Just Because & Allotments!

August 22, 2012 at 5:23 pm 11 comments

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I think my cards are getting quirkier all the time. This just reminded me of strawberry picking. I’m linking with yesterday’s Moxie Fab ‘movement’ challenge. Trying to design movement into a card isn’t easy– it seems easier not to think about it. Anyhow- hope you can see your eye ( not literally!) wandering around the card. If it’s proving to have much of a directional influence- well maybe I need to learn a bit more on the design front!
I’m not going to keep up with all the challenges- but it’s fun to get my brain working again.
I have to share this little photo with you

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It’s entirely real and its a marrow that my lovely friends gave me when we visited their allotment yesterday- amongst other delicious foods like beetroot, blackberries and other wonder foods. The marrow is very large and the kids decided it was like a baby and named it ‘Larry‘. I dropped it at one point and they were semi-cross that I might have injured him. They cuddled it like a baby and we found these pants up in a drawer. I have to interject that these undergarments are absolutely new– we got them free in a pack of a different size. What they were doing in there is anybody’s guess- possibly hiding from the potential trauma that is potty training. So- these pink pretties came in handy. The down side is that now we’ve named him/her- I’m going to have a job cutting into them. I’ll feel almost cruel. Marrow recipes anybody???!!

Better dash, have tea to make and one that doesn’t include Larry ( at least for today anyway!). See you when I’ve summoned up the courage….

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  • 1. Ros Crawford  |  August 22, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    I ♥♥LOVE♥♥ this card … those strawberries look fabulous!! And Whoa! Larry’s a big boy! Cute photo TFS

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  • 2. Sue Brannan  |  August 22, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    This is such a different card, it makes you smile and think of summer…………..Marrow… cut into rings and baked in tin foil in oven,fill rings with a bolognese meaty (mince ?) sauce, cover in cheese or cheese sauce and return to oven for 10 mins to brown delicious and simple and a change from pasta. Or…stuffed with mince and roasted or…x

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    • 3. kerenbaker  |  August 22, 2012 at 7:51 pm

      Sounds lovely. Will definitely be trying that!

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  • 4. Nerina  |  August 22, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    I love the sweetness of your design, those papers are so fresh and look great with your berries – and YES you do have wonderful movement here! The banners have a lot of visual weight which is, transferred to the lovely berry swirl, which lets go into those little blossoms which bring your eye down to the sentiment :0)!

    The marrow is hysterical.If my children see this picture I can see a marrow hunting expedition in which they’ve already picked out the underwear …!! (Tons of fun!)

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  • 5. Vicki  |  August 22, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    Wow, love this card, those strawberries are amazing! xx

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  • 6. Lalo  |  August 23, 2012 at 1:53 am

    Sweet card and that’s a big Larry!

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  • 7. sanketi  |  August 23, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    A lovely card!
    thanks for stopping by my blog..appreciate it!

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  • 8. Becky Green  |  August 24, 2012 at 12:56 am

    GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

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  • 9. tsurutadesigns  |  August 24, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    I absolutely LOVE your strawberry card…sooo delish.

    Awwww…Larry with pink pretties…love it. You all have so much fun at your house…I wanna come visit!

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    • 10. kerenbaker  |  August 24, 2012 at 7:15 pm

      Anytime Amy!! Shame you’re far away!!

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  • 11. Cath  |  September 13, 2012 at 12:46 am

    Hey Keren! Thanks for linking this up to the Movement Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I’m so glad you joined in on all the fun! 🙂

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