Using up my scraps of 'paper'...

I can imagine most of us, no matter what craft we undertake, manage to have a mirage of left over 'bits and pieces'. We always say to ourselves we will eventually use them up, or they will come in handy for layouts, etc.  

My Mother is one to always send a card to someone for 'some' occasion, so she keeps me on my feet in creating cards, using all my left over papers from my paper-crafting. 

When I am working on a project, any left overs get put into a box which has little dividers in it so that papers of certain themes are all together - thus, I don't have to go searching through the whole lot.

Anyway, below are just a few quick cards I put together over the Easter weekend to put in with my Mum's Mothers Day present.

Below, everything was created using 'scraps'...

 

My Beautiful Mother

Today, I finally scrapped this beautiful photo of my Mum.  

I am a design team member of "Scrapbooking Haven"  and every month there is a challenge or two with wonderful prizes to be won, so do join and check out the forums.  This layout, is my interpretation of this months sketch challenge.

I love "Prima" Products, they are just so 'me'.  The papers are from the Fairy Flora Collection - 'sunlight daisies' and 'summer storm' - oh they are so beautiful, I love them.....and I have enough to make a card or two from the left overs!! :-) Also, I used Prima bling and their flowers and leaves.  The black and cream flowers I made myself and added pretty 'bling' beads.

The story behind the photograph - my Mother, Barbara at the age of 17.  My Mother and Father went to Melbourne to visit my Fathers, Aunt Sylvia.  Aunt Sylvia made this dress for my Mum while she stayed there.  At the time in Mum's life, she thought she looked fat!!! LOL  Look at that figure, its perfect.  So this photograph was taken to show off the new dress.

 

Vintage Fairy Tutorial

Well most people know I am part of the design team for Scrapbooking Haven.  I have completed a tutorial on the use of vintage photographs, turning them into 'fairies'  for using on cards, and scrapbook layouts.  

Do go and check the Scrapbooking Haven blog out, which you can find the link "Here"....