IT JUST HAD TO BE DONE!

Hi Everyone

Well the sun has been out and shining beautifully, the washing has been going outside to dry and the heating hasn't needed to be turned on at all .. .. .. how wonderful is that!

So with that "feel good" factor in the air what do I do?  Clean the windows?  Start some Spring cleaning?  No .. .. .. I make my first Christmas card for 2025! LOL!!

Some may say it is a bit too early .. .. but I need to start my Christmas stock box in readiness so I am not doing them last minute.  So it might be early, but I am only just in time for running over to the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where the theme is "Positively Poinsettias".

Not too many Poinsettia themed craft goodies here .. .. .. but I did have this little chappie .. .. .. 

This used:

Image:  Amanda Jane Designs "Poinsettia Penguin" (once again I am not able to link to him - as an individual image - he was part of a Christmas digital bundle that no longer seems to be available)

Sentiment:  A strip of printed cotton ribbon by Bertie's Bows

Backing Papers:  From my Christmas Snippets Box (but all originally from those never ending large paper pads they sell at The Works).

ProMarkers

Corner Rounding Punch

Diamond Stickles

Glossy Accents

My Trusty Sewing Machine

So that is my crafty fix for today before I head off to Mum.

I always take something crafty to do with me when I go .. .. just in case it turns out to be a day when Mum is doing a lot of sleeping .. .. so who knows.  There might be more crafting time once the chores are done, but then again, perhaps not.  It all depends which Mum I have today.  The very sleepy and out of it one .. .. or the social chatty one.  But at least I have a Mum .. .. .. and I count my blessings for that.

Enjoy your day whatever you are doing.

MAKE IT SEW!

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all recovered from the Easter "sugar rush" and life is being kind to you. 

I am happy to say I have managed a bit of crafting this week .. .. which is always a lovely bonus for me.

Last night whilst having a little womble around blogland I saw that the challenge over at "Little Red Wagon" was entitled "Make it Sew" .. .. which meant they would like to see sewing featuring on your creation .. .. .. which can be "real or fake, a stitch effect die, or sewing as the theme in general".

Being an avid machinist on my cards anyway I obviously went for "real sewing" along with one of my favourite style of cards to make .. .. mainly because I just love rummaging through and mixing up my paper snippets and of course sewing.  

This used:

Snippets of paper and card
Spellbinder Circle and Scalloped Circle Dies

Lili of the Valley Digital Block Sentiment Set

Ribbon

My Trusty Sewing Machine

and that is me for today.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

HAPPY EASTER

Hi Everyone

Flying in to wish you all a very happy Easter .. .. .. try not to eat too many chocolate eggs (not that I know how many is too many) LOL!.

This used:

Image:  Purchased via Etsy from Amorclipart "Bianca - Floral line clipart" but sadly I am unable to find it on their site to link to now.  I simply copied and flipped the image to create a "sort of" frame

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Backing Papers (snippet mountain strikes again)

Butterfly Die Set:  Penny Black Creative Dies "Flourish and Butterflies"

ProMarkers

Ribbon

Diamond Stickles

Circle Dies

My Trusty Sewing Machine

and that is me for today.

Enjoy the bank holiday break!

TEENY TINY WEDNESDAY

Hi Everyone

I hope you are enjoying your week .. .. and that you are managing to cram a little bit of crafty time into your week.

My play today was just a teeny tiny session before I headed off to Mum.  It used a cute image and snippets of paper that have been loitering on my desk for the past week  .. .. always nice to use up bits that are hanging about.

So here we go .. .. .. a teeny tiny card measuring a whole 9cm square

This used:

Image:  Pre-coloured from Polkadoodles "Springtime Smiles" collection
Papers:  From Snippet Mountain

Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Corner Rounding Punch

We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

My Trusty Sewing Machine

and that is me for today.

Time to get the washing up done and the laundry put away at Mum's and then I am homeward bound to see what Mr Heart has been up to in my absence.

SUNDAY SNIPPETS

Hi Everyone

I hope that you have been enjoying a nice relaxing weekend.

It has been a nice crafty one here .. .. just for a change .. .. and I have been enjoying it very much!

Can you believe that on Tuesday we will have been in our new home for a whole year!!  We have been sitting here saying "thank goodness it isn't this time last year!" LOL!!!  Certainly a lot has happened over the last 12 months.

Part of my crafty playtime saw the culling of a few more of those ever increasing snippets and this time the patterned papers all came from the same paper stack.  It is one I have had for many years  .. .. but I am determined to use up all the remnants that still lurk alongside the very few "full pages" that still remain.  It has been a very loved and well used pad, although the paper is quite thin.

So here is my creation for running over to the snippets playground with, for challenge no.504.

This used:

Papers: Hot Off The Press "HOTP 7235"
Julie Hickey "Happy" and "Birthday" word dies and backing dies
Spellbinder "Classic Squares" Die Set
My Trusty Sewing Machine

these were the snippets of card and paper I started off with

and as you can see there were still a few edges of white card available that I was able to cut a few more tags from .. .. ready to string up and add to the stack I already have for taking to the charity shop.  

We delivered quite a few tags and bits to them a couple of  weeks ago and the assistant got all excited and did a little dance while swinging the bag around saying "yay!! more tags, more tags.  LOL!!  It doesn't take much to make some people happy does it!

The charity store have a little crafty corner too and of course I always have a little nosey.  I have certainly picked up some lovely bargains (as well as donating things I no longer need/use).  

Last time I picked this little beauty up for a whole £15.00 .. .. probably the best £15.00 I have spent in a long time because it cuts wonderfully .. .. even dies that my Cuttlebug and Big Shot Pro struggle with.

Although mine came with a Sizzix Extended Multipurpose Platform.

Anyway, time for a bit more crafting while Mr Heart watches the football.

Take care everyone and I hope the week ahead is a good one .. .. soon be Easter egg time!!!

GET WELL SOON

Hi Everyone

Many thanks for the lovely comments on my previous post .. .. they were all very much appreciated.

Amongst all the excitement of everything that was happening, unfortunately, in the days prior to our celebrations my brother-in-law was taken very poorly and was rushed off to a nearby hospital to be sorted.

Quite a long recovery ahead for him (as well as more intervention) but for now he has been allowed home to build his strength back up in readiness.

He is such a lovely chap and idolises his pet dog .. .. so he was pleased to get home to make a fuss of it.

So when considering what to put on the front of his "get well soon card" I thought this might amuse him .. .. .. .. and it did.

This used:

Image:  Digital download from Serendipity Studio ID via Etsy "Dog In Cone Clipart"
Sentiment:  Computer Generated

Corner Rounding Punch

My Trusty Sewing Machine

Hopefully catch you again soon.