Mixed Up Saturday featuring Michele's Magazine Review

 

Good Saturday Morning Ladies,

So many lovely photo's of 'Winter Wonderlands' all over the UK yesterday, we didn't get any though sadly although it was cold enough, Lucy and I went food shopping and that cold wind literally made my face hurt, it really hits you when you are sat in a wheelchair, maybe because you aren't creating any body heat from walking around.  Good heavens the shops were so busy, our supermarket in on a retail park, up until now it has been quite quiet but as all of the clothes stores including Next, the restaurants too of course, there was hardly a space to be had. I was hoping to pick up some lights to go on the outside of the house, I have looked online but nothing in stock, there was nothing in the stores either so I am guessing that there will be loads and loads of outdoor decorations this year.  How many of you decorate outside?  We feel like we don't want to be the only ones in the village not to take part!

Sophie and Lucy are back to work today, the park opened this morning, it will be interesting to see how busy it is, Lucy said she was a little worried about mixing with so many other people, which I can understand, I just advised them both to be overly cautious, being careful to take every precaution possible.  Paul is going to return to work on Monday, he will be on lates which will be a stain on his eyes for the first few days, he is continuing with his lift in for another week or so, the surgery on his Right eye was two weeks yesterday so he still needs to be cautious, although he sight is excellent. 

Onto today's crafts......

The first picture (above) is a Cartoon style portrait of Becca's Family, the images are taken from photos, Sophie has arranged them and added little Benji at the front, I think it's brilliant, they would make lovely Baubles for the Christmas tree! 

Karen

Karen has created to more 'Cute Critters', these two along with the amazing Jelly Fish I shared with you last week were all made from one ball of Aldi Chunky Yarn, they come up twice as big with the chunky yarn too.  I must buy some yarn and have a play, I am looking forward to having something to do in the evenings as I get really bored just sitting watching tv.  I love your latest creations Karen, thank you so much for allowing me to share them with our friends. XXX

Michele's Magazine Review 

Hi Ladies,

Papercraft Esstentials has a cute card making kit as the free gift this month.

Here’s some ideas of what’s inside the magazine.

This article shows some ideas of how you can use the free gift. Great for anyone who loves Cats & Dogs.

Great idea to make a calendar that is more like a piece of art. You could change the colours to suit the room or recipient.

Lovely floral cards, boxes & gift tags inspiration for Christmas using what stash we already have.

I think this is a lovely idea-not too heavy by using a cheap chalkboard and painting it.

Some great ideas here using patterned papers.

More ideas.

Inspiration on how to use Gilding Flakes-I’m
Sure we’ve all got some lurking at the back of the cupboard!!

I absolutely love the look of this technique. I’m sure it’s been featured recently in another magazine-still looks impressive.

This is a lovely project-would make a great gift or just to put on you craft table/desk.

I love these cards-they’re made using free downloads. If you’re interested then go to  papercraftmagazines.com and click on the download tab.

Just to share the bargain subscriptions available-I’ve treated myself to Papercraft Essentials (started with this issue) and Simply Cards & Papercraft which started with the December issue.

That’s all for this week so
Happy Crafting

Love Michele

Brilliant Magazine review Michele, I can see why you were tempted by this one, I think the free gift in this months issue would be perfect for Kezia, she loves dogs and cats so I think that she would love playing with all of those elements.  That Calendar idea is fantastic, you could use the paint swatches that you pick up in DIY stores, I think its really good as you can use a colour that matches your particular room.  I think that desk storage feature is great too.  So many new things to try.

Thank you so much Michele XXX

Ladies I hope that you all have a lovely weekend,

Love and Hugs to all of you, stay warm and safe my lovelies,

Sandra

xxxxxx