to return and one has to have dreams.
Please let me know you have come by for a visit, so I know Im not talking/typing to myself here.
I used Kaisercraft pp on both layouts
Wishing you all a wonderful week

Hugs
Mary x

Show Us Your Stuff

This month over at http://showusyourstuff.blogspot.com/ the challenge is to show how you use ribbon, lace, twine.
I had scrapped this pic of my Mum a few years ago and was never happy with it, so I decided to rescrap it and this is the result "She is Beautiful" , lots of lace and trim. Hope you like it, please let me know what you think.
Hope your weekend is fabulous
Cheers
Mary x

Nathalie Kalbach Workshop

A couple of weeks ago Miss Annette http://annetteedmonds.blogspot.com/, Lee and myself were lucky enough to do a Nathalie Kalbach http://www.scrapbook-trends.com/ Workshop In Bathurst.
I wasnt going to miss the opportunity to have a international artist on our doorstep and not go. I was so glad I took the day off work, as It was a wonderful workshop.
Nathalie is a lovely lady and a fantastic teacher. I learnt so much. The class was well paced and I didnt feel like I was falling behind at any stage.
My Canvas is now hanging in my new Guest/sitting/reading room. Thanks Nathalie and Sherry for a fantastic workshop

My finished Canvas

Miss Annette, Myself, Nathalie and Lee

Thanks so much for dropping by, please let me know you visited

Cheers
Mary

New Sketch at ONCE UPON A SKETCH

Hello bloggers,

This is the new sketch over at http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/


and the criteria is to use a journalling tag, here is my take on the challenge

These are my beautiful Grandchildren on Easter Sunday. The felt flower is from a friend Tracey, I made the other two flowers. PP is Websters "Back to School" Doiley is from thechipchopshop.
Thanks so much for looking and dont forget to let me know you have popped by. Also A Big Congrats to all the girls that have made the top 25 for the Kaisercraft DT

Hugs
Mary x