COVID-19 Crafting and Home "Schooling"

Hello!

With everything shutting down to MAKE people stay at home, it's the perfect time to do some crafting!!

I am keeping my kids home from school and trying to manage some "school learning" mixed with "home learning" as well as just stay at home fun stuff that DOESN'T involve screens!!
Crafting is ALWAYS fun 😆

Also, Sale-A-Bration is in it's last week for 2020! so get your craft supplies and earn some free items with it!
SAB 3rd release was announced today with some catalogue items added to the "FREE" with purchase items.

Third Release items added TODAY

In times like this which are making so many people anxious and disconnected, it's the perfect time to send a card and bring a smile to someone's day.
Not feeling creative? Grab one of our kits with everything in it and ready to be put together with easy to follow instructions!
If you are feeling a little more creative, you can still purchase any of our kits and redesign what is in them to make a stack of cards to send out as happy mail 😊

I have still been working my way through the Lots of Happy kit making my own variations with the items there and maybe to addition of other stamp sentiments.

Lots of Happy Kit Variations

Get in touch and let me know what you are creating, or if you'd like some inspiration! I'd be more than happy to help 😀

Keep safe everyone
Thanks for stopping by
Natasha

Lots of Happy for a Sad Occasion

My family has had some bad news this week with my Aunt losing her 5 year battle with "Multiple Myeloma" which is a type of blood cancer.
Mum's family immigrated to Australia when my Mum was young, and the family has stayed close, with regular "Family Days" and get thogethers for weddings, birthdays, and more as we were growing up. My older sister and I are the oldest of the cousins, and got to spend time at different Aunties houses through many school holidays. Still now, with the cousins being adults and spread all over the world, those of us close enough in distance still get together when we can.
This particular Aunt was my Mum's youngest sister, and the usually the one who invited the whole extended family around.
Making a sympathy or "bad news" card of any kind is not my favourite reason or need for a card, but of course, making any card brings happiness to my heart, and in turn I hope, some happiness to the receiver.
In the process of finding suitable inspiration, I came across a refill pack I bought last year for the Lots of Happy card kit (unfortunately refills are no longer available, but the kit still is).

I have had the kit before and made all cards as per the instructions (as pictured above), so this time I thought I'd play around with it a little more & use some different sentiments.

The following cards came together first; everything is still from the kit, however I have used the Parcels & Petals Cling Stamp Set for the sentiments.

This got my creative juices flowing and paved the way to making this card for my Uncle, this time with additions from the Well Said Cling Stamp Set and Well Written Dies.

The Funeral was yesterday which was a gorgeous sunny day to farewell and celebrate her and her beautiful life. It was lovely to see extended family and share our memories together.
It was also comforting that we as cousins have resolved to continue the "Family Days" in the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas (or now with the Aussie "St Nicks" Day) at the beginning of December each year.

Thanks for taking time to stop by
Natasha