Without Words (DT) June: Summer Holidays

First Monday of June and Summer is almost here (believe it or not)

So over at WITHOUT WORDS this month the challenge is for you to be thinking about your

SUMMER HOLIDAYS

Scrapberry stamp "Cherry"

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Dovecraft Bright Spark papers

Personal Impressions sentiment

Yes, now, I can hear you shouting "what's that to do with summer holidays?"

Well, as a child and in my early teens I spent just about every summer holiday there was up at the fields fruit picking, sometimes with my mum and nan on the blackcurrants, but as I got older on my own on any fruit that needed to be done - all to earn a few pennies.  Summer means fruit to me, maybe that's why I don't eat as much of it as I should - I ate it all back then!

Hope you will be able to join in this month - there is a voucher prize from Crafter's Companion for the winner - and we look forward to seeing your interpretation of the theme.  Just remember to follow the simple rules please.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx

Life's Gremlins And A Bunny

So, I've not been around that much since October, and for a variety of reasons.  The start of the decline was losing our precious Vince, that really knocked me for six and I miss him so much every day.  Then mum was really unwell.  Then it was the laptop playing silly beggars, that still hasn't been fixed because of the next reason - we are trailing all over the place looking for someone to do our kitchen (complete rebuild), and then the bathroom leaked which meant three visits from a plumber.  We are only one week into February and I am exhausted already!

The really worrying thing is that the longer I have been away from blogging, the less I am missing it.  I really need to get my act together and attempt to blog more often, even if it does take me an hour to get the laptop running.  I notice I have lost a couple of followers recently, and I am not surprised.  What does surprise me is that more of you haven't given me up as a lost cause, so a huge thank you to those who are sticking with it.

Not blogging does not equate to not crafting though.  I am still beavering away happily, and I would like to share with you a card I made last weekend for someone special.

 So, what we have here is

Scrapberry "Cherry" stamp from Funky Kits

Painted in Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Sentiment by Clearly Besotted

Papers are Dovecraft Back To Basics

Border punch by Martha Stewart

Challenge

In The Pink - Love Is In The Air

and I do love my fabulous friends

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Add A Heart

Plenty of pretty hearts on this one

Crafting Muskateers - #22 Cute

I challenge you to say this is not cute!

The Sugar Bowl Challenge - 121 Anything Goes

So, that's me, a whole post!  And I have a special one lined up for Thursday too.

Hugs to you all

Squirrel xx