my year in posts

Happy New Year!!
In a fit of nostalgia I decided to have a look through my last year of blogging, to pick out some of the posts that sum up my year in crafting. Either when I found a new technique or tool that I loved, or just something i really love

The year started well with a six month stint on the Scrolls Work design Team. I had previously been on the Inka design team, so was delighted to be promoting their stamps again.
I made this unusual tag in a card design, which I later did as a tutorial on gingersnaps
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/02/theme-thursday-girls.html

I also had a brief stint playing with Zentangles
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/02/zentangle-heart.html

Then I was asked to be a 2010 member of the Frantic Stamper Design team, and I made this tag with my first batch of goodies
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/03/tag-tuesday-arch.html

March arrived and I started planning my christmas presents. I came up with this pattern for Crochet Slippers, which I made for my book group (9 pairs, and I DID finish them on time)
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/03/crochet-slippers.html

This next one was a fun one, when I decided to challenge myself to see if I could make an attractive balaclava!
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/04/at-last-perfect-profile-picture.html

Then my obsession with pencil colouring started with a tutorial on the gingersnap blog
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/05/quick-and-easy-pencil-colouring.html

Almost halfway through the year and my good friend Jo had her designs made into stamps by Stampotique. And I just loved working with them
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/05/jasmine.html

which was handy when I joined the Happy Daze Design team
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/06/happy-daze-design-team-announcement-tag.html

I also became a regular contributor to Craft Stamper Magazine, and have had quite a few article in the magazine this year, with more planned for next year. It's been such a joy to see my work in print amongst proper talented, and well known, designers. ( ever had that "I'm not worthy" feeling?)
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/06/august-craft-stamper-sneak-peaks.html

This next one, is when I discovered that I could design a template for a swing card. I am planning to put this together as a tutorial sometime
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/05/kinetic-card.html

I found a way to "upcycle" my son's favourite t-shirts to make cushions
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/06/t-shirt-cushion-tutorial.html

This is just a really simple sympathy card, that I liked.
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/06/sympathy-card.html

and a fun card for a boy
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/06/gc20-shades-of-blue.html

A cake for my son's birthday and my obsession with nail art begins
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/07/climbing-wall-cake-and-some-nail-art.html

a fun paint experiment that I enjoyed
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/08/gingersnap-creations-paint.html

I realised how much I loved One Layer Cards....
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/09/one-layer-wednesday-trees.html

.... pencil colouring on Kraft card...
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/09/brrrr-its-chilly.html

......masks (I just saw a very similar card to this on create and craft today)....
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/10/going-dotty.html

.... the immovable knot technique (not my invention, link included)
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/11/girly-girl-sweet-sixteen.html

....and blender pencils
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/09/brrrr-its-chilly.html

more knitting, loved this toy that I made for my son
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/10/daphne-and-delilah.html

Moira at happy daze challenged me to use a bee stamp to make a christmas card
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/10/bee-lieve.html

approaching the end of the year I was asked to join the Rogue Redhead design team, and used the stamps to make one of my favourite discoveries of the year, a box to hold a rolled up amazon voucher..... presents sorted forever!!!!! (tutorial included)
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/11/box-for-scroll-or-rolled-voucher.html

then to finish the year off, I was asked to be guest designer on the winter wonderland challenge
http://madebyjoanne.blogspot.com/2010/12/winter-wonderland-designer-in-spotlight.html

So all in all, it's been a brilliant year! I've really enjoyed looking back over the year, it's made me realise just how much I've done, and I can't wait for another year of crafting!