Hey everyone

I know it is a long time since I’ve posted anything that I’ve made. Things have been very hectic at home with Riley starting high school and adjusting to a new routine. On top of that my job has been extremely busy and stressful. All of this has meant little time for me and when I do get that time I haven’t had the motivation to get creative.

Last Sunday I was lying around when I got a text from my neighbour & bestie Claire, asking me to come over & craft with her that afternoon. My first instinct was to say “no” but, instead, I said yes. So that afternoon I headed across the park with some of my new products that had been sitting around untouched.

Claire & I had a great time. We made some cute cards & I came home feeling less stressed. We have promised ourselves that we will do this once a fortnight. I hope we stick to it.

So here’s what we made.

Aren’t these owls too cute? We used the 2-step Owl Punch and some Designer Series Paper to make them.  Claire put the wobbly eyes on her owls & I think they are adorable.  We also used the So Many Thanks a la care stamp.

I haven’t been a big fan of owls, but these are just so sweet and very easy to put together.

The second thing we made was using the “Because I Care” Hostess stamp set and some watercolour paper & aqua pens.  Claire & I hadn’t tried watercolouring like this before, so it was a bit of an experiment.  I think we may have been a bit heavy handed with the colour but I think they came out really nicely.

There was something very calming and therpeutic about doing the watercolouring. I don’t have an artistic bone in my body, I even struggle to draw stick figures! But when I do something like this it makes me feel like Michelangelo!

Can you guess who’s card is whose?

As always I’d love to hear what you think.