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I cannot believe how the time has flown since I last made a post here - I've been busy getting the March edition of "News and Views" out - this is the free monthly e-mag from Cardmaking-Companion which comes with a set of free background papers or card toppers every month.

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This month's freebies focused around Mother's Day which is on the 14th of March in the UK but differs in the rest of the world, for example in the USA it is the 2nd Sunday in May.

Here is one of the cards which I made from the set - the free printables can be printed in different sizes on your printer but I have kept this one full size and I have used a cream card blank 21cm x 15cm

I layered the large topper onto silver mirror card and fixed it to the card blank. I then decoupaged a single layer over the vase of tulips and added glitter highlights.

The ribbon sentiment was also matt and layered onto silver mirror card and fixed below the topper.

Inside the card I fixed a pale pink insert and punched a row of tulips along the bottom edge. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of the insert and the card sold as soon as it went on display this morning!

My own Mother died from cancer over 22 years ago but this does not take away the joy I still get from making Mother's Day cards. If you are lucky enough to have your Mother still with you then please don't forget to make her day special and make that special handmade card just for her.

Susan

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  Carrying on the "dotty" theme from the last post -I hope you like my "dotty butterflies" handmade card.

As soon as I saw these spotted butterfly embellishments with their pink jewels this card sprang to life in my mind.

I've used a bright pink micro dot paper from Cardmaking-Ideas over a white card blank.

Using a large Nestability Circle I cut a window in the micro dot paper before affixing it to the card.

The window border is cut from a complimentary pink cardstock using both  Scallop and Circle Nestability dies through my Cuttlebug machine.

The spotty black ribbon, complimenting the butterflies, was the finishing touch

Like most of Britain we've had our fair share of snow here in Longton.

It's been so cold that our dog has refused to go on his normal morning walk - he put his anchors on and wouldn't budge! However I decided to take a stroll down to the Brickcroft to see how it looked in  the snow.

This photo doesn't do it justice - it was eerily quiet and beautiful. 

The pond is actually frozen and all the ducks, geese and swans were huddled along the banks.

The weathermen say this cold spell is in for a bit longer but isn't that a wonderful excuse for staying snug inside and getting on with more Card Making!

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