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
Nice card, I like the folds on the dress, great idea! Thanks for playing our challenge at Cupcake Inspirations. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteLeanne DT Member/CIC
Cupcake Inspirations
Hi Renata, sounds like you have been through a lot recently. I love your card made of paper wrappers, love the dress and the patterned paper you have found. Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw... I look forward to seeing more of you in our challenge. Megan DT LPoCF
ReplyDeleteNice card, love how you made the dress. It's great you are back with card making. Hope you get a lot of fun out of it again. Thanks for joining the challenge at Polkadoodles Polkadoodles challenge this week! Good luck with your entry.
ReplyDeleteCrafty Hugs, Renske Polkadoodles DT
Hello again Renata
ReplyDeleteI was looking back at your previous posts and ended up at this one. It made me feel that you have been on quite a journey and along the way you lost the wish to craft as well as most of your supplies. I'm about to do some proper sorting out in my craft room and would be very happy to send you some things (obviously for free) to help to build up your items - such as stamps, dies perhaps?, that sort of thing. If you are interested then please send an email to my own email address and we can take it from there. Obviously I need to know what things you miss the most!
Hugs
Di xx (di_wray@hotmail.com)