Busy little Bee

Hello my lovelies,

I hope you are all doing well. 

Here in Britain the weather has been doing it's usual chop'n'change. Was nice to get a few rumbles and a couple of flashes of lightening.

I have been enjoying some game-time, I decided to get back on my Horizon Zero Dawn

and see if I can finally complete it. My youngest says I can't have the new game till I finish this one. 

What she didn't tell me was the new machine monsters, Fireclaws, that are nightmare fuel to battle.

BUT, I am in no hurry to get a PS5 console so it really doesn't matter.

I have made Mawgan a little amigurumi bee, not sure why she wanted a little bee but why not.

Well I hope I've made you smile.

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx

Down on the farm

Hello my lovelies,

We got a smashin challenge for ya over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week.

Down on the farm
(we want to see humorous farmyard fun 

and why not give CAS card a go)

I went for CAS card with a smidgen of humour. This is one of my stamp sets from "For the love of Stamps" called Hogs & Kisses. It's just so cute.
After stamping the pig I created a mask so I could stamp the mud puddle under his feet (see my tutorial on masking HERE )

I made this card for my lovely friend Heather, she and I usually have girly days when she's not working and I'm not busy. Once every other month normally but alas no and I am missing her terribly. She is an ICU nurse in Shrewsbury, so I decided since we couldn't hang-out I would do my bit to help.
More scrubs - Yes I have been frantically sewing scrubs for our local NHS.

I joined a fabulous group of sewers, back in march, and we have managed to supply our 2 local hospitals and several care/nursing homes with desperately needed PPE.

 Several of our lovely Fab'n'Funky ladies have been adding tutorials to their Blogs to help people cope with being cooped up.
So to all of you out there who has been doing your bit, whatever it may be.

Well Done xx

Please pop over and give our lovely Design ladies some much needed love.
And remember

STAY CALM
&
KEEP CRAFTING

Back soon with more sharing

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx

Anything But A Card

Hello Lovey peeps

We have an exciting challenge for you this week over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges. So put away your card-making gear and get ready to make.........

Anything But A Card

(yes we want to see your crafty creations just NO CARDS

you can sew, knit, crochet, clay, paper-mache.....so go wild)

I can honestly say I have been sewing my heart out over the last 6wks. But I haven't made anything for myself or family, so I decided to take a little time to make something special for someone special.

I whipped up this little top for my granddaughter

The adorable love-heart fabric I picked up whilst out on a girly day with my friend Dawn, I rediscovered it in my stash two days ago and instantly knew who I wanted to use it for.

We all know how messy little ones can be so I used the darker jade-coloured fabric for the upper section. But to add a little bit of gentleness to such a strong colour I picked out the peachy pink from the centre of the love-hearts to edge the armholes and bottom.

The most unusual thing about this is I used a pattern with making major adjustments....YES....No major adjustments!!!!.......Menopause I reckon......😂😂😂

Pop over tho see what other makes our wonderful design team have created.

I would also like to give a big shout out to the adorable little shop where I got this fabric "The Corner Patch" in Eccleshall. It is only a tiny shop but friendly and welcoming.

Back soon with more sharing
Hugs & Happy Thoughts
Buffy xx

Christmas in Spring

Hello all,

It might be the end of April but we at Fab'n'Funky challenges are getting ready for that time of year,

Christmas

(We want to see all your christmassy creations)

I used a Woodware stamp - Bubble Christmas Tree and a sentiment from WMS (I miss waltzing mouse stamps)

It's quite difficult to see on this photo but I used a Sakura sparkle gelly roll pen (green) for all the bubbles

Layers are a nice way of adding a little bit of depth and I used a black layer to tie in with the black on the tree image and the sentiment.

I toned down and simplified this card by using green glitter-card from my stash to make the background pop. I have basically tried to make it as masculine as possible. One of our friends is determined to stay a single man...😁

Please pop over and give our lovely team some well earned love

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Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx