It was such a lovely surprise, and confidence booster for me as a newbie stamper/cardmaker. I have to admit I was starting to get a little intimidated by all the wonderfully talented crafters out there and thinking that my efforts just didn't match up. I have a horrible habit of wanting to be the best at everything, and giving up if I can't be, and it has really been great for me to try to push past this with creating cards. All of your lovely comments here, and on Two Peas and the Flickr pool have really helped!! A funny thing is I almost didn't post this card as I didn't like how the background turned out LOL, just goes to show you can be your own worst critic!
Sorry if I am a little over excited, and gushing over just a little Tweet, but this is huge for me having only been doing this for a little over a month :)
I saw a quote on someone's blog today (sorry I don't remember who it was...) that said:
"If only the birds with the sweetest voices sang in the trees, the forest would be a quieter place."
That really made me think and encouraged me when I feel so inadequate compared to all those super talented ladies out there.
I'll be back tomorrow with some more cards I created today- having fun with distressing!!
Lynsey x
