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I would like to wish everyone a very Happy 2012 and thank all of the wonderful 'blog people' who have helped me settle into this new experience and given me so much encouragement with the marvelous challenges and fantastic messages:) My birthday is January 1st and this time I am 70. My creative mind has become so active that I am sure the next year will be just as full and happy as the last.

I combined the challenge at Sketch Saturday  with the Retro/Music challenge at Moving Along with the Times . Terrific samples at both for inspiration. I always loved the designs in the Flower Power era and still do.

Here we are in the last week of December and at Just for Fun  they have an Anything Goes Challenge I was inspired by Von's sample and hunted for somethings similar that I had been given a long time ago and always meant to use. Nowhere near as good as the card that inspired me but this card is what I made for the challenge. Thank you for the wonderful challenges at Just for Fun and my introduction to Blogland.

At Craft-room Challenge it is anything goes so I am adding this card I have just made. Not what I would usually make but I just wanted to chill out and make things that are a bit different for a few days.

This is the third at Seems a Little Sketchy . It was a very nice sketch to follow and I will keep it to use in the future for sure. Thank you. I have used a photograph that was taken by my hubby last year--it is a wild orchid.

Last of the seasons at JFF this week and what fun it has been to escape from making Christmas cards and look ahead to the New Year with the challenges. There are still lots of autumn leaves around so I collected some and stood them in baby oil for a while to make them supple. After that I used punches to cut out shapes to make a couple of autum coloured flowers. Lastly I found this lovely quote by John Donne who is one of my favourite poets and has helped me many times in my life when he seemed to have a poem for every occassion.

Nice to feel the see the sun shining if only on this postcard :) This is serendipity meets paper piecing and they tangle with zentagles. I love the artwork of Bridget Wilkinson  and this postcard is made in her style-not sure what she would think of it but I am hoping to go to Whitby soon and that I can show it to her if she is at the gallery where she shows some of her work. Always great challenges at Just for Fun  and terrific work by the Dts and the people who enter their work.