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Thursday 31 January 2013

Pop-Up Heart

Hi everyone... I hope you're having a great day...

I made a pop-up card on my gypsy, I welded and melded until I had the perfect little card that does what it says on the tin... it pops up!
 
I took an ordinary rectangle (oblong to those of us who aren't posh) and welded a heart at one end, next I layered other hearts (all from the 'cricut craft room basics') and an 'i' (with a welded heart) and a 'U'.  Here are some photos...
 
<~~~ gypsy what a marvelous invention

Front cover ~~~>
 


<~~~ Inside
 
 
 
 
On the inside I stamped some hearts (using a free stamp from a magazine... 'Candi Stamps' and added the 'candi' - by that I mean the little siver circles) with a sentiment (from the same free stamp set) and  some gems my little valentine's card is complete!
 
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Sunday 20 January 2013

Pictures????

Why Blogger will not allow me to insert pictures is (to me) a total mystery.  I have been doing so (inserting pictures, that is) up until now.  I am totally confused.com!
 
My way around it...
 
I've uploaded a picture to my google account and I am now going to try to upload said picture from my google account rather than using the 'insert picture' button (as seen in the 'new post' window)!  Will it work? Who knows (not me!), but I'll give it a go since a blog about card-making is not much good without pictures now is it?
 

Yes It worked!!! above is the picture for yesterdays post.
 
 
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Saturday 19 January 2013

Do YOU Love The Snow???

... oh it's lovely to look at, but then it becomes a pain in the behind!
 
The white turns into the most disgusting shades of grey and brown with all the other not so pure things that it is mixing with!  The flattest and easiest of pathways becomes an obsticle course for those of us that no longer find falling on our rumps quite so much fun! AND, if you have managed to brave 'the slush', 'the cold' and 'the fear of falling', you then have to fight for the last loaf of bread (or pint of milk) in the supermarket because any minute now the electricity is going to fail (it's been threatening all night with its imitation of a strob light!).  I am NOT a fan of the white stuff!
 
However... it does give some of us a 'snow day' (as the Americans call it).  A couple of years ago, I was snowed in and being a conscienious employee, I walked to the end of my lane (1 mile, in order to get to work) where I had left my car the night before because the lane was blocked with the white stuff.  I forgot that I was no longer a teenager who still found such things an adventure, and by the time I had reached my car (did I mention it was 1 mile?) I had fallen three times and was no longer in any fit state to attend work anyway!  So after phoning my son from a nearby house (thank the lord for quad bikes! perhaps I should have asked him to take me in the first place!!!) I swore I would NEVER do that again.  Never let it be said that I don't live and learn... now I am happy to gaze out my window and hope that the road clears soon.  But not before I have done a few cards!
 
Back to the crafting... I am making a conscious effort to use up some of the left-over bits that are always acclumilating, with this in mind I made this from some scraps, peel-offs and ribbon...

 
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You are now supposed to be viewing my marvellous creation... but alas no... for some reason blogger will not longer allow me to 'browse' my images in order to select one to upload to this blog post! Why? I've no idea?????
 
We are ALL aware that I am NOT the greatest of bloggers (I get confused very easily) but I swear it is nothing I have done this time!  Its kinda boring without a picture!!!  I hope I get it fixed soon...
 
 
 
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Monday 7 January 2013

2013

New Mantra for 2013...

"A Place For Everything...
And Everything In Its Place"
 
We'll see...
 
 
I sincerely hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year, HAPPY CRAFTING FOR 2013 AND BEYOND!
 
 
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