Positive Thoughts

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I made this card for a friend who is shielding during the pandemic.  I can't begin to imagine what it's like to be shielding for so long.  It's hard enough being in another lockdown, but at least my hubby and I can go out for a daily walk or to shop for food.

The Memory Box 'Bubble Burst' die is a pre-loved one I bought recently and this is the first time I've used it.  I used the die on a white piece of card and layered it on a purple mat.  The three circles at the top are the waste from another die.  The sentiment, from the SU 'Positive Thoughts', was stamped in purple, layered on a purple mat and raised up on foam pads.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Week 606 ~ Favourite colour (Purple)

Moving Along With the Times January Challenge #126 ~ New ('New to me' die)

CAS on Friday Challenge #196 - Feel Better!

Simply Create Too Challenge #166 ~ Favorite Color Combo (Purple and White)

HLS January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Simon Says Monday Challenge ~ Use a New/Unused Product ('New to me' die)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ New ('New to me' die)

NBUS Challenge #22 ~ Use never-before-used-schtuff

Happy Birthday

We're in another lockdown in the UK, not the start we all wanted for 2021 but at least the vaccines are being rolled out here, so hopefully there is some light at the end of the tunnel.  

A masculine card today for a friend who will be celebrating his birthday this month.

I followed a sketch for this card, something which still takes me out of my comfort zone.  The patterned paper was from a Dovecraft 'Blue Skies' paper pad.  I used a Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' e/f for the embossing.  The navy blue dots are the waste from a die cut used on another project.  I die cut the yacht with a Poppystamps 'Marina Sailboats' die.  The sentiment is stamped in navy blue with a stamp from the Happy Little Stampers 'Wish You Were Here' set of stamps. I raised the layered image/sentiment up on foam pads. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Week 605 ~ Anything Goes

Poppystamps Challenge #76 ~ Monochrome

A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge #1 2021 ~ Anything Goes 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper January Challenge

Craft Rocket Challenge #77 ~ For the boys/men

Butterfly Bunny

It's the first Saturday of the month and time for the first Crafty Calendar Challenge of 2021.  The theme this month is 'Make it Cute' and our generous sponsor is All Dressed Up.

Our sponsor kindly supplied the DT with digi stamps and I chose to use the 'Butterfly Bunny' digi stamp, which I coloured with Promarkers.  I die cut the image with a Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' die.  All the pattern paper is from Limetree Craft.

The Crafty Calendar Challenge runs until January 28th, so plenty of time to join in the challenge and perhaps win a prize from 'All Dressed Up'.

I am joining in the following challenges:

All Dressed Up Challenge #112 ~ Anything Goes with an ADU image

Allsorts Challenge Week 605 ~Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge ~ New

2 Crafty Critter Crazies January Challenge ~ Include a Critter

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper January Challenge

Creations in Pink Challenge # 29 ~ Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Sewing card

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Happy New Year to anyone visiting my blog.  Like many people, I'm glad to see the back of 2020.  It has been a tough year for our family, but if it wasn't for our amazing NHS saving the life of our daughter in the summer, things could have been so much worse.  Let's hope that 2021 turns out to be a better year for us all.  If you're still looking for your crafting mojo, there's an idea I'd like to share at the bottom of this post.

This is a card I made for a friend who is celebrating her birthday today.  She teaches adults and children to sew, so I thought this would be an appropriate design.

 

I used an Embossalicious 'Button Box' embossing folder for the background on the top of the card..  The Memory Box 'Grand Happy Birthday' die cut was layered over the top.  I always stick a plain piece of card behind the 'birthday' letters as it looks neater.  All the silver mirror card die cuts were from a Spellbinders 'Sewing Elements' set of dies.  I've never used the dressmaking dummy die before, so I'll be off to share my card in Darnell's NBUS (never-before-used-schtuff) challenge.  I'm planning to use more of my NBUS in 2021..... well, that's my plan!

I am joining in the following challenges:

NBUS Challenge #22 ~ Use some never-before-used-schtuff

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #1, 2021 ~ Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #131 - Anything Goes

Finally, an idea for keeping my crafting mojo going in 2021, which I saw on a local crafting Facebook page today.  The idea is to print out the chart below and colour in each day I manage to do craft, however much or little.  Hopefully this will encourage me to do some crafting as often as possible and I can look back on December 31st to see how successful I was.  I think the chart was orginally designed to record a daily workout, but using it for crafting is so much more fun!  So..... are you up for the challenge to try and craft every day?