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I'm in the final phase of marathon training now, tapering (or reducing) my mileage and resting a little bit more than usual. I've completed all my long training runs, done most of my speed sessions and there's not much more to be done. For the next two weeks, I need to stay fit and healthy, eat and sleep well, all with the aim of getting to the startline in London in as good shape as possible... easy, right? 

So to keep me occupied and hopefully out of trouble, I'm going back to my roots... not quite home to Lancashire, but back to the roots of my blogging and fundraising for Cancer Research. I've started making cards again. This is proving to be an excellent diversion. To stave off the taper madness, I've gone card crazy. 

I've used a series of designs and images from the Far East to create some cards to offer words of encouragement and inspiration:

I've found some funky floral paper, old buttons and some little card flowers to put a new spin on one of my very first designs, Buttons and Flowers:

I've kept it traditional with some hearts and flowers for weddings and anniversaries:

I've gone present crazy in a new design for birthday cards:

I've stuck with the familiar and recreated the butterfly cards from my first attempts at card making:

I've kept it simple  for these perfectly timed Easter cards.

All of the above cards are for sale in packs of 2 (similar designs in the pack but not necessarily identical) at the bargain price of £1 per pack. Please do get in touch if you'd like to buy cards.

I've also thought about my running-related audience and created a series of good luck or congratulations cards using a great word cloud website for inspiration. These can be tailored to a specific marathon or half marathon or even a favourite colour scheme. The  two cards shown below are for the London and Manchester marathons. These can be bought individually for £1 each. 


All proceeds will go to Cancer Research.

I am still running - really enjoyed the Newcastle 10k yesterday and was very pleased with my time of 50:22. Not quite a PB (it is a very tough course) but I was 12th out of 46 in my age group and 36th lady overall (just sneaking inside the top quartile of runners).


But as the London Marathon gets closer, I'll be distracting myself with some card-making and hopefully get through tapering unscathed.

Happy Running

LizT
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  1. Ruth Parkes31 March 2014 at 16:33

    Great cards Liz - will take some off your hands tomorrow night!.

    Always really enjoy reading your blog :-)

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