Mental well-being

Woke up this morning and went outside to find aircraft spraying chemicals, two or three in the sky, Boris did warn us that he would be spraying a disinfectant and to keep our doors and windows closed. I don't know if i believe this, but what ever it was, I kept my doors and windows closed anyway. At this moment in time it would be quite easy for us to let our minds get carried away, if you have read George Orwell's 1984 you would understand. So to keep my mind healthy, crafting is the perfect antidote, using the creative side of the brain helps us to unwind and not think of things that we cannot change. Having Occasions to craft for and look forward to is a good excuse to get creative. So i've lined up a few I made for mothers today, with close ups and I will follow with a product list.

 Hero Arts Coffee Love Stamps and Dies

Altenew Big and bold alpha

I thoroughly enjoyed making these and I always find beautiful colour schemes on Pinterest, if you need colour combo's search for decorating colour schemes it also works well for card-making.

And before I go here's another in the same tones and colours.

Stay well and stay indoors xx

Mama Elephant

Well thankfully my friends very rarely get sick its usually me, lol, so I never get the chance to send a get well card, but this one was really cute, I cased this from My sweet petunia and i loved how simple and effective it is. I changed the color to a sickly green which makes it all the more a get well because those emotions dont look well at all, but it still has a fun element to it, I took the advise of sweet petunia and double stamped first in memento ink to color then over stamped with Versafine, and then stamped again in Versamark, I then embossed to give it a more raised look.

And as usual here's a close up, I added some gems as i couldn't resist

Hope you enjoy this post see you soon

Robin red breast

Birds flock to my garden in the autumn and winter because of all the grubs and insects they find, not only that they have taken to stealing the rabbits feed as well, so I occasionally see the odd robin lurking around.

When i found this stamp set at an exhibition, I had to have it I was already having ideas on what to do with it, it calls for being layered up and coloured with reds and greens.

Woodware have been going for as long as I can remember, and I have many of the stamps that they have released and even my older ones are still perfect.

If you click on the link you will be directed to the stockists who stock woodware stamps.

Breaking from tradition I have given you the close up first as I think you would appreciate the layering on this card







Thanks for stopping by xx