tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51897135710842040572024-01-29T08:13:47.943+00:00My Crafty LifeLive to craft, craft to live...it's all about the crafting - just don't forget to stop sometimes for chocolate!!!Rachel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16638330731079471186noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189713571084204057.post-15515976624969449302018-02-05T12:18:00.000+00:002018-02-06T12:10:20.064+00:00Eastern Jewels CAL :: Pt 1 - Squares S1-S5<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And so it begins...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{If you have no idea what the 'it' is of which I type then <a href="https://sunraescraftylife.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/eastern-jewels-cal-some-thoughts-before.html">check out my previous post here</a>!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My last post explained some of the background for my taking on an unusual project for me, the <a href="http://luciasfigtree.com/patterns/the-eastern-jewels-is-finally-live/">Eastern Jewels Blanket</a>, including that I would be doing it as part of a Crochet-A-Long (CAL) with some friends; this post will share my January progress and thoughts on the colour combinations we've worked with so far...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our CAL Schedule... a guide for us to aim for with no pressure if we're not well enough to keep up or have a good week and want to jump ahead while we can... all prettily arranged by our group's lovely leader π</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each (very different) motif is numbered in the EJ colour chart booklet and every Monday the week's square is posted in our group so we can chat about it, cheer each other on and share our progress (and analyse the colour combos and our feelings towards them before, during and after- you might remeber me saying in my last post that understanding mine and others' reactions to colour was a big motivator in making this blanket... well, these people are my friends- old, new and hopefully-soon-to-be - for good reason, it seems, as we all appear to be similarly fascinated!! ππ). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn't get my yarn until the 18th (when I promptly tipped it all out into my lap to squish and admire- ovbiously... what else do you do with a yarn delivery?!), which was Thursday in Week 3, so I had Squares 1, 2 and 3 to do to be caught up for the next Monday... challenge accepted... π</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{{ The following thoughts were mainly written at the time of making each square and posted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/m.e_and_mycraftylife/">my Instagram</a>, with a few tweaks later to help them make sense when read together in one blog post so plase forgive and gramatical inconsistencies I may have missed due to the ever-present M.E. brainfog!! }}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Week 2 (W/C Jan 8th) :: Square S2 - Thursday January 18th -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made my first Square the Thursday evening my colour pack arrived... I began with S2, though, as I decided to substitute the part-wool Fuchsia Stylecraft Life DK,</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> used in S1, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">with a Stylecraft Special DK (SSDK) colour, which I needed to dig out from my stash. I did this because I'm sensitive to wool so avoid making anything that will be in contact with my skin with it (which the blanket will be as I anticipate using it in summer when- hopefully!- it will be warm enough for bare arms and legs!!) and also because I didn't want the areas of the blanket that had significant amounts of this colour to feel different... the ball certainly felt a different texture to my beloved 100% Acrylic SSDK- the range each of the other balls in the blanket is from and my go-to blanket yarn π). I really like the peaceful but cheerful blend of my fave Duck Egg and Storm Blue shades with the Pistachio and Buttermilk (I see a baby blanket in these shades in my future!) in this one and really enjoyed getting to know the pattern! π</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Week 1 (W/C Jan 1st) :: Square S1 - Saturday January 20th -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two nights later I settled down with my hooks and yarn to make my second square, S1 βΊ After looking at my shade cards I decided to substitute the ball of Stylecraft Life Fuchsia in my colour pack with Boysenberry from the SSDK range... it is ever so slightly darker but barely noticeable and will mean the finished blanket doesn't make me itch wherever the wool touches me- rather important, I feel!! Lol So, Boysenberry ball found, I set to work- I like this square less than the first I did as the combination of pinks and orangey-reds is not a favourite with me (the renowned hot-clashy-colour-hater in me really did not enjoy adding Fondant to the Tomato, which is my least favourite SSDK colour anyway, but the pattern already feels nicely familiar! ππ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Week 3 (W/C Jan 15th) :: Square S3 - Sunday January 21st -</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next evening I did S3, which would catch me up with the group schedule... I love this square- despite my life-long aversion to many hot colours (one of the reasons I decided to do this blanket was to challenge myself with the colour combos as my tastes seem to have changed and broadened this last year or two but Iam very unfamiliar with trying to create combinations including these newly appreciated shades!), I actually really liked SSDK Spice when I used it in a blanket last year as it just seems to glow with cheerful light, and in combination with the Duck Egg and Buttermilk it is just lovely- it felt very Moroccan-inspired... perfect for this cold and gloomy Mancunian winter!! ππ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And now I was all caught up... so I started another project to keep me occupied til the new Square was posted in the CAL group... yes, only the next day but I had an hour or so before bed and like to crochet in the morning, too, as I find it helps hugely with my anxiety to start and end the day with this bit of calm, so I needed something to keep me out of mischief!! π I then got so into this new project (whic I hope to share on the blog soon-ish!), however, that I actually didn't do my next CAL Square til the following Sunday!! Typically me there- one extreme to the other!! π Anyway... the normal schedule began here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Week 4 (W/C Jan 22nd) :: Square S4 - Sunday January 28th - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So... Sunday night of my first to-the-schedule week before I did my next square, S4... this one is entirely hot colours, including both Tomato (my least favourite SSDK colour!), Mustard and Vintage Peach (neither of which I'm keen on!) so I wasn't expecting to like it much. I really didn't like the Tomato and Vintage Peach together as they seemed very drab... but... with the Mustard around the outside they are lifted and I actually quite like the finished square... go me, challenging my own pre-conceptions- which is the whole point of the project!! We shall see if that lasts, though, as the next square has Vintage Peach and Tomato again... *a lot* of Tomato in fact!! ππ Several of the others in the group were not at all keen on this one but a couple of others said it was their favourite so far... so a very mixed reponse then with changes of opinion from before to after!! βΊ</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Week 5 (W/C Jan 29th) :: Square S5 - Wednesday January 31st - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I managed to find some middle ground timing-wise with this week's square, S5- this one sees us at the halfway point in the squares and quickly took up the mantle of 'least happily anticipated colour combo' when the pic was posted in the group! I definitely didn't expect to like it- lots of Tomato and more Vintage Peach topped off with a rather jarring dose of Sage green... but actually, I quite enjoyed working on it! *Colour me astonished* π I decided to reserve judgment until the next day when I could look at it in daylight and, yep, I still liked it! βΊ Never judge a book by its cover... or a granny square by its photo, it seems!! π This was also the first time I'd not needed to double check any of the pattern in my booklet... which was great... but it did mean I missed the prompt to switch to a bigger hook halfway through so had to pull out and redo Round 5... after I'd already sewn the working end in nice and securely, of course! πΈπ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, to sum up now January is over- I have thoroughly enjoyed the process so far... the pattern is lovely to work on with the crossed stitches adding enough challenge to keep it interesting but still relaxing to do. I've also been pleasantly surprised by my reactions to the colours and even like the hot/clashing combos of S4 and S5 now they're finished... they may never be my favourites (that's S3 so far- also a bit of a surprise with all that orange!- followed closely by S2 π) but they're streets ahead of S1 which I really don't like much at all and seems to be the least favourite amongst most of the group, too!! Lol And it has been lovely to share with the group and also on Instagram and my little blog!! π See you again in a while with the next batch or<a href="https://www.instagram.com/m.e_and_mycraftylife/"> over on IG</a> if you can't wait to see the next installment!!</span><br />
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Rachel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16638330731079471186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189713571084204057.post-88039709834606531512018-01-24T23:40:00.000+00:002018-02-04T13:36:15.510+00:00Eastern Jewels CAL :: Some thoughts before I begin<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello everyone! (If there's anyone still bothering to check between the tumbleweeds for actual posts around here anyway!!) I've been away an extremely long time as last year was a tough one healthwise along with some new creative endeavors and there was little energy for crafting besides the crochet I can do from my bed... but I have decided to try and post as and when I can about whatever creative thing is at the forefront for me at the time and am going to start with a Crochet-A-Long (CAL) I'm going to be joining in with this year and hopefully continue by sharing update posts every so often... so here goes with a bit of background about the project...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you crochet or even just follow any crocheters' blogs or social media, you will have seen the <a href="http://luciasfigtree.com/patterns/the-eastern-jewels-is-finally-live/">Stylecraft Eastern Jewels Blanket </a>mentioned all over the place when it was announced a few months ago... if not, it is a stunningly intricate and colourful blanket which is actually a pattern released a few years ago (the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/persian-tile-blanket">Persian Tiles Blanket</a> by <a href="https://janiecrow.co.uk/presta/">Janie Crowfoot</a>) given a new lease of life with a beautiful and bright colour palette by one of the <a href="https://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/">Stylecraft</a> Blogstars, <a href="http://luciasfigtree.com/">Lucia Dunn</a>, and there are already many finished blankets out there!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the time the <a href="http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/packs/stylecraft-eastern-jewels-special-dk">colour chart and yarn pack</a> for the new version was released, a group of my friends from a Facebook group for chronically ill creative-types hatched a plan for a leisurely- ie. chronic illness-friendly!- CAL (Crochet-A-Long) of their own which would begin in the New Year... I joined the new group but was hesitant to commit to joining in and buying the yarn pack as (glossing over the startling amount of yarn and WIPs I already have for a moment!) I just wasn't sure if the blanket was really 'me'- I don't normally do that many different colours from all across the spectrum in one place!!</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A good friend has been slowly attempting to persuade me that the whole rainbow at once is an awesome thing, though, and thanks to working on a few of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ClimbingGoatDesigns?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_items">her lovely original cross stitch patterns</a>, including <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/270852847/rainbow-butterfly-cross-stitch-pattern">this one</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/504000326/paint-splats-paw-print-cross-stitch?ref=shop_home_active_3">this one</a>, I am noticing my tastes are branching out beyond (my still-very-much-favourite) purple and teal tonal palettes and this blanket seemed a good way to challenge my own preconceptions of what colour combinations I could or couldn't enjoy! My friend has also said that, should i find I don't love the blanket when it's finished, it would have a very loving home with her, which made me feel easier about making it as I didn't want to feel it would be sat in a cupboard here unused and unloved... from what I have done so far I suspect I will love it when finshed, though!! Lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Janie Crowfoot's original Persian Tiles Blanket:</span></div>
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Lucia Dunn's more 'random' version:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's also a very busy pattern compared to my usual tastes- in fact the original colourway actually wreaks havoc with my illness-induced sensory overload issues and makes me feel rather queasy... like looking at one of those optical illusion pictures! Lol - but the new version, while busy, is so well balanced and varied in it's colours that it breaks up the repetitive effect of the motifs so that it doesn't have that effect on my brain at all. The dufferent shapes and stitch patterns within each motif will also give me something a little different to get my teeth into compared with the plainer blankets and cowls I tend to spend much of my time making.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have always been extrememly affected by colours around me and I do find the way colour affects myself and others, physically and emotionally, absolutely fascinating, so this project seemed a good way to learn more and our group has already had some very interesting dicussions about what we do or don't like about the colours we have used so far! βΊ</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The slower pace of the CAL, to allow members of the group who aren't able to spend much time crocheting due to energy, pain or cognitive issues, will also prove to be a challenge to me as I tend to get carried away when I'm enjoying a project and barrel on at (my) top speed! I really want to keep to the group schedule so as get the full enjoyment from working alongside my friends (albeit from our own individual beds and sofas around the country, and even the world, thanks to the wonders of the internet!) and I think the execise in patience (and Pacing- a byword for success and frustration in chronic-illness communities!) will be good for me- and as the intention of the group is to work on this throughout the whole of 2018, I will have plenty of time to practise!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, with all that in mind, I decided to give it a go... and then the search for a colour pack began as it has been so popular that it's out of stock everywhere!! I found just one pack left in stock, though, on <a href="https://woolzone.co.uk/">Woolzone</a>, a site I'd never even heard of before... but I took a gamble and placed my order and I'm so glad I did as it arrived in super-quick time with lovely personal service from the owner, Julie!! :) I am taking this project on with the hopes of learning more about colour, pattern, crochet pattern construction and myself in relation to all those things while also enjoying the connection and social aspects of working along with a group of friends old and new... and I am so excited to challenge myself and produce something I will hopefully grow to love! I was certainly incredibly excited when the postie knocked on the door and have thoroughly enjoyed getting caught up with the first few squares already! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, there are some of my thoughts on beginning the blanket... I'll be back soon with pics of my first batch of motifs and I hope you'll enjoy journeying with me in to a new, more technicolour land this year!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{{And if you would like to read more about the process of designing a blanket like this, <a href="http://luciasfigtree.com/patterns/the-eastern-jewels-is-finally-live/">Lucia wrote a wonderful post for her blog</a> when the blanket launched... it's a great read if you are as fascinated by design, and colour theory as me and reading it was probably the moment I first seriously contemplated actually joining my friends in out CAL and is also the source for any images in this post not watermarked as my own π}}</span><br />
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Firstly... Happy New Year to you all, I hope 2017 has started well for you and that you had a lovely Christmas time!! :) Secondly, I finally have another card to share with you... made for my lovely Mum's birthday just before Christmas...</div>
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My mum has always loved rabbits since being given a toy one- named Mr Bun, and who still resides, wrapped up safely, in Mum's wardrobe to this day!- so I ordered her a lovely mug with a watercoloured bunny as one of her presents and decided to continue the theme with her card and use an equally gorgeous LOTV bunny stamp :) I have had this stamp for a very long time (bought to use for my Mum!) but think this is the first time I've actually used it... it definitely won't be the last as I love it even more now!! π I'm sooo glad I have it as it's one of the many that has now been discontinued :(</div>
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The image is simply coloured on cream cardstock (Papermill Direct's Cream Smooth, which I've found to be fine for colouring with markers on so long as you're not worried about laying down too much ink for perfect blending... and I like the relaxed style of quicker colouring so it's all good here!! ;) ) with Pro/FlexMarkers and Warm Grey Copics for the bunny... with a little added glitter and shimmer here and there, of course!! :)</div>
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And, last but not least, a fuller pic to show the lovely mug :) I only discovered the amazing artist, <a href="http://www.wrendaledesigns.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hannah Dale of Wrendale Designs</a>, late last year when a friend posted a picture of a book she had won... it was full of gorgeous dog images with a Black Lab on the cover and I fell in love there and then!! π When I searched for the book on Amazon, though, I discovered she paints sooo many stunning animals and there are all manner of different items... if I had the room in amongst the craft stash I'd totally start collecting!!! lol</div>
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Happy Hallowe'en to all those who celebrate it... and to those who don't, I hope avoiding the Trick or Treaters hasn't driven you mad!! ;D </div>
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I cannot quite believe that I missed posting in September and had to say goodbye to my 'One Post A Month' goal... I just didn't actually realise it was the end of the month- thought I still had at least a few days left!! :( That's this year in a nutshell though, isn't it?! It has just flown by soooo fast!!! :/ I'm still really disappointed, to be honest, to have got over halfway and then let it slip... but I still intend to make one a month for the rest of the year... hence this *very* last minute post again tonight...</div>
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This is the card I made for my lovely Grandad's birthday a few weeks ago... I did <a href="http://sunraescraftylife.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/watercolour-fathers-day.html" target="_blank">planes for Father's Day</a> so I thought this time I would go with a bit of cute fun... and no-one does that better than Lili of the Valley!! :) </div>
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It's been a while since I did much colouring and I feel kind of rusty lately every time I try but, so long as you don't look *too* closely, I think this feela came out looking just about okay!! lol</div>
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I've not had a huge amount of energy going spare for cardmaking lately so I kept him pretty simple... some dotty paper, an old-skool label-maker sentiment (another purchase made after a Skype session keeping Jen company while she crafted!!! lol), some glitter, sequins and of course, a glossy balloon... thankfully these images lend themselves perfectly to CAS cardmaking as well as more involved styles!! :)<br />
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Okay... now I'm off to bed before the Witching Hours strikes!!!! ;) Thanks for reading and I'll hopefully be back before the 30th of November... I'm not sure why I always leave it so late since I have so many things I'd love to share!!! lol Have a great week, folks!! :)</div>
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I'm here for a flying visit tonight as I'm really not feeling well enough to be on the computer but I am determined not to let my 'One Post A Month' streak go!! So, to save my eyes and painful head, I have a quick share with some pics I already had edited of a couple of items I donated to a charity craft auction earlier this month in aid of <a href="http://www.postpals.co.uk/" target="_blank">Post Pals</a>, a fantastic charity which sends post and arranges treats for seriously ill children and their siblings in the UK :)</div>
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First up is a crocheted baby blanket... I've made a fair few baby blankets but this has to be one of my absolute favourites!! :) The colours were insipred by my love of the film Frozen... not intentionally- I just picked some of my favourite colours and then wondered why I had 'Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?' in a loop in my head while I was working on it... had to laugh when that one finally clicked!! ;D The yarn is Stylecraft Special DK and the pattern is the simply gorgeous (and free!) <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rainbow-ripple-baby-blanket" target="_blank">Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket by Celeste Young</a> on Ravelry, which my fabulously talented crochet friend, Heather, of <a href="http://www.thepatchworkheart.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Patchwork Heart</a> introduced me to through her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thepatchworkheart/" target="_blank">instagram feed</a>... I've made this in several colourways now and it always looks wonderful!! :)</div>
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The second item I donated is something that will be more familiar to my papercrafting followers as it's from the wonderful <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lili of the Valley</a>... but with a twist as it's not one of their adorable stamps but one of their adorable Cross Stitch Designs!! :) You may have seen me mention giving Cross Stitch a go again after twenty-something years in <a href="http://sunraescraftylife.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/in-my-crafty-life-may-2016.html" target="_blank">this post</a>... well I loved stitching this sweet Odd Dog Picking Flowers design so much that I decided to make another for the auction!! :) I didn't take any pictures of the back, but for those who are interested, the aida is trimmed and gathered with a running stitch then all the ends and edges are covered by a circle of felt (hooray for papercrafting tools, my Grand Calibur came in useful for this!! ;D ) which I handstitched to the aida :)</div>
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I was so happy to be able to contribute to such a good cause by doing something I love!! :) There will be another craft auction in time for Christmas (which will be advertised on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/postpals1/?ref=br_rs" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> nearer the time) which I hope to be able to join in with again :)<br />
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Okay, I'm off to bed now to see if I can sleep off this headache... not that I'm really complaining... I only feel this ill because I did something amazing on Monday- I went to visit <a href="http://thetinybluebutterfly.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jen</a> at her house for the afternoon... the first time in 15 years that I have been able to visit someone else's house as she and her wonderful dad have made the outside/downstairs accessible for me in my wheelchair!!! :D :D Hope you all had a great Bank Holiday Weekend, too?!! See you soon!! :)<br />
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Well, this has been a busy month and I very nearly missed my 'One Post A Month' for July merely because I hadn't registered that today was the last day of July!!! Seriously... who hit Fast Forward on the world lately?!?!!!! And whoever you are, I need you to hit Rewind asap, please!!!!! ;D ;D</div>
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Anyway, back to the point... I thought I'd share this little celebration card made for a friend's 50th last month with some lovely new goodies (okay, so I've had them a while but it was the first time I'd used them... we've all been there, right?! ;) ) ... I really enjoyed making this one... probably because of the colours... all my favourites!! :) :)</div>
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I stamped the string then stamped and masked the balloons and their dotty layers in turn, added the sentiment, die cut the panel, mounted it on a lovely SSS Audrey Blue card blank and added the sparkle!! Et voila!! Probably not quite as quick or simple as that sounds, knowing me, but, as brainfog is making it so I can't actually remember right now, I'm going to imagine that the process went like clockwork... for once!! ;D ;D<br />
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Well, thanks for stopping by and reading today!! :) Sorry to be short and sweet but I'm going to hit publish and run so I can go and give my gorgeous dog, who's not quite feeling herself today, a cuddle!! Hope you're all well and see you in August... yikes, I think I probably need to start on my Christmas cards!! ;)</div>
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Just flying by with a very quick post as the end of the month has snuck up on me but I am determined to keep my 'One Post A Month for 2016' goal alive... this is the card I made for my Grandad for Father's Day this year...</div>
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My Grandad used to be in the RAF so planes are always a good idea for his cards... this one is a new SU! set from the Sale-abration sets... all it needs is a little ink or embossing powder and you're good to go!! :)<br />
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I created a quick and simple background with my new Molotow Masking Pen (purchased, like so many things, after seeing the uber-talented Debby Hughes using it a while ago!) by drawing in some sketchy clouds and then washing some gorgeous Gansai Tambi watercolour in blue over that... I've used the <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Molotow-Grafx-Masking-Fluid-Round/dp/B00U6KP73O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1467326547&sr=8-4&keywords=molotow+masking+pen" target="_blank">Molotow</a> pens and fluid a few times now and I'm loving what they let me do!! :)</div>
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Right... it's 11:38pm so I'd better get this published and linked pronto!! ;) Thanks for stopping by... I'll hopefully be back with an 'In My Crafty Life' post for June before we get too far in to July as I really enjoyed doing that last month!! Have a great weekend, folks!! :)</div>
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I'm very late with my post for May (as part of my goal to post at least once each month through 2016) and I don't really have the time or energy for editing pics of any finished projects today... so instead I thought I'd share how the month of May has looked in My Crafty Life via some pics I have shared on Instagram, both on my personal account and on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/m.e_and_mycraftylife/" target="_blank">MCL blog account</a>...</div>
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Early in the month I rediscovered a lovely little pre-printed embroidery kit of cute woodland creatures (a free gift from Mollie Makes a few months back) and, since I fancied trying something new as well as using up some of the stash of crafty goodies that are overtaking our house, I decided to have a go...</div>
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At the end of this blissful sunny Sunday I even managed to help make tea in our new Rachel/M.E.-friendly kitchen (lowered workspace so I can sit down, pull out shelves for easier access to ingredients, etc.) :) Brainfog did leave me a little confused as to what I had planned to make with the ingredients we had, however, and a salad with warm balsamic and herb veg turned into a kind of Mediterranean Stir-Fry of all things... lovely though and we've already had it again since!! ;)</div>
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The next day was another great one for me as I took advantage of both my Mum and Carer being here to try something huge... I led on our grass!!! :) This may sound like a very silly thing to be so excited about but I have not been able to sit or lie on the grass for about fifteen years...</div>
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'This is me actually lying on our grass!!!! π<i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u51/1/16/1f603.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π</span></i>π<i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u51/1/16/1f603.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π</span></i>π<i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u51/1/16/1f603.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π</span></i>π I've wanted to do this for almost 15 years and today my carer is here as well as my mum to help me get back up (unfortunately always the most important factor in stuff like this!!!!!!!) so I decided to go for it... bit lumpy! Lol ... but I just keep loo<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">king around at the sky and the upside down trees and cannot stop smiling from the middle of my own blossomshower!!! <i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u69/1/16/1f331.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π±</span></i><i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u6f/1/16/1f337.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π·</span></i>πΏ<i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u1a/1/16/1f33b.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π»</span></i><i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/ua/1/16/1f343.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π</span></i><i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/uf0/1/16/1f338.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">πΈ</span></i>'</span></div>
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It did take both my mum and carer, along with a stool, to get me back up off the grass and today I am very sore and very tired from both the lumpiness of the grass and getting down to it and back up again, even with all that help... as with so many things I am managing to do again for the 'first' time lately this is something I am incredibly happy about and want to celebrate and share with the people who care about me, however it comes with a price and means the next few days will be harder even than usual as I try to let my body recover- so not something I will be able to do every day, or even every week or month, as every thing I do means I must go without doing something else, even very basic, everyday things.</div>
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I don't normally post things like this (and the more I write, the more anxious I feel about people's reactions if I find the courage to hit publish on this) and I am definitely not writing this to complain, just to do my bit, along with many of my much braver friends, to shine a little more light on the 'behind-the-scenes' aspects of M.E. (even when things seem to be getting better) that most people never see because we naturally don't normally share the painful, exhausted, mostly bedbound days of recovery after the photos of beautiful, happy moments and M.E. Awareness Week/Month struck me as an apt time to show a little more of my truth.</div>
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Thank you to everyone who has liked or commented on my original pic and shared in my joy!! I hope, even with all the hard days of recovery it will inevitably bring, that there will be many more happy 'firsts' to share this year <i class="_3kkw _4-k1" style="background-image: url("https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v3/u6c/1/16/1f499.png"); background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><span class="accessible_elem" style="clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); height: 1px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">π</span></i></div>
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I also made the most of my unusual, low vantage point to take a couple of pics of my gorgeous girl, Cassie... what is it about dogs' paws (and noses) that make them so irresistable?!! :)</div>
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Cooking is yet another way to be creative as far as I'm concerned and I'm loving that our new kitchen adaptations mean I can enjoy it again (albeit, it still makes me much more ill and I still need a huge amount of help... but it makes me so happy!) :) I have also been baking and trying to learn cake decorating this year and put those skills to use making a cake for Jen's upcoming birthday (which we celebrated early as she will likely be away at the time!)...</div>
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... a giant cupcake with Mini Eggs as requested by the birthday girl!! :) Due to the M.E. this was at least four days of work (with twice as long of recovering in bed afterward) and it didn't quite go to plan but came out okay in the end... I had fun and, the main thing, Jen loved it so it was more than worth it!! :)</div>
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And now we are nearly there as I just have my Bank Holiday Weekend Project left to share with you... I'm am crochet obsessed but for some reason haven't done much lately... being bogged down in ends to sew in (not my favourite part!) and too tired to cope with manhandling my two ongoing double bed-sized blankets, along with just too much else going on, I think! But I decided a new and smaller project would help get my crojo back so I played with my Stylecraft DK shade cards and came up with this...</div>
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... but this bit of alfresco crochet in the sunshine was my undoing... I am now planning to make a lap/wheelchair blanket for myself!!! ;) So much for a quick, small project but I have just fallen so much in love with these colours and this oh-so-lovely <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LittleDoolally" target="_blank">Little Doolally</a> Bertie pattern that I know I won't be able to part with it... crochet enthusiasm and confidence duly restored!! Hooray!!! :) </div>
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I popping in (just in the knick of time again!) with my post for April... I was honestly so sure I would manage two posts this month but... you know... life always has other ideas!! lol<br />
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I managed to get hold of this cutie from Lili of the Valley when they re-released some old favourites earlier this year and I'm so glad I did... very cute... and very easy to colour!! ;D I just die-cut him with my new MFT Wonky Stitched Squares (love these and can't wait to get a hold of the rectangles!!) and added a few sequins and some Wink of Stella... with the dotty card base to add interest, it really didn't need anything more!! Perfect since, as usual, I was on the last minute getting this one finished!! lol</div>
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I hope you all had a lovely long Easter Weekend? I'm back with my post for March (to keep up with my target of posting at least once each month throughout 2016!!) and I have a few very last minute Easter cards to share...</div>
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I needed some cards in a hurry so reached for the gorgeous two-step tulips from CBS' new With Love set and some chalk inks...</div>
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I decided I wanted a larger vase to balance my tulips than the one in the set so used one from another favourite CBS set from last year, stamped and masked it before stamping the tulip then coloured with a very light FlexMarker for depth. I also added a sentiment from an old-faithful Woodware set.</div>
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I knew I wanted to use some of the fabulous polka-dotty card Jen had let me have for the bases so found a few complimentary shades of paper in my stash and added a punched border and some butterflies... go me- that's the second time in the last couple of weeks that I've dug out those punches having not even looked at them for aaaaages!!! lol Then just some WoS sparkle on the flowers and butterflies and I was done... I actually made five cards altogether but for some reason only photographed three of them so for two evenings work (on rather exhausted days!), I was pretty pleased with how these came out!! ;)</div>
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Phew!! I might actually manage to hit 'Publish' before midnight and keep my one-a-month goal on track!!! ;) Thanks for reading everyone, see you in April!! :) (Btw- *how* the heck is it April tomorrow?!?! Somebody please slow time down a bit for me or I'll never be ready for Christmas... again!! :/ )</div>
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So, I have decided that, since regular posts seem to be the ever-impossible task around here, I should have a bit of a goal to aim for... but I know myself at this point so am going to aim relatively low and say I hope to at least post once per month this year... and if I make it twice occasionally then that's cause for extra celebration!! lol I managed January by dint of not getting that post up as soon as I'd hoped before the new year (!!) so here I am for February... and keeping it uber-simple as we have soooo much going on here (workmen here since late January and here until the beginning of March, at best, putting in a wheelchair access ramp for me out the back and currently, a much-needed new kitchen, which will also have some accessibilty aspects to make it easier for me to enjoy being creative in the kitchen as well as the craft room... so... pretty unpleasant right now but it will all be worth it in the end!!) with a post which will hopefully be as CAS as the card...</div>
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My mum took some of our crafty bits to the fairs at her church in January and February and we thought we should have at least a few Valentine's cards in the boxes... and as I was casting around for ideas, I spotted the fabulous Mini Bots from the CBS January Release sitting on my desk... so this was inevitable!! Uber-quick, uber-CAS and uber-fun... if I do say so myself!! ;D</div>
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Simply stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento with a bit of red Sakura Stardust pen (I've had these for years but only recently resurrected them from the depths of my shelves during a sort out... I forgot how pretty they are!! ;) ) for the hearts... and we're done!! Don't think I even need 'The List' this time as that's everything- see... uber-CAS blog post, too!! ;D</div>
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Hello everyone!! :) And A Happy New Year to you all!! :) I'm popping in today after yet another long and unintended break- when will this 'Real Life' thing stop getting in the way of my blogging schedule?!?!! ;D - to share some of the few Christmas cards I actually managed to make this year... hopefully while the challenge that helped inspire them is still open!! ;)</div>
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I borrowed this gorgeous Lawn Fawn Winter Owl Stamp Set and Die from Jen after she made a few adorable cards with it last Christmas... and it took me 'til the week before the big event this year to do anything with them... but I loooove them now I have... so much I may need my own!! ;)</div>
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I kept it nice and simple as I needed to make several along the same lines, and enlisted some help (thanks, Mum!) in putting my SSS Stitched Shapes dies to good use for a simple frame, with some of my favourite Christmas/Winter paper pack, Winter Wishes from Echo Park :) A spot of CBS magic for the sentiment and banner die, a generous coating of Wink of Stella (of course!) on their scarves and the edges of the layers... and I had four *very* cute little 4" cards to add to my meagre stash :) Here they all are:<br />
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I'm back with the second in my as-and-when series of #ThrowbackThursday, or #tbt posts and I have another card using Clearly Besotted Stamps goodies, made at about the same time as my last #tbt card, so around 18 months ago...</div>
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Simple but effective, with a negative diecut aperture and some lovely clouds to set the scene for this fab hot air balloon... I made this one for my Grandad's birthday and he loved it (don't Grandparents make the best and most receptive of audiences!! lol)... I still rather like it myself!! ;)</div>
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The panel with the aperture has some inked clouds, which I made using a stencil I created with a negative of some of the same CBS cloud dies and some white pearlescent ink :)<br />
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Long time, no blog again... health stuff... life stuff... etc., etc.... I won't bore you all with the details or excuses again!! ;) I'm glad to be back, anyway, and thought I'd get things going again with an idea I had a while ago whilst going through the mountains of photos on my computer... I realised I have a huge number of photos of cards, jewellery and other crafty things from quite a while back which I have never got around to posting and, since I am finding myself with less energy for crafting (cardmaking in particular) at the moment, I thought I would start a little as-and-when series of throwback posts... which I will post on a Thursday and tag with the well known #ThrowbackThursday or #tbt hashtag :) I will still be posting new cards when I can, of course, but I'm hoping this may help me to fill the gaps of time a little ;) </div>
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So... up first in my #tbt series, a little CBS Baby card from about 18 months ago...</div>
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It was for my cousin to celebrate the birth of her little girl... I kept it simple as I was having trouble with the old mojo at the time but I ended up loving it :)</div>
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A stamped, diecut and watercoloured giraffe, along with an assortment of stamped hearts on the notebook page and two sentiments, all from CBS, and then a sprinkling of diecut hearts and gems was all there was to it... of course, we crafters know nothing is ever as 'simple' as that at the time but, looking back on it now, it seems like should have been!! ;)<br />
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I also stamped a few of the hearts on the inside lining papers to prettify it all a little... excuse the slightly grey area between the two hearts on the inside front in the photo above- I stamped the baby's name and birthdate in that gap but blanked it out for my post :)</div>
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I thought I would also share a pic of the felt heart decoration I made to send with the card with the little one's initial on it... this was my first felt decoration and, while not perfect by any means, I was pretty pleased with how it came out :) I did go on a search for a more solid felt after this though, as this wool/acrylic blend really wasn't very strong for sewing and stuffing... it is lovely and soft though and will get used for less demanding purposes :)</div>
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Okay, that's all from me today... I'll hopefully be back before *too* long, though, and will maybe share a few pics from my amazing outing to see the Cherry Blossoms at out local park last week, something that has been a dream through years of living housebound!! :) :) :)</div>
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I'm back with a card today- I've not been well enough to make many cards at all since before Christmas but this last week I've managed to make four... most of them very simple but I'm very happy!! :) </div>
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If any of you follow my little blog over on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Crafty-Life/549623561744037?ref=aymt_homepage_panel">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://instagram.com/me_and_mycraftylife/">Instagram</a>, you may have already seen a sneak of this card as I was simply so excited I had to share it straight away...</div>
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... but I have since taken some better pictures on my proper camera so please keep reading!! ;)<br />
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Last week saw yet another fabulous release from <a href="http://stampingsharing.blogspot.co.uk/">Stephanie</a> at <a href="http://www.clearlybesottedstamps.com/">Clearly Besotted</a>... I seem to say this almost every time but I really think this may be my favourite release so far!! :) I couldn't wait to play with this particular set as it is just stunning... so I just had to drag myself to my desk the evening they arrived despite not really feeling too well... and I am so glad I did as I love what I made!! :)</div>
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Having seen so many of the fabulous DT creating gorgeous samples from this set with watercolour, I decided it was time I gave it another go... and for once, it actually came out looking the way I wanted it to!! :) If I had had the energy, I would have danced for joy!! ;D ;D I used the 'Wet on Wet' technique, which is truly wonderful with a heat embossed image as the embossing pools the paint so beautifully :) I also added some ink splatters... my technique with this needs some serious practise as I ended up being a little (okay, a lot!) heavy handed when trying to get a *few* *slightly* larger splatters :/ lol </div>
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Long time no post again- same old reasons, I'm afraid... my health and life in general have had other plans for me than blogging no matter how much I'd have liked to post!! ;) Anyway, I have still been crafting in my absence, though I have had less time well enough to be at my desk so have been doing a lot of crocheting in bed to keep myself out of mischief... and that's what I thought I'd share with you today...</div>
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This piece of soft, snuggly, yarny gorgeousness is the Christmas present I made for <a href="http://thetinybluebutterfly.blogspot.co.uk/">Jen</a> this year... a cowl to keep her nice and warm through this horrible winter :)</div>
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I taught Jen to crochet earlier this year so it has become yet another shared crafty love to add to the list and when I saw this yarn just after she sent me a <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/2013/09/19/whits-knits-crocheted-rib-cowl/">Pin of a gorgeous cowl she'd found on Pinterest</a>, I knew I had her Christmas present sorted!! :) The yarn is <a href="http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/yarn/stylecraft-weekender-all-colours">Stylecraft Weekender</a> in Duck Egg, which I bought from <a href="http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/">Wool Warehouse</a>, and I used the pattern on the Pin Jen found as a starting point to get the length of my chain right, then just winged the rest of it having been soaking in simple cowl pattern ideas from all around the web for weeks, doing 'half-trebles in the back loop only' to get the ribbed effect til it looked the right size ;) Aside from being super soft and beautifully coloured, this yarn is also Super Chunky so it didn't take too long to work up with my lovely new <a href="http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/needles-and-hooks/knitpro-waves-soft-grip-crochet-hook">10mm hook</a>- these Knit Pro Waves hooks are so comfy and let my hands crochet for longer before the pain forces me to stop (thank you so much to <a href="http://melscraftroom.blogspot.co.uk/">Mel </a>for sending me my first one!!)... I have almost every size now and I love them!! :)</div>
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As a little finishing touch, I added a hand stamped tag using one of mine and Jen's favourite metal stamps (another new craft we both became obsessed with last year... I shall share some of my pieces soon-ish, I hope!! ;D) as this was something we had been chatting about :)</div>
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I also got my mum to take a quick pic of the cowl on before I wrapped it up as you really can't tell what it looks like folded on my desk!! lol<br />
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Well, I hope you liked seeing something different on my blog today... I hope I will be back with more before too long but I really can't say when as I am having a bit of a hard time with headaches and eyestrain/pain at the moment, which is making editing pics and writing posts on the computer tricky :/ I have enjoyed writing this one though, so fingers crossed I can find a way!! :)<br />
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I'm popping in with a last minute entry for the <a href="http://stampingsharing.blogspot.co.uk/">Clearly Besotted Stamps Challenge</a> which is Christmas... and we all need to get on with a few of those right about now, don't we?!!</div>
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I have been putting off and putting off a Simon Says Stamp order for most of this year... but I finally caved last month after I saw the Stamptember release... which included a couple of exclusive (and gorgeous!!) sets from CBS... so this is what I did with one of them the very day it arrived :)<br />
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I stamped the wreaths from the set three times in three different green chalk inks then added pinecones and berries, with a little sparkle and shine to finish them off!! :) I love how they came out- and I'm not usually one for traditional at Christmas!! lol - and all three barely took me 45 minutes... perfect for the Christmas rush!! ;)<br />
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Well... Happy World Cardmaking Day to you all!! :) Seeing all the posts about WCD this morning, I thought this was as good a day as any to make my long-overdue return to Blogland (again- I know!! Thank you to anyone who has stuck around this long!!) but, having actually made it to my desk to make some cards earlier- my mojo actually made one of its fleeting reappearances just in time for World Cardmaking day- how unusually cooperative of it!! ;) - I haven't got much energy left... so I will try and keep it short... it is sure to be sweet by virtue of the stunning stamp set I made my card with!! :) </div>
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After depriving us for the month of August ;D , the lovely <a href="http://stampingsharing.blogspot.co.uk/">Steph</a> came back with another fab CBS release last month... and I was waiting to pounce on the postie so I could make a card for a sewing friend of mine the very day it arrived... her birthday was two days later but I knew the Sew Special set was perfect!! :)<br />
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I used the stamp set and matching dies along with a lovely vintagey floral paper from First Edition, some stitching on my new little machine- which I am still in love with... but more on that another day!! ;) - and added a little watercolouring and some WOS to the images... as it was coming together, I was quite unsure but ended up very happy with the result and it was just perfect for my friend!! :)</div>
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Okay... thank you for stopping by tonight... I am truly grateful that people still want to read my blog when there are so many unscheduled and lengthy absences lately!! :) And now, I shall hit publish and head off to bed before I fall asleep right here... hope you are all having a lovely weekend!! :) And if any of you were lucky enough to make it to the craft shows on this weekend, I hope you had a fab time!! :)</div>
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Well, I can hardly believe it but I am here to share my fifth and final <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">Sketch Saturday</a> GDT card with you... and as it is Sketch Saturday's 6th Birthday, there's something a little special going on this week... a blog hop which I am pleased to be joining in with... more details after the card!! lol Also this week, as it is the fifth week in the month, you can choose which sketch you want to use from the SS archives... from as far back as #215 to the present so plenty of choice!! :) I went with a sketch of <a href="http://thetinybluebutterfly.blogspot.co.uk/">Jen</a>'s which I loved when I first saw it a couple of months ago but didn't have chance to use at the time... here's my card...<br />
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I pulled out a few more CBS items for this one- all from the SMS (Shop My Stash for any newcomers- have a look at the tab at the top to know more!) drawer, though some had been there longer than others!! :) I kept it nice and simple as I haven't had a lot of energy this week but the addition of some designer paper (as part of my ongoing SMS challenge, I am also trying to use more of the consumables in my stash- like the tons of cardstock and papers I have- as well as using all my never before used stamps and dies) kept it interesting :) I also added a couple of lines of stitching with my brand new and utterly fabulous (*TEAL*... this makes me ridiculously happy!!! lol) sewing machine!! :)</div>
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I love the soft and summery look this has with the colours and oh so pretty flowers :) Oh, yes- and my fave ever sentiment stamps made another appearance too!! lol<br />
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The sponsor over at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">SS</a> this week is <a href="http://www.littlemissmuffetstamps.com/">Little Miss Muffet Stamps</a>...<br />
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...and here's the sketch I used...<br />
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... though don't forget, you can choose your own favourite :)<br />
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I hope you can join in and take part in the blog hop too!! :) Here's the list for you...<br />
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Well, it's time for the fourth and penultimate of my GDT posts for <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">Sketch Saturday</a>... this month is really flying by!! :) This sketch is really very me and I was excited to sit down to create with it... somehow still found myself slightly flumoxed by the number of layers, though, so kept things as simple as possible by sticking pretty much exactly to the sketch!! lol</div>
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I actually made this several weeks ago... I was trying to get ahead knowing that I wouldn't have much time or energy for crafting with my friends staying... but I made a mistake with the sketches and thought this was the second week's so had to go back and get another one made quick-smart when Jen set me right!! Luckily we realised we were talking at cross-purposes about design ideas while on Skype!! lol Anyway... when I made this, <a href="http://thetinybluebutterfly.blogspot.co.uk/">Jen</a> had just brought me my first ever packs of SU! cardstock and I was just dying to have a play... such scrummy colours!!!! :)<br />
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I'd also been itching to use this CBS bike stamp and the sketch was just perfect for it... I used one half of the flowery tree from the Design A Tree set to come out of the bike's basket and then added a few butterflies from Good Times, too... love how it all came together!! :) I also kept things simpler by avoiding using any patterns and making one of the strips on the sketch a layer of vellum :)<br />
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Rachel xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16638330731079471186noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189713571084204057.post-83378874961941285322014-05-23T14:05:00.000+01:002014-05-23T14:22:56.713+01:00Just Peachy... :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I'm just flying by with a quick post for a couple of challenges- <a href="http://stampingsharing.blogspot.co.uk/">CBS</a>' colour challenge and <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/">LIM</a>, where the theme is flowers :) </div>
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Yep, I just couldn't resist another little play with the stunning Love Blossoms set from the latest CBS release!! :) Steph and Jenny seem to manage to come up with a new contender for 'My Favourite CBS Set Ever' with practically every release!! lol</div>
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I kept it simpler this time and also managed to keep a bit better to the CBS colour palette... peach is not a colour I normally like so these ink pads don't get a huge amount of use... but I have to say, now they're made, I really like the colour combo!! :) A few green leaves really lifted it and provided some additional interest, too :)</div>
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Challenges: <a href="http://stampingsharing.blogspot.co.uk/">Clearly Besotted Challenge</a> - Colour Palette :) ; <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/">Less Is More </a>- Flowers :)</div>
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It's time for another <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">Sketch Saturday</a> GDT card from me... the sketch was again a little out of my usual CAS comfort zone this time so the card(s - I made two in the end!!) have come out rather busier than my recent norms... but... I really love it in the end!! :) Plus, I got to use my new (and utterly, amazingly gorgeous!!) CBS Love Blossoms Stamps and Dies on the day they arrived!! lol So, here they are...<br />
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I mainly stuck with the dies for these cards to save on time/energy as I am still feeling rather exhausted after my friends' visit last week and I used some beautiful papers which came free in Craft Seller magazine a few months ago... oh but they are soooo pretty!! :)</div>
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I shaped the flowers slightly by pressing them into my cupped palm and then they, of course, got the WoS and Stickles treatment for a bit of sparkle :)</div>
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The sentiments are layered for extra impact (as were the branches actually) - thank you to whoever came up with the stacked die cuts idea... love it!! :) The underneath layers are just cheap white card so I edged them with co-ordinating ProMarkers... fiddly but it looks so much better!! lol</div>
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I'm back with my second <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">Sketch Saturday</a> GDT card... the sketch is a little more out of my typical comfort zone this time but I had fun with the card and am pleased with the end result... plus, it's another in the box that will be suitable for those oh-so-tricky men!! lol Here it is...<br />
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I went with my new Balloons die set for the main elements (Jen picked this up for me from the lovely Sally at Craft Mojo while she was at the Leigh show a few weeks ago... we allowed ourselves a teeny cheat on our papercrafts buying ban as she was going to be surrounded by stash all day... and I was very happy that Sally ahd a stall there for me to cheat with!! lol) and cut a sentiment out of them to keep the whole thing as simple as possible :)<br />
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I am hopefully resting up after a wonderful week with my friends (they left yesterday to head off to their friends' wedding), so fingers crossed Blogger plays nice and posts this for me!! :) I hope you can join in and pop over to the <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">SS</a> blog to see what Jen and the rest of the DT have come up with!! :) Have a great weekend folks!! :)<br />
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So... a while ago, <a href="http://thetinybluebutterfly.blogspot.co.uk/">Jen</a> asked me if I would like to be a Guest Designer for the month of May over at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">Sketch Saturday</a>... and- funnily enough!- I said 'Yes!!'... so here I am today very happily sharing my first GDT card using a fab sketch by Jen... which is also a birthday card for a wonderful and butterfly-loving crafty friend...</div>
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This is a simple card... just a piece of DP, one die cut butterfly and some vellum- with a touch of sparkle and a few pearls added, of course!!- but I was really pleased with how it came out... I have shied away from sketches recently but felt like my layouts were getting a bit stale, so I'm glad Jen's offer gave me a push to try something different :)</div>
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Just popping in to share the card I made for my mum for Mother's Day this year... I was pleased with this for several reasons- I had fun making it; I liked the end result; it was finished a week before Mother's Day (a record for me and very helpful to the stress levels!! lol); I managed to use no less than four stamp sets/dies from my SMS Challenge drawer on this one card (Go me!! ;D ); and last but definitely not least... my mum loved it, too... which is the most important thing, but the others help, too!! lol</div>
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A pretty, springlike card... perfect for Mother's Day :)</div>
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I borrowed the sentiment from <a href="http://thetinybluebutterfly.blogspot.co.uk/">Jen</a> when she was over here the weekend before M's Day and it was the perfect centre piece on one of my new Nesties with a bit of texture from my amazing PTI Linen Plate. The stunning flowers are from WMS and I can't quite believe they have been in unused 'til now :S But I used the newly released matching die set, too, and it worked out just as I was hoping... always a bonus!! lol</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Dies - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Waltzingmouse Stamps - Funky Flowers Die Set; Spellbinders - Nestablities Labels 16; PTI - Linen and Canvas Impression Plate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No challenges for this one, I just wanted to share :) I'm not sure how much I'll be around in the next few weeks as I have friends coming to stay next week and so don't expect to have much spare time or energy... I am so excited to see them- last time they came, they were only able to pop in for a few hours, this time we get several days!! :) I will, however, have a couple of scheduled posts going up for a fun GDT stint during May!! :) If I can remember how to do a DT post after so long, that is!! ;) Thanks for stopping by today... have a lovely week everyone!! :)</span></div>
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