Week 16 Time minibook

This week's fabulous prompt from Ronda is Summer. I loved how she made her page & as it is a favourite technique of mine I copied & used it for this page too. I wanted a warm sunshine background to go with this excellent gel sticker I had in my stash. Then I ran into trouble as I didn't want to cut up any of my photos & my printer is almost out of ink. So I used a bit of creative genius & cut out a fab photo in one of my Home interest magazines. You see, I knew I bought it for a good reason. I just love the zingy colour of the BBQ. MY flowers have frosted lace stickles for the centre. This mini is great because it goes beyond the boundaries. I feel quite happy to use alternative images to convey my feelings & it still reamins very personal. The picture works far better than any shot I have as it sums up the word summer for me perfectly. Sunshine, beach, long bright days & eating al fresco.

I have done quite well this month with my finances & other things & decided to break the 4 month stash diet & treat myself to things for the future. I have planned out items to put together for mini kits for those inspiration moments & a few more raw materials to use in the way of paints & blooms. 3 boxes arrived this morning & this is what was in them all. Looks so much better all in the one box.

Gave me a huge smile & a fluttery feeling all morning & I shall enjoy stroking a few before they find new homes in my newly re-organised stash!