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Alicante, Spain
Hi. I live in Spain with my partner. I am retired and LOVE it. I love life here but I do miss my family back in the UK, two sons and three sisters and my Mum. Crafting is my life, I do something every single day. In the past it has helped me get through some bad times in my life. One such bad time was when my first grandson died aged just 14 months. He had been born 8 weeks prem but was very healthy and was growing into a beautiful, bonny boy. It was such a shock when the call came. A day never passes when I dont think of him. I am now Nanna again to grand daughter, Hollie, born July 2012, and Tess born March 2016. This is my younger son and his partner. I now have another Grandson, Noah, born Nov 2013 to my elder Son and they have 3 daughters Aurora, born March 2015 and Arabella, born August 2017 and Arianna born 2019. Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy my makes. Please leave a comment so that I know you have visited me. I love reading them all. xxxx

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Tuesday 28 February 2017

Boxes

Good Morning All
Here are a couple of boxes I have made to put into the local bar and shop, they both sell jewelry so wanted boxes for customers to buy.




This is a tiny dinky one, suitable for a ring!!!



This one is about 4"
A triangle shape.

I have used bits from stash to decorate them both.


These orange flowers were on a swap I received.






xxxxx
Wendy L

Monday 27 February 2017

Quick Cards

Good Morning All
At our craft club on Friday I took with me some A6 embossing folders, card blanks, Phills corner stamps and ink pad and some of my little butterflies I have been making.
These are the cards I made.  My friend Lin was so amazed at how many I made, a grand total of sixteen.  All I had to do when I got home was to add inserts and bag them up.




I stamped the corner sentiment first.

Then ran through the emboss folder.




Added gems or pearls to some of them
and then the  Butterflies.










The blue one below I had to turn upside down as the stamping went wrong and I cant throw it out, have to use it one way or another.

So sixteen for the Charity box, quick and easy.
Will have to think along the same lines for next Friday but use another theme.
xxxxx
Wendy L

Sunday 26 February 2017

New Blanket for Noah

Good Morning All
I was asked by Megan if I would knit/crochet another blanket for Noah, just like this one HERE.
She washed the other one too hot!!!!


Abit different from the first one but still very happy with it.  It is very soft and I only bought the wool in a local China shop, so quite inexpensive.

Making another now in lemon, mint and white as Lee and Megan are expecting another baby in September.


xxxx
Wendy L

Saturday 25 February 2017

Metal / Charms for Allsorts

Good Morning All
Allsorts Challenge time again, hosted this week by Helene.
She would like to see Metal or charms.


I made a large tag.
Added afew metal charms and a filigree butterfly
XCut heart die
Lace trim
Decided it needed something over the 'bingo' card so added a Santoro topper.

I might make this into a Mothers Day card, what do you think?
UPDATE -
Made it into a card today (Saturday)
Looks good.

Tattered Lace


xxxxx
Wendy L

Thursday 23 February 2017

Val C's Birthday Card

Good Morning All
As promised, here is the other Val's card.
Pixie powder on acetate
How different do these two pics look, show how much of a difference the light and the background make.
On this one, the Red Lava and Firework Burst really show.
I double heat embossed the butterflies with Holographic powder.



This one looks more purple / blue.
I added pearls to the butterflies and some trailing pearls from Zsa Zsa Creations

Anyway, Val loved it and that is all that matters.

She said her Hubby kept touching these butterflies, he was quite amazed at the technique used.


The butterflies I cut from the Pixie Powder Acetate will be used on a card in the future.

Also found out it was Johns Next Doors Mums birthday on 14th Feb too.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Wednesday 22 February 2017

Val J's Birthday Card

Good Morning All
I have two lovely ladies at my craft club, both named Val and both have Birthdays on 14th Feb!!!
Here is Val J's card, her fave colour is teal or turquoise.
I used Johns Daisy stamp, Flake & Glitter glue and added Gilding Flakes on metallic grey card.
Sue Wilson Butterfly.
My stick pin
Netty Freebie Sentiment HERE




Val C's tomorrow.
xxxx
Wendy L

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Free Panda Stamp

Good Morning All
Papercraft Essentials gave away a cute Panda Stamps and embossing folder with Sentiments in issue 142 which MIL brought with her on her recent visit.

Here is a sweet Mothers Day card I made with it.
I used Coredinations card and sanded it back.
Organza ribbon and a pearl buckle.




Some of my homemade butterflies matched perfectly.

Happy

xxxxx

Wendy L

Monday 20 February 2017

Thanks Veonnifer

Good Morning All
I keep mentioning the swaps I make or receive within a group on Facebook, well here is afew cards I have made using some Shaker Mason Jars sent to me from the very talented Veonnifer.
HERE is the post where I showed all that was in the swap.




All I had to do was decide which paper matched with the Mason Jar and mat and layered onto a card base.
Added a sentiment and I did not think they needed any other embellishments.

Busy making lots of cards, boxes and altered items as I have been approached by another place in the village that would like to show them.
And  my charity lady called last week and wanted another batch of cards for a fundraiser, I usually give her 50 assorted ones,
so busy busy busy.
How did I ever find time to work!!!!!!
xxxxxx
Wendy L

Saturday 18 February 2017

Anything Goes for Allsorts

Good Morning All

Firstly, I would like to welcome Miranda, my latest follower to my blog, thanks for joining us.
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Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by Annie and the theme is 
Anything Goes.
Now there are afew of the Design Team that are offering a prize, aswell as the main prize for the winner of the challenge, we dont know who they are so you will have to visit all to find out.!!!!!
You MUST enter the challenge at Allsorts to qualify and
 you will have to pop over to each DT's blog to see if they are the one offering candy.
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LOTV topper
Pixie Powders on blue paper
Pixie Powders on black paper
All matted and layered onto black card
Homemade sentiment and a charm

Sponsor
Swedish House Crafts

Good Luck

xxxxx
Wendy L

Thursday 16 February 2017

For a Man for MAWTT

Good Morning All
Moving Along With The Times is hosted by our lovely Beckie and she wants
 to see something for a Man.

My well loved LOTV toppers come out again, that Gail gave me,
 along with their papers too


I used the remainder of the piece of paper to decorate the inside .
Doing this I done end up with loads of scraps too.
Why not pop over to the challenge blog and join in with this challenge.
xxxxx
Wendy L

Anything Goes for Craft Rocket

Good Morning All
Craft Rocket Challenge this time is a nice easy Anything Goes.
I used Sissix Iron Gate die.
John Lockwood Nasturtium Everyday Elements Stamp with White Emboss Powder.
Ribbon, stick pins and parchment punched flowers.
A new technique (for me) for the backing (see below) (I may have blogged this before !!!!!!)




I saw Julia Watts on Hochanda back in December and as soon as I saw her do this technique I had to  dash into my craft room to try it.
She spread Cosmic Shimmer glue on a piece of acetate, added Pixie Powders and some glitter then backed it with scrunched up tissue paper.
This is a sheet using different colours of Pixies and glitters.


Back later for another post.
xxxx
Wendy L

Wednesday 15 February 2017

Another Valentine Card

Good Morning All
This is another Valentine card I made.
This was for my ex Spanish teachers wife, my friend Jacky.


You can just see the print on the pastel pink card on these pics, this has been in my stash for years, very pretty.


A large tag with a vellum emvelope

A little card with an insert inside the vellum envelope

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Slimming club today, I dont expect a great weight loss as MIL is here and we have been going out alot more than usual.  But, fingers crossed, I may have lost 1lb, if I have I will be pleased.

xxxx
Wendy L

Tuesday 14 February 2017

Happy Valentines Day

Good Morning All
This is one of the Valentines Cards I have made to put into the local bar.
It is very busy and very red.
It is A5 in size. I tried to make it a bit shabby.





Homemade embellishments.

LOTV Papers.




Hearts stuck on a tag and a tweeny tag too.



Homemade butterfly .


Hope you have a lovely day.

xxxxx
Wendy L

Monday 13 February 2017

Thanks

Good Morning All
This is a card I made to go in with a swap of Pringle tubs to a lady in Norway.
The swap was for an Altered Pringle Tub
(I will show this in another post)
I have quite afew smaller Pringle tubs as  we bought a case of the Sour Cream flavour at the Fayre n November!!!!!! Yum yum !!!!!!
I have lost 8lb upto now on my diet!!!!!!

Anyway, this is the card I made to go in with it.
I used a new Sue Wilson die that my craft friend Lyn bought me for Christmas.




I made this paper butterfly and another larger one as in the picture at the end of post.






These are jigsaw pieces I have painted and decorated with flowers.


Also some of the tiny butterflies I have been making with my friends punch, scraps of papers and vellums.



Thanks for visiting and I do love reading your comments.


xxxxx
Wendy L

Saturday 11 February 2017

Hearts and/or Flowers for Allsorts

Good Morning All
Allsorts Challenge this week is hosted by Brenda standing in for Kevin
and the theme is Hearts and/or Flowers.



I delved deep into my stash for this one.
The paper is from Create & Craft (years old)
Card is Hunkydory.
Nellie Snellen Heart die
Marianne Flower dies
Alphabet letters Saphire dies




Sponsor is Marianne Designs


xxxxx
Wendy L

CHALLENGES
Shopping our Stash - Blue
Ends 13th Feb

Anything Goes for Crafty Friends

Good Morning All
Crafty Friends Challenge is an easy Anything Goes.
I used a digi from one of the sponsors - Day for Daisies. 'Happy Tree', not much colouring but I do like it.
CE Pierced Ovals for frame.
Sentiment with seam binding ties in two colours.
All mounted onto hessian backed card.


Sponsors

and 



Join me later for Allsorts Challenge.
xxxxx
Wendy L

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