August 2015 365 Christmas Cards Update

Whoa! Another month passed, another month closer to Christmas. Seemed to be making mainly tree cards this month. Here is a selection.

Stampin' Up cardstock in certainly celery and primrose petals. Quikutz 'diamonds & dots' embossing folder. Kaisercraft  'silly season' paper.

Stampin' Up cardstock in gumball green and certainly celery. Pink pearlized paint chip sample. Kaisercraft 'mint twist' collectibles.

Stampin' Up cardstock in wild wasabi and blushing bride. Patterned paper from stash. Reverse/negative diecut from Wplus9. Iridescent glitter. Small diecut leftover from a snowflake centre in pearlized paint chip.

Stampin' Up cardstock in wild wasabi, cherry cobbler, whisper white and summer summerfruit. Stampin' Up stamp set 'snow much fun' coloured with various markers. Stampin' Up 'square lattice' embossing folder. Darice 'stars' embosing folder. Sizzix 'ornaments' embossing folder. All embossing highlighted with Wink of Stella 'clear'.

Stampin' Up cardstock whisper white and real red. Stampin' Up stamp set 'contempo christmas' coloured with markers. Patterned paper from stash.

Stampin' Up cardstock in whisper white and poppy parade. Stampin' Up sentiment in ridinghood red. Kaisercraft 'mint twist' collectible diecut. Spellbinders 'edgebilities' zig zag trim. K-Kingdom 'plaid' embossing folder.

Stampin' Up cardstock in wild wasabi. DCWV gold foil cardstock. Sizzix embossing folder. Diecut from a magazine.

On a Personal Note -

Spring has sprung here and the days are lovely and balmy and there is blossom and jasmine everywhere. You cannot help but feel uplifted when it's as beautiful as this.

Had a little stay in hospital for an operation to help me get a handle on my weight problem. I managed to lose 17kg on the pre-operative phase so hopefully there are many more lost kilos to come. I have a huge amount of weight to lose just to get into a healthy range. This quest is not for vanity or attainment of some beauty ideal. Rather it is for health. I had reached a stage where it was really starting to have an adverse effect on my health and well-being: both physically and emotionally.

Once I have recovered I am going back to my yoga practice. At the moment I am as flexible as a brick!

Hope life is treating you well.

Happy Crafting!
Cheers
Susie