Author: Jane Shaw
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It’s on the Door! A Christmas Poinsettia Wreath
The November theme for The Anything But a Card challenge at Outlawz is “It’s on the Door.” This challenge doesn’t often have a theme, but I enjoy having one to spark a few ideas! With Christmas on the horizon, it just had to be a Christmas wreath. I’ve made wreaths from card before, so I…
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Hello Pumpkin! A Card Inspired by Autumn
The nights are drawing in and the weather has turned cooler and crisper, but we’re still enjoying some beautiful sunny days. Autumn colours and seasonal produce are the theme for November’s Outlawz Twisted Challenge, which invites you to make a greeting card inspired by this image. I love autumn colours and usually find them very…
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Quick and Easy Seahorse Card
Is it just me, or do the weeks fly by? How can a day drag, yet before you know it another month has gone? Somehow, we’ve already reached mid-October, which means it’s time for a reminder about the Outlawz Twisted challenge. We’d love a few more people to join in! If you fancy entering but…
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Knitting Poppies for a Good Cause
It’s time for the Outlawz ABAC challenge for October. As always ABAC means Anything But a Card and there is no theme for October, so anything goes. As we enter October, the evenings are drawing in and the trees are turning wonderful shades of orange and gold. I always find autumn colours inspiring for crafting,…
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From Norway to a Colour Palette: My October Challenge Card
Blink and you miss it—that’s how I feel about the whole summer! I was still waiting to do some summer activities, and suddenly everyone was talking about Halloween and Christmas. My brain can’t keep up. When I started preparing my October creations for the Outlawz challenges, I couldn’t find the theme for the Twisted challenge.…
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Crafting at Sea: My Beading Challenge Bracelet
The Outlawz Anything But A Card challenge for September has no theme. Whilst on holiday aboard a Fred Olsen cruise to Norway there were some beading classes. I never imagined doing craft classes at sea, but on days where you are sailing all day they run classes in a lovely bright room up at the…
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Crafting a Bread and Butter Poem Inspired Project
The inspiration given for September Outlawz Twisted challenge is a poem by A A Milne. He is best known for writing Winnie the Pooh, but also wrote a lot of poems. The King’s Breakfast The King askedThe Queen, andThe Queen askedThe Dairymaid:“Could we have some butter forThe Royal slice of bread?”The Queen asked the Dairymaid,The…
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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…