WOW! LUCKY ME

I went to a local garden centre yesterday where the lovely Lindsay Mason was demonstrating Sakura pens in their craft shop.

Intrigued as always by her talent, I tried to take in all the techniques she was showing us and made a few notes inbetween. However, I believe in the saying 'don't keep a dog and bark yourself' so I took my hubby along and told him to watch Lindsay carefully and remember everything she was doing!! I will test him later when I try to do some stamping using the pens.

I did however, take some ATCs to swap and Lindsay agreed on 4. Just look at my 'booty'. How lucky am I to have such gorgeous cards. Not only do I have 4 fabulous swapping buddies but I'm also building quite a collection from the experts too.

I WISH

I wished for sunshine and we got it.

It's a gorgeous day so a bit of sun worship is planned. The seat covers are out and guess a glass or two may be nice this afternoon aswell.

I hope you are all bathed in the glorious stuff too. Enjoy.

This scrap page is for my precious who would have been 19 today. xx

PEARLED INKS

I went onto the Tim Holtz web site this morning and found that he had loaded another fantastic video demo.

This one is using distress ink pads and perfect pearls. His examples were amazing - as usual.

I just had to have a go and even though I tried hard, I really need to practise more with the water spray.

The little bird stamp is one of Lindsay Mason's Swirly Birds.

HOW I WISH

I don't think I am a jealous or envious person despite wishing for certain things occasionally, but today I am very jealous.

Our lovely friends have gone on holiday in their caravan for the next 10 days. They had booked into a site somewhere in Scotland, but having seen the weather forecast for that region over the coming week, decided that a wet holiday was just too much to bear after the awful spring in these parts.

They rang us on Tuesday to enquire about a gorgeous little Caravan Club CL that we have been to over the last 3 years in the hopes that, despite the Bank Holiday, they could still book on to. They were going to make a decision yesterday as to which area to visit.

We rang them at lunch time and they had just set off - to POOLE, DORSET!!! - my very favourite place ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have spent all afternoon in a deep depression because, I WANT TO GO TOO!!

MORE FUN

I played a bit more and did these. I think Santa is the best although he's here a bit early!!