My First Clean and Simple Challenge card

Good Monday Morning Ladies,

I hope that you all had a lovely weekend, I'm pretty sure that if any of you attempted shopping won't have had a 'relaxing' weekend, we had a similar experience as Janet when we popped out yesterday, there were so many people, you can see instantly as you approach the shopping centres and see the long queue for parking that it's going to be a nightmare.  I like to have a look around TK Max for little stocking fillers, they have some nice boxed socks and I managed to get Paul some lovely gardening tools one year, they have lots of sets of 'smellies' (lotions and potions) that look lovely in all the gift packaging, all though thats not great for the planet of course!! I could never look through the clothes in there though as it looks like a jumble sale, I like things organised into sizes and styles etc.  We always manage to pick up some lovely packs of Coffee in there, it's become a tradition, they had everything from 'Pecan Turtle' (I know, don't ask as I have no idea)!  To 'Sugar Cookie' coffee then the girls favourites are the nutty ones, particularly hazelnut, I'm not a huge coffee fan but I can manage one that has a 'sugar cookie or nutty' taste.

Today's card is my first 'Clean & Simple' Challenge card for this week, it really couldn't have been simpler, I just put a piece of white card through the machine with one of the 'Apple Blossom' embossing folders, which has 'Merry Christmas' all over the bottom and mini holly sprigs across the top half, with stars flowing through the centre band.  I was going to die cut some Holly to add or add some red to the berries but I thought 'No' I am going to keep it as simple as possible, white on white with clear sparkles!! I did manage to pick up a little of the sparkle in the photo but it hasn't picked them all up which is a shame, you get the idea though.  As the embossing has 'Merry Christmas' written all over bottom I decided not to add another sentiment.
I quite like the effect, quite a quick and easy Clean and Simple card to start the week.

Lynda is hoping to see the Consultant again this morning so that she can get some answers, fingers up the wound has started to heal and she will no longer need the extra surgery.  Sending hugs my lovely, we are all thinking of you and sending you healing hugs. XXX

I have GP today with Sophie for the results of her bloods and Xrays to find out the cause of her wrist pain, then Pat is coming over this afternoon instead of tomorrow as she has the Dentist, so I think the day will go fast.

I hope you all have a lovely day,

Love and hugs to all,

Sandra
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