Goodbye June. Sleep tight...

One month one day from the passing of our brother-in-law, Alistair, John's mum, June sadly passed away too.
Pictures of happier times...

June, proud Mum and Gran and Greatgran, with her granddaughter's Maria and Emma at her daughter Debbie's wedding to Alistair.

And quite a few years later at her Granddaughter, Emma's wedding to Tom.

Les, June, Tom and Emma, my mum and dad, Les and Jim

June loved her hats.

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If I had words
To make a day for you
I'd sing you a morning golden and new
I would make this day
Last for all time
Give you a night
Deep in moonshine

So this year really has been a bit of a bummer so far.

Dragonfly: ATC. and Blog Candy!

Sorry! You've guessed, there's no space rocket tonight, but I did print it out, so all I have to do is cut round it, add a few 3D stickers and Bob's your uncle... (who is Bob, doesn't anyone know) but I did finish this ATC. It's taken me ages! The main image was a freebie over on June's lovely Blog a few weeks ago and she had a challenge to alter it in any way. Of course slow silly cloggs here forgot and then couldn't think how to finish it. I wanted a mirror reflection in the centre to look like water, but ended layering silver embossing power and then stamping into it with a dragonfly stamp from Paperartsy. Not quite how I saw it in my head ...but then by head's full of sawdust and strawberries most of the time.

Sadly, I've also got another picture of the wasps nest. When my dad rung me to say he'd be round first thing with his smoke gun to 'see to' the wasps, I actually heard myself trying to put him off! Then I remembered the child I knew who was attached by a whole nest and only last week someone in the next road had to be taken to hospital as they suffered a bad reaction with just one sting. Anyway dad was very determined and as he used to be a bee keeper has a few 'helpful' gadgets. As he approached the hedge armed with his smoke gun and his magic wasp killing puffer, I warned him they were angry and wouldn't take prisoners! He said, 'They wouldn't worry me!' and as I warned him again, the first attack wave flew straight out at him! In all his years (he's 83) he said he'd never known such an angry mob and assured me, they had to go. Anyway enough of wasps...they give me the hebegebies!!! (worse than spiders do!)

~~!!!Blog Candy !!!!~~

After having a bit of a win last week, over on Lisa's lovely blog, I've decided seeing I've been blogging for just about four months now and have reached over 10,000 hits I'm going to give away some Blog Candy in a way of a thank you to all my followers for their lovely comments and support! Lisa has been doing a weekly surprise for her followers and I thought I'd do the same... So, all you have to do to be in with a chance to win some bits and pieces, is to call in and say hi! (which is what you've all been doing anyway!) At the end of each week ((Saturday/Sunday)) till the end of September, (or before we nip off to the States to see our new grandson!!) someone on the followers list will win a little prize. Stamped images, brads, glitter, flowers, ribbons, papers...whatever I can find! I'll post a picture later...and put a link on my side bar so you'll know what's going on!

And talking about followers!! Oh!! looky!!! We have a newby!! (((wave))) Welcome to Spyder's Corner Dazie!! Thank you for joining!! Pop over to Dazie Delights and say hi, she's very busy making cards, ATC's and running a pro rescue guinea forum... my minds boggling now... no, I won't go there... yes I will!! I'm now visualising (!?!) a guinea pig sitting at a mini laptop and having a chin-wag on a forum about where the best clover is...... Time for me to go I think.... thanks for stopping by!!

Art Freebies: A right old mix

Art Freebies: A right old mix
Blog Candy Alert!
Pop over to Art Freebies and say Hi to June. She has a fantastic new layout on her wonderful blog and loads of amazing art freebies!!
Check out all her wonderful makes and while you're oogling at Junes lovely works of art, check out her fantastic Blog Candy too!
Don't forget to say hi and leave a comment and to let her know what you do with those freebie downloads!
Back Later with Blog Awards!...But now it's time for a cup of frothy coffee and a chocolate bisqwit or maybe a Kitkat!

Blog Awards

I don't know if you've noticed...I'm having trouble with my Blog Awards...First "Blogger" wouldn't let me paste and copy all the lovely blogs I wanted to name, and then when it did..they were in BLACK, I have a black background so of course everything was INVISIBLE!! That'll teach me to try and be clever and colour code all the names!
I can hear you laughing!! Stop it!! Lol...
So... one more go... it'll be Christmas soon!
I'd like to thank the lovely Liz over on Lace, Ribbons, Buttons and Bows for giving me this award and I would love to pass it on to:-
Lynn for her lovely gardening blog!
Rhea Who got me onto Fat Pages
Marmitetoasty Not a crafty blog but one I will always look out for.
Jo and the Team Over on Tinker and Co. Because of their lovely Freebies and challenges, don't forget to look in often!
Kazabing for being one of my first followers and for always popping back!
Cindy who began her Blog in February and has some lovely cards and great Family support!
June for all her hard work on the JJ Forum and her lovely art freebies and swaps
Phill for some great cards. Don't forget to look for July's Designer Booklet that comes with Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine as Phill is showing off one of his projects!
Cheryl for her amazing ATC's, they really are little works of art and for her new blog!
Lorna for a lovely newish blog! and my favourite pony card!!
Charlotte for her lovely cards! And well done Charlotte for getting on to Dustin's design team!!!
Fiona for her amazing Inchies!!You MUST go and have a look!!
Sam for those lovely cards, another blog I always look in. (Sorry I know, you've already got this one!!)
Jenni for her lovely blog and amazing cards! I really must use more frills and ribbon on my cards!!
Victoria Who has some lovely cards and ideas~I'll always have printed ribbons, if not frilly ones!

Wow! I've won a Blog Award!

Once again I've been swiveling on my swivel chair! Thank you so much Karen from Cozy Frog for this lovely award! (I want to put here that I did a little jig... but I won't)
Now, I'm going blog hopping to find five blogs that make me smile too!
Lynn for all her lovely freebie on sparkxcrafts
Hello Gorgeous because every time I say 'Hello Gorgeous' it makes me smile!
June for her freebies, her lovely site and her amazing altered art.
Esther, because she is so talented, completely mad, and likes my shaker cards!
(Small break...John's just cooked dinner.... he's sooo good)
Sam just for that bright lovely flowery card! It would make even Victor Meldrew smile! and one more for luck (Because I can!)
Jackie for being one of the first to see my blog in the 'raw' and she still came back!