tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201543731512929792024-03-06T05:47:45.076+00:00An Occasional GeniusBecause every now & again I have flashes of brilliance. These have been elevated to legendary proportions by my teamies & somehow I became known as a Genius. As you can see, I've downplayed it because I can't stand the pressure of it being a permanent condition!!An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-30509364011104116862020-03-11T08:19:00.000+00:002020-03-11T08:19:02.347+00:00A Christmas Farewell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How lovely to see you all again. I'm popping back up to mark the retirement of the CaSS challenge. Obviously this is a sad moment for me as I co-founded the challenge back in 2012. But all good things must come to an end and I am marking the occasion as well as extending my love & thanks to all of my CaSS DT members. I've met some amazing people & gained fantastic friends through the Sweet Stampin' challenges.</div>
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So in honour of the final CaSS challenge & all the wonderful people involved in it, I decided to try something new: Colouring on kraft. Yes, I do realise i'm late to the party but i'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. I also brought a never before inked stamp out to play to make this CAS creation.</div>
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So to all my CaSSette's & all the supporters of the SS Christmas blog: THANK YOU!</div>
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With much love,</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-37067472440656100792018-11-17T08:00:00.000+00:002018-11-17T08:06:51.844+00:00You'll never be alone<div style="text-align: center;">
Well it's an emotional day for me today. I'm finally hanging up my <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">Sweet Stampin'</a> boots. After more than 8 years, I've decided the time is right to hand over the challenge to the dream duo of Susan & Wendy. Girls, I know you will do an amazing job & take the challenge from strength to strength.</div>
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In the meantime, we need to celebrate as it's our <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/sparkle-glitz-anything-that-shines-our.html">9th Birthday</a>! Pop along, join in the celebrations</div>
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As for me, life has changed in those 8 years & I find myself seriously short of time! I'm not even sure I will be blogging in the near future tbh. So this is a bit of a see you when I see you post. I've had a ball blogging, met amazing people, been so inspired by my fellow crafters and learnt so much.</div>
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This card is really made for my fellow SS teamies, they have been like a family to me and while it is the right thing to do for me, I will miss them beyond belief. I would have loved it to say "You made MY world a better place" because they have.</div>
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Huge thanks go to <a href="http://nettyscards.blogspot.com/">Netty's Cards</a> for the fabulous digi sentiment used above.</div>
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For now, keep creating & I will see you sometime.</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-90478764376301053442018-08-13T14:56:00.002+01:002018-08-13T14:56:54.214+01:00Sweet Home Alabama<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm two days late with this offering to let you know that we have a Christmas in August theme over at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">Sweet Stampin'</a> this week. I've had this stamp for over a year but felt a little intimidated to ink & colour him. But he was too fab to resist any longer & I got my watercolours out & coloured with those for a change. I like the end result even though he may be too CAS for some. </div>
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I organised a baby shower over the weekend, apparently these are now quite a big thing in the U.K. Who knew?! It was hard work but fun, lots of baby themed games & quizzes created lots of fun & giggles! </div>
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I'd love to play with some other fabby challenges:</div>
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<a href="http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/">ABC Christmas Challenge</a> - P for Plain</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-6598745828113967422018-08-08T08:00:00.000+01:002018-09-01T14:05:42.341+01:00Lost in the Millions<div style="text-align: center;">
It's the second Wednesday of the month & that means another <a href="http://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">CaSS</a> project. It's been a pleasure over the last couple of weeks to be thinking about Christmas, cold weather & snow. Ooh I have wished to be able to make snow angels just to cool down! I confess, Summer is not my favourite season.<br />
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I had postage costs in mind making this card. Christmas is expensive enough so flat-ish cards are a necessity. I'd dithered about glittering the balls & still might tbh.<br />
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-71986152501757315972018-08-06T14:36:00.000+01:002018-09-01T13:58:54.580+01:00Sick & tired of your attitude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">Sweet Stampin'</a> this week, there's a theme of TRAVEL for you to play with. I've gone for a rather sedate but very necessary form of travel and one that I am well used to seeing around. We'd love to see your travel themed cards too, so get crafting & come play along with us!</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-63107296839943646882018-06-02T14:57:00.000+01:002018-07-29T19:33:54.405+01:00James Dean daydream<div style="text-align: center;">
Do you think my day needed brightening when I made this card?! I just had the urge to make something bright & in your face! I really like it too and I like the fact it uses pretty much one of the first stamps I ever purchased way back in 2006. I read a statistic a while ago that said stampers only use the majority of their stamps 3 or 4 times. Isn't that scary when you consider how much we spend on them? </div>
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This was made for our challenge over at <a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">Sweet Stampin'</a> this week where we want to see creations with '<b>presents</b>' on. I was actually amazed at how few stamps I have with presents on. Hopefully you'll fare better & come play along with us.</div>
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Playing along with a challenge or two:</div>
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<a href="https://alwayshappybirthday.blogspot.com/"><strike>Always Happy Birthday June</strike></a> - Happy Birthday</div>
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<a href="http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/"><strike>Crafts Galore 52</strike></a> - Anything Goes</div>
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<a href="http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/"><strike>Country View Challenges June</strike></a> - The Written Word</div>
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<a href="https://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.com/"><strike>Crafting with Friends 68</strike></a> - Anything Goes</div>
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<a href="http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/"><strike>Creative Fingers - 147</strike></a> - Anything Goes</div>
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<a href="https://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.com/">S<strike>imply Papercrafts 58</strike></a> - Anything Goes</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-49574677026962825822018-04-07T12:06:00.000+01:002018-05-23T14:32:15.933+01:00Greatest day of my life<div style="text-align: center;">
I do love a sketch for inspiration, sometimes <strike>your</strike> my brain just doesn't know where to start! So in the interests of efficiency (it does happen occasionally!) I combined this week's card for Sweet Stampin'. where we want to see <b>embossing,</b> with the sketch from <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.co.uk/">Clean and Simple Stamping</a> and ended up with this:</div>
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Then because I was feeling so efficient & I need to make a ton of cards, I went and made a dry embossed card too, the image on this one is a digi from SK Digis (no longer trading)<br />
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-44106677072114238772018-04-02T15:07:00.000+01:002018-05-23T14:25:31.930+01:00You can buy your hair if it won't grow<div style="text-align: center;">
I was having one of my rare but welcome bursts of efficiency last week & feeling very proud. Until I realised I hadn't scheduled this post. Still I guess there's nothing wrong with 2 day late post letting you know we've got a bingo board challenge over at <a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> is there? You still have 5 days to join us :-)<br />
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I loathe green, although not all green. Just the green green ones, y'know, like on this card! Despite that, I love this card. I know, so contrary.<br />
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I used a fabulous new digi stamp from <a href="https://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/index.php">Digi Stamp Boutique</a>, <a href="http://mixamatoasties.blogspot.co.uk/">Susan</a> made me buy it. She is a bad influence ;-)</div>
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Checking out a few challenges too:<br />
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-89238427309198114702018-01-27T08:00:00.000+00:002018-03-29T14:20:16.493+01:00Let's Dance<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't do Valentine's. So to accommodate me, our challenge at <a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> this week has an extended theme! We want to see Valentine's or Love themed creations. Okay, so it's not all for my benefit. There might be some single folk playing along or just unromantic souls like me!</div>
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There's just a little bit of stamping on the vellum here, I cased this from the Sizzix blog. There was a gorgeous sky blue & yellow version on there & if I could find it again, i'd link. It was pretty.</div>
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Playing along with some lovely challenges:<br />
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<a href="http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Crafty Catz</strike></a> - Anything Goes (optional - Something New. All old for me i'm afraid but I made it with my new Big Shot!)<br />
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Hope you have a great weekend, nothing special in store for me. I've a lasagne to make as well as a cake to bake. After that, i'm in my craft room ;-)</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-77503866885277631412018-01-24T20:12:00.002+00:002018-02-10T15:56:48.061+00:00I heard you got a new girl friend<div style="text-align: center;">
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Men cards are something I never seem to have enough of, are you the same? Aren't they just so darn difficult to make for? The new challenge over at <a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> this week made me determined to chip in. I like this one as it's great for men with no hobbies although it would have to be someone you liked quite a bit to use all those superlatives!</div>
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Those background stamps are one of my favourite ever stamp sets (Extreme Elements from SU). I keep looking at the splat dies that are now appearing.....so far I have managed to stop myself and stick with the stamps ;-)</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-60979411170644368122018-01-14T20:11:00.000+00:002018-02-10T15:45:42.772+00:00Your love is my love<div style="text-align: center;">
Lots of layers, a toughie for a girl whose heart leans towards CAS design! Anyway, lots of layers is the theme this week over at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> so here I am and if you count the card base i've got 10 layers, woohoo!</div>
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I'm not a green lover normally but I do love a bit of lime, with black & turquoise especially! I'm on a mission to make more men cards but honestly think this would work for either species. </div>
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Keeping this short as sneaking a few minutes to post but would love to join in some challenges:</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-71066427631042683572018-01-11T12:09:00.001+00:002018-02-10T15:44:25.556+00:00Been wishing for you, am I lucky or not?<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy New Year to all! Did you make New Year resolutions? For the first time in a long while, mine was not to blog more. I've finally admitted defeat on that one & decided blogging is just not a major priority right now. I'll stop kidding myself that I am going to make it a regular habit.</div>
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However, here I am right now and showing a Christmas card for this month's <a href="https://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">CASS</a> challenge. Without a sentiment because I couldn't find the perfect one in my stash, hard as that is to imagine. I have 11 months to find one though, i'm thinking a die cut swirly one but not too big.</div>
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<a href="http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>As You Like It</strike></a> - Anything Goes</div>
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<a href="http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge 367</strike></a> - Anything Goes but optional something old, how about this mirri card? I'm thinking it must be 7 years plus!</div>
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<a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Cute Card Thursday</strike></a> - Something New, the bauble die was picked up just before Christmas. This is it's first outing.<br />
<a href="http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Shopping our Stash</strike></a> - Out with the old (Mirri card), In with the new (Bauble die)</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-2552168484857618762017-11-05T12:05:00.002+00:002017-11-05T12:05:58.234+00:00Bring me a higher love<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I was so chuffed to get a Top 3 placement from Stamping Sensations for my last card, maybe I should harness my pmt grungy, messy creativity more often!</i></div>
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Fairies & Fantasy is not one of my favourite themes if i'm honest with you. I don't think i'm very good at it. Despite that i'm reasonably happy with this week's card. I love the black & white combination & I love that I used a piece of a very old 6x6 paper pad as well as an embellishment (that wee swirly bit in the corner) that I have owned for donkey's years. A very old donkey at that!</div>
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If you're better than me at fairies & fantasy creations, we'd love to have you playing along this week at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a>. Do pop over, the girls have made fabulous inspirations for you.</div>
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Thanks so much for popping by!</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-88298350613964058722017-10-07T08:00:00.000+01:002017-11-04T12:15:36.618+00:00I know what I know if you know what I mean<div style="text-align: center;">
We've got a distress challenge over at <a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> this week. I'm not great at distressing cards, have to be in the right frame of mind....severe pmt usually (bizarrely) works well lol! Hopefully you'll not all be suffering that while you're creating your distress masterpieces this week!</div>
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This fabulous stamp is from Inkylicious and there was sanding, inking, tearing, more sanding on this card. I just went to town & enjoyed it...it's like therapy!</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-12822646704898750182017-09-24T18:54:00.000+01:002017-10-10T22:05:25.625+01:00You'll have to kick him out again<div style="text-align: center;">
This week at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> we want to see your cute and cuddly creations, as mentioned in my previous post, I LOVE a Penny Black stamp! While I was in the box for last week's I just couldn't resist pulling this one out too.</div>
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I paper pieced the plant pots and matched it up with some lovely papers from Stampin' Up, they're sort of sunny but Autumnal at the same time! It's one of those rare cards that I love, in fact I've left it sitting on my desk because it just makes me smile :-)</div>
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<a href="https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Crafty Catz</strike></a> - Birthday - WON a Bugaboo image :-)<br />
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-13229613806989641092017-09-16T21:00:00.001+01:002017-10-10T21:55:28.996+01:00Another gear in a big machine<div style="text-align: center;">
It's time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' and even though it's not my week, I'm joining in. Life has been very busy (in a wonderful way) and my card stash is seriously depleted so any push to get me creating is good.</div>
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So team Susan have a favourite stamp challenge & we all know it's near impossible to choose just one! But I do LOVE Penny Black stamps & they were some of the very first I purchased and are still some of the most loved. This one has been in my stash since 2009 and doesn't he just make you smile :-)</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-57058566595702448472017-07-15T12:07:00.000+01:002017-07-15T12:07:15.143+01:00I can't exceed my reputation<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm being a bit naughty, this Christmas card is suitable for the July challenge at <a href="https://christmasatsweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Christmas at Sweet Stampin'</a> as well as this week's challenge at <a href="https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a>. If you're going to get ahead on your Christmas cards, you might as well enter both.<br />
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This one uses up some very old paper (purple) and some very new paper (pinky/red) and a very, very old embellishment from...yes, you guessed it....Lakeland! I know, I spent a lot of money in that shop lol!<br />
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So what's on my agenda this weekend? I've just made 40 wedding invitations in less than a week so today is catching up on some household jobs and cooking a nice dinner. Tomorrow I have the house entirely to myself so I am thinking of locking the doors and spending a whole day crafting maybe?</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-6171345511374056822017-07-01T08:00:00.000+01:002017-07-01T08:00:13.919+01:00I got your photograph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some days, I like to play rather than create an actual finished project. The dreamweaver-ed stars on this panel are one such piece and having been sat there for a few weeks, I decided they would be perfect to use in this week's challenge of <b>Stars and Stripes</b> over at Sweet <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Stampin'</a>, </div>
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They were particularly perfect because the dreamweaver pastes were sent to me from a wonderful friend of mine who moved from the U.K. to the U.S.A. a few years ago & left me missing her every single day! Also totally unintentionally, the sentiment is one from a Hero Arts set that I purchased on a visit out to see her. There were a number of shopping trips involved in that trip & I recall having to buy an extra suitcase to come home with! What a card full of memories :-)</div>
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As I do on these rare occasions of blogging, i'm playing along with some challenges:</div>
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<a href="http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Craft Rocket</a> - For Men/Boys</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-44669618903177873422017-05-14T15:54:00.001+01:002017-05-14T15:54:44.708+01:00Promises? No promises....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Ever buy a stamp/die/other craft item, get it home & wonder how you're going to use it? Then it sits looking at you for three years, making you feel terribly guilty.......Yeah, me too!</div>
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This 'three years in the making' card is just to let you know we have a SHABBY CHIC challenge over at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> and we'd love to see what you create.</div>
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I'd love to play along with the <a href="http://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/my-blog/">Retro Rubber</a> challenge who want to see flowers. As mentioned this stamp is at least three years old, I purchased it at a craft show & it sticks in my mind because another trader made a bitchy comment about the manufacturer after i'd bought it. As I say, you can't like everyone in the world but you do have to co-exist & tolerate one another.</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-14755947083063891342017-05-06T08:00:00.000+01:002017-05-14T13:43:30.004+01:00So, no-one told you life was gonna be this way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Time for another challenge over at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> and this week we want to see CATS and/or DOGS. I apparently don't have many cat stamps so I dug out this gorgeous dalmation instead. He's from a company that makes the most wonderful realistic dog stamps of practically every breed, I'm just having a little trouble remembering the name....</div>
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I teamed him with spotty papers from Stampin' Up & this fab sketch from <a href="http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.co.uk/">SSW2</a>.</div>
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So, what's on the agenda this weekend? Well, not much for me. Lots of housework, a couple of cards and hopefully a nice walk if it stops raining! Hope your weekend is a good one xx</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-64872094991284375032017-04-17T14:51:00.004+01:002017-05-14T13:39:38.505+01:00Love is a Battlefield<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You'll be pleased to hear the urge to do housework has passed! I am back to normal again ;-)</div>
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I got completely abandoned by mojo recently & asked Susan to give me a random word that I had to get inspirations from. The second one she threw at me was...unicorn which I interpreted very literally! Very proud here as I used up some very old paper, the backing is Brilliant Blue from Stampin' Up & the paper pieced body is a velvet paper. Ideal for a little one as they can actually stroke the unicorn 'fur'.</div>
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I need lots of cards made in a short space of time at the moment and the Freshly Made Sketches team always inspire me so I've been waiting for the new sketch to appear today! Well I haven't been sat by the pc waiting, I actually did some housework to keep me occupied. Alright, I was forced to do housework so as to avoid being caught in complete chaos by a house guest. But then that weird thing happened where I actually started enjoying myself & wanted to carry on!</div>
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To add to my productiveness today, it's the first time I've used this Sheen Douglass die of a loosestrife flower. I read something recently about all flowers having meanings & so I looked this one up. Apparently it means 'peace'. </div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-87169953744631029852017-04-10T12:19:00.002+01:002017-05-14T13:38:43.889+01:00Just wanna dance the night away...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every time I see yellow cards, I promise myself I'll use more yellow....it's lovely & cheery but I still forget! I think I might go make another one while it's on my mind!</div>
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I used a lovely image from Stampin' Up's Simply Soft set and some spotty paper also from S.U. </div>
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Participating in some lovely challenges:</div>
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<a href="http://cagichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Come and Get It</strike></a> - In the Garden</div>
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<a href="http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Dragonfly Dreams</strike></a> - Anything Goes</div>
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<a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/"><strike>Penny Black & More</strike></a> - Spring</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-83347218952620649122017-03-11T08:00:00.000+00:002017-03-11T08:00:15.291+00:00Please don't stop the music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Can you tell I got some new toys recently? As a belated birthday gift, I got some Inkylicious ink dusters and I have to say I rather like them! I made several cards with them in one lovely inky crafty session. This one is for the current <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> challenge of Anything but Birthday. </div>
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This was another that I forgot to make a post about although it did appear on the <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">SS challenge blog</a>...oops! So just for Wends, here it is:</div>
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We're not talking about the stamp on this one. Because I'm not buying and it isn't new. Well, not any more!</div>
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Short & sweet from me, I have lots to do but thanks so much for dropping by,</div>
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An Occasional Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17064821176206479868noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-420154373151292979.post-84059557391082044802017-02-11T08:00:00.000+00:002017-02-11T22:05:56.107+00:00He was long gone when he met me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
With a female card, if in doubt you can pop some flowers on & it works. The nearest I can get to that for a man, are trees. They may not drink beer, play golf, watch football or indeed have any hobbies at all but they can't take offence at a tree!</div>
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My distressed, inky, splodgy tree is for this week's challenge over at <a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/">Sweet Stampin'</a> where we're looking for masculine creations. A fairly quick make but sometimes, that's all you can fit in!</div>
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