Thank you lovely Sammi

Yesterday I received my first ever blog candy in the post from the lovely Sammi !
This was the first time I have won anything like this and I was so pleased with the beautiful cards and stamped images that Sammi sent me from Auz!
All in a gorgeous deep purple wallet card.
And the wondeful little Bethany Rose the Gumnut!
Go check out her beautiful downloads that are available to buy! her drawings are so fab!


THANK YOU SAMMI !!



I didn't post about it yesterday due to my post about Laura.
But the fantastic pink and black ribbon from the blog candy took pride of place on one the cards
I sent to Laura's family.
The supportive comments and emails I got were so nice Thank you all.
It's so lovely all the support and friendship that crafty bloggers show
in so many sites I have looked at through links from other peoples blogs!

Talking of blog candy...check out
Jill's
Frances
Linda
Shary
to name but a few!

Am off to go have some fun with the images Sammi sent me, and some I got from Emma today,
hope Isabelle is happier now babe!

have a Happy rest of Thursday!
xx

xxx

pink for Laura....

You know when you meet someone, in real life or online,
and you know they are amazingly special?
They touch your life, and most of the time
I am sure they have no idea of the footprint they have left in your heart?
Laura was such a person.
She loved life, she loved fun, she loved pink....
She touched so many peoples lives.
She was loved by friends, family, and people who had just met her!
She was courageous all through her fight against lung cancer.
She took it by the horns. Did interviews to raise awareness of lung cancer....

Last night, just two months away from turning 25....and less than two weeks
before from her pink, black & white wedding to her soul mate Rich....
Laura died.

I haven't known Laura that long,
but Laura was and always will be, such an inspiration to me.
Her love of life, love for others, for Rich,for her family & Friends.
For her wee animals, was an amazing gift to see.

I struggled with cards for her family, there are no words really.









I kept them similar using the Celtic love knots, as her love was never ending,
binding her to her loved ones forever.
With pink, cause she was Pink Mackenzie!


Its not the years you live
but the love you leave behind that you should use to measure your life!

And Laura Mackenzie you will leave so much of that!
It will be truly unmeasurable!

Is Heaven pink already?

sweet dreams Laura!

more blog candy xx

more blog candy...
there are some lovely ladies offering some fab candy out there.....
Check out Linda's site....

take three nurse's and a packet of plastic bugs.....

I used to be a hospice/ cancer care nurse,
I left nursing two years ago due to work related stress/burnout/breakdown....
what ever you want to call it.
Sometimes I miss it but not enough to go back to it.
Well not at the moment!
I met Sheena when we started our training in 1990.
We have been through a lot together and she now lives in London
and is a diabetic nurse big boss thingy....
She introduced me to Sheila who is an infection control nurse also in London.

She actually brought Sheila to my house when I was in the middle of my breakdown
and when stressed or meeting new people I obsessively cleaned.....
And she takes and infection controls nurse to my home.......

Anyway, Shelia sent me the bag of plastic bugs, as you do......
which I shared with Kirstine.
Who is the infection control nurse where I work......

So since I didn't have my play date today.....Belle went to bed as two year olds do!

I stayed at home, had a sleep and then made these cards,.....using the bugs as models!




I know its sad....but I had fun!











I made photos for Sheila and Sheena and Kirstine to use to make cards themselves.....
and will post them off tomorrow.





Here is Sheena's sorry I forgot your birthday card!












And Sheila's thanks for the bugs card












And a "with love" card for Kirstine who gave me a "wash your hands" pen









Man....... I am so easily amused!!!

things that make me smile

I am not a materialist person, but I am extremely sentimental.
I have various things round about me that make me smile.
Make me content and happy to see.
Obviously this includes Andrew & Poppy la Pooh,
and Photo's I love photo's I have them everywhere!
but as far as items go.....
I have a few unusual things that no one else would find that important.
In no particular order!And not an complete list, by any means!











This Scottish pound note in a frame causes much curiosity to visitors to my home.
Its found in my bathroom. It was printed the year Andrew and I met in 1992.
It reminds me when we have times where money is tight,
which it often is since I left nursing..that we have been through
tough times and still have each other, and thats priceless!











My two hoggies were made for me by my lovely mate Rob who I have known since I was 11!
And I love him to bits!
I used to collect hedgehog things years ago and he made me these wee fella's in art class at school!
They have moved home many times in many towns and always make me smile when U see them, They now live on the shelf above my craft desk!

My crystals. I have some in every room.
I carry one in my purse & often wear them in my bra, can I suggest smooth ones for this !


And the last thing on my list is my wee chicken who is a penguin in disguise, from Wallace & Gromit film fame. He looks after my wedding rings when I am busy crafting.

I have damaged a few bits but scratching them with them a few times!




And obviously my wedding rings....I love them, I love being married.
Even though he drives me mad and I bet I do him too a lot of the times!

my impression of Monets Garden

The lovely Chrissie has posted a Friday's fable...and I know it's almost Sunday....
but here is what I ended up with.....















I am really pleased with the result.
The stamp was from the lovely Emma, and the backing card was
smudged with the chalk inks I am very taken with at the moment!
The strip along the side the flowers are attached to what was an experiment
I did with water colours a while back.
I was saving it for a rainy day.
The card it is on has a lovely feel to its texture.
Oh and it was smudged with a touch of purple chalk ink.


















It was certainly a rainy day yesterday!

It's been a good day today, and I have needed that.

It started with a cuddle from Poppy.....










I bought some uber healthy food from the hippy shop.
And a few beautiful crystals....

The new piece's of amethyst are sooooo pretty.
I have several bits already but was drawn to a few more bits.

A late lunch down near Findhorn Bay with a friend.
Then we watched video & laughed with so hard it hurt my ribs!

And then a nice bit of crafting time...

All that is a day that is good for the soul!

blog candy

there is some fantastic blog candy on offer just now!
Andrea & Frances has some of them.

I need to sort out a list of blog candy....
but am away to play in the hippy shop!
crystals and candles and all sorts!















woooooooooooo hooooooooooo!