Check-In Post April 7th 2024

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: Where do you do most of your crafting?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[spiralicious]

Over the last 4 days, I have gotten a combined total of 5 hours of sleep and it all kind of caught up with me today.

I did make a birthday card for my aunt today though. That's something.

In other news, I did get an update on Lynne today. She's out of the hospital, things went well, and she's staying at her sister's until it's time to take the drains out. She's also sounding and looking better already (I briefly spoke to her and her son told me she's looking better).

[badly_knitted]

Oh no! I hope you can get more sleep soon, that's not good!

Well done with the birthday card.

Also yay for Lynne! I hope she continues to improve.

[spiralicious]

Thanks. I am working on it.

Thanks :)

Thanks. We all do. She called again today and she's sounding better, though still a bit confused and wishes she was home.

[badly_knitted]

Who wouldn't want to be back home? Surgery is never fun.

[wiseheart]

Oh, that is good news! But having some proper sleep was clearly needed, too.
What technique did you use for the birthday card?

[spiralicious]

Relocating to the couch from the master bedroom has gained me some more sleep. Only 3 hours at a time, but still an improvement.

With the birthday card, Lynne has a paper pad of "femme fatal" themed paper, it's coordinating loud colors, animal prints, and glitter (very my aunt). From that, I cut 5 layers - red (5-1/8 x 3-7/8 in), embossed green tiger print (5x3-3/4 in), red (4-1/8 x 2-7/8 in), and a different pattern (4x2-3/4 in). I adhered those to a precut, folded card base. Then I stamped "happy birthday" on a piece of the leftover red paper, cut it to a banner, and used foam adhesive dots to glue it across the top.

It gives the center piece of paper a "framed picture with fancy matting" look, with a banner across it.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds great!