Happy Anniversary

Good Morning All

Today is the Wedding Anniversary of our friends Andrew and Amanda.

I dont really give Anniversary cards but as Andrews Birthday was on Friday, I took this one at the same time.

I cant show you his Birthday card as I have used it for a DT card in the future.

This one came about because I was making a card my my little challenge for my Craft Club ladies and Facebook page for next week.

(Maybe a little clue here as to what it may be )

The groovi border is one of the Queen Grid plates.

A tiny envelope with a tiny card inside.

The background card was made using a technique showed by Pete Simpson on Hochanda.
Ink the paper in a couple of different colours then scrunch it up, spritz it with water and tap with black ink over the raised creases, then run through die cutting machine to flatten out.
Very effective.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Happy Sunday

Good Morning All

My little Sketch challenge for the ladies at Craft and anyone else that would like to join in.

And here is the card I made

I added a tiny Apple charm which I thought was quite apt ----- 

An apple a day keeps the Doctor Away!!!!

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Here are the fun gifts I gave out at Craft Club on Friday.

Little Triangular box with a sleeve to hold closed.

I added a sentiment and a dangle charm and each one holds a small pack of Love Hearts.

I used a tutorial from You Tube by Pootles.

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Onto last weeks challenge which was to make a card for Man or Boy.
My card

Lyn Edwards has made 4

Jen Made 2

Eve made 2

Val J

Denise

Pat

Maggie made 2

Dawn

Val C

And the name drawn was Pat, a new member of my Craft Club here in Spain and new to card making too.
She was sooooo happy to win a little card making prize.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Butterflies, Blossoms & Bugs for Allsorts

Good Morning All

This weeks challenge for Allsorts will run for 2 weeks over the Easter holidays.

Brenda has chosen a theme of

Butterflies, Blossoms & Bugs

and I suspect it will be a busy one.

I made this lovely card with a Groovi plate and it has Bees and Blossoms on.

I mounted it onto Rainbow paper, very pale, then matted that onto pale lilac card

The Paper box are giving a 15gbp voucher for a randomly chosen winner.

The Paperbox is a family owned business specialising in card, paper, envelopes and card blanks. We have just one mission, and that’s to provide a consistent, reliable source of quality craft materials. Over the years as the company has developed, we’ve outgrown multiple premises until we finally moved into our very own purpose-built factory in 2016. It’s from here that our products are carefully and responsibly sourced, cut and creased to order and lovingly packaged for delivery.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Playing with stamps

Good Morning All

My team leader at Allsorts Challenge, Brenda, is great at stamping.

(I have linked her blog)

Now I am not a great stamper but I thought I would have a play.

This is a stamp set free in a magazine.

I stamped the background in brown and green Izinks.

Then the main images in Black Archival using various stamps from the set.
I added a ribbon and a tiny charm to the corner and one of my butterflies to the opposite corner. 

This card is made using the offcuts from the background card.

The sentiment from John Lockwood set.

Then I was practising my grid work after watching Linda Williams from Pergamano Clarity on Hochanda last week.

This is using a proper grid not a Groovi plate.

You have to count all the dots to get the pattern evenly placed.

Off to Craft Club later and the winner of my little challenge will be drawn.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

That Spring Feeling for MAWTT

Good Morning All

Moving Along With The Times Challenge is hosted by Judith and the theme is

That Spring Feeling.

I went with an LOTV topper from a pad which to me is reminiscent of Spring - Blue tits, a chaffinch and Primulas

I kept the colours yellow and green.

I found the sentiment on a sheet of vellum, so I tore it and mounted onto green card with Candy dots.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Birthday Book

Good Morning All

I like to think I am a well organised person, Ok, I sometimes forget things but I put that down to age!!!!

I keep a list of Birthdays.

Family, Friends, Craft Club ladies and DT's I like to sent to.

I did keep a list on my desk, all colour coded like this, and I would cross out and tick when made and posted or given.

So I decided to make myself something  abit prettier and I came up with this little book after watching Dawns Inspirations on You Tube.

This is the front.

It is like a consertina book with little pockets for a card to slip in with one pocket for each month.

This was a trial so not perfect but I am keeping it to use.

I have written all the birthdays down in pencil for each month then I can tick when made etc.

And this is the back, I stuck a diecut on.

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Now here is a better version, after my practice!!!!

This one is abit bigger, about 6 x 6 and much prettier papers, from a pad from Joanna Sheen.

I may keep this as a gift.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Penny Black for Allsorts and Happy Sunday

Good Morning All

As part of the Allsorts Challenge Design Team, we can partake in the Penny Black and more Challenge as a DT if we like to.

I always seem to forget but as I was going through my Topper box last Thursday, I found this stamped image and I know it's Penny Black 40-286 Jubilant.

The theme is Springtime.

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Back to Happy Sunday.

At my Craft Club on Friday, these were the gifts I made boxes for and gave to the ladies.

A fold flat box as made by Sam at Pootles on You Tube.

And the gifts were these lovely Vintage looking tins, about   

4 x 3".

I thought they might be handy for storing little crafty items in.

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Last weeks challenge on my Facebook page and at my Craft Club was this sketch.

My card

Eve

Maggie

Denise

 Val J

Dawn

Val C

And the name drawn was Maggie

So she received a little gift.

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Now onto this weeks little challenge.

I am sharing my DT card for Crafty Friends from yesterdays blog post.

Make A Card For A Man or Boy.

I tend to always use LOTV toppers for this type of card.

Email me or add to my Facebook page.

xxxxx

Wendy L