Here's the last one for today. :o) Very simple, but I just love those journaling cards for making cards!
Prompt: "Together Forever" - Inspiration: Layered tags, one scalloped edge, and/or pearls
Stickers: Doodlebug, KI Memories
Other: Prima journaling card (Nancy Kubo), 3D glitter paint
I rather love those glitter alpha stickers from Doodlebug. :o)
So the next card... And these prompts can be interpreted in any way...
Prompt: "Thanks A Bunch" - Inspiration: Thank you, lots of blue, and/or a button & flower combo
Think I managed to tick that flower/button combo box!
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras Lass
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Papertrey Ink
Other: Bling crystals
The buttons are rather gorgeous eh? And I finally cracked open my Cosmo Cricket Earth Love paper pad. :o)
And long may they continue!
So here are my cards so far for the challenge over on 2Peas.
The card kicking it all off:
Prompt: "Let it Snow" - Inspiration: use snowflakes, a flourish, and/or stripes.
Papers: October Afternoon
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Rub-on: Basic Grey
Other: Stickles + 3D glitter paint
The little house is supposed to be in a snowglobe. :o) Next cards to follow...
I'm not really a fan of New Year's, as it means the end of that nice block of relaxation time between Christmas and January 1st, i.e. the holiday is almost over!
But one thing I do like about today is opening up my new calendar for the year.
Last year I had this gorgeous letterpress calendar from Paper Source:
I just loved the colours and the designs, but most of all the Letterpress debossing!
Alas my hopes to buy the 2010 calendar (even nicer designs this year - grrrr!) from them ended in disaster as their shipping charge for just this one small item was going to be $65. I'm afraid much as I love it I'm not going to fork out over three times the cost of the calendar just to get it to the UK! Also have to say their customer service was somewhat lacking in this matter and in refunding my CC after they charged it without authorisation by mistake... but anyway that's another story.
Paper Source Chicago was a lovely store to visit, but I'm afraid it's not a place I will be buying from unless I am lucky enough to visit one of their stores in person sometime - I just wish we had stationery stores like this in the UK (well outside London).
However, I have plans for last year's calendar.
All these cards will end up in a little review of 2009 album so I'll have a photo (montage) on one side and the calendar entry on the other... think I will need to plan this at a future crop once I'm actually ready to get on with it, but it's a nice little project to add to my project back burner!
And this year?
Well I found this great striking calendar on etsy:
I love the colours Misha has used and the designs are right up my street. I will definitely be using this in a future 2010 review album, that's for sure!
So to get us started, here's January, now at home on my desk. :o)
Plus now that I've got this read:
I can get back to concentrating on more creative pursuits! I don't mind this new Nora series, but it's a bit lacking in depth (yes I know, it's essentially chick lit and romance but usually there is more depth and story) - but if you want a predictable cosy read it's not bad. Hope Nora's next series will be a bit more gripping and thrilling. This is book 2 and there are two more to go, yet it's now totally obvious in this one what the pairings will be in books 3 and 4.
Anyway, I'm off to check out the sketch and challenge blogs for something to make before I get tempted to start another book. :o)
Well now that 2009 is almost over and I have managed to make those 209 cards this year (barely!) I am now looking for a new challenge for my creative output in 2010.
I've not found any year-long cardmaking challenges so far. If anyone is taking part in any let me know! I shall still be following the usual sketch sites and challenges on UKS as a springboard to making stuff.
But I think I will follow my own little goal for 2010.
Inspire me 2010 - where I aim to be inspired and creative each day in some way; whether it be in making a card, layout or project, taking photos, having serious window-shopping envy and sharing that envy with the world, or just getting warm and fuzzy over stuff I see online or around me.
Simples.
And speaking of feeling inspired, I am still looking for the perfect wall calendar... I have a fantastic desk calendar that I shall share tomorrow, but still the perfect wall calendar evades me! Perhaps I need to go in search of the magnetic poetry wall calendar. It's a shame Borders is now closed as they used to have some interesting ones, but first stop in the Jan Sales will be Waterstones.
And still looking for something decorative for my bathroom wall - the ceramic letters they had in Next are no longer available but I want something similar that blends in nicely but won't get too damaged by steam and isn't too OTT for the walls.
And lastly, I am really liking this little snow globe, I feel I have totally failed this year on finding some nice new Christmas decorations (save my sparkly polar bear and felt mistletoe garland), but this would certainly look nice in my eclectic collection of Christmas stuff:
I think it would fit in quite nicely with last year's nesting dolls from Accessorize:
So roll on tomorrow and some inspiration!
Every Christmas I always know we will be treated to one of two films, or maybe both....
One is The Sound of Music. The other is of course:
Mary Poppins!
Off out for dinner tonight so not much chance of getting anything new made, I need to go dig out my winter boots for the walk but shall be watching and singing along to Mary Poppins in the meantime!
But I did post this card project on the Frog Blog:
It uses the new Retro Space set.
Well it looks like normal service is resuming on the cardmaking front - although I've not put my Christmas papers away just yet. ;o)
Anyway, a special card for a special someone - won't reveal her age but let's just say it's an important one.
I finally opened my Everyday Button Bits from Papertrey and found the perfect use for those old Doodlebug charms.
I somehow managed to lose the best part of the day reading this:
Very funny and actually very addictive as I couldn't get out of bed or dressed until I'd finished it!
Also have seen that two of my books have come in at the library, but it may be too dangerous to pick them up today - not just the ice on the pavements, but more importantly I fear losing more days reading instead of doing the stuff I need to do!
That said, I'd best get one item of today's to-do list done at least...
You stay wrapped up at home in the warmth - watching such classic movies as...
Because what snow is left out there is now solid ice and deceptively lethal! I made the walk to Tesco earlier and had to walk most of it on the roads as the pavements are just too dangerous.
But now I can watch a movie or two and not worry about going anywhere!
Also yesterday I managed to get those remaining cards made, some I can't share just yet as they were DT assignments... I did spend much of the day researching the new QK letterpress kit while trying to make cards so hummed and hahed about buying it while it was on offer on QVC, but after reading some reviews regarding getting the best results decided to no do it now and wait to see how this product pans out, and hope they bring out some other nice texture plates....
But here are the cards I can share:
I am still rather loving kraft for my cardblanks!
Lovely stuff this KI range. As is Jolly by Golly - a little goes a long way with that range. :oD
Another gift card...
And another!
Glossy Accents were definitely at work with these...
Now that the big day has been and gone, and today is definitely recovery day, I am just sharing the gift cards I made this year for presents. Technically these are cards and I just need to make 4 more cards this year to meet my personal challenge! Hurrah!
OK, yes I know it's probably cutting corners, but at this stage I don't care!
Christmas photos are still on the various cameras, but we still had snow yesterday and today (although no new snow flurries since Christmas Eve), we're all feeling rather overstuffed, and today I have done nothing but read my book and check out the festive TV, oh and I did have a fair few goes at my new Wii sports resort - shame you can only use the motion plus remote for it as I only have the one that came with the game, so no table tennis matches between me and my brother, we have gone head to head on the archery and wake boarding though!
Anyway, I plan to be much more productive tomorrow - in the meantime back to enjoying boxing day, my next book and maybe I'll get the Sims up and going again. :o)
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