Feminine Blood

I have an ATC collection and a cross stitch Christmas cake band that I have finished.

First the 'Butterfly Words' ATC collection:

This collection is so called because of the butterfly made of words stamp used on two of the cards. The background images are from FrouFrou and were perfect bases for a feminine ATC collection. Then the butterflies were stamped using sizzix butterfly stamps, and the sentiment added according to the base.

This collection was inspired by several challenges - the main five being:

Simply Less is Moore OLC Add an animal.

CASology 138 Blossom

CCM #134 For a special Woman

Art Impressions #155 Vintage Vibe

Live and Love Crafts #33 Photo Inspiration (pink blossoms)

And here is the cake band:

I wish to enter this crafted item into the following challenges:

crafting by designs Get Ready For Christmas

CRAFT 302 Christmas

abc-challenge F for Festive

crafting by designs Anything Goes

Finally a book review - Blood Sport by Dick Francis

Gene Hawkins is about to start his holiday when he gets an invite out by his boss, which means that something is amiss. Gene is asked to investigate a stolen horse, the second from the same owner, that the authorities can find no clue about. Initially Gene does not want to take the assignment however, when somebody tries to kill the man in question he changes his mind. If anybody can find the horses it is Gene.

This is a fast paced story with a good storyline. The characters are very strong and work well together making for a very interesting read. I would definitely recommend this book if you are looking for a non-murder, crime story.

Thank you for looking

Hugz Tinz