A look back at our week

Good Sunday Morning Ladies, 

Let's Welcome November,  I can hardly believe its here,  its a busy month that whizzes by super fast, as we prepare for Christmas 🎄 

I hope that you are all enjoying a lovely relaxed start to your Sunday.  

This is a frustrating lesson to have to learn 🙄, none the less it's a very true reminder 😘

I had a couple of new craft goodies arrive on the day I went for surgery,  I am itching to have a play,  I did plan too yesterday but that was an over ambitions idea!!   Fingers crossed today will be the day,  one thing I am enjoying is that Paul is coming to sit with me to encourage me to stay put,  which means he is getting some relaxation time too. 

Let's look at what you have been making this week...

Karen 

Karen's Description:

I treated myself to JND’s Chocolate Deer die - it creates a “bag” to hold a Lindor chocolate The aim is to make gifts for the ladies at Craftea and thought Charlie might like playing with it

This is a spinner card 

New - JND die

Old - ribbon

I really like this Reindeer Karen,  it actually really looks like a 'Chocolate Reindeer'  I think its how the antlers are shaped,   how great that it's so versatile too,  the fact that it creates a little treat bag perfect for one little Lindor chocolate,  you can create fun little gifts for your craft friends that won't cost a fortune to fill.   It would be great for little gifts for Children to give out too.  I can see you getting a lot of use out of this die. 

Thank you so much for sharing your Chocolate Reindeer with us XXX 

Lilian 

Lilian's Description: 

Here is my challenge piece for this week.

Another tag I’m afraid, trying to get enough done to start making my tag book.

This is another water colour sponged back ground. Using several water colour paints in yellow,orange and a little bit of green.

Then I took Tim Holtz Paris garden stamps, and some little odd ones that I can’t remember where it came from.

I love doing these tags so you will probably see a few more.

Oh Lilian what stunning colours on your tag this week,  the background colours are beautiful too, your sponged watercolour backgrounds are so delicate,  I am going to add a natural sponge to my craft shopping list this week,  so that I can have a play, I tend to get too heavy handed though. 

Do you start out with certain colours and build up? 

Don't apologise for making tags my lovely,  I love seeing your tags,  the fact that I know that you love making them makes them even more enjoyable to look at.  

You making tags isn't any different to making a card each week or me boring you all with my mini journal pages.  

Seeing what you have created is a joy whatever form it takes.  

My only wish is that I might encourage you to do something you enjoy, using stash you have at hand. 

Thank you so much for a lovely,  inspirational tag XXX 

Maria

Maria's Description: 

A very simple card but you know how it is when you have too much stuff to choose from, well my mind goes blank.

I have used very old papers and poinsettia die. New for me is the Christmas tree stamp. It's from an old stamping magazine but new to me.

I have now looked in three stores for some crafting magazines and haven't found anything except for one ! Claire's I think it was but at £ 14.99 , it's a bit much. Must hold on to the pennies as going to the NEC on the 8/11

What has happened to them all . Smiths has closed down too so can't go there any more. 😟

I wanted to ask if you know if you can buy from Pretty little things ? I have seen some lovely cards from them but can't see if they sell their products anywhere 

Such a pretty Christmas card Maria,  I love how you have graduated the colours on the stamped tree.  Your poinsettia finishes the card beautifully.

Like you I struggled to find any Craft Magazines when I was in Cirencester with Soph, we went into many shops,  in TG Jones (formerly WhSmith) they only had 'Chloe's' craft magazine,  which isn't my style really, her cards are pretty but a bit blingy for me.   There were none of the old magazines that we used to buy regularly.  I wanted something to browse through while recuperating,  I'm not bothering to look anymore,   I have plenty of old ones if you want some, (they have stamps and dies with them ). 

Thank you so much for creating a lovely Christmas card for us my lovely XXX 

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I hope that you all have a great Sunday, 

Love and hugs to all, 

Sandra xxx