Spring quickpages freebie and updates

 Hello :) 

Back with another freebie after a a break of over a month to let my wrist and arm heal. It's worked a treat and is like new . No more pain and the strength is also back . Cutting down severely on my work and project load to give it a rest was definitely worth it.

But I haven't been completely lazy in that time. I just had to stop activities with repeat movements, so I concentrated on some gardening and started some cross stitching instead , which is more gentle on those joints and muscles. 

The spring flowers are blooming :) 

I love all these colourful blooms popping out of the earth in my little garden corner . 

These are the two cross stitch pictures I made so far. The larger sampler is called "Midwinter memories"  and is the first one in a set of 4 (one for each season) and the small one is called "Nature diaries" , a set of 12 , one for each month of the year. 

I have already started the next one. 

But it hasn't all been peaceful here. 

Not only did we have some cases of Covid at work, but my son also brought it home. He got it quite hard, with high fever and could barely make it down the stairs from his bedroom to the toilet. 

A few days later Beth , his girlfriend , also started feeling bad and tested positive. 

So there's me , masked up and armed with bleach bottle , carrying trays of food and drink upstairs to put it in front of their door . Yup, they had to stay upstairs and could only come down to use the toilet. 

It's a miracle I didn't get it myself being in one house with 2 Covid infected. 

So now I have two lovely weeks off work recovering from Covid stress :) 

By the time I'm back to work on April 1st I hope that people there are also healthy again and stopped spreading the virus. 

The last days I have been spring cleaning , sorting through the lighter clothing , washing my curtains , repotting more plants, walking and cycling in the sun and watching some series on TV in the evenings, while doing my cross stitching. 

I'm also trying to get some spring looks indoors. Aren't these bunnies cute ? 

They are cheap resin figures from the £/$ Store and the colour looked ugly , but a few coats of white spray paint transformed them for my table Easter decoration.  

And Spring is also the theme for the freebie today .

I have a pack of 3 Spring quickpages for you. 

Here is the download link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/p6tq0hkq418tjiv/sr_spring_qpbundle.zip/file

Enjoy and I'll post next before I have to be back at work , most likely on the 31st of March . 

Until then 

Stay healthy and crafty 

Hugs Snowy 

 

More Quickpage freebies

 Hi again :) 

I'm back with another quickpage bundle for you. 

The forced break is helping a lot. My arm and wrist feel a lot better already. Still not 100% as I don't have the strength in my hand back, but the pain is gone and I can move my wrist and arm without problem. 

I'm still going to be careful and resting it as much as possible , but I have begun to do some light exercises of stretching and moving . I think in about a week I will start with some light dumbbells to get my strength back .

In the meantime I have been busy with other things that go easy on my arm. 

Some light watercolour painting 

A little lettering with simple painting

Planting some seeds . I even invested in a grow light and heat mat to get better results. Time will tell whether it works  or not. 

And I took some pics of my lovely Amaryllis....

....and Orchid .Stunning winter blooms 💗

But now it's freebie time !

Here is the link for the "Dreams " quickpage bundle 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/e6q0ws717qmha9e/dreams_qps.zip/file

Here a layout I made with one of them for a little better detail . 

The pic was taken during lockdown beginning of last year. 

I should maybe take a new one this year, but I don't really do the selfie thing very often these days😁

And that's all for now. 

Tomorrow is a day off work and I plan to tidy up my little garden area behind the house ( if the weather allows it ) 

And maybe some more painting . 

Until next time . I'll be back with another freebie .

Hugs Snowy 

 

It's time for some Valentine Memories and a Sampler freebie

 Good morning :) 

Pssst..... it's quiet here. Everybody else in the house is still asleep , so I thought it would be the perfect time to sit at my desk and write this post. 

I don't have any crafty bits to show today. Remember , I told you in my last post I frogged a previously started crochet project and started anew? Yeah well, that didn't go so well. The repetitive movement of my arm while crocheting caused my hand and arm some strain , and as a result it hurts when I move it and I have barely any strength in it . Certain movements ,like gripping items and straightening it are slightly painful. 

So it's a forced crochet and knitting break for me , until this is healed up. I had this before , back when I was about 23 years old , working in a factory back then , and the repetitive movements caused the same. But not to worry, a little break and I'll be as good as new. No designing either because even gripping and moving the mouse is uncomfortable. 

In the meantime I'm reading . I can hold the Kindle e-reader with my left hand 😁  

Luckily I already had my new Valentines kit completed, including a freebie sampler. This is kind of special for me this year . It's the 10th anniversary. It was 10 years ago on Valentines Day when Reggie and I decided to be together and give a relationship a go. After a Valentines e-card and him sending me a song he had composed and played himself , there was no way I could say no to him. It was the most thoughtful and romantic thing anybody had ever done for me. So, happy heavenly Anniversary , Reggie . RIP , my love 💕

😄He never smiled for pictures .He could be laughing like crazy one minute, but as soon as the camera came out , the smile was gone. 

Here is what the kit I used for this layout looks like. It's available on the Store page for $2.99

And then there is the freebie sampler for you ....

Here is your download link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/cv1odentjhsirpn/sr_valentinememories_sampler.zip/file

I will have another Valentine freebie in my next post for you .

Until then , stay healthy and crafty 💓

Hugs Snowy 

First freebie of 2022

 ...and a late "Happy New Year " to you all. 

Hello :) 

we are 16 days into the year and I have already completed my first goal and project . I gave my bathroom a makeover. 

Love how it turned out ! 💓

I chose moonlight white for the bath and shower area . because we don't have a window in this room and needs brightening up. 

The 23 year old tiles are still good , but I filled in new grout .The old one had gaps and wasn't a white colour anymore. It makes all the difference and looks sparkly white , bright and new now. 

The floor got a new look with simple pvc planks. Inexpensive , but does the job :) 

I like feature walls to break up a simple monotone look. For this I chose a textured brick wall wallpaper. 

It goes perfectly with the white and bamboo furniture and shelves I already had. 

Decorating on a budget- The lot (floor, paint, grout and wallpaper) cost me just under £ 70.00/$ 95.00 .

Plus a lot of sweeat and aching bones the next days. This DIY stuff was a lot easier when I was younger 😅

Goal number 2 of 2022 is also done. My 13 year old bicycle was in urgent need of some maintenance. Now, with a new chain , new disc , brake and gear overhaul it's a smoother ride again. Maybe I can get another 13 years of riding out of it . 

As for the art and crafty stuff, there wasn't much time for that, but I got out a crochet jumper project I started a year ago and noticed it was far too large for me . So I frogged it all and started anew. 

Plus I finished my first spring scrap kit. 

Here a little quickpage teaser .Yeah, it has bees .

The second spring kit is already in the making as well .

I had just enough for a quickpage from this one as well. Obviously without the "Snowraven logo" on it. This is just for the previews . 

So, now that I have updated you about my activities ,it's time for the freebie. 

I have so many quickpages on my drive that I decided to give them away as freebies. 

So today you get the first pack of QPs.

These are the "Chilly QPs", befitting the time of year. 

3 quickpages in png format 

And here is your link 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/eykxva7h3lievp1/chilly_qps.zip/file

Enjoy and I'll be back with the next pack of quickpages soon. Stay craft and healthy as always 

Hugs Snowy 

 
 

 

Last part of Christmas Freebie kit and Winter World release

 Hello again :) 

Just a quick post to show the new kit in store and give you the third and last link for the Christmas freebie before I'm back to work again. Yup, I will be working over the Christmas days including New Years day. 

Nope, I don't mind . It's not as if I have small kids anymore , and the double pay makes my bank account happy :) 

So this will be the last post of this year . I wish you all a lovely Christmas and a happy New Year 💓

And this will be the  last new kit for 2021 ....

Winter World $2.99 

Yup, there will be a Winter World part 2 :)

So now to the freebie link .

https://www.mediafire.com/file/gr8p2wa70mqvgz6/srcf_ele2.zip/file

I'm back with more next year , so until then stay healthy and crafty as always 💓

Hugs Snowy 

Second part of Christmas Freebie and another Mini kit

 Hi all, 

just a quick post to show my second Christmas Mini kit and post the second Freebie link for you . 

This time a slightly different style :) 

This kit is also only $1.50 .Instructions how to get it are on the Scrap Store page :) 

But now to the Freebie ....

Here is your second link :) 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/4qm59eg8d79hxdt/srcf_ele1.zip/file

There'll be another part for you next week . 

Stay healthy and crafty 

Hugs Snowy 

 

Christmas Freebie kit is starting and Mini Kit release

 Hello again, 

I'm back already :) If you have not noticed yet, I have been posting almost weekly with new kit releases and there are freebie samplers up for grabs as well. So if you missed the last posts scroll to the earlier posts to download the samplers. 

I've been working on a few smaller kits and the first one is out in the store today. It's my absolute favourite of the new Christmas designs so far. It's called "White Christmas" and yes, it's mostly in  light off white shades. 

What the hell happened to the darker gothic style I used to favour back in the past ? 😀

I got older ,I guess. And my taste changed. I still don't give a damn about what is trendy or not , but I definitely prefer lighter shades now. 

That doesn't mean that I will never design gothic style again, but lighter colours are more flattering as we age. 

Here some more previews.

This mini kit is only $ 1.50 , and you can grab it as usual by emailing me at snowravensdesigns@hotmail.com

I have another min kit coming out next week. 

But now.... here is the start of the Christmas freebie .

Another mini kit :) 

You can grab this kit in  three free weekly downloads .

The first part is up today and here is your link 

Christmas Fun papers 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/wldwsepbdia00iz/srcf_backs.zip/file

Enjoy , and I'll be back next week with the next link :) 

Hugs 

Snowy