2022 year in review

 Realizing that I haven't posted more than a couple of crafts per month this entire year I decided to make a top 5 instead of a favourite per month. And I'm participating in Ellibelle's Year in Review 2022 blog hop. 

So, my top 5 for 2022 is:

It has been a good crafting year, but I have used the sewing maching a lot more than the paper crafting table, let's see what kind of mojo 2023 brings...

I will send a surprise gift to one of the people hopping by, so don't forget to leave a comment on my post to be included in the prize draw. 

And here are the other talented crafters joining in the blog hop:

1. Bonnie from Stamping in the Light
2. Brenda from Floral Fantasies
3. Debbie from Secrets to Stamping
4. Diane from Nellies Nest
5. Ellie from Ellibelle’s Corner
6. Helene from Mummylade
7. Hilary from Fiddling About
8. Joanne from My Slices of Life
9. Melissa from The Stamping Ninja
10. Rachel from Slow Down, Enjoy and Create
11. Sara from Sassy’s Cards and Gifts
12. Sue from Just Peachy Stamping

If you want to link up your own Year in review, you can do so here:

CAS gift bag

 Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and got exactly what you wished for. I wished for my children and grandchildren to be healthy, happy and home for Christmas and I got all my wishes granted 💕.

Today I have a small gift bag, using just a cherry blossom branch coloured with distress inks, clean and simple. I really like giving gifts in hand made gift bags, then the receiver can give the gift bag on to someone else, a sort of "pay it forward-situation" 😊

Challenges:

Allsorts - CAS
Dare2Bartzy - CAS
Lilpatchofcraftyfriends - A/G
CAS on Friday - Christmas
AAAcards - non traditional Christmas colors

ABC Christmas - Y and Z

 This last challenge for 2022 at ABC Christmas we have reached Y and Z. Tricky letters but my brilliant team mates came up with Y for Youngsters and Z for Zoom. 

I actually managed to combine them with a LOTV-image of youngsters zooming down the snowy hill :), coloured with distress inks.

The sentiment is computer generated. 

The prize for a lucky winner is provided by Wendy: 

Other challenges:

As you like it - Anything Christmas
Happy little stampers Watercolor - A/G
Ellibelles crafty Wednesday - A/G
Christmas kickstart - A/G
We love stamping - I love (Lili of the Valley images and distress inks)
Stamping sensations - Anything stamped and Winter Wonderland
Taylormadecards4u - Christmas
Crafty calendar - A/G
Crafty Catz - A/G
Sweet Stampin - Christmas creations
Allsorts - A/G, optional Let it snow
Fab´n´Funky - last minute Christmas