Bird House

Good Evening All

First swim of this year in the pool today and it was lovely.  Very warm here now and getting warmer by the day, and so hot at night.

I made this card for a male recipient.  I dont do enough ·man· cards because I love doing pretty pastels.

I know its got gems and a bow but I still think you could give it to a man.

Lemon A6 card blank
Stamp was free on a craft mag and coloured with Promarkers
Charm recycled from  a bracelet
Paper and card from stash
Lemon satin ribbon
White and parchment swirls are bits left over from a butterfly punch
Leaf diecut
Sentiment - peeloff

Challenges ---------

Here come the boys # 28 - Anything Goes
I Love Promarkers # 118 - Use Diecut
Incy Wincy Designs - Vintage
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards 13 - For the boys

Happy Birthday

Good Morning All

First BBQ of the year tonight with neighbours and friends.  It,s my birthday tomorrow so that is the excuse for it.  Lots of food and afew drinkies, great company and great weather.  John bought me  a new laptop so that is what I,m using now - it,s like having a TV instead of using my notebook.  When I won the My Memories Suite for Scrapbook designing, I longed for a bigger screen, and the sweetie that he is, bought this for me but let me have it early.  Love him to bits.xxxxxxx

I also got my candy by special delivery yesterday from TONIC STUDIOS which I was lucky enough to win, so that was like another birthday pressy!!!!!!!

Todays card is another easel

A6 card blank folded to make easel with silver mirri card with rounded corners
Decoupage image of bouquet of flowers (there will be lots of decoupage as I cut loads while in the UK)
Loads of punched flowers, inked with shades of pink, and pearls in the center of some and spots in others
Pink doily
Organza ribbon 2 different widths
Scraps of pink card and stripey paper
Pink/gold embossed paper on base

Challenges -----

Allsorts challenge 156 - It,s our Birthday
Truly Scrumptious # 81 - Pretty in Pink
Paper Sundaes - Pretty in Pink Final Challenge
Pennys Paper Craft Challenge # 80 - Anything Goes

Wedding Day

Good Morning All

Busy day today, been awake since some unearthly hour, so got up at 7.30 and decided I must do some housework (I find it hard to say that word) haha.  So I have now, swept and mopped all downstairs and hoovered and put rugs away for the summer.  Now I can craft away without feeling guilty at not doing any HW.  That is after we have been for a walk by the sea and done the supermarket shopping on the way homebefore lunch, then after lunch I can craft craft craft.

Now onto todays card.

This card I am using is some a friend gave me in the UK, she has given up card making so passed alot of stash onto me and there were loads of this card 12 x 36cm so you will be seeing alot of it in the future posts.

Scored and folded at 6, 12,  24 & 30  cm intervals
Matted congratulations paper onto gold card for outer edges and front
Dufex decoupage image of Wedding Bells
Peeloffs for inside folds of wedding suits and swans
Tag with Celebrate on tied with white satin ribbon to two wedding rings
Banner made from pearl card and printed sentiment - To a Special Couple- two diamond gems added
Two pink heart shaped buttons in bottom corners
Tiny peeloff wedding rings in other corners

Challenges------
Cardz TV # 9 - Say I Do
MAWTT - No Birthdays
Allsorts Challenge #115 - Buttons and Bows
Die Cuttin Divas # 166 - Buttons, Banners and /or B,days
Sarah Hurley - New Beginnings
Crazy Challenge # 120 - 3D
Pennys Paper crafty challenge # 80 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations # 164 - Anything Goes

Pinks

Good Morning all

Wow, the weather is getting hot here in in Spain.  So warm at night we are having to get a ceiling fan installed ASAP.  I believe the Uk is getting some good weather too,  inevitable once we left.

Todays card is another gorgeous Tilda--

I used -
6" card blank and folded another 7" piece so that  it would make a sort of easel stand (as shown in 2nd pic)
Paper is Kate Knights Totally Tropical (kindly given to me by a Docrafts member
Tilda coloured with Promarkers
Circle die cut  with image on
Punched flowers with gems in centres
Flourishes die cut
Pink corners from Papermania
Maroon ribbon from stash
·Happy Birthday· Peeloff

Challenges--------
Divas by Design # 36 - Fabulous Flourishes
Crafty Catz # 133 - Lets here it for the girls
I Love Promarkers #118 - Die cuts
Creative Inspirations #164 - Anything Goes
Cute card Thursday # 218 - Pink & Green

Prem Babies

Hi all
Just a quickie before I go to Spanish class

http://www.p-hop.co.uk/index.php/2012/03/we-need-tiny-hats/

A lady on the Docrafts forum asked if anyone could make some hats for a charity (above) so when I had finished crocheting the shawl (shown in an earlier post) I used the left over wool to make some.  They are so easy and quick to make.  The link above gives details and pattern links too.  As some of you know my grandson was prem so I have a feeling for this.
xxxxxx

Wendy L

A New Fold

Good Morning All

I just want to show you this one I have made this morning.  I.m trying to think of something abit different fold wise.

I dont know if little is enough or if it needs more embellishments on.

I used a blank piece of card 36cm x 12cm and scored at 12, 24 and 30cm intervals. Then folded the front corners back just to make it abit different.  I cut some embossed swirly gold & green paper  to fit.  Decoupaged image of wine and glasses.  Sentiment from magazine freebie.  Two tiny buttons from Papermania with a thin claret coloured twine (to match the wine bottle) tied through holes and two glass pearls in top corners.  I,m not sure if it needs more or it that is enough.  Please tell me what you think.

xxxxxx
Wendy L

Challenges -------------

MAWTT - Keep It Real (A pun on the word breath (let the wine breath)LOL )
Tuesday Throwdown 99 - 3D

Home

Good Evening All
Back home last night and getting back to normal now.  Washing done,  food shopping  done and put all my craft buys away but it has made me realise that I need, really need, to sort out my drawer that is full of papers and card.  I do need to organise them all and put some away upstairs in my stash box.
I will be posting a card tomorrow but I have to catch up on my Spanish before my lesson tomorrow afternoon.

Here is a couple of pics that I took on the one nice day that we had while we were in Devon.  We went to Bude for the afternoon and this is the estuary.  It is a lovely place and we ended up staying there for our dinner that night.  And yesterday was the best day of all the time we were there, it was gorgeous, lovely blue skies.
Anyway, we are home and it was nice to be in our own bed last night.

Lots of ideas buzzing round in my head and I was sent two lovely boxes of crafting goodies by two lovely ladies on the Docrafts forum, so I cant wait to get started with those.

Hugs to all

Last Day

Good Afternoon All
This is our last full day in the UK and we are really looking forward to going home.  As much as we love our families, we long for our own house and most of all, our own bed.
It has been lovely seeing everyone, especially my DIL who now only has 10 weeks left.  It seems so strange to think that next time I see her and my son they will be Mummy and Daddy!!!

The first pic is the shawl I have just finished whilst over here and the border is the colour that Lorien wanted.  She chose pale beiges for the nursery so she wanted the same on this shawl.  The other pic is a shawl that I must have started crocheting over 10 years ago and I finally finished it last year when we moved to Spain.  I have given them both to Lorien and Rick.  She has already got so many clothes etc for the baby (girl).  I have taken her shopping for afew more things!!!!!

Please let me know what you think.  And welcome to my new followers and everyone who leaves me comments. 

Love and hugs to you all.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Wedding Easel

Good Afternoon All

I am having a great time in the UK.  Been craft shopping with my sister today and she went off to her craft class and made a lovely card with unusual folds so I have taken a pic and will try to replicate it when I get home.

Today I want to show you this one, i have used this image before but this one has more flowers and more bling.

Easel card made from 5 x 7" card blank

                                                 Tilda wedding image

Punched flowers with pearl centres

Spellbinder flowers

Folded flowers with glitter

Flourishes and leaves diecuts

Gems

Mirri card with `Wedding` paper layered on

Heart corner punch

Diecuts for image and label

Challenges ------------------

I Love Promarkers # 117 - Anything Goes

Whimsey Stamps challenge # 39 - Anything Goes

Crafty boots challenge - Good Luck

Tuesday Alchemy # 14 - Happy Wedding

Truly Scrumptious # 80 - Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas # 65 - Flowers

Sarah Kay Image

Good Morning All

Todays card I have decided to show is a lovely Sarah Kay image

This one contains a bit of everything-

5 x 7" card blank folded to an easel

Pink card embossed on Cuttlebug

Tags cut with CB

Flourishes cut with CB

Punched flowers

Quilled flowers

Folded flowers

Homemade hat pin with pearls and a bead

Embossed mirri gold/silver flowery card

Wide organza ribbon

Sarah Kay sentiment

Border punch

Image coloured with Promarkers

Challenges-----------------

Joanna Sheen Fortnightly - Birthday

I Love Promarkers # 116 - Hatpin & Charms

Papertake Weekly - Cute cute cute

Cute Card Thursday # 216 - Food or Drink

Crafting for all Seassons # 26 - Hand made Flowers

Cuttlebug Challenge blog - Flowers