Being Inspired

You probably don't know, but I am from a place called Peterborough.

 

And every year we host The Great Eastern Run. A half marathon that loops around some of the city, starting and ending at Peterborough Embankment. This year my Father-in-Law ran it again, and so hubby and I took the boy to meet his Grandad as he finished.

 

Its something that I have been saying for a few years that I want to do. And seeing everyone there today, has really inspired me to enter for next year. Now, I haven't run for a good few years, but what better way to get back into running, then to have something to aim for, a year from now. And what better way to help me lose some of this baby weight.

 

So alongside my crafty posts, for the next year I will be tracking my progress on here, in a bid to keep me focused!

 

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And on the theme of inspiration, I spent some more time Googling this afternoon to find some more papercrafting challenges. I've found that they are a good way to help me decide what to make when I'm drawing a bit of a blank, as my head is currently filled with Nursery Rhymes!

 

And so this evening I have made my namesake into a cute card, to enter into the following challenges:

 

 

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-95-sketch.html

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/autumn-inspiration-plus winners. (second entry)

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.nl/2014/10/challenge-44-emboss-it.html

 

This card follows the sketch challenge for the CAS Colours and Sketches Blog, once again uses the Autumn theme for Pan Pastels, and Uses a heat embossed stamp for the Clean and Simple on Sunday Blog.

 

The stamp is from a set that came with the Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine, which is matted onto a copper self-adhesive paper. It is finished with both gold and copper glitter.

 

That's all for me tonight folks, best go and sort the steriliser out for the boy.

 

Lel x