First Holy Communion card for a friends son. Done using Basic Grey Archaic papers, Papermainia cross stamp and Nick Bantock Van Dyke Brown ink. With added Basic Grey ric rac. Based on CPS #70 sketch.
Made this earlier in the week, but didn't want to upload it till after I gave it to my friend's Son. Thank you to PinkFairy for a wonderful afternoon after the service today. Really enjoyed all the wonderful food and time together with friends in your garden.
Made this card ages ago, but didn't upload it until my nephew received it this week for his birthday. It's done with K&Co and Basic Grey papers and the image is a sticker. Letters are done with Hero Arts stamps. The Layout is based on ISMAKI #21 challenge sketch.
I couldn't post this untill my card made it across the pond. I've had news that it's arrived saftley and greatly recieved. It was done using a Hobby Art stamp which was cropped and coloured in using water colour pencils and a water brush. This was matted on black card and mounted over a plain black stamped image of the full stamp. The title was cut from using CuttleBug Olivia font. The waves are K&Co Sea Glass paper ribbons and the card was finished off with buttons.
My father-in-law recieved the card below. It was made using the Penny Black Hedgehog Fishing stamp which was coloured in with water colour pencils and twinkling H2Os. It was matted on Basic Grey Archaic papers and K&Co Sea Glass Sailboat paper. Emblishments used are K&CO Sea Glass paper ribbon, bottons and a brad. The layout was based on CPS sketch #66.
r finally breakfast at the place we were staying. It was looking like we were going to have good weather for the day as well. We checked out and decided to drive towards Newport to explore some attraction in the middle of the Isle. I had picked up a leaflet about a lavender farm so we headed over to Isle of White Lavender. We got there shortly after it had open, so it was rather quiet. It also wasn't a lot of lavender in season, so a lot of the plants were just green. We had a little walk around and saw the distillery where the extract the oils. Then walked in the garden area and saw many different types of lavender. We then went to the tea room for a drink. There were lots of interesting looking cakes and scones made with lavender, but we were still rather full from breakfast, so we didn't partake. I think we just beat the rush as left the tea room rather full and as we headed back to our car there was several more cars pulling into the car park.
headed to Carisbrooke Castle. as English Heritage member we got in free. We only had a couple of hour before our booked place on the ferry back to the main land. So we had a very quick walk around and managed to get lots of photos of different elements of the Castle. Luckily we also bought a guide book, so we can read about what we saw later. We managed to get on the time as at least seven bus tours of which most were school children. We enjoyed a nice walk around and the sun was shining although it was more of a quick run though the place. Will defiantly have to go back another time to have a more detailed look.
the ferry. We made it with about 15 minutes to spare, so decided to stop by the channel (sea) side and grab a quick bite. We found a little outdoor cafe to have a coffee and a nibble and watch all the sail boats, ferries, and seed boats go by. The coffee was so hot though that we didn't really have time to finish it all before we were off and heading for our appointment with the ferry. So we said good-bye to the Isle of White and to the end of our all to short holiday. Hope you've enjoyed my short record of our time there.
le. I had seen it advertised on the web before we went and thought it looks good. They had lots of fossiles there which had been found on the Isle and some hands on activites for youngesters. Thorton the bear even had a go at brushing sand off some old bones. In the main area they had quiet a few models of dinasours and a couple of animacronic ones as well.
nch. We found a leaflet for the Old Thatched Tearoom, so we made our way to a place called Shanklin Old Village. It was a quaint little area with lots of little thatched shops. After lunch and a little shoping we decided to go hunting windmills and found the last standing windmill on the Isle. Unfortunally it was closed, so we didn't get to look inside, but had a nice short walk around as it was still raining.
Today the weather wasn't as nice as yesterday, but thought we'd chance it and go to an out door activity. We decided to go to Seaview Flamingo Park Wildlife Encounter. I had read on their website that they had baby penguins and really wanted to see them. We got to the park at about
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After the penguins we went as saw the breeding cages and saw some magnificent peacocks on full display trying to impress the pea hens. Although all the humans walking by were very impressed at the display and shaking of feathers. The peahens didn't seem impressed at all!
Then we went to Wallaby Walk and saw all sorts of wallaby's, some of which were albino and some mother wallaby's with joeys in there pouches! Then it was time for the Meerkats to be fed. There were 5 little kats who were fed on oranges, bananas, grapes and ferret food. Then for a treat after they got meal worms. Their little faces reminded me a lot of my pet hedgehog I use to have back home.
At the end of our stay at the park it was time to see the adult penguins get fed. They knew it was feeding time and were all congregated at one end of the penguin pool. A man came with a bucket of sprat and started to feed them and give a little talk. Then he put some of the fish on the ledge for us to throw to them. As I don't like fish I was very hesitant to pick any up, but got up the courage and threw lots of fish to the very eager penguins.
It was a great day out and really enjoyed I time seeing all the different animals and birds. Would definitely recommend this place to everyone!
