TGIF - the first Friday 13th of the year

Morning readers, 

I'm hoping none of you are superstitious ..... if so, my apologies for drawing it to your attention.

Had a lovely catch up with a pal on Wednesday - we met for lunch, I booked a table, we rocked up, restaurant CLOSED!!! They were most apologetic when they finally opened, apparently no-one had actually checked the bookings and they "decided" to open later!! Not happy but ... my pal and I amused ourselves at a nearby B&M ..... where we acquired craft goodies. Lunch, when it arrived was very nice and my pal and I thoroughly enjoyed our catch up, time flew - we met at 11 and, before we knew it, it was gone 4pm! Thanks Amanda - see you next time, in your neck of the woods.

My pearl water colours and glitter markers!

I've a pair of makes to share with you today ....... spookily enough - NO STAMPING on this project. It's a couple of scrap layouts recording our Christmas break. Long story short, I ordered a refillable advent calendar (house shaped, with drawers) from The Works and then ordered some double sided Christmas paper from Amazon, to decorate it ... in itself a sound plan. However, when the advent calendar arrived, it was already decorated!! Noooooo, what ever shall I do with the Christmas paper? Cue a scrap layout using two of the double sided sheets - YAY!

Page 1 of 2

Page 2 of 2

Materials used:

• 2 Sheets of Designer Christmas paper, from Amazon
• Computer printed photos and journaling
• Hampton Arts Christmas tree die
• Snippets of green card (for die cutting)
• Washi tape
• Paper doily's which I've had FOREVER so, to use three of them is a result I'm very happy with!

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Love to Craft - challenge No. 72 - ANYTHING GOES
2. Challenge YOUrself - challenge No. 109 - A LAYOUT OF 2022 (must include a photo of self within) - check ... layout 1 of 2

And now for a thank you card .... I was recently lucky enough to win four stamps as a prize over at the Snippets playground, one of which was a thank you sentiment and another the floral image used below too - seemed appropriate that I should crack the seal and make a thank you card ...

My 3½" x 4⅞" card

A closer view of the colouring

Materials used:

• White, 250gsm, 3½" x 4⅞" card and matching envelope
• Card in white and grey, for my card front, insert and matting
• Snippet of white card, for my image panel
• Crafty Individuals floral image (CI-113 - Jan 2023 - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
• Inkylicious sentiment ("thank you calligraphy" - Jan 2023 - NBUS) stamped using Versafine Clair charming pink ink
• Daler Rowney pearlescent acrylic ink in sundown magenta used to "water colour" my image
• Narrow glitter "washi tape"

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. NBUS - challenge No. 46 - USE NBUS
2. Allsorts - challenge No. 710 - SOMETHING NEW (both stamps and my acrylic ink)
3. Sweet Stampin' - Jan 7th challenge - NEW (see above)
4. Beyond the Blue - challenge No. 77 - SOMETHING NEW
5. Creative Knockouts - challenge No. 485 - ANYTHING GOES