New Life In The Country, Welcome 2012

After a brief period of unemployment after being made redundant, I have found a new job and officially a 9-5 girl working in a local civil service department! : )  2012 has started on a lot of positives and I hope the remainder of 2012 is just as abundant with good fortune. Commuting is a thing of the past, 5 minute drive or by public transport to work, no more traffic queues just scenic country lanes! What a change from the hussle and bussle of London. I am officially a 9-5 girl which leaves me more time for crafting.

We shall soon be moving to our new home, here in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park in the coming weeks! Lots of lovely walks at the lakes and countryside to draw inspiration from for crafting, an inglenook fireplace to keep warm and and a whole room in the house dedicated to crafting and wave goodbye to my craft storage boxes.

Here is a sneak peek of the view from the bedroom. I feel very blessed and fortunate to be waking up to this view each morning:

Redundancy Looms... A New Start into the Unknown

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, there have been some rapid changes and announcements affecting my employment. The likelihood is redundancy is looming or stay and weather the storm by accepting a 30% pay cut and fewer benefits.

Today, its really hit home this offers a potential new start into the unknown. Whether to continue with working in the charitable sector or to disembark by accepting redundancy, starting my own voyage of self-discovery and follow our dreams. Redundancy will be a welcome change after the long consultation period, uncertainty and upheaval. Afterall, every cloud must have a silver lining! x x x

Valentine: Love Is All Around

This my quick Valentine's Day card to the most patient and wonderful husband in the world! He is a very good tea maker and always takes the dog for a walk at the weekends so I can enjoy a nice lie-in lol. Sometimes its the simple little things in life which mean the world, and its nice to acknowledge and appreciate all the little things people do 364 days a year.

Here is a Valentines Day Card I made recently:

The sentiment is a stamp by Penny Black inked up with Papermania Pigment Ink followed by a liberal scattering of Personal Impressions Clear Embossing Powder before heat gunning. The paperstock and cardstock used has been embossed in a Cuttlebug machine.

Products & Materials used:

Sentiment/Greeting: Penny Black Inc "All Around" (W/Mounted 3807C)

Papermania Black Pigment Ink

Personal Impressions Clear Embossing Powder

Papermania Dome Stickers PMA560 Pink Hearts 

Nestabilities: Standard Circles & Lacey Circles

Gems: Eastern Treasures (Clear) & Papermania (Pink)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: Swiss Dots & Heart Blocks

Paperstock: Anna Griffin 12x12 Pink Paper (retired)

Cardstock: Paper Cellar Pink Pearlescent Card & Black corrugated card (Stash).

Just a quick and simple card, really liking the pink, kraft, black and touch of green. Somehow it just really comes together and goes some way towards using all my scrap pieces of paper and cardstock.

That's all for now,

Daffodil x x x