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New card designs! Yay!

YAY!

I've been hard at work, coming up with a few new designs.  I've got a few more I'm still working on but they aren't quite ready yet.

I'm going to lead off with a card I've been working on for a few weeks.  I just couldn't seem to get past some block I had with the design, until I realised that it was the colour scheme I'd chosen.  As I'd just got some new card stock in, I went through it and found the perfect one.  From there, the rest just seemed to flow out.  I hope you like it.  It's rather a special one.

You see, a friend is trying to send her son to a specialised camp for autistic children, and it's a bit expensive, so she's asking for help.  Her Send Sam to Autism Camp at Go Fund Me is slowly inching up, but not quickly enough.  This is a summer camp and she needs the money soon.  People, I cannot stress the necessity of something like this.  Her son needs this.  She needs this.  Let's help her as much as we can.  If you never buy another card from me, please buy this one.  If you don't want to, then please give her a donation.

Here's the card.  It's simple, but I love it.  I might make a few changes to it over time, and you'll be the first ones to know if I do.

The image comes from Robert Jackson , and I am absolutely in love with his digi stamps.  You have no idea how difficult it can be to find non-stereotyped non-white characters, and he is fantastic.  One day I'm going to own all of his work.

Just a small edge of a doily, with a natural string accent.  Made on high quality 250gsm whit card, with American Crafts card matting.  You can find it in my Etsy Store , or on my Zibbet store . I'm really hoping we can raise a few pounds for Megan and Sam.


Moving on, I have another design that is going to go under the same heading, since it was inspired by this card.  Much smaller, notelet size, appx 3.5x4 inches.

You can find these lovely little cards on my Zibbet store, and on Etsy .  I hope you'll give them a look.  These come in a set of four, and will ship in their own little box, with handmade envelopes to fit them.

Well, I think that's enough for now!  I have another card, but I'll save that for it's own post in a few days.  I want this entry to stand on its own.

Have a great day, and make something, will you?

WE'RE OPEN!!!

Well, this is it!  I've agonised and had inferiority complexes and worried and panicked, but in the end, we're open!  Check the shop out for me, buy something if you can, and check back soon because I have a special card I'm almost done with that I'm going to be adding this week and I really want you to see it, and buy it.

Little Blue Penguin Crafts

Crabs! Cupcakes! Crabs with cupcakes!

I promised a card blog post, so here you go.  One of the cards I've been working on.  I'd post some of the others but the pictures were crap.  My hands are too shakey today to take pics, I guess.

This is one I made for my daughter, and for the Twisted Thursday Challenge at Outlawz, which is a challenge community for crafting, and I'm liking the community there so far.  If you craft, particularly paper crafting, check it out.

Digi stamp for this card is by Jessica Weible.  She has some gorgeous images.
I don't remember where I got the sentiment from, so if it's yours, let me know in a comment and I will add the credit right away.
I used Dovecraft inks for the background, put on with a sponge.
I quite like this card.  I may offer a similar design in my shop.

Well, it's been awhile, hasn't it?

That's a thing.

I've been dealing with a lot pain.  And stress.  I've quit smoking!  Somewhere around 22 years of smoking.  I'm not sure.  I've switched to vaping, so I still have a nicotine fix.  But no more tar, no more chemicals.  My body is going through hell, and according to my doctor, it will for another month or two, and may get worse for awhile.  My FMS is aggravating the whole thing.  My system is dumping chemicals and tar build up, and it's GROSS.  O_O  My doctor cautioned me against giving in and taking up smoking again, and let me tell you, after going through two months of this hell, this disgusting stomach wrenching hell (my OCD makes me want to puke when I cough up stuff because THAT IS STILL IN MY BODY), I will never smoke again.  There is no chance of it.  Sure, I still have the occasional mild urge to have a fag, but it passes.  It's not serious.  I don't even know how long it's been now.  Like I said though, somewhere around two months.  Yeah, I'm proud of myself.

Also, holy shit, how was I ever able to afford spending 2-300£ a month on fags?  My mind is stunned.

Moving on.

I updated my first post to reflect some changes in my life.  I'm 37 in less than two weeks.  NINE DAYS!  I'm excited, hell yeah.

I craft!  Well, I always have, but I'm taking it seriously now.  I crochet, when I feel like it.  It's hard to do it for long these days.  It hurts my hands more than almost anything else.  I love it though, and do the most of it in the Autumn and Winter, making wintery things.  My yarn stash is huge.  I'm sort of addicted to yarn.

I've taken up sewing again.  It's been a very long time.  20ish years!  But my daughter has had her own little one for a couple of years and I want her to progress and I really want to start doing it again, so I purchased a gorgeous Husqvarna, and I'm messing with it a bit before I start doing anything seriously.

Cards!  OMG the cards.  I've enjoyed sending cards and postcards to friends for many years; then I started making some for holidays to send.  Now I'm going to be opening my own online shop to sell them.  I really hope you'll stop by when I finally do.  I'm feeling a little inadequate.  But I am also confident that I'm pretty good, and I'll only get better.  Buy my cards.  I want to buy a die cutting machine :D

I know a lot of my friends are crafty.  I want to link your blogs!  Leave a message and a link for me, oh my friends, and I will do this for you!

So, welcome welcome!  Next post I'm going to share some cards I've made for friends and family.