Pearls & Gems for Allsorts

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Allsorts Challenge today is hosted by me.

Add Pearls and / or Gems to your creations.

I have decoupaged a lovely flower.

Added parchment flowers with pearl centres.

Added lovely Grosgrain pink ribbon with a bow and a gem centre.

Stick pin with both pearl and gem on.

I am giving a prize of some homemade embellishments to a randomly chosen winner so pop over to the challenge blog and have a go.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Shabby Chic Photo Album

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This posted by mistake the other day but here it is again.

I bought this album from the charity shop and it looked fairly new.

And here is what it looks like now, after I got my glue gun out and my laces and doilies.!!!!

I padded it with wadding, then covered it with white cloth from a quilt cover

Then a lace tray cloth and a toning doily.

This is the spine with a dangle charm and a tassle.

I used seam binding as a book mark and to tie the dangle charm to.

This is the back

                   I found a Peacock brooch in my stash which I was gifted in a swap I think.

Inside the front and back covers I added a sheet of felt.

On the front one  I left a pocket from the tray cloth.

Very happy witth this and I hope it sells at the craft Fayre on Sunday

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Halloween for MAWTT

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Moving Along With The Times Challenge is hosted by Amy from Team A this time.

The theme is Halloween and, as Amy lives in USA where Halloween is a big thing,

 but not as big in UK.

 I found this digi image with Pumpkins on so I thought this would fit.

I matted it onto some background  card I made with my friend Jen's Oxide inks.

I embossed some card from Johns beer cartons but it split abit in places so added inked doilies to hide!!!!!

xxxxx

Wendy L

Baby

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I found this Baby topper in my stash, goodness knows how long I have had it.

I used up some scraps of mirri and embossed card.

Added one of my ribbon bows.

Quite sweet I think.

Talking of babies, here is my baby, TOTALLY relaxed.

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Well my John goes to UK tomorrow for a footy match and to see his  kids and Mum.

I can have the TV control to myself for 5 days Yeeheeeeeeeee.
Busy sorting all the stuff out for the craft fayre on Sunday.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Red or Green

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I have been making quite afew Groovi Christmas cards for me to use myself, not go on the stall.

Over her, in the China stores I can buy a great big sheet of glittered card for 1 euro.

I make these cards at night while watching TV, well not make the cards but do the Groovi.

As the parchment is in an A5 sheet size, when I do a  square, there is always a piece left at the end so I do the poinsettia as an extra layer.

I love them both but i think I lean towards the green one, maybe because it has 3 flowers on.

Let me know what you think, I do love reading your comments.

xxxxxx

Wendy L

Happy Sunday

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Here is my card for my little sketch challenge this week.

I treated myself to Clarity Picot Oval die set and this was my first try at using them.

Note the two embossed lines around the edge as I didn't line up correctly but I wasn't going to waste it so I just offset and did another line.

The paper is from a Phill Martin pad.

My homemade embellishments - butterflies and bows.

The sketch to follow

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Now onto last weeks sketch

My card 

Val J

 Eve

 Sharon

Denise

has come on leaps and bounds in her card making, she was new to it when she came to my Craft Club a couple of years ago and look at what she is making now, I love this card.

And Sharon was the name drawn out this week.

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I want to show you these gorgeous bracelets that my new lady makes.

I cant remember if I showed you the beautiful necklace last week but here it is again.

A very talented lady.

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No gifts to show this week again as still using  up past ones.

Have a nice day

xxxx

Wendy L

Circles for Crafty Friends

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My first post today is  for Crafty Friends Challenge and the theme is Circles.

We have a sponsor for this one and it is a new one - Lee H  Illustrations

and they provided us with a couple of cute images to work with. 

I chose 'Squirrel with Ladybird'

I made the background by sticking circles onto card ad then ran it through an Embossing Folder.

I have done this before and I think it looks quite good, great for 'man' cards.

Back later with Allsorts.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Traditional Christmas for Allsorts

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For Allsorts Challenge this week we have a theme of

Traditional Christmas Colours - Red, Green, Gold.

I grabbed a bundle from an old Making Cards magazine my sister gave to me.

Decoupaged the topper, cut up a doily to add as a mat.

Added a parchment Poinsettia in the corner, afew pearls to hide a mark on the paper!

Pretty backing paper from the magazine too.
So, traditional colours and a traditional image too.

Pop over to the challenge blog to see what my teamed have made.

Sponsor

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Online craft store

xxxxx

Wendy L

Tags for Christmas Gifts

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I have booked to do a stall for a Christmas fayre and so I want to get abit of stock together.

I have been making tags for Christmas gifts, to sell in packs of 8.

I must admit, I dont really enjoy doing them, the stall I mean, but my crafty friend Val J has said she will help me even though she only gets back into Spain the night before, she is a gem.

These are a pocket tag, so a tag within a tag.

A great way of using scraps too.

When I did a fayre afew years ago at Bar Catorce, tags sold quite well.

I can always use them as card toppers if they dont sell and I will use some myself to add to little gifts I buy for the family.

I always buy them low cost 'fun' gifts to leave under the tree.

Off to Craft Club today, look forward to this day and seeing all my ladies, although there are quite afew off today so it will be a small meeting.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Ribbon

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This is a design I copied from one of my MAWTT design team ladies when we had a Ribbon challenge afew weeks ago.

On this one the ribbon seemed to want to curve so I let it.

I used Phill Martins Scribbled corner sentiments.

Quite a simple card.

This is Jessies' card that inspired me.

Alot neater than mine.

Have a nice day

xxxx

Wendy L