Busy...but lots of fun.....

Morning folks....lots of news and pics to share today....so get yourselves comfy with a nice cuppa and I shall begin......I've had a fun weekend and it all kicked off on Friday when I took myself off to the MEGA SALE at SIMPLY CREATE.....arrived to find the shop hooching with mad crafty bargain hunters...so it was on with the bag packer...tea lady and washer upper hat for the day.   Great fun meeting up with all those like minded crafty addicts and having a nosey at what they were all buying and there were lots of delicious bargains..would you believe some managed to find their way back to the cubbyhole....now there's a surprise.  Jacqui and Anne are SIMPLY THE BEST...every customer is greeted with a big smile and whether you are a shopaholic intent on buying the whole shop or have just popped in for some buttons you are guaranteed a very warm welcome and all the help or advice you need....nothing is too much trouble for these two sweethearts and in this day and age where shop assistants can't even make eye contact with their customers let alone talk to us...you are both a MAGICAL breath of fresh air and a big thank you girls for letting me play "shoppies" for the day.
Saturday wasn't so much fun.....the weather was gorgeous and I was stuck in the cubbyhole knee deep in offcuts from the guillotine after all the prep and kitting for Sunday but my reward was another fabulous day out with the lovely girls at the Huntly Craft Group...

my lovely bloggy bud Carol on the left was busy taking sneaky pics of me.....let's wait and see what she puts on her blog because I still have one or two in reserve suitable for a bit of blackmail.

the youngest member of the group....the sweet Ashleigh who is a dab hand at stamping and completed her card with just a teeny weeny bit of help from Mum

they are such a fun bunch....we had an absolute hoot and a big thank you girls for inviting me along....despite being an old hand at the demo game I never tire of sharing my passion for all things crafty.....you can't possibly call it WORK when you spend your time playing with fabulous products and meeting lovely folks and I am so lucky to do what I love and love what I do.

And the demo had a bit of a Kraft..Black/White theme which is very on trend at the moment using my favourite products.....Hero Arts gorgeous stamps....Lord Timmie of All Things Holtziness Distress Inks.....gorgeous papers...buttons and ribbons.

love this poppy image and so does everyone else...apparently it's like gold dust in the UK at the moment...perfect for some paper piecing 3D work......

and it wasn't fair that I was the only one playing ...so we all got inky and made some cards together and even more inky with Tim's Tattered Florals

and what am I doing today....the plan was to have a lazy "snuggly on the sofa with my bundle of golden deliciousness" kind of day catching up with the Sunday newspapers and another of my addictions.....the crosswords.... in between our daily strolls but Mr Postie has just arrived with a yummy parcel....Tim Holtz fabulous Tissue Tapes...Texture Fades and Masks...have been itching for this stuff to arrive....haven't a clue what I am going to do with it yet but hey it will be lots of fun finding out.......catch up with you all tomorrow when hopefully the old body will have recovered and I will be back in the crafty swing.

Hugs Kath xxx