43/52: In bloom

I pretend they are cherry trees.

But whatever they are,

they are truly

beautiful.

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Custom fit wrist warmers

Hello, blog. It's been a while. I made these wrist warmers for you! Well, for me. They are based on the same improvised recipe I made up for my SIL's christmas present, but the stitch count has been adjusted to fit my own wrists. They look a bit weird when I'm not wearing them, but they feel so lovely and form very nicely around the strange curves of the wrist. I debated whether or not to knit separate fingers, but ended up with this simpler shape. They are longer than the first pair, I like that. More details on my Ravelry page as usual.

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42/52: A jewel in the rough

After ten minutes of scorching asphalt,

choking dust and loud traffic,

I find this place.

Green, quiet, sunny.

A hidden emerald jewel!

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41/52: Wildlife

I watched Jurassic Park the night before

and had the soundtrack running in my mind the whole time.

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The verdict is in

Remember, a few posts ago, I made a card and wondered if too much of a good thing really was wonderful? Well, it seems I got a thundering "yes" in reply! The recipient of that particular card was so thrilled that she promptly ordered six of the same kind to give to her own friends. To be done before easter, if at all possible, and unless the postal service took an early easter holiday they should have arrived just in time.

-Now, I guess I could have split these into six separate posts and really milked them for every bit of posting value since this little blog has been a bit quiet lately, but I feel like I'd be showing you the same card over and over, and that didn't seem fair. So here they are, all six, at once. Enjoy! The colours match the present holiday well, don't they?

-My last lovely orange Gardenia flower went with this order, so it's high time to order some more. I go through these in a flash these days and the abstinence symptoms are already kicking in! As my stash of orange and yellow flowers wasn't too big to begin with, and I've used a lot of them lately, I found that it was a challenge to find enough flowers for all these cards. Some white flowers and Glimmermist came to my rescue and filled the gaps.

40/52: Up, up and away

Fly me to the moon...

Or maybe somewhere I can learn how to

avoid getting in over my head?

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For Kari

Trying something new... This was a fun technique - but it's not making much of a dent in my huge stash! ;) I've used Post-It notes to mask off a rectangle and wiped ink in from the edges. Next time I'll make the rectangle bigger and colour it slightly softer, but for a first attempt it's not too bad. Before removing the Post-It notes I stamped a script stamp and a Tim Holtz swirl stamp a couple of times in the corners. The Tim Holtz wings are, naturally, stamped after that. Since I had my sewing machine out for a big (big big!!) project anyway, I did two rounds with green thread before adding three flat-backed pearls and that gorgeous Panduro metal disc. And a little touch of glitter never hurt anybody. :P

-The inside got some lightly coloured spaces much larger than the front. I'll probably go somewhere inbetween for my next card in this style, so I can show off the stamps better. Forgot to snap a picture before writing the greeting, whoops! Now I'm going to make some cards that will make a more significant (and much needed) impact on my flower stash... See you soon, I hope!

39/52: Drought

All work and no play

makes for a quiet blog

and a boring week of pictures.

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Roses are... orange?

More orangey goodness, as promised! I split the large flower in two and added a few more flowers. Because the stamp is so busy I wanted to keep the rest simple - but I can see I didn't quite follow up on that intent... Oops. :P I just can't help myself these days, when I start piling on the flowers it's impossible to stop. Desperate for spring anyone??

38/52: Crossroads

What a difference that new path made!

Saturday was covered, head to toe,

with thick, white, smothering fog.

Sunday was crisp and fresh

and full of promises of good things to come.

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Too much of a good thing...

...is wonderful? Or just messy? The technique of making a flowing line of flowers is something you often see in scrapbooking, but I've always wanted to see if I could make it work on a card. The space is small and it feels a little cramped, but I'm pleased enough to show it to you. Take it as a sign of my trust in you, my fellow bloggers!

-The flowers are mostly from Prima, Bazzill and Papirloftet. The background and some of the flowers got a little spray from one or more Glimmermist bottles, so there's quite a lot of sparkle going on here. Two out of three orange cards done - now I just need to think of something brilliant for the last one! Check back for more splashes of orange. :)

Approaching easter...

When the request for "three cards in the warmest, brightest, happiest shades of orange you can possibly find" came in, I didn't even bat an eyelid. I just sat down at my desk and vacuumed my drawers for any and all things orange and got to work. It's been a while since I worked in these colours and it was such an energy kick! Most of the matierials here are scraps and leftovers, but the tag is K&Co and the biggest flower is from Papirloftet. The little gems provide some sparkle!

37/52: Simple pleasures

The greyest day all week was,

in fact, the brightest one.

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Celina 31 years

Finally, some green! I nearly had some serious abstinence symptoms after all the brown, pink and white cards lately. No wonder this card fell together in a rush, when I finally made myself sit down at my desk! The papers are BG kraft basics coupled with Bazzill cardstock and a scrap of green woodgrain print from the DCVW Latte Stack.
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Some decoration on the inside as well. Not exactly fantastically embellished or revolutionary creative, but it has to go in the mail after all, so keeping the total weight of the card under a kilogram or so is definitely an advantage. The white paper was too bright against the rest, so I toned it down with some Distress Ink Vintage Photo. The Stempelglede stamp reads "Good friends are life's true treasures".
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I really need to get myself a stamp with my blog adress. Or develop a nicer hand writing style. I think I know which is easier...

When all else fails

This is my fallback position whenever I don't quite find my card making mojo... One Prisma-coloured stamp, one sentiment stamp, and that's it. Maybe on a single layer mat, but other times just like this, stamped straight onto the kraft card. This time I gave the edge some ink, just to define it a little bit. Thanks to Krissie for the loan of stamps, as I had forgotten all of mine at home. ;)