Birds / Bees for MAWTT

 Hi

My 2nd post today, as it's the 1st of the month, is for 

Moving Along With The Times Challenge Blog

The theme is

Birds and / or Bees

This theme has been chosen by Tracey.

So, on my first card, I included both by using a bird paper and a bee charm.

My second card is using offcuts.

I am determined, when I cut into a piece of paper, to try and use all of it, to cut down on stashing them all in a file!!!

That's my theory anyway!!

I even used some peeloffs on this one too, got to use them too !!!

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I had a fall last week and ended up in A&E.

I have got ligament damage in my right  foot and have to rest as much as I can and not put weight on it, hence I'm having to use crutches.

Therefore lots of crafting getting done, crochet and groovi, things I can do on my lap while keeping my leg elevated.

xxx

Wendy L

Outlawz Challenges

 Good Morning

The Outlawz challenges start today for the month of March and first I have the

Anything But A Card

This month I'm showing you the baskets I made for my

neighbours at Christmas.

I baked some Choc chip biscuits to put in them.

They were yummy and John enjoyed them immensely!!!!

  These were obviously  at Christmas time but they can be adapted for Easter too.

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And now onto the Twisted challenge with a theme of

 Greetings ( or  for a special Lady)

 A couple of papers here, one from my reverse Colouring Book and some Clarity designer paper.

A Sentiment diecut from Creative Expressions and afew odds from my stash.

xxx

Wendy L

Shaped cards

 Hi

Last week I pulled some bits out on my desk......

LOTV Toppers, Peeloffs,  card oblongs and offcuts of Clarity designer papers.

 and here is what I made, afew shaped or rather, folded cards.

These are the oblongs of card, about 15x 5 inch, had them for a longggg time.

Off cuts of this lovely Clarity designer paper.

I tried to fold in different ways just for abit of added interest.

Then started adding the LOTV toppers.

I added another topper on the inside.

Inside

Challenge  entered is

Dragonfly dreams Fun fold

And another with a topper inside.

So happy with my little stash of cards.

xxxx

Wendy L

Sunday

 Hi, Happy Sunday to you all

The challenge for my Group this week is

Spots & Stripes

This is my card.

The topper is from Create & Craft Years ago.

Waste strips of card for background.

Anyone can play along on my Facebook Group.

xxxx

Wendy L

Cowls

 Hi Everyone

Today I have some cowls or Shawls to share with you.

This turquoise and Pink one I made for my sister.  She wanted these colours as she colours her hair these two colours!!

I made a pretty Picot edge.

These one is crochet in Cotton so it is quite heavy but so beautiful.

Its a tutorial by Hooked by Robin and is so easy.

I love this picot edge too, it looks very professional.

These will go to the charity.  

And I have enough yarn left to make another one.

Then there were three.

A lovely lemon yarn.

Then there were four, wow,  I've  been a busy bee this week.

They don't take long to make.

This is the left over yarn from my sisters cowl plus some grey yarn.

xxx

Wendy L

Sunday

 Hi

Sunday comes around so quickly.

We were not a Craft Group on Friday as we went out for a meal to celebrate Eve's Birthday.

I still do the challenge and I do post it on Facebook too HERE if anyone wants to join in or join my page and keep upto date with my bits & pieces.

This week it is a Sketch to follow and here is my card.

I think the topper maybe from a Hunkydory sheet but I have used most of them on various cards.

Still using my peeloffs too. I never buy them but have loads to use as I'm sure most of you do too.

Sketch to follow.

xxx

Wendy L

Reminder for Outlawz Twisted Challenge

 Hi 

Here is a reminder post for Outlawz Twisted Challenge and the theme this month is Pinks.

This is coloured on parchment on the front with Polychromo crayons.

As  explained in my previous post on Wednesday but I will explain again.

This came about because one of my Craft group was telling me about a course she bought  on Claritystamp.com about colouring on parchment, so I thought I would have a go.  I looked on You Tube and found a very old video by GeminiCrafts,  Wendy Walters.

Then I  went on Etsy - KCH Digital Design, to buy some floral outline images and found 100 for less than a couple of quid.

I made another card too, suitable for today|!!!

Using Clarity Crafts Embedders.

Very happy with these two and I am really enjoying my colouring again.

xxxx

Wendy L

Colouring

 Good Morning

If you follow me on Facebook you may have already seen a couple of these cards.

My friend Eve, from my craft group, was telling me about a course she followed on Claritystamp uk about colouring on parchment.

As I do enjoy colouring I thought I would have a go.

 I looked on You Tube and found a very old video by GeminiCrafts,  Wendy Walters.

Then I  went on Etsy - KCH Digital Design, to buy some floral outline images and found 100 for less than a couple of quid.There is no outline on the flower, just colours so you need a well sharpened crayon too.

 A couple using some inky backgrounds

I'm entering this into Allsorts Challenge 842 - Create your own Background

This one is two backgrounds  -  one from Clarity and one of my pages from my Reverse Colouring book.

Very happy with these and thoroughly enjoyed the colouring.

xxx

Wendy L

Cupcake Inspirations

Good Morning

Today is the start of Cupcake Inspirations Challenge and the theme is 

Love is in The Air

Surprisingly, I made a Notebook!!!

The paper is from LOTV and the rest of the embellishments are from my Junk Journal stash.

The cover is Kraft card and pages are offcutes from my card inserts.

Love making these and very useful too.

xxxx

Wendy L

Sunday

 Good Morning

The challenge I set my Craft Group on Friday was

Squares

Again, my card was made using scraps.

Punched squares for the corners and strips of waste for the background and the sentiment topper is from a Tonic sheet.

I nice easy theme I think.

I have shown these cards on Facebook.  I used last years calendar  for these cute doggy images.  Of course, these cards all went in a homemade box for the animal charity to raffle.

Here is a lovely quote I saw on the internet.

And this leads me on to my friend Val, who passed away in December.  She had been ill for quite a while and I still can't believe that she has gone.  She was my best friend over here and we did lots of crafty stuff together, infact, thats how we met, at a Craft Fayre.

Her daughter asked me to help clear her craft stuff and I have sold most of it and raised over  480euro for Animal charities, causes very close to Val's heart.

xxxx

Wendy L