Time to get organised

Regular followers will know that I am a great fan of trying to use up my stash. However, I have always struggled finding a good home for my scraps of card and paper. I found a blog the other day called Chaos in A Craft Room and I found a fantastic way of storing my scraps. So, after ordering myself a cropper hopper and some 12" x 12" zip lock bags from Amazon, off I went. All sorted and I have a tidy desk at last!

I found myself being a little creative after knowing where I could find everything and I made the cards below. Hope you like them.

My friend Sarah made the topper for the heart wedding card - she makes framed pictures too - check out her Facebook Page - it's called Eloquence

See you next week!

 

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New home, new start!

When my best friend married my ex, loads of people thought that was weird! However, my friend and I have been friends for 40 years, my ex was just a fleeting romance 20 + years ago I had no problem with that. I recently went to their wedding, and they have now moved house. I therefore made the new home card you see below, hope you like it.

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Not just cards!

While flicking through some card making magazines to dispose of them, I came across various paper crafting ideas. One of these was a cardboard decorated letter rack, so I decided to make one and sell it in our craft fair at work. Alas, it did not sell, but I like it! I'm going to keep it in good condition and try to sell it again at the work Christmas craft fair, telephone else fails, I can give it away! Maybe it's just rubbish, I had fun making it anyway!

 

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Eventful week!

After having two lovely days off at the beginning of the week, with the sun shining, I was all set to return to work on the Wednesday. We went for evening meal as a family to our local restaurant (which shall remain nameless in case I get sued for libel!). Suffice to say my little boy was up all night Tuesday with sickness and diarrhoea and myself and my husband felt decidedly dodgy. I therefore had to take Wednesday off sick from work too and could not stray too far from the toilet! Eewww!
Back to work yesterday, I swear I didn't have a fortnight's work to do when I left the office last Thursday! A long conference today with QC and a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to discuss a dodgy knee op on a budding rugby star rounded up a rather varied week!
I did get chance to make the card below whilst my hubby was watching football and I sat at my craft desk merrily crafting away whilst watching 24 on Netflix and Boofle Birthday was born. I hope you like it. One more card to take into the office next week to sell for our charity craft sale to raise funds for our nominated charity of the year, Bobath, whom I hope you will agree is a worthy cause, helping children with Cerebral Palsy.

Have a good week!

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Using up stash!

Like most crafters, I have a craft room/area that is overflowing with 'stuff' that I have bought or been given but am yet to use. This year, I have been on a mission to use up some of the items I have had for ages.

We have been lucky enough to have some beautiful weather and so I booked a day off work today. OK I admit the day off was actually for my son's sports day, but that was all over and done with in less than an hour which left the rest of the day free for me.

I did do some cross stitch this morning (another one of my hobbies!) whilst watching TV, but this afternoon I decided to go into my craft room. iPod on my docking station and and away to go. I hope you like what I have created today. So much stuff, so little time........

 

 

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Christmas!

We have a craft fayre in work for our chosen charity of the year, Bobath, on the 4th July so I thought I would make a few cards to sell, but what do I make, a Christmas card! Now I struggle to make enough to send myself at Christmas so I am definitely not giving them away!
Do you ever just go into your craft room to 'have a play'? That is what I did today, I ended up getting out one of my old magazines and deciding to make one of the the cards with the free gift. Of course I didn't have all the stuff on the 'shopping list' so I had to improvise, but that's all part of the fun! And I suppose we are almost half way through the year already, so I'd better make a start on Christmas cards sooner or later!

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Busy day in the forest

Didn't do any crafting on the weekend - because of the beautiful weather, we decided to go on a picnic at Forest Drive, Cwmcarn. When we got there we were very sad to learn that Forest Drive is closing in November because they have to fell no end of Larch trees because of disease. It is apparently not guaranteed that it will be reopened either because of funding issues. That would be a real shame, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.

We all had a lovely day!

 

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