Friday 13 November 2009

Taking A Break

I have made a decision!
I have decided not to take any more orders for cards for a while.  Blogging has made me realise just how much I like making things and playing with papers, stamps embellishments etc., but it seemed that all my time was being  taken up with orders.  For the past few weeks I have looked at my order book and thought “I really don’t want to make you” , and it made me quite grumpy.
Yesterday I apologised for the first time and explained that I was taking a break, I felt awful, but relieved too!
I have a box in the staffroom where I work and I intend to keep it topped up with my latest cards and craft projects (after blogging them first!) and see what goes and what doesn’t .  This week “Snowman Soup and Jingle Beans Sweetie Jars have just flown out  …….

Variations on a Theme

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This is a selection of cards I have made using a pack of 3D stickers from Hobbycraft, (there are 2 x 4 designs in a pack costing £1.49), the paper I have used is Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Collection – Winters Tale.
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At the moment I am making batches of cards for work etc. so it is easier and quicker, to follow the same design, if it suits the embellishments.
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Aghhhh, you can see how fresh these cards are, the glue is still wet on the penguin one!