Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop and Charity Donation

 Hello peeps,
Today I have the pleasure of participating in a special
Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop
which is a great way to share what we are grateful for and also share some creative ideas for expressing gratitude.
You should have arrived here from Lisa's lovely blog and if so you are on the right track :)

What are you thankful for?  This time of year we count our blessings and the things we are grateful for & today we are sharing a few of the things we are grateful for with our blog hop visitors.
There are so many things I am personally grateful for I could fill a whole post with them alone, but above all else I am the most grateful for my family & for my friends, for being able to see my children grow up & for every day I get to spend with those I love. I am also thankful for those I have loved and lost, they may no longer be on this earth but they will be forever in my heart and I am so thankful they shared my life with me & each and every one of them has helped to make me the person I am today, and all in all I think I turned out o.k lol.

  I had a lovely package of goodies from Simon Says Stamp & was spoilt for choice as to what I wanted to use on my card (thank you x), there's no need to tell my regular visitors how happy I was to see a little miss Tilda in there :)

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I will be giving away a $50 donation to the charity of a commenter's choice thanks to our lovely Heidi's wonderful generosity.  Just leave a comment with what you are most grateful for and you will be entered in the drawing.  After the winner is chosen Simon Says Stamp will be in touch with you to find out the charity you have chosen. We will draw winners on Wednesday 11/28.

This Friday Simon Says Stamp will offer a Black Friday discount code to its customers for 35% off selected items in the store.  But blog hoppers get the code early for stopping by my blog!  Click here to see the items that are included in the sale. Enter SIMONBF35 in the Promotion Code box (be sure to use all CAPS) and you will get 35% off of those items.  Happy Shopping! 

Thanks so much for visiting! The next stop in the
Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop 
is my lovely Simon Says Stamp challenge teamie

***JOY***

 If while hopping, you encounter a broken link, you can go back to the beginning SIMON SAYS STAMP STORE BLOG  for links to everyone who is participating in the hop.

Say It With Flowers - Simon Says Stamp DT Card

Hello peeps,

The last few days have been crazy here looking after Jodie. She had to go back to A&E on Sunday afternoon and she was in agony trying to walk, she hasn't only torn the ligaments in one foot, it's both feet & was told not to weightbear at all so you can imagine the trouble she is having as even with the crutches she still needs to weightbear when going to the bathroom, other than that she is confined to bed. I'm sure I've never been up & down the stairs so many times in a day before, if I'm not helping Jode or keeping her company I've been busy answering the door and making endless cups of tea for all her visitors.

Today is my dear dad's birthday & usually I would take him flowers but my shoulder isn't up to me driving & my little invalid needs me but it feels really strange not going to his grave today. I know he has flowers and looks all "pretty" as I visited him on Saturday so I am o.k with being unable to visit him today, I know he would rather I stayed home & looked after "grandad's little angel" :)

I'm doing well with my Christmas shopping & I have even wrapped a few Christmas presents as once I saw the Coca Cola Christmas advert on TV I felt all festive lol. I'm not doing so well on the Christmas card making front though so I really need to step that up a gear, or maybe two lol.

Today is new challenge day at

SIMON SAYS STAMP

& this week our challenge is a
THANKSGIVING / THANK YOU

The one copic colour I always struggle with is green! I always find it hard to find a colour combo I like for greens so I end up keep adding various shades until I either give up or find one I like but the trouble is by then I haven't a clue which colours I've used lol.

The Copic Colours I've used are -

skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, E93, hair - E47, E44, E42, dress - V0000, RV93, RV91 /C00, socks - C1, C00, shoes C5, C3, C1, C0, flowers - RV93, RV00, RV000

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a fabby $50 is store spending spree

Don't forget to visit the SIMON SAYS STAMP STORE BLOG  peeps for inspiration, candy and lots of  lovely new or featured products.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -

Make It Monday - anything goes, Inspire Me Friday - anything goes, Crafting For All Seasons - thank you, Divas By Design - anything goes, Flutterby Wednesday - thank you, For Fun - thankful, Papercraft Star - thank you, Pennys Paper-Crafty - anything goes, The Sisterhood Of Crafters - thankful, Anything Goes - stitching, Creative Craft 2 - bingo (lace, stamps, pastels), Scrap Creations - give thanks, Oldie But A Goodie - anything but Christmas (old = stamp & punches), Papertake - flower power, Forever Friends - ribbon/twine, Lexi's Creations - thanks, Lollipop Crafts - thankful, Stamp With Fun - 3 punches, Stamps & Fun = Creativity - anything goes, Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - anything goes, Lovely Hanglar or sweet Magnolia - dies / punches, Pile It On - thankful, Sentimental Sundays - thanks, Stamptacular - for the love of Tilda, A Gem Of A Challenge - ribbon & lace, The Crafts Meow - sketch

That's me done for today peeps, thanks for stopping by

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