Handmade Monday 198

Hello and welcome to Handmade Monday!

This week started off being busy, then just got completely out of hand!  The reason was my wine o' clock clock showing its face in the Daily Express on Wednesday.  It was via Swanky Maison, who are very good at getting publicity for their sellers.

In other news, Quentin's mysterious leg symptoms are still being investigated.  He has another x-ray this week on his front legs.  He saw the Guide Dogs' own vet this week who still isn't sure of a diagnosis.

And I'm sorry for the short post this week - but I'm writing this surrounded by packages ready for posting, clocks waiting for mechanisms and other clocks and plaques waiting for finishing.  I think I need to ignore them all and put my feet up and eat something!  Or maybe find myself a real glass of wine instead of a painted one!

I'm thinking we might take a break from Handmade Monday over the festive season - is that OK with you?  I can leave this week's linky open longer to make up for it.  A huge thank you to everyone who has taken part this year.

Hope you have a fabulous Christmas and New Year.  In the meantime...

An InLinkz Link-up

Midweek Papercraft Party (20)

Hello and a warm welcome to the latest papercraft challenge!  This week's challenge theme is:

Health and Happiness - it doesn't need to be both, it could be health or happiness.  But I think they are fitting things to be thinking about in what is still a brand new year, don't you?

The design team has come up with a few designs which I love - hope you do too!  If you'd like to join in this week, you can find more information on the papercraft challenge page, but it's pretty simple - the main thing is, just leave your blog link below - we'd love to visit you and see what you made!

Before we start, let's have a little drumroll for last week's winners:

Fiona S and Sarah

Well done to you both!  You both win three digistamps of your choice from the Handmade Harbour store.  Please pick your stamps and email wendy@handmadeharbour.co.uk with your choices.  I'll then get them to you as soon as possible.

Winners also get to display the winner's badge on their blog, which is to be found in the left hand sidebar, somewhere over that way <----

OK, are you ready?  I love this first one!  Lynne made a 5" x 7" canvas with the brand new girl in windy weather digistamp - this canvas would look fabulous hanging on the wall!  It took my breath away when I saw it - I adore all the colour and feeling of excitement in this one!

Zoe used another brand new image - the do what you love digital stamp - to make this superb card.  A great sentiment to be starting the new year off with, don't you think? Do what you love and love what you do...

Rachel plumped for the popular wine o' clock digital stamp to make her gorgeous card. Of course, red wine is supposed to be good for you (in moderation!) and the feel-good factor of a little tipple certainly fulfills the happiness part of this challenge!  I think you could add in the smile that this card will raise!  

What have you been making that might fit our health and happiness theme?  Or perhaps you want to make something especially for the theme? There are two winners every week, and remember that if you use a Handmade Harbour digital stamp in your project you significantly increase your chances of winning!

To join in, please leave your link below - and it would be lovely if you could visit a few of the other entrants and leave some comment love - this is a party, after all!!