Craft is something that belongs to you in a way that nothing else does. You may share your passion with someone else, and provide inspiration for each other, but at it's very core it is a private joy that feeds your soul. It is there for you on the sunny days, the rainy afternoons and in the middle of the night when your worries are keeping you awake. At the same time it can be restful, meditative and exciting.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Forever Friends


Isn't this just the cutest teddy
you've ever seen? =^..^=

3 Views



It was fun to play around with this design and see what would happen with three fairly different styles of decorative paper.  I'm pretty fond of teddy bears so I have to say that this green one is my favourite, although the penguins are fun too =^..^=

Meow - Margaret Sherry designs


Margaret Sherry's cat designs are the bees knees.  They're warm and cuddly and you can just imagine kitty curled up on the end of your bed or on your lap while you are asleep on the couch. I have loved her designs for years and the first time I came across them is in a calendar in a cross stitch magazine.  One cat per month, the set is called Catitudes.  My favourite is terribly politically incorrect.  It is a tubby kitty wedged inside a bird cage.  The only evidence of a bird are the feathers trapped in the corner of the cat's mouth =^..^=



Christmas Birds





I just love this country feel paper range. It has a really love naive feel
and was great fun to design with.  Rik rak seems like the perfect embellishment =^..^=
                           

Just like a Nitwit



















                                      This collection of paper is from Nitwit so of course it caught my eye straight away.  The colour scheme is a sweet alternative to the traditional red and green of Christmas.  It's funny, I don't really think of purple and lime (ish) green being a good colour combination but it seems to really work well.  I really like the patchwork-y applique feel of these images =^..^=



Vintage Christmas





I thought this was a nice design to showcase these lovely vintage feel papers =^..^=




Flourish Tree

This is one of my favourite stamps.  The tree flourish is so elegant and versatile.  The background stamp is Christmas music and seems to coordinate well with the tree stamp.  I liked it so much that I made it in four different colour schemes =^..^=