Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Morning folks....hope you are all having a fabulous weekend and that the sun has got his hat on where you are too...we had a glorious sunshiney day yesterday but the dark clouds are gathering this morning and it's par for the course we never get 2 days the same in Bonnie Scotland.   Spent a lovely day yesterday pottering around in the garden and it's lovely to see all the plants springing into life again after a long and harsh winter.....just need some serious sun and heat now and we will then believe it is summer.

We have an expression in this neck of the woods....

"ne'er cast a clout until May be oot"

(don't discard your warm winter clothing)

and there is a bit of a dispute whether it means the end of the month of May or the blossom appearing on the Hawthorn (May) tree.....but whatever it means....won't be discard anything today....it's a tad chilly here.

It's the first challenge of the month over at Daring Cardmakers and that means it's the birthstone for May..

EMERALD

Prized since ancient times, a fine emerald can be more expensive
 than a high quality diamond of the same carat weight."

Don't know if you could quite call this colour Emerald...more like
Peridot but hey ho..I couldn't find any Emerald papers so I am claiming artistic licence once again...
Hero Arts: Branch Background
Old Letter Writing
Stripes Background
Big & Small Flowers
Thinking of You

And look what I received...this cute award from my lovely Dutch bloggy buddy..... Marja.....

thank you so much Marja for your lovely kind words....I really do appreciate you thinking of me....I would love to own a pair of Dutch clogs....no way would "The Budster" be able to steal these....oh yes he is back to running off with my slippers again.....because the CROCS have gone to shoe heaven....worn right through on the sole.   The wrist is feeling slightly less painful so fingers crossed the crafty conveyor belt will be back on full speed ahead soon.

Catch up with you all tomorrow when I will featuring my samples for the latest download at Funky Hand.....Flutterby Flowers Digi Stamps.....running seriously behind on this one....it's only been released for a week and I am doing "my coo's tail" thing again....sorry Anice.

Hugs Kath xxx