COMPENDIUM OF CURIOSITIES 3 - CHALLENGE 2

All the deets for this fortnight's challenge can be found HERE. It's another fun time and page 56 of Tim's 3rd book has the 'how to' explanation of distressing with glitter. I decided to play around with an MDF butterfly shape and bring a bit of bling to the added butterflies. It became a little wall hanging.

I used distress paints and a roller for the base, edged with distress stain and splattered with perfect pearls and dylusions ink. The butterflies are from Tim's movers and shapers die plus a couple punched with an MS double craft punch. It's different for me but worked ok as I love the effect the black soot distress glitter gives. This fortnight is being sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique and I guess there is also a package of incredibleness from Tim and Mario for a winner chosen by the Curiosity Crew - awesome! Thank you Linda for another exciting challenge.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

I just wanted to thank friends and family for the lovely cards we received yesterday for our silver wedding anniversary and my hubby says a big thank you for his birthday cards. The lovely happy wishes kept coming from Facebook, Twitter, messages and phone calls too, all making a rainy day quite special. 2 Cards however, deserve an extra big thank you. My lovely friend Sylvia, (you know who I mean when I mention patchwork and peel offs - she is the mistress of both) sent us these fantastic creations.

We didn't have any special celebration or do anything out of the ordinary, we just roamed about, bought some plants, dodged the showers and had a wonderful meal in a new pub in Southport. Having said that, it was a nice day so we'll do it again in another 25 years time!!!!!!!

73/25

Well today (10 May) is double special. It's my hubby's birthday but it's also our Silver Wedding Anniversary.

25 years married, who would believe we managed that, but we have. 

Where do the years go. We've had a few adventures, plenty of ups and downs but are still putting up with each other.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY to my buff. X

12 TAGS OF 2014 - MAY

Tim certainly set us a challenge this month. Although he used many embellishments he also used the new Shadow Press folders which were launched at the last CHA show and haven't arrived in the UK yet. They are on my need must have list though. I improvised with one of his embossing folders and the result - although not the required one - is ok. My tag turned out like this:

I've used a variety of papers, mainly Crowded Attic, and my little treasures tell the story of how I love the Torbay area of Devon and rather than going on holiday there, I would love to live there. This tag is certainly different from the majority Tim has created over the years, but I enjoyed making it and bringing to mind all those memories.

A BIT MORE GARDENING

It's such a lovely calm day, perfect for a bit of basket gardening! Hubby and I went down to our Paulas and we all took off to a local nursery to buy plants. At 80p each or £12.50 for 18 you can imagine how many folk had the same idea.

We were almost salivating at the choice. I ended up with these

After getting stuck in when we got home my new space is coming along nicely. 

Hubby is giving the motorhome a wash now ready for its MOT on Tuesday.

Not sure when we can get away in it other than September when we have 3 weeks booked in the east of the country but as soon as our 'towed' car passes it's MOT I can make some plans - I hope.