Quick Hello

Hi all,

This is going to be short and sweet today. I have not made any cards lately to show you so what I am doing today is show some card that I received from lovely friends.

First up is a friendship card from Maria.

Second is a card I received from my Secret Pal over on PCP. I will not know until December who she is but she has sent me some lovely cards since last January.

This is a photo of the prize I received for winning the May Challenge on PCP. It only arrived yesterday and I cannot wait to get "messing" with it.

Hope you like,

Post Valentines Day

Now, to be honest, I really am the most un-romantic person in the world. Not into all this flowers or chocolates (well, not for Valentines day anyhow) or being taken out to dinner. Don't get me wrong, I like the above on surprise occasions or on special occasions as Birthdays or Anniversaries but Valentines day just leaves me empty.

After saying all that I did make a card for Hubby.  I stayed away from all the pink and frills after all he is a man, that would just wash over him. This is what I made him instead.

It is a masculine card, I was going to put a ribbon where the bakers twine (lol sorry just typed bailing twine but changed it, guess where I live. lol) but thought it was too girlie.  The bakers twine was given to me by my Secret Pall 2011.

The heart is embossed with a cuttlebug folder then cut out with a Woodware scalloped punch.  The paper on the lower part of the card was plain but I just stamped some random small hearts with a watermark ink pad to give it a bit of  tone-on-tone "oomph".

Recipe:

Card: Stash

Designer Paper: The Clipart Fairy - Simply Christmas paper 3 (Digital download)

Heart: Core'dinations - Super Assortments

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - script texture

Ink: Top Rose Watermark

Stamps: I have no idea, I have them so long. lol

Challenges:

Card Crafters Circle - Challenge #9 Valentines Love Hearts

2 Sisters Challenge - Challenge #78

Hope you like,

Reveal Day has come and gone.

As a follow on from the previous posts, I have now found out who my SP is and my AF is. This was revealed and confirmed yesterday.
It was such a fun year for most involved, especially if we followed the discussion thread. As people received mail from their SPs they posted photos on the thread so all could "oggle" the new cards and gifts.

My SP or Secret Pal was Rita Hartsock, she sent the most gorgeous cards and gifts, I will be using the stash she sent for a long time to come.
Then my AF or Anonymous Friend was Maria Rudolph from Germany. Not alone was she my AF but she has become a friend and has being sending me cards as herself, how hard was that. lol

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Today, I am showing you the Easter Cards that I received not just from my AF, but Maria and Easter Bunny. but the first card is from "Coles World Traveller" this is another one of the cards that I received from someone that I did know!

 These are the Easter cards that I received. The first card is from Anonymous Friend.

 Maria sent me this card. A basket of bunnies, so cute.

 This is from The Easter Bunny!

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Secret Pals!

A year ago, well 51 weeks ago to be precise, I decided to take part in a year long Secret Pals swap over on Paper Craft Planet's Anything Goes Discussion. During the past year I have made lots of virtual friends and received lots of lovely cards and presents from my Secret Pal and other still unknown people.
As the year will be up next Monday, 10th October, I would love to share the creations that I received and also if I have time show you some of the creations I made using items for the presents I received.

This is one of the first cards I received from an "Anonymous Friend", look at all the colorful snowflakes she sent along to me. When I received this card, we did not have any snow yet but by the end of the winter we had too much show. lol But that does not take away from the lovely snowflakes here.

This card is the first I received from my "official" Secret Pal. The card is lovely, but I have to still figure out if the image is to represent me at my computer or is a clue to what my SP (Secret Pal) does for a living! It is coming up to the season where I can use some of the gifts she sent. Looking forward to that.

I just want to add, to this post, an update on your "chimney sweep" fiasco. See here for initial post. Today BIL came and got down the brush from the chimney that has being stuck up there for the past 2 weeks. Because of that we have not being able to light a fire in the house. Luckily the weather did not warrant a fire yet! Phew. lol

Hope you like,