Category: Craft
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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…
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Outlawz Twisted Challenge April 2026
For the April challenge we were given a sketch to base our cards on Using my Cricut Explore 4 I created the shapes and cut them out. Also using my Explore 4 I cut out a heart shape, designed by Enas AbuShanab on Cricut design space. I layered the shapes as shown in the image…
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Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge April 2026
The year is progressing fast and we are already into April and hopefully brighter days and lots of craft inspiration. This month I decided to make a pretty 3D spring flower. I used a cut file from Cricut Design space designed by Alyssa Scott. I used floral cardstock and green cardstock to cut the layers…
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Outlawz Twisted Challenge March 2026 Reminder
Just like that it is the middle of the month again and it’s challenge reminder time over at Outlawz Twisted challenge. The theme for March was chosen by me and is a card for a Mum or special lady. Mother’s day is today 15th March in UK. I chose to do another Mother’s day card…
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Exploring the Joys of Daily Knitting
Following on from my post about knitting and benefits I have seen these two articles this week How knitting can help your mental health and Gift of knitting And also a couple of videos Dr Xand and knitting and a wonderful gift I have so far managed to knit every day in March, some days…
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Join the Knitting Movement to Support Dementia Research
I decided I would join in the Alzheimer’s research knit every day in March, partly to spur me on with my knitting, which in recent months has been crucial to my mental health, to focus on making the twiddle muffs and toys that I have been wanting to make for people with Dementia at my…
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Outlawz Twisted Challenge March 2026
The challenge for March twisted challenge at Outlawz is set by me. It is a greetings theme and I chose Mother’s day or something for a special lady. Mother’s Day in the UK is 15th March this year, it is a different date in some other countries. I saw a lovely card idea by Cindy…
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Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge March 2026
For this challenge I chose a knitted project in preparation for an event I am taking part in during March, Knit every day in March for Alzheimer’s research. For the challenge I will be knitting Twiddle muffs, twiddle toys and twiddle bags for dementia residents at my local care home. I am not a fast…
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Outlawz Twisted Challenge February 2026
Colour Challenge The Outlawz Twisted Challenge for February is a colour challenge based on this image With Valentine’s day just around the corner I decided to make a heart themed card. I used a heart mandala design by Jennifer Maker cut with my Cricut Explore 4 and using shades of pink cardstock. To use the…