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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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Friday, 12 January 2024

New Stash for MTTC

 Good Morning All

My Time To Craft Challenge  this time is chosen by Pamela and her theme is

Something New in Your Stash

Well I didn't get any crafting goodies for Christmas but I did download this freebie digi set of tags.  There are lots of freebies on Facebook Groups.

This is the set of 4 tags as they come once cut out.

                                            
             I cut strips of hessian (an old  shopping bag) and glued then stapled  to attach.
                   
          And here they are, all decorated with ephemera from my stash.



These will go in my Tag shoe box ready to use in a Junk Journal.

We have a DT from all over the world,
 so why not pop over and say Hi. 

See you next time
XXXX
Wendy L


Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Card Boxes

 Good Morning All

I have got some more boxes ready and filled with 8 various cards for the charities to use as Raffle prizes.

I decorate the lids and tie with wide ribbon.

I add a little label and write 'cards' so that they know its cards and not chocs.

I make two sizes, one for 6x6 cards and one for A6 cards.


Make My Monday 216  New Year Well this is a New Year to raise money for the charities!!


I am entering this into Allsorts Challenge Moodboard.  (Raisng Moeny for the Dog Rescue Centre)



This is a sample of the cards I enclose.


xxxxxx

Wendy L

Sunday, 7 January 2024

Happy Sunday Challenge

 Good Morning All

The challenge at my Craft group on Friday was a sketch to start the New Year.

This is a digital topper  and the rest is scraps really.  Peeloffs, ribbon from a gift box and a sentiment I printed.


I am entering this card into Allsorts Challenge 762 with 
Birds & Flowers from Mood Board.


Craft Rocket Challenge 110  Embossing  (Winner)



Sketch to follow.


Anyone can play and I will send a little gift if name is drawn.
You can add a pic in the comment on my FB page.

The gifts I gave out on Friday were Snack Bars and I made these lovely boxes from a tutorial HERE  on You Tube.




xxxxxx
Wendy L


Friday, 5 January 2024

Groovi Birthday

 Good Morning All

Back to Craft Group today and it will be lovely to see and catch up with everyone.

My card today is a large 8x8 scalloped one and I will be keeping it for giving to someone here in Spain.

When I am getting stuff ready for my Groovi group I cut squares of parchment for them to use from an 8x8 pad, so I am left with the outer square.  So I try to use as a mat and with this one I embossed and picot scallop cut all the edges.

Used some Clarity designer paper for another mat and added the Happy Birthday done on blue parchment.


I am entering this card into

Paper Funday Challenge January

Cards Galore Encore January Challenge


Wednesday, 3 January 2024

Happy New Year & Card Challenge Winner

 Good Morning All

Wishing everyone 

A Happy New Year 

& I hope all is well with you and  Good Time was had by all.

Getting back to normal now and had my first Groovi meeting yesterday and looking forward to seeing all my Craft Club ladies on Friday.

I have 2 cards today featuring Digis from Etsy, I think Kristies Art Design.

Both using scraps of papers and embossed card from my stash, got to keep on top of it all!!!!


This one has 4 strips of different embossed card but I think it looks OK.


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My Last Happy Sunday challenge which I post on here and on my FB page, which I started for my Craft Group was a Chart.

I went with Birthday, Butterfly, Pearls for both cards use digis from Kristie Art Design too,



Dawn. Get well, Stripes, Blue

Val Jones - Birthday Butterflies Pearls

Dawn - Spots Circle Pink

Denise Blue. Pink. Butterfly

 Vicki   Birthday Butterflies Pearls

Dawn - Stripes Butterfly Circle

Denise. Blue. Pink. Butterfly

The name drawn was Denise.

A new challenge will be posted on my FB page on Friday and on a new post on here on  Sunday

Thanks for visiting.

Wendy L


Monday, 1 January 2024

New craft Item for MAWTT

 Good Morning All

Happy New Year to everyone.

Moving Along With The Times Challenge is

A New Craft Item

I used a Tab Punch I bought from one of my craft group, her partner mistakenly bought 2 online so she asked me if I wanted one instead of returning it.

It cost 15 euro which I thought was quite cheap as the Stampin'up ones go for silly money on EBay.


I cut quite afew from Kraft card

I wanted to make a small notebook to slip inside a journal using them for multi hinges very similar to this one on You Tube








I used random papers from my stash and then added pockets and journal cards from Pink Monarch Prints on Etsy.

This is going inside a journal I am making with my Journal Class.
xxxxx
Wendy L


Friday, 29 December 2023

Sympathy for MTTC

 Good Morning All

My Time To Craft Challenge again and this time the theme is

Sympathy

I found  a random piece of card with these birds like swallows and matted it onto lilac card. 

I used a CE die for the sentiment and punched some butterflies from the leftover pieces of card.


xxxx
Wendy L


Wednesday, 27 December 2023

Groovi Poppets

 Good Morning All

Afew more from the files today using the Poppets collection from Clarity.

I do love these images but its a pity Clarity only sell them as a pack with outline images too and I prefer just to have the pre coloured ones like these.

I think the background papers on the first two are from Clarity too.


I am entering this card into Ellies Wednesday Challenge AG





So my photo file is very close to empty, just saving a couple for the New Year.

See you then

xxxx
Wendy L


Friday, 22 December 2023

Merry Christmas

 Good Morning All

I would like to wish you all 

A Very Merry Christmas

And I hope you all have a wonderful time.  We are going to Altea for afew days, not sure what it will be like, quiet I suspect but the hotel is nice as we have been there before.

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Onto a few more cards from the files.

A couple of Decoupage flowers bowls, this one on Oxide inked background.


Sentiment as focal point and afew bits from my desk.
I really must get it all cleared and used before the New Year.


I am entering this card into Creative Inspirations Challenge No. 9  AG.



The card challenge will carry over for another week.
More details Here on Facebook.
I will send a little gift to a drawn winner.

Best Wishes and Lots of Love
Wendy L


Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Odds

 Good Morning All

Clearing out my card photo files so here are quite afew.

First Christmas, lets get them out of the way now.

I made quite afew a while ago to fill the boxes in my hairdressers and the Craft shop.



I am entering this card into Ellies I Spy With My Little Eye  Old or New






I am entering this card into A Perfect Time To Craft December Challenge.



I am entering this card into Shopping Our Stash 512





I am entering this card into Allsorts Challenge 759 
Christmas Flowers or Wreaths as
she is carrying a basket of Flowers and Foilage.




I am entering this card into Aud Sentiments Challenge 308  Winter



I am entering this card into Cutiepie Challenge 189  Cute & Cuddly Christmas.

Next a couple of Oxide and silhouette stamped ones.
I buy these little stamps at the Craft shop and they are only 
2.50 euro, a bargain.


And finally a  couple of Baby cards for the boxes.
LOTV toppers and scraps pf papers.


xxxxx
Wendy L






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