It's a girl thing

Purchased these stamps from Sugar Nellie for making cards for breast cancer awareness month. They were beautiful stamps to use and I was pleased with the result. Money raised I have sent to Breast Cancer Campaign. I marketed the cards at the craft fair as being for people to give to someone they knew who had had or survived cancer or just to let a friend know they cared. There was lots of interest and I have sold about half of the ones I made.

I bought a stamp which said 'it's a girl thing' and stamped this on the back of every card.

A little stamping

Made a card a couple of weeks ago for my sister who was moving into a bungalow. I've used background papers and various stamps and acetate pictures from Crafty Individuals. Also printed some quotes and photos onto Safmat and burnished them on to make a kind of collage effect.

Heat Transfer Dyeing

Further to my post about Jackie's workshop here are the photos of the work we did. And I made one piece of material into an engagement card for my sister and fiance. You can see they are all 'happy accidents'.

Jackie said we could buy them through Fibrecrafts and I've ordered the catalogue but whilst waiting I looked up on Google and came across Ario website which does cheaper transfer dye - I don't know if it's any good but it might be worth a try.

Craft event

I was invited to have a table selling my cards in aid of breast cancer research charities at a church Harvest Festival in Ashford Hill. I made approx £90. By all accounts a very good two days and the 'photo cards' sold really well. I met the Bishop of Winchester. He looked at my book and had a copy. It seemed a funny thing for a Bishop to read a book called Flying Towards Hell, but well he said he would and he would use it in his chapel. I wonder if he will.

Made it - maybe

Have heard I have been accepted by University to do Foundation degree in Education Administration, went for first taster session last night, very scary. It is so hard with to find positive things about me and we had to do some stuff in reflective writing. Degree is part-time, takes 3 years with option to top up to BA Hons. Will I still be alive in 3 years - who knows? Today I had check up by surgeon - she says all is well , may have to have scan before next visit to her.

Head still mad, trying to do everything - have been to Aqua class, scrapbook class and textile class. Trying so hard to keep busy and get J out of my mind, she just won't go. I think University application is absolute madness on my part - why oh why did I apply? Reading is so difficult - writing will be harder still I'm sure. Mark says I'm stubborn - some people say I'm determined so maybe these things I can't recognise in myself will get me through.

Made some more cards to sell for Breast Cancer Research - photo ones this time.