What a difference a year makes

Evening folks, I hope everyone's had a day as sunny and warm as here on the Fylde coast. It's been beautiful, as my two terrors will attest....

 unlike this time last year, when we looked out on this.....

....gosh, what a difference from one year to another! 

Today I was looking across the fields at the deer trotting around under blue skies and listening to the birds singing their hearts out. Lovely.

My trip to Time 2 Craft in Chesterfield was very enjoyable and I had a very busy day there. Hello to all the ladies (and one or two men!) who I met on Saturday and hope you are all getting on well with your WRMK punch boards and Sizzix dies.

As per usual, my table was a total mess by mid afternoon! But at least it's a creative mess!

This was one of the projects I made using a Sizzix Dena DesignsThinlits die "Rosettes". It makes three different rosettes, each being made up from small strips that are stuck end to end...this is great as it allows you to make the rosettes as full as you wish. Also an advantage for anyone without long cutting plates too.

 

I used all three styles of rosette to adorn a simple Spring wreath. I used Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments papers throughout. Here's a close up of the lovely Victorian style papers....

I was also using another Thinlits die, the Milk Carton Box, which is really cute and dinky.....

...sweet!

When I was setting off on my journey home I thought I must take a snap of another great station statue. This one is of George Stephenson of Rocket fame....

.....fantastic statue.

Well, this is not the longest post as I'm determined to relax in front of the Great British Sewing Bee now....although I find that it does make me feel quite stressed just watching all those zips, pleats and darts!

To end though, I thought you might enjoy these pictures of Princess Tippy Toes aka Tara, who was lounging on her favourite chair the other evening with gay abandon.......

....she looked rather indignant when she saw that I was taking her photo though.....

....what a little comic!
I'll sign off for now then and will share more makes next time.