Mixed Up Saturday

 

Good Saturday Morning Ladies,  

Thankfully we were very lucky Storm Goretti didn't hit us too hard, we have a fence panel that was blown loose,  so Paul needs to a fix that,  I got excited when I was up multiple times in the night to go the bathroom,   we did have snow, the car rooves were covered,   but then it warmed up and rained and washed it all away 😔.  There was snow on the ground 10 miles up the road in Stow though,  we saw as we drove through to go to shops.  

Today's Gentle Reminder.....

I know that I have personally felt that I was at breaking point,  I think most people do at some point,  however we manage to dig deep and manage to acheive more than we ever thought we could.

I am finding these little 'affirmations' quite helpful, if nothing else it makes you look back and see how far you have come.  🥰

I did a bit research yesterday into what Papercraft trends will be big this year and looked at the 'Pantone' colour of the year. 

I like the idea of our projects becoming more  'tactile',  funnily enough I started a journal page that had hessian on it and got out my lace box the other day, this trend is something I like the sound off, whether its simple embossing or something more exotic having a surface to feel is definitely a bonus. 

Ooh we love a 'kinetic' or fancy fold card don't we😊  I downloaded a tutorial for a new one last week ! 

Adding stitching to your cards or tags etc is becoming more and more popular,  creating your own 'washi' tapes too, I'd love to see is all experiment a bit more this year ! 

I feel like we already pair neutraks with bright accent colours,  I do love the Jewel tones though. 

I really want to have a go at flower and leaf pressing,  the ephemera you can buy is becoming more and more realistic so why not have the real thing,  I am guessing it takes a while though.

A nice idea, I have started a few scrapbooks over the years but lost enthusiasm due to lack of inspiration,  I do think that they are a valuable gift to leave our children and grandchildren. 

Some fun ideas, whether they become 'trends' remains to be seen. 

Colour Trends

Cloud Dancer does seem to be the main 'Colour of the Year'  it was mentioned in that research that I did too.  I does just look mostly white though 🤣

Some lovely colours in this 2026 Colour Palette

Aventurine is another predicted popular colour too. 

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Gina' Shopping 

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You have some lovely new stash to play with,  I have those Spellbinder Squiggle dies, they add some lovely,  fun detail to flower sprays.  I can't wait to see what you create with them.  

The Napkins were a great Charity shop bargain,  have you got any plans for using them? ?

Thank you for sharing your shopping with us my lovely XXX 

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I hope that you all have a lovely weekend,  

Love & hugs to all of you, 

Sandra xxx