This week over at Allsorts the theme has been set by the fabulous Brenda and she picked "In an English country garden" I thought this Sugar Nellie stamp was perfect for the theme.

Image: Sugar Nellie "postbox", coloured with PMs

Paper: Papermania

Cardstock: SU

Also used: Martha Stewart heart border punch

Hope you'll come and join us this week at allsorts!!

phew

got my list back thank goodness :o) thanks to the ladies who reassured me lol

help!!!

I am hoping one of you gorgeous girlies will be able to help me...............I just went to my dashboard page to check out the blogs I follow and according to that I am not following any blogs and the page is blank!! I've checked a couple of the blogs I know I follow and I am still in their followers list so I don't understand it!!

Any ideas anyone??

back from holiday.............

.....and already it feels like I haven't been away lol We were away for two weeks in total, we went to Essex first for a family wedding and it was a lovely weekend, the sun shone and the bride looked amazing. It was lovely to see the Ian's family again (we haven't been down since his mum's funeral in October) Here's pic of the three of us at the wedding (I was so happy the dress still fits with the baby bump lol)

On the Monday we left Essex to head to the Lake District for 9 nights in a camping pod. We found this camping pod online and it looked great, it's basically a wooden shed with window, glazed door, electricity, light and a heater. You take all the usual camping gear, which we have, but it means you are dry and warm if the weather is rubbish.................just as well cos the weather was absolutely atrocious, it rained virtually every day and the evenings were cold. if that had been the only problem we would have been happy.....unfortunately we weren't to be that lucky. The pod was a LOT smaller than we thought, there was basically only enough room to put out blow up bed and Lily's camp bed side by side, so we had to store the cooking stuff outside and the suitcase in the car. Because of the rain we couldn't sit outside so ended up having to buy another camp bed and then Lily slept on a foam mattress on the floor so there was room to sit down inside! The site we were at was building a new clubhouse and swimming pool and although the actual building work was finished the site was very much still a building site! The clubhouse wasn't on mains electric yet so there was a huge generator running 24/7 just behind our pod which meant we didn't sleep very well. The main road into the site ran right past the pod so there were diggers and lorries passing from 8am til 8pm and it meant that we had to keep a real eye on Lily when she wanted to play outside.

We had a few great days out, but of course with the state of the campsite we felt we had to go out every day so we spent an absolute fortune.............and get this............I did not come accross one craft shop!!!!!

All in all we had a pretty rubbish holiday, but hey ho these things happen eh! We are home safe and sound so what more can we ask for. As I say though feels like we've not been away

Not had much time to do much crafty this week but am hoping to get back to it tomorrow night :o)

more candy....

Gayle has some lush candy on offer that she brought back from CHA..............hop on over and take a looky :o)

Bevs blog candy

The ever fabulous Bev has a magnificent blog candy on the go, get yourself over there and join in!!

The draw will be on Monday 17 August so you only have this week to get yer name in the pot :o)

Week 12 over at Allsorts

Morning girlies I am hoping that when this post publishes I am halfway through a lovely hot and sunshiney holiday in the Lakes (haha not holding my breath for the sunshine lol) This week at Allsorts the challenge has been set by the fabulous Lisa and it is a 3, 2, 1 challenge: 3 flowers, 2 papers and 1 ribbon.................easy peasy for all us flower and paper lovers :o)

I am sending this card to my gran as she has her 81st birthday this week and she loves Forever Friends bears, I think she'll like it :o)

Image: 3D die cut sheet, Forever Friends

Papers: Papermania

Ribbon: scrap from Crafty Ribbons

Flowers, pearl and gems from stash

Also used: Cuttlebug and Nesties

We hope you'll come and join us this week :o)