Sneaky Peekies

It's looking like another beautiful day, so this is just a quick post so that I can get on with the housework and outside to enjoy it. I was hoping for a bit of peace today, but Willow's off sick so that's not going to happen - mind you she's not a bad patient really.

Thought I'd share a couple of sneaky peeks of what we'll be doing at my class at Simply Create on 14th May - there are still some places left so if you want to join us then please contact Jacqui to book your place.

we'll be using the fabulous Simply Sassy stamps from Sugar Nellie and I'll be showing you how to colour them with promarkers.
I have another class at Simply Create on 18th June where I'll be showing you what else you can do with promarkers besides colouring images - lots of fun techniques. Again contact Jacqui to book your place, don't hang about as places are limited.


Have you entered my candy yet? you still have a few days to enter - and remember if I reach 100 entries then I'll be adding some more goodies to the pot. :)

Woohoo

Ooooo, am so chuffed - I have won a Top 3 position at Make It Colourful and I'm over the moon :) I've been following the MIC challenge blog for a while now and been totally blown away by the colouring skills of the team there. Well I finally got up the courage to enter last week's Colouring Black Hair challenge because I thought my brand new Simply Gorjuss stamps would be ideal.

and here's the card I made for it...

Well, it's another beautiful day here - not a cloud in the sky, and can I just say the sky is the most gorgeous shade of blue - it really is the same as the promarker Sky Blue :) So because I'm not getting a whole lot of crafting done at the moment I think I'll take my box of stamped images and promarkers outside with me - might even get some tutorials made up too.
Whatever you're doing, have a great day

Gallivanting

well I'm making the most of this fantastic weather - and I'm trying to take as many pics as possible. People seem to think that Aberdeen - the Granite City, is a pretty miserable, grey and rainy place to stay and it really isn't. We have some of the most spectacular scenery in and around Aberdeen city and shire and I will always call this home - hmmm think I must have a hormone imbalance of some description, seem to be awfully emotional lately.

Anyway, I was off out to Torphins yesterday which is where I was born and bred, my parents still live out there as does my brother and his family, so I thought I'd share some pics of another beautiful day...

 Faith having a sneaky wee grin to herself cos she managed to con another biscuit out of Nana

 Playing nicely - lasted all of 5 minutes

 Clachnaben off in the distance

 another (not so zoomed in) pic of Clachnaben

 Looking towards Craigmyle

 Isn't this just a fab view that my mum and dad get from their house? if you double click on the pic you can see a tower on top of the wee hill in the centre of the photo - that is Scolty Tower near Banchory, which was built in memory of General William Burnett who fought alongside Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars.

 I just liked the variety of trees behind their house - some Scots Pine...

 and some Silver Birch.

 and Beech

 Willow concentrating

 On the lounger

 Pepsi enjoying the fresh country air

 Scott having a break from terrorising the girls

 Fayfee

And on the way home I just had to stop and take a pic of these new wee lambies