Gifts for Craft Club

Good Morning All

I love watching You Tube videos to get ideas for something different than cards.

Well, here is a Post It note idea.
They fasten with a magnet hidden under the paper.

I decided to make little gifts for my ladies at my Craft Club.

I gave them these  last Friday.

I bagged each one and added a homemade paper bow with one of my gems.

In each bag I added one of my dangle charms for the ladies to use.

I have so many ideas after watching You tube, my ladies are in for a treat each week, or nearly every week if I get them made.

I am really enjoying thinking of ideas of things to give them all and how to box or bag them. 

I bet you all want to join my craft club now Lol.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Quilled cards

Good Morning All

Wow, did you watch John's shows Monday and Tuesday???
Sell out on the first show so he had to bring those wonderful box dies back for Tuesdays shows.
And I got a mention too.
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 Val J and I went to a quilling class last week, the first of 10 I think.

Very basic for me but we quilled alot of basic shapes, ready to build into a picture on week 5.

Anyway, these are two cards I made afew weeks ago.

Just adding afew butterflies help make the card I think.

I have also used some bits that were on my desk - tags and a die cut butterfly.

I sit and do the quilling at night while watching TV, then the next day I go into my craft room and make the cards.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Butterfly Sympathy

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A nice easy card to day.

Embossed Centura pearl.

I,m not sure where the emboss folder is from.

I stamped afew little butterflies and sentiment from JND  Butterfly Corner stamps set.


Added black organza ribbon with one of my dangle charms.



xxxxxx
Wendy L

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AG - Ends 26th Jan

Something New for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by Susan and the theme is Something New.

I used my New Mason Jar die

 My new paper pad gifted to me in a swap

CE Pierced Circle die

Tied a tag around the neck of the jar

A beautiful organza ribbon bow with one of my stick pins.

Sponsor is

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xxxxx

Wendy L

Flowers for MAWTT

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Moving Along With The Times Challenge is hosted by our Beckie this time and she wants to see Flowers on your creations.

The flowers were sent to me in a swap.

Butterflies are Creative Expressions die

Embossed Centura pearl card is CE Wild Roses

Sentiment is JND  and one of his Tag dies.

On this pic I had decided to add some pearls on the black swirls.

Hop over to the Challenge blog to enter.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Winter for Craft Rocket

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My first post today is for Craft Rocket Challenge.

Lisa is stepping down as team leader and Helen is stepping in, so great news.

The theme is 'Winter' so I have made my first Christmas card for 2018 !!!!!!!!

I used

LOTV Topper - a lovely, cute Winter scene

CE Snowflake emboss folder

Organza ribbon

One of my dangle charm

One of my  Stick Pins

Back later with my MAWTT  DT post.

xxxx

Wendy L

New Embossing Folder

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My lovely crafty friend Val J gave me an embossing folder as part of my Christmas present.

I had to give it a try  and here it is.

I used pearlised card for it and very pleased with how it turned out.

Val has since bought the die and set of sentiment stamps that match the wavy line across this folder so I used them at craft club last week.

I may have to consider another purchase even though I have told myself I dont need anything else in my stash!!!!!!!!!

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Scraps

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Last week at my Craft Club I made these mats for afew cards using some scraps of paper.

I had seen the idea on Pinterest.

I like this one with a darker paper underneath.

And I have used quite afew scraps from my desk too.

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Our trip to Sella is off as John has caught the dreaded tummy bug, he was bad yesterdayand I really dont want anyone else to catch it from us, so best if we stay away.

So disappointed though.

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I wish you all a very Happy New Year.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Box Card

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Just clearing out my photo file for 2017 so this is my final box card.

People do like this style of card, they are very effective.

The flowers are cut from Centura Pearl paper using CE Perfect Peony die.

Starting t feel back t normal now after a horrible tummy bug.

Hope you are all well and looking forward to New Year.

I was abit worried I wasn't going to make it to Sella, but, touch wood.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Tiny Paper Trees

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Hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Did you catch John on Hochanda yesterday??

I made afew little decs for the tree which never got put up, it's only a little fibre optic one anyway.

But I had other things on my mind so only put the cards up.

I followed  this You tube video

The little star on the top is genius, have a look at the video and see what you think.

They can be decorated with gems or pearls, glitter and more.

Quite cute dont you think

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Happy Christmas

Good Christmas Morning to you all.

Just thought I would show you some of the gorgeous Christmas cards I have received.

I love this one given to me by one of my craft club ladies, Eve.

I love Iris Folding and this is all glittery, same shape but colours moved around.

So effective.

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I would like to show you this bag that one of my Craft Club ladies made using Drink can ring pulls.

Isn't it amazing??

Well done Jen.

Dont forget John is on Hochanda tomorrow.

Merry Christmas Everyone.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Knitted Cowl

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I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

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We are having a very quiet one, going out for an Indian meal, no special menu, then meeting friends for a drink.

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I saw a pattern for this knitted cowl on Whoot.

I used two strands of double knitting on size 7.5 needles, but probably could have used a larger size.

It grew very quickly and I did it in two days.

This is my version.

I am knitting another one for myself, slightly different though, as I have given this one to my friend as she works in a cold garage all day.

And here is Amanda wearing it

xxxxx

Wendy L

Seasonal Flowers for Allsorts

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Mervi is hosting this weeks challenge for Allsorts
and she wants to see Seasonal Flowers so, of course, I went with Poinsettias.
I made Foamiran ones and I chose a paper with them on too.
I think JND left me this paper pad when he moved back to UK.

A sweet Snowflake charm.

I added a resin star for the centre of the flower.

Sponsor
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A request - does anyone know where my friend can buy a die or a stamp of a red cardinal from please within UK?
xxxxx
Wendy L

Decorated Glasses

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I went to a craft class a couple of weeks ago with my Crafty Friend Val J.

It was for Decorating Glasses.

I thought it was Glittering but it was painting them, which, I thought, ended up abit wishy washy.

These are Vals, a turquoise colour.

Between the coats of paint drying, we made these little, cute

hanging decorations from corks.

I decided to add more to my glasses as I thought they were too pale.

When I got mine home I decided to have another go at them.

This one, I mixed Mod Podge with glitter and painted on,
Could do with another coat I think.

And this one, I used Collal varnish glue and add glitter onto it.
I gave it 2 coats then another one of glue on top to seal.


Alot better than the paint I think.

I have a Grey Goose vodka bottle that I want to decorate in this way, but I need to mask off the images of the geese.







I received a Christmas card in the post this week but it was not written in, who is it from????
It is a handmade one, no verse or sentiment inside.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Not A Card for MAWTT

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Moving Along With The Times Challenge over the Christmas period is

Anything But A Card.

I picked up a  plant pot  from a charity shop for afew cents.
It was a sort of lime green and this is when I had painted it in a magnolia colour.

I painted it with chalk paint then with Modge Podge.

Then decorated up Shabby Chic style with peach and cream  lace.
A gorgeous fabric flower that was gifted to me in a swap.

Some hessian flower trip around the base.

  And the odd piece left from the trim I added a peach resin flower.

We have loads of prizes on offer for the Christmas period challenge so why not pop over to the blog and join in.

xxxx

Wendy L

Chloe Stamp & Die set

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I could not resist buying this Chloe Die and Stamp when I saw her demoing on Hochanda a while ago.

It took me a while to get the money together and get the order from Joanna Sheen, but worth the wait, I love them.

This is is quite plain and using the stamp too with Johns Izink in a turquoise colour.

I matted the white card onto some spotty paper to show under the butterflies.

Organza ribbon bow with one of my stick pins.

This one I stamp with Izink again, in a purple colour.

Stamped the sentiments with Johns Camellia  Ring stamp set.

The little leaves are from JND range.

I added  glitter glue to the wings.

An extra note posted on Facebook yesterday by PostPals  --------

Please welcome our new Pal Elle. Could you send her a Christmas card?

In the past year Elle has had a double lung transplant and a nasty infection which has resulted in multiple surgeries, losing her hair and becoming completely deaf. She will be in hospital over Christmas and for a few months while they try to beat this infection. She is in need of lots of TLC. We are waiting to hear where her family would like her sisters post sent

http://www.postpals.co.uk/pals-page/elle-m...

Please send a card to some of these kids and their families.I posted a load when I was in UK, my craft club make some and I pay for the postage.There is a link to the site in the sidebar.  Just the cost of a stamp will bring a smile to someone.
Thank You
xxxxxWendy L