Hodge Podge

Once again, trying to challenge myself to

try something that I hadn't tried before.

Bargello.

While I have seen this concept in

quilting, I hadn't until recently

seen it done with cards.

So, I gave it a try, and I have to say,

I'm please with the way it came out.

Then I decided to step away from the

cards for a day and work on some

hydrangeas.

Aren't they awesome.

I purchased the file from DreamingTree.com

after seeing someone post theirs over on

one of the Facebook pages.

I knew then I had to give it a try.  Since

I didn't need the 'MOM' on the sides

I left that off and just duplicated another set

of the regular sides.

I love it!

Then I went back to my cards.

I needed one more Easter card

and I just had to pull out the

Crazy Birds set from Tim Holtz.

I love those little guys!

I made several purchases this week, mainly supplies

wise, paper, dies, etc.  

But I did make one purchase that I had been

mulling over for a while.  I bit the bullet

and made the call after hubby said 'get it already'.

Brothers ScanNCut350.

While I have a Cricut Explore and will continue to 

use it for main things, the reason I wanted this

thing was to scan and cut around my stamps, thus

not having to buy dies for stamps.

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I got it a shot, and I'm please with the options I now have.

While I will continue to use the Explore, I will continue to

play with the ScanNCut and see what my options are.

Excited!!