Lily Bee Sketch #8 and Sarahs Cards challenge

Just a quick post as I wanted to upload a couple of photos for challenges. I thought I might do it this afternoon whilst Matthew was asleep but Matthew had different plans!!! Ive also been out for a meal this evening as my lovely friend Karen is moving away so it is well past my normal bedtime but blogging is coming before sleeping tonight!

The first layout is one you've seen before which is for the Sarah's cards blog challenge this month. But each time Ive looked at it Ive not been quite happy and felt like it needed more so Ive added a border of purple paper pearls around the large hexagons, a couple of butterflies and their trails and two resin flowers and Im much happier now.  ( The collection is Lily Bee Victoria Park and the photo is my mum and Matthew when we went to visit the flower exhibit at Wisley in February.)

The second layout is for the Lily Bee sketch challenge this month. Obviously it uses Lily Bee - this time the Double Dutch collection and a picture of Matthew on his birthday. I love the colours.

Its challenge time!

Firstly thank you to all my new followers. As I am now part of a design team with Gottacraft and going to be guest designer for Heidi Grace in June I am keen to get my numbers of followers up so that I can support the lovely Sandra and the talented Heidi. If you are reading and you are not yet a follower then if you think you may return then please do add yourself to my followers. I genuinely appreicate all the comments. Thank you.

As I mentioned yesterday I completed three challenges at the Thursday night crop.

The first was the Basic Grey challenge found here. It was a sketch challenge. I used these cute photos of Matthew stroking a guinea pig at Bocketts Farm. I used the lovely fresh Picadily collection for this layout.

The second was Shimelle's starting point for this week. I used Echo Park's Note to Self with a few added  Amy Tangerine embellishments. Love the red/brown/aqua theme. The photo is of Matthew with some good friends at Holmbush Farm ( yes -  we do like a farm visit!).

The final layout is the Sarah's Cards April blog challenge. I swapped the circle for a hexagon just to ix it up a little - hexagons are so fashionable at the moment. I have loads on my pinterest layouts board.  I used the Lily Bee Victoria Park collection - I just love the new Lily Bee collections.  The photo is of my Mum and Matthew during a recent visit to Wisley.