tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36465866388012647372024-03-19T03:59:11.719+00:00Always with a HeartWelcome to my teeny, tiny part of blogland where I would like to share with you my creations.
So why Always With A Heart?
This is for two reasons. Firstly, it is because I always put my heart into everything I make and secondly because there is always a heart somewhere on each creation .. .. this can be big and bold or small and almost hidden .. .. but each and every one is Always With A Heart.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-61403425304289032722024-03-17T23:40:00.004+00:002024-03-17T23:40:54.994+00:00CATCH THAT TIME THIEF<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Flying in very quickly .. .. .. unfortunately the time thief struck this weekend and stole so much time it is unbelievable! <br /><br />But I am here at last with my Christmas card for this week. 2024 Christmas card number 16! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDC1PUCwmD19uW7PjY1mOt0d7PBHykCqbbV0kXvxEpgH3HJyM1RmrdQZq5fIv5-kv0cHkU9U6Ifl1tYBw_HjTyRDBBltE0PUmsWDqmqE0ADvfaqtIYQ1qg9EBwgSyHEZuoyqlDfwuh4SjWeZBvqr7TQxqnbFJDtVUbCr6RlI_NE4zNVcgeivmBcVQhD8s/s1878/IMG_0974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="1878" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDC1PUCwmD19uW7PjY1mOt0d7PBHykCqbbV0kXvxEpgH3HJyM1RmrdQZq5fIv5-kv0cHkU9U6Ifl1tYBw_HjTyRDBBltE0PUmsWDqmqE0ADvfaqtIYQ1qg9EBwgSyHEZuoyqlDfwuh4SjWeZBvqr7TQxqnbFJDtVUbCr6RlI_NE4zNVcgeivmBcVQhD8s/w640-h636/IMG_0974.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Image: LOTV Digital Image "A Little Gift"<br />Sentiment: Computer Generated<br />Backing Papers: From Snippet Mountain<br />ProMarkers<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i><br /><br />and that is as good as it gets!<br /><br />Short and sweet tonight and hoping that the time thief gets caught smartish and the forthcoming week is a nice slow one where I can get lots achieved. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0PgHkgJH2LiIN6T4l4hy8mxjNLMNnZdb7dA7noHFcTtKhzck4jzet4JiyVNvZuc2Wlm2JjXszwqoGnKjc9tmbdmjL86XATjHOLqj6j0D1D-THGyTnbTqnYOzxzUgH819XO3ixvjhJWwWOZE80gW3UmIZg63iO6ns36Mo1-Rk8kor4va6CGu2AgdBFN24" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0PgHkgJH2LiIN6T4l4hy8mxjNLMNnZdb7dA7noHFcTtKhzck4jzet4JiyVNvZuc2Wlm2JjXszwqoGnKjc9tmbdmjL86XATjHOLqj6j0D1D-THGyTnbTqnYOzxzUgH819XO3ixvjhJWwWOZE80gW3UmIZg63iO6ns36Mo1-Rk8kor4va6CGu2AgdBFN24" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-22067857622362938142024-03-15T21:59:00.000+00:002024-03-15T21:59:35.139+00:00RASH PROMISE TICKED<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy weekend eve!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just flying by with my new sketch for this week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am back to a rectangular one .. .. although to be fair even my rectangular ones can be adapted to work as square ones. Just make them fatter! LOL!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuF464ip9Tz7BoqlYMPJFZDWUYXCkqheHtX0HwVBZZBc_q_SMjYq4-3ZP1u-_NTwMPT22T1USQwXkLKupX2ktUbtCFRCW2zkfHaaOcXPG5HJZQPIeP_HOBYTzFjTgEygrKhmxqrYqRjmQZ1SPB2RduFRzQHx7oWrMtDP5HQ9y9KCZVLDZnkFpGX5_f7I/s1904/IMG_0973.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="1904" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuF464ip9Tz7BoqlYMPJFZDWUYXCkqheHtX0HwVBZZBc_q_SMjYq4-3ZP1u-_NTwMPT22T1USQwXkLKupX2ktUbtCFRCW2zkfHaaOcXPG5HJZQPIeP_HOBYTzFjTgEygrKhmxqrYqRjmQZ1SPB2RduFRzQHx7oWrMtDP5HQ9y9KCZVLDZnkFpGX5_f7I/w640-h618/IMG_0973.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This used:<br /><br /><i><span style="color: #274e13;">A wide variety of card and design paper snippets<br />Sentiment: Computer generated<br />MFT Dienamics Die: Blueprint 14 for the flower<br />Ribbon and Thread</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Nail Heads</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #274e13;">X-Cut Corner Rounding Punch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #274e13;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span><br /></i><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and my new sketch .. .. Rectangular Sketch Twenty Two</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Rh5X7Jz8M_jBS-llc4-PFiuYDHeEHXZhpredPG-dZ_Gh1afKYpThJiOXvql99TLz0Z1Nxfv8wrVIdZnOtXiLNUt5YnTF3pfzqhsvPigbLOmnpgjhpr7OAUj_Eso1RvUW2SG4yDiUfNO20PxAN0SbQ4S1O7Rm_lE5334gj_cp0aqd5P1GPjxUBd6vcE8/s446/RSKETCH%2022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Rh5X7Jz8M_jBS-llc4-PFiuYDHeEHXZhpredPG-dZ_Gh1afKYpThJiOXvql99TLz0Z1Nxfv8wrVIdZnOtXiLNUt5YnTF3pfzqhsvPigbLOmnpgjhpr7OAUj_Eso1RvUW2SG4yDiUfNO20PxAN0SbQ4S1O7Rm_lE5334gj_cp0aqd5P1GPjxUBd6vcE8/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2022.png" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am taking my creation over to <a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-475.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">The Snippets Playground</span></i></a> where we are encouraged to use up our offcuts rather than cut into fresh new sheets of card/paper etc.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sorting my crafty goodies ahead of our move has seen all of my snippets come together into one place.. .. and boy there are tons and tons of the little blighters! My blog could be easily be renamed as "Always with a Heart, A Stitch and a Snippet or two!" LOL!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some of the mountain comprises of offcuts of design papers, but I also have lots of offcuts of plain card and paper from all the weddings I have done over the years .. .. .. so I need to think of ways to use all of those too! I shall enjoy that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sadly I didn't take a "before" picture of my snippets (sorry ladies) I was far too busy just delving into the box and changing my mind about what to use .. .. but my whole card (other than the card base and the length of ribbon) came from my mountain of snippets. <br /><br />Have a good weekend when it arrives everyone. Won't be long now!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4BBPOON49o6lCUfIg_VVN5rfQGI2QOkWwqGoOyKCnj1kpKmTXgwrYQl7i6QGqmp1jbolFkdpMBO7-OeJiHaHclUMuRN0CgZ4u3Gx98dC1F0e2wKGYaF6FvsL0xDt6ole2SjEe4JjrpXV-auu96xtG3OEdBpXmrOh3oK9WshnJW9Q4n25ZqWgTX58FIdM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4BBPOON49o6lCUfIg_VVN5rfQGI2QOkWwqGoOyKCnj1kpKmTXgwrYQl7i6QGqmp1jbolFkdpMBO7-OeJiHaHclUMuRN0CgZ4u3Gx98dC1F0e2wKGYaF6FvsL0xDt6ole2SjEe4JjrpXV-auu96xtG3OEdBpXmrOh3oK9WshnJW9Q4n25ZqWgTX58FIdM" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-76378789748704232832024-03-13T19:34:00.002+00:002024-03-13T19:36:13.718+00:00ALL THINGS GROW BETTER WITH LOVE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hi Everyone<br /><br /></span></div><div>I hope all is as good as it can be with you.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have been spending time with Mum these last couple of days but snatched crafty sessions, alongside crafty packing, saw me finish and photograph the following before heading out to her:</div><div><br /></div><div>Yep, I am still on the postage die obsession .. .. LOL!!<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-8nHguNpu9rnU_l_OXhGtOnH7700NNuFnPzgDmjlboh-_qC-8NeGDiWlCLZTP36I-j4yFAE2wdVOpq2snG5JfdaAGXX7ZisJzbsDUm9XYhizCAseUMd9S72LfT5_s9g010ujvtUnnp1Q_lM0QytoGfmgZND48TypzuRsxlxa6XCioDAPDkH7PXM00ZI/s1992/IMG_0957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1992" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-8nHguNpu9rnU_l_OXhGtOnH7700NNuFnPzgDmjlboh-_qC-8NeGDiWlCLZTP36I-j4yFAE2wdVOpq2snG5JfdaAGXX7ZisJzbsDUm9XYhizCAseUMd9S72LfT5_s9g010ujvtUnnp1Q_lM0QytoGfmgZND48TypzuRsxlxa6XCioDAPDkH7PXM00ZI/w640-h565/IMG_0957.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This used:<p></p></div></div><div><i><span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNXW9Q25?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">Postage Layout Die and Accessory Dies from Amazon</a><br />Images and Backing Paper from Snippet Mountain</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Sentiment: </span><span><span style="color: #674ea7;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/671159006/lotv-digi-stamp-set-block-sentiments?click_key=8712abe6ed8dd1385e8d2fc7358e85edebfa1e28%3A671159006&click_sum=34a54191&ref=shop_home_active_41&pro=1" target="_blank">LOTV Digital "Stamp Block Sentiment"</a></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">Spellbinders: Petite Circle and Petite Scalloped Circle Dies</span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Ribbon</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #274e13;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">All of the little image rectangles were cut from one snippet of design paper that featured lots of small foliage images .. .. .. just perfect for this little make .. .. .. but I have no idea where it came from. Sorry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also created myself a stencil using a scrap of thin plastic using the main postage die with the corresponding rectangle dies .. .. .. so that will be a play session another day .. .. .. road testing that!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bpngGL6lv_3EQXG7BQIVm18yUWtOJNpWBzCPldz5_D9nWEG5NSn98HNu8ZPkmrntyCOZTDcrZTh9mimcMcaWz4LDXa6GjSqvkbr7VULgcXBgIVvpUCxmF8LZFx5ttt4UtqeyVL2h5ugl8-Q0wTOvEFt88_6_BIIFZ8vvXBPlag9YAa61qFPOjiQrDm4/s2336/IMG_0949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2336" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bpngGL6lv_3EQXG7BQIVm18yUWtOJNpWBzCPldz5_D9nWEG5NSn98HNu8ZPkmrntyCOZTDcrZTh9mimcMcaWz4LDXa6GjSqvkbr7VULgcXBgIVvpUCxmF8LZFx5ttt4UtqeyVL2h5ugl8-Q0wTOvEFt88_6_BIIFZ8vvXBPlag9YAa61qFPOjiQrDm4/w640-h556/IMG_0949.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the rest of your evening everyone.<br /><br />If all goes to plan I am hoping for a good blog catch up later to see what you have all been up to.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2QAFiq4mXCT_yZCkKHkeNtvPMNYcBT7AwSWpH3KprUX1xO2FB7asdJ3aSu7p-v4Fmu0r013i9uMP38ooKgU0EriLMdQGmNc-EJzwD3wnRcgJ-6ZvqlHm3oJkbxA4kZcqwNFudP0zH6Iji4E798mquAS97vqDo3JeYeiJAnoYD5Wj81LIm_4UhFR8HAr4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2QAFiq4mXCT_yZCkKHkeNtvPMNYcBT7AwSWpH3KprUX1xO2FB7asdJ3aSu7p-v4Fmu0r013i9uMP38ooKgU0EriLMdQGmNc-EJzwD3wnRcgJ-6ZvqlHm3oJkbxA4kZcqwNFudP0zH6Iji4E798mquAS97vqDo3JeYeiJAnoYD5Wj81LIm_4UhFR8HAr4" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-87973462799930168762024-03-10T23:50:00.007+00:002024-03-11T00:37:05.572+00:00HAP-PEA CHRISTMAS<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope you have all had a good weekend .. .. .. and a good Mothering Sunday if you are here in the UK.<br /><br />Here today (very late) sharing my "festive make" for this week, which makes my tally for my 2024 Christmas card collection reach the dizzy heights of number 16 !! Woo hoo! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Visiting my lovely Mum, and having wonderful Facetime calls and an Indian meal out this evening to celebrate being a Mum (and the daughter of someone super special), has taken its toll on my time, but it has been really lovely and made for a day I wouldn't have wanted to miss for the world.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My card is for taking over to the <a href="https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/christmas-kickstart-challenge-84-get.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Christmas Kickstart Challenge where the theme is "Get Your Grinch On"</span></a> .. .. .. .. aka .. .. .. .. let green take centre stage!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi5RA2kgzHsjPdVJPYDSVi9YFl5_c9B47KAOzzawPuFkT_oTh_vafAeoqNDQggh_rBHTGHayjQqH5jurg-kfkPY6LgwP2iaXcOIe_mg0j450m98bPBrABpkVcvNQO3UN-hlaA18bXwhktdXrTaRaKtxCBwfVd8imD5ngYD_FjCbhcGh4qsrq5hg1N3RM/s1924/IMG_0935.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1924" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi5RA2kgzHsjPdVJPYDSVi9YFl5_c9B47KAOzzawPuFkT_oTh_vafAeoqNDQggh_rBHTGHayjQqH5jurg-kfkPY6LgwP2iaXcOIe_mg0j450m98bPBrABpkVcvNQO3UN-hlaA18bXwhktdXrTaRaKtxCBwfVd8imD5ngYD_FjCbhcGh4qsrq5hg1N3RM/w640-h605/IMG_0935.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Image and sentiment: Crafter's Companion "Hap-Pea Christmas"<br />X-Cut Corner Rounder Punch<br />ProMarkers<br />Snippets of backing paper from Snippet Mountain</span></i><br /><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i><br /><br />and that is me!! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Have a good week everyone! I wonder what this one is going to hold!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEpjmtvAwO9MCHsW4SnM4q_4xCwKCO6Wbm4QEY_ymMWjUZ06Or0hLeOkpO1Dk1dUXwVukEmMz9LM-c_oL5ld3LShqVBvsJXo-vMsaSZ91cPrSSRWmRHK3p0Sb0clz-c-Wqwp6e0Pp1xd7SUPEqnzxsh08dJkLwMGt1wr7GA1ZugGoQdTdmhagaBr3c03w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEpjmtvAwO9MCHsW4SnM4q_4xCwKCO6Wbm4QEY_ymMWjUZ06Or0hLeOkpO1Dk1dUXwVukEmMz9LM-c_oL5ld3LShqVBvsJXo-vMsaSZ91cPrSSRWmRHK3p0Sb0clz-c-Wqwp6e0Pp1xd7SUPEqnzxsh08dJkLwMGt1wr7GA1ZugGoQdTdmhagaBr3c03w" width="320" /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-78628473925504311392024-03-09T16:59:00.003+00:002024-03-09T17:16:30.548+00:00WITH LOVE<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you have all had a productive week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All super busy here as the House of Hearts home move progresses. We have had so much to read and work through from the solicitors that we have both been grateful we actually attended our reading lessons and didn't play hooky from school and skip them!! LOL!!!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Moving has definitely changed big time since we moved here nearly 33 years ago. In those days everything took around 6 weeks. It is nearly 6 months since we did the first viewing of our new pad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So we are getting close to needing to start packing "everything we can manage without on a day to day basis" in readiness for beginning the "deep clean" prior to the great escape. My remaining crafty goodies will be being lovingly packed over the course of this week (boo hoo) .. .. .. leaving me with just my emergency crafting kit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This week amongst all the legal and Mum stuff, I have been trying to get lots of cards made and orders completed to cover the next few months as I fear it is going to be quite a while before everything is available to me again and my "new normal" life begins. Oh dear, I can feel withdrawal symptoms already! I wonder how big a box Mr Heart will consider "realistic" for an emergency crafting kit? LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, onto my sketch for this week. I decided to go for a square one and used it to create this:<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FTX2P3_eda1Oev3aS1Ez_hXIEWWYitltRY0gi40wBdVHJWju1fgEISfHCWALJ_FRX6aHL1jp9RTaUfgtkIr8JcMjHogrGnEtdIxDdUZcMxejejoImL4yeg4cEoBEdYh-mZkWsJO_303-uDdlUFuY8An13tepLLfW6N73GxPY26yenhFjmnAKbydEhxc/s1981/IMG_0932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="1981" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FTX2P3_eda1Oev3aS1Ez_hXIEWWYitltRY0gi40wBdVHJWju1fgEISfHCWALJ_FRX6aHL1jp9RTaUfgtkIr8JcMjHogrGnEtdIxDdUZcMxejejoImL4yeg4cEoBEdYh-mZkWsJO_303-uDdlUFuY8An13tepLLfW6N73GxPY26yenhFjmnAKbydEhxc/w640-h570/IMG_0932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #8e25e5;">Image: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1659144141/purple-gold-butterflies-watercolor?click_key=e14cd7d57fefe407a27f22e6e8a44e10bc76ed37%3A1659144141&click_sum=6865f23b&ga_search_query=butterflies&ref=shop_items_search_8&pro=1&sts=1" target="_blank">Purple and Gold Butterflies Watercolour Clipart Bundle</a> WondersArtist (via Etsy) This one image is part of a huge bundle of over 400 images. They print beautifully and have an amazing price point. I am definitely looking forward to playing with more of them!<br />Sentiment Die: Hunkydory Moonstone "MSTONE004" Frames With Love</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #8e25e5;">Backing Papers: Pink Petticoat/The Lovely Studio (sadly no longer trading)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #8e25e5;">Nail Heads</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #8e25e5;">My Trusty sewing machine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and of course Square Sketch No. Fifty Six (you can find the other Fifty Five on the Tab at the top of my blog if you fancy having a play with any of them).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKlVX0aSuS5BV209wHU3L-mV6Xw-Q6FFYmgt0GxK0QzB7a3rpWXKZXWpxZQ3ThgqIpW9j_OrHGM474U8VSfsDIrX1JT3MioF-4Px11D9be8SFOds7ppAnocUKvxsp075gR6tMraEETGGN1IW1ZsizLQugw3e61469zHg2stlFZyJ3hramnTMXo6X8jogQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="447" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKlVX0aSuS5BV209wHU3L-mV6Xw-Q6FFYmgt0GxK0QzB7a3rpWXKZXWpxZQ3ThgqIpW9j_OrHGM474U8VSfsDIrX1JT3MioF-4Px11D9be8SFOds7ppAnocUKvxsp075gR6tMraEETGGN1IW1ZsizLQugw3e61469zHg2stlFZyJ3hramnTMXo6X8jogQ=w400-h353" width="400" /></a></div><br />and that is me for today .. .. and to keep my new year resolutions going, tomorrow I will share my Christmas make for this week. Just need to go and make it now, along with a few others for the up and coming weeks!!! LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy the rest of Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgaDRnnbcgYg_HV8cnZHuhVFPf4tR65ymopSXgUNXakHLdz89bz09tynEnFdG1CQaP2NIlGT9CxITGzzn2Z0cTRqbRlIhDDueB0xTpD9TVVopdrGdhib0xkgwmv6gzc95UkYQUQxkA_Y-XId34xAsdMLaMpm1n_w3eis7nOa63xrVKkp753pxtmAugHGY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgaDRnnbcgYg_HV8cnZHuhVFPf4tR65ymopSXgUNXakHLdz89bz09tynEnFdG1CQaP2NIlGT9CxITGzzn2Z0cTRqbRlIhDDueB0xTpD9TVVopdrGdhib0xkgwmv6gzc95UkYQUQxkA_Y-XId34xAsdMLaMpm1n_w3eis7nOa63xrVKkp753pxtmAugHGY" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-72909798846185402342024-03-03T10:16:00.000+00:002024-03-03T10:16:13.041+00:00JOY, LOVE, PEACE<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Here today to live up to my rash new year promises of creating a new sketch and a Christmas card each week. We are into March and I haven't failed with these rash promises .. .. .. .. yet!! 2024 festive makes now total 15! Woo hoo!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I "have" failed (yet again) in my resolution to put an insert into each card as I complete it though, so that one is off the list and marked as a failure for this year. Perhaps 2025 will be the year I make that one happen LOL!! </div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So here we go:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBo0RnEGmTlVngM3_6HY2c0Iej-7xWwMG0dUHYbfGcNsAErGrgN9UM6u1ef9gKKjbLNmXpbjyHZkaszGsn0kSxXd_lGH_ZA2GUXmwBMC1kSXcIMvG9LZJB3Tk1X_q1u19h1Leky1MyAQpZawgQKLBkWwDwq0lYvDhym-KIbnbhZGqxV-xqXA6mCKr_Pg/s1907/IMG_0892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="1834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBo0RnEGmTlVngM3_6HY2c0Iej-7xWwMG0dUHYbfGcNsAErGrgN9UM6u1ef9gKKjbLNmXpbjyHZkaszGsn0kSxXd_lGH_ZA2GUXmwBMC1kSXcIMvG9LZJB3Tk1X_q1u19h1Leky1MyAQpZawgQKLBkWwDwq0lYvDhym-KIbnbhZGqxV-xqXA6mCKr_Pg/w616-h640/IMG_0892.jpeg" width="616" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">Image: Woodware Clear Stamp Set: "FRM025" Word Tree<br />Backing Papers: First Edition "All that Glistens" (quite an old pad which I am determined to use up along with lots of others)<br />Unbranded Fat Oval Die from <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386282146183" target="_blank">Ebay</a><br />ProMarkers<br />Sparkly Ribbon<br />Glamour Dust<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">and of course .. .. Sketch Number Twenty One from my Rectangular Sketch File, which you will find on the tab at the top of my blog .. .. .. if you fancy using any of them then please feel free to do so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCLfin_drBQO0N3UKtxehaYoT3eZWyBsQNHppnrv7XPZWjUnwsYww7uOUwtrtIUD26PbeEkt1ReX78GlORzryrZaIAc_JzGKECtUrUKulmIvmXalkmuqx-nZQtafErqEWiJJvqrx_g4einT_H6ULPmGv8_NJYsegy9C9ee1IHTw-z4St-3e_tjkYj_6o/s446/RSKETCH%2021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCLfin_drBQO0N3UKtxehaYoT3eZWyBsQNHppnrv7XPZWjUnwsYww7uOUwtrtIUD26PbeEkt1ReX78GlORzryrZaIAc_JzGKECtUrUKulmIvmXalkmuqx-nZQtafErqEWiJJvqrx_g4einT_H6ULPmGv8_NJYsegy9C9ee1IHTw-z4St-3e_tjkYj_6o/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2021.png" width="296" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Have a good Sunday everyone. We have started off very cold and misty here today .. .. .. but I am sure it will improve as the day goes on.<br /><br />Many thanks for all your lovely comments on my postage die posts .. .. you are all very kind. I have had lots more ideas on how to use them and am looking forward to a lovely play session at some stage .. .. but for now I need to get ahead of the game with a stack of card orders I need to complete before <b><u>all</u></b> my crafty stash gets boxed up.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><u>House Move Up-date</u></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Apparently land searches are taking a long time to come through at the moment and our buyer's solicitor doesn't expect to receive them until the end of March .. .. so I think we can definitely say I will be seeing the spring flowers in our garden before we abandon ship.<br /><br />Take care, and try to find a bit of crafty fun time somewhere in your day!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfZucB1z3QIYOHXuX1cI9I5SAkBVtvy97kHE-EVavHUU-BZASfN1LYv7Y-8E4oUYVTKqkWz2BaA2D7fB_s1YT8IM3mxGDJaoHPj1xJ1nnkjxTRTHoIvc3xbLrKzXGULi_ZjlfHZxjWy4ds2wtXaBQbzk5HwkIhHC5_Y0k5w6j-_nuRQvwpoiwcxUP-EfE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfZucB1z3QIYOHXuX1cI9I5SAkBVtvy97kHE-EVavHUU-BZASfN1LYv7Y-8E4oUYVTKqkWz2BaA2D7fB_s1YT8IM3mxGDJaoHPj1xJ1nnkjxTRTHoIvc3xbLrKzXGULi_ZjlfHZxjWy4ds2wtXaBQbzk5HwkIhHC5_Y0k5w6j-_nuRQvwpoiwcxUP-EfE" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-81460235384350729692024-03-01T23:14:00.001+00:002024-03-02T01:49:27.434+00:00SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND CHALLENGE NO. 474<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Friday is here again in the blink of an eye .. .. and I need to scoot over to the <a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-474.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Snippets Playground</span></i></a> smartish before those gates get locked in a few hours time! No stopping off at the sweet shop on the way!!!<br /><br />I love this challenge because it encourages us to get using up all of the offcuts we all hoard away .. .. just in case they come in useful one day!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For the challenge this time I used the first postage stamp die I purchased and mentioned in my previous post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLQ1iMjtxD37fIhRXtd_FZ6oisOacNBXwL6P3gMmPVI1SzDTRopI-nBOd2m9tLpdW6t7y9XZgrIgMTevEJroiItJWfZYR-nW6R0ZIxUy9E2Blsmp2jw-IFCIVnR9miRf5fAX5XI8blFP2mMBr__JLXcMk0NJcvLBQU7DxdJwn3veUNi-MUVMd4eADIYU/s1955/IMG_0887.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1955" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLQ1iMjtxD37fIhRXtd_FZ6oisOacNBXwL6P3gMmPVI1SzDTRopI-nBOd2m9tLpdW6t7y9XZgrIgMTevEJroiItJWfZYR-nW6R0ZIxUy9E2Blsmp2jw-IFCIVnR9miRf5fAX5XI8blFP2mMBr__JLXcMk0NJcvLBQU7DxdJwn3veUNi-MUVMd4eADIYU/w640-h586/IMG_0887.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Snippets of paper and card from the Nitwits <a href="https://www.nitwitcollections.com/shop/index.php?main_page=search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=herbal+garden" target="_blank"><span>Herbal Garden</span></a> <br />Postage Collage Die from <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386102619497" target="_blank"><span>Ebay</span></a><br />Coneflower Die from <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384457727247" target="_blank"><span>Ebay</span></a><br />Penny Black Clear Stamp Set "30-105" Gratitude<br />Distress Oxide Ink Pad: Wilted Violet<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine.</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">These are the snippets I grabbed from my Herbal Garden wallet (but I didn't use them all) .. .. and I had already made the flower head from white offcuts and it was sitting in my "emergency craft box. I just added the distress ink to tone it in with the papers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I will introduce you to my growing emergency craft box one day when I consider it worth looking at!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31ss881r53ZJY2RBzZvYqUZYMD_L4JejY9T19tyKWFQFz501-B8SsCuSn_i0kPTN9kydOsuv5xg2wqvKik7cuAsnTa0pfQjY2vwkK4qsEhHFu43nUlTlATIumHJoLSSxrJ1xTTpPEhcfLcdSCLOMSAcD64ZaD1KNripEIcKxSlLr-yZxsbIlkILqIhes/s1735/IMG_0880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="1613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31ss881r53ZJY2RBzZvYqUZYMD_L4JejY9T19tyKWFQFz501-B8SsCuSn_i0kPTN9kydOsuv5xg2wqvKik7cuAsnTa0pfQjY2vwkK4qsEhHFu43nUlTlATIumHJoLSSxrJ1xTTpPEhcfLcdSCLOMSAcD64ZaD1KNripEIcKxSlLr-yZxsbIlkILqIhes/w371-h400/IMG_0880.jpeg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my previous post I mentioned that I like both of the postage stamp dies I have purchased, but for different reasons. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I used the first die I purchased and it is one which if you look at where the dot lines meet they are perfectly in line which means you can cut the die up perfectly to end up with beautiful individual little postage stamp rectangles, as you can see in the picture below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72mAOLEsuweL4uiod3InZ1JOEOPcT2gdLKucWNwLFcihWzgqgYPSdHyuMDyYyAqNAGKlXhUFtqgyS1JnFfmFeK59oUE0Qje_SQgeCFQRmgV-p4R1z3KDmx_2RlhIc_ADAyOAtoIW7B-4vIPw72Yb66wKOcjtasdtYXqwQxOt0ljGNC332bGCB9xABVQM/s1291/IMG_0882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1026" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72mAOLEsuweL4uiod3InZ1JOEOPcT2gdLKucWNwLFcihWzgqgYPSdHyuMDyYyAqNAGKlXhUFtqgyS1JnFfmFeK59oUE0Qje_SQgeCFQRmgV-p4R1z3KDmx_2RlhIc_ADAyOAtoIW7B-4vIPw72Yb66wKOcjtasdtYXqwQxOt0ljGNC332bGCB9xABVQM/w318-h400/IMG_0882.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Plenty I want to do with the full die and the little cut versions .. .. .. just wishing all of my crafty goodies were still around to play with and not packed away! Mr Heart wouldn't be impressed if I started unpacking again so I am going to have to be a bit (or even a lot) patient and make do with what I still have available LOL!!!</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you look on my previous post you will see the holes in that die don't line up so beautifully so that when you cut those out the corners don't look as neat .. .. but you did get lots of dies including the ones that cut the rectangles (they don't match the die I used today though .. .. I needed to measure and cut my design papers to fill the rectangles. But that's OK, I have the measurements all ready to go for next time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Right skipping off to the playground .. .. .. now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">See you over the weekend</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUamXTkNEpo02HCknGyV60LOKKgvGdnwN3r7Kr0H4vWf4F5peLM7WxJ4fY3Zv3zWPw6cK9puQ0rWA4Lb6uSXaq-UAfvK9OjMeTIOs8wZuy-Iba4thEnDQL85OkyqbX3Ek08am-6vYKZVsIpsTrSE43IVt-jyqUa-r6pAWP9KH3Sbkd7oaF6-NYN65KuOI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUamXTkNEpo02HCknGyV60LOKKgvGdnwN3r7Kr0H4vWf4F5peLM7WxJ4fY3Zv3zWPw6cK9puQ0rWA4Lb6uSXaq-UAfvK9OjMeTIOs8wZuy-Iba4thEnDQL85OkyqbX3Ek08am-6vYKZVsIpsTrSE43IVt-jyqUa-r6pAWP9KH3Sbkd7oaF6-NYN65KuOI" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-73012269232903511152024-02-27T23:06:00.000+00:002024-02-27T23:06:16.015+00:00I FEEL A NEW OBSESSION COMING ON<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hope your week is going to plan.<br /><br />I am a little worried that I have sent myself along the track of another obsession!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Not only can I not stop making <a href="https://jules-alwayswithaheart.blogspot.com/2024/02/seize-birthday-challenge-276.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">this type of card</span></i></a> (I make one most days in various colours and for various occasions) but I now feel I might also end up on the same slippery slope with this style of card too because it holds so many possibilities .. .. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk1ApqIWq5T91cYsrKQvhrrFEenJJwA6WSvTYGBtFYAeB35gSQYyc6C6U0TXyVzyvIA5lidIHHrGF1Ci8-lS1r4IUpChjo_lLgc-o704xxFfWGGhf_qG_LIK3KGiqv7SO4jpzgOc2AWw7m6MGfTS2nXaKXOoFeqLWmYxXOLY6UcKkhz79zyjQyhkByMQ/s2090/IMG_0872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="2090" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk1ApqIWq5T91cYsrKQvhrrFEenJJwA6WSvTYGBtFYAeB35gSQYyc6C6U0TXyVzyvIA5lidIHHrGF1Ci8-lS1r4IUpChjo_lLgc-o704xxFfWGGhf_qG_LIK3KGiqv7SO4jpzgOc2AWw7m6MGfTS2nXaKXOoFeqLWmYxXOLY6UcKkhz79zyjQyhkByMQ/w640-h514/IMG_0872.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This used:<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNXW9Q25?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Globeland Postage Die</span></i></a><i><span style="color: #7f6000;"> (via Amazon)</span><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">Sentiment </span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BG5NXHZ1?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Globeland</span></a><span style="color: #7f6000;"> (via Amazon)</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">Images: Digital Download from DigiStamp Boutique (sadly no longer trading Boo Hoo!!)<br />Backing Paper from Snippet Mountain<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #7f6000;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the second postage stamp style die I have purchased .. .. the main draw being that it included lots of additional dies, the most useful being the rectangles to fit within each section. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have lots of ideas and plans for this style of card .. .. .. just not enough time to put them all into action at the moment. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first postage stamp die I purchased was simply a background frame and is also brilliant but for a different reason .. .. .. I will share that one with you another day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTTetsCW40Ppaw7kAccERLS9u1vnnrTXZRLjC3jMQvDpYwvDVITmRiibvyf7azM6gGBXD0l16o7eWYU_IKm6tBdJjlk_z73bOiG0PRJU1Lip5kxxQFh0VhM8U90bGJTqNp4MywXVD-fPMPp0xmyt7WYivaibHUOm1JpDlG6QOKIeJ2pqWIhC6MZAkBvJQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTTetsCW40Ppaw7kAccERLS9u1vnnrTXZRLjC3jMQvDpYwvDVITmRiibvyf7azM6gGBXD0l16o7eWYU_IKm6tBdJjlk_z73bOiG0PRJU1Lip5kxxQFh0VhM8U90bGJTqNp4MywXVD-fPMPp0xmyt7WYivaibHUOm1JpDlG6QOKIeJ2pqWIhC6MZAkBvJQ" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-20410314245049454102024-02-24T12:33:00.000+00:002024-02-24T12:33:39.618+00:00JUST TO SAY .. .. ..<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you are all looking forward to your weekend .. .. .. ours started with one very big covering of frost, but some beautiful sunshine has since appeared and has now melted it all away. Definitely makes a change from all the rain we have been deluged with recently!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I am sharing sketch number 20 which has been added to my rectangular sketch library (you will find others on the tab at the top of my blog if you fancy playing with any of them|).<br /><br />I used the sketch to make the type of card that I am always grateful to see in my stock box when I need a card in a hurry .. .. a "just to say" card! Always handy to have on hand because they can be used for a multitude of occasions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlJ4yzbmVKs8_wU8CeUkExoVmXWzooRxQ_ZdPNBbAUYPxspIX1OZjE4fedzpmJYqqGrx6yIKukMZXdh49Z2y5y7db5sLUGMz8FgiwHMUDeHzXswzp6LzvC3iSrQR_1pheU-953JNKLXWIUXvMJ7nIdZXqYurKsjSCVdEHLAWS-D-Nkw4IklJ_N88Mz3o/s1941/IMG_0868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1941" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlJ4yzbmVKs8_wU8CeUkExoVmXWzooRxQ_ZdPNBbAUYPxspIX1OZjE4fedzpmJYqqGrx6yIKukMZXdh49Z2y5y7db5sLUGMz8FgiwHMUDeHzXswzp6LzvC3iSrQR_1pheU-953JNKLXWIUXvMJ7nIdZXqYurKsjSCVdEHLAWS-D-Nkw4IklJ_N88Mz3o/w640-h594/IMG_0868.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This used:</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Image: Stampendous Cling Stamp "CRR112" Ranunculus Field<br />Sentiment: LOTV Digital "Stamp Block Sentiment" (love this sentiment set and use it loads and loads)<br />Card and Paper from Snippet Mountain<br />ProMarkers<br />Spellbinders: Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Unbranded Stitched Tag Die<br />Nail Heads</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Ribbon<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and Sketch Number Twenty<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9suPwOr7HrfQwAvmQH1Z5g5ZFBjsXmbo0DzCEF2jdqh9m2FVALRK6OR3wSFm1FzYKBD3hWK6ZpzBdoBJF9GsgLtBRF30YDos6f_XUogGoW4mCn3j4G1Nv8enIcMbvEtvFzXfC81vnuZmefTc7ZVG0-H3qq8s84SMePi2vO0rdHyrRM_jgWi23K_cDTw/s446/RSKETCH%2020.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9suPwOr7HrfQwAvmQH1Z5g5ZFBjsXmbo0DzCEF2jdqh9m2FVALRK6OR3wSFm1FzYKBD3hWK6ZpzBdoBJF9GsgLtBRF30YDos6f_XUogGoW4mCn3j4G1Nv8enIcMbvEtvFzXfC81vnuZmefTc7ZVG0-H3qq8s84SMePi2vO0rdHyrRM_jgWi23K_cDTw/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2020.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Not made for any other reason than the fact that I need lots and lots of cards before my little crafty pod is finally emptied of all things crafty and the big move happens. <br /><br />Enjoy your weekend and I hope you manage to find a little bit of crafty playtime to lose yourself in!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Take care.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioxm5JDZcRGmvsJGPszuM5KfwKCndLpJZ2e_zU8bvxEAVqLCrmH3wt_o_j3McydsL2e5h7_WEwfDw0Cy29z95KZIbUyObPX28f8hlZADZIabYv66ANcY2s8F6BZWzQG5KQlx8-dA0OpJw_qEcGG5HzolvbLzvTt7At-Y1pXVAGBEjv-SqAUG6P_wsJ37w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioxm5JDZcRGmvsJGPszuM5KfwKCndLpJZ2e_zU8bvxEAVqLCrmH3wt_o_j3McydsL2e5h7_WEwfDw0Cy29z95KZIbUyObPX28f8hlZADZIabYv66ANcY2s8F6BZWzQG5KQlx8-dA0OpJw_qEcGG5HzolvbLzvTt7At-Y1pXVAGBEjv-SqAUG6P_wsJ37w" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-44716365118476833952024-02-23T11:46:00.003+00:002024-02-23T11:51:45.250+00:00CHRISTMAS KICKSTART CHALLENGE #83<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, another week has whizzed by super fast .. .. and sees my crafty stash starting to dwindle and get packed away slowly but surely (boo hoo)! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am already starting to feel serious withdrawal symptoms approaching and know that eventually I will be left with hardly anything to play with.. .. .. .. and who knows how long it will be before it all gets unpacked again because there will be lots for us to do once we move. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Perhaps I am going to need to put an "emergency crafty fix kit" together to pull out when the withdrawal symptoms get too much to handle LOL!!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hopefully soon we will have our actual moving date .. .. .. or am I going to see the Spring flowers in my garden appear for the last time? I won't be sorry if I do though because it is a lovely sight. Especially the bluebells. I love those. I was hoping the new "house of hearts" couple would have the pleasure of seeing all the bulbs break into flower, but the first daffodil is getting ready for opening .. .. .. so perhaps that treat is meant to be mine.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But anyway, yesterday I had a little crafty play, which culminated in me having Christmas card number 14 to add to my collection and take over to the <a href="https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/christmas-kickstart-challenge-83-out-on.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><i>Christmas Kickstart Challenge</i></span></a> where the theme this time is "Out on a Limb" .. .. .. which is basically things you find on a tree at Christmas time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So I have gone with what is probably my favourite part of Christmas .. .. Christmas lights .. .. .. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35N_85HK87K1mNIHEEJ8lzDUIwOMwgGI8YWS8KGXRxL__HfZj48nAVzCNu2llrLeIRX-hYd2FOVEBsQUhfFvFeYjoeLo4Cusm8adKD2Supe3AFOLmtLQevYIZutGU0otXGunq9Gt35QvtR26MC2fnNl0jlOrSgWZSpw5gGnw8kxJ0AqBqFyFXFKjd7iQ/s2107/IMG_0853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="2107" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35N_85HK87K1mNIHEEJ8lzDUIwOMwgGI8YWS8KGXRxL__HfZj48nAVzCNu2llrLeIRX-hYd2FOVEBsQUhfFvFeYjoeLo4Cusm8adKD2Supe3AFOLmtLQevYIZutGU0otXGunq9Gt35QvtR26MC2fnNl0jlOrSgWZSpw5gGnw8kxJ0AqBqFyFXFKjd7iQ/w640-h504/IMG_0853.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Die Set: Lawn Fawn "String of Lights"<br />Sentiment: Julie Hickey "DS-DE-1020 Christmas Border A6 Stamp Set<br />Lots of Glitter Card Snippets<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i><br /><br />Still time to play along if you fancy going "out on a limb"!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Will catch you tomorrow with my new sketch for this week but in the meantime have a great day!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2V_CigVY9z_VH3qzCwpkz66mF4VItcrff33VHReUVxSeBgDS71Dg7mXEMTMcsPDhi4NKV3NOepo-7Xe0vJzD-EHLMEJbD3xWI3drvKpTRXtSNPHgWxOyxKaQ6awkWMoLco38-kIYw1PW4LbqQUUrh_B7-dcjus5OlrE_LPmwtA_LAVt3pfdca1v8bSW0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2V_CigVY9z_VH3qzCwpkz66mF4VItcrff33VHReUVxSeBgDS71Dg7mXEMTMcsPDhi4NKV3NOepo-7Xe0vJzD-EHLMEJbD3xWI3drvKpTRXtSNPHgWxOyxKaQ6awkWMoLco38-kIYw1PW4LbqQUUrh_B7-dcjus5OlrE_LPmwtA_LAVt3pfdca1v8bSW0" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-625920319477371702024-02-17T23:16:00.001+00:002024-02-17T23:38:07.517+00:00LOTS OF LOVE<p>Hi Everyone<br /><br />I hope your Saturday has gone well .. .. .. it has been a very wet one here!<br /><br />A quick share that uses my new sketch for this week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4A_ixqkPC4g_VPSMzWWm1sLacjntPMpJlQYVUkdBC5vDZ9LOCS5OCyl08me8B6Drdj-SfMDiwxnlsdlsQVU7xTLus34f0VUeBdfEJfBOSDaYDUUlap0GuI2FC6CC8Cqsrg37V-yJz1TNThKf1bWCh9mghAFm_SBi_CS6aIEeTXQf6Z5Q-pCXJnkItJQ/s1902/IMG_0849.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4A_ixqkPC4g_VPSMzWWm1sLacjntPMpJlQYVUkdBC5vDZ9LOCS5OCyl08me8B6Drdj-SfMDiwxnlsdlsQVU7xTLus34f0VUeBdfEJfBOSDaYDUUlap0GuI2FC6CC8Cqsrg37V-yJz1TNThKf1bWCh9mghAFm_SBi_CS6aIEeTXQf6Z5Q-pCXJnkItJQ/w620-h640/IMG_0849.jpeg" width="620" /></a></div><p>This used:</p><p><i><span style="color: #674ea7;">Altenew ALT 4038 <a href="https://sevenhillscrafts.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/17036/s/rolled-roses-die/" target="_blank">"Rolled Roses" Die Set<br /></a>Sentiment Stamp: <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384785269003?var=652716596480" target="_blank">"Lots of Love" Ebay Unbranded </a> <br />Papers: Snippets from Nitwit Collections "<a href="https://www.nitwitcollections.com/shop/fqb-snow-princess-collection-p-1323.html" target="_blank">Snow Princess</a>" (this is what I love about Nitwit Collections .. .. even if themed for Christmas there are papers within their kits that can be used all year round).<br />Heart Punch<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></p><p>and my new rectangular sketch for this week<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim06yah14WR27ZgsNK7xS8RznKAPUzG1ozbiPK0QMxF40q0SWjXLBptELafqCf41Pba9FmF2IaWwBPIcqofE39S9iN1jbjEmQif8UkqGAyFsWbNi-Ng_L6cF1Dm5T2-vTaghdWq5dyaElU5hxrtuS5da7GP5di1f8Lr6l47i-BrNTLTPc81vWtsP0QY98/s446/RSKETCH%2019.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim06yah14WR27ZgsNK7xS8RznKAPUzG1ozbiPK0QMxF40q0SWjXLBptELafqCf41Pba9FmF2IaWwBPIcqofE39S9iN1jbjEmQif8UkqGAyFsWbNi-Ng_L6cF1Dm5T2-vTaghdWq5dyaElU5hxrtuS5da7GP5di1f8Lr6l47i-BrNTLTPc81vWtsP0QY98/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2019.png" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wasn't too happy with how the letter "s" looked on the sentiment die so must admit I trimmed it a little .. .. but I do love it and will be using it loads!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>So that is me for today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the rest of the weekend. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't believe we are over halfway through February already!! Where is time disappearing to? Someone with influence needs to have a serious word with that "time thief"!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_f9755dBQUn7wyXKb4QJdWBxnwk-nHfodom7Yg13404ZCqIxF8YgcXcfhHw4O4vRvW4aS4z1T2Nxt1cFeTTabj--VI3V2NIDL4wykTZ-z3HCnh0tYu0nRSNQiVnUD4_2Kl74Lm-pq2293hqEC84gE68ugI6CB1FIVUMSnoQf54-4zDJGlQPdZiElp3KI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_f9755dBQUn7wyXKb4QJdWBxnwk-nHfodom7Yg13404ZCqIxF8YgcXcfhHw4O4vRvW4aS4z1T2Nxt1cFeTTabj--VI3V2NIDL4wykTZ-z3HCnh0tYu0nRSNQiVnUD4_2Kl74Lm-pq2293hqEC84gE68ugI6CB1FIVUMSnoQf54-4zDJGlQPdZiElp3KI" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-82739168141545510942024-02-16T23:40:00.003+00:002024-02-16T23:42:14.946+00:00TEENY TINY FRIDAY<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Friday!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I decided I would satisfy my never ending "compulsion to do something crafty" by making a couple of teeny tiny cards .. .. which for anyone new to my blog measure a whole 9cm square.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These are what my little crafty session produced </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Firstly a birthday card .. .. .. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPkc6P4ia-FRetvQLrup71vFqv9jQTlkZg1R60P6lvIn_crsp3RpRAXHtBfJlcARWhE0S92rMj6qiGPT-XgOg729OQyO4ka2jRqdeZgAlof0FmQyHvroTnhoOhmRCxWDoVgno51FrlA5UIwrFaY03wqu23mwXvbc9lq2GFj6Gvhbr69_JwbBK9h4ajak/s1904/IMG_0841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="1838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPkc6P4ia-FRetvQLrup71vFqv9jQTlkZg1R60P6lvIn_crsp3RpRAXHtBfJlcARWhE0S92rMj6qiGPT-XgOg729OQyO4ka2jRqdeZgAlof0FmQyHvroTnhoOhmRCxWDoVgno51FrlA5UIwrFaY03wqu23mwXvbc9lq2GFj6Gvhbr69_JwbBK9h4ajak/w618-h640/IMG_0841.jpeg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This used:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">Image: Altenew Leaf Canopy Stamp and Die Set<br />Sentiment: LOTV <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/650075014/lotv-digi-stamp-set-82-embossed-labels?click_key=4de91c81e0529f6f2c95f53a49743e6615e37bcb%3A650075014&click_sum=00992fea&ref=shop_home_active_65" target="_blank">Embossed Labels</a><br />Frame: MFT-926 Stitch Round Square Frame</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">Distress Oxide Inks: Evergreen Bough, Iced Spruce and Broken China</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">Ribbon</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">Papers and card from snippet mountain</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #45818e;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>and then <span style="text-align: justify;">a Christmas card to help with that new year resolution I rashly made to produce a Festive card every week. My 2024 Christmas card total is now 13! .. .. woo hoo!!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg870FULun8mTJOE8gTgzMkJGNKpZTpxzD_nCG0LRDnLRj8d-kCjg2Eb3Ovi7SI5pN6kYKEye1S4Xb48y5OPzTeiKboIixtRAjCGER7AMEpvpnkJrFJSpg9Gg4wa3l0Y3JaN-hx9C8dkmwQxAhMERXIrx5qdBe6KzpM2nYviuBaVFEdsK0cor78xMx93Yk/s1888/IMG_0842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1852" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg870FULun8mTJOE8gTgzMkJGNKpZTpxzD_nCG0LRDnLRj8d-kCjg2Eb3Ovi7SI5pN6kYKEye1S4Xb48y5OPzTeiKboIixtRAjCGER7AMEpvpnkJrFJSpg9Gg4wa3l0Y3JaN-hx9C8dkmwQxAhMERXIrx5qdBe6KzpM2nYviuBaVFEdsK0cor78xMx93Yk/w628-h640/IMG_0842.jpeg" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">and this used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Stampin Up! Die Set: Hearts Come Home</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Sentiment: LOTV <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/806607095/lotv-digi-stamp-set-christmas-sentiment?click_key=ed8521d91c938e4af17d0a9b04445e9806c1cf44%3A806607095&click_sum=5cb8c061&ref=shop_home_active_21" target="_blank">Christmas Sentiment Tags</a></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Frame: MFT-926 Stitch Round Square Frame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Card and Papers from Snippet Mountain</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Die Cut Snowflake</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ribbon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My crafty supplies are "very slowly" starting to get packed away (but to be totally honest every other room in the house is much further forward .. .. including the kitchen!!) Note my order of importance .. .. .. yes .. .. .. I can go without kitchen supplies much more easily than I can cope without crafting goodies LOL!!!). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr Heart is becoming aware of just how many snippets I have actually accumulated over the years .. .. .. most of which I blame on years of wedding work which have resulted in mountains of offcuts that I could never bring myself to part with .. .. just in case! LOL!!!. After all a placename card doesn't need much card at all does it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wedding invitations invariably had RSVP cards and a small envelope for returning it, so I have been turning some of the offcuts into card blanks that will fit into the last of the small envelopes that are still in my collection, and I am passing these to a local charity store. They make up little craft packs which they sell out of as quickly as they make them. They have also gained quite a lot from "snippet mountain" for adding into the packs .. .. because lets face it .. .. .. we never run out of them do we? I am sure they breed whilst we are asleep.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last time we did a drop off to them they showed me the craft packs they had been putting together in their "crafty corner" .. .. they looked lovely .. .. but I resisted the temptation to buy one! LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, catch you soon with my new sketch for this week. Be good until then!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2l8jt0DH4ahtrQoV0HzZ7PaOE5HNLDfrJ5-9ms9rpq7QIu66JbtU17D3_w9nsNuhgj2hX6690KWq9KBBxfsdFypyATqqicLtgHyVf8qn5in3PK5f0vq3nzw6hIe5GzgStf3A1IlCCe2wBMybqxgSs31lPxiQdr9_0JSoYmrVdQS8_eo31NDFOlEyFJYw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2l8jt0DH4ahtrQoV0HzZ7PaOE5HNLDfrJ5-9ms9rpq7QIu66JbtU17D3_w9nsNuhgj2hX6690KWq9KBBxfsdFypyATqqicLtgHyVf8qn5in3PK5f0vq3nzw6hIe5GzgStf3A1IlCCe2wBMybqxgSs31lPxiQdr9_0JSoYmrVdQS8_eo31NDFOlEyFJYw" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-39631368717771157822024-02-10T23:45:00.002+00:002024-02-10T23:46:58.889+00:00SORT OUT THAT CRAFT STUFF MRS HEART<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope your weekend is going well.</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">My time this week has been spent doing more sorting and packing ahead of our impending move, but in an attempt to stop Mr Heart keep shaking his head in disbelief at everything "crafty" I have been trying to focus more on my craft supplies this week and make those take up less space than they currently do. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of sight, out of mind, where Mr Heart is concerned, but not true for me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just because he has done the shed and "most" of the garage I think he feels I should be further forward with my crafty packing .. .. but the difference is I actually "use" my supplies on a daily basis .. .. and his outdoor belongings only ever came out "if they really, really had to" which would be "once in a blue moon" LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But I did have a break from the sorting today in order to create my weekly new sketch and Christmas card. I promise I am not going to be turning into a Christmas card blog .. .. it just feels that way at the moment. Things will improve eventually, I promise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So here we go with Christmas card number 12</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzROvi0-wcRrF-z143TREwE8Iw5pKWr2Xn4jchhy9QP8ItCpKTPvddlWriklE2l4GBH-fbQtfdaYgbG8yYSUBPUS12CMreleiw8G3a2Wx38Ve8vX9j80giC1ZmBSX-vLDD3AnaSdX8_8sbeOYJif2ga_oU2TR782NE26fEtZ1JE-QOKIceM9kckFzYIY/s1969/IMG_0818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="1777" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzROvi0-wcRrF-z143TREwE8Iw5pKWr2Xn4jchhy9QP8ItCpKTPvddlWriklE2l4GBH-fbQtfdaYgbG8yYSUBPUS12CMreleiw8G3a2Wx38Ve8vX9j80giC1ZmBSX-vLDD3AnaSdX8_8sbeOYJif2ga_oU2TR782NE26fEtZ1JE-QOKIceM9kckFzYIY/w578-h640/IMG_0818.jpeg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Image: Penny Black "3986J" Crystal Wreath<br />Sentiment: Penny Black .. .. sorry will add later<br />Backing Papers: from snippet mountain, but originally from The Lovely Studio (miss you Liz)xx<br />X-Cut Corner Rounding Punch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Ribbon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">Gold Gems<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and sketch number 18 which has gone into my rectangular sketch file today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLngzoON9hnQdfiTu437J1dSqa3FzL7RurJ2DgYc7CJgD3cTsKb-fo3iCOhjNpUalTsj4EnWcdsJtP9tw624gVHhO9UHDQxIO3IKiovh2rS-5VQESWYUx4UF7N6OhlFCpshVZ37h1VG69KHsrxR2DDFz_vd-SKHqL9sQtdQJxbKVVgVmww9fYevgyXJiU/s446/RSKETCH%2018.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLngzoON9hnQdfiTu437J1dSqa3FzL7RurJ2DgYc7CJgD3cTsKb-fo3iCOhjNpUalTsj4EnWcdsJtP9tw624gVHhO9UHDQxIO3IKiovh2rS-5VQESWYUx4UF7N6OhlFCpshVZ37h1VG69KHsrxR2DDFz_vd-SKHqL9sQtdQJxbKVVgVmww9fYevgyXJiU/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2018.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Please feel free to use my sketches if you like the look of any of them. You can find them on the tabs at the top of my blog.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy the rest of the weekend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVf04p-z-5Yt0IoqDcZfroEh2P8NF_LIzjkv72NNkJ4e6IBAoNIAvGL8I2QxvgqZUt-lg9mQyJrlaPjq3g8H7XxYx-mUsfSVbH06mC9aYHVnhJl7njuwvLak_snHKbY2tTJAU8iZdo9xzDBo6iNGj8KQUzRS8-UlBWz9KjTw6lLskAnyWUmaMPvvE_p00" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVf04p-z-5Yt0IoqDcZfroEh2P8NF_LIzjkv72NNkJ4e6IBAoNIAvGL8I2QxvgqZUt-lg9mQyJrlaPjq3g8H7XxYx-mUsfSVbH06mC9aYHVnhJl7njuwvLak_snHKbY2tTJAU8iZdo9xzDBo6iNGj8KQUzRS8-UlBWz9KjTw6lLskAnyWUmaMPvvE_p00" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-39271351927034279182024-02-05T23:40:00.001+00:002024-02-05T23:41:25.855+00:00SEIZE THE BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE 276<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Monday .. .. I hope your week is off to a good start.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here today with a card for the <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/02/reminder-276-kraft-and-another-color.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>Seize the Birthday Challenge</i></span></a> where you have the option of "anything goes" (as long as it has a birthday theme), or you can add the special "topping" and follow the option for this challenge of "kraft and another colour".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Being a big fan of kraft card I went for that option and created this:</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD71SlYLX4ocfWZBhpVkh5XQIvItSOXJ4V4tl9maEYjGHiFEgOZxMkpOGON2_gnFZ-VybHNtRosMKHxfuRq9GP8iuVkR8g0wtjQbNZCCcPuGtFTv9UQhI35O55J66y7HXGB-MbcQ8VbWbohJZVZJ3hSwK6q-7nN1v7_R0NvWB_kwlHm2ZBHrq6ifb6eY/s1876/IMG_0807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="1864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD71SlYLX4ocfWZBhpVkh5XQIvItSOXJ4V4tl9maEYjGHiFEgOZxMkpOGON2_gnFZ-VybHNtRosMKHxfuRq9GP8iuVkR8g0wtjQbNZCCcPuGtFTv9UQhI35O55J66y7HXGB-MbcQ8VbWbohJZVZJ3hSwK6q-7nN1v7_R0NvWB_kwlHm2ZBHrq6ifb6eY/w636-h640/IMG_0807.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><p>Yep, it is that card design again .. .. .. the one I just can't stop making .. .. LOL!!!</p><p>This used:<br /><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;"><i>Digital Sentiment: LOTV "Stamp Block Sentiment"<br />Spellbinders Nestabilities: Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies<br />Card and Papers from Snippet Mountain<br />Ribbon<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</i></span></p><p>Time is running out on this challenge so I had better run and link up fast .. .. ..</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7OKnnbj1Xt-j70wQQCA0OrUj5LhBjxnLzNYu_vMm_s7qajuSqeqOxKrD-FgBDLupA1f6RqMydoooQoMfZMMObDwkPf1xI_Sy17lS4xjpope3xJN3iBLnYDsZUCSkoqhNYOsVZ3fD_E4q7Jgq5B0UphUJ5pljPVTHBo4_laD_tDlaxHGhezNCD4RUAyf0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7OKnnbj1Xt-j70wQQCA0OrUj5LhBjxnLzNYu_vMm_s7qajuSqeqOxKrD-FgBDLupA1f6RqMydoooQoMfZMMObDwkPf1xI_Sy17lS4xjpope3xJN3iBLnYDsZUCSkoqhNYOsVZ3fD_E4q7Jgq5B0UphUJ5pljPVTHBo4_laD_tDlaxHGhezNCD4RUAyf0" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Have a good week, and many thanks for everyone's lovely comments on my previous post. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8b5f9SgfV52agKVzD1jaMyLfREWs7QuX9GoE_NLJ5J5P55A5Z32K2XxhdfznBwrwa2tfY7jOzCFWZDzwkX4acHbMdAEQV30VfMkY3i8v9v2IvYF2xLpj9w2ajXYl9KZAsG9nq_cfrXcT0g5nxg3LmjRWP6plow3DOKVmaazbrcq9dfkq-4oRA5xAn0oQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8b5f9SgfV52agKVzD1jaMyLfREWs7QuX9GoE_NLJ5J5P55A5Z32K2XxhdfznBwrwa2tfY7jOzCFWZDzwkX4acHbMdAEQV30VfMkY3i8v9v2IvYF2xLpj9w2ajXYl9KZAsG9nq_cfrXcT0g5nxg3LmjRWP6plow3DOKVmaazbrcq9dfkq-4oRA5xAn0oQ" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-10436094472035464342024-02-03T23:50:00.003+00:002024-02-04T16:16:42.775+00:00NEW SKETCH AND CHRISTMAS 2024 CARD NUMBER 11<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you have had a really good week.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mine has been brilliant because we got the news from the hospital yesterday that we have been waiting for .. .. .. for what has felt like an eternity, </p><p style="text-align: justify;">No more treatments, no more tests, no more injections, and no more oncology appointments for six months. Woo hoo!!! I now just have to hope that my appetite returns and I start to significantly gain some weight .. .. .. otherwise I am back in 3 months. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">.. .. but for now I can return to where I am truly happy .. .. .. the amazing and super lovely subject of crafting and blogging, which is where I am always super happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd3YIa7u9CMvfjgwSlRibsROQy9MXNHgd9ruOK6pQ460hq9nJJ7EWKEVXemxir9nehEGhv9oMJ0-mZKsAUTqhSB7Q-RjiAmlzvWGckVuSJcJ9nA1y28NU1s03G8FYAXyU4fG5JKy-qPmDw1Tl4NVXWtjClHCPrLiS5ROsZon5DoObCZPOE7SAuLjJMT4/s2005/IMG_0792.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="2005" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd3YIa7u9CMvfjgwSlRibsROQy9MXNHgd9ruOK6pQ460hq9nJJ7EWKEVXemxir9nehEGhv9oMJ0-mZKsAUTqhSB7Q-RjiAmlzvWGckVuSJcJ9nA1y28NU1s03G8FYAXyU4fG5JKy-qPmDw1Tl4NVXWtjClHCPrLiS5ROsZon5DoObCZPOE7SAuLjJMT4/w640-h558/IMG_0792.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">This card used:</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #274e13;">Image: Penny Black "2754H" Xmas Kiss<br />Sentiment: Penny Black "30-2592 Wonderful & Jolly<br />Papers and card from Snippet Mountain<br />X-Cut corner rounding punch<br />Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies<br />ProMarkers<br />Hot Fix Nail Heads<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">and rectangular sketch number seventeen which looks like this:<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HQQQBki8haLzKiefXg57Maw71Lbe4Vf-SQGXnGUKGOtRh4U71JQ2F7TTHcC7ZQPtFwuUKwksW8fimTjC3Tk2TZkE6m8-Il9IQRuxZZseNJOCe6IEI0y88uf4cMZpXlbHSyIojcLPsMkfTVF54TeBSG6JSHqMkSArByImegV0Cu0jQRETJX4zmGzsCv4/s446/RSKETCH%2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HQQQBki8haLzKiefXg57Maw71Lbe4Vf-SQGXnGUKGOtRh4U71JQ2F7TTHcC7ZQPtFwuUKwksW8fimTjC3Tk2TZkE6m8-Il9IQRuxZZseNJOCe6IEI0y88uf4cMZpXlbHSyIojcLPsMkfTVF54TeBSG6JSHqMkSArByImegV0Cu0jQRETJX4zmGzsCv4/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2017.png" width="296" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope you are all having a good weekend and manage to find a bit of crafting time .. .. .. and if anyone fancies having a play with one of my sketches then please feel free to do so. You can find them all on the tab at the top of my blog.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEincCjjhv8D8do_Dvt8mhZ4M13V4OvWZ0nw5IsuHy6aX4Hy0zJ8iJVLiZOtnWjqfRWj9lwgjduys9hqnQ4YPUEQNRUCg31gnhMtjWROKAMgQ6tCcnvv3qDKE-fmqiWmOZeVA4nT9eZRoAP4dgCD7E_3PZzLCHTS33ZHkYwi3RvRoJCniovgMkGDHGAM8wo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEincCjjhv8D8do_Dvt8mhZ4M13V4OvWZ0nw5IsuHy6aX4Hy0zJ8iJVLiZOtnWjqfRWj9lwgjduys9hqnQ4YPUEQNRUCg31gnhMtjWROKAMgQ6tCcnvv3qDKE-fmqiWmOZeVA4nT9eZRoAP4dgCD7E_3PZzLCHTS33ZHkYwi3RvRoJCniovgMkGDHGAM8wo" width="320" /></a></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-19691509427669716362024-02-01T19:10:00.000+00:002024-02-01T19:10:30.989+00:00SNIPPET TIME<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy February! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't believe that we are one month of the year down already!!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I got my homework completed for handing into the current <a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-472.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Snippets Playground Challenge</span></i></a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This challenge is where we are encouraged to use our offcuts of card, paper, fabric, ribbon etc to create something .. .. .. and believe me I am surrounded by snippets of just about any variety you can think of because I hate waste, and struggle to part with anything I feel I could turn into something else.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, this is what I have created for this fortnight using one of the very first stamps I ever bought .. .. .. many, many, many years ago!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUvMR40QdSOaTOLf_otF7lwR7ZoYDg92EK9gXnrC_THqNzRESkgD7QzqtSNd4zdb0xQ_OLbTvgPhQPcsWCuMZfMf-CbeMyKAExGVRs0bH16XDmNtDnG2FsJVDxaR8LEUDe86iurYdIaXuN2sbbKEEcagZTLlOVs5TMZJtcDsAX34LZoNzqQgiYWMOvtY/s1925/IMG_0778.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1925" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUvMR40QdSOaTOLf_otF7lwR7ZoYDg92EK9gXnrC_THqNzRESkgD7QzqtSNd4zdb0xQ_OLbTvgPhQPcsWCuMZfMf-CbeMyKAExGVRs0bH16XDmNtDnG2FsJVDxaR8LEUDe86iurYdIaXuN2sbbKEEcagZTLlOVs5TMZJtcDsAX34LZoNzqQgiYWMOvtY/w640-h604/IMG_0778.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are the snippets I picked to create with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> .. .. .. not that I used them all .. .. .. and I replaced the grey snippet with a black one </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddVCG1R241iZddIx4RBnL_SL0hOlEuSng4uRgEZzaYV02MDZCDPWOciDnEfS-xf8TohB5g_ynxEhgjyoYvFe2bNRl8mAu5CgXC5G04tcgvJIngm3n_Db1lZTUvKUr83wwouK60bTv0YTeoVJCmNA6q70kXkXRb7cX4q4nqfhqbIFk88qL6Mh2Kdab_rg/s2532/IMG_0774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddVCG1R241iZddIx4RBnL_SL0hOlEuSng4uRgEZzaYV02MDZCDPWOciDnEfS-xf8TohB5g_ynxEhgjyoYvFe2bNRl8mAu5CgXC5G04tcgvJIngm3n_Db1lZTUvKUr83wwouK60bTv0YTeoVJCmNA6q70kXkXRb7cX4q4nqfhqbIFk88qL6Mh2Kdab_rg/w581-h640/IMG_0774.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Not much to report "ingredient wise"</span></div><div><i><br /><span style="color: #76a5af;">Image: Anita's .. .. but no name or reference number on it .. .. just a red reduced sticker that has stayed in place even after all those years! LOL!!!</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Sentiment: Computer generated<br />Papers and card from snippet mountain</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">X-Cut Corner Rounding Punch</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Woodware Circle Die</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>.. .. .. and that is me for today.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-sGgnE2Dhj1KSZR_fdRquU7KU01sUkMTosKklLNJ90dlm5ObNQxZbmksQ4iYuNT62CXZAYJftF_KgdPztZ4ZvBSsN3V9CXX965YHnQcZapy0vUTRv_gJqgGyrA-ySZ4VfNs-uDbCArn_QpnaBYzjrcxKGBoYV4WUqGwPG0JXU-_tu61GE0En1RnZvhy4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-sGgnE2Dhj1KSZR_fdRquU7KU01sUkMTosKklLNJ90dlm5ObNQxZbmksQ4iYuNT62CXZAYJftF_KgdPztZ4ZvBSsN3V9CXX965YHnQcZapy0vUTRv_gJqgGyrA-ySZ4VfNs-uDbCArn_QpnaBYzjrcxKGBoYV4WUqGwPG0JXU-_tu61GE0En1RnZvhy4" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-76879612012234727352024-01-30T20:34:00.001+00:002024-01-30T20:34:20.326+00:00A SIMPLE HAPPY BIRTHDAY<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope your week has got off to a good start.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Just flying in and out quickly tonight with a birthday card I enjoyed making yesterday and photographed this morning whilst there was "a hint" of decent sunshine !!!! .. .. .. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eumLy1UaSEjLBEjpirqvc204BeP9A7SXiBZVB_b7AXrL22o7Y0uQNQP1acT1bqTLR-k9QqgwzW8wPhCiacRU3iuH9Lz7BlQ8Lqiy8OtiDUxvY4bv1MQibU4boZd4k2vrMOYcELF9kzLUkBotC42PIYf9xPXFo8ehLGxLo_BzM2y_GAomyuRtPV9EGuo/s1914/IMG_0769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="1914" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eumLy1UaSEjLBEjpirqvc204BeP9A7SXiBZVB_b7AXrL22o7Y0uQNQP1acT1bqTLR-k9QqgwzW8wPhCiacRU3iuH9Lz7BlQ8Lqiy8OtiDUxvY4bv1MQibU4boZd4k2vrMOYcELF9kzLUkBotC42PIYf9xPXFo8ehLGxLo_BzM2y_GAomyuRtPV9EGuo/w640-h612/IMG_0769.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This used:</p><p><i><span style="color: #45818e;">My Favorite Things Die-namics "MFT-2351" Happy Birthday Centerpieces Die <br />Backing Paper from The Works<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine<br />and various bits of card from Snippet Mountain</span></i></p><p>I love making this type of card because it uses us some of those snippets .. .. and feels a bit like doing a jigsaw!<br /><br />So short and sweet from me for a change.<br /><br />Hope everyone is doing OK. Take care.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYx35qW7ZV4VKwRRVbD-scZxERFvw-FtOsG-rDIgCAZfkgnyrBUtpyJpSRW5R-bSwbCNE6Uww62NeJzd3AqtPg7PM_gvx36ZTvZriSFjMiOalQWME3K_UndDdh8eymOs1u9nLQy0VA2rg0SuHxSz8EFLOW-KB3EtO5fBJBCjZzB549OkLERP3DN6UMB10" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYx35qW7ZV4VKwRRVbD-scZxERFvw-FtOsG-rDIgCAZfkgnyrBUtpyJpSRW5R-bSwbCNE6Uww62NeJzd3AqtPg7PM_gvx36ZTvZriSFjMiOalQWME3K_UndDdh8eymOs1u9nLQy0VA2rg0SuHxSz8EFLOW-KB3EtO5fBJBCjZzB549OkLERP3DN6UMB10" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-30403046196302299882024-01-27T22:50:00.001+00:002024-01-27T23:01:53.612+00:00NEW RECTANGULAR SKETCH AND CHRISTMAS 2024 CARD NUMBER 10<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Here at last after another chaotic week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was hoping for a crafting week .. .. .. be that actually creating .. .. .. or packing/organising more of my crafty belongings but unfortunately life had other plans and my full creative week didn't happen .. .. .. but I have manage to grab a few hours here and there so mustn't complain.<br /><br />Today though priority had to be given to my new sketch and Christmas card for this week as I want my new year resolution to produce both weekly to continue unblemished .. .. .. my Christmas card stock is into double figures already and it isn't even February yet! Woo hoo!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_Y2GxXuUxI52P1gcIrez0wYxJevZGsDOCBKVeU0tacoRfUSjZjCDa9iY5ZhuSxWFHvU4W9OIwUr_3rjl_OOJ8Xarp7s42NX-J-dqXTyixiXIi8cSTUCFjleAkQH9MCmCC3oCOnh4vzbeMItVc8HKB6DOfMc5UtxEU7Yr9HKE482omzk31WmoMKY0m-Q/s1966/IMG_0750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="1966" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_Y2GxXuUxI52P1gcIrez0wYxJevZGsDOCBKVeU0tacoRfUSjZjCDa9iY5ZhuSxWFHvU4W9OIwUr_3rjl_OOJ8Xarp7s42NX-J-dqXTyixiXIi8cSTUCFjleAkQH9MCmCC3oCOnh4vzbeMItVc8HKB6DOfMc5UtxEU7Yr9HKE482omzk31WmoMKY0m-Q/w640-h580/IMG_0750.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Image with sentiment: Whipper Snapper "BY802" Let It Snow Snowmen (a very old image and one where there are actually five snowmen on the stamp .. .. but I split the party up and only used three)<br />Backing Paper: From snippet mountain, but I remember it coming from a paper pad from The Works (because I am sad like that LOL!!)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies<br />ProMarkers<br />Ribbon</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Crystal Glamour Dust</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and my new sketch for this week .. .. Rectangular Sketch Number Sixteen</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAt2yF4mjxywwuW9qPfGU7cDo6rUAlQQLBbyWINaB806sGSBjUUvF3MI97g8Lvhi_vnY_ue1j5o-ocOR13MaS_9meLrlxpVIQrgpjsDvxzRGC9UUcEa63e_bHD9BSvV1bk1-cit1gSCVcMbU1qrs5mj40QhaEPzV3nDwAl3DDAjaRfAukGr63w9Idf3E/s446/RSKETCH%2016.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAt2yF4mjxywwuW9qPfGU7cDo6rUAlQQLBbyWINaB806sGSBjUUvF3MI97g8Lvhi_vnY_ue1j5o-ocOR13MaS_9meLrlxpVIQrgpjsDvxzRGC9UUcEa63e_bHD9BSvV1bk1-cit1gSCVcMbU1qrs5mj40QhaEPzV3nDwAl3DDAjaRfAukGr63w9Idf3E/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2016.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hope everyone has had a good week and fingers crossed I will be here again very soon .. .. .. can you believe January has nearly disappeared already!!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhISX8k7wh0DaFgVbuEcpdCrly9ZCshAK0LULNlmfe4O8G82UOIsX9RlIlkvLFBDimzZp7-Mm3NyfO8U4JS9PcDlTQ5ONFrKVOtX5pCAXs1ZgIIOJRDflqqW7fghESBVkQstm9DXwBpg6pXI8mc4MF8Av-Q8y88Vio80MZV1QsfwIGzjhypwizC3jgz7Ss" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhISX8k7wh0DaFgVbuEcpdCrly9ZCshAK0LULNlmfe4O8G82UOIsX9RlIlkvLFBDimzZp7-Mm3NyfO8U4JS9PcDlTQ5ONFrKVOtX5pCAXs1ZgIIOJRDflqqW7fghESBVkQstm9DXwBpg6pXI8mc4MF8Av-Q8y88Vio80MZV1QsfwIGzjhypwizC3jgz7Ss" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-19764352753275374412024-01-23T10:41:00.000+00:002024-03-09T00:19:08.083+00:00TEENY TINY TUESDAY<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I haven't got around to making many teeny, tiny creations recently .. .. so I decided I would make amends there today as part of my "crafty fix".</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For anyone new to my blog my teeny tiny makes are a whole 9cm square, and I love making them. For me the smaller the card the more fun I seem to have making them .. .. in fact anything over 5.5 inches square tends to freak me out a bit! LOL!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So here we go with today's offering</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Off now to do more sorting and packing .. .. I have only needed to dive back into a packed box once so far .. .. so not doing too bad!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The legal side of things for the move seems to be taking a bit longer than first thought (probably due to the Christmas/New Year break interrupting things), but fingers crossed we should be on our way at the beginning of March .. .. .. which feels a long way off .. .. .. but when you consider it is February next week it will soon come around!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Much better to be packing in a calm and organised way rather than in a mad frenzy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The weather much calmer here today. I hope the same can be said for where you live</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3vB-4unsPuBUb2t7JH3Irlq-S9YTBbgScOMm6H39X-yOU-iys-xA0Q-LfZFyaZlIlrenBbFZuHVpfw0RtADFb6se9fmGSb5qqQNtlEsOZQ7eKjZlQ1TLg7sR91IAeqH5ZBz1SGBfOJdnhDCJUhCipGEUT5w6NnmpHhZIcx7ti2T1-PD-9GuGiB0dK29s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3vB-4unsPuBUb2t7JH3Irlq-S9YTBbgScOMm6H39X-yOU-iys-xA0Q-LfZFyaZlIlrenBbFZuHVpfw0RtADFb6se9fmGSb5qqQNtlEsOZQ7eKjZlQ1TLg7sR91IAeqH5ZBz1SGBfOJdnhDCJUhCipGEUT5w6NnmpHhZIcx7ti2T1-PD-9GuGiB0dK29s" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-43153445863514798872024-01-20T21:16:00.001+00:002024-01-20T21:18:54.935+00:002024 CHRISTMAS CARDS (NUMBERS THREE TO NINE)<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope you have had a good Saturday.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another weekend is upon us .. .. and they certainly seem to be coming around very quickly. I am here with my Christmas make for this week .. .. well actually a little batch of Christmas cards. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Super quick to physically put together, but lots of time was invested in actually creating the image panel which to be honest I did a while ago. It was originally created using Serif Craft Artist on my old computer (before it sadly died) but thankfully I had some printed off ready to use. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">So I am now trying to master Affinity Craft Designer along with Windows 11 and I have to admit I have a sneaky feeling it might be a bit beyond my capabilities .. .. .. but I am enjoying trying to master it (sort of LOL!!) and won't be giving in without putting up a good fight.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So here is my little batch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLfgyPyzxw2ZK1t6cR_s2PMUEBMI4mZFr0UFIsdpE8ZE7Tvt8dJr8KQyvsw_NrXbXfJpduAFHp6ik1Sur0DppVTLES9nqnxOTd8-WFK2jXX5BZB4iY5L9fPSG9nvJjBDcA9oA0WaUV6a74R2E0KSCo8UT-OIIBqf1AY1U_1tllbxxO37lzN81oXnvbx0/s1871/IMG_0720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="1869" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLfgyPyzxw2ZK1t6cR_s2PMUEBMI4mZFr0UFIsdpE8ZE7Tvt8dJr8KQyvsw_NrXbXfJpduAFHp6ik1Sur0DppVTLES9nqnxOTd8-WFK2jXX5BZB4iY5L9fPSG9nvJjBDcA9oA0WaUV6a74R2E0KSCo8UT-OIIBqf1AY1U_1tllbxxO37lzN81oXnvbx0/w640-h640/IMG_0720.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvtlPiOYdODLUcSbdzR0EKOgAg_4Ww8JrOw9s53KKDGbhXXalrHIqHTufoH_gFzYcvrMy6EWvKHFP9FOdq_xh3U9Yu6qxz2Xk6ONxiNws3ZmqMjW9wTV0Q60S9mrArt9ztsJPSJ0reMeabzfTvxuswX9Si0GxIHWJRl2AJqQrcv5ZVwEfL_zMLdUNElc/s2036/IMG_0719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="2036" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvtlPiOYdODLUcSbdzR0EKOgAg_4Ww8JrOw9s53KKDGbhXXalrHIqHTufoH_gFzYcvrMy6EWvKHFP9FOdq_xh3U9Yu6qxz2Xk6ONxiNws3ZmqMjW9wTV0Q60S9mrArt9ztsJPSJ0reMeabzfTvxuswX9Si0GxIHWJRl2AJqQrcv5ZVwEfL_zMLdUNElc/w640-h540/IMG_0719.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">These used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Image: Created using a mixture of images from a variety of downloads I purchased from a very talented lady called Lisa from</span><span style="color: #7f6000;"> </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LisaGlanzGraphics?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1426864875&from_page=listing&page=2#items" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Lisa Glanz Graphics</span></a> </span><br /><span style="color: #990000;">Sentiment: Computer generated</span><br /><span style="color: #990000;">My trusty sewing machine</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">and that is me for today.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy the rest of the weekend.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMB-EjJlW6TCc2OwePcar3dQTYReQF1eYm2TsRJ5YAVkgyJdRbd9Iu3CpRuWz5PAhjJOzGiGY6H2HVJDN_HTmdUYHSrTk9soxx_3N2HMN5FM7fQbDfNQeTgekq0d1g0PMDC-eUainRrMRFN9q4pSGQ19hFgP0fskd_GdyG1CotPkALEBqfILi3VvSFyNo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMB-EjJlW6TCc2OwePcar3dQTYReQF1eYm2TsRJ5YAVkgyJdRbd9Iu3CpRuWz5PAhjJOzGiGY6H2HVJDN_HTmdUYHSrTk9soxx_3N2HMN5FM7fQbDfNQeTgekq0d1g0PMDC-eUainRrMRFN9q4pSGQ19hFgP0fskd_GdyG1CotPkALEBqfILi3VvSFyNo" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-38080099601012514312024-01-19T15:12:00.003+00:002024-01-19T19:04:47.573+00:00TIME TO CELEBRATE<p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I hope you are all managing to keep reasonably warm. Super nippy weatherwise here that's for sure!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Quite late doing my homework for the <a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-471-celebration-theme.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Snippets Playground Challenge</span></i></a> this fortnight .. .. and I don't want to miss this super special one .. .. because it celebrates Miss Di very bravely, and successfully, taking over the playground keys 12 years ago! (that is nearly halfway to getting the silver carriage clock that used to be the traditional gift you received as a "long service award" when you worked hard at the same place for 25 years!). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Normally the snippet challenge rules are simply to use up as many "offcuts" as we can .. .. but for this super special landmark there is also a theme to follow of "celebration". This can be "any" celebration .. .. but it does need to be obvious what the celebratory occasion is.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is my celebratory card .. .. .. to celebrate what everyone in the world needs .. .. .. <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">"love"! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QEG55V7frSKuZGAGNq0DFxHXpXay9OUwlpy5LUwe_-0xLDuQY6bzBCbTJI4FOhlaqBO0ED8RFsOhLZ1pK-Vv9jzeQ6hatx9HFOZ6KsXw99PAt0FN8rUS0vPXnaA73Ngkab19c9OIV-2Sl5a9NrfmkWJXjge-2vsoQFb5M7crgc6us7RvqgnoO1fYSS0/s1893/IMG_0717.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1893" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QEG55V7frSKuZGAGNq0DFxHXpXay9OUwlpy5LUwe_-0xLDuQY6bzBCbTJI4FOhlaqBO0ED8RFsOhLZ1pK-Vv9jzeQ6hatx9HFOZ6KsXw99PAt0FN8rUS0vPXnaA73Ngkab19c9OIV-2Sl5a9NrfmkWJXjge-2vsoQFb5M7crgc6us7RvqgnoO1fYSS0/w640-h624/IMG_0717.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Snippets from snippet mountain</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Sentiments: Computer generated</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Spellbinders Heart Die</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>Ribbon </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>X-Cut Corner Rounding Punch</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>My Trusty Sewing Machine</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>and my new sketch for this week, which for a change is a square one .. .. .. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk8gR2Mkozlcdg5iGsBFl2FxlSbpKLw9Ll-U6Y0ntbfGn9aAd4zQIc2r1O62KIBleLca9-3QBNhLXLZEx_CsEXvsE9ER2-rMd3qdoipQuVSw-hpEnAf_7mOVRs_dV9gk44F5CN587ghLAX9wO-nHoUjH0hB_fDt7FuNnDcoBHYnL4hKAJ01cquZjyaQs/s462/SKETCH%2055.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk8gR2Mkozlcdg5iGsBFl2FxlSbpKLw9Ll-U6Y0ntbfGn9aAd4zQIc2r1O62KIBleLca9-3QBNhLXLZEx_CsEXvsE9ER2-rMd3qdoipQuVSw-hpEnAf_7mOVRs_dV9gk44F5CN587ghLAX9wO-nHoUjH0hB_fDt7FuNnDcoBHYnL4hKAJ01cquZjyaQs/s320/SKETCH%2055.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I am trying to find ways to use up some of the ribbon that is in my craft collection and after seeing <a href="https://ribbonchallenged.blogspot.com/2023/12/thank-you-card.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">this lovely card on Jill's blog (Ribbon Challenged)</span></a>, my brain wondered if you could perhaps do something similar using ribbon instead of folded paper, and a quick You Tube search found this lady <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o9IR36CIXs" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">here</span></a> had played with the same idea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So thank you ladies for the inspiration.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I made my card yesterday evening and sadly it was too dark to take a decent picture of my "starting snippets" .. .. they all got rejected as too rubbish to post. But hopefully I won't have to write too many lines when my homework gets marked in the Playground office!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Take care everyone.</div><br />Will catch you tomorrow with my Christmas card for this week, but will leave by extending a big thank you to Di for her "staying power" and to Sarn who is her trusty assistant. Between them they provide us with such great entertainment and inspiration .. .. .. and long may it continue .. .. .. mwah!!!<div><br /></div><div>Still time to enter folks if you have any snippets you need to use up!<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvxleN1Op-BCfrjTcYIaC-oBCMuI4o7-yrzq0Z2QUWday1RBlKSHWqCSbdoKxMvIhQB8g6QgDgXp9U9V7CB5eqqrXwnJpiawagvJ2ygMwx7k1rcwVICYuLGzjY8JlaJZSwwsUV9WO8Ehx2ubLS7NfXOIHQK5UOgEYmpPsqeKwb-yXrPfuHETwDeas6ve0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvxleN1Op-BCfrjTcYIaC-oBCMuI4o7-yrzq0Z2QUWday1RBlKSHWqCSbdoKxMvIhQB8g6QgDgXp9U9V7CB5eqqrXwnJpiawagvJ2ygMwx7k1rcwVICYuLGzjY8JlaJZSwwsUV9WO8Ehx2ubLS7NfXOIHQK5UOgEYmpPsqeKwb-yXrPfuHETwDeas6ve0" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-61482034385930003572024-01-13T15:19:00.001+00:002024-01-13T15:21:24.696+00:00CHRISTMAS 2024 - CARD NUMBER TWO<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sorry for having been so quiet on the blogging front .. .. chaos reigns at the moment in the House of Hearts now that we are getting to the serious end of moving home. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If I was to say that this has been our "family home" where we have lived very happily for nearly 33 years .. .. .. and our new home will be about a third of the size of our current one .. .. .. you will get some idea of how much we need to part with. So if anyone has any great ideas of how to fit a quart into a pint pot then please share! Pretty, pretty please!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have been busy packing away crafting supplies that will definitely be moving with me, and there is an organised corner, in the spare bedroom where the boxes that are "good and ready to go" are starting to be stacked. But that is all that is "organised". The rest is one big jumble of chaos.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Strange thing is I am not finding it hard to part with most things (as long as they aren't craft related). The crafting side is where I am struggling.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add to this the fact that a solicitor asked us to collect belongings relating to a "late pretend Auntie" who had volunteered us to be her executors .. .. .. so now we have to sort through those things too. Sigh!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, before the week disappears I am determined to get Christmas card number two into my collection (I can't break my new year resolution on week two!!!) and yet again it also has the honour of using my new sketch for this week:<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBjT50hGXHPcXehL7X0PExhbZl1xDNUDFQ1_l5itu1deXlFf8HSxlheQhrNK3RUgoKUkUhs1H9D0Dxdqq7llf1c0GFE6PUyshCyVjZLjRvQpw18WcQKXA3dtSmRAm_oXG_V3rIOWv_QTBNJEBRZv46DWeTefcKEfI1yKUK5ZEO4h2Z7OQBPvpaVwqHBE/s1877/IMG_0705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="1864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBjT50hGXHPcXehL7X0PExhbZl1xDNUDFQ1_l5itu1deXlFf8HSxlheQhrNK3RUgoKUkUhs1H9D0Dxdqq7llf1c0GFE6PUyshCyVjZLjRvQpw18WcQKXA3dtSmRAm_oXG_V3rIOWv_QTBNJEBRZv46DWeTefcKEfI1yKUK5ZEO4h2Z7OQBPvpaVwqHBE/w636-h640/IMG_0705.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This used:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Image: Penny Black "2238K" Jingle All The Way (the image is really a trio of hedgies but one absconded!).</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Sentiment: Computer generated using font "Grilled Cheese"</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Backing Papers from Snippet Mountain (which are about all I am going to be left with the more packing I get done)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>ProMarkers<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">and of course my new rectangular sketch number 15 .. .. .. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYxtEHv8ZaWkXUXQk-ZLHYpVOqhQcOwnbTX1FwptKoDDJqE8ttgJhNMjXyLrmV2ieLtkxio19speaiVsXPFL2k0pI9VUPwYS0W9wq-PsU3-PCv3b3xXPh2_XpIQAjsFzoPXkjU3YRHHXKrEJkTJ8GATWzK3t0Vj3DVzBACme0g-loBCvIXcSCAVJ1QnE/s446/RSKETCH%2015.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYxtEHv8ZaWkXUXQk-ZLHYpVOqhQcOwnbTX1FwptKoDDJqE8ttgJhNMjXyLrmV2ieLtkxio19speaiVsXPFL2k0pI9VUPwYS0W9wq-PsU3-PCv3b3xXPh2_XpIQAjsFzoPXkjU3YRHHXKrEJkTJ8GATWzK3t0Vj3DVzBACme0g-loBCvIXcSCAVJ1QnE/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2015.png" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">and that is me for today!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Take care everyone and I hope you have some of the lovely sunshine we have had here today.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLtieDIl4yWYE4RC33QTEXgwypmYRPXaBeS3ZtXZXu65rBaUIkyk_tCTvLFBtPrxxuZW8vCXNj1IHhTx6up3igWkkasCUZ4fTPoPAWC28nYM1vaHTt-BD44_WivWj6i-tiEssguEzzLiVoE41itIOIkXKvaklzCoP4tk-HJuVgslfvEI9FXTtTUkjvKlE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLtieDIl4yWYE4RC33QTEXgwypmYRPXaBeS3ZtXZXu65rBaUIkyk_tCTvLFBtPrxxuZW8vCXNj1IHhTx6up3igWkkasCUZ4fTPoPAWC28nYM1vaHTt-BD44_WivWj6i-tiEssguEzzLiVoE41itIOIkXKvaklzCoP4tk-HJuVgslfvEI9FXTtTUkjvKlE" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-73178701270116151702024-01-06T12:56:00.002+00:002024-01-06T12:56:26.843+00:00STARTING TO WORK ON MY "RASH PROMISES"<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, now Christmas has been packed away it is time to start working on some of those rash promises I made (otherwise known as new year resolutions). </div><p style="text-align: justify;">"One" of the "many" rash promises this year is to design and add a new sketch to my collection each week. One which I feel should be easy to keep. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I do love sketches and find they speed up the cardmaking process immensely, and as my rectangular library is the one that is lagging behind in the number stakes, they will probably be my main focus for a little while. (For anyone new to my blog, all of my sketches - square and rectangular are on a tab at the top of my blog .. .. please feel free to use them if you like the look of any of them).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So this is my new sketch for this week: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmBvKWwZiEJtXRVfULv875v3h1YLp5RS9NCg31PVtvu0wWuPHOwv2FvBJW-KEOvSkcJvl2SX8ixEUf45qHHrahhRu4WT2rsfP2onFIsh1W9UcM3EMDZqWoVd6CjAkCdpAlc1uadjD4StDbY3BnXitbjc60Rk7U35p32Xpuxp7izPkUEYbZ1Sg4Sg4ou8/s446/RSKETCH%2014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmBvKWwZiEJtXRVfULv875v3h1YLp5RS9NCg31PVtvu0wWuPHOwv2FvBJW-KEOvSkcJvl2SX8ixEUf45qHHrahhRu4WT2rsfP2onFIsh1W9UcM3EMDZqWoVd6CjAkCdpAlc1uadjD4StDbY3BnXitbjc60Rk7U35p32Xpuxp7izPkUEYbZ1Sg4Sg4ou8/w296-h400/RSKETCH%2014.png" width="296" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">and this is how I have used it<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE__QKguEkHHSZcQ4PMduXAB6kp_9_dUd-tkLnf1GjxJlr_6kssEh00BKeF5b6Nbr4qyB8O2zAACtlzpT8dzPW9uKhLVuuLyM08PvXW68PkbVj8cKgbflpfx_AvaIWDMfMEELvOFE1MD-pVTBRieRyZThjz5XJM4jJFN8g7zG9wBqTtFHqjPX8gJKTVyU/s1904/IMG_0698.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="1837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE__QKguEkHHSZcQ4PMduXAB6kp_9_dUd-tkLnf1GjxJlr_6kssEh00BKeF5b6Nbr4qyB8O2zAACtlzpT8dzPW9uKhLVuuLyM08PvXW68PkbVj8cKgbflpfx_AvaIWDMfMEELvOFE1MD-pVTBRieRyZThjz5XJM4jJFN8g7zG9wBqTtFHqjPX8gJKTVyU/w618-h640/IMG_0698.jpeg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This used:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">Image: Penny Black "3741K" Filigree Tree</span><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">Sentiment: Jande Summer via Etsy </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/745470882/merry-christmas-heart-text-overlay-png?click_key=5407a7cf27058f0f4150ced3308ee865de9c58cb%3A745470882&click_sum=17a529ca&ref=shop_home_active_2&crt=1&sts=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Merry Christmas and Heart Text</span></a><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">Design Papers: All from snippet mountain (which is all I am going to have left to play with soon)</span><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">Spellbinders: Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies</span><br /><span style="color: #7f6000;">Gems<br /></span></i><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">Snowflake from my snowflake box<br /></span></i><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">ProMarkers (well one .. .. for adding a bit of colour to that fabby tree)<br /></span></i><i><span style="color: #7f6000;">My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I am making no apologies for posting a Christmas card so soon after the festive season has ended because another rash promise I have made is to make "at least one" Christmas card each week (and if I can keep this promise then it will be wonderful as I will have at least 50 cards come December - woo hoo!)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This particular card fits into a challenge I haven't had chance to play along with for quite some time (sorry Jo) .. .. The <a href="https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/christmas-kickstart-challenge-82-midas.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #990000;">Christmas Kickstart Challenge</span></i></a> .. .. .. which this time is calling for "The Midas Touch" .. .. .. which simply means include some gold on your creation.</p><div style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy the weekend everyone. We had a cold and frosty start today and judging by the number of people who are walking up and down our road, quite a few have resolved to be more active!!! Not something I need to worry about doing .. .. I probably need to do the opposite and slow down a bit!! LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is now back to more sorting and packing ready for our move, but not until I have put an insert into today's Christmas card "straight away" .. .. another resolution I need to work on. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirBH302XTrrBsaypG8fIb_v2p3j-QL_OhW391jsY-dSn8Rqh4JstIdqhujvl66iiDZDo2ZuC-fsk7RpfAoWzKN_YjL9nrpDI3YzYpKdjx8UZsL03sOhV6wML2veERfHz5rkkl1HOtQ0s0Z7qIhDVaE8q_ecyhh1ssgEX49KExzm7EQ-brVddD31l7dtu0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirBH302XTrrBsaypG8fIb_v2p3j-QL_OhW391jsY-dSn8Rqh4JstIdqhujvl66iiDZDo2ZuC-fsk7RpfAoWzKN_YjL9nrpDI3YzYpKdjx8UZsL03sOhV6wML2veERfHz5rkkl1HOtQ0s0Z7qIhDVaE8q_ecyhh1ssgEX49KExzm7EQ-brVddD31l7dtu0" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-50451369933662367022024-01-01T23:56:00.009+00:002024-01-02T00:07:39.242+00:00OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Happy 2024 .. .. .. before the first day of the year disappears!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Here's hoping it is going to be a brilliant year for us all and that <span style="text-align: justify;">everyone has recovered from the new year celebrations.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I love the excitement a new year brings.</p><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course the impending house move is our main focus at the moment, but we don't have any dates or timescales and so far it has been "clearing out and passing on" .. .. .. and surprisingly we found this quite easy once we got into the swing of it .. .. .. but it has also been very time consuming and physical hard work at times.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The hardest part of the move for me is going to be packing my craft goodies away. I do get serious withdrawal symptoms when I can't do any crafting. Even when we have been away for long weekends in the past I have got a bit depressed about leaving my craft goodies behind .. .. .. and sneak a bit of colouring into my packing so I can have a "quick fix" at least.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I do feel I am a bit obsessed with "making things" and if I can't physically be making things then my brain is thinking about it and planning, or I watch other people crafting on You Tube, and look for new things to try on Pinterest. There is just so much I want to do / make / try. Oh, I hope I never lose that feeling of wanting to improve and experiment with new techniques.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have started looking around my craft room and packing some things away .. .. .. but I know full well that whatever I pack then within the blink of an eye I will want to use it and will be rummaging back in the boxes! LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Might just have to limit what I leave out to play with!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But one thing has already become obvious in my attempts to start packing. No more buying of design pads or ribbon until what I already have has reduced by at least three quarters!!! LOL!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So a quick share of my favourite make of last year (not that there were that many to be honest .. .. sorry) .. .. .. you wouldn't believe how many different versions of this card I have made over the last few weeks .. .. .. and I have enjoyed making every one. <br /><br />I haven't yet done a "new baby" or a "new home" version though.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5WwCJN_5Pj7xaC9Ssg3zLtvAdx8H4oKKmmjpU-LE0KVRKCjLI2PiQMHVwNuYUcHnaArUNePQDW_QLlHtXyNUNsTdwP6mDJHf4x5t8Xc8-RZ_tZszOPeM4H-G_5EZmQeQ5nN9ztI-KCl4S_rSWYxUaaNADFqwJZa_MxQFf6w0WN1TmsWsrx1_QiGguDoM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="626" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5WwCJN_5Pj7xaC9Ssg3zLtvAdx8H4oKKmmjpU-LE0KVRKCjLI2PiQMHVwNuYUcHnaArUNePQDW_QLlHtXyNUNsTdwP6mDJHf4x5t8Xc8-RZ_tZszOPeM4H-G_5EZmQeQ5nN9ztI-KCl4S_rSWYxUaaNADFqwJZa_MxQFf6w0WN1TmsWsrx1_QiGguDoM=w627-h640" width="627" /></a></div><br />Hopefully catch you again soon and again, I wish everyone the very best for 2024!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMPJBIwXXk-Geh0YLi0-v_0PM2aB8q2g4uGIeStwlVGVpWEruCP2DTbaqRK51tWcbRzW2Zruoe_JRnNLkIl1al-cChBlwxxB9I4vxe6O0Y2Ntz8cym1dXRJHA45Ycizu-52Q4WkWDVmx2rZKedMWi7CoYYo6PwFohCILqZBBZ3iQTCU6-O7gTnne-rbFs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMPJBIwXXk-Geh0YLi0-v_0PM2aB8q2g4uGIeStwlVGVpWEruCP2DTbaqRK51tWcbRzW2Zruoe_JRnNLkIl1al-cChBlwxxB9I4vxe6O0Y2Ntz8cym1dXRJHA45Ycizu-52Q4WkWDVmx2rZKedMWi7CoYYo6PwFohCILqZBBZ3iQTCU6-O7gTnne-rbFs" width="320" /></a></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3646586638801264737.post-88424248581183016212023-12-27T18:07:00.001+00:002023-12-27T18:18:18.294+00:00HAPPY WEDNESDAY<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi Everyone</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Wednesday! Has anyone else lost track of the days .. .. or is that just me? LOL!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christmas has been lovely here .. .. and I hope that yours has been too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As much as I love Christmas and the excitement it brings, I also enjoy the calmness that seems to descend straight afterwards .. .. .. when all the rushing about and last minute panics all disappear into thin air .. .. .. and you make those rash promises to be more organised next year, so that everything isn't so stressful next time December comes around! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have made lots of "rash promises" (some might call them New Year Resolutions) and if just half of them could materialise into reality I will be pleased because even that will be an improvement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My fingers have already got "itchy" after a few days of not crafting, and I had a quick play with my snippets before everyone else was awake and created this for taking over to the <a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-470-anything-but-christmas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><i>Snippets Playground Challenge</i></span></a>, where they would like to see us use up those leftovers we hoard to create "anything but a Christmas card".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T7dF2PNARk2rtjhC7OwS63Du3rmBDvdvNvLiUk5409tIjE1E2EMUQ2isp0-yNAZJd4GS1u2jtIjLSOaOx0gtGZfdLaO82d6diWU2AWaGirhaE20Xt17iwe0mBvbTop6iXX2EH4IkSOAaGNtevee-O_6hiXC0Yz8sBwWAOKlJSfsj-voL6Lnk622EJYw/s1708/IMG_0628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1708" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T7dF2PNARk2rtjhC7OwS63Du3rmBDvdvNvLiUk5409tIjE1E2EMUQ2isp0-yNAZJd4GS1u2jtIjLSOaOx0gtGZfdLaO82d6diWU2AWaGirhaE20Xt17iwe0mBvbTop6iXX2EH4IkSOAaGNtevee-O_6hiXC0Yz8sBwWAOKlJSfsj-voL6Lnk622EJYw/w640-h634/IMG_0628.jpeg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">and these are the snippets I gathered together to use</span></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T7dF2PNARk2rtjhC7OwS63Du3rmBDvdvNvLiUk5409tIjE1E2EMUQ2isp0-yNAZJd4GS1u2jtIjLSOaOx0gtGZfdLaO82d6diWU2AWaGirhaE20Xt17iwe0mBvbTop6iXX2EH4IkSOAaGNtevee-O_6hiXC0Yz8sBwWAOKlJSfsj-voL6Lnk622EJYw/s1708/IMG_0628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1arR_q9ncrXcZGRu2g9bDQ-wpH-_MHz7s7IaVJOOjamb8Xt4a3fR2Hh_zDUiPr49rRA-ZgpZPq0YWZrHn5BznEd7WGYv5-1xPE2hIY8ZlN1S4sxO6rnpUyM-vmgvVGakBZ5om8RB5esShcPVTaNdgLhnWF6x_imXCDcyYf9xaIwcJg9JEwkJrwwU6lWE/s2207/IMG_0619.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="2156" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1arR_q9ncrXcZGRu2g9bDQ-wpH-_MHz7s7IaVJOOjamb8Xt4a3fR2Hh_zDUiPr49rRA-ZgpZPq0YWZrHn5BznEd7WGYv5-1xPE2hIY8ZlN1S4sxO6rnpUyM-vmgvVGakBZ5om8RB5esShcPVTaNdgLhnWF6x_imXCDcyYf9xaIwcJg9JEwkJrwwU6lWE/w626-h640/IMG_0619.jpeg" width="626" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This used:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Lots of snippets (card, paper and ribbon)<br />Another cheap and cheerful die from Amazon</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">LOTV: Sentiment Tag Stamps<br />Corner Rounding Punch</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #76a5af;">Nail Heads<br />Eyelet and Eyelet Setter<br />My Trusty Sewing Machine</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />So there we are .. .. my crafty fingers satisfied (for two minutes) and a very, very slight reduction in snippet mountain. Not that I used all the ones I originally grabbed to play with.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A lovely blog buddy, Pauline C, who has a very inspirational blog called <a href="https://passionforpapercraft.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Passion for Papercraft</span></a> asked about the stamp I used on my Christmas Day post. It is a Penny Black Stamp called Brush Pines and if you click <a href="https://jules-alwayswithaheart.blogspot.com/2019/05/brush-pines.html" target="_blank">here </a>it will take you to the original blog post and all the ingredients used to create the original card.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Enjoy the rest of the Christmas break.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hopefully catch you again very soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7yaLVXSvgIyfVNno6Kpa8eMHpBpH_6mxPioO65JKlMMKnU_htgH9wjeFX42HDQwUobucquk1LwnJsBZodLO5ops5nTlbbtJ8f5bRQGssnWHg88aoA61iV4NubWsjYgm793E34y_KDwX-jS2cdXNSCpLVQFAlVp3Qzsw_km4Lb1Fw-HW0aJI31xFT_Hl8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="320" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7yaLVXSvgIyfVNno6Kpa8eMHpBpH_6mxPioO65JKlMMKnU_htgH9wjeFX42HDQwUobucquk1LwnJsBZodLO5ops5nTlbbtJ8f5bRQGssnWHg88aoA61iV4NubWsjYgm793E34y_KDwX-jS2cdXNSCpLVQFAlVp3Qzsw_km4Lb1Fw-HW0aJI31xFT_Hl8" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17929184623066486028noreply@blogger.com13