and the winner is

Picked out of the hat (well tin) the winner is

SUE

I had tried fancy ways of posting this but none of them worked.
Congrats and it will be winging its way to you soon

Bed of Roses

This is here because of someone close.
I just love Bon jovi

My giveaway

I am about to put the names in the hat so i will announce the winner tomorrow.
Good Luck everyone

We've been simpsonized

I was blog hopping and came across this website. Don't you think we look good?

Art journal cards

I've been catching up with these so here they are.

Quiet

No Regrets

Count Your Blessings

Get some one else to contribute

Surprise

Right Now

Junk Mail

I still have lots to do but i don't care as i'll get there in the end.

Don't forget about my give away HERE

Elvis

Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Elvis Presley.
He was the king of Rock and Roll and the biggest legend of all time. All i know about this man is what i hear. I have seen some of his films but it doesn't really mean anything to me. The reason for that is that when he died i was only 4 months old. This was a huge loss in my lifetime that i will never remember because i was too young. I really don't know how i should fell about that. Its just one of those things.
RIP Elvis

My 200th post

I know its taken well over a year to get this far but who cares.

Anyway as this is my 200th post I'm going to give something away.
To be in for the chance of winning your very own canvas like these (note it will be slightly different and colours may vary) please leave a comment before midnight on Sunday.

good luck

I'm Inspired

Valleygirl is truly fabulous. Her stuff is so inspiring and just makes you want to do something. She is doing a daily card project, thats one card every day for 52 days and shes on her second deck already. You must go and have a look.

Its given me an idea so watch this space.

Blogging with out obligation

I just came across this Fab Idea while blog hopping and i think its great.

The idea is as follows

• Because you shouldn't have to look at your blog like it is a treadmill.

• Because its okay to just say what you have to say. If that makes for a long post, fine. Short post, fine. Frequent post, fine. Infrequent post, fine.

• Because its okay to not always be enthralled with the sound of your own typing.

• Because sometimes less is more.

• Because only blogging when you feel truly inspired keeps up the integrity of your blog.

• Because they are probably not going to inscribe your stat, link and comment numbers on your tombstone.

• Because for most of us blogging is just a hobby. A way to express yourself and connect with others. You should not have to apologize for lapses in posts. Just take a step back and enjoy life, not everything you do has to be "bloggable".

• Because if you blog without obligation you will naturally keep your blog around longer, because it won't be a chore. Plus, just think you will be doing your part to eradicate post pollution. One post at a time. . .

So will you join them and me?
To see more just click on the on logo and you can always get yourself one while you're there.

So from now on i blog without obligation
I blog because i want to

We've been Arty

Today Dom and i have been ARTY.
I am so behind on Emily Falconbridge's Art journal Journey that i thought it was about time i did a couple. As yesterday she posted prompt 32 and i had only done 12 it was about time. So i have done two more and i will post them later. Dom just did the one but he can do another one tomorrow. I'll post the photos as soon as i've taken them.

I have finally decided on my class for my next crop. Well classes. As mother is going to be on holiday there will not be a LO class this time unless i can think of one, so i have thought of something else that they could do in the afternoon if they want. Its not set in stone at the moment so i can always changed my mind for the afternoon class but the morning is set and I'm going to start on that ASAP. I just hope its as good as i want it to be. Well every has enjoyed what I've done so far so that bodes well. Wish me luck.

Time for Blogthings

You Are a Brownie

Decadent and intense, you aren't for the weakhearted. Those who can deal with your strong flavor find out how sweet you really are.

What Dessert Are You Most Like?

You Are Cereal

Playful and lighthearted, breakfast is likely your favorite meal of the day. (In fact, you're probably the type who sneaks cereal as a midnight snack.) Your culinary skills are probably a bit lacking... and you are a sucker for junk food. Some people accuse you of eating like a kid, but you prefer to think of yourself as low maintenance.

What Kind of Breakfast Are You?

More Brighton photos

Dom's sleep over

Last night Dom went to friends house for his first ever sleep over.
He was picked up at about 12pm yesterday and came home at 10:40am today. I was told that he was good as gold all the time they him. They even phoned me to ask what time he normally went to bed and if i minded him staying up later. They seem a really nice family and i'm happy for him to go again.
They went to the funfair and had McDonald's so he came home happy.

At the moment he's out playing (he's only just gone).
Tomorrow he'll be back at play scheme which is great fun and only on for 3 weeks so he's making the most of it. Last week they went Ice skating and swimming. This week i think its swimming twice. I have to sort out a pack lunch for him everyday and hes enjoying that as at school he has school dinners.

I just can't believe that the holidays are half way through already. Nearly time to sort things for the new school year.

Canvases

Here are the canvases that i did to teach at my last crop. I'm really pleased with them. The home one says "Home is where the heart is".
The love still needs a quote.
I will put details of how i made it on the Cropping With Friends Blog in the next few days.

What do you think of them?

Sealife Centre photos

Here are some photos of our day trip. Dom loved the Rays. When i started to take photos of the rays they were all there showing off it was so funny. The Giant Sea Turtle was so gentle.

We saw lost of others like:-
Seahorses
Starfish
Cushion fish
Cat fish
Dogfish
sharks
Baby rays (they were so cute and tiny)
Crabs
And lots of others that i can't remember.

We had a great day and even had time to play on the beach.

The plan was to go to the pub for dinner and then get the train home but that didn't happen as they stopped serving kids in the pubs at 5pm. I was not happy. So we ended up in Pizza Express.

All in all it was a great day. I will upload the rest of the photos soon

Naughty Turtles

This was taken when we went to the sealife centre in Brighton last month.

look what i made