Monday 4 January 2016

Happy New Year and some Sneak Peeks!!

Hello everyone!!  
A very warm welcome to my blog and a very Happy New Year to you all!!  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that 2016 will bring you everything you ever wished for.
  
I took a little break after Christmas so it's been a while since I posted last.  Have to admit, I really haven't done very much in the way of crafting so I haven't got much to show you.    I can, however, give you a little taste of what is to come shortly.
I've been bitten by the planner bug.  Shock, horror!!!
Have haunted Pinterest and You Tube getting as much info as I can and have started making my own planner with the help of some free printables.  I still have a lot of bits and pieces to get though .. things like page flags and sticky notes and pretty stickers, etc. so, at the moment there is not much to show you yet but here's a few sneaks.

  Some of the stickers and printable quote cards I have already got for myself.  
 
 Full month on two pages .. this will be for appointments  and reminders.

 A week on two pages for more detailed notes.
As you can see, although I have started using it, there is not much going on as yet.  It's looking very bland and uninteresting but, as soon as I get the rest of the stickers I'm after  .. look out people .. it will be very colourful and awesome  (I hope,  LOL!!)

So, as well as the planner, I have also started another little Mini Album.  This one is my next
 Megs Garden DT project and I am using their new 'Chantilly Cream' Collection.  Love these papers  .. neutral colours with lots of yummy vintage ephemera, perfect for my vintage/shabby chic Mini  Album.

Some sneaks ..

 

So, you can see, I will actually be adding some vintage photos to this album.  The photo above is of my mother and was taken in 1935.  Unfortunately it is damaged but still, a lovely photo.

Well, there you have it folks.  Hopefully I will get these projects finished soon and then I can share the full reveal.  In the meantime, among other things, I am also going to be creating some Christmas cards .. yep!!  you read that right .. some Christmas cards.  There is a great challenge site called 'Christmas Card Challenges'.  They have a challenge every week and, although I may not join in each week, I do want to make at least two Chrissy cards per month so that, by the time Christmas does arrive again, I will have made a really great start on my cards.   Looking forward to sharing those with you as well.

Thank you so much for popping in and do enjoy the rest of your day.

Take care and God Bless.

7 comments:

  1. Aaah.....some deliciousness happening here behind the scenes;) Glad you're back - thanks for your message on my blog.... the diary idea. FABULOUS fun....loving the sneaks of your mini & am SO Glad you're still on track for those Christmas cards....get creating!!!

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  2. Happy new year Marg! Your planner is looking good! I am sure you will have it looking wonderful! And beautiful sneaky peeks! I hope 2016 is a really good year for you too Marg!

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  3. Oh you tease... I can't wait to see the rest of that album! Looks like it'll be exactly my cup of tea!
    Wishing you and yours health and happiness for 2016.

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  4. Happy New Year Margaret! Oooh, you are a tease with these glimpses. Can't wait to see the full reveal. Jenny x

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  5. You are so organised! Good luck with the planner. And the mini album looks amazing!

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  6. Wow, this looks gorgeous Margaret! I love that photo of your Mom, can't wait to see more! Happy New Year! hugs :)

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  7. Those sneaks look so yummy! I can't wait to see the whole album!! And so happy you are doing a planner this year too!

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