Monday 28 April 2014

A Forever Friends card and a couple of holiday pics...

Hello everyone :o)

Here's a simple little Forever Friends card... I bought one of the decoupage sets ages ago, and then never got round to using any of it - very typical for me!


The decoupage, papers and sentiment are all from the Kraft Notes range, and I just added stickles, gems and used MFT die-namics 'by the letters' dies for the lettering.

And some photos of our boys enjoying their surprise weekend away...



It was just a couple of nights at Butlins, but we had a great time... We packed up the car the night before and told the boys we were going out for the day.  Dex doesn't really remember the last time we went there, as he was only little, but the look on Morgan's face when he saw the Butlins sign and realised we were staying!  He nearly made me cry, he was so excited!

Will start trying to catch up with some of your blogs tonight... Hope you all have a lovely evening :o)

25 comments:

Sarah said...

Great card Lisa...sounds like me, buy it, stash it, forget about it!! Looks like you had fab weather and those smiling faces say it all!! xx

Debs said...

Adorable card Lisa - FF is sooooo cute :o)
Looks like the boys had a fabulous time - they are so handsome!!
Debs xx

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Fab card! Which also reminds me of the fact that I too have this decoupage sheet stashed away safely somewhere, lol. Glad you enjoyed your break and made lots of lovely memories.
Lorraine

Vicky said...

Gorgeous hun....and glad you had a lovely time too...:o)

Biggest of hugs Vicky xx

Whisper said...

Oooo hun, you sound like me, buy something, cos it was a good idea at the time, then never use it !!

Great pics of the boys and glad you had a good time at Butlins - sounds like Morgan's face was that Barclaycard advert - X amount for the weekend, seeing Morgan's face - Priceless :-), Luv Sam x

Claire said...

A really cute card hun and the pics of the boys are fab - I bet they had a great time! Hugs, Claire x

Lorraine said...

A gorgeous card Lisa. Love the sweet bear.
Gorgeous photos too - Fab smiles! Glad you had a good time.
Lorraine x

Pia S said...

I think we've all got some shopping sins in our stash, but better late than never, and it's a cute card!

Kelly Lloyd said...

Ah glad to hear you all had a good few days away,,
Your card is gorgeous as always
Hugs Kelly

rachel said...

cute card Lisa - but that photo is priceless - love it xx

Unknown said...

Hi Lisa, that's such a cute card - I do that all the time, buy something and put it away then forget about it!! I'm still finding things from when I first started crafting - now I don't like them!!!

Looks your boys (and you?) had a lovely time - do I spot a Skeggy sign there? If so you were just down the road from me!

Sarah

PS - Best of luck with the worming tablet - it's a battle with ours, apart from the stray we took in, she eats them like sweets!!!

susiestacey said...

Great photos Lisa what a lovely surprise for your boys. Sweet card x Susan x

Princess Judy Palmer said...

Cute card! I like that you added Stickles glitter to it. The boys looks like they had a great time! I hope you did too!!!

Donna Mosley said...

Aww! this is so adorable Lisa, love it! Great pics of the boys hun, glad you had a fab time.

Donna x

Sue said...

So gorgeous Lisa, adorable image and I love those papers too.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos, your adorable sons certainly look like they enjoyed their special surprise.
hugs Sue xx

Jackie said...

A gorgeous card, and lovely photographs of the happy boys :o)
Jackie xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Cute card. Lovely pics, I would have to make a layout for those. Glad you all had fun x

Carole Pollard said...

Hi Lisa loving the card its gorgeous and you got me thinking about decoupage stuff I have stashed away and never used!! Love the design its fab your boys look like they had a great time the photos are two to treasure Love and Happy Crafting Hugs Carole x

Jane Savage said...

Lovely card, Lisa! I have stamps that have yet to see ink and ribbon that has yet to be unwrapped! Buying and storing stuff is as much part of the hobby as actual crafting I think!!
Fab holiday pics! Sunshine and smiles what more could you ask for!! :) XX

Debra K. said...

Like you Lisa I've got lots and lots of craft stuff I've not used which my hubby keeps trying to persuade me to get rid of it. Never!
Love your card! Actually seeing you use the Kraft Notes paper before persuaded me to get some.
What gorgeous lads you've got and they look like they're having a fabulous time. These are the best times for making happy memories to treasure. Debra x

Christine L said...

I'm frantically trying to catch up on what I've missed while I've been away Lisa... your cards are all fabulous (I mean, when have you made one that wasn't fabulous in my eyes?)!! I love your style and designs... they often go straight to my Pinterest board!

Thanks for sharing those lovely pics of the boys too... glad you had a lovely weekend!

Hugs
Christine x

Jo said...

I'm guilty of stash hoarding too :)
great card hunni, and fab photos too, so glad you all had a fab weekend
Jo xx

Annette said...

Glad you had a lovely weekend, love the story about Morgan's reaction! What a great surprise.

Fab card too, but I'm the same, I buy things and then forget I've got them. Unfortunately when I re-find them, I usually wonder what on earth I was thinking as it's not something I can now think of using!

Hugs
Annette
xx

Rebecca Bradshaw said...

This is lovely, such a sweet image and the gems and stickles are the perfect finishing touch!
Rebecca.

scrappymo! said...

What a lovely surprise for your boys!

Your card looks great.