Tuesday 28 August 2012

Holiday Fun!!!

Hi everyone.

I hope you are all well.

I'm finally getting back into the swing of things after my holiday.

Back to work tomorrow......but I keep telling myself I have to go back to pay for the next adventure......

Here are a few more photos......

Parc Guell ~ Antonio Gaudi


House on Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona ~ Antonio Gaudi


Gareth ~ Monte Carlo with mum (in 'THAT' hat)


Loved these wonderful streets


Mum, Gareth & Brogan walking back to the ship


Early morning before breakfast ~ one of the pools and big screen which transformed in the evening for
Movies Under The Stars ~ with blankets, pillows, cocktails and popcorn......what more could a girl ask for.


Another swimming pool with opening roof


Sailing away from Gibraltar ~ Rock in background having a bit of a sing-song.


A few of the apes I managed to pick up in Gibraltar
(Love you all) xx


Brogan outside our Stateroom onboard ship ~ she'll kill me for this one.


The 'Fit Family' after winning our second bottle of bubbly in one of the quizzes.


And finally Gareth and me going for our evening meal


What a lucky girl I am.......

Thank for stopping by.

I've got cards on the go but nothing to show as yet.

Take care.

Sunday 26 August 2012

Home Again!!!!

Good afternoon everyone.

Just wanted to say 'Hello' and to let you know that I am still here and I have not been home long so I will try and catch up with you all soon.

This has been my home for the last two weeks.....

The Grand Princess


with this rather 'Motley Crew'


We have sailed the Mediterranean......Malaga, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Civitavecchia, Naples, Corsica and Gibraltar.

We went to the La Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell designed by Antonio Gaudi.....always an ambition of mine and I was not disappointed.....both are stunning.







We hiked to the top of Vesuvius and visited Pompeii




We walked the city of Rome visiting The Trevi Fountain


The Spanish Steps


The Pantheon


and St Peter's Square and Basillica


We visited so many places and we almost melted in the heat but we had a fabulous time and I'm afraid the diet now awaits. 

We went on the ship as passengers and came off as cargo......

but we are now planning our next nautical adventure.

I will try and pop some more photos on tomorrow.


Thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day.

Me.....Well I'm hitting the ironing board!!!!!



Friday 10 August 2012

Birds For Bree

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.

Well this is my second post of the day.....please scroll down to take a peek at my first post.

Today it's time for a new challenge over at 

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges

Our theme this week is

Emboss It ~ Dry or Wet Embossing


We are sponsored by



And here is my DT card


The image I have used is called Birds For Bree from A Day For Daisies. I have coloured using Promarkers and I have embossed all the flowers and the leaves which are cut from various die cuts.
The papers are from my stash and the pearls are from The Hobby House. The sentiment is computer generated.

Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at what the rest of the DT have created. 


Thank you for stopping by.

Enjoy the rest of your Friday.

Winter Wonderland ~ Photo Inspiration

Good morning everyone.

I can't believe it's Friday again.....

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Winter Wonderland

Our theme this week is 

Photo Inspirational

Here is the photo



This week we are sponsored by

Joanna Sheen with a £10 voucher


and

Sassy Studio Designs with 4 digis of the winners choice


Here is my DT card


I was inspired by the nativity scene and the colour gold.

The image is from LOTV and I have coloured using Promarkers. The papers are a mixture of off~cuts from my paper scraps. The stars are from a kit that I bought years ago from Craftwork Cards. I finished off  by adding pearls from The Hobby House and the sentiment is computer generated.

I hope you are able to join us this week. Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a peek at the fabulous cards the rest of the DT have created for your inspiration.


Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely day. 

Saturday 4 August 2012

Skipping Milly

Good morning everyone.

I hope you are all well...Thank goodness it's Saturday. 

I have a tonne of things to do this weekend....if I can drag myself away from the Olympics for 5 minutes that is. I just love it all.....

As it's Saturday, it's time for another challenge over at 

A Gem Of A Challenge

It's Vicky's turn to host the challenge and we have a fantastic sketch for you to play along with.


And here is my DT card


Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have come up with using this fab sketch....and we hope you are able to come and join in the fun.

For my card I used this lovely digi image from Pink Gem Designs called Skipping Milly. I coloured using Promarkers and the papers are from Kaisercraft ~ Peachy Keen Collection. I punched the flowers using two different sized Woodware punches and the gems and pearls are from my stash. The sentiment is from LOTV.


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

The Poodles Parlour ~ Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy ~ Lots Of Layers


Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely Saturday.

Thursday 2 August 2012

Birthday Baby

Good evening everyone.

I hope you are all well.

Today my baby is 17 years old.


It only seems like yesterday when I brought her home.

Love You All The Way To The Moon And Back Brogie xxx

(this was a line from her favourite bedtime story)

This is the card I made for her.


I made a card like this recently in a Copics class taught by the very talented Kate. For my card I used this seriously cute image. The stamp is from Wild Rose Studio ~ Bella's Birthday. I have coloured using Copics.....yes you read right.....Copics.....not my usual Promarkers. The papers are a mix of scraps from my scraps box.....I'm getting a bit good at using up my scraps. I have used various dies and punches and the sentiment is from LOTV.


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:~

Kaboodle Doodles ~ # 130 ~ Birthday or Any Special Day
Paper Palytime ~ # 80 ~ Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty ~ Animals
Divas By Design ~ # 46 ~ Flowers
Totally Gorjuss ~ # 142 ~ Pearls


Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely evening.

Wednesday 1 August 2012

Punch It Christmas

Good morning all.

I hope you are having a good week.

Well I don't know where this year is going but it's August 1st and time for a new challenge over at 

Sparkles Christmas Challenges

This month our theme is

PUNCH IT

(don't forget this is a Christmas challenge)

Here is my DT card



Again I have tried to use up papers from my scraps box. The little toppers are made using my Quickutz dies which I have had for years and I had nearly forgotten about them until I decided to do a spot of clearing up in my little craft room. I added little googly eyes to the reindeer and gems and pearls from The Hobby House.

This month we have two fabulous sponsors.

A £10 voucher from Joanna Sheen


and a $10 voucher from Di's Digi Downloads



Please pop over to the main challenge blog and have a look at all the fabulous makes the rest of the DT have made to inspire you. We look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.


Thank you for stopping by.

Have a lovely day.
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