It's the 5th day of December ........

and I think it's stopped raining ..... for now!!!

Happy weekend .....

From a very windy and very wet Isle of Man.  Boy has this little island taken a beating in the last couple of days.  We've had floods all over the island, landslides on the mountain road, roads closed, buildings damaged, cars abandoned or washed away .....

A bus ended up in the river after the bridge it was on collapsed ..... thankfully no-one was hurt

(all photos courtesy of Manx Haven on Facebook)

We've had strong winds, trees down, roads closed, high tides and no ferries.  Even some of the planes have been cancelled.  Thank goodness our food cupboards are well stocked and the freezers are full!!
My heart goes out to those who have been affected by all this ..... luckily we've not been too bad ...... the kitchen roof is leaking in three places but it's nothing that a few plastic containers and a couple of old towels can't handle!!!
It's supposed to ease off a little tomorrow ..... lets hope so.

Speaking of tomorrow ...... Barbara is back on the telly with ClarityStamps

More lovely new stamps, stencils and Groovi boards to tempt you with.  Maybe a little early Christmas present to yourself ..... go on, you deserve it!!

Here's a couple of sneaky peeks for you using one of the new stencils and just maybe a new stamp set or two .....

oooh ..... a nice bit of texture ......

a burst of colour ........

beautiful tiny flowers .........

and pretty butterflies

Don't risk going out in this weather ....... stay at home ....... safe, warm and dry.  Claim the sofa and the TV remote, and spend the afternoon with Barbara.  New products, great demos and lots of tips and techniques.  Not forgetting all the fabulous artwork from the rest of the DT.

I'm off now to put the new baubles on the tree ..... yes I bought a few more yesterday, bet I still don't have enough though!!

Thanks for popping by, enjoy the rest of your day.  Stay safe and warm.

Cheerio until next time

Linda

xx