January....

What a grey, damp, dismal Monday, but at least all the snow has gone and we can get about much easier now. Oh how I long for the Spring to arrive, I find these dark days a bit depressing.

Anyway, enough of me moaning, how was your weekend. Did you get lots of crafting done. Everyone seems busy with all the challenges, I must get back into those properly.

We had a lazy weekend, although I did get my floor washed for the first time in weeks. With all the wet and boots being piled up everywhere, there didn't seem much point before. My DH washed his car and I ventured into the greenhouse and was pleasantly surprised. There were a few casualties but most things seem to be fine. Nature can be very surprising.

I also finished my Garden Journal ready to be filled in throughout the year. Here is the front cover.


The swirls were from the lovely QVC foam set and I actually got round to making some paper roses. The paper was a bit thick so they are a bit clumsy but hopefully will stand up to being handled. I added some stickles to them.

The quote is one I've collected from somewhere over the years. I keep a book and write them down when I come across something I like, but am not so good at crediting them to someone!! The frames were cut from a Nesties Label and then cuttlebugged.


I made the copper corners by triple embossing with copper EP and pressing an uninked stamp in just to create a texture.The chip board letters were from Martha Stewart and were in the candy I won just before Christmas. These were also triple embossed, this time with Cosmic Shimmer Arctic Bay Lustre. My heat gun blew up just as I'd finished and unfortunately my resident electrician has condemned it!!!

And just to show I shall use it, here is the first page.


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