A Recipe

Good Morning All

The challenge this week at Moving Along With The Times is a recipe decided by Hazel and she wants to see 

  1 digi -  Digi Darla image Flower Fairy

2 patterned papers - from stash

3 embellishments - 3 flower on corner

A touch of glitter - I glittered her hair

Pop over to the challenge blog and have a look at all the other DT creations.
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As I am still in the UK, forgive me
if I dont get round to visit your blogs, please forgive me as my tablet is not Blogger friendly but I will do my best.
xxxxx
Wendy L

Weaving

Good morning All

As this goes out I shall be on my way to the airport to get my flight to Uk, fingers crossed that French Air Traffic Control dont go on strike!!!!
While I,m away I wont be able to visit you all as often as my tablet is not very Blogger friendly.
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Since watching Sue Wilson and her Weaving dies on C&C the other day, I thought I would try doing it without a die, not as detailed but quite good I think and at very little cost !!!!

 I dont know about you, but when I watch C&C I really DO WANT the products but can't afford them, so now I have got to think to myself, 'do I really need them?'

No I dont is the answer.  So I made do with figuring a way to do this without the die, and afew people have said that this die is quite complicated to use so this is what I figured out.

 I cut white card at 1/2" and coloured card at 1.4" and stuck them together as shown.


Then I cut an aperture in an A5 card and weaved the strips behind it as the pic below shows.

And this is the result which I am very pleased with.

My bead pins with a homemade tassle (I made quite afew of these the other night and am very pleased with them too), homemade quilled flowers and the leaf die I borrowed from Val at craft meet, and an acetate sentiment.

What do you think?

xxxx

Wendy L

Here is afew pics when we went on the Tapas Run yesterday, that provide a little train that passes all the bars taking part.

We only managed to visit 4 bars before it ended at 4pm but a good time was had by all.
And a couple of friends flew in from Belfast so they were able to join us too.
Great fun.

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Bring Your Bling

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Allsorts Challenge this week is 'Bring Your Bling', Helene wants to see lots of SPARKLE.

These die cuts are some I had  in my box and I think it was a die I borrowed from John Next Door before he deserted me!!!!  I topped it with a decoupaged flower and stuck all of it onto  glittered paper.  My bead pins stuck in the ribbon and decorated up with lots of gems.

Sponsors this week are-Whimsy Stamps

and PPR Papercraft

Why not pop over to the challenge blog and have a peek at all the other DT creations and have a go yourself.
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We have a Tapas run this weekend in the village so will be popping along for afew tomorrow.  They are promoting Aubergines so each bar is doing 3 tapas and we have to vote for the best bar. One tapa and one drink for 2 euro, so bang goes the diet again!!!!
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I am going to the UK earlier than planned, Monday, so if I dont get round to visit your blogs, please forgive me as my tablet is not Blogger friendly but I will do my best.

xxxx

Wendy L

Decorated Box

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Sorry, abit of a moan coming.  At my time of life I am suffering hot flushes and have been taking Black Cohosh, I dont know if this has anything to do with it, but my joints have been aching badly, especially my fingers.  As a result, I am finding it hard to crochet and do the more fiddly bits of crafting, so annoying a I need to craft when I am watching TV, especially knitting and crochet. I need a miracle cure for my achy joints, I wish!!!!!
I know I shouldn't moan as there are lots of people worse off than me.
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Afew weeks ago I decided to decorate a box that I have had in a cupboard for ages, it was nice and sturdy, too good to throw out.

I used some LOTV paper as it was quite a thick piece, quilled flowers, lace and odd bits and bobs from my stash.

Another one that will be going to the Slimming Club filled with bath goodies I think, as a raffle prize.

xxxxx

Wendy L

Something Yummy to Eat or Drink

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Well I had the old top knot tidied up and coloured  yesterday and I,m very pleased with it.
 On countdown now for a week on Thursday, 30th, flying to UK to visit with Aurora and the rest of the family.  Cant wait.
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Time for the challenge over at Creative Cottage Crafts Blog.  This fortnight the theme is 'Something Yummy to Eat or Drink' and the sponsor is The Cutting Cafe, who provided us with a set of sweet or cookie jar images that you could make a shaped card with and images of sweets and cookies or jelly beans  to put inside the jar.

There are loads of things you could do with these sets, but I just cut the jar out and filled it with sweets and decorated the jar with gems and ribbon.
 I used the small piece of paper I had left with 'cupcakes' on.  The backing paper brings it all together as it is sparkly and has all different tones of gold, orange, pinks and greys, very unusual.

Sponsor

The Cutting Cafe

With all this in mind, ie, food, I am really trying to be good on my diet as the weight is slowly creeping back on.  I have got to get a grip.

xxxx

Wendy L

More Parchment

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It's off to the hairdressers for me this morning, I had made the appointment for last Monday, forgetting that I was going away for afew days, so changed it to today.  Got to keep the roots coloured at my age !!!!!!

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Another Parchment card for you today and one I am quite pleased with.

I could have made more of the pieces to make a full fan but it would have been too big to make into a card unless I made a very large one.

Hope you all have a good day and thanks for visiting.

xxxx

Wendy L

Quick & Simple Does It

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Allsorts Challenge is Quick & Simple hosted by Jo.

It was difficult not to add loads of gems, pearls, ribbon, charms etc.

so all I did was cut a LOTV pre coloured topper with S/B bellyband, inked the edges .  Then used Marianne dies LR0205 and LR0223 for the fence, birdcage and Happy Birthday.

Sponsors 

Marianne Designs

Day for Daisy

xxxxx

Wendy L
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I have just pinched this paragraph from Jo's blog on how to leave a comment as a friend of mine asked how to if she does not have a Google account.
At the end of each blog post, you will see the word "comment" and it will show how many comments have been left. Just click on that word and it opens up another page where you can read everyone's comment and there is a box in which to type your own comment. You will then need to choose an identity from the list below this. You don't have to have a google account, if you have tick that box, if not pick "anonymous" however, you must add your name to the end of your comment or I will not know who it is from. You then need to press PUBLISH 
and this will then show in the comments on my blog.
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Dont forget I have these lovely bead pins with charms for sale,
 just leave a comment with email address.

Many colours and styles available, see page at top for more.





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Wendy L

Anything But Square

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Moving Along With The Times Challenge is 'Anything But Square' hosted by Kelly.

I decided to make this lovely card for my DIL Megan, for her Birthday.  I made a similar one for Lorien (my other DIL) here using a vellum topper from the same pack.

I prettied it up with flowers, ribbons, gems, glitter and die cuts. hope you like it.

Little White flowers are Cheery Lynn Roses B 152 and B 154.

Have fun if you enter the challenge as we do enjoy visiting all the entrants.

xxxxx

Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Cheery Lynn Designs - Purple

Purple

Good Morning All

As this goes out we will still be in  Mojacar,  I dont have my lap top with me, only a tablet so I may not be visiting you all as often as usual, but I will catch up tomorrow night.

I,m not sure what die this is, as when we have our craft meets, some of us take afew dies and a cuttlebug and we cut away, so this is one of Vals, I think.

I added some Gilding Wax and some pretty handmade paper and some quilled flowers.

Have a good day.

I was playing with some new charms on my bead pins before we went away and here they are.

If anyone wants to buy any of these they would be 5GBP or 6.80 Euros for 12 inc free P&P.
If you want to buy other bead pins the link is HERE to view them and if you  would like 3 of these added into the selection, just email me or comment.

xxxx

Wendy L

A Bag

Good Morning All
I want to welcome Chrissy to my blog, I love it when I get a new follower, makes me feel abit special !!!!!!
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I made this bag from a tutorial I saw on You Tube HERE, it is so easy and I intend to make lots more in pretty colours.

All you need is 2 x 12 " square pieces of  reasonable weight papers and embellishments of your  choice and away you go.  Easy Peasy.  This will be going to my Slim Club on Friday filled with something 'nice'.

Please forgive me if I dont visit you all for afew days while we are in Mojacar, but I cant access Blogger Dashboard on my tablet and it is alot slower to do individually.

xxxxx

Wendy L