#276 LPoCF Star Stampz

 Hello again,

Well today marks the start of an all new Anything Goes Challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Star Stampz who kindly gave the team some of their cute digital stamps to use.  I have used Balloons and Ice Cream to make a card. 

We are also looking for some new members for our design team; you can find out more information here

Star Stampz

Prize 3 Digital Images

Here is my card:

What I used:

White linen card blank 10.5x14.8cm

Star Stampz Balloons and Ice-cream digital stamp

Faber-Castell coloured pencils

Paper Roses Stitched Australian Rectangle dies

Cloud paper (mystery it was an already cut single sheet)

Townscape die I think Marianne Design (it is blue like others)

Navy Cardstock strip

Fussy cutting scissors

I would like to enter this card in:

Polkadoodles Challenge 4 week 4 Anything goes

Crafting Happiness Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters Make someone smile

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional April Showers

Digi Choosday Anything goes

Colouring with Pencils Anything goes

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge Anything using a digital or stamped image

Paper Rocks Scissors Anything goes scissors used to fussy cut 

Crafts Galore Encore #146 Anything goes

We have been having lovely warm days, with little wind which means the bushfire brigades are currently working hard at doing strategic hazard reduction burns around villages all around the state, we have had a little over 2000 hectares burnt around our town, generally where previous fires have caused havoc in the past, but for only the third time in my memory have they burnt the valley just 200m from home (not the very edges of the valley, we don't want to upset the tourists, some of whom are idiots and ignore signs to stay out)

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Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

p.s. Many thanks to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Batch Baking Christmas

 Hello again,

Over the last few days, I've been digging through, sorting and adding to my scrap bags, I keep large scraps in one box (if it doesn't come from a set) and smaller scraps in display books according to colour and finally anything smaller than a printed photo in plastic bags again according to colour. I decided that I was going to use some of the scraps up to make some Christmas cards, I dug out some of my Christmas tree dies and set to. I have extra trees left over which may make it onto more cards or maybe just gift tags. 

I tried to use a mix of patterned or embossed, plain and they all have one sparkly glitter tree. I used some more scraps to die cut 'Merry' (3 times and layered on each card) and the star punch to finish them off.

What I used

6 White 5x7 card blanks (12.6x17.8cm)
White cardstock to emboss

Kaisercraft Diamonds and Crafts too Lattice embossing folders

Scrap papers and cardstock including metallics (some are 15+years old)

Marianne Design, Kaisercraft, Magazine freebie and Cottage Cutz tree dies

Memory Box Merry Script die

Nellie Snellen 'Christmas love' clear stamp

Marianne Design Star punch die

Clear embossing powder

Black, Cocoa, Orchid, and two blue inkpads

Adhesives: Double sided tape and PVA glue

I would like to enter these cards into:

Snippets Playground Challenge #530 Anything goes with snippets

The Paper Funday Challenge #86 Anything goes optional twist Die cuts and punches

Can you handle the pressure April Challenge optional blue on blue

Crafty Calendar April Dies or punches

The Neglected Stuff Challenge April patterned papers

Peace On Earth Challenge #109 Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas link-up Anything goes optional Nordic Christmas

Have a wonderful week

Megan

p.s. Physio is going well, I walked nearly 200m without the knee scooter, school holidays is on, and the number of kids giving me strange looks then questioning their Mums about that lady on a scooter is fun, last week one little boy in full meltdown screaming stopped, sniffed and ran to catch up with his Mum his eyes wide in surprise at a scooter being inside the shop by a lady. 

Many thanks to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF 272 Mirtillamente

 Hello again,

I am back to share another card made for my Design Team with Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by Mirtillamente who kindly gave us two stamps to work with, I am using Eat, Drink Happy Birthday Slice which comes with the sentiment as part of the image. We are also currently seeking some more members to join our two teams if you would like to know more information Kelly has a Design Team Member post here.

Mirtillamente Store

Prize 2 Images

Mirtillamente Challenge Blog

Ampolix Facebook Group

 What I used

12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7)

White and black cardstock

Faber-Castell coloured Pencils

Mirtillamente Eat & Drink Happy Birthday Slice digi

Paper Pad ancient from BigW when the nearest store was 1hour away

X-Press it Glitter tape (it is so old it no longer sticks, I had to add a layer of double-sided tape)

Marianne Design Star punch die

Pierced Square die (MFT)

CCD balloon and tiny flag die

card scraps blue, orange, green and pearlescent black for the stars
orange bakers twine

clear embossing pen and powder (added shine to balloons)

adhesives: double sided tape, foam tape, pva glue

I would like to enter this card in:

Crafts Galore Encore February Anything Goes

Mirtillamente Challenge February Anything goes

Neglected Stuff Challenge Blog (X-press it tape and patterned papers)

Paper Rocks Scissors February Challenge Scissors used to cut a backing layer to the balloons and twine

A cut Above Anything goes with die cuts 

Polkadoodles Challenge 2 Anything goes

Time Out challenge 306 pick 2- sparkle and twine (x-press-it glitter tape and twine)

For those following my recovery, my follow up went well and surgeon is happy with how it has gone, he was not so impressed that neither the local hospital or my usual physiotherapist were available over the summer holidays, but I have kept up with most of the exercises I can do at home and now am back seeing my physio. As an added extra, later this year my 5cm (2inch) screw will have to be removed, which likely means another hospital stay, hopefully not more than a day.

I am grateful that I bought my knee scooter (note: self-propelled, not electric) as having to hire one was going to be far more expensive. Whilst out grocery shopping, I've had a couple of people who were incredulous at seeing someone 'riding' a scooter inside the store, one lady who stopped to tell me she had been on one last year and that they are better than using crutches and another who said her husband had broken his ankle and he wanted one as it would be easier than the crutches he got from the hospital and finally one little boy who promptly asked his Dad why that lady was scootering inside as scooters are meant for outside, his Dad replied that he thinks that the lady might have a sore foot.

Thank you for looking in
Have a wonderful week
Megan

p.s. Many thanks to my kind blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

LPoCF #250 Star Stampz

 Hello again,

Today brings us to another all new Anything goes challenge with my team mates at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (edit-added link), this fortnight our sponsor is Star Stampz who kindly gave the team two images to use. I have used Christmas Star.

Star Stampz

Prize 3 Images

Here is my card:

What I used:

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Christmas Village patterned papers

Marianne Design poinsettia die

Cottage Crafts Holly and Berries

Memory box small branch die

Spellbinders Noel die

Star punch

cream and gold scrap paper (flower, sentiment and stars)

I would like to enter this card in 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday using Sketch #298 

Creative Inspiration Challenge #24 Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #133 Anything goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #61 Anything Christmas

12 Months of Christmas Link up Anything goes optional theme Owls

The Holly and the Ivy Challenge #180 Anything Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

p.s. Many thanks to my kind blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!

Rudolph Day Purple Baubles

 Hello again,

I was one of the top 3 for Rudolph's Day for December last year, I am joining Helen this month as a Guest Designer. My Christmas card features stamped baubles from Beccy's Place heat embossed in Platinum embossing powder and coloured with smooshed Distress Oxides Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, and Wilted Violet painted onto the baubles.

Here is my card: 

What I used:
White 14cm Card blank
White cardstock
Black paper
Purple glitter paper
Couture Creations 'Be Merry and Classic' Paper
Beccy's Place Festive Baubles Clear Stamps
Distress Oxide Inks, seedless preserves, picked raspberry and wilted violet
Clear embossing ink
Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder (Ranger)
Marianne Design Star punch die
Star hand punch
MFT Pierced Circle die
Brads

Adhesives Double sided tape and fine tip pva glue

I would like to enter this card in:

12 Months of Christmas Link Up Optional Couples

ABC Christmas Challenge C and D (d is for Die cut circles and stars)

The Holly and the Ivy Challenge #177 Anything goes (edited- ended already)

Crafts Galore Encore #132 Anything goes

Crafters Cafe #316 Anything goes optional Spots and/or Stripes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan 

LPoCF #246 All Dressed Up

 Hello again, 

We have been enjoying our summer weather, including some spectacular storms, again the local river system for Sydney's water supply was under flood watch, as the dam is sitting at 98% full, one decent downpour across the catchment and they open the flood gates. Some poor Sydneysiders have been without power for four days, ours was out for one day, while waiting on news from an ill family member from interstate, was not ideal, not even mobile reception was working.

Today brings us to another all new challenge with my team mates over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, this fortnight we are sponsored by All Dressed Up who kindly allowed two of the Design Team to choose an image to share, I have chosen Strawberry Patch, I printed the image twice and coloured both, I could not decide which one I liked better and have made two cards. I am sure that I had some paper with strawberries on it but when I went looking, I could not find the one I was thinking of.... so, either I have used it, or maybe imagined it... does that happen to anyone else???? 

All Dressed Up

Prize 2 Images

All Dressed Up Challenge Blog
All Dressed Up Shop
All Dressed Up Facebook
All Dressed Up Instagram

Here are both of my cards:

Green 

Blue 

What I used:

All Dressed Up Strawberry Patch Digital Stamp

Faber-Castell Coloured Pencils

White Square card 13.8cm

Cricket cardstock (American Crafts) 

Doodlebug Design 'Fruit cocktail' patterned paper

CCD Cross Stitched nesting dies

Bow (from a discount store)

Mulberry Flowers (craft show) 

White 12.6x17.8cm card blank

Sullivans 'Ocean' cardstock

White cardstock

MFT Pierced Square die

Nesting circle and scalloped circle dies

Memory Box Arboscello Tree die

Marianne Design butterfly punch die

MFT grass die

CCD cat die

tiny butterfly punch

crafters Choice pastel basics paper pad

scraps used blue, brown, green and white

Adhesives- Glue stick, PVA in fine tipped bottle, Double sided tape

I would like to enter these cards in:

Green

Polkadoodles Challenge 2 week 1 Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore January Anything goes
Colouring with Pencils (Kleuren met Potloden) Anything goes

Blue
Crafty Calendar Challenge Add a die cut
Creative Inspirations Challenge Anything goes missed cut off

Thank you for looking in..

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

p.s. Many thanks to my blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

French Language and a Bike

Hello again,

This is one of the cards I have been making for a friend, I was asked if I could possibly make a card for one of her sons and include French language and a bike, not knowing one word in French I used google translate to write Happy Birthday in English and translate it, I then used a fancy font called KG A Little Swag downloaded from Dafont, I should have made them all either upper or lower case but a bit late now and only the first letter has been capitalised. I added the sentiment to the card covered in some brick paper to act as bunting…. I suppose I could also have altered the shape of the sentiment to give a little more interest… 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 10.5x14.8cm card blank

Marianne Design die- Bicycle
Brick paper from BigW mixed pad (Textured Paper pack)

Scraps, red, black and white cardstock

Dafont KG A Little Swag 

Silver border sticker coloured with a blue sharpie

Adhesives:- Double sided adhesive sheet, double sided tape, glue pen

I would like to enter this card in:-
Happy Little Stampers Anything goes with Dies
Bizzy Bec's Store Blog Anything goes
Seize the Birthday Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all.

Tweet Christmas wishes

Hello again,

Well I did say on my last post that I had been busy making Christmas cards and here is another, with a super cute free digi image called “Pippi” from Karin at Kajsans Scrap blog, these two little birds are incredibly cute and I have opted to make them little blue birds…. Two posts in one day, what a shock... 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

14cm square kraft card blank

White card for printing

Pippi digi image free 

Lawn Fawn plaid paper

Marianne Design poinsettia die

Scrap papers in red, green and gold

Poppystamps small sprig die

MFT pierced fish tail flags die

MFT pierced square die

Printed sentiment from Pink Petticoat

Fairy Krystal Glitter paint on hats

I would like to enter this card in:-

12 Months of Christmas Challenge Link up Tweet Christmas

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge optional twist tree

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas

The Merry Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

Fathers' Day

Hello again,

The last weekend was Father’s Day here in Australia, so I made this easel card for my Dad who is often to be found in his shed, tinkering with whatever it is that day.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5 x 7” card blank 12.6x17.8cm
Design paper from Amy Tangerine paper pad
Leather grain card stock
Dark green, brown, white, metallic grey and dark red from scraps box
Faber Castell and Derwent Pencils
Lili of the Valley image- The workbench

Lili of the Valley Digi tag Set 24 Sentiment Tags

CCD pin dot rectangle die
CCD tiny tools die
MFT Woodgrain fence die
MFT Freshly cut grass die
Marianne Craftables Nuts and Bolts
Kaisercraft Die from Handmade Labels
Lawn Fawn Riley ABC stamps
Darkroom Door Simple Sayings Vol2
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad
Ranger Clear ink pad
Colorbox Queue Chalk ink Olive Pastel
Primary Ebony Super Fine embossing Powder
Hemp cord twine
Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape and PVA glue
Core dinations sanding tool, scissors to distress edges

I would like to enter this card in:-

Aud Sentiments Challenge Anything Goes + Sentiment

Crafting from the heart 173 Anything goes 

613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional twist Distress it

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge Anything goes

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who take the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all… 

Riding along on on my push bike

Hello again,

Well as promised I am showing you some of the cards I made for birthdays, all male for my neighbours sons, Uncle and Dad who all have had their birthdays in the last few weeks. I had to hold off as my recent participation in the Christmas in July celebration with Bugaboo sent my internet usage to the peak of my data limits, which have reset over the weekend…

This card was made for the youngest of my neighbours two sons, who turned 15 this year, he is currently doing his Duke of Edinburgh Award spending time doing various outdoor adventures with his mates, he also has been testing out his new camping gear in their backyard, we have had -4c and yes he was sleeping outside in it BRRRR! As part of his outdoor work with the award he has been riding and getting ready to ride in a Charity race with one of his uncles which gave me easier inspiration to work with for his birthday card. I came across this card on Pinterest from Patterned Paper Crafts and saved it for later as you do, checking it out and making my own copy, which is likely to be replicated for my Uncle next year as he spends a huge amount of time on his bike also for charity rides, sometimes the rides are from Brisbane to Sydney a distance of 955km or up to 1000km (593-621miles) dependant upon the route taken and done in around 180km sections.

I elongated the pierced fishtail flags by choosing a point to cut them off where it would be hidden behind the panel and then lining the second piece back up

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 5x7” card blank 12.6x17.8cm

Amy Tangerine Paper pad (and tiny strips saved from spine)

Kaisercraft Sandy Toes paper pad

Kaisercraft Nesting Square Dies

Marianne Design Dies Bicycle

Red enamel dots (one hiding a little mark)

MFT Fishtail Flags die

Black card stock

Double sided adhesive sheet

Papersmooches Sentiment stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad

I would like to enter this card in:-

Cuttlebug Mania Inspiration Picture- Bike

Bizzy  Becs Store Blog Challenge Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage Anything goes

Crafting by Designs July Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes

Thank you for looking in…

Have a wonderful week…

Megan

Christmas Angel

Hello again,

Well it is the last week of the month again and for a change I managed to make my entry for Rudolph day early, just now finding the time to get typing. I have made a card to fit one  of my mistakenly bought envelopes, again trying to use up some of my vintage stash.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-
250gsm white card folded to 11.5x17.5cm
Kaisercraft papers and elements cut from 12" pad
Cream card
Scrap of Gold card
Saturated Canary Image (no longer available)
Faber Castell and Derwent Pencils
Marianne Design Star Punch die
Fiskars scalloped border punch
Oval die
Lifestyle Circle and Scalloped circle dies
Wink of Stella Clear on wings, baubles and candlelight
Adhesives:- Double sided tape and foam tape

I would like to enter this card in:-
ABC Christmas Challenge J is for Jingle Bells, K is for Keep it Simple
Crafting by Designs Get Ready for Christmas May edition
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 335 Use some gold
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas Link up Cute Christmas or Anything goes
Rudolph Day Anything goes

Thank you for looking in...
Have a wonderful week...
Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the lovely visitors who stop to sign the guestbook... I read all of the comments and appreciate them all!

Is anyone else having problems with blogger? Every time I tried to add a link it deleted link with a simple push of the spacebar, also not allowing me to select text and add link that way. Any thoughts appreciated. .... Megan

Happy Mothers' Day

Hello again,

Well yesterday was Mothers’ Day here in Australia and despite my best intentions to have made Mum a card earlier than the day before, I was busy on Saturday creating a special card, I made a Joy Fold card for her this year it was much easier than anticipated to do too, it makes for a quite a heavy card though. I used a 15cm square card blank and cut down a second smaller square card blank to 11.6cm, cutting the front of the larger card in half and placing the second card with the fold opposite the larger and main cards fold, I had only one problem with the card, I allowed one of the tags and one part of the leaves to over hang the fold, meaning that once opened these became bent :-(, never mind the card was still appreciated by Mum. 

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

Lili of the Valley Digi image ‘Bobby Socks’

Faber-Castell pencils

15cm square card blank

12cm square card blank (minus just 4mm down two sides)

Core’dinations cardstock ‘Pearl’

Lili of the Valley Bonnets and Bowties paper pad

Lili of the Valley Circular Sentiment stamp set

Lili of the Valley Tiny Tag digi sentiments set

Marianne Design dies CR1354 Butterfly punch

Marianne Design dies CR1248Circle and flower stitch

Elizabeth Crafts Curvy leaves die

Lifestyle Crafts nesting circle dies

Ribbon, lace and bling from my stash

Tiny paper flowers from Korean Paper Museum

Ranger Liquid Pearls ‘Silver Pearl’

Versa Colour ‘Orchid’ ink pad

Clear Embossing powder

Kaisercraft Mini clear stamp set ‘Occasions’ inside card

I would like to enter this card in:-

Di's Digi Design Challenge Fold it Fancy

Craft-a-holics R Us Spring colours or flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge 179 Flowers and a Sentiment

Polkadoodles Crafting Anything goes week 18

Crafting by Designs May Anything goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog May Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week...

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind visitors who leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all!

A Scottie Christmas

Hello again,

Well it’s almost summer, the cherries are plentiful and ripening nicely, the birds have still managed to take a few from the tree despite our best efforts to protect all the summer fruits growing in the backyard. I’ll be glad when this heat wave is over, bring on the cool change!

I made a second card for my friend in today, I bought this lovely die from Marianne Designs a while ago and this is the first time I have used it. I had the die out ready to make a card several weeks ago and to my surprise Miss Di, from Pixie's Snippets Playground had made a card featuring a different little scotty here and another one here, my intention was to use some tartan or plaid papers and I put the die away until my new paper pack from Lawn Fawn turned up having been on back order.

Here is my card:-

What I used:-

White 14.8x 10.5cm card blank

Lawn Fawn Christmas plaid paper pad

Snippets of gold and red mirri card, white and green card

Marianne Design Creatable Scotty die

Impression Obsession Holly Cluster die

MFT Cross Stitched Rectangles

Hero Arts Merry Stamp and cut

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Bow from Stash

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape and diamond glaze

I would like to enter this card in:-

Pixie's Snippets Playground week 257

Rudolph Day November Anything Christmas

Bizzy Bec's Store Blog November Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas Link up Bingo or Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 309 Use a sentiment

Thank you for looking in...

Have a great week... 

Megan

P.S. A Huge Thank you to all the kind ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all...

Cupcake anyone?

Hello again,

I was asked to create a card for a friend’s grand-daughter who loves to cook. Not having much in the way of cooking stamps or images I grabbed my dies and created this card:-

What I used:-

White 14.8cm x 10.5cm card blank

Red card from generic card stack

Freebie paper from magazine

White, pink, red and blue card from my scrap bags

White glitter card

Lawn Fawn sequins

Black fine-line pen

Magazine cover gift stamp

Lifestyle Crafts Nesting lace circle die

Lawn Fawn Stitched border dies (from Bizzy Becs)

MFT Pierced fishtail flags die

Marianne Design Creatables Cupcake die

Adhesives:- Double sided tape, foam tape & PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge June Anything Goes

Craft your Passion #316 Anything goes

HIMCR Super Scraps Saturday

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge June Anything goes

613 Avenue Create #Anything goes or Create your own Challenge

Thank you for looking in…

Have a great week…

Megan

P.S. A huge thank you to all the kind and lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a message, I truly appreciate them all :-)

Holly's Tree

Hello again,

Today I am sharing a larger card I have had sort of half started in a box on my table found whilst tidying up my bit's, I found the picture called Holly’s Christmas Tree (from Di’s Digi Stamps) I had coloured while my niece was visiting last month and decided that this would finish off my half-finished model in the box. Time to be honest…. I had made the card for a completely different image which I then wrecked with a mess of double-sided tape and an extra layer of matting to make it super fancy, but the image ended up torn almost right through, it made its way to the recycling box… leaving me with the basic card already embellished and all.

Here’s my card:-

What I used:-

Holly’s Christmas Tree- Di’s Digi Stamps

Derwent Coloured Pencils

White 5x7” card blank (12.7cm x 17.8cm)

Christmas Village paper from First edition

My favourite things Pierced oval die

Lace from stash

card and paper scraps

Marianne Design Poinsettia Die

White card for Printing

Fiskars Scalloped border punch

Cottage crafts Mini Holly Die

Self-adhesive pearls

Button from stash

White Opal Liquid Pearl

Memento Tuxedo Black

Sentiment stamp from Magazine

Adhesives: - Double sided tape, Foam tape, PVA glue

I would like to enter this card in:-

12 Months of Christmas Link-up- #14 Winter Scene (Optional)

Catch the Bug February Bingo Challenge Pearl, Flower,Designer paper

Crafting by Design February Anything goes Challenge

CRAFT Challenge #351 Christmas

Creative Craft Cottage #58 Lace &/or Pearls

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge #269 Cute or Anythinggoes

Lil’ Patch of Crafty Friends #28 Anything goes

Pixie’s Snippet’s Playground #217 Anything goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge- Winter landscape

Sparkle Creations Christmas Card Challenge #12

Thank you for looking in today...

have a great week...

Megan

P.S. I felt very silly sitting making a wintry Christmas card in a pair of shorts and a singlet top, this week summer appears to have planned a last hurrah this weeks minimum will be 22C. To those who are cold stay warm and those like me stay cool.

P.P.S A huge thanks to all the lovely ladies who take the time to leave me a message when they visit, I truly appreciate them all!