I’m late posting again – I’d blame the jetlag but it’s been five days since I returned from Barcelona although it seems like months ago. Perhaps it’s the cold that I picked up on the plane that is slowing me down. Or having to actually make my own coffee and food again! I got very used to walking into the Bodegueta Provenca on the way to school and having a coffee put in front of me – if Jose was in the middle of a conversation with someone, it would happen without a word being exchanged. And in the afternoons I didn’t need to practice my Spanish for “a bottle of water and a glass of wine” much either. But the staff there took the time to let me slowly stumble through spanish sentences for which I’m very grateful and it made a huge difference to my understanding. I just wish I’d taken a photo of their famous smashed eggs so that I have a better chance getting somewhere close.

But to get back to carding, I’m going to another weekend crop in a couple of days and I signed up for two swaps. One is my favourite things and can be a drink, snack, tool or embellishment that you can’t craft without. That’s a pretty open category. I tried to come up with a tool that I can’t craft without and there are many. For most of them you only need one, however I have three 6 inch metal rulers and I use them all the time. They help me line up sentiments and ensure that when I’m adhering card, it’s centred.

For packaging, I pulled out the Pillow Box punch board from We R Memory Keepers. You need to add 2 inches to the length of the box to allow for the end. I used some Maritime DSP.