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A very warm welcome to my teeny, tiny part of the huge world of blogging. This is where I share my passion for making hand made greeting cards. So - why "Always with a Heart"? Well this is for two reasons. Firstly, it is because every card I produce carries a heart on it somewhere. This can be big and bold or small and almost hidden - the fun sometimes is just trying to find it! Secondly it is because I put my heart into everything I produce. I hope that any visitors enjoy seeing what I post. If you drop by then please leave me a comment so that I know you called. It would be nice to know that you have found my heart in what I do.

Monday, 20 October 2025

CHRISTMAS 2025 IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY

Hi Playmates

I hope that all is well with everyone and that your weekend was a good one.

My Christmas stash has been dragged out of hibernation in readiness for lots of productivity and it is now time to create festive makes.  (I hope !).  

I don't know about you but I am always excited to see my festive goodies come to the fore again as Christmas creations rank amongst some of my favourites cards to make

So here we go .. .. .. .. serious Christmas 2025 craftiness gets underway using a good old favourite who was at the top of my Christmas stash box when it was opened. 

This creation used:

Image:  Penny Black - A Thorny Affair  "4092K"  (a very old wooden stamp I have had for many years)
Sentiment:  Penny Black clear stamp set - Wonderful & Jolly "30-259"
Backing Papers:  From the Christmas Snippet box and are a blend of Pink Petticoat and an old design pad from The Works 
Die Set:  Nesting Stamp Dies "FEDIE012" from Trimcraft/First Edition Craft (many years old)
ProMarkers
Ribbon
My Trusty Sewing Machine

So that is Christmas officially at the top of my creating list.  All I need now is Christmas creating time .. .. which seems to be in very short supply as Mum is definitely not herself at the moment and is being quite a worry, so a lot of my time is heading in her direction.

Fingers crossed we manage to get her back on track soon.

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