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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, 29 November 2024

Not A Card for MTTC

 Good Morning All

My Time To Craft Challenge this time  has been chosen by Maria.

Not A Card

So, guess what, I made a Folio.  It is Sunflower themed from a kit by FabiArtStudio on Etsy.

There are pockets, tags and journal cards all included in the kit and I added a notepad made from card insert offcuts.


This is the front  tied with seam binding  and a Dangle added to the spine.


A back view once folded out, there is a pocket on the back with journal cards.



Inside, the notebook is on the left and under it is another pocket.

This is inside the front fold with a pocket with tags added and the notebook on the right.

I love making these and they make great gifts or Happy Mail or I sell them for the charities or include one with a journal.

xxxx
Wendy L


Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Tonic Toppers

 Good Morning All

A while ago I bought a couple of packs of Tonic Toppers from the Craft shop in Quesada where I do my classes.

They make quick easy cards for the charity boxes and here are afew.




All using offcuts of card so that's a bonus too.

xxxxx
Wendy L


Sunday, 24 November 2024

Happy Sunday Challenge

 Good Morning All

The challenge I set my Craft Group on Friday was a Sketch

My card.

I used a topper from a pack I bought in the local Craft Shop, Elipacrafts in Quesada, they are all Animals so will be very useful.


Sketch to follow

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The gifts this week were Mini Fudge bars.


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Last weeks challenge was a Bingo chart.


My card  -  Cat Square Ribbon
or
Cat Leaf Emboss


Everyone used Cat Square Ribbon

Claire 

2 from Dawn


Denise

Eve

Val J

The name drawn was Denise.
xxxx
Wendy L







Friday, 22 November 2024

Christmas Envelopes

 Good Morning All

As you may know, I give the ladies in all my Craft Groups a little gifts bag at Christmas.

They usually contain a gift of some sort and a Christmas Cracker made with JND die containing sweets and chocs, and  an envelope with a voucher for the craft shop.

Here are the envelope I have made to put the voucher in.

I used  my envelope punch board to make them,  closed with a bellyband and decorated with a sparkly wool bow and a tiny dinglebell charm.


Here are the crackers I made too.  I dont add a snapper, just tie each end with organza ribbon.
I made about 20 of these each year!!
Some of them I decorate with JND Poinsettias diecuts.




XXXXX
Wendy L



Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Decoupage pages for Bea Grob

 Good Evening All

It is time for my Bea Grob Design Team Project and this month I have used some tissue paper to decoupage onto a page in my journal.

This came about because I ordered myself some new Trainers on Amazon Prime week and they were wrapped in tissue paper within the box.

So I thought I would use Bea's stamp set. 


I used Archival ink then it wouldn't run with the Modpodge


I added some to black pages and some to Amazon packaging paper pages.




It does look OK when its dry, this one is still abit damp.



This looks better.



This is a good way of using up some of that packaging that we all have.
What do you think.?

I have a video showing the process in full.

Links to Beas Blog and Shop.

Sunday, 17 November 2024

Happy Sunday Challenge

 Good Morning All

The challenge at my Craft Group on Friday was a Bingo chart.

My card

Cat Square Ribbon or Cat Leaf Emboss

Chart to follow 3 in a row.


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The gifts I gave out were Mint Mentos.


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Last weeks challenge was ANIMAL, any animal.
My card
Obviously these two cards were made at the same time, same card, same design!!!!!

2 from Dawn



Eve

Claire

Christine

Eve

3 from Val J



The name drawn was Christine.
xxxx
Wendy L























Friday, 15 November 2024

Thank You for MTTC

 Good Morning All

My Time To Craft Challenge is

Thank You or Give Thanks

I made this lovely card using papers from a Stamperia 12 x 12 scrapbook kit.

All the elements are from the kit except the pink mat card.

The little tag is removable .


We have a worldwide DT so pop over and have a look.


xxxx

Wendy L

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Bits & Bobs

Good Morning All

I have a card today, made from bits & bobs lying on my desk.

It's a smallish card, just 5x5, the size I make for the charity boxes.

A 2 piece Sentiment die mounted onto an offcut of card, inked on the edges ant all matted onto a sort of Paisley patterned paper.


I'm still trying to clear stuff as I'm sure we all are.

xxxx
Wendy L


Sunday, 10 November 2024

Happy Sunday Challenge



 Good Morning All


The Challenge at Craft Group was a nice easy one

Animal


I left Eve looking after the Craft Group on Friday and these were the gifts I left for them.

Polo Mints




Last weeks challenge was a sketch.
My card

Sketch to follow

Christine


Julie


Denise


Eve


Claire


2 from Dawn



The name drawn was Claire.

Xxxxx
Wendy L 




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