Lots of Talking.

Day 2 of the Convention saw them all reconvening  in the hotel lounge and after a hefty breakfast they all sat down for a natter and to watch the T.V.

Several coffee's later and they still hadn't moved. We had intended to hit the shops but before we knew it the time was 1.30pm and the decision was taken to just chill out on the very comfy sofas instead.

My two don't watch much T.V. and as Darrell, Monkey and Nigel seemed to be very cognizant with all the channels, they all settled down for an afternoons television. Just look at all their rapt expressions.Still it kept them quite!!

And so to bed. The only problem being it was Miss Di's bed they decided to kip down in for the night.

If you hear miss Di complaining about a bad back it's cos she had to sleep on the sofa!

Smitten!

Day 1 of the Monkee Convention.

So here they all are at the holiday Inn Express. Their first meet up in 6yrs and there was lots to talk about and of course the boys met Sammy!

Left to right we have Hank(with his rabbit), Marvin, Norm, Nigel (infront), Monkey, Darrell (behind)

and of course Sammy.

Helen had bought them all matching tee shirts for the occasion which they all just had to put on straight away and then decided to go down into the hotel lounge for a photo shoot .
Back row is Hank & Norm, middle row Monkey, Sammy, Nigel & Darrell  and in the front Marvin looking very noculant .

But look who's totally smitten with Sammy. Those doleful eyes say it all!  Stay tuned for more fun.

Silhouettes

It is time for another challenge over on the butterfly blog.

#85 Butterflies + S is for Silhouette  and/or the colour Indigo

I have two cards today for my inspiration for you.

The first uses a digi silhouette image by Pink Petticoat called 'Dandeline Wisps'. They did close down but have since reopened under the name The Lovely Studio. I'm pleased about that as they have some lovely images and gorgeous paper designs. Lighting is not good for showing up the true colours. The indigo is looking more black than in real life. The die cut frame is by Crafts-Too from their Lattice Frame PCD33. The small butterflies are a tonic Studios punch. All adhered onto a white card base made from cardstock. The sentiment is a Britannia die, cut twice and glued together and then added to front of frame.

My second card uses a Silhouette design from a CD-Rom & book by Dover Electronic Clip Art.

Design no 108. I have printed out onto thin  pink card stock and again the colours are much better in real life. The butterflies have been stamped on separately using a stamp From Clearly Besotted 'Elegant butterflies' and Memento Tuxedo black ink pad. Edges have been cut using a fancy edge punch and the sentiment is again a Britannia word die  but only cut once this time. The whole panel has been raised up with 3D foam pads onto an indigo blue card base made from cardstock.

I hope you will come and play along. The challenge is back to its fortnightly run now that the school holidays are over.

Entering into the following challenges:

Card Players

Whilst waiting for their lift on Friday Norm decided to have a quick game of  cards. He is a dab hand at poker so I set the  card table up for them and left them to it.

 Sammy is fairly confident she has a good hand and has put most of her money on it.

Was that wise though Sammy? 

Norm is such a good Poker player and keeps such a dead pan expression but is he bluffing ?

Apparently not!! The odds of getting this hand (Royal Flush) is 649,739 to 1  !!!!!!!

Me thinks they had best stick to playing Solitaire or Patience this Weekend or some of the boys will either be going home shirtless or Norm will have a pile of I.O.U's stuffed in his shirt pocket.

Poppies for Rememberance

I made this card to send to my sister. Dad loved all flowers and had poppies in his garden too so I thought this image was quite appropriate to remember him by.

The digi image is by  Justinklined and called Poppy Cluster. I have painted using my Marvey LePlumeII water colour pens by scribbling the colours onto a perspex block and picking the paint up with a wet paint brush and then blending in with additional water. Finished off with a gold gel pen.
Die cuts used are  Crafts - Too Square die scalloped edge and SU's Large modern Label. Striped card is  recycled from The Doc's custard tart box  and the sentiment is a gold sticker from my stash.

Norm Update.

Norm is off on his travels. He is meeting up with some of his mates for a monkee convention at a Holiday Inn Express which could be near you!!!  Of course Miss Di and I have been roped in as chaperones for the weekend and Sammy has managed to wrangle her way onto the the trip as well. So along  with Norm and Sammy, Hank and Marvin (who live with Miss Di)  we are being joined with  Helen of Mum's Monekey and her troop, namely Monkey, Darrell and Nigel. Seven Monkeys altogether doesn't bare thinking about and I do hope the Holiday Inn know what they are letting themselves in for.  Iv'e packed the asprin and smelling salts!!

Here's Sammy and Norm waiting to be picked up by Hank and Marvin in Miss Di's car. Of course Sammy insisted on having a new hat especially for the occasion  and could she also have two hat pins as well  in case the weather is a bit windy.  Guess who had to make the hat!!
Stay tuned for updates of their exploits.

FaDoodles Candy Winner

Here is the winner of the FaDoodles candy.

(23) Ionabunny

Congratulations  Gail. Please get in touch via the email on my side bar so I can post your prize off to you.