Preston Park

I had to get out of this house this weekend, the renovations are just dragging me down and what better way to cheer me up than getting out in the fresh air.

Every year Preston park has a fire engine themed weekend from vintage to present day engines on display and an arena with regular events on show to please and delight onlookers.

There is stalls with arts and crafts and local traders and all in the beautiful grounds of the Preston Hall museum.

 

I had to giggle while going in to the event when I spotted this little girl giving her pet dog a ride in the back of her bicycle.

If you live close to this event it is well worth a visit and it is on tomorrow too.

 

 

 

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Growing Mushrooms

What a week I've had and it's only Wednesday.

We knew this year we were going to have to sort out the back room to our house, the wall leading to the outside of the house was damp and the little pantry offshot was very damp.

I got the shock of my life when bottoming the back room, I went to close a door which is always open up against the wall and was faced with the most wonderful large specimen of a mushroom. I just sat and cried. I wanted to move house, somewhere that was new and not over 100 years old as ours is.

Thankfully we know a builder who is wonderful and he is here as I type knocking the walls back to brick ready to treat them, then rebuild them back.

I did however catch him doing his Oor Wullie impression sitting on a bucket in the yard catching a sneaky break.

Now I know you all want to see the specimen that I found so here it is in all of its glory.

Isn't it a beauty?

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One Image Four Looks

I just wanted to show the value of Digital Stamps, in this day every penny counts so the more use we get from our crafty goods the better. I love that with both digital stamps and rubber stamps you can change colours and get further inspiration from the colour change.

This one is Pucker Up from Mo’s Digital Pencil and shows this colour change perfectly.

The first being brown toned hair, keeping the skin tones tanned and green eyes and vest top.

Next up is the red head, keeping a fairer complexion with hazel eyes and an aqua coloured vest top.

Next comes blonde hair, pale complexion, baby blue eyes and a wine coloured vest top

Lastly is the strawberry blonde with brown eyes warm complexion and burnt orange vest top.

Dream Team Blog Hop of the Month–Summer Colours

Its blog hop time again and your chance to win one of two $5 credits for Mo's Digital Pencil too...so don't forget your comments on our DT's blogs along the way...our host this month is Julie … and her Theme is Summer Colours.

Now I know you are thinking summer fruit zingy colours but I’m thinking lazy summer days.

The image is Little Punk

Image coloured with Copic markers and prisma pencils

next up is the uber talented Gretha so be sure to pop by and be amazed.

Dont forget to leave comments on the blogs you visit for a chance of a $5 store credit

Free Image Card

It started buy buying some crafty bits, you know how it is right?

I bought a pack of buttons, pretty metal ones and soon realised that the packaging was just too darn pretty to throw away.

I carefully removed the buttons then got to work adapting the packaging into a card.

Really it was like one of those buy 1 and get 1 free moments.

The patterned card and the images all came from the button box. Santoro Mirabelle from Riverside Crafts in Market Deeping.

I did use one of the buttons entwined into a silk ribbon.

Also a Fantastic Ribbons ribbon and a Mei Flower ribbon slide and pearls.

Blog Hop day tomorrow, be sure to hop back here.