tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770978480233139202024-03-19T13:43:05.330+10:00Franjopani CardsFranjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-77411783748268045302016-11-13T11:38:00.001+10:002016-11-13T11:38:27.394+10:00Why has it been so quiet?Because I have been chasing my dreams .........<br />
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And I did it !!!!<br />
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A Bachelor of Psychological Science with distinction is mine !!<br />
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Still more study to go - I am now completing an honours year and will then pursue either a masters program or provisional supervision (which ever I am lucky enough to get accepted into). Slow and steady is my motto - everything takes time but anything is possible - if I can do this then anyone can. My whole life has changed as a result of study and I am super excited for the future ahead.<br />
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I still make cards - only much more rarely now - but I do treasure my card days when I am able to have them - usually about 3 times per year with just a couple of very close and dear friends. I am currently on a four month break from Uni and have been undertaking my Christmas card project for this year. Here are the cards I made on a card day last week<br />
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I still catch up with all of my blog buddies sites often, just don't post my own contributions much. And I spend way too much time on Pinterest - but a girl has to have some vices ;)<br />
Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-49678181432371767782014-02-21T16:12:00.000+10:002014-02-21T16:12:55.523+10:00Back again<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello and a happy Friday to you</div>
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it is a lovely wet Friday here in Blackall after receiving some much needed rain.</div>
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Today is officially my last day of term break with term 1 starting on Monday morning.</div>
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I haven't done nearly as much card making as I would of liked to but hey ho that's life isn't it.</div>
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I have been so busy catching up on house hold chores along with some parenting duties. But also to top it off I am moving the house around again and swapping my youngest son's bedroom with the craft room.</div>
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Oh lordy lord why did I decide to do that - Blahhhh</div>
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Who knew that there was soooo much stuff in the craft room and that is after the clean out I had when I repainted. But anyway I am half way through the move and will continue to potter along. Although Benji is still not 100% sure that he likes his 'new' room, so I am going slowly at the moment just in case he decides he wants to go back.</div>
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(I hope not - that's for sure)</div>
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Anyway here are my cards that I have made recently:</div>
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This one was for hubby's birthday</div>
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I brought this die last year and was itching to use it</div>
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I saw a similar card using a different die with the love heart placement on the map on Pinterest</div>
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In real life the three love hearts are straight but for some reason they look wonky here</div>
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Hubby loved the message inside - he liked the idea of all ways (tut tut - typical man)</div>
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I hadn't even though of that</div>
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Then this is another version of a card that I found on Pinterest - I love Pinterest - so much inspiration </div>
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and I just print out the cards that I really love to use as inspiration - it is great</div>
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I was buying hundreds of card making magazines but when I realized how much money I was spending I swapped to using Pinterest as my source of inspiration.</div>
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But I always remember my golden rule and never, ever copy anyone's work completely - I only use theirs as inspiration</div>
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Inside view</div>
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And finally my favorite card for the moment- inspired by Pinterest</div>
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using one of my Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets that I brought from The Glitter Pot ages ago.</div>
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I love how the card turned out. I used my circle cutters to make the wreath and used my cricut to cut out the shape. I probably would of left the calico ribbon a little longer on the tails of the bow if I made something similar again.</div>
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Inside view - I think it might be the colours that I really love.</div>
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Ok well that is it for me I am going to go and think about dinner for the Smith family.</div>
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I hate having to think about what is for dinner every day - I wish the boys would just tell me what they would like - I'm sure that would be easier. I am craving a big fat salad sandwich but I can't see my burly boys wanting that. Maybe I will just make steak and salad for them and then I can have my salad sandwich.</div>
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Have a happy day</div>
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talk soon</div>
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x joy</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-88395164601637124522014-01-26T16:00:00.000+10:002014-01-26T16:00:18.342+10:00Here again at last - what a bad blogger I have been<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello and a happy Australia Day to you,</div>
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Boy oh Boy 26th of January already,</div>
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Where is the time going?</div>
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I feel like I just blink and another day - week - month - year is over!</div>
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Please forgive me for not getting on here as much as I would like, but life is a bit hectic at the moment.</div>
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(But then again everyone's lives are so busy) So really my only excuse is slackness!!!!</div>
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I have had a few plays in the last week, believe it or not.</div>
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You see I was lucky enough to get a Cricut for Christmas from my Hubby and I had not used it since Christmas Day. So I had a birthday this last week and I told the family that all I wanted for my birthday was a day all to myself - playing with my Cricut. Ahhh it was heaven.</div>
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Although I have not got the hang of it properly yet - so I think I need to head to youtube and get some tutorials.</div>
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Anyway I'll stop rambling on and cut to the chase and show you some cards.</div>
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I realized that I had not even showed you this years mass produced Christmas card.</div>
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Oh crikey how slack am I!!!</div>
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So here is my main Christmas card for 2013:</div>
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One of my sweet little magnolia's was the choice for this years creation. I decided this year to cut back on the 50 cards that I usually make, because I know some people only throw them away. However I love to hear that some people keep everyone of my cards and this makes making them worth while. So this was the card that I made for those lovely folk that keep and treasure my cards and for my special friends and family.</div>
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The inside view as always.</div>
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And this little one was one I made to give to the people that I know do not keep my hand made cards. It still took time but no where near as much time as the big one. I also used this card to post to my lovely relatives in England - because they cost $2.50 each to post - blah - I can just imagine how much the big ones would of cost. I am not being stingy (although it sounds like I am) but when you have to post quite a few - it adds up.</div>
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I also thought I would post a picture of my Christmas cake that I decorated. A lovely friend made the cake - and it was scrumptious. I just had a go at decorating - however Christmas is the only time I will play with decorating as it is way harder than it looks hehe. I will leave it to the experts!</div>
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Not too bad for a 2nd attempt - the 1st one was last year.</div>
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It took me hours to do haha and yet really is so simple.</div>
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Anyway on to some more cards. Here are the ones I made this last week - although don't get too excited - I only made two hahaha you can't rush a girl now.</div>
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This first one is using my Cricut - I know its not that fancy but it is only my first try.</div>
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The inside view - using a smaller flower.</div>
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And then this one is using one of my many new purchases - a tiddly inks set - I love this set - it was a have to have stamp set - sooooo cute</div>
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Look at these cute little crabs - I love them!!!!</div>
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And finally I will show you what we have been up to in between running around like crazy people. Sometimes I think I would love to put the brakes on and go on strike for a couple of days - just to sit and do nothing - ahhhh wouldn't that be nice.</div>
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We are still renovating - oh it is taking forever!!!! But we are getting there and when we are finished I promise to upload lots of photos of what we have done.</div>
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So apart from all that stuff, the only other thing that is keeping me super busy is my study.</div>
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I am still going plodding along and I am nearly finished (two weeks left) my first year of Psychology. WOW that feels so good to say - only officially 5 years left. Hehe that sound like a long time (particularly when you just turned 46 hehe) but I have decided to go all the way and head for the end goal of a clinical Psychologist.</div>
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There is still a long way to go but I am still loving every minute of study. The human brain and behavior is very fascinating to say the least. I finish up with year one next week after exams then officially start year two on the 24th of Feb. </div>
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Ok well I am now going to pop over to my favorite blogs and say hello while I am logged in - so that I can leave messages. I do keep track of all my old favorites I just don't get to say hello. I allow myself 5 - 10 mins of internet play a day, so I pop over and have a sticky beak and then keep on going. Then I usually end up on Pinterest for a little longer than I plan - but I love it - it is so good for inspiration for everything.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-64351047898981816592013-09-16T20:26:00.000+10:002013-09-16T20:26:17.482+10:00Finally I've got time to post<div align="center">
Hello and happy Monday to you all,</div>
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(that is if anyone is still coming by to see what I am up to)</div>
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I am so sorry that I have been such a bad, bad blogger.</div>
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Life has just been sooooo hectic with not enough hours in the day.</div>
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My study schedule is very full on and keeping me ultra busy.</div>
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I am nearly at the end of term two so am looking forward to a little break very soon.</div>
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Don't get me wrong - I am still so super loving every minute of study.</div>
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Just starting to get ready for a break.</div>
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Well this last weekend I gave myself a little break, as a treat for getting through a week full of assessments.</div>
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And I got to play in the craft room</div>
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YAY!!!!!!</div>
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Oh gee I forgot just how much I love pottering around putting little bits of paper together.</div>
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So to cut to the chase I will just show you what I have made, firstly this last weekend then some more that I made about 5 weeks ago when I was lucky enough to have a little play with my friends when we had a card day.<br />
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I am not going to list all the stamps and papers etc. as it will take me way too long. Instead if you want to know where something is from, drop me a line and I'll let you know.</div>
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This card has a white embossed butterfly on pearlised pink card - you can't see the full detail but it looks really pretty in real life.<br />
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Inside view<br />
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This card is my favourite that I made over this weekend, love the stampin up dot paper.<br />
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Just a little inside detail on this one.<br />
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And then this one is playing with a new stamp set and some bold colours. -I am happy with how it came together<br />
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Again the inside view adding some bold colours again.</div>
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Then these are from mid term break when I had a card day with my card making buddies.</div>
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White on white for something out of my comfort zone.<br />
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On the day I only had the star paper and the happy birthday banner with the stars with the buttons on top. Over this last weekend I thought it needed more stars - hehehe can you have too many stars?<br />
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And even more stars on the inside.<br />
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This card I modelled on a card from my<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/franjopani/handmade-cards/" target="_blank"> pinterest board here</a>. I loved the fresh colours used in the original and I thought these pink and greys would work, but I am not happy with how the dots ended up looking with the cut and the line of dots not matching up. Anyway I am happy with the inside - I wish I had done this look on the front of the card. Note to self to not stick down until I am 100% happy with the card!<br />
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Then this is No. 1 son's 15th birthday card, it's a little hard to see but next to the A is the rest of his name - Ashley (you just have to look closely)<br />
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-15120386087643533882013-05-15T16:43:00.002+10:002013-05-15T16:43:36.553+10:00Finally a post<div align="center">
Hello and a happy Wednesday to you!</div>
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Shhhhhhhh don't tell anyone that I am here - I am supposed to be studying hehehe</div>
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but I figure all work and no play makes joy a dull girl.</div>
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so I have escaped and come to post.</div>
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I had to upload some photos for hubby in relation to the house renovations so that he could email them off for some final fittings to be made, so I have just quietly popped over here to upload some of my photos as well (kill 2 birds with the one stone)</div>
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So hence it will be a quick post so I don't get caught out - after all I can't expect hubby to do all the house work when I am studying but really I am on here posting.</div>
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This is a card that I made for a dear little 2 year old who had a ballerina party.</div>
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Then these next two are ones that I got inspiration from pinterest for.</div>
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As always I haven't copied them exactly (as that would be rude) I have just used the colours and main design ideas, and I have used square cards as they are my favourites</div>
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I want to try this one in burgundy as well - I think it will look lovely.</div>
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Well hopefully I will get to have a play soon, I am up to week 11 in this term, so one week left of study before revision and exam weeks are upon us.</div>
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We are then off to Brisbane for a couple of doctors appointments and some much needed R & R.</div>
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I am still checking in with my favourite blogs, just not getting time to leave comments, I have even missed lots of entries in give aways with being so busy. But hey I have a goal to achieve so just having a quick sticky is better than not getting to visit at all.</div>
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Ok well I hope all that I have said is understandable as I have written this very quickly.</div>
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I am off over to my study blog now to give an update on what has been happening in that department - I may as well while I am logged in.</div>
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Ok, well look after yourselves,</div>
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Make sure you enjoy life,</div>
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talk soon</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-30747484233592320882013-04-18T09:28:00.000+10:002013-04-18T09:28:00.461+10:00WHERE AM I?<div align="center">
Hello</div>
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so sorry I haven't been around</div>
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but I have had my head down and my bum up</div>
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with my nose deeply embedded in my text books.</div>
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I am missing my papercrafting but loving my study so all is not bad.</div>
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Check out where I am at study wise <a href="http://40plusunistudent.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a> </div>
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Ok better go and get into it</div>
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talk soon</div>
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x joy</div>
Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-76282883747926762482013-03-23T09:25:00.001+10:002013-03-23T09:34:22.021+10:00What a terrible blogger I have been!!!!<div align="center">
Oh my goodness!</div>
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Where are the days and months going?</div>
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I am so sorry for not making an appearance in blog land lately.</div>
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Life has just been full speed ahead, go go go, with barely enough time to stop and smell the roses.</div>
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But here I am, taking a little break from study, swinging by to say a mighty hello to all my lovely blogging buddies.</div>
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I hope that all is well in your neck of the woods and that you are enjoying whatever life is offering you. Although I know that my UK buddies are freezing their sweet pattooies off. I hope things warm up for you soon.</div>
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Well I don't even know what I am going to post about so far but I know that somewhere on my computer are a couple of cards that you haven't seen before, that I had promised to show you, but never got around to. So I am going to pop over and have a look at what I can show you, I'll be back in a second . . . . . . . </div>
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here have some soft, back ground music to keep you occupied while I am gone</div>
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Ok well I am back again, did you enjoy the music?<br />
Here is a little number that I had in my head after making my Christmas cards last year. I have paper pieced my aeroplane and attached a hand drawn banner, then used a very old cloud stamp, finished with some chevrons and a button.</div>
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I have used:<br />
Kaiser craft little toot stamp<br />
Die-namics chevron die<br />
stampin up sentiment and top note die<br />
impressive (not made any more) cloud stamp<br />
bazzill card stock<br />
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Ok well I am off to go visit my other very neglected blog, to say hello, before I get back into study for the day. Have a great day - whatever you are doing and don't forget to stop and smell the roses and enjoy all that life has to offer.<br />
Talk soon<br />
x joy<br />
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-12865711344193091972013-02-17T16:48:00.000+10:002013-02-17T16:54:00.157+10:00Happy 50th Birthday Present for my lovely Sister<div align="center">
Hello and a happy Sunday to you,</div>
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I hope you are having a lovely day, whatever you may be doing or where ever you may be.</div>
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I thought I would show you what has been keeping me busy these last few days.</div>
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I am very late in getting my lovely Sister's 50th Birthday Present made - so late in fact she turns 51 today. Oh my goodness - how slack am I!!!!!!!</div>
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So the last couple of days I have been a busy little beaver working away to try and get this finished so that I can send it to her - better late than never!</div>
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But thought that I had better take photo's to show you all first before I send it. </div>
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I'm pretty sure she always forgets my blog address (must be an age thing hehehehe) so I think I am safe putting it up here before she gets it. </div>
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It's a journal of her 50 years.</div>
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There are 14 different sections - for particular special memories,magical moments, favourite foods, fun things she has done and heaps more. Here are a few of the pages:</div>
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And this is the final section - like a bucket list I guess.</div>
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Each section has pages for her to fill out her memories. With pockets for little souvenirs etc.</div>
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I was going to embellish each title page a little more but it has ended up being very thick already - so I had to cut down.</div>
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Anyway that is what is keeping me so busy.</div>
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One week of holidays to go.</div>
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I have had a couple of crafty days with my lovely crafty buddies and I am hoping to get one more day in before I get back to study.</div>
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I have been doing a few other crafty makes - so I will share them in the next few days.</div>
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Have a great afternoon,</div>
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talk soon</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-1841744498549940762013-02-06T15:21:00.000+10:002013-02-06T15:21:20.624+10:00Penny Black Saturday Challenge<div align="center">
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I can't stay away today.</div>
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I am lovin' all this free time to play - it is soooo much fun!!!!!</div>
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And I finally get a chance to play along with my absolute favourite challenge</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Penny Black Saturday.</span></div>
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Penny Black stamp 'I'm so cute!!'</div>
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This is the first time that I have used my Cherry Lynn Design, build a flower. I wasn't sure even how to use it - so I googled it and found the Cherry Lynn You Tube Video's.</div>
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I must say I had to laugh cause there is a man doing their video's (I think his name is Mike) and oh my goodness how frustrating was it - I just wanted to grab the flower from him and do it myself.!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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Perhaps it might be Hubby's Valentines card for this year.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-11790419107387541952013-02-06T11:15:00.000+10:002013-02-06T11:26:39.363+10:00Little boys birthday card<div align="center">
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I am still getting some time to play and I am loving every minute of it.</div>
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I made this card because I hardly ever make little boy bithday cards (even though I have 2 boys) I seem to make ladies cards all the time. So step outside the usual for a change and this is what I came up with:</div>
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Blue strippy paper from my stash of bits and pieces that I have had for ages - not sure who made it sorry.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-38156644537700392142013-02-04T17:24:00.000+10:002013-02-04T17:24:28.524+10:00What was I thinking??????<div align="center">
Hello and a super happy Monday to you,</div>
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Oh what a lovely day, the boys are at school ( the big one is at work)</div>
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and I have the house all to myself. </div>
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OOOOhhhhhh how lovely!!!!</div>
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I have the house work all up to date. </div>
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The bathrooms are a shining, the floors are all vacuumed and mopped, the kitchen is a sparkling, the washing is a hanging and I am a smiling.</div>
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And I popped myself into the craft room and played.</div>
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Hehehehehe and I don't feel one little bit naughty!!!!!</div>
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Now just in case you are wondering what my title is all about today - I will fill you in.</div>
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Have you ever had one of those - Oh my goodness - what was I thinking moments?</div>
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Well I had one today - hehehehehehe.</div>
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You see I needed a card for my lovely Maths lecturer to say Thank you.</div>
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Well somewhere in the middle of the night I had a brain wave to use my Stamin' Up 'perfectly preserved' set and to make a jar full of maths symbols.</div>
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What a great idea - only when I went to the computer I realised I needed my Microsoft publisher to do my computer magic. And it is on my broken down computer - Urgh!</div>
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Plan B - go look google images for a maths symbol image. Found it, just the right one - not a free one - no siree, that would of been too easy. I found one that I had to purchase Hahahaha and not any old one at that. It was just over 10 pound British - not too bad I tell myself at this point. The image is just perfect so I go for it. Print it out make the card then check my credit card account = YIKES!!!!!!</div>
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It was $16.09 Australian hahahahahaha and I will probably only use it once -</div>
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THE WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </div>
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I guess I should stop here and show you the card I made:</div>
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It is the jar of symbols sitting on a Cartesian plane. I am happy with it - but is it worth over $16 - hmmmmmmm I know what hubby's answer would be hehehehehe</div>
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Well I might go see what else I can achieve for the day - hopefully no more super dumb online purchases hehehehehe</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-8848322185792790392013-02-02T14:45:00.000+10:002013-02-02T14:45:40.977+10:00Yippeee I had a play<div align="center">
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what a glorious day it is here in Smithville,</div>
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the sun is shining, the birds are singing and there is a nice cool breeze blowing</div>
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and to make the day even better - I have had a play in the craft room</div>
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Yippeeio !</div>
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Ohhhh geee it was nice!</div>
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I have really missed just sitting and playing with all my craft supplies and stash.</div>
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I had intended on getting some housework done first but the crafty urge was too great - how could I resist hehehe! That together with the fact it is in fact Hubby's birthday today and I hadn't made him a card yet, sealed the deal. So into the craft haven I went and this is what I came up with for the big fella:</div>
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He is my super star and he truly is amazing. You should see all the amazing things he does! He is one of those people who can do some much! when it comes to renovating our house, what ever mad idea I come up with, he just gets to it and builds whatever I suggest - so very clever. And I am one very lucky girl! We are nearing the end of our reno's so when we are finished I will put up lots of pictures for you all to see.</div>
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Bo Bunny, Blast Off! U.F.O paper.</div>
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Sizzix Framelits Stars die.</div>
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Ribbon, button and string from my stash.</div>
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This is the first time that I have used this stampin up set - and I love it - it is sure to become a favourite. I have cut the sentiments from the little stars and will use them as 2 separate stamps - I can always use my stamp-a-ma-jig to line them back up and use them together if need be.</div>
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Ok well I am off to have more play time. </div>
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Have a great day.</div>
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talk soon</div>
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p.s. Before I go I must send out my thoughts and prayers to all those in Queensland who are suffering with these terrible floods. Stay safe and strong - you can get through this and life will be happy again soon. Don't let it beat you.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-49664748518393093612013-01-26T13:20:00.000+10:002013-01-26T13:20:01.710+10:00Happy Australia Day<div align="center">
As always a hearty happy Hello to you, </div>
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thank you for stopping by to my little corner of the wonderful world wide web.</div>
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I hope that you are having a great day, whatever you are doing and where ever you may be.</div>
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The weather has gone wild again with my blogging friends from all over the world reporting crazy happenings from super cold snowy days to super hot heatwaves. It seems hotter than normal and colder than normal. And now Queensland is once again being battered by flooding rains and driving wind. At this stage we are only suffering from windy overcast days - so hopefully it stays that way. Although we have had no Internet since yesterday morning because the lines have been down and we have not been able to get deliveries of a few things due to roads being cut towards the coast. But these things are nothing compared to what people close to the coast have been experiencing - some times its good to live 700kms inland. </div>
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Last week we had a rather nasty storm blow through and ended up taking down a couple of our trees - luckily they didn't damage fences or the house. But it was a good days work for my three strong boys to clean them away.</div>
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Then here is what else we have been up to - sanding walls ready for repainting. Notice the cover sheets that I placed everywhere after hubby's mess making episode in my last post.</div>
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And finally a look at my birthday crafty day makes. Using some of my new stamps from stampin' up. Although I brought them last year - so they are not really new but this is the first time I have used them. The inspiration for these came from the stampin' up catalogue.</div>
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The papers are bazzill and some bits and pieces from my stash pile. </div>
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I did make another card but it is for a friends birthday and I know she pops on by here every now and then to check in and it would be rude if she saw her card on here before I give it to her. So you will have to wait to see that one.</div>
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By the way Thank you for all my birthday wishes - I had a super happy day - very relaxing and then hubby took me to dinner that night. It was so nice. Since then I have been right back into study mode. With my first of my big tests submitted on line yesterday, now I am studying like mad for my last one for this term on Thursday morning.</div>
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Just before I go - I never thought that I would need to address this but something has come to my attention that needs to be said. Whenever I case or use inspiration from somewhere other than my own brain - I and most crafters give credit where credit is due. I love getting ideas from my lovely blogging buddies and I love telling you where I got the inspiration from - I love to share the amazing talent that is in the crafty world. And as most of you know with being so busy lately that my mojo is not 100 % so I do case some of my cards. I try never to copy something completely because I don't think that that is fair. If ever I copy work too closely - I always message the artist and ask if it is ok, then give credit to them in my post.</div>
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But someone has not only been copying my work exactly but selling it as their own creations and design. This makes me sad - not for me cause I am happy with my work, but sad that someone has to copy and pass it off as their own. I'm sure that if you can make a card - then somewhere inside is some creative energy to come up with your own designs. I never thought I was good enough to be copied but I guess I am flattered that someone thought enough of my work to copy it exactly - but give credit where credit is due please.</div>
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Ok well I am off now to go organise lunch.</div>
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Talk soon</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-29699744373356817752013-01-19T10:12:00.004+10:002013-01-19T10:12:45.770+10:00Tied to the study desk and not the crafty desk<div align="center">
Hello and a happy Saturday to you,</div>
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Can you believe it is half way through January already?</div>
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BLAH where is all this time going - Please slow down Mr Time - either that or add a couple of extra hours to each day so that I can get everything done that I need to (or want to in the case of the crafty makes).</div>
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I have not been into the craft room for over a month now - not at all - how sad is that!!!!!</div>
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And I am missing it - I need Mr Balance to make an appearance again don't I.</div>
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I'm afraid that my maths studies have been keeping me way too busy at the moment.</div>
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I have two assessments due in the next few weeks with one of them my end of course, closed book,</div>
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3 hour test and hihodeho has that got me stressing!!!!!!!</div>
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However I have got some light at the end of the tunnel as this is my last course of my STEPS program then I have about 3 weeks off before I start my undergrad program </div>
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I can't wait for either hehehe</div>
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I am ready for a break</div>
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and I can't wait to actually get my teeth into my chosen field of study - Psychology - I know I know some would say that is a little strange for a crazy women to be studying Psychology</div>
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But I also have a light at the end of the tunnel for the crafty room as well.</div>
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I have a plan to be very naughty and steal a day all to myself and to share it with little my crafty room.</div>
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You see it is my birthday on Monday - the big 45 (ooohhhhh that sounds so scary in itself - I'm sure I am really only 21 aren't I? Did someone fast forward the calenders - yes that must be it - and really I am only 21 - that sounds much better!!!!!) so my birthday present to myself is to craft my little heart away all day - hehehehe how good does that sound!</div>
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I feel naughty just thinking about it but I am going to enjoy every second. And I will have to do it as you will now be eagerly awaiting my birthday makes won't you hehehehe.</div>
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Ok well have a great weekend</div>
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make sure you enjoy what ever you are doing</div>
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'cause remember that</div>
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<span style="background-color: purple; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">every day that drifts on by is a day you will never get back again</span></span></div>
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so enjoy each second!!!!</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-45193817326193278682012-12-30T14:21:00.000+10:002012-12-30T14:21:05.136+10:00Jules' Twelve Days of Christmas <div align="center">
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Just a little note to tell you about a fun little game that Jules is having over at </div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><a href="http://jules-alwayswithaheart.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">The House of Hearts</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I have had so much fun playing along.</span></div>
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She stumped me well and truly on two images but once I realised they where not what I was thinking they were, I got it.</div>
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Anyway pop on over and have a look and play along.</div>
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talk soon</div>
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x joy</div>
Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-70530767115359583732012-12-28T12:42:00.000+10:002012-12-28T12:42:30.232+10:00Merry Christmas<div align="center">
Hello and a hearty Merry Christmas to you all,</div>
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I am a little late with my greetings but better late than never.</div>
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It has been a busy few weeks here in Smithville</div>
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So we have spent a lovely Christmas, with family and all of our favourite foods and traditions. I think I must be a few kilo's heavier but I have a smile on my face hehehehe</div>
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I love Christmas goodies yummo!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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fruit mince tarts, rum balls, apricot balls, shortbread, baked ham, turkey . . . . . . .</div>
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Brussels sprouts (yes I love them) crunchy roast potatoes, caramelised carrots</div>
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plum pudding</div>
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I love it all and even after eating way too much of it all I am still not sick of it </div>
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hehehehe guess what is for lunch again today</div>
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yep!</div>
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all of the above again</div>
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Anyway I hope that you have all had a lovely Christmas. </div>
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I have been thinking a lot about all of the people who are doing it tough this year. Particularly those in Sandy Hook America, who have lost all of those precious little ones. I can only imagine what heavy hearts they have and my prayers are with them. And then there are those in the UK with all of the floods there. I hope everyone stays safe. </div>
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Oh dear, you really have to count your blessings and be thankful for all that you have. </div>
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Ok well now I will show you some of the stuff that I have been up to, in between celebrating Christmas and some study. Do you remember my Christmas card that I shared with you a little while ago? Well I was chatting with my lovely Sister about Christmas cards and I mentioned that I was doing a blue card as this years card and she reminded me that I had in fact already done a blue Christmas card. Yes I could remember that I had done a blue themed card before but I wasn't sure when. And quick as a wink she messaged a photo of my 2007 card that was in fact blue . Hehehehe how was I supposed to know that someone was keeping track of which cards I sent hehehehe (isn't it nice to know though that someone does keep your cards and remembers them).</div>
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Ok well just to keep her on her toes I decided to whip her up a special card to make sure I had not done one in the same colour before. And what better way than to make a rainbow card:</div>
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It is exactly the same as the blue one only made up with small pieces of rainbow papers. Complete with rainbow gems. I really love it! But couldn't of made all of my cards like this, as it took quite a bit more time than the blue ones.</div>
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And finally here is my first ever attempt at icing a cake - Oh by crikies I might leave that to the experts - it's not as easy as card making. I had icing sugar everywhere!!!!!!!! I kid you not - everywhere!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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Ok well that is it for me. We just had some visitors leave this morning so I am off to go wash sheets and towels and do a little house work.</div>
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So I will catch you all later.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-21377453694819576872012-12-07T15:55:00.002+10:002012-12-07T16:01:17.085+10:00A Christmas Snowflake or Star<div align="center">
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It is a super happy Friday here in Smithville because I have finally caught up with my studies and have spent a very relaxing day with my lovely friend Leah catching up sitting out under the tree's at our lovely Daisy's cottage.</div>
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What a nice way to spend the day, then home to sit in the air conditioning - ahhh bliss!</div>
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Anyway as I said I have caught up with my studies so have had some spare time (in between house work hehehe) to have a little play. I should of been making Christmas cards but when I saw these little beauties over on<a href="http://thegentlemancrafter.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"> Jim 'the gentleman crafter's' blog</a> - I just had to have a go.<br />
Jim called them snowflakes but I think they could be either snowflakes or star's. And just for the record if my memory serves me correct - I think snowflakes are 5 sided - aren't they? <br />
I don't really know for sure because I have never (in my memory) seen snow :( - one day I will though!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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How pretty are they - and oh so easy!!!!!</div>
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I ended up whipping up a couple. Firstly one out of plain old copier paper just to see how they went. It came out huge and will look great hanging from my high ceilings. Then I made two of these silver ones with the rosette centres ( one for Leah and one for Benji's teacher). Pop on over to Jim's blog and see how we made them. He has a great tutorial video showing you step by step. I think they will be a great project to do with the kids while they are on school holidays. Jim made them with 6 sides but I couldn't get them to sit right with 6 so I did 8. Anyway however many sides they have - they look soooo pretty.</div>
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Ok well I am off to go make myself a batch of my Mum's fruit mince ready for my pie making next week. OOOOOOhhhhhhh did I tell you how much I love Christmas? Yummy food, pretty decorations and sooooo much fun.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-74466264706534650862012-12-02T11:05:00.003+10:002012-12-02T11:05:30.449+10:00I am still alive<div align="center">
So sorry I haven't been around.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-84651895355747097782012-11-11T15:17:00.001+10:002012-11-11T15:17:35.300+10:00More this and that<div align="center">
Hello and happy Sunday to you where ever you are in this wonderful world of ours.</div>
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I hope you are having a great day whatever you are doing.</div>
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I have achieved a lot today - getting some regular house work done, along with spring cleaning the kitchen cupboards, dinner already cooking away on the stove(hahaha - thats a joke in itself - see below for the full story), some study and some card making </div>
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So I thought I would show you what I have done - well not everything - I'm sure you don't want to see what housework I have done (you probably have enough of your own) or my super, tidy, organised kitchen cupboards (I'm sure they only bring joy to me) anyway I will show you my card making. Firstly this is a Thank you card that I made for my lovely Maths lecturer last term. He is such a sweetie and helped me out when my brain didn't want to tick along nicely. I sent frantic emails on more than one occasion when I just couldn't work things out and I always got a phone call back within minutes of emails. How great is that. So of course I had to do a maths themed card - and this is what I came up with:</div>
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Amazing what you can find on the Internet when you go looking, Cartesian plane, number lines and graph paper - perfect for a maths lecturer. Finished off with various sized star punches and dies and a sizzix die. I hope he likes it.</div>
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And then I have started playing with my design for Christmas cards for this year. For anyone who knows me or comes visiting my house for Christmas knows:</div>
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I have actually cased this card from the lovely girls over at the <a href="http://scrapbookboutiquenews.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/bubble-joy-card-set-by-sue-k.html" target="_blank">Scrapbook Boutique Blog</a> just changing it a little. I am into aqua this year as well - so thought I would do it in that. Although I ended up ordering 10 Tim Holtz Ranger Stonewashed paper by mistake so may end up doing it in that yet.</div>
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And finally - look what I brought. I had nearly run out of all my colours of bling when I stumbled across these u-beaut giant sheets of bling at a cheapie cheap store (you know the ones with everything discounted). They are all joined together but I have been just cutting them apart with a scalpel. I have done a test for holding power and they seem very good and for only $3.99 (Australian dollars) whoopie whoop - how good is that!</div>
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Then I found these ones as well, which are smaller for $3 a sheet, in such pretty colours. Now I must give credit here to my lovely hubby because to tell you the truth - he actually found them. Stuck way down low where for some reason I never look - so Thank you honey buns.</div>
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And just to finish off - I will tell you a little funny about how dinner is on the stove already. I went rummaging around in the freezer last night looking for something for dinner tonight and I came across a leg of lamb (again if you know me - you know I don't like lamb) but I thought I would get it out and do a roast for dinner (I only eat the veges when lamb is on the menu - yukko). Anyway to my surprise this morning I discovered that what I thought was a leg of lamb - is in fact a ginormous bacon hock - hahahaha so consequently we are having pea and ham soup in summer for dinner. Oh well at least I don't have to smell that roast leg of lamb cooking in the oven.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-84166910785833675712012-11-06T15:33:00.002+10:002012-11-06T15:33:21.283+10:00A little bit of this and a little bit of that<div align="center">
Hello and a super happy Tuesday to you.</div>
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Melbourne Cup Tuesday here in Australia - the race that stops a nation - it is even a public holiday here in Blackall. But I have had the boys home from school so no partying for me. Although they have both deserted me and headed to the local pool with their friends to cool off (can't say I blame them - it is hot, hot, hot here today).</div>
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So I am having a catch up on all the household stuff today. I am ahead in my maths studies after discovering that my first module was not due until this Friday, but I submitted it bright and early this morning. I have pottered with the text books today but really it has been a slow lazy day.</div>
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I got myself all in a muddle yesterday with an equation that made me think, spent several hair pulling hours on it. Finally emailed my lecturer calling for help, walked away from the books for less than 5 minutes and the solution came to me hahahaha. Frantic email to cancel the help alert to my lecturer and sat down and did the working out. Just goes to show that sometimes a break is the best thing to do (I'll have to remember that - but once I get going I am like a dog with a bone hehehehe)</div>
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These first two are some more sets of cards that I made for Gallery Day here in Blackall. Each pack contains five cards.</div>
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This bright colour pack was my favourite and I also made two gold packs as well.</div>
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Then these are some of the flower brooches that I made. These are very popular and I sold some on the day that I was making them even before I had them packaged up.</div>
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And finally I thought I would share a Halloween photo with you. Our local council puts on a special Halloween day here for the kids - they provide lots of lollies for houses that nominate and then us adults take the kids around following a list. Very safe and lots and lots of fun.</div>
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I look a bit stunned in the photo cause poor hubby hasn't mastered the camera yet and I am busy telling him which button to press - hahaha.</div>
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We had so much fun - we giggled the whole night.</div>
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And can you believe this is my 10 year old Benji with me in the skeleton suit - look how much he is growing. Both my boys will soon be towering over me! They definitely didn't get their height from me.</div>
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I am off to have a lovely catch up on all my favourite blogs after we were away in Rockhampton last week.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-32712305821295093492012-10-22T13:19:00.002+10:002012-10-23T07:14:23.542+10:00Finally!<div align="center">
So sorry it has taken me so long to post again.</div>
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I promised my lovely friend Paula that I would have this up last week but have been playing instead - Sorry Paula - but here I am - Finally!!!!! hehehehe</div>
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And I am not going to muck around yibber yabbing - I will just get into photo overload for you.</div>
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This is the first of a few sets of cards that I am making for our local gallery day here in town next month:</div>
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I have made these cards in a rainbow of colours and then put them in sets.</div>
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Red and Black are one of my most popular selling cards - so I had to do a red and black set.</div>
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And this is how I have packaged them up - in a hand made card and acetate box, trimmed with rafia.</div>
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I am now working on a Christmas Wishes set and I am hoping to get a flower wishes set and some gift tag sets done as well. As well as having made 52 of the handmade flowers that I made on my last card for hair clips (just need to mount them up with felt, add buttons and attach to clips). So no rest for the wicked. Work, work, work is what I will be doing this week before Uni starts again next week.</div>
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Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-73841554862166840902012-10-17T12:11:00.001+10:002012-10-17T12:11:13.666+10:00Happy news in Smithville<div align="center">
Hello and a hearty happy Wednesday to you</div>
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things are on a happy, happy note here in smithville</div>
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see my <a href="http://40plusunistudent.blogspot.com.au/">Uni Blog here</a> for details</div>
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I am one happy little vegemite.</div>
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I am doing the happy dance!!!!!! </div>
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talk soon x joy</div>
Franjopanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00616157048714046081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377097848023313920.post-31543746361290150672012-10-13T17:03:00.000+10:002012-10-13T17:04:01.112+10:00Penny Black Saturday Challenge<div align="center">
Hello and a happy Saturday to you,</div>
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I am a super happy girl today because I get to play along with all the gang over at my favourite challenge site</div>
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<a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="font-size: large;">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</span></a></div>
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It is ages since I have had enough time on my hands to actually play along.</div>
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I keep updated on all the gang and see all the latest entries but get a little envious that I can't play - but today I got to play and now I am going to enter this months challenge. This months theme is a sketch by Helen:</div>
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And here is my contribution:</div>
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I have used my lovely prize from last year Penny Black - Sweet thing stamp. Best creation, A walk in the garden paper (how gorgeous is it) some bazzill. One of my new tonic punches, and my C.C. Designs sentiment and tag die. Finished with some home made fabric flowers, buttons, ribbon and glitter from my stash. These are the little flowers that I make for little girls hair clips - so easy but oh so cute. And they take next to no time at all to make.</div>
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The inside view.</div>
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And here are some detail shots:</div>
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A close up of the flowers - all three took me under 15 mins to make.</div>
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How beautiful is this stamp!!!!!! </div>
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And here is a close up of the C.C. design stamp and die - very cute indeed.</div>
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Ok well I am off to enter the challenge and then I am making myself spend time crafting instead of "Pinteresting" (see my last post) I am addicted to it and have heaps of things in my must do list.</div>
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Hmmmmmm - I wonder?????? </div>
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Miss Leah - I do believe that you are the culprit!!!!!</div>
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Hello and a super happy Tuesday to you - I have been playing in the craft room - yippeee - oh I have had so much fun - no dead lines to meet - just relaxing fun - ahhhhh it's glorious and to top it off this is only day 2 of my holiday.</div>
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But I haven't just sat and played by myself (that sound's terrible - but you will see what I mean) I have had some inspiration from the lovely Therese from over at <a href="http://lostinpaper.wordpress.com/">Lost in Paper. </a> </div>
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I follow Therese on her lovely blog and she has inspired me to buy a chevron die from die namics after I saw this card she had created:</div>
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Isn't it just sooo lovely!!!!</div>
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I fell in love with it and thought what a great idea it would be to case this card and be able to use up all of those 6 x 6 paper pads that's I have floating around (believe me I have hundreds of them) so case it I did - I hope that is ok Therese. And here is my result:</div>
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As you know - I never copy any ones work completely just use the original for inspiration - but I just couldn't deviate too far from the original as I love it so much!!!!! I did change a few things - like working with a square card - as I prefer square (more room to play). And my little bee already had some of his flight path already stamped so I just added a few extra dashes.</div>
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Here's the inside view:</div>
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Then I also found this card Therese had :</div>
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Another gorgeous card!!!!</div>
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Again a great way to use up bits and bobs of card - so I had a go at this one as well - talk about a copy cat! This is my effort - but before you have a look be warned as my card contains</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">butterfly overload</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">hehehehe - I got carried away and ended up with nothing like Therese's classy card. I don't do classy very well hehehehehe</span></div>
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There are butterflies everywhere - crikey - I think I like the original better. Anyway I had fun - and that's what counts. Here is the inside view:</div>
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So a huge big Thank you to Therese for the inspiration and I hope she doesn't mind me casing her gorgeous work - pop over to <a href="http://lostinpaper.wordpress.com/">Lost in Paper</a> and have a look at the fantastic cards she makes. The videos she does are great - whenever they arrive in my inbox - I save them for a special occasion when I have some spare time to sit and watch them carefully.</div>
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Stay tuned because I have some more stuff I would like to try in the next couple of days.</div>
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Have a lovely afternoon</div>
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