FRIDAY SKETCHERS

Hi Everyone

Friday is here .. .. woo hoo!!!

As I am into my sketches at the moment I thought I would use the one provided by Friday Sketchers today for one of my creations.

This is what I made:

This used:

Image:  Penny Black "2070K" Frequent Flyer

Sentiment:  Pink Petticoat

Backing Papers:  Papermania "Hampstead" A Warm Welcome

Martha Stewart Punch:  Doily Lace
Nestabilities:  Circles Large
Josy Rose:  Nail Heads

X-Cut Punch:  Flower
ProMarkers
Crystal Stickles

Buttons and Raffia from the Stash Box

This is the sketch for following if you fancy playing along:

Another lovely sketch for my sketch file. 

Next it is time for me to make amends and say thank you to the lovely people who have very kindly thought of me and bestowed awards on me.  Thank you ladies.

I will deal with them in the order I received them.  Of course they all come with conditions!!!  The first for all of them I have dealt with as I have said thank you .. .. but then I have to reveal some facts about myself oeerrr!!!!  Well here we go ...

The first one .. .. and I feel very guilty about this one .. .. is from my lovely blog buddy Lesley.  I have been sitting on this one for quite a while I'm afraid.  Sorry Lesley!!

Now I need to reveal 3 facts about myself

1.  I married my lovely hubby when I was 19 years and 3 days old!!

2.  My dentist told me not to get married because I was too young (but I didn't listen).

3.  I passed my driving test first time .. .. even though after doing my "mock test" the night before my instructor said "you do realise you aren't going to pass tomorrow don't you?".  I wonder if this was his way of stopping peoples nerves as it meant you didn't have anything to live up to?

Next I have to share a photograph I love.

It was taken at the wedding of my eldest son and shows my "big boy" .. .. my lovely daughter in law .. .. and my lovely Mother in Law who unfortunately is no longer with us (but is still in our hearts and memories). 

My next award has come from the talented Sally.  Thanks Sal.  Thankfully I haven't had this one hanging around for quite so long so don't feel so guilty about this one.

I now have to reveal another 3 facts about myself.

1.  I am a middle kid .. .. having an older brother and a younger sister.

2.  As a child we lived in a house that overlooked a field full of cows.  We used to feed the cows any stale bread and once we saw one of them give birth to a calf.  I also used to stir the cowpats up with a stick!!  (I was a lovely child).

3.  I used to be frightened of needles .. .. but this disappeared once my children arrived on the scene and now I can give blood without even thinking about it.

OK then .. ..

I am now round to my third and last one:

This award came from a lovely fellow blogger Tina.   I have only recently got to know Tina through her winning my Penny Black at Allsorts blog hop prize last month. 

Shock horror .. .. for this one I have to give you another 8 facts.   Gosh I shall have no secrets left soon.....

I will try to keep them short

1.  Ice cubes in our house are heart shaped LOL!!

2.  I have a box into which I have put every handmade card I have ever received .. .. I love looking through them!!

3.  I have two babies .. .. both boys.  One lives in London and the other about 4 miles away.

4.  I can (or could) write shorthand at 120 words per minute.

5.  I delete emails that come through onto my computer advertising craft stash without opening them. 

6.  I limit my internet time otherwise time just disappears.  So if I haven't managed to see everything I want to see then that is tough.  Time is precious. 

7.  I never read story books (unless it is to a child).

8.  I love my blog!!  But not as much as I love my hubby and my babies.

Phew .. .. there we go. 

If you get chance to pop along to the blogs of the ladies who very kindly gave me these awards then I promise you will be well pleased you did.  They are all fantastic crafters and make the most awesome creations.

As always though I never pass these awards on.   I am very naughty.   I just can't choose people  -  everyone's blog is amazing and there is inspiration to be found everywhere.

So if you would like to take one or all of them please do. 

So next it is my bath time and then my special Friday dinner will be ready as prepared by my lovely hubby. 

Have a good evening everyone.

Love