Trees Leaves for Allsorts

Good Morning All

Allsorts Challenge time again and the theme is Trees and/or Leaves hosted by Mervi.

I used  a tree die unbranded and dotted it with some of my tiny butterfly embellishments and some pearls.

Very simple but nice I think.

Our sponsor is Marianne Designs

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A new sketch  is up on my Facebook page.

I would love some of you to join in with me.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Tag Envelopes

Good Morning All

Yeh back at Craft Club today, missed them girls and still missing my mate Lyn who moved back to UK.

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I made these tag envelopes before I went to UK.

I will use them in a Junk Journal or for gifts or even for a topper on a card with a tag inside.

Also, making these is a great way of using up bits of ribbon and odd bits lying on my desk.

These three each have a quilled flower on

xxxxxxx

Wendy L

Birthday or Pretty Pink for Craft Rocket

Good Morning All

Craft Rocket Challenge  time again and this month it is

Happy Birthday or Pretty Pinks.

I went with Pinks.

I had this heart negative on my desk so decided to use it and I had just taken delivery of a Joanna Sheen Signature die - this little heart, which I cut twice in the same pink card.

I used Glitter Polish for the edges of card underneath.

Paper from magazine.

Satin ribbon

Resin rose

Peeloff corners with pearls in centres-

Sponsors are

Fabrika Fantasy

Di's Digis's

Xxx
Wendy L. 

Afew pics from UK visit

Good Morning All

Here are afew pics from my visit to UK.

First stop was in North West.

4 generations - Mum, me, my son and my grandaughter

Noah and Aurora love playing in my sisters garden, bubbles and water balloons.

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Next stop was Leicester.

I went out for lunch with John Next Door, Mrs Duck (Ang) and one of their friends.

Now he is having a well earned break in Greece, he wasn't booked on Monarch, thank goodness!!!!

Then these are some miniature plants that a lady made for John and Ang.

I couldn't resist showing you these, they are amazing.

She makes all parts of them and the tiny flowers and leaves are paper.

Very intricate work.

Then last stop was Corby where I met up with a lovely lady from  my swap group on Facebook.

We met up for a cuppa and a swap.

Then finally, Hollie and Tess.

Hollie had a school assembly where they had to dress up as a favourite character and sing!!!

Then this little cutie has just started walking and learning to talk, so funny.

A most pleasurable trip and today I am taking some friends to Quesada to pick up a coach for their cruise.

Then John and I are going out for a walk.

THEN I can get in my craft room and play with all my new goodies!!!!!!

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Hair Bows for the Girls

Good Morning All

Well I,m home after a wonderful trip to see new Grandaughter and all the family, both in North West and Corby, and, 

John Next Door and Ang aka Mrs. Duck.

I made these hair bows for Hollie, Tess and Aurora before I left.

Ribbon Flowers

And finally this gorgeous lace flower.
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Lots of goodies to unpack today and find a home for.
I think we need to build an extension!!!!!
I bought lots of John next Doors's Stamps and emboss folders, a stamping platform which I cant wait to try as my sister bought one and she loves it. Cheap paper pads from various shops.

I won a voucher from Crafty Ribbons so lots of seam binding in various colours.

Mrs Duck gave me some gorgeous ribbon too.
I,m so lucky to know such wonderful people.
Cant wait to get stuck into my new stuff but got a busy week ahead with other stuff.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Home today

Good Morning All

Well today is packing day, as I go home later this afternoon.

So, two celebration cards!!!!

Same paper, same die cuts, just a slightly different design.

Xxx Xxx

Wendy L. 

Sentiment in Focus for Allsorts

Good Morning All

Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by our lovely Helene.

She wants to see the Sentiment in Focus on  your creations.

This sentiment I have had in my stash for years, and I mean years.

Someone gave a load of them to me before I moved to Spain, so well before 2010.!!!!!!

I just made a frame for it with some on my mini butterflies.
A nice bright card and using old stash so me is happy bunny.!!!!!!

Our sponsor this week is 

Digistamp Boutique

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I shall be on my way home tomorrow after nearly two weeks with my lovely families and John Next  Door.

xxxx

Wendy L

Geometric Shapes for MAWTT

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Moving Along With The Times Challenge is hosted by Jan Small this time and the theme is

Geometric Shapes.

I made a couple of cards for this one.

Both 'man' cards, both very similar, both squares and circles, both with buttons  and both using pearlised card.

Pop over to the challenge blog and join Jan with this one.

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Meeting a Facebook friend this morning from a swap group.

She lives around the corner from my son, so very handy for my swap.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Quilled Autumn Card

Good Morning All

This is a quilled card I made for a swap in a card group on Facebook.

The theme was Autumn.
The scarecrow card has been in my stash for years but I thought it was very apt for this card.
I hope the quilling looks like corn.
And tied them together with twine.

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Wendy L

Happy Quilling

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I made these flowers at craft club afew weeks ago and here they are made into a card.

Very pleased with this one.

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Well, arrived at John Next Doors last night after a long day. I don't sleep very well and had been awake since 4.15 so by the time we had travelled to Leicestershire  from Preston  we were both knackered, so a take away supper and bed.

 Now I,m typing this post at 4am !!!!!!

What's  wrong with Me!!!!!!

Meeting Mrs  Duck  for lunch today and helping John prep for some demo's this week.

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Wendy L

Wings for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge time again and the theme is 

Things With Wings.

I nearly always go for Butterflies so I decided to have a change and went with Birds.

Now this paper, from a magazine, has been in my stash for ever!!!!

I made a sort of Shabby Chic card.

Lots of bits used on this.

I have a box I keep stuff in to make Tags, so I delved into that.

Brenda is giving a prize of a Set of Stamps for this one.

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Taking mum to respite home today for a week, she looks on it as a holiday, getting waited on, all meals cooked for her etc

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Wendy L

Ribbon/Lace for Crafty Friends

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My first post today is for Crafty Friends Challenge and the theme is Ribbon and / or Lace.

I have used both on my card featuring a digi from our sponsor, Paper Nest Dolls.

This image is called 'Carolling Snowmen'.

I matted it onto a pale blue square cut with CE Times Square die.

One of my Ribbon Bows available at the top of my blog.

A freebie sentiment from Netty HERE

Be back later with another DT post.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Jigsaw Embellishments Swap

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I received a swap from a lovely lady on the Facebook group I am in.

The swap was one I had organised and it was to make 3 embellishments using Jigsaw pieces.

This is  the  3 pieces from Karolena.

Here are three cards I made, using them.

Very pleased with all three.

And here are some extras she sent too.

I love these swaps, I get some great ideas for making embellishments. 

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xxxxx

Wendy L

2 Man cards

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Here are two fairly quick 'Man' cards.

The first one is using pieces of LOTV paper that were left over from another project. and the sentiment is a Creative Expressions die cut twice to highlight.

The 2nd one is LOTV Topper, I love these, they are so cute, and scraps of paper matted and layered.

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I went to meet my new grandaughter  yesterday.
Please  excuse  the state of my hair!!!!

xxxxx

Wendy L

Hello UK

Good Morning All

As this goes live I shall be on my way to Alicante Airport to fly to Liverpool to see Arabella Louise and the rest of the family.

It is a two centre break for me as I am meeting John Next Door on Sunday and then he is taking me down to his and then I shall get the train to my other sons in Corby.

Cant wait to see everyone and meet the new babs.
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Today I have another couple of quilled cards.

A general one.

And a Christmas one.

This is a very small one, just 10x10cm.

I am thinking of doing afew of this size together and selling in a pack of maybe 5 or 6 at the Christmas Fayre I am doing in November.

I have been quilling some poinsettias for this size of card.

I believe it is only about 14 or 15 weeks until Christmas!!!!!

See you soon.

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I have some more pics of the floating cups now.  I was having issues with my memory card from my camera, t kept saying it needed formatting but I have been using it for ages with no issues, then suddenly saying that.  Anyway, John tired it in his laptop and it was OK so I tried again and voila, fine!!!!

This is Val J's.

This is mine.













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I would like to show you this ladies' quilling.  She is a member of a group on Facebook and she also has her own page HERE
Her work is amazing.
She has given me permission to show you all.
Why not pop along and view her work.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Feels Like Autumn for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge this week is Feels Like Autumn hosted by Ellie.

I chose this image because it reminds me of Harvest Festival in church when I was at school.
Once the Harvest was over, the farmers would get ready for Autumn.
I dont even know where the image is from, sorry

Using scraps of card for the background.

Fussy cut the stamped image which I coloured with Promarkers.

Buttons with twine, which was used to tie the bales, probably not these days but it was used years ago when I was a child!!!!

Brenda is offering a prize of a gorgeous Tonic die.


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I went to another craft class on Thursday and we made Floating Tea Cups, great fun.

Mine is the dark one near the middle.
I think I may add some flowers to it.
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Wendy L