Hunkydory Extravaganza

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In my blog candy above, there are some Hunydory sheets included.

Now I have had these for quite a while and decided to use a couple of the topper sheets.

So instead of showing all that I made in one post, I will schedule over the next week or so while I,m in UK.

I am really pleased with how these turned out as I do find it hard to use this sort of thing but as I needed lots of cards for the fair on the 28th Nov I wanted some quicker makes and I made 15 cards in one afternoon.

I have also included some of this lovely A4 embossed card in candy too.

Nearly everything I have used is from my stash, trying to use bits of string, ribbon, paper scraps etc etc.

I even used little scraps of embossed card that were in my drawers.

This flower is Creative Expressions

Perfect Peony, I just love it.

I inked it while still in the die.

More cards to follow in afew days.

xxxx

Wendy L

More than 3 Dies for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge time again and I am hosting this one.

I want people to use more than 3 die cuts on their creations which isn't too hard.

I cut a mat in red card and covered with a die cut from Sissix 'Iron Gate'.

The 25th Dec is a die cut that I cut in my craft meet, not sure whose it is sorry.

The poinsettias are a Leanne die cut and the tutorial for these is on the top of my blog.

And finally the circle sentiment  from Netty is stuck onto a S/B circle die cut.

Finally added a ribbon bow with 2 of my bead pins which I still have for sale in sidebar.

Sponsor this week is

Sissix

    

Why not pop and join in with this one.

xxxx

Wendy L

One For The Girls at Crafty Friends

Good Morning for the second time.

I,m here now with my DT creation for Crafty Friends and the theme is One for The Girls, sponsored by A Day for Daisies and All Dressed Up

I used A Day for Daisies image coloured with Promarkers.

I used Sue Wilson 'Bevelled Glass' striplet die then embossed it with a Diamond folder.

Decorated with a doily, gems, ribbon and bead pin.

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Just Keep On Creating - AG Linky

Christmas at Creative Craft Cottage

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At Creative Craft Cottage this time the theme is Christmas.

I was given this cutie from the sponsor Ppinky Dolls, and coloured it with Promarkers.

Papers are from Forever Friends and everything else is from stash, except post box which was cut out at my craft meet, not sure whose it is.
There are some wonderful creations from the DT so pop over and have a peep.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Man card

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Keeping busy as I have a Craft Fair coming up on the 28th.   and MIL aarrive that evening too to keep OH company while I am in UK for 12 days.

The Fair is being held at the local English bar where we have our craft and slimming meetings.

It is very small fair  but I hope it goes OK. 

 Having to fill my boxes with 'man' cards, 'Sympathy' and Get Well. 

My Ladies box is always full as that is the type of card I prefer to make, with lots of flowers and pretty things.

This is the type of quick card I have been making.

I  know it sounds awful, but I dont go to alot of time and trouble as I sell them so cheap, 5 euro for 7 cards,

Still trying to use up a load of old stash too, including Peeloffs !!!!

The fair is in aid of our village, for the folks that have no job, so no income at all.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Letterpressed Background

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I watched a video Sue Wilson made on Tuesday 10th November HERE, using Mica Powders to Letterpress. I thought I would give it  a try on black card, as the Micas I have are all  pastel colours.

 I love how it turned out.  I used afew different colours as shown here.

Below is the card I made with it, using a 6 x 6 scalloped card blank and Sue Wilson Ornate Ovals as the sentiment.

I did have to use afew butterflies to hide my messy heat embossing.

I coloured this too with Mica powders, used as paint.

The shimmer doesn't show up too good on the pics but looks great in real life.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Anything but a Card for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by Tracy Mouse and she doesn't want cards, anything but.

So I made a couple of boxes for cards to go in and these will go as raffle prizes at slimming club.

 I was given some cards, shop bought ones, to see if I could use them for toppers etc.  I thought it was a shame to cut them up as they are so cute.

They are quite small, 4 x 4 and there is 16 of them with envelopes too, so I split them into 2 lots and made two boxes.

Once again, used all old stuff, peeloffs across the top and the front of the green one.

Quilled flowers and a die cut stuck onto an embossed piece of card

This gorgeous corner die cut is one I cut a craft meet, I think it is Memory box.

CHALLENGES
Countryview - Blue

Scraps of ribbon used on both boxes.  I now keep all scraps in a plastic bag and use them whenever I can.

I thought whoever wins one of these could use the box for a gift, maybe chocolate!!!

Sponsors

Deedees

and

PPR Papercraft

Some wonderful creations from DT over on the challenge blog.
Have a fab weekend.

xxxx

Wendy L

My Fave Things for MAWTT

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My mate Ang, Mrs Duck is hosting the challenge this time at Moving Along With The Times.

She wants you to use  favourite things from the song from The Sound of Music.

I chose to use this cute topper from LOTV.  The paper has snowflakes on it and I think it is Docrafts.
Poinsettia flowers cut from Parchment  with Leanne die.  Ivy corner from Cheery Lynn.
Sue Wilson 'Just For You' Ornate Ovals die.

So for the Favourite Things -
Brown Paper Packages tied up with string (OK not brown paper but Christmas paper)
Snow Flakes that stay on my nose and my lashes.
There are some brilliant creations by the DT so why not pop over to the challenge blog to see them.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Clean Craftroom

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I took these pice a cuple of weeks ago when I had completely cleaned and sorted out my craft room after having the window cleaners in to do inside and out.

You can see why I have to move everything for the window cleaners.  It was originally an open veranda and the previous owner had it all glassed in, so gets very, very hot in summer.

I bought the little veg. trolley on wheels a while ago and it is great for pulling upto the side of me and putting stuff I need  at hand.  Like one of the drawers with the colour of paper or card I am using at that time.  It leaves more of my desk space free to actually work on.  I did get to the point where my only workable space was my glass mat, now I'm determined to keep more space free to work and to keep it TIDY.

These are the two book cases behind me where I heep everything, alot is in plastic boxes and nearly all labelled.

And finally, this is my desk and to the left of this is a unit with cupboards where I keep my stamps and inks in one side and punches and odd bits of material in the other.  And on top is my Cut N Boss.

I love being in here now, I was getting to the point where I didn't want to craft as I was getting frustrated with it being so untidy and messy.

As you can see, when I'm sat at my desk I can see the world go by right outside the apartment.

xxxx

Wendy L

Nordic Christmas

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A short while ago I posted some cards that I had made using Poinsettia digis and they matched some papers that John (Next Door) had left me when he moved back to UK.

Well this batch of cards is using some more papers he left and they needed very little embellishing as the paper said it all.  They have a sheen on them too, like Centura card.

The paper pad is called Nordic and it has some really pretty papers in and they are a good weight

They have boosted my stock of Christmas cards as Diane (from a Cancer Charity) came and collected a second lot and I have a Fair to do on the 28th Nov too so need to keep afew for that.  But I do think alot of people will already have their Christmas cards by then so not going to take too many.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Ribbons & Bows for Allsorts

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Second post from me today and this is for Allsorts Challenge.

Mervi is hosting this one and she would like to see Ribbons and Bows.

For my Christmas cards this year I have not bought any new stuff, I am using things that have been in my Christmas box for a good few years and this gorgeous ribbon with the holly and berries on is one such thing, I dont even know where it came from but it is so lovely.  I didn't need to add much more to it, so I just cut a border using Sue Wilson Gemini Cygnus die, added two more types of ribbon for the bow and a circle sentiment from Netty HERE.

Sponsors are

 Crafty Ribbons

and

Jiggery Makery

Pop over and see all the other gorgeous DT work.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Anything Goes for Creative Craft Cottage

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My first post today is for Creative Craft Cottage and the theme is Anything Goes.

I coloured an image from our sponsor, 'All Dressed Up' mounted onto patterned gold mirri card and then added all bits and bobs from my stash, flowers, ribbon, bead pin.

This year I have not bought anything to make my Christmas cards, I have used all stuff from my stash that I have had for years.

xxxx

Wendy L

Mums Birthday

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I wasn't going to post this morning but I wanted to show you this card I made for Mums Birthday which was on Tuesday, she is 91 this year.

I love these Perfect Peony dies from Creative Expressions and want to get the stamps that go with them, that 

John (Next Door) was demoing afew weeks ago on Hochanda, they will have to wait until I go over in December.

This is my messy desk while making the card, craft space gets smaller and smaller !!!!

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My friend Val attends my craft meet and her daughter crafts too.  Lynn taught herself to knit last year and has been busy  making hats and scarves to sell in her shop.

This is her display, dont they look gorgeous.

She did not mind me putting the pic on here.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Parchment Poinsettias

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This is the Christmas card I made for the two guys that run the bar where we have our slim and craft meets.

I love the way this turned out and love the parchment Poinsettias with lovely big shiny gems in the centres.

All done on Centura Pearl card.

I took a leaf out of Johns book and matted and layered 4 times!!!  His cards look so classy having more layers and narrow borders too, I think he uses just a half centimetre  borders.

I put the sentiment in Spanish as they do get Spanish  customers in the bar and  we are in Spain !!!!!

Hope you all have a lovely day.

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Craft Rocket - Pearls and Gems

City Crafter - Christmas 286

Catrina Book Fold

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Wow, I had to do some cleaning up yesterday.  The wind and rain hit during Sunday night and I got up on Monday to  -----
The outside sofa had gone down the block as had 2 planters with cacti in, they had emptied their contents along the way, so soil and stones all over the place.
Rain had come in the front windows in my craft  room and the curtains are were wet and the side window in the utility room so all my washing powder is wet.
I knew I should not have had the windows cleaned!!!!!
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Another Book Fold to show you today. 

I was asked to make this by a customer at the bar where I show my books.

I really enjoy making the flowers for all the books too.

The top ones are called Kusadama and the big gems I have are perfect for the centres, too big for cards but great for these.

xxxx

Wendy L

Penny Black at Allsorts

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It is my turn to be a GDT for Penny Black  at Allsorts and the theme is Christmas.

I coloured my cute hedgehog with Promarkers.  The paper is some freebie that I printed off, not sure where from, and the sentiment is a freebie from Netty on her blog.

I bought some Latex makeup sponges and used this to blend the edges of the image,  much better than my homemade blenders.

I,m still using all my scraps and bits for my Christmas cards, even short pieces of ribbon, as this is, not enough to make a bow but enough just to fold like this.

Have a great day.

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Natalie and Amy 38 - Winter Scene

Ribbon Girl - AG

Christmas for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge this week is Christmas and is hosted by Susan.

I chose this cute image from our Sponsor, Scrappers Delight.

Once I had coloured him with Promarkers and his scarf is shades of brown, I thought I would go with non-traditional colours for a Christmas card.

I  had a pad of papers that were free with a magazine I think.  So it is all shades of yellow and peach. The 'with love' is a homemade sentiment tag cut from one of OH beer cartons and this is the last of the  seam binding that John Next Door gave me when I was over there last year and I  love it. It was on an earlier post I got to thinking about when it was when he left to back to UK and it must have been 2014 as I went over in December to stay with Hollies Mum and Dad, and he was settled by then at Creative Expressions, as I went to a demo day  there, so I think it must have been that summer.

Anyway back to the challenge, I hope you will pop over to the challenge blog and see all the other DT creations, they are gorgeous.

Sponsor

Scrappers Delight

Have a good weekend.
I would like to thank you all for the bloggy hugs and thoughts on my Remembrance day on Wednesday, it means a lot to me.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Leaves and/or Trees for MAWTT

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Moving Along With The Times Challenge this week is hosted by Sue B and she has chosen Leaves and / or Trees.

The paper and sentiment are from Do crafts paper pack.  All the dies used are from my craft friend Val, Memory box flowers, leaf die and butterfly, not sure whose they are.  I cut  an aperture  using a Jus Cutz die and put some paper behind it.  Decorated up with Dufex butterflies, roses, pearls and glitter.

xxxx

Wendy L

Remembering

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Today is  a sad day of remembrance for me, Lucas died 5 years ago to the day, I still relive that horrible phone call from my Son, the pain never goes away, I,m even filling up as I type this, just thinking of that poor boy.

I tell myself he is in a better place.

This is one of the last photos of him, taken at my sisters house and I still have that jumper he is wearing upstairs in my Memory Box.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Poinsettias

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When I got my Christmas box out, ready to start my Christmas cards last month, I found these digis that I had already coloured.  I have tried to find out by looking in my files, whose they are but I can't, sorry.

As I have said previously, I have not bought any new stuff to  make Christmas cards with this year.

The circle sentiments are freebies from Netty HERE

When John next Door moved back to UK (Crikey was it last year or year before?) he gave me some paper pads that he didn't want.  He had tons and tons of papers and card!!!!  I have some more to show you another day, more Christmas ones.

Anyway, these papers are from one of the pads, it matched the Poinsettias perfectly.

All I had to do was add a bit of ribbon and embellishments and voila!!!

One lot of about 50 cards has gone to one charity this week and will get in touch with Linda to see when she wants hers for Animal Aid.

xxxxx

Wendy L