A New Year and New Cards!

Happy New Year! Happy crafting too! These next six cards were made using a Stampin'

Up! stamp and punch set I go recently. I first saw the set before Christmas, but here in NZ it wasn't available to order until January 3rd. I had to wait...counting off the days until I could order it! I fell in love with that oh-so-cute Bee and knew I had to order the suite! It came with some pretty DSP, some pillow boxes to make up, some ribbon and some cute little enamel heart and daisy shaped self adhesive embellishments. 

However, I've been of my feet (literally) for the last 8 days.. I was hit with a bad dose of Vertigo. My head was spinning and my balance was not good. Moving my eyes, head or body would make me feel so unbalanced and nauseous. The best thing fore was to rest/sleep on my bed. But even that was a challenge as I felt like I was going to fall off the bed. I made sure to lie in the middle of the bed, so it was not possible for me to fall.

Anyway, I am now feeling better, not quite 100%, but much better than I was. The constant nausea has gone, and I am able to move around ok again. I do need to move slowly though, and if I need to turn to look  vat something, I do it slowly. Vertigo and feeling dizzy are two different things. With Vertigo you feeling like the everything is spinning. Kind of like trying to walk during an earthquake, and you can't balance. Anyway, because of feeling so yuck I wasn't able to play with my new craft things. I made these cards over several days, as I started to feel better. It was a "slow" process, with many "Nana naps" in between! On top of not feeling well, it' extremely humid. I love the (dry) heat, but the humidity just knocks me out.

These 2 cards are mini ones I made using scraps of card that were sitting on my desk.

I stamped the white card (below) using some of the floral stamps from the Bee My Valentine" stamp set, using different coloured ink pads. The Bee's wings are made from vellum, with card stock underneath.

The card below is the fist card I made with the new stamps. I wasn't quite well at the time, still dealing with the Vertigo and constant nausea, and ooops, I forgot the Bee's little Antennae! There's some cute Valentines word stamps included in the stamp set. 

Yes, this card below, is a Lavinia Stamps card I made before Christmas - before the Vertigo hit. I coloured the house - "Bella's House" using my new Mondeluz pencils. I am not all that good with them and have a lot to learn.   

The moon was done using a circle mask and yellow ink  brushed on with a stencil brush.

Ok, I really have to end this here, my attention span is not good at the moment, and I have made SO many mistakes while typing this. My brain is fried!

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!