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I'm participating in the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop .  My card is does not have a Spring/Summer theme - but it's never too early for Christmas, right? Last year, I started my Christmas cards in January - this year, I waited until yesterday to make my first Christmas card.  I just haven't been feeling the Christmas vibe so far this year. But I am pleased with how this one turned out! Supplies used: Caffeinated Christmas stamp set (sentiment) by Becca Cruger SU! Hang your Stocking (holly leaves) SU! Coffee Café (thinlits) Tim Holtz Alterations Coffee Embossing Folder SU! Merry Music and Be of Good Cheer DSP Cardstock: black, SU! Real Red and Gumball Green, CTMH White Daisy Other: CTMH Red Enamel Gems, white detail embossing powder, SU! Gumball Green ink I have been making more "other" cards - Birthday, Thinking of You, Sympathy - to compensate for the lack of Christmas card-making - so I haven't totally lost my card-ma

I'm participating in the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge .  Here's the sketch for this week: And here is my interpretation: I cut the pieces for my CTMH Aurora Card-Making kit on Monday, then I peeked at the AHSC for this week.  I used the pieces I had leftover from the card kit (with the exception of the Sapphire card base - that was extra!) I added some Bitty Sparkles to some of the stars, and layered some acetate between the Juniper globe Thin Cut and the Sapphire circle- which I think looks kinda cool. I popped up the banner and globe with some foam tape - and voila! I can think of so many people who need this message right now - or any message, just to let them know that someone is thinking of them. This pandemic is so tough on families and friends.  Hang in there, everyone!

In Nova Scotia, we are working on week 8 under a provincial state of emergency (since March 22).  The state of emergency is in place until May 17, unless it is extended.  I've been working from home the entire time. I don't mind working from home (and the dog definitely enjoys it) but I'm missing the social connections that working from the office brings. I'm also missing my family so much. I usually go and spend Easter weekend with my sister and her family.  My niece's birthday is tomorrow as well - I'm missing that. It just makes me sad. I've been trying to keep busy with paper crafting. I put together a 6x8 album kit from Close to My Heart, an old CTMH card kit (that I actually forgot I had!), and some other assorted cards. This is a retirement card I made using the Through Thick and Thin stamp set from Close to My Heart. This set was one of the card-making bundles for National Scrapbooking Day.  One of my friends from work retired at the end