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Sunday, 5 January 2025

WLS Jan#1 - anything but square

Good Morning everyone

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.  Mine didn't go quite to plan - I had an emergency tooth extraction Christmas eve which did not go smoothly - I will be having nightmares about it for years to come I think!  So I didn't get to eat much, although I did go over to family for Christmas day but came home early.  The swelling is finally subsiding and my dislocated jaw settling down😀... 


Time for the first challenge post of the year for We Love Stamping where the theme picked by me is for ANYTHING BUT SQUARE - So any other shaped card or you can always use the anything goes as long as stamping involved.

This should be an easy one for me as i make alot of shaped cards using my nesting dies but my mojo always goes on holiday this time of year.  I use it up getting all Christmas and we have alot of December and early Jan birthdays made so its off on its annual holiday! 

Looking for inspiration in my stamps I found this old Chocolate Baroque set with spring flowers which seemed ideal.  So ive made a little snowdrop card.


Card size approx 3.5x5"  I die cut my card base using crealies stitched arch die from white card.  I stamped the front with the snowdrop stamp in a peeled paint distress ink, the word 'spring' with marigold DI and a stamp saying 'beautiful beginnings' in shaded lilac DI using multi-generation ink for them all.  Splatters added with the same DI.  I inked the outside edge with 'green oasis' versafine clair ink

I stamped the snowdrops with 'green oasis' versaclair ink onto a smaller white arch die cut and added a little colour with the same distress inks used for the background.  I matted this onto a larger arch die cut from lilac glitter card and added to the card front with foam tape, adding a little strip of the glitter card across the front too. 

I love seeing the snowdrops appearing from the brown winter earth, the first signs that life is awakening once again. We are lucky in Cornwall that Spring does start early and the first bulbs are well on their way to showing their cheery heads.

Items Used:
Chocolate Baroque stamps 'spring is in the air'
aall&create stamps #455 'seasons' #748 'add a motto' 
Crealies arched dies
Distress Inks 'peeled paint, dried marigold, shaded lilac, vintage photo'



These are the lovely prizes you could win from aall&create

So do hop over to we love stamping to join in and see what the rest of the DT came up with. 

I look forward to sharing another year of crafting with you all.  Big hugs Emmaxx



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13 comments:

  1. So sorry things went pear shaped Christmas Eve Emma, might be an MS thing as my teeth went downhill as well. Hope it's feeling easier now.

    Your theme is ideal to start the New Year and your arch shaped
    card with Snowdrops perfect, as I said to Lynn, I'm looking forward to them popping their heard thought soon.

    B x

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  2. Sorry to hear about your not so good Christmas teeth are a pain coming and going. I hope you will feel better soon.
    A stunning card love snowdrops first sign of life in the New Year. Ginny x

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  3. Very pretty floral card with the pretty 'snowdrops' or 'paper whites' as we call them. Ouch, not a great way to spend Christmas
    Eve, hope you are feeling better!
    Thank you for joining our challenge at Colorful Options and Triple B!
    Diane CO DT and TP Co-Owner
    {Nellies Nest}
    {Colorful Options}

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  4. Very pretty snowdrop card, I love it when the snowdrops start to appear. Sorry to hear you had such a rotten time over Christmas and hope you’re feeling better soon xx

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  5. OH! My goodness, sounds like you had a real outing on your teeth. I was happy to hear that you are improving, though. I love your beautiful card, I agree seeing the snowdrops come through, a promise of Spring. Our Spring bulbs are 6 inches tall, but I'm sure the recent frosts will hold them back a bit. Take care. x

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  6. Lovely card as a promise that spring is coming... well it's freezing cold and lot of snow still;-))

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  8. OMG sounds like a horrendous dentist visit-glad to hear you are feeling better-I am still terrified of dentists after the treatment from school dentists in the 50's! Love your shaped card and beautiful Snowdrops.
    Carol x

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  9. Oh no, so sorry to hear about your trauma. A dislocated jaw sounds very painful and I know exactly what a tooth extraction feels like. Putting them both together and at Christmas time must have been such a challenge for you. I am glad you are getting better now. Love the card, especially those snowdrops xx

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  10. I am so sorry to hear about your terrible tooth problem over the Christmas. I hope the pain has eased now. Your DT card is a lovely shape and I love the snpwdrops.

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  11. oh dear sorry about your tooth trouble, not a great time for it to happen either. Hope you are feeling better now. This is a beautiful card. I love snowdrops too.

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  12. Gosh, that sounds like a nightmare way to spend Christmas, I hope you're feeling MUCH better now!
    Your card is lovely, the arch shape looks so elegant, beautiful snowdrops and background stamping.
    I'm very happy to be a GD for WLS this month, :)
    xx

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  13. OMG your dentist sounds like a butcher!! I hope everything is as it should be now!! Your card is just beautiful Emma! Love the shape and those sweet little snowdrops. Take care!!

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