Destashing the stash.. card making with scrapbook paper

I have a few drawers full of scrapbooking paper and other bits and pieces in our spare room that I need to use up before bubba arrives (as well as a heap of yarn, sewing stuff, fabric and craft stuff!) so I spent Sunday doing some card making. They're pretty basic, my card making skills aren't very adventurous...I'm sure I'll find a use for them!
So far there are only 6 cards...so not REALLY that much of a dent into my stash...the loungeroom floor surrounding the lounge I've been living on is kinda buried at the moment. Whoops!

I am feeling so completely flat and sick today, I had really thought my morning sickness had taken a hike but man was I wrong!! These past two days have been worse than ever... so I am balled up on the lounge in my corner writing this little post, reading manga online and half arse-edly working on a berry stitch crochet baby blanket I started last week that is only 9 rows in so far. I will also admit that I am currently biting down on my lip holding in the ever increasing feeling of nausea that's just hit again and praying to Zeus this passes again soon. I'm nipping off home with the hubby for the Easter long weekend to spend some time with family and whilst I am so excited to see them, I am absolutely without a doubt DREADING the car trip! We are going the long way to avoid the 100km of winding mountain road but as I usually get motion sickness anyway...let's just say it's going to be one very very rough trip!

Valentines Day card making today!

So I bought another scrapbook stack today (I own quite a few...I can't help it! They're so pretty!) and it happens to be very pink and glittery so I figured I'd make some Valentines Day cards with it! I still have the flu and am very tired so settling down at my desk with some pretty papers seems the perfect things to do. The photo came out a little yellow there but they really do look very nice! I'll just keep card making until I run out of double sided tape! (Then go out and buy more! haha!)

Starting a new venture - cardmaking

I love cardmaking, it offers so many possibilites and is like mini-scrapbooking! I thought as a new venture I would start to make and sell (hopefully) some of my own handmade cards and see how I go. I know there are a lot of these available out there, and it's really something that you need to be uber good at or really stand out from the crowd to get a look in but I'm not really aiming for either of those things, I do it purely because I find it relaxing and seriously enjoyable! That's all you need really, the rest in due time will follow naturally as with most things crafty :)

I am a paper-junkie. I really am! If I see a piece of scrapbooking paper or a new stack at a store, then generally it ends up in a bag coming home with me whilst I slowly repeat 'my precious' under my breath....oh yes I am obsessed!! And since I don't actually do a lot of scrapbooking as I find once you buy everything you need (I like my scrapbooking pages to be coordinated and when I think it needs something specific I could spend 6 months hunting for it!)  it ends up being a very pricey hobby so I've decided to satisfy my paper-love with cardmaking instead.

So first I gather my pile of loot (ooooh how I love loot! So shiny and sparkly and new!) and a now clean crafting desk (it was rather messy a few hours ago)...

And then off I go!

 You gotta do it for the love of it and just go with the flow!

Til next time,

-Tashy Xx