As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Non-Birthday Occasion

 So, when January clicked around this year, I was determined to be a better blogger than last year.  Well that worked well didn't it?!  Unfortunately, due to the change in family circumstances, I have far less crafting time than previously, so I'm not getting as much made as I would like

However, I have so far managed to squeak in a make for the

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

and this time around our theme for the fortnight is

Your Favourite Non-Birthday Occasion

I like making get well cards for poorly friends, to give them a little lift of spirits or a

smile when they are feeling low.  I made this one for an elderly friend when she had a bout

of shingles, apparently it hurt when she laughed, which wasn't part of the plan!

So, I have used

Whimsy Stamps (Dustin Pike) Get Well Dragons

MFT SY On Solid Ground

Layered with a piece of MFT 6x6 spotty paper

and painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

And the sponsor of this one is

Lee Holland

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Food

 Hellooooo (waving), how are we all then in the sunny month of May?

It's a Thursday, so it's time for a new challenge theme with the

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

and our theme this time around is Your Favourite Food

(please explain why it inspired your make)

If I'm not well, or if I can't be bothered to cook, or if I want something quick ..... soup!

There is something so comforting about a bowl of soup and thick bread or a roll (buttered).

My favourites, in order, are cream of chicken, oxtail, vegetable, and tomato.  Nothing fancy, but oh so delicious.

I really ought to make my own soup more often, but I couldn't bear to see this in my stock pot!

Whimsy Stamps - Get Well (DP1033)

Honey Bee 6x6 papers - Gingham Galore: Fall and Playful Pastels

MFT DieNamics Single Stitch Line Rounded Square Frame (MFT-1056)

Crealies XXL Double Dot Squares XXL50

Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Our sponsor for this challenge is

LAWN FAWN

I do hope you will find time to come over and make us salivate!

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Pawly Plushies

 Happy Saturday everyone!

I've been a busy little Squirrel this morning and already have a mahoosive pan of Squirrel Stew bubbling away on the stove (for those who don't know, it's a hybrid of bolognese sauce and chilli - it goes with rice, pasta, and jacket potatoes beautifully).  So that's tonight's dinner sorted, and about six boxes for the freezer.  The whole house now stinks of onion and garlic!

Anyhoo, today I bring you a get well card.  My boss of 17 years has recently been in hospital for surgery and is now, thankfully, recovering at home.  I wanted to send her a card from our team at the office so got busy the other weekend and made her this,.

I used the Clearly Besotted Pawly Plushies stamp set, and because I couldn't choose just two or three bears I used them all.  My fingers after fussy cutting them all were a wee bit sore!

I used a MFT Die-Namics Cover-Up die, lots of Lawn Fawn paper, and sentiments from Personal Impressions.

A fair quantity of Distress Inks (ReInkers) was also used.

Hope your weekend is a restful one.

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Friends Forever (DT) Dies To Die For

Morning chaps, sorry I am a late Squirrel today, I was meant to do this last night but I might have accidentally dozed off in the armchair!  It does seem to have been a long work week, especially with all the rain adding to the joys, either that or I am really getting old!

So I have a sweet but simple make for you today.  I believe this stamp (and there is a boy one)  was created with inclusivity in mind, but I think it works really well for someone who is temporarily incapacitated too.

MFT Birdie Brown Friends Forever BB-97

MFT Die-Namics Friends Forever MFT-1696

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Ric Rac MFT-1513

MFT Birdie Brown Greetings Galore CS-335

Lawn Fawn 6x6 papers Dandy Day LF2208

A little dibble-dabble with the Distress Inks (ReInkers) and the Zig Clean Colour pens.

and that's it!

I'm off for a tail trim this morning.  At New Year I made the decision that I am not going to dye my hair any more so I have an interesting colour-scheme going on, a bit tortoiseshell as the grey comes through and the colour fades out.  Today's cut is going to reveal a lot more of the grey than I may actually be prepared for!!

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AYLI (DT) One or Multi Layers

Yoo-hoo folks, it's Thursday, so that means a new challenge over at AS YOU LIKE IT

For this challenge we would like you to tell us about your preference of 

ONE LAYER OR MULTI LAYERS

This was a tough choice really as I quite like to play with both, but as my style is principally CAS I have gone with the one layer to show off the image more.

I've used LOTV's James with Umbrella stamp (retired)

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and a sentiment stamp from My Favourite Things Blue Skies Ahead set

and that's all there is to it!

Our sponsor for this challenge with a £10 voucher is

Crafts U Love

You have two weeks to enter the challenge, but you must tell us why you chose one or multi layers for your make!

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx