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Rainy Days

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Well it really is a rainy day here!  Hmph what happened to sunny spring weather?  I have to admit I am not overly pleased with the weather.  It does however, encourage curling up and crafting! Here's my dt piece for Ike's Rainy days theme...and apologies I haven't used a well known or professional quote, I confess this bad piece of writing is down to me!  You can find the challenge  HERE

Wings

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It is wings fortnight over at:   http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/   As soon as I saw the tree and bird feeder image in the store I knew it would make the perfect embellishment/paper for a photo of the Robin in the garden.   I would like to enter this in the following challenges, however, I ask for your understanding.  I'm currently struggling with Asthma and the Steroids seem to leave me wooly headed.  I have a horrible feeling I've missed an important detail on the challenges.  If I have please just remove my link and I really sorry. http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ http://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.co.uk/ http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Make us Laugh

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It's make us laugh fortnight over at  http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Because I'm awkward I couldn't just do something funny I had this daft idea that I would make an exploding cracker card, with a rather sexy holly fairy sat on it guarding some jokes. The jokes are: Why did the Turkey Crown turn Gold? It was the richest part of dinner What did Santa say to Mrs Santa? Your too ho ho hot to handle Why did the Goose spit feathers? The oven was too hot Why did the elephant trumpet angrily at the fire? To put it out

Distressing and a Wet and Painful Charity Road Run

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I firmly believe that distressing is open to the interpretation of the individual and sometimes that includes bright colours.  In this instance I have gone down a sort of traditional road and chosen browns. My image is bath time from Stitchy bear outlet and you can the challenge for this fortnight  here! I am entering this in the following challenges: http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2016-03-19T08:00:00Z&max-results=10 Many of you will know I have an interest in all things historical and this extends to supporting my Dad in his ventures with Vintage Agricultural Vehicles.   I fill in paperwork, search for original owners to obtain lost log books, research the history of a vehicles {mainly tractors} and in some cases turn up regardless of the weather with a camera to photograph the tractors.  In this instance it was an organ...