Musical Birthday

Good Morning All

I made this card using LOTV Paper, which I love, such a shame they dont do their paper pads anymore.

The 'Happy Birthday' is a Sue Wilson die.
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Loving Seville,  we are in the heart of the old town, just wonderful.

I have decided to start a Facebook group, totally  dedicated to my crafting.
I shall get it up and running when I get home and am able to add some pics of my cards, flowers, creations etc and stuff I want to sell like ribbon flowers, bows and stick pins.


xxxxx
Wendy L

Embossing for Allsorts

Good Morning All

Allsorts challenge time again and the theme is Embossing, Wet or Dry.

I cut Sue Wilson Magical Butterflies from  card and acetate done with Pixie Powders, then cut the top part of the butterfly from black card and double heat embossed with Holographic emboss powder.
I mounted these onto S/B scalloped Ovals.
Then onto white embossed card which I just could not get to photograph at all.

I lifted the wing on this one to show the pixie powdered acetate underneath.
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Sponsor is Sissix with 2 prizes on offer.




xxxxx
Wendy L

Flowers for MAWTT

Good Morning All

Before I start MAWTT post.

This was posted on our DT blog by one of my team.

This was just posted on the Crafters Companion fan page - as we are quite a multinational team(!) just wondered if any of you would like to contribute to bring some joy to this little girl

Can I ask Family & Friends please as u all know  Maddie Is 7 Years old and has a terminal Cancerous Brain Tumour called Glioblastoma Multiforme and we are doing everything we can to make her happy during whatever time she has left. Maddison loves receiving post , Cards, Letters, Pictures etc we signed up to Post Pals and she's received a few cards from different parts of england and even 2 from Spain she loves looking on the map to see how far the Post has travelled she does this during quiet time in the afternoons when she's tired from her Radiotherapy while snuggling under her blanket on the sofa. So can I ask if you could send her a card or letter or even a picture thru the post and make her smile (NO Get well soon cards please as these are not appropriate but YES to Thinking of you or Best Wishes or even Plain cards with a picture on) if you could do this for us it would really make her day :) Thank You xxx

Maddison Seeney
c/o 21 Essex Avenue
Hateley Heath
West Bromwich
B71 1HU

There is a link to the Post Pals site on my sidebar.
I have already sent some cards to Maddie from my Craft Club.
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Jenny L is our host for this challenge at Moving Along With The Times.

She would like to see either Handmade or Die cut flowers on your creations for this one.

I went for my old fave of Cheery Lynn Roses.

Sue Wilson Lattice Frame

Creative Expressions Mosaic Leaves die

Pixie Powders (Gold and Midnight Blue) on vellum

Homemade stick pin in organza bow.

xxxx

Wendy L

Make it Feminine for Craft Rocket

Good Morning All

Craft Rocket Challenge this time is 'Make it Feminine'

and we have  Di's Digis sponsoring this one so I used their image called

Braid My Hair.

As you may know, I,m not a great fan of colouring as I feel they never look good.

So for this one I just coloured the tiny birds in her hair.

Lots of Pixie Powders used on this for the frame and the background.

Pierced Oval to frame the image.

Once again, this pic is not good, blue does not look good with my camera, sorry.

xxxx

Wendy L

Thanks

Good Morning All

This is a card I made to go in with a swap of Pringle tubs to a lady in Norway.

The swap was for an Altered Pringle Tub

(I will show this in another post)
I have quite afew smaller Pringle tubs as  we bought a case of the Sour Cream flavour at the Fayre n November!!!!!! Yum yum !!!!!!
I have lost 8lb upto now on my diet!!!!!!

Anyway, this is the card I made to go in with it.

I used a new Sue Wilson die that my craft friend Lyn bought me for Christmas.

I made this paper butterfly and another larger one as in the picture at the end of post.

These are jigsaw pieces I have painted and decorated with flowers.

Also some of the tiny butterflies I have been making with my friends punch, scraps of papers and vellums.

Thanks for visiting and I do love reading your comments.

xxxxx

Wendy L

It's A Love Thing for Craft Rocket

Good Morning All

Craft Rocket Challenge this time is

It's A Love Thing.

I Used LOTV topper.

LOTV paper pad - Nitwits Perfect Pair.

Sue Wilson Frames & Tags - Maggie.

Vellum flower with pearl heart centre

I used the remainder of the paper for the inside

stuck onto the same pink card with the edges punched with a Fiskars  Edger Punch.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Wellington and Pixie

Good Morning All

Here is a card I made a short while ago and have pulled out of the files!!!

Sue Wilson NZ collection - Wellington

Pixie Powders - Plum twist and Midnight Blue 

Homemade charm.

I used the other part of the Pixie paper 

HERE

Enjoy your day.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Happy Birthday Lorien

Good Morning All

Yesterday was Loriens Birthday (my DIL) and this is the card I sent her.

I was playing around with Sue Wilson Butterfly dies, and double heat embossing them.

I am making them to put into Swaps I do on Facebook but here is two I was really pleased with.

LOTV 'Victorian Times' paper pad.

I put some layers of vellum under this one.

And layers of mulberry paper under this one.

Happy Birthday Lorien.

They are coming out here in June Woohoo, can't wait.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Curls and/or Swirls for MAWTT

Good Morning All

Crikey it is soooooo cold here, we had snow yesterday and it was so funny as the Spanish people were coming out and taking photos and the old people were standing at their doors looking out in amazement!!!  I have been told that they have not had snow in this area for over 90 years.
There are loads of posts on Facebook of beaches covered in snow and abit more in and they have had about 4 or 5 inches.
Yesterday we had snow, a little bit of sunshine (you could see the sun shining on the mountains at the back of our village)
Then the rain came and last night 2 thunderstorms!!!!
Now it is raining and cold, so cold.
I cant move from the fire and go in my craft room so it is crafting on my knee!!!!
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Moving Along With The Times Challenge is hosted by Hazel on Team B.

She would like to see Curls or Swirls.

I used my ever faithful Sissix 'Iron Gate' die on top of John Lockwoods kitchen roll/Pixie Powder technique. 

CE Ornate Oval for the sentiment.

All mounted onto card coloured with Gilding Polish.

I added a gorgeous Tattered Lace Butterfly with some pearl dots on body.

I stuck one of my bead danglers in top corner and some gems and pearls in each corner,

I have to have symmetry!!!!

xxxxx

Wendy L

Magical Butterflies

Good Morning All

Did you enjoy the weekend?

Watching Hochanda Creative Expressions takeover?

I'm catching up as I recorded most of them, I cant inflict 48 hours of crafting on my John, especially at a weekend when sport is on!!!!!!
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Do you ever get frustrated with your crafting?  So many things I want to do, so much stash to use.
Why cant we stop buying new stuff?????????
I keep popping onto Ebay and bidding on charms, beads, laces, trims and I dont NEED them, I just enjoy the bidding, if I win them, great, if I dont, not a problem.
Tried to get my head in the right place and had a bit of a tidy up.
I HAVE to start using all the bits on my desk, that is what I,m going to do today.  I need to make some Man cards as I have been asked if I want to have a card stand in the local bar English bar.
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Anyway, keeping with the theme of butterflies this one is using Sue Wilson Magical Butterflies and the negative from New Zealand Wellington.

Pixie Powders, Plum Twist and Midnight Blue (I think)

Phil Martin corner sentiment heat embossed in white.

Have a good day.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Sincere Condolences

Good Morning All

I made this card using the technique shown by Julia Watts on Hochanda in December using Pixie Powders on acetate, tissue paper and glitter.

I used Midnight Blue and  Aqua Lagoon, I think.

Phill Martin Corner Sentiments.

Sue Wilson Lattice Frame

S/B Negative from Scalloped Oval.

CE Leaf die.

Paper flowers from Ebay.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

In the Sky for MAWTT

Good Morning All

Moving Along With The Times first challenge for the new year is hosted by Zoe.

She would like to see things that you would see in the Sky.

I sued LOTV papers.

Belgian Collection - Tags for the sentiment

The bird image is from Pinterest

Liquid Pearls & Cosmic Shimmer pearls

Why not join us for our new challenge.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Something New for Craft Rocket

Good Morning All

Craft Rocket Challenge is 'Something New'

This image is an old wooden stamp I have had for years. mounted onto

 Sue Wilson New York Collection Times Square.

Pierced Square

Spotty pink ribbon

xxxx

Wendy L

Final Christmas Card

Good Morning All

I made this card last year along with this one I made for my John HERE

Both similar but I was happy how they turned out.

I think the sentiment is stamped with a Docrafts stamp and heat embossed.

Sue Wilson 'Hollywood die in centre.

I think the swirl is Memory Box.

Various punched parchment flowers.

Paper is LOTV pad.

xxxx

Wendy L

Sparkle for Crafty Friends

Good Morning All

Crafty Friends Challenge  this time is Sparkle or Glitter, lots of it.

The image is from our sponsor 'Miran' called Hello Snowman.

I coloured it with Promarkers and cut out with S/B Decorative Labels 22.

Added a Christmas tree cut using CE Festive Collection.

All mounted onto green Glitter card and I added sparkle to Snowmans hat and scarf.

Then to embellish it I added a stick pin and a bead dangler.

Two bows in different ribbon.

When I cut a big square of good card I  always cut the centre out, (as it is hidden anyway) and I have used it here on the inside.

Our Sponsor is Miran

Join me again later for another DT post.

xxxx

Wendy L

Gills Christmas card NOT

Good Morning All

This card is one I made for Mum to give to my sister, but when I came to pack my case the other day, I couldn't find it, so I must have taken it to the fayre and sold it!!!!

So flippin' annoyed about it.

So I  had to make another!!!

I used an assortment of Pixie Powders for the background, 

I think it was Gold, Firework Burst and Aqua Lagoon

Phill Martin Corner Sentiments

CE Poinsettia die and stamp  on vellum

John Lockwood Poinsettia Christmas Wishes stamp

Sue Wilson Pierced Squares for the frame

I love this poinsettia, heat embossed onto vellum

One of my stick pins with a star charm added.

Oh well, Gill, this is what you could have had LOL.

Someone got a bargain when they bought this one.

Off on my travels now, UK here I come with my thermals !!!!

xxxx

Wendy L

Anything Christmas for Allsorts

Good Morning All

Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by Kevin.

He would like to see anything Christmas, so a nice easy one and busy one I'm sure.

This is one of my attempts at using Pixie powders.

Quite pleased how it turned out.

Sue Wilson Lattice Frame

CE Poinsettias

John Lockwood Sentiment

Sponsors are

Marianne Designs 

And 

Day for Daisies



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It is this gorgeous little chaps Birthday today, he is 3 years old.

And it is my crafty friend Lyns Birthday today too, I wont tell you  how old she is, but it ends in '0'.
Have a great day Lyn.
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Craft Fayre today at the local English bar, we'll see how it goes.
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Wendy L

On My Way

Good Morning All

Well, as this goes live I shall be at the airport, on my to UK.

I hope John Next Door doesn't forget to pick me up at East Mids!!!!!!

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This is another card using Sue Wilson Wellington Die from the New Zealand Collection.

Isn't her new collection lovely?

See you at Ally Pally.

Forgive me as I wont be visiting blogs while I am away but I  have scheduled posts going out.
Thanks Everyone.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Aperture Box

Good Morning All

I saw John Next Door make this style of box on Hochanda last time when he was demoing the new cutting dies.

The dimensions are HERE on his blog.

Very easy to make and could be made using many different dies to cut the aperture.

And only uses one piece of A4 card.

I used Creative Expressions

Sue Wilson Tags die

Acetate behind the aperture.

I just need t find where I can buy battery Tealight Candles here in Spain.

I think I may be making more of these for little Christmas gifts for the neighbours.

Thank you for all your kind comments on Lucas' Birthday.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Touch of Sparkle for Allsorts

Good Morning All

Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by Tracy Mouse and she wants Glitter and/or gems.

 I used 

Sue Wilson Lattice Frame die used twice

Sue Wilson Gemini 'Cygnus' die

CE Mosaic Leaves

Cheery Lynn Roses

Gold and Silver Gilding Polish

Homemade Sentiment tag

Organza Ribbon

Sponsor this week is

Scrappers Delight

Pop over to see what all the rest of the DT have made.

xxxxx

Wendy L