Thursday 24 March 2011

Birthday treat

Good afternoon all.
Seeing as today is my special day (21 and a bit- the bit just gets bigger!) and my family was off to work I decided I should have a little treat so off I went to visit The Craft Barn. I had a brilliant time chatting to the lovely staff and the owner Sandy. (Such a lovely bunch of people, thanks for making my visit so special) Well, to say I was spoilt for choice is an understatement as loads of stuff was being unpacked from the trade show........ In the end, with some birthday blessings and a voucher or two I trundled home with these little goodies to play with!
The New Tim Holtz ATC die and those amazingly wonderful butterflies, peeking out in the back is this new sizzix  3D flower die. I can tell you now that if you like flowers that is a must have (And I have not even begun to play properly with it yet!) Then some truly gorgeous wood birds and flowers that are the perfect size for the ATC!
Then it was a tough call with regards to the stamps; sholud I be loyal to Tim and get one of his sets that I am drooling over...... As you can see, the answer to that was no (But only because I know I am getting one of his sets over the weekend.) I got this set from Katzelkraft that I have been looking at for ages now. I first used these stamps at a class over at The Barn and they are really really great.
I feel really blessed to be able to have got all of this and look forward to some SERIOUS play time!
See you all later........

13 comments:

G Peplow said...

Happy Birthday to you! WOW what a lot you got, looks like you're going to be very busy creating, have fun:0) xxx

Caroline Hallett said...

Hey Neil - happy birthday to you - you have truly been blessed by the birthday fairy and the fairy of much crafty lovliness has also been - and you have the weekend away with your prize you won - does the birthday week get any better? Looking forward to seeing what you create with these lovely tools. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Artyjen said...

Happy birthday! Have fun with your new stash ;)
xoxo Sioux

newfiecrafter(Marilyn) said...

Happy Birthday to you hope you're having a great day .
Marilyn

Brenda Brown said...

Happy birthday Neil, I had mine on Sunday.
Have fun playing with all your new goodies and enjoy the rest of your day.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

Happy Birthday Greetings to YOU ! ! ! What a nice little set of treats for you to enjoy. Hope we get to see what you all create with these. Enjoy "YOUR" day.

Jolanda said...

Happy Birthday to you! Enjoy your new stash - it looks great :D

Netty said...

Happy Birthday Neil 21 and a little bit.......love your choice of horse stamps they are gorgeous. Have a great day. Annette x

Daniele said...

Happy Birthday to you.....have fun palying with your new goodies, would love to visit that shop, but its too far so have to make do with online, oh well
Have a lovely evening

An Occasional Genius said...

Hi Neil, I'm a recent new follower & just saying Hi. Happy Birthday to you, sounds like you've had a great day with some great new goodies. I'll look forward to seeing the creations with them x

Hels Sheridan said...

Happy Birthday Neil...now, you didn't tell us... did you get cake??? Cake is mandatory on birthdays and other days that end in...erm... Y lol
Loving the look of the 3d die... need more info on that once you have used it... like do I NEED IT!! Enjoy the rest of your...ahem... 21st rofl

Dee in N.H. said...

Happy Birthday! Great batch of goodies you got! I can't wait to see something made with the flower die!

slbt17 said...

Happy Birthday - and have fun playing!
Sandra ltb