Artful Readers Club June 2013

Another month seems to have passed so quickly and I'm back with another review for the

 Artful Readers Club.

This month I read For Whom The Bells Toll by Ernest Hemingway.

We picked up this book while holidaying in Key West last summer (best holiday ever !!!!) and we visited Hemingway's home.

Boys in garden at Hemingway's House Key West, August 2012

I really wasn't looking forward to reading it as Martyn read it first and said that it was one of the most boring books he has ever read. So it did take me two attempts to start, first time was right at he start of the year and I only got to chapter 5,but I decided to bite the bullet and finished it as I didn't want it hanging over me until December.

Surprisingly, I love it!!

The main plot is of Robert Jordan's work to help the Spanish resistance blow up a bridge to stop the fascist movement, but I was caught up in the love story between Jordan and Maria. I particularly like when Jordan went off into his dreamworld of how things would be after the war was over and the communists won.

Mountains where the group hid out

Sometimes it felt that the main story was a little lost in the memories of Pablo and what happened in his village before the war but I admired his strong minded wife Pilar (or the 'woman of Pablo', as she often refered to) who seemed to be the only person who could keep him under control.

The narrative writing style was a bit difficult to get into at the start but I soon enjoyed the flow once the love story was brought in.

I'm glad that I did read it and will probably read most Hemingway in the future.

Alison xx

Shiny Shell

Fortunately, there are some of the sets I own still carrying on into the new Annual catalogue and the By The Tide is one of them, phew !!

But the easy to use Glossy paper isn't :-(

 Heureusement, il existe quelques-uns des sets je possède encore exerçant dans le nouveau catalogue annuel et By The Tide est l'un d'eux, ouf!

Mais le facile à utiliser Papier glacé n'est pas :-(

Alison xx

More Retiring Lovelies

Word Play will definitely be the set I am most sad to see go.

I may keep it for my personal craft stash from July 2nd.

Last orders for the Retiring List will be going in soon, so if you want something then get in touch.

Or come along to my Open House and Saturday afternoon and grab yourself a new catalogue and maybe a wee bargain or two !!

Word Play sera certainement l'ensemble je suis le plus triste de voir aller.
Je peux le garder pour ma cachette personnelle à partir du 2 Juillet.

Les dernières commandes pour la Liste de retraite se feront bientôt, donc si vous voulez quelque chose alors entrer en contact.
Ou venir à ma porte ouverte samedi après-midi et saisir vous-même un nouveau catalogue et peut-être une bonne affaire ou deux !!

Alison xx

Sunny Challenges #82

One for the boys

Everything on this card is retiring,
so it is a perfect card for this week's challenge at Sunny Challenges

The paper,

the jeep,

the greetings.

Don't forget to get to take your last chance at gettting the things you love this week before it's too late,

Un pour les garçons
Tout sur ​​cette carte prend sa retraite,
c'est donc une carte parfaite pour le défi de cette semaine chez Sunny Challenges

Le papier,
la jeep,
les voeux.

Ne pas oublier de se rendre à votre dernière chance d'obtenir les choses que vous aimez cette semaine avant qu'il ne soit trop tard,

Alison xx

Open House /Portes Ouvertes

The new Stampin' Up! annual catalogue will be released on Tuesday July 2nd 

and I would like to invite you to an early Open House on

Saturday 29th June

*There will be Make and Takes using all new products

*Games to help you discover the catalogue

*For every 50 Euros you spend, 

you will be able to choose a free stamp set from my retired sets.

*Copy of New Catalogue 

To reserve your place then just send me a text or call 06 62 46 94 67

Le nouveau catalogue annuel de Stampin' Up! sortira le mardi 2 Juillet
et je voudrais vous inviter à une journée portes ouvertes le

Samedi 29 Juin

* Il y aura des Make and Take en utilisant toutes les nouveautés
* Des jeux à vous faire découvrir le catalogue
* Pour chaque 50 euros que vous dépensez,
vous pourrez choisir un ensemble de tampon gratuitement de mes séries à la retraite.
* Copie du nouveau catalogue

Pour réserver votre place, puis m'envoyez juste un texte ou appelez le 06 62 46 94 67

Alison xx

Less Is More #125

Today is Jen's Birthday, Jen is one of the lovely designers for the Less is More challenge.

So this week's challenge is to make Jen a birthday card.

Happy Birthday Jen !!

Jen does mention that she likes cats, fish or butterflies, so I have made her a card using butterflies,

and as you know, the ladies at Less is More love white space, so there is lots here.

I would also like to say a big Happy Birthday to my niece, Ellie, as it's her birthday today as well.

Aujourd'hui, c'est l'anniversaire de Jen, Jen est une des belles designers pour le défi de Less is More.
Donc, le défi de cette semaine est de faire une carte d'anniversaire pour Jen.
Joyeux anniversaire Jen !!

Jen nous a dit qu'elle aime bien les chats, les poissons ou les papillons, donc je lui ai fait une carte en utilisant les papillons,
et comme vous le savez, les dames de Less is More aiment l'espace blanc, donc il y a beaucoup ici.

Je voudrais aussi dire un grand Joyeux Anniversaire à ma nièce, Ellie, car c'est aussi son anniversaire aujourd'hui.

Alison xx

Round and Round

This is another card made with some of my favourite sets and colours.

Not Quite Navy and River Rock are both retiring as well as both of these stamps sets too,

Just Believe and Circle Circus.

C'est une autre carte faite avec certains de mes sets et couleurs préférés.

Presque Marine et Roche Rivière vont prendre leur retraite ainsi que deux de ces tampons aussi,
Il suffit de croire et Circle Circus.

Alison xx