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Hi. I live in Spain with my partner. I am retired and LOVE it. I love life here but I do miss my family back in the UK, two sons and three sisters and my Mum. Crafting is my life, I do something every single day. In the past it has helped me get through some bad times in my life. One such bad time was when my first grandson died aged just 14 months. He had been born 8 weeks prem but was very healthy and was growing into a beautiful, bonny boy. It was such a shock when the call came. A day never passes when I dont think of him. I am now Nanna again to grand daughter, Hollie, born July 2012, and Tess born March 2016. This is my younger son and his partner. I now have another Grandson, Noah, born Nov 2013 to my elder Son and they have 3 daughters Aurora, born March 2015 and Arabella, born August 2017 and Arianna born 2019. Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy my makes. Please leave a comment so that I know you have visited me. I love reading them all. xxxx

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Wednesday 6 December 2023

Abit of Groovi

 Good Morning All

Going for abit of Groovi today.

First a very easy one.  I use my offcuts with this plate and make good Man cards.


Abit more complex on this one with the grid work which I love doing.

And this one is little more fiddly as a much smaller pattern.  I coloured the flowers and leaves then attached the circle sentiment with pearl brads.

I believe from the news that UK is having a really cold spell and we arrive next Tuesday, not looking forward to the cold, I must admit.

xxxxx
Wendy L


Sunday 3 December 2023

Happy Sunday Challenge

 Good Morning All

I hope you are all having a good weekend.  We are abit upside down as we are having our kitchen replaced so everything is in the Living Room and we are living out of Microwave so to speak!!.

I cancelled Craft Group on Friday as some are away and some not well etc. so there was only one other so I thought it wasn't worth it and it was just as well with having kitchen done.

 Anyway, the card challenge for this week is a sketch (below)

This is my card using an LOTV topper and some paper from my stash (very old)




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Onto last weeks challenge which was
White on White

My card

Same card but no gems in corners.

2 from Ann


Dawn

3 from Vicki hard to see but it is Groovi work






Denise

Christine

The name drawn was Dawn
xxx
Wendy L




Friday 1 December 2023

Winter Animals for MAWTT

 Good Morning All

Moving Along With The Times Challenge this month is

Winter Animals

chosen by  Tinz.

I decided Penguins were good Winter Animals so here is my card using an LOTV Topper on pink card.

All backed onto a small doily and tartan paper on gold mirri from my stash.


Pop onto Challenge blog and see what all the DT have made.
XXXX
Wendy L



Christmas Food for MTTC

 Good Morning All

This fortnights theme at My Time To Craft is

Christmas  Food

I had these recipes from Gi Kerr on Etsy all  Christmas food.

So I slotted one behind the lovely ribbon from Crafty Ribbon UK.

Sentiment is from JND and I think the paper is Lisa Horton, a very old pad.



I made afew cards like this and am very happy with them.





A great  challenge this time so why not pop over and have a go.
xxxx
Wendy L


Wednesday 29 November 2023

Bits & Bobs

 Good Morning All

I am still trying to clear out my photo files so  this is afew more.

Firstly, at y Craft Group, I do give all the ladies a gift and I  very simply decorate the little paper bags, John gets his meds in from the Farmacia.

I use a printable and cut to size to fit both sides

    
                                                    And here are a couple of cards.
This one is a digital that a lovely Spanish lady was kind enough to send to me, layered onto embossed pink card and then black card, still trying to use my scraps too.


And this one is a lovely silhouette stamp in a painted oval .



XXXXX
Wendy L


Sunday 26 November 2023

Happy Sunday Challenge

 Good Morning All

There was no Craft Group on Friday as the shop was closed.

It gave me a chance to get more stuff sorted for our visit to UK next month for Johns Sons wedding.

I am still doing the challenge though.

White on White



Last weeks challenge was a chart to use 3 in a line.


I made 2 cards  -  Sentiment Leaves Diecut



Bev  -  Emboss, Square, Circle


Dawn  -  Circle  Sentiment  Flowers

Dawn  -  Emboss Diecut  Gems

Liz  - Emboss, Diecut, Gems

Emboss, Square, Circles


Val J  -  Emboss, Square, Circle


Vicki  -  Circle Leaves. Gems

Christine  -  Emboss. Diecut. Gems

John chose his fave for the winner and he chose Christine's card.

xxxxx
Wendy L



Friday 24 November 2023

Hello

 Good Morning All

Some more cards from my stock today.

These are all just over 5x5 size and are great for my boxes for charity raffle prizes.

I would be lost with out my LOTV Toppers for Mens cards. I bought alot of digitals from LOTV and store them on my Laptop to use whenever I want and precoloured too which is a bonus.


This one is using a Two Jays stamp that John promoted a long time ago.  Just stamped on an inky background.

This is  a random stamp, again, stamped on a watercolour painted background.

xxxxx
Wendy L


Wednesday 22 November 2023

Simples

 Good Morning All

I am trying to get all my cards already made onto my blog before the end of the year then I can start 2024 with a fresh palette, so to speak.

These two cards are using Sentiment dies, very plain and simple, just add afew butterflies and flowers.

Paper is from LOTV pad.



They are both A6 size and ready for a box for a raffle prize for the charities.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Sunday 19 November 2023

Happy Sunday Challenge

 Good Morning All

The challenge for Craft Group this week is

Tic Tac To chart

I made a couple of cards for this one.

This one goes with Leaves Square Ribbon


And this one is Sentiment  Leaves  Diecut


Chart to choose three from

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The Gifts I gave out were Mini Twix bars .

I bought 2 packs of 16 Twix bars  so they will do afew weeks.

While I was feeling unwell I sat making 40 plus boxes for the weekly gifts!!!

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Onto last weeks Sketch Challenge

My card


Sketch

Dawn was on a roll with this sketch, here are her cards.





2  from Denise


Eve

Val J

3 from Vicki



And it was Denises' name drawn.
xxxx
Wendy L






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