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Not long to wait now .......

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Happy Wednesday folks ...... It's the middle of the week already ..... how's your's going? We've got another gorgeous day here .... I can't quite believe the weather at the moment, it's a long time since we've had a May like this ...... it's so warm!!  Please, please, please let it continue for the net two weeks or so ...... TT is no fun in the rain! I mentioned at the start of the week that Lucy is back on our TV screens soon, with more fabulous goodies from Sweet Poppy Stencils .  Well you've not long to wait now ..... Friday May 25th at 10am and 3pm. There's new stencils, the new matching Buddy dies, stencil mediums, shimmer paints and I'm not sure but, there might be some new stamps too!  I do know that there will be lots of tips and techniques on how to get the most from your Sweet Poppy stencils ..... you won't want to miss it. Here's a few of my ideas .... if you were at Port Sunlight you may have had a sneaky peek at these alr...

And so the countdown begins .......

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Happy Monday ...... I hope you all had a good weekend.  Ours was fab ..... lots of family time. Did you see the royal wedding?  Wasn't it beautiful ..... very emotional. Then the football went in our favour too ..... my boys in blue lifted the FA Cup. Well done lads!! All in all ..... a great weekend. We're looking forward to the next couple of weeks too. It's that time of year again when our little island in the Irish Sea is preparing for 'the world's ultimate road race' .  Yes, this coming weekend sees the start of the 2018 IOM TT fortnight.  Fingers crossed this great weather holds ....... if it does it'll be an amazing two weeks!!  Hopefully we'll get to see some of the racing, and of course spend some time down at the Grandstand. But, before all that gets underway there's something else to look forward to. It's the countdown to the next Sweet Poppy Stencil TV shows ...... whoo hoo! Yes, the lovely Lucy is back on our screens this week, wit...

Uniko Challenge #47

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Good morning! It's almost the weekend .......... have you got that Friday feeling yet? And what a weekend it's going to be ....... there's a royal wedding to attend,  well join in the celebrations with a glass or two of something bubbly, from the comfort of the sofa. And when all that's over, there's a football match to watch ......... it's the FA Cup Final!  Let's see if my boys in blue can follow the Chelsea women and lift the trophy! Good luck boys! Let's get things started today though with the latest Uniko Challenge It's Challenge #47 and we have a little Photo Inspiration to get you started.  There's also an optional twist, which this month is ....... Birthday The challenge runs until midnight (GMT) on Friday June 22nd so there's lots of time to play along, and the winners will be announced on Friday July 6th on the Uniko Blog . I took the colours from the photo as my inspiration and this is what I came up with ....... pretty pink rose...