Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I haven't been a very well bunny!! ....After the Christmas fair I was feeling awesome for about a week… and then I slipped my disc. Bloody typical – I'm just thankful I guess that my body had the decency of waiting until after the fair was over. The back injury literally put me flat out of action until the New Year. I was on horrendous amounts of strong painkillers so Xmas and New Year are pretty much fuzzy memories. I did have a fantabulous time though – this year is the 1st year in our relationship where me and the OH have actually spent Xmas DAY together!!!! I am usually in Portugal seeing my parents and he is usually working. Not only did we spend Xmas day together – we also spent New Years Eve together too!!! 1st ever midnightNew Year kisses!!!! So this festive season has been SO special because on top of all that – it is my 1st as an engaged girly!!
ALSO - I have given up smoking!!! After puffing away for more than half my life (awful considering I’m only 27!!) I have given up. Had my last one at a few mins to midnight, New Years Eve. Its going ok so far – hard, but that means its worth doing!!!
Now for something a little more crafty.....
I bought a magazine at Morrison’s the other day and it had these cute free stamps on the front. Having not been able to sit for the previous 2 weeks with my back - and trying to find things to do to curb my nicotine cravings – I jumped at the chance to have a play with these lovely floral stamps.
Here's what I came up with. I knew I couldn't sit for long (back is still giving me jip) so I stuck to a basic design and had a little play with my pro markers. I kept to the same image on each card, only changing the colours. I'm pleased with how they turned out!!!
I picked the big corner floral stamp to be the focal point of the card and also used the ‘with thanks’ stamp from the same set as the sentiment. I used my Sizzix framelits to do my circles, raised the mounted sentiment on foam pads and bish, bash, bosh I had 4 cards in next to no time!!!
I have said to myself LOADS that I am going to do this ‘set of 4’ thing with all my stamps!! Some them lay dormant for so long and I think this ‘matching set’ idea is a great way to get using stamps that don’t necessarily get a look in when I am making specific cards. These stamp sets are made to coordinate with each other so it should be quite easy to come up with a ‘set of 4’. They don’t necessarily have to be the same but they must look like they go together. Right - so, that's a little challenge I am going to set myself. might get me crafting more too - never a bad thing!!! :)
Thats it for now peeps.
Keep smiling, speak soon.
xxxx