Not A Card

 Hi

Today I have a Mini Envelope Bellyband for one of my Junk Journals.

3 Little envelopes with a strip over to keep them closed and the strip holds with a mini magnet.

Here's one in a journal.

I added a little dangle charm at the bottom.

Here's one I added to another Journal

I have a You Tube video on making these.

It's fun making the mini envelopes too as these can be added to the front of a card to hole a secret message.

xxx

Wendy L

Sunday

 Hi Everyone

Sunday again and here is my card for the challenge I set the ladies at my Craft Group on Friday.

Its a sentiment sticker I aquired from somewhere.

Pretty designer papers and afew of my tiny butterflies.

This is the sketch to follow-

I hope you all remembered to alter your clocks, I leave it all to John in our house.

xxxx

Wendy L

Backgrounds from Scraps

 Hi

We all end up with lots of scraps of card and paper.

This is one way I use my strips of card.

To make backgrounds for my cards

You will see alot of these being used in future posts.

I know its Not a Card Wednesday but this is what one looks like using that style of background

How do you use your scraps?

I would love to know.

xxxx

Wendy L

Sunday

 Hi Everyone

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

The challenge I set the Craft Group on Friday was a little bit different

A foreign country or landmark

I had these images and used them on a variety of cards and though it would make an interesting challenge.

I did give out the images but as a couple of the ladies weren't able to make it on Friday,

 I gave them the Anything Goes option too.

Well my crafting mojo has definitely  returned, I want to stay in my Craft room for ever!!

Christmas is in the Air in there and getting started on my cards and gift bags.

Wendy L

Crochet Blanket

 Hi

Today's post for Not A Card Wednesday is a Crochet Blanket or Shawl.

I bought this yarn when I was in UK at my sisters afew weeks ago, it was very good value but also soft, perfect for a baby blanket.

I used the corner to corner stitch but in a rectangle so this blanket measures qbout 90 x 100cm.

This will be going to the charity when it gets cooler.

I followed this pattern on You tube

From Bag O day channel.

The bonus is, I don't need to do a border as it ends naturally with a scalloped edge.

I like this colour combo too, do you??

Xxxx

Wendy L

Happy Sunday

Hi

Sunday again and we are in Ibiza having a break before Winter sets in.

We took a coach and ferry trip to get here.

I was leaving Eve in charge at Craft Group on Friday but it was cancelled  due to shop being closed as weather was so bad with severe warnings in place.

So as I type this post from my room in hotel in Ibiza, as  my scheduled post was the new challenge  but keeping last weeks going for another week. 

 So looking for new pics to show you and pulled these in.  This is my card for the Groovi group on Tuesday,  we will be doing Florals.

I did this on plain parchment and coloured the flowers and leaves on the reverse with Polychromo pencils.  Mounted it onto designer paper then onto yellow card.  Added peeloff corners, sentiment  tag and punched butterfly.

 

Xxxxx

Wendy L

Doodle Bookmarks

 Hi Everyone

I've decided to blog midweek again but instead of a card I will will be showing anything but a card.  It maybe, like today, a crafty item I have made or it maybe photos of where I live or where  we are on holiday or something else.  We will have to see.

Anyway, today it is Bookmarks I have made, three infact.

I started with a page from a water colour paper pad.  Cut it into bookmark size, about 8 x 3 inch.  I used my new Watercolour paints on the top have just to add some colour to stamp on.

I used my new stamps from AALL & Create, they had a sale on so I went abit mad and bought afew, had them delivered to my sisters in UK and collect them last week.  I will use some of them for raffle prizes in my Junk Journal Group.

Then I painted something that may look like flowers (I am definately no artist but enjoy the process) so dont laugh at my efforts!!!!

Then I laminated them, I did round the corners too as laminted plastic can be quite sharp.

And added a tassle (homemade) and a dangle charm to each one.

I shall include one in each Journal I either sell or donate..

Selling is now a problem as Spain is not posting to  USA due to Trumps Duties and I did sell mostly to USA, so annoying.  But saying that, a lady in the UK bought one and she was charged some sort of tax on it too.

Honest opinions please.

Yay or Nay to my Bookarks.

xxxx

Wendy L

 

Sunday

 Good Morning 

Sundays roll around so fast.

I got back from UK on Thursday night so I was able to go to Craft Group on Friday.

Here is the challenge I gave them for this week.

The Quote is a Sticker and I dont know where they came from but deciced to get them used, they were from an A4 sheet, about 8 of them.

This is the  sketch to follow.

xxxx

Wendy L

MAWTT

 Hi Everyone

Todays post is Moving Along With The Times Challenge.

I have remained on the Design Team but passed over to Helen the running of the blog.  She has recruited afew new members to the team too which oe really good.

The theme for the month of October is

Sentiments

This one is done with the Groovi system, very easy but very effective.

I coloured the balloons only on the back and matted on Clarity designer paper then gold mirri card.

I made another 2 using a Clarity stencil wreath and drawing it with a fine liner pen then colouring the leaves and adding a die cut sentiment in the middle.

Thats it for today, see you at the weekend.

xxxx

Wendy L