SUMMER!!

Oh I know it's barely Spring but it's a gorgeous day here today and that was the only word I could think of to go on this tag which is my entry for the current TOFF Challenge.

Wish I could carry off this look for the beach!!

Nothing much else to say today, it feels like the end of a long week but I'm not moaning the weather has been truly glorious, and it's all set to be a garden day today methinks !!

Have a good Bank Holiday!!

A little sweetener - TOFF Challenge - Easter

Browsing through challenges seeing what's about this week I noticed that the current Octopode Factory Friday Challenge is 'Easter'. Mmmm. Kind of Eastered out. Then I remembered a little project I didn't blog - a real quickie, a little gift bag. I made it using Craft Artist 2, printed out and stuck together. I stuck a cake pop and a couple of Lindors in for my girlie friends for a little sweet treat. Unfortunately the cake pop stick stuck out the top and looked a little ridiculous (forward planning was never my strong point) so I added little flags with names instead of tags.

(When I stop and wonder where my life has gone I realise I spend inordinate amounts of time doing little things like this.)


Here are the cake pops I made - my first attempt!!

See ya soon!

I Love 2 Read

Thought I'd quickly share a concertina book I made this summer as an example to the kids at work who we were encouraging to make and keep a reading diary. I made a few different styles up to give them ideas (they were all quite simple and basically made from scraps and ceraeal packets!!) but this was my favourite. I got the idea for this layout from a magazine, not exactly sure where now, but I remember that they had very cleverly written the titles of books around the circles. I have to confess I haven't written anything in mine yet but will do so. The book in the picture is 'Her fearful Symmetry' by Audrey Niffenegger which is my current bedtime reading. I am enjoying it, though I don't think it will end well!!

 

 

 

I'm putting this one into the current TOFF Challenge where the theme is BOOKS. Perhaps a scrapbook is not  the usual kind of thing they have over there, but I'm sure someone will put me right if it doesn't fit the profile!

Quick Post - 'Bee the best you can Bee'

Well I promised you's see some new Octopode images now I have some new digis compliments of Lily Chilvers at The Octopode Factory for my winning TOFF entry..

I couldn't resist using this little guy on a quick ATC. Now, what to make with the other two?

There'll  be a new fortnightly challenge along tomorrow so why not join in?

Now, off to tidy my  desk and have a peep at those new stamps that arrived today.....

So many stamps.... so little time.....

Pastel tag for TOFF...

Well I'm AWOL from WOYWW once again, mainly because I just don't have any time this week to go bloghopping and it hardly seems fair to invite people to visit when I don't have time to return the favour. But you know when you are really really busy and something says ...'Stuff this, I'm going to make some art... ' (or words to that effect!!).    So last night I made this little pastel tag for the TOFF challenge which I have never entered before but thought that as I am so in love with these images it would be rude not to join in ....

So, digi image from The Octopode Factory, DI's and copics, flower, ribbon.... simples. Probably needs a word but can't think of one. That's all, feel better for that.

Hugs

Cindyx

PS Just 3 more days to enter July Art Draw!!! Which also features an Octopode digi!!