Stamps Ahead

 ell, I finally found time to do a little scrapbooking.  This layout was for a challenge over at Soul Scrappers to be inspired by a sketch.  Here is the sketch: Mine is loosely based on the sketch - I used a 12" (30cm) layout.  The photos are of my visit to the Qantas Founders Museum, in Longreach Qld, in March this year.  A fabulous museum that bought back many memories of past flights with Qantas.    Loved this quote I found on-line "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward." Leonardo da Vinci Thank you for looking, Margaret 

My sister asked me to make a 90th birthday card for a friend of hers. The party is now over so I can share with you.                                              I have used papers from Mintay-Shutter Glam collection that formed part of 3Quarter Designs Craft-a-thon recently held. In the interest of where I received my inspiration it came from part of scrapbook layout by Aylene Price; Aylene has advised that she was in turn inspired by another member of the group.  Thank you for looking, Margaret 

On the weekend I participated in a 3 Quarter Craft-a-Thon 2026.  There were so many creatives who designed either scrapbook layouts, cards, off the page or art journals for us to follow. I managed three. A double interactive layout designed by Jenny Heslip - the queen of interactive layouts.   A single layout designed by Natalia Bradley.  This was an accordion journal designed by Julie Hill.   All participants purchased 3Quarter Designs paper kit that included papers, and embellishments from their collection "Shutter Glam".  It was advised that over 600 participants purchased their kit. I will be completing more projects this coming weekend with paper etc that I have not used as yet. Thank you for looking, Margaret

 This is layout I created for their July Challenge at What's in the Bickie Tin?   The challenge was a "Stash Buster" challenge. And we were required to use 4 Patterned Paper, 3 Clusters, 2 Tags and a title. Patterned paper were from Unmistakeable Creations "Count Your Blessings" collection. For the first time in a long time I used a die cut 'memory' I cut 4 of the die cut (the last being white cardstock) and adhered them together. I also used up some metallic dots, cheescloth and a frame was from 49 & Market. The photo, of my sister, was taken whilst we enjoyed High Tea for her birthday in January this year at Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney. A memory that will last for a long time. My journalling will go on the blue tag - by the way, my sister's favourite colour is blue. Thank you for looking. Margaret

 A layout I created for a layout recipe challenge over at Unmistakable Creations Here is the recipe.   I used the Mistakeable Creations collection called "Count your Blessings".  This collection is still available on the webpage .  I used 3 of the patterned papers and white cardstock for my layout. See photos below. The photos of my sister (on the right of main photo) and I were taken whilst we enjoyed High Tea at the Shangri-la Hotel in Sydney. It was my sister's birthday, a milestone one, and this was my gift to her.  We enjoyed the treats whilst looking down the beautiful Sydney Harbour Bridge and the harbour.   Thank you for looking.  Margaret

This is a layout I created for this month's challenge at White with 1 . Our challenge was to use shades of brown with a white background and to include vintage book pages on the layout. The photos were taken at a recent retreat I attended and the Saturday lunch was a high-tea Alice in Wonderland style - with tables decorated and several people dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland. I have created a collage of papers from an old Alice in Wonderland book - Chapter 5 A Mad Tea Party. Some stencilling and stamping in Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Ground Expresso.   I loved this quote in Chapter 5, it put a smile on my face.  'Up above the world you fly, Like a tea-tray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle .......'" Thank you for looking, Margaret