May 2014 Scrap Retreat

This weekend I made my second annual trip to Minden Scrap Retreat with my crafty friends.  Friday I was all packed and ready yo go by 4pm.

We arrived at Minden and setup for a weekend of crafting.

On Saturday we woke to fog but that wasn't to last long.

The theme for fancy dress this retreat was "Once Upon A Time".   We went as the Queen of Hearts and her card soldiers (not quite sure how I ended up being the queen, but anyway).

I was very lucky to win a retreat challenge which was quite a surprise.

All in all a great weekend was had, and I will be looking forward to the next one in November.

Mothers Day Cards

For Mother's Day, I made these cards and gave the mums tickets to Aladin the musical.

Happy Mother's Day to both of our wonderful Mums.

Bella Mare

This week David and I were treated to a week away.  David's parents very kindly offered to have the girls for a week.  We spent 5 nights at the Bella Mare in Coolangatta.  

We went on a walk or 2 and really enjoyed the view.

 

Some wonderful sunsets.

 

Some time in the very warm spa.

 

 

On the last day David treated me to Prawns and Westcoast by the Tweed River.

We also had some "Opera on the Beach".  During the week they were preparing for the weekend.  On Friday night we were able to get a sneak peak of the show.

 

We had a great week and really enjoyed ourselves.

Turning 40

This year I celebrated my 40th Birthday.  I had lunch with my crafty friends and received 5 great cards and a very special gift certificate.

We also went to Gum Sing Chinese Resturant at Manly for dinner.

It was a great Birthday, one I will remember for a long time to come.