shabby chic in the city!!

look what was waiting for me when i got home!!! ...how excited was I! ....isn't she lovely ......very girly I know..but she's fab!....this weeks challenge on Tilda & co was to decoupage......not my fav thing but I've incorporated it here on the bow 's on hat & bag...

with a little bling!............well as you know i'm a little bit of a fan of Sex & the City...and LOOK what we're getting at work!.......mmmm..how cool are they?...not everyone's cup of tea but soooo Patricia Field who styles SATC....think one may be first in the Q!....also we have a comp running here for all to enter.... wouldn't know where to start with fav episodes... but here's a couple of pics from some!!....how gorgeous is that dress...and who can forget Big dancing with Carrie to Moon River.... so Breakfast at Tiffany's.......

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on that note i'm off.....

p.s how fab was the snooker!!!!...

gramps very happy x

A quarter of.......

Just a short post...i've been experimenting with a new stamp from Stampingbella...loved the simplicity of it....and with these papers from SEI...it just makes me think of the sweet shop with Tom thumb pips and tootie fruties!...mmmmmm......

what a beautiful day....was a bit fed up with my own company today so as i was up early for gramps, I took myself off to london for the day..because I travel there everyday for work I forget what a fab city it is!...got the tube to Tower hill, walked across tower bridge and along the south bank until the london eye...went to 'Banksey's' exhibition at waterloo which was fab!...took some great photo's of the river which I hope to scrap soon...I sat an listened to a 'busker' who was playing the cello which was amazing...had a great morning....hope everyone is having a lovely BH monday

Hugs

Tx

Carnival of Cupcakes

Today i've finished off some scrapping bits....I'm in an ATC swap un UKs...of which the theme is CUPCAKES!!!...how fab is that!...i've tried to do something different other than the 'girly' stuff so i've used my new Sugar Nellie stamp..isn't he cute!....here are my ATC's and a card made with some 'scraps'...........having a quiet day at home today....this week i've discovered Etsy.....i know where have i been!...they have some lovely vintage baking stuff on there which I may have to buy!....this weeks book for the train was: Clicking her Heels...

it was a fun chick book...about a girl who's boyfriend thinks she's cheating on him, so he sells her shoes on ebay!!..her quest is then to get them back...fun and frothy for the tube!....have a lovely sunday...pop back later.

Tx

Good times with Gramps xx

evening everyone....I've actually completed a challenge layout for UKs today!..had to use a heritage photo in a modern style, Old stash, Green,4 papers......here it is..the photo is of my nan taken in 1941..my gramps carried it in his pocket during the war...inside the bag is a letter that i gave her when she died....xxxx

as the sun was shining today, i was up very early...went to Gramps where we pottered around the greenhouse chatting and drinking tea!and me reading the paper to him...it's these times that i love the best with him. Today we were very excited about the snooker (yes i know ..i can hear people snoring!!)..when i was in my teens (whilst at school) I worked in a snooker hall as a waitress...many saturday's along with my friend Just, we had the task of 'baby-sitting' a junior snooker player - Ronnie O'sullivan!..my nan & grandad lived next door to Barry Hearn's (big snooker/boxing manager)chauffeur - who used to take gramps to a lot of the games...so gramps & i have a mutual love of the game... Ronnie has been on fire this week...and kept gramps very entertained!....so this morning was spent bimbling along!..he is so much brighter when it's sunny....This is what he said to me today "I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day is a gift and as long as my eyes open,I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away just for this time in my life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories."...he then kissed me and said "Thankyou for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing"....How lovely was that....i'm storing it away for another day.X

Just a quick post to say pop over to Kitty's blog as she has a fab giveaway which includes a Bella!!! yum yum.....Kitty has been away for a while and it is so lovely to see her back!...she inspired me to get into stamping...so thanks Kitty...welcome back !...cupcakes & kisses Tx