Pretty Pastels

Good Morning All

Moving Along With The Times this time is Pretty Pastels chosen by Kelly.
This is up to your interpretation really, so long as it is pastel colours.

I chose to do an unusual fold card, as the next two pics show, I hope.

Cheery Lynn roses die cuts for flowers, punched butterflies.
Just under the first flap is a butterfly peeloff negative stuck onto white card.
Pastel coloured peel offs for corners and down sides with large gems at other corners.

A Nellie Snellen Scalloped square die cut for  inside.
I hope you like this card, a little bit different I think and I enjoyed making it too.
I shall be back later with my Ladybug Crafts DT card.

xxxxx
Wendy L
CHALLENGES
In The Pink 43 - Fluttering By
Crafting For All Seasons - Lots of Layers
Pennys Papercraft - Pastels
Sisterhood of Crafters - Things with Wings

Christening Invites

Good Morning All

I have had a busy weekend making 50 Christening Invitations for my Grandsons Christening in May.

This is a mock up.

I was waiting until the last minute yesterday to get the final details before I printed the inserts, anyway, as it was I  had to leave the time blank for Megan to fill in as she could not get hold of the vicar.  So now they are all parceled up ready to go in the post today.  I forgot to take a picture of the finished ones, this pic is one I emailed to Megan to see if she liked it, nothing is glued down or cut perfectly as you can see.  And the crosses I used were plain and a bit smaller.  I inked the edges of the heart too.  I,m so annoyed with myself for forgetting to photograph them.

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 Now these two pictures are of  'Zentangle' made by my sister in the UK.  I had never even heard of it until she emailed me to show me these two that she had made at her craft class in Southport.

She said it is very therapeutic.  I had a look on the internet to see what it was, it looks interesting but I have enough to do without starting something new.

She said she wouldn't mind me showing you these.  Have you heard of Zentangle?

xxxxx

Wendy L 

Oriental

Good Morning All

The theme this week for the Allsort Challenge is ORIENTAL and has been set by Susan.

I did like the sound of this but was not quite sure of what to do.

I saw this lovely digi, from Digi Darla, and thought it looked quite oriental.  They were to be one of our sponsors but they have decided to close their store through illness I believe.  Then I also remembered a set of stamps I bought years ago from Lakeland and never used.  I did not want to colour the stamp so just added some Stickles to some of the leaves, but it does not show up too much on the picture.  I coloured the digi with Promarkers and was so glad I have some of the fine nibs as they were definitely needed for this one.  I had some chinese paper in my stash too so added a strip of that across the bottom.
The lace corner is Cheery Lynn B175.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Sponsors this week are ----

QKR Stampede

                                                                  $20 store voucher

Flonzcraft

Flonz $20 store gift voucher Also 12% discount offered on purchases to those entering the challenge

CHALLENGES -
Crafty Calender - Things With Wings
Suzy Bees Bloomin Challenge - Wings

Purple & Blue

Good Morning All

My  post today is Charisma Cardz Challenge  time.

The theme is Purple & Blue.

I used a lilac base card matted with blue and then white, embossed with a 'Budding Vine' folder.
A Delicious Doodles image coloured with Promarkers.
Blue sentiment
Purple crochet flower and bead pin
Die cut purple butterflies.
Hope you like.

Sponsors are -----

Sassy Studio Designs

Delicious Doodles

Stamp & Create
Have Fun
xxxxx
Wendy L

Box Card

Good Morning All
Hope you all have a lovely Easter Weekend, lots of choccy!!!!!
I sent Easter eggs to Hollie and Noah, I know Noah is a little bit young but I,m sure Mum and Dad helped him eat it.  This is Hollie eating hers Mum said she couldn't wait to get stuck in!!!!  I bought one with a Peppa Pig bowl and cup, which she loves.

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I have been admiring these box cards for a while now, there has been alot on blogland just lately and look quite complicated to make.  I saw Jak Heath make one on Create & Craft the other day and she made it look quite easy, so I thought I would have a go, and Patricia made one too and hers is gorgeous HERE.

These are both made with Forever Friends stash.  I sold quite afew baby cards on Friday so replacing my stock.





I made a 'boy' and a 'girl' one, not overly embellished, but I think they look quite nice.

I am going to make some more and decorate them more, and the beauty of them is that they fold flat for posting.

CHALLENGES

Unstampabelles - Include animal or bird  Pastel colours

2 Sisters Challenge 175- Teddy Bears

Ends end April

Totally Gorjuss 232 - Die cuts and Punches

Wedodoobadoo - Embellish it

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I promised you a picture of the cactus on the community and here it is, the flowers are just starting to open.

And these are what I found in the local China store on Saturday, sticky backed pearly gems, aren't they gorgeous?

I'm adding two packs to my Birthday candy, a white and a pink.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Clean & Simple

Good Morning All

Hobbycutz Challenge day today and the theme is 'Clean & Simple'.

I used a 'Tied Together' embossing folder matted onto blue card and just added satin ribbon with homemade sentiment tags, a gorgeous Hobbycutz laser cut embellishment and some 'liquid pearls' at the side.

why not pop over the the challenge blog and have a go.

xxxxx

Wendy L
CHALLENGES
Rhedd & Rosie Challenge - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can 67 - Ribbon/ Twine / Washie
Crafty Ribbons  - Anything Goes + ribbon

Birds & Feathers

Good Morning All

This weeks challenge at Allsorts is Birds & Feathers chosen by Mervi. 

I used a couple of  Marianne dies for this one, they cut and emboss so well.

Fence is Marianne Creatables LR 0278

Ivy trail, Bird House and Bird is Marianne Creatables LR 0206

A couple of homemade sentiments and feathers.


Sponsors
Marianne Designs

and
Buttons for Brains

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Crafty Catz - Something beginning with 'B' (bird)
Time Out Challenge 3 - Birthday or Masculine
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers  - Anything Goes
Unstampabelles - Bird or animal
Ends end April
Crafty Calender - Things with Wings
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                                                                              We had the craft Fayre at the local English Bar                        yesterday.

We had quite a successful day, but boy, was it hot, so glad I keep a straw hat in the car as it was well and truly needed.  It was quite busy in the morning but tapered off after lunch so we packed up and came away at around 3 ish.  I,m sure they took loads of money for the poor in the village, they had an auction and raffles and I will be going shopping tomorrow for my contribution for them too.
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Use the Word 'HAPPY'

Good Morning All

Judith has chosen the theme for Moving Along With The Times challenge this time

Use the word HAPPY

so that is quite easy.

Obviously my card is 'Happy Anniversary'
Gold textured card has been in stash for years.
Gold flowers are Cheery Lynn Roses dies
Homemade bead pin with gold ribbon
White die cuts are  Marianne, very pretty.

Why not pop over to the Challenge blog and have a go this week, such an easy theme.
xxxxx
Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Crafty Ribbons  85- AG + ribbon
4 Crafty Chicks - Only Sentiment

Card Date Book

Good Morning All

I was given a load of cards and three card date books by Linda from Animal Aid (A charity I support here).

The books have a slot for each month to put cards. and a place to write names etc.

This is the inside, showing some of the cards tucked in the slots.  I can't waste anything and it was a shame to cut these cards up,  so I thought someone might appreciate them in these books.  I do get given alot of used cards and I cut them up and use the backs or the plain bits to use for matting, or run them through the Cuttlbug with an embossing folder.

I forgot to take a picture of the front of the books but this is how I have decorated two of them and 

John next Door has taken the other one, so watch out on his blog in the future, to see what he does with his.

This is the first one, covered in this gorgeous embossed paper, velvet ribbon, Papermania flowers with button centres and a couple of Hobbycutz lasercuts.  I am on the DT for Hobbycutz and I love these lasercuts that Kobie makes, they are great embellishments.

CHALLENGES
Craft-Dee Bowz 12 AG + Bow

This is the next one, covered in material from a quilt cover I used to cover chair cushions for a sofa.  You could still see the writing through it so I needed embellishments to cover as much as possible.

X Cut alphabet die cuts and large  label for matting with green card and beer carton for brown !!!!

Marianne dies CR 1245  and LR 0250
Crochet flowers and butterfly with pearl centres
Quilled flowers.

I will be taking these to the Craft Fayre on Friday, lets hope they sell.  I enjoyed doing them anyway and if they dont they will be given back to Linda.

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Tando Creative Challenge - Recycling
Just Inspirational - Wood Fabric
WON this one










Afew pics for you to look at.  The cacti are coming into flower at the moment and the bougainvillea is looking gorgeous too, in two tone blossom all on one plant.  These are on our roof patio.

We have a pot of cacti coming into bud at present and when it is in full bloom I shall post a pic, there are numerous  branches on this one so it will look stunning when all flowers are out, so watch out.




This is the water wheel on the Rio del Segura, this is where we go for a walk.

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Quilling

Good Morning All

I have dragged this one from the archives for my friend Val. She was doing some quilling at the craft meet on Thursday and I was showing her how to do petal shapes, so here is one  that show them .

Quilling is something I do when watching TV at night, relaxing but time consuming and worth it for the pretty flowers I can make.

xxxxx

Wendy L
CHALLENGES
Crafts Galore Encore - Use Fave Colour
Emergency Crafters -  Polka Dots (Dots embossing folder)