In the spotlight today

Oh boy, this is really making my heart go pitter patter. It's actually me who's in the spotlight today!

I'm being interviewed by the lovely Laura Clempson of Cupcakes for Clara and you can read all about it here. If you want to find out a little bit more about me then please do hop on over to her wonderful blog.

While you are there you may want to check out a few more Illustrator Interviews or have a look at her darling shop.

Tomorrow it's time for another Flashcard Friday post, picking up where I left off before going on holiday with the letter G!
x Tania

It's all Snails and Ladders here! {From me to you}

Welcome!

You are probably here to join in on the snail trail hunt blog-hop-fun initiated by Laura from Cupcakes for Clara (and if you're not you are of course very welcome too and you should check out this post to join in on the fun).

Well, before you go treasure snail hunting, I have a little something for you too: a free downloadable Snails and Ladders game as a little thank you for stopping by.

Sometimes we just need to unwind and slow down to a snailpace. Take a moment to sit down and play with your children. This easy game takes less than 5 minutes to play (confirmed after a 15 minute test-run with my daughter: she won, I won, she won again).

Click here to download the game. Clara, Macy and Colin will be playing too (as soon as they have caught all the runaway snails).

To play the Snails and Ladders game you will need:

• the above free downloadable Snails and Ladders gameboard
• pawns (2 to 4 players)
• dice

Game instructions:

1. place your snails (or pawns) at the snail gathering site (start)
2. the youngest person gets to throw the dice first
3. if you arrive at the bottom of a ladder you can go all the way up to the top of the ladder
4. if you arrive at the top of a slimy snail trail, you will have to follow the trail back down to the snail
5. first one at the finish wins!

Oh, and don't forget to look for Colin's runaway snail on my blog!

Only one of the snails links back to the Cupcakes for Clara treasure hunt and will reveal an awesome free goodie for you to enjoy. The others link back to my twitter and facebook account and the Cupcakes for Clara shop, so no harm done if you follow those too. It wouldn't be a treasure hunt if the snail were hidden in plain sight, now would it? Besides, Clara told me it's fine to do a little shameless self-promoting today. :)

I'd love for you to let me know you stopped by in the comment section or come and say hi on facebook or twitter.

Thanks & now go hunt some snails,
Tania