Flowers everywhere

 Hello again,

The weather is so nice lately ,it almost feels like it's too good to be real. Considering the long periods with huge amounts of rain and wind and cold. 

The sun is out, green all around and oh so many beautiful flowers and colors at every step. On the fields, on the side of the roads, in the streets, in the gardens, in the windows ,on the balcony ...it's a true feast for the eye and the soul!

Therefore today I was inspired and chose to do a card embelished with improvised ( of course) flowers.  Doesn't compare to all the gorgeous cards saw these days on the blogs I follow and visit ( I'm in awe with all the talent and passion and craftmanship I get to see on all of these blogs ). I hope in time I'll get to be not as good( feels impossible 😅) but maybe better than I am at it at the moment. 

I will be participating in the following challenges:

Wk 21 - Card making & craft challenge - Anything Goes creative craft challenge at Polkadoodles

Challenge # 295 - Anything Goes at Dream Valley Challenges 

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #570 

#206- The Paper Shelter at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 

I used as inspiration the Sketch #726 - Sketch Saturday so I will be entering their challenge as well.

And this is my take on it :

Wish you all a beautiful sunny day! X

A new beginning

   Hello everyone! 

It's been such a long time since I posted anything or even made a card. 

I used to post a lot on a french blog ,made loads of cards and interracted with people who share the same passion for crafting, from all over the world.

That changed when I've moved from France to The Netherlands, 6 years ago (almost 7 now 😱) . When I moved I've left so much behind and slowly lost everything that connected me to that place and to the person I used to be. 

The loss of the relationships I have built there hit me the hardest but beside this I also left behind absolutely all of my crafting tools and supplies ( office full off). Along with it, I lost the energy,the drive, the longing to craft.

The first year, I tried to build myself a new crafting space here and got myself new crafting materials and tools and slowly started to make cards again. But everytime I would begin one, something would be missing and my mind was jumping instantly at all the stuff I left behind.  And that's when frustration would begin to grow in anger ,sadness would turn into resignation and my energy would evaporate getting me to exhaustion faster than a full day of work. 

And then I stopped completely. I was feeling like the hobby I loved and enjoyed was making me feel way worse than I already was . 

But now , I suddenly got the urge to begin anew . I'm at a point where I made peace with all that was and all there is. I finally rediscovered myself and at the same time I found an immense well of energy to be used on  everything that surrounds me and everything I love to do. 

So I will begin by posting  a very simple card. My supplies are still pretty low ,I am improvising a lot. Using a lot of chocolate and sweets wrapers, packing papers, paper from old envellopes.

Would love to hear what you think about it.❤

I will enter with this card in the following challenges:

             Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #570

Challenge # 295 - Anything Goes at Dream Valley Challenges

#206- The Paper Shelter at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 

Wk 21 - Card making & craft challenge - Anything Goes creative craft challenge at Polkadoodles

Simon Says: Add A Sentiment.

Bisous,

R.