An Oldie For Friday

Good afternoon,

The sun is still shining here in the Highlands of Scotland!  It's unusual to get such sunny weather during the school holidays and I can hardly believe it as last week we had some pretty heavy snow showers!  To think we have been at the beach twice this week!

It's been a few weeks since I shared an oldie with Erika at Snappycrafts but I found this one on my camera recently...

It was a commissioned card I was asked to make by a pal for her kids to give their Grandad who loves fishing.  The decoupage and all the papers are by Kanban.  I love the 'fish' paper which is slightly glossy.  I think the charm is from The Hobby House.  It looked better in real life as the foiled decoupage and glossy paper didn't come out well in my photo.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Hugs, Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 10 My First Celebrity Crush!

Good morning,

Right, I can't say I was fixated with any one particular person when I was growing up.  I had a really varied taste in music, tv and films when I was in my early teens - still do.  

At around the same time I had a crush on John Taylor from Duran Duran (not so keen on him now looking back) and Larry Mullen Jr from U2 (who is still pretty hot!) 2 completely different kinds of bands and 2 completely different looking guys!  

Around that time I also loved the film 'The Outsiders' and there was LOADS of eye candy in it!  All the hottest actors of the time - Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez and a very young Tom Cruise!  Lots to keep a hormonal teenage girl entertained lol, I don't know how many times I saw it!  

The 'Brat Pack' films, as they were called at the time, are still amongst my faves - The Outsiders, Breakfast Club, St Elmo's Fire and my all time fave Pretty In Pink!

Haha this has left me needing to watch all of these films again, must check out Netflix to see if any of them are on there!

Bye for now, 

Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 9 Piercings and Tattoos

Good morning!

Haha now it's time for you to see just how much of a wimp I am.  I have no tattoos and only have my ears pierced (once).  I got my ears done on holiday in Llandudno just before I turned 9.  My dad wasn't keen on me getting them done so when I was on holiday with my Auntie she took me to get them done.  Not much he could do when I returned home with pierced ears!  I'm sure she got an earbashing from my dad though!!!  I have turned into such a wuss now that I can't see me ever getting anything else done!  I quite like some tattoos on other people and I really admire some of the art work (especially the sugar skulls) but they are such a big commitment, actually life changing.  A rash choice when you were young could turn out to be a big mistake in later life.  Not for me I'm afraid.

Hugs,
Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 8 - An Old Photo of Me

Good morning!

Ok, todays leg of the challenge is to share an old photo of me and this one is very old.  It was a school photo which I think was taken in Primary four so I would have been 8 or 9 and would have been around 1977/78ish.  Check out my Purdeyesque hairstyle a la Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers in the mid 70s!  Unfortunately the picture quality has deteriorated quite a bit and it's all a reddish/sepia tone now.  I chose this one as it was quick to access as my aunt still has it on display in her living room!  The flowery bit on the left hand side is a reflection of the top I'm wearing - oopsie!!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs, Shona xx

I Love Promarkers DT Card - Ink It Up!

Good morning,

So at last I can reveal at least one part of my exciting news!!!  I am honoured to say 

I am now part of the I Love Promarkers Design Team!  I applied during their recent DT call and was delighted to be accepted on to the team!  

Our new challenge starting today is themed 'Ink it Up!' and we would love you to join us with your own creations.  Our sponsor is Marianne Design who have a fabulous prize for our winner.

As the theme is 'Ink it Up' I decided to ink up a rubber stamp for my image.  I've used a Saturated Canary stamp called Little Lady Bug which I've had for ages but can you believe I'd never inked up before.  Actually, I'm embarrassed to say I lost it for a while, such is the extent of my craft stash and lack of organisation :(  These stamps are becoming a bit of a rarity as Krista now deals mostly with digital designs.  I have coloured my image with Promarkers.

The papers are from my MME Lost & Found 3 Ruby 12x12 stack and I've layered everything up with kraft card.  The sentiment is from a set by LOTV.  The circle and scalloped circle dies are by X-cut and the others are by our sponsors Marianne.  The red lace trim is also by Marianne.  My card is finished off with red spotty organza ribbon and some buttons and pearls from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by.  If you get a chance, stop by later to see a very old photo of me which I'm posting for the next leg of my 31 day blog challenge.

Hugs, Shona xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - #136 Wings

Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge - #80 Use a Punch or Die

My Time to Craft - #286 Get Krafty

CHN Patterned Paper Challenge - April

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 7 - 10 Favourite Foods

Hello,

Haha this should be an easy one for me as I love my food, problem is I like nearly all of it.  It really would be easier to say what I don't like!

Anyhow, here goes with my top 10, in no particular order:

1. Nachos
2. Fajitas
3. Jerk Chicken
4. Roast dinner with all the trimmings
5. Homemade soup
6. Cadbury chocolate with Daim and the mini eggs that are around just now
7. Macaroni cheese (but only made by me)
8. Anything smoked - salmon, cheese, ham, sausage, smoked haddock, etc
9. Malteser Cheesecake (Urquhart's Inverness)
10. Homemade malteser and/or mint aero slice

I'm hungry just typing that out!  There are lots more favourites but these are definitely essential!

Bye for now,

Shona xx

31 Day Blog Challenge - Day 6 - 3 Personality Traits I Am Proud Of

Hello again!

Wow, it's day 6 of the challenge already!  Today I am sharing with you 3 personality traits I'm proud of

1. I am a good listener 
2. I am loyal, caring, loving and faithful to my husband, family and friends
3. I'm an open book, what you see is what you get, there's no hidden agenda or secrets

Of course there are just as many traits I'm not so keen on such as wearing my heart on my sleeve and being over emotional but that's for another day!

Bye for now,

Shona xx