Happy New Year to everyone

 I hope all are well. There seem to be a few nasty coughs and colds doing the rounds at the moment, so please stay safe.

 I have been busy making cards all through Christmas and have about 15 or so that haven't been shown off yet.  Don't panic  - I just have a couple to show you this afternoon.

The first is the repeated use of a Linzoos pattern that I fell in love with back in September.  This is pattern no. P68.  Here it is:

The central picture is a digital download I purchased from Etsy.  The picture just appealed to me, and I just had to purchase it and see what I could do with it.  I matched the thread colours as best I could and decided that I would add it to my cache of birthday cards to be used later in the year.

Here is a copy of the first time I used Pattern P68

The second card to show you isn't a stitched one.  Now that is a shock.  I took the PNG version of the image used above and added water as a background - appropriate for ducks, I felt.  I then created a background and a birthday sentiment - I hope with some humour.

So here is the second card:

I must admit they both make me smile, and I really enjoyed making them.  I hope you like them too.

Hugs

Carol xx