Happy VE Day and your Next Challenge

Good Morning Ladies,

Will you all be finding a way to celebrate today?  I made some Union Flag Bunting yesterday as everyone in the village are flying their flags, they were talking about having a big street party at one point but now they have suggested that everyone sits at the end of their Driveway between 4 - 6pm but I don't think thats for us really, Paul and the girl's face were a picture when I told them about it, Ha-Ha!!
I think that we will have a little  'Family' Afternoon Tea, and give thanks to those that gave their lives for our Freedom, I found a  Poem which I would like to share below:

VE Day poems 

V.E. Day by Patricia Denise Newman

It's over, it's finished, the war has now been won,

Thank God it's finally ended; finished; over; done!

we'll no longer hear the sirens as the bombs come falling down,

no longer hear the aircraft as they fly above the town,

no longer see the searchlights lighting up the darkened sky,

or see the burning buildings of the terraces nearby.

We can hear the people cheering as the bells peal out the news,

and we gather, dancing in the road, dispelling wartime blues.

It's victory in Europe - oh such a lovely sound,

no bombs, no incendiary fires, no more sleeping underground!

The roads are filled with happy people, celebrating victory,

the lights are on in every town, such a brilliant sight to see,

there's bonfires and fireworks, a colourful display,

we'll sing and dance and drink with cheer until night turns to day.

We'll not forget the sacrifices made by others in our name,

they gave their lives so we might live in freedom's sweet domain.

Their fighting now is ended, rejoice in victory,

England and her allies will remain forever free.

Your Next Challenge

I thought that this sketch would work well for most types of card, you can have it anyway around that you please. 

You Could:

Use Patterned Papers

Ink the corner and use a stencil 

Stamp a pattern onto that area (you can mask off the area first)

Use an embossing folder and trim the piece to fit.

The part that is undecorated is a great place to add your sentiment or you could leave it plain for a 'Clean & Simple' look.

I hope you enjoy this challenge.

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I hope that you can all enjoy the Bank Holiday Weekend, having Paul home for an extra day is the very best part for me, so whatever the weather we will be making the most of it.

Yesterday we spent the afternoon pottering in the garden, Paul finally put his Wheelbarrow together, Matt came over and helped Paul do a few things, (with a 2 metre gap of course)!  It was good to spend some time with him, that is the benefit of having good weather, it's easy to see family and Social Distance at the same time. He went home with lots of different sized plant pots as he has lots of different vegetables growing at his Girlfriends house, his fingers have truly turned 'Green', he also took some old wooden scaffold planks to build a raised bed. It's lovely to hear him being so enthusiastic about it.

Have a lovely long weekend my lovelies,

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra

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