Top 3 at Sketches In Thyme

Just thought I would pop in

 with this honour....

With this layout....

For the month of May....

Happy Days....

Thanks to the team at

 Sketches In Thyme....

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Horse Guards

 We fair got around London in just a few days,

 no wonder my feet were so sore every day....Lol

Here is daughter and I at Horse Guards....

I have used sketch # 79 from

Sketches In Thyme

- pefect for getting a lot of photo's together....

The sketch....

Papers are again, "Portobello Road"
from Papermania....

Tim Holtz "Weathered Clock" die....

Do you notice the black mark behind
 the numeral II (2) on the clock above
- read the hidden journaling lower
down for the reason -
and that both my clocks are showing
2pm.... 

Flowers and leaves are acrylic
stamps by Hero Arts...

Red pearls are from Flourish With A Bling

White pearls are Martha Stewart....

The wee satin flowers are made from

red ribbon which I fashioned into

little blooms with a running stitch

 along one edge and pulled to form

 the wee ruffle...

Red ribbon is "Portobello Road"

by Papermania....

Below is the journaling which I have

 hidden behind the largest photo,

giving a quick history of Horse Guards,

and the reason for the black mark at

2pm...

I have cut the title on Cricut,

from the Martha Stewart

"Elegant Cake Art" cartridge...

Over at Frosted Designs,

 this layout, below,

was selected as Top 3

 - thanks girls!

That's me again today,

loving that I'm getting all these

 London photo's scrapped so quickly

- gotta love sketch blogs...

More news about my love

of sketches later

- hee hee....

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Tower of London

Continuing with the photo's from our recent

trip to London, daughter and I had

 a great day at the Tower of London

- here with one of the Yeoman Warders -

Beefeaters.....

Larger photo shows the White Tower,

which gives the entire castle its name.

 The White Tower is the original and

oldest part of the Tower of London.

 Built in 1078 by William the Conquerer

 as a royal residence and fortress,

it has also been a prison, a zoo,

a Royal Mint, a palace,

 and more memorably

a place of torture and death....

I have used sketch # 78 from

Sketches In Thyme....

The sketch...

Using the "Portobello Road" collection

from Papermania....

Martha Stewart "Double Arches"

punch around the page....

The Crown is Pink Paislee

"London Market" Ephemera.... 

The flowers are handmade from punches....

The leaves are Heartfelt Creations

 "Poinsettia Petals"....

The title - Tower = American Crafts Thickers

 "Platforms"

of = Bella! rub on

London = Five Kids & A Dog chipboard,

Gesso, white acrylic paint....

Bazzill cardstock....

About the Yeoman Warders

Since the foundations for the Tower were

laid in 1078, there have been men

 appointed to guard the prisoners and attend the gates.

Today men still serve as keepers of security for

the Tower, they are called Yeoman Warders,

and originated during the reign of King Henry VII.

The Warders still wear the costumes of that period.

Today there are thirty-eight established

Yeoman Warder posts. They are recruited from the

 Armed Services. These men are responsible

for the security of the Tower and its visitors.

They also conduct the guided tours.

All Yeoman Warders are required to

live on the grounds of the Tower with their families.

 Each evening, after the gates are locked,

the Tower of London becomes a separate,

safe community for its permanent residents!!

Just thought you might like to know that.....

Til next time...

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SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our house has SOLD....... Yay

Scotland here we come......

We have been zipping around Perth, taking lots of final photo's, so I could make this special layout before I have to say goodbye to my scrapping supplies for three, THREE, months, while they ship to Scotland.....



The current sketch over at Sketches In Thyme was the perfect sketch to showcase a lot of photo's - 15 to be exact, and the panoramic view of Perth at the bottom.....





Papers are Teresa Collins "World Traveler" and "Travel Ledger" collections....



The "Perth" chipboard title with the emblem of Western Australia, the Black Swan, is by RW Laser Cuts, which I have stamped with the Kaiser "Postmarks" acrylic stamp....

The suitcases chipboard is by Scrap FX, which I have coloured with Distress Inks - Frayed Burlap, Brushed Corduroy and Barn Door, and a gold pen for the metal locks etc.....



The "Goodbye" letters are by American Crafts Thickers "Emerald Flocked Black"....



We will be leaving Perth sometime in early March - settlement on the house is due on 24th February and once we have settled our affairs here, and said goodbye to our many friends, we will be off....



Ribbon and lace are from my stash....





Here are the photo's.....







So, as one door closes, another opens....

Just to organize our shipping and sell off most of our furniture, a busy few weeks ahead, and sadly not much scrapping. Oh well.....

I still have a few projects to post that I have been making over the past few weeks, that should keep my blog going for a wee while, and then it will become a photo gallery for a while...LOL

See you next time....

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Sketches In Thyme - Swing

Time for the latest sketch over at Sketches In Thyme - thought I would have a go again this week....




The sketch - by Becky Fleck...

Using my Lime Tart March 2010 Full Tart Kit....

Totally loving these K & Co butterflies - Blossomwood Butterflies....

Papers are Prima "Blooming Retro" Collection....

Title is Cosmo Cricket "Blue Line" Alpha....

Another of the beautiful K & Co butterflies....

Photo's are DGD Rebekah at King's Park March 2010 - same date as the kit!!

Too much fun.... LOL

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