Author: Jane Shaw
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Creative Stitched Card Ideas for August Challenge
Welcome to August and the next Outlawz Twisted Challenge. This month’s twist is to use a sketch in your design. I did not follow the sketch literally, but instead used the shapes as inspiration for the main image and sentiment. I created a stitched card using a pattern from Craftsuprint. I chose not to use…
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It’s Always Tea Time
The months are flying by, and as we head into August, it is time for a new set of challenges at Outlawz. This month’s Anything but a Card challenge has no set theme, so I decided to create a framed shadow box for an Alice in Wonderland-themed tea party at my local care home. The…
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Unglutened Bakers – An amazing new Gluten Free Bakery in Wakefield
A few weeks ago, a post popped up on my Facebook feed about a new gluten-free bakery opening. I often see posts about gluten-free bakeries, but they are never in my area, so I was quite surprised when I clicked on it and saw that it was in Wakefield. Wakefield is only about eight miles…
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Fun Yarn Projects: Octopus Craft Challenge
Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge July 2026 I was trying to think of woolly activities to do with the residents at the care home and I saw a really cute octopus that could also use the polystyrene balls I have in the cupboard. So with grey multicolour yarn. I cut lengths of the yarn…
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Creative Get Well Card
Outlawz Twisted Challenge July 2026 – Greetings Theme I have to admit I did misunderstand this challenge as when I looked someone had added a get well soon image, I thought that was the theme instead of general greetings! I did not realise till I had finished my card. Next time I will check the…
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Time for a change?
I am writing this because I feel a bit lost and would really value some thoughts from anyone who has been through something similar. I have just celebrated my 55th birthday and our 25th wedding anniversary. I am not quite sure how either of those happened so quickly, but they have made me feel very…
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Lets Play – Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge June 2026
The Outlawz Anything But a Card challenge for June is themed Lets Play. As a qualified Playworker my mind started racing with all sorts of ideas for this one! Lets start with a definition of play; “engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose” (AI) What do you think? Do…
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Celebrating June: Crafting a Summer-Inspired Shaker Card
Outlawz Twisted Challenge June 2026 How did we get to June already? It’s going to be a busy month around here with lots of birthdays and anniversaries including my own and I am so behind on my making list. My daughter is also wrapping up her first year at University and will be home for…
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Outlawz Twisted Card Challenge May 2026
The challenge set for the Twisted team is based on the rhyme Ring a Ring a Roses. The rhyme appeared in the 19th century and there are many theories about what it means. The rhyme’s exact origin is uncertain. Its first published version appeared in Kate Greenaway’s Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes (1881) Ring-a-ring o’…
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Outlawz Anything but a Card Challenge May 2026
Does anyone else think the months are flying by too fast? I won’t be sorry to see the back of April though, it has been a tough month for us. So onto the challenge which as ever is anything but a card. I wanted to do something a bit different and I ordered a resin…