Christmas is coming

I'm joining in Antoinette's blog train "Christmas Scrapping Freebies" again. She puts in a lot of effort so I wanted to support her. This year, I found it really hard to think of anything different, but have come up with something with quiet colours called "Christmas Joy". There is word art, stamp frames, music notes etc. I'm sending her my preview now.

Cordes sur Ciel

Another page of photos, this time from the the fortified, hilltop village of Cordes sur Ciel. It dates back to 13C and was a Cathar stronghold. Here, the inhabitants prospered and evidence of this is seen today in large town houses built around an inner courtyard.

Freebie, I Love Books

Sorry to those who tried to get this kit yesterday. I am guessing 4shared was overwhelmed.
Please go back to yesterday's post for a link to the new upload of "I Love Books"

I Love Books- a new freebie

A new kit! Once again, I have collaborated with Tora- she produced the lovely word art. I'm really not much good at that. The kit has some grungy pale backgrounds "marbled" papers, leather etc. I hope you like it.

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Pont Valentre

Another in the series from SW France, this time, it shows views of Pont Valentre, a 14thC fortified bridge. It guards the river crossing into Cahors, shown in the rest of the photos.

Beynac

I'm still sorting through my photos of SW France. Here is a page of photos showing the 12 Century "Chateau de Beynac". It is still inhabited and is maintained, but has been left un-modernised.

La Roque-Gageac

Another of the beautiful French villages. This is La Roque-Gageac, situated on the Dordogne. We went for a ride on one of the traditionally shaped boats and saw some of the troglodyte dwellings.

More from France

Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Such a pretty village, perched high on the hill above the River Lot. The views were stunning

Sarlat

We vsited on market day. It is a fine town with much to see. We managed to find some quiet streets away from the crowds.

South West France

Just back from a wonderful trip to S.W. France.
Here is a composite of Collonges La Rouge. It looked like something from a fairy tale.

The next one is from Rocamadour. This village certainly has the wow factor. It is perched on a cliff rising from the Dordogne valley and extends several levels down. At the top is a chateau, the next level down  is a church and monastic buildings, and below that (over 200 steps), the village shops and dwellings. 

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Freebie

I put a little kit together today (300ppi) "Quiet Thoughts"

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Freebie from the jungle.

Here is a freebie kit for you (300ppi) which I made in collaboration with Tora. There are a couple of overlays included, which are not shown on the preview.

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Freebie

Here is a template for you. It is for a cupcake wrapper. There are plain templates avaiable, but I decided to do one with a decorative edge. It is at 200ppi and two fit on an A4 page. There are brief instructions with the template.

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Hi Elisa

Hi Elisa- thanks for dropping by and welcome to my blog.

Outdoors

Here is a new little kit for you. It is at 200ppi, and just over 6mb, so is suitable for folk on slow connections.

Here is the link: http://www.4shared.com/file/vZsSOybf/Outdoors.html

Studland to Swanage.

From time to time, we enjoy the walk from Studland to Swanage, passing Old Harry Rocks. Today the stunning views were clear and spring flowers brightened the grassland. Skylarks were singing and the only downside was that this walk seems a little longer each time we do it.

Freebie

At long last, I have got around to making a kit "My Little House".
Here is the download link:

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Wimborne Folk Festival

Yesterday we paid our annual visit to the Wimborne Folk Festival. Drums beat and ankle bells jingle; everywhere there is movement and colour.

Cambridge

We spent last weekend in the Cambridge area and visited Anglesey Abbey. The beautiful old house is full of interesting objects and the extensive grounds and water mill kept us occupied all day.

  

Hereford

Here is a collage of the black and white timber-framed buildings of Herefordshire. We have just enjoyed a few days there.

Welcome

Hi Chele, welcome to my blog. I haven't done much for a while- life has caught up with me, but i hope to add some more freebies soon.