I hope you enjoy your visit to my blog, mainly card making but I now have six Grand children, five girls and a boy. As I love these kids so much I can't help showing an odd picture of them now and again. I really need to get into Scrapbooking too, loads of pics to use. I do some knitting and crocheting too. I also have a page on Facebook - Wendy's Crafty Crafts where I have a fun challenge most weeks.
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
A couple of cards today using inks, stamps and stencils.
One of my Junk Journal ladies gave me a JND magazine complete with the stamp, emboss folder and die so I was playing with the stamp for these two cards.
I used a selection on Oxides for the background, then a stencil on this 1st one and a text stamp. Then I stamped the image and coloured with watered down oxide ink.
The challenge at Craft Club on Friday was Christmas.
This is a recycled card from a craft friend last year, I just remounted it onto different colour card. I do this with all the handmade cards I receive, let me know if you all do the same.
The gifts I gave out were sweets from Aldi, in a little box tied with ribbon and a dangle added.
The first card today is another from the crate from Nancy's craftroom, I am gradually working my way through them, adding bits and sentiments. As I have mentioned before, Nancy was a traditional parcher and left a big plastic crate full of cards and envelopes, some with sentiments and others without. Some I add a butterfly to or gems.
John and I are going to Benidorm today on a coach trip and staying overnight. It's a night at Benidorm Palace to see a Queen tribute band called the Bohemians, never seen them before so not sure what they will be like. Should be good if they are at a venue like Benidorm Palace, will let you know.
My Craft Club Ladies went out for a meal on Friday instead of meeting, just for a change.
We still have a card challenge which is
TREES
I used the same papers I got from Nancy's box, I used them a couple of weeks ago too.
Last weeks challenge was a sketch
My card
Denise
Christine
Dawn
Denise
Maggie
Eve
Val _J
The name drawn while we were out at our meal was Maggie.