The countdown begins ....

Happy Tuesday folks!

I hope you all had a good Bank Holiday weekend, I certainly did!

So ....... what did I get up to ......well!  Friday was a lovely day, going here there and everywhere ..... with a spot of retail therapy thrown in for good measure.  I could have spent a small fortune but ..... I only had hand luggage so I had to be careful (sigh!)  I really need a trip over there with the car ..... there's so many nice things to buy!

Saturday ..... I spent the day on a fabulous Clarity workshop with the the lovely Maria Simms.  It's always fun catching up with the Preston Clarity crew ...... and there was cake!!!
I'm not sure if our workshop was the last one for May ..... I don't want to spoil it if there's anyone out there that hasn't done it yet so here's just a sneaky peek of what we did ......

Four gorgeous card designs, filled with great techniques ..... stencils, masking, stamping onto acetate (always fun!!), colouring using Spectrum Noir pencils, brayering (eek!), getting messy with paints, and of course all using the fabulous Claritystamp products ...... a great way to spend the weekend!

I also got a nice surprise on Saturday morning ...... I'd been ShowCASed over at Less is More for Week 223 .... whoo hoo!!

My little froggy friends proved to be favourites of the LIM crew too.

And I got some exciting news .... I can't say anything more just yet, watch this space!!!

I do love my trips across to the UK but it's always nice to come home again, especially when hubby picks me up from the airport and then takes me out for dinner on the way home!  Then .... when I get home, there's craft stuff waiting for me ....... this little lot arrived while I was away .... guess what I'm doing this week!! (if I get the time)

Oh well .... better get a move on, busy day as usual.
The countdown begins for this years TT Races ..... it all gets underway on Saturday with the start of Practice Week.

It shouldn't affect us much this year .... since we've moved, we're now outside the track so no need to worry about road closures etc.  And ....... hubby is taking Race Week as holiday this year so we should be able to get out and about and soak up some of the atmosphere.  Lets hope the weather's good.

Thanks for popping by .... enjoy the rest of your day.
I've got a friend coming round for coffee soon and I need to scurryfunge before she gets here.  I need to do what ...... I hear you say ...... check out the old English definition here ..... I'll bet that you're a scurryfunger too!!

Cheerio until next time

Linda

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Who's a clever boy!! ......

Happy Wednesday,

Stop the week .... I want to get off!!!
This week is going far too fast for my liking ..... it's Wednesday already and I've still loads to do.

It's my own fault ..... I've been out enjoying myself!
After last weeks dash to get the 12 tags done, and all that blogging, I took a little bit of 'time out' ..... one, to get the old craft room tidy again, or at least find my desk then I could make a start on this week's 'To Do' list!  And two ....... try and get the house tidy before our visitors arrive later this evening.  That was as well as squeezing in a crafty day with friends ....... or rather not much craft but a lot of laughter, chatting and cake!!! And then an afternoon of more of the same yesterday, followed by a meal out at a local Spanish Tapas Restaurante.  Hubby was out on a work thing and little old me got invited along ....... it would have been rude to turn them down!   Usual thing though ...... ate too much (the food was sooo good!) and the sangria went down a little too well! Took me a while to get going this morning but ........ the craft rooms sort of done ......... I did find my desk.  I'll just have to keep the door closed!!  The rest of the house looks good though!

I did managed to get my ATC's done for this month's swap ..... I was determined to join in this time seeing as how I've missed the last two.  Don't tell anyone but here's a little sneaky peek ...... can you guess the theme? ...... hmmmm ..... tricky one (not!)

It's a bit of a proud day for me today ..... our eldest (that would be Chris) graduates from Sheffield University today ...... who's a clever boy!

Who would have thought it ......

Four years of hard work finally paid off ...... Well Done son, we're so proud of you!!

He decided against going across to the UK for the actual ceremony and stuff (sigh!)  Instead he's having a big bash on Friday night (that's why we've got the visitors for the next few days)  And of course we will be opening a bottle (or 2) of something bubbly later, just to mark the occasion ...... it is Walmsley Wednesday night after all ..... cheers everyone!!

Thanks for popping by ..... I'll see you later in the week with my latest blog challenge entries.

Cheerio for now

Linda

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