Secret stash strokers sketch challenge

A quick Lo I've done for our team challenge, so lovely to see how we all come up with such different LO's from the same sketch. Photo is of Ben taken last summer helping his Great Grandad out in the garden. I bought the paper on Saturday and then Sunday happened to spy this photo on Dad's digital frame and eureka a perfect match. Doesn't happen often but when it does woohoo!!!

Can't beleive people have actually voted for my "our family" LO in the UKS Monthly challenge. really chuffed! Really not expecting to get chosen to represent the blue brads house but at least people liked it enough to vote. Could have been very embarrassing LOL.

Had a steroid injection in my knee yesterday so it's a tad sore today but worth it if it helps, fingers crossed.

Eric is on the mend and we're all looking forward to my brother and family arriving on Tuesday. Next week is going to be mad with so many celebrations all in one week.

Woe is us!

Eric has really bad shingles down one side of his face and is really poorly, Dad had his op with no problems but now has a nasty infection in his hand and Ben was pushed over at book club today and has had to have his bridge of his nose glued! Feels like we're living under a black cloud at the moment....

BUT

today is the first of April so I can finally say my brother and family will be home this MONTH for the big party woohooo!!!

Secret stash strokers sketch challenge
I've done this LO for the team I'm in on UKS sketch challenge, really enjoyed working with the sketch and got round to scanning and using some old photo's of little Rocky on the first day I got him back in 1995. Rocky was such a character, completely unsociable and fearless! he ruled the greyhounds with terror and is so missed by us all after he went to the bridge in July 2006.



I've used both sides of a sheet of Rusty Pickle paper and hand cut the photo frames and swirl.

UKS Weekly team challenge

Decided to take part in my first UKS Weekly team challenge today. Here is the challenge set by the Glitterarty Team.

The 17th March is a significant day in history for the following reasons:

• St Patrick’s Day

• In 1845 the rubber band was patented

• In 1973 it saw the release of Pink Floyd’s concept album Dark Side of the Moon

Therefore for your challenge we would like you to include:

• to represent the 3 leaves of the shamrock for St Patrick’s day then have 3 of any kind of embellishment -
• To commerate the patoning of the rubber band then make your title stretch across the whole page -
• To celebrate the anniversary of the Dark Side of the Moon release then have either your patterned paper or photo cut into a circle -

• Spring or Easter colours -




I actually found it really hard. Photo of LO is awful as in real life the colours are really vibrant, have used scenic route paper "Ashville", floral gems are creative charms and the title was done on the craft robo. Had a great day doing this with Dawn and my sousin here, plenty of chatting and scrapping LOL.

I think I'll have to take another photo of it when the light improves.

Little man is still poorly so won't be coming tomorrow but did see Vikki today when she popped over for Eric to fix the heater on her car.

Team challenge

Took part in my new teams sketch challenge on UKS and came up with this. Had to take the photo's of Jim with his paws on the sofa as he has never attempted it before, he's quite happy laying on the floor which is lucky for us.