Just a Quote For Friday

My blog-friend Deb at Paper Turtle has been posting a quote on a Friday for quite some time.
Just a simple quote often accompanied by a photo of something in her garden (sorry back yard!) or of her dog or one of her turtles.
A thought rather than a story.
So when she suggested that maybe people would like to join her today and take one her favourite photos and add a quote and maybe a bit of photo editing well I think I was one of the first to send her an email saying "yes please!!"
The photo in question is one of Debs patio umbrella. I found a suitable quote and then on Picmonkey I added it to the photo. Just a couple of 'tweaks' and it was done.

I love the sunflare!

"...how about a swap of small things?
Let's fill something small with as many
tiny things as we can fit in and send it on..."





A few weeks back Sian at From High In The Sky blog had a lovely idea for people to share their stash of useful small 'things' that any papercrafter could find a use for. The really good thing was that it should be kept small so that it stayed intimate and special. We each gave to the next person on the list that Sian had of all the participants and I was thrilled to see I was to send my little collection to my old blogfriend Mel at I Speak Melsh (I forgot to take photos!)
So this week I was super excited to recieve my parcel all the way from California from the lovely Rinda at Gallo Organico. I could barely wait long enough to take a couple of pictures before revealing the contents!!

I loved the stamped images on the manilla envelope

ok got the photo ... now get the envelope open!

Ta-da!!

lots of lovely bits & pieces

Thankyou so much Rinda!! I'm going to have fun with all of this :-) Hopefully it won't be too long before I find some time to spend in my neglected craftroom!

And thankyou too Sian for coming up with this idea - I know there are many happy crafters out there with some new stash to play with lol

Just a few photos to remind you who we are!!

Jakes 10th birthday in April this year

My Dads 75th birthday in Sept last year (with my S.I.L Tracey)

My stepdaughter Michelle married Gareth in August last year

A very lovely day for a Welsh Wedding!!

snuggles after bathtime - never too old :)

April this year - still only a few degrees above freezing brrrrr!!

goofy photos

Jakes first time at MacDonalds for breakfast mmmm!

me & my brother Peter

Oh yes ..... I celebrated my half century in January eek!

holidays at the beach

igloos in the garden .... well what else are you supposed to do with
 ALL THAT SNOW!!!

day trips (this one was Lichfield)

And lots of cappucinos along the way ;-)

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I know I know!!! I have not been blogging for many months but that is about to change ;-)
If I do it correctly I am now claiming this blog from Blogger & should be able to access it (and you should be able to read it) in Bloglovin instead!

Fingers crossed xx

Oooops!!

Oh dear ...... I forgot about the give-away!
So very quickly I will reveal the winner (chosen randomly by my DS)

Jo C. at Sugarandscraps!!

Well done Jo :)))
I will be posting your stash when I recieve your postal details ok?

TTFN xx

My first give-away!

Okay. As promised last week. I would like to give away something to one of my lovely readers/followers :))

Some time ago I met my niece in Shrewsbury and we did some retail therapy (mostly window shopping!) and had lunch together. Of course one cannot go to Shrewsbury and not go in to the QVC shop. That would be too rude.

If I had more money I swear I would by loads & loads of crafty goodness from there as it is all so ridiculously cheap!! The box of goodies you see in the photos below is one of two I bought - in fact these were limited to 2 per customer and there weren't many left in the pile. Each box contains at least 8 sheets of double-sided card/paper and a set each of rub-ons, stickers & brads. The colour scheme is an unusual mix of dark reds, blues, greys & yellows. Very autumnal & very pretty :))



And as a little bonus there is a secret package too xx

If you would like to be included in the draw please let me know in the comments below and please pass the word around! Unfortunately I have to restrict the entrants to the UK & Northern Ireland because of the postage costs :( Sorry!

I will make the draw next Tuesday evening to give plenty of time for people to enter. Good luck and thankyou for reading my blog xx

2 x PPP layouts!

 



Hello! I have actually enjoyed the prompts from Shimelles Pretty Paper Party and I have even managed some layouts!! This one is inspired by prompt 4 to use spots & stripes together. Great fun and the ideal background for a fab photo of my niece & great niece :))

This one is from prompt 2 to use patterned background not cardstock! One of my fave photos of my boy :))

Its great to get some inspiration ........ I've even found time to prepare my JYC already!!

TTFN xx