Mummy Mason

Last but not least for the gkiddos - this one is for our little 3-year-old, Mason. Another treat box card - filled with goodies for Halloween. Found the perfect sketch over at Cute Card Thursday. I don't remember where the images are from (MBScarryB and mummyB) but they were perfect for Mason.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, Friends!
(((hugs)))
wendy

CHALLENGES:
Cute Card Thursday
Dream Valley Challenges
Here come the boys
Di's Digi Design
Just some lines
Hooked on craft
Magical Monday gargoyle
Polycraft
Simon Says Stamp and Show
Stamps R Us
Designed 2 delight
The Secret Crafter
Crafty Catz
Fashionista Friday/If the shoe fits...Scrap it!
Jellypark challenges
Pattie's creations
The Stamp Man
Stampin' for the weekend
Art Impressions
Delightful Challenges
Do you stack up
Forever Friends
Paper Play
Pixie Dust Studios
Rainbow Lady's
Sassy Studio Designs Abott & Costello-Meet the Mummy
Crafting for all Seasons
Divas by Design
I brake for challenges
Inky Impressions
My Mum's Craft Shop
The Paper Shelter
Penny's Paper-Crafty
Scrapbook Sisters
Simon Says
The Sisterhood of Crafters
Anita Be Stampin
The Stamping Boutique
Top Tip Tuesday

Wishes do come True!

Oh, Mo, has done it again...:) Fell in love with this "make a wish" image and thought it would be perfect for a special friend's birthday celebration. Followed the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and challenged myself up with 4 Crafty Chicks' paper piercing challenge - fun, but my fingers hurt from holding that push pin. I found the red buttons with the flowers embedded in them at the LSS, had the pins to make my very own embellies...oh, and of course, it's a "fancy fold" easel card. All in all, I think it came together nicely.

Thanks so much for stopping by - HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
(((hugs)))
wendy

RECIPE:Mo Manning-image; Sweet Sketch Wednesday-sketch; Bo Bunny-DP; bazzill; CR Crafts-red flower buttons; Sherlocks Home-sentiment; sizzix-dies; EK success-border and flower punches; fiskars-punch; ribbon and lace-LSS; Kaisercraft-Rhinestones; Marianne-butterfly dies; cuttlebug-embossing folder; Ali's Hand-font

CHALLENGES:
Mo Manning DP2 Challenge blog
Sweet Sketch Wednesday#125
4 Crafty Chicks
Dream Valley Challenges
Our Creative Corner
Fussy and Fancy Friday
Lily pad
Wags'n whiskers
Digi Doodles
Paper Crafting Journey
Crafty Ribbons Bingo - punch/dies, flower, ribbon
Flutterby Wednesday's
Paper Pretties
The Paper Shelter
Scrapbook Sisters
Simon Says
Whimsey Stamps/inspirations
Creative Craft
Jens digi stamps
Party Time Tuesdays
Inky Impressions

show me with Cheryl

Sassy Cheryl has a "show me" day, and since I had just printed out, colored some up and made some cards with Cheryl's wonderful artwork, I thought I'd join in the fun this week :) My workspace is small, but it keeps me in the house and off the streets - LOL - most of the time, as I love being home... Not sure how it's all going to work when we ritire in 4-1/2 short months and hit the road to full-time RVing - VERY exciting adventure, that's for sure :) That is the "real" reason I started digital scrapbooking and digi stamps cardmaking, as there will be limited space :)

Check out Cheryl's site, store and blogs!
(((hugs)))
wendy

'twas the night before Christmas

The design team over at Digital Delights chose me to be their guest this week at the storefront - Thank you, Ladies!!! I chose Oralie the sleepy mouse for my project - he is just so ding-dang-darling, isn't he?!? I saw there was a challenge over at Sweet 'n Sassy "Let's get in shape", so cut the card into a scallop with the cuttlebug and my sizzix die (first time with this technique, and I love it), another scallop and then a circle - fun! Colored up Oralie with my copics, cut him out and used my Snowmarker Marvy for his pom. I watched a tutorial on You Tube and learned how to make spiral text - I love to learn new things, and here ya go - "'twas the night before Christmas" all wrapped up and ready to send to someone special.

It's time to get in the spirit, friends - enjoy your week!
(((hugs)))
wendy

RECIPE:Digital Delights-image; SEI-DP; bazzill; sizzix-dies; doodlebug-rhinestones; ribbon-LSS; copic markers

CHALLENGES:
Sweet 'n Sassy
Tuesday Throwdown
Forever Friends
NettieG's Digital Gems
Simon Says Stamp and Show
My Time To Craft
KB Cute Monday
By the Cute and Girly
The Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge
4 crafty chicks
Top tip tuesday
Designed2Delight
Little Claire's Designs
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long
Crafty Ann's
Cuddly Buddly

Have yourself a birdie little Christmas

Spent friday with friends at the scrapbook expo cropping, creating, coloring and shopping - fun times! Copic'd up this wonderful Sassy Cheryl image and followed the sketch (perfect for another gatefold) at the Pixie Cottage. I found a new snowflake sizzix die for basic gray and HAD to have it :) Like I said, FUN TIMES!

Thanks for stopping by, and have an AWESOME weekend!
(((hugs)))
wendy

RECIPE:Sassy Cheryl-image; the Pixie Cottage-sketch; My minds eye-DP; bazzill; bling and ribbon-LSS; sizzix-dies; cuttlebug-embossing; marvy snowmaker; copic markers

CHALLENGES:
the Pixie Cottage challeng #92
Little Claire's Designs #14
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge #18
Jingle Belles
4 crafty chicks #60
Shelly's Images
Southern Girls
Sweet Stamps
Top Tip Tuesday
Ooh-La-La Creations

Polly Pumpkin

So during the week, Cheryl sent an email with this image on it - right away (even before reading the text) I thought "that's Polly Pumpkin", then reading the text Cheryl wanted help naming her. I popped right over to the blog and left my little note - what I didn't realize was that a few comments ahead of mine, Theresa had also seen "polly" in this image - great minds think alike! I purchased her at Sassy Cheryl's, colored her up with copics, layered in her face in Debby4000 style, used my lacey nestie and fiskars flower punch, and here she is - POLLY PUMPKIN! For this card, I followed the sketch at Pink Gem/A gem of a Challenge. Will send this one off to a "bestie" in Texas, who I miss very much - Polly will give her a giggle, for sure :)

Thanks for poppin in to meet Polly!
((((hugs))))
wendy

RECIPE:Sassy Cheryl-image; Sketch-a gem of a challenge #32; Doodlebug, authentique-DP; bazzill; Doodlebug-rhinestones; Spellbinders-nestabilities Lacey; Fiskars-flower punch; ribbon-LSS; copic markers

CHALLENGES:
A Gem of a Challenge #32
2 sisters challenge #62
Allsorts Challenge
Color Me Copic Challenge Group
Craft your Days Away
Di's Digi Design Challenge
Just Some Lines
Card Makin' Mamas
Cuddly Buddly
if the shoe fits... scrap it
TotallyPaperCrafts
C.R.A.F.T challenge
4 Crafty Chicks
Delightful Challenges
Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Crafting for all seasons
i brake for challenges
Inky Impressions
Little red wagon
The Paper Shelter
Whimsical Wednesday
Papertake Weekly
The Stamping Boutique

Fairy Christmas Wishes!

I had wanted this Karen Middleton image for a long time and with my Cuddly Buddly prize, I finally got it - love it!. So much fun coloring this little pixie in monocrome blue copics. I took the plunge and used my glue and glitter, too. I got lost in sketchland (as there was one posted on Feline, but it said you had to get permission if you were going to use it in a challenge - odd?? since I found it on a "challenge blog"...) Anyway, I find myself very much reliant on the sketches nowadays - how bout you? Enjoyed my cuttlebug a bit with nesties and sizzix dies, and my favorite swiss dot embossing folder.

Have a FAB week!
(((hugs)))
wendy

RECIPE:Karen Middleton-image from Cuddly Buddly; Basic Gray-DP; Sizzix-circles, flourish, snowflake dies; Spellbinders nestabilities- lacey die, embossing; Cuttlebug-swiss dot embossing folder; bazzill cardstock; LSS-ribbon; copic markers

CHALLENGES:
Corrosive Challenge
The crafty pad
Crazy 4 challenges
Little Claire's Designs
Christmas Stampin all year long
C.R.A.F.T. challenge
Whimsy Stamps Challenge
Top tip Tuesday
Meljens
Papertake weekly

Joy to the World

What a Lovely weekend, burning the cinnamon candle, listening to holiday music! So I was just "browsing" (window shopping) the other night and stopped by Mo's and this new set called my name!(teehee) Today was the day to color and create... Really had to hunt for the "just right" sketch, which I was delighted to find over at Pink{INK}Sketch and it worked perfectly for a gatefold. Found some old Karen Foster DP, rhinestones and the perfect shades of bazzil to play with. The challenge over at Mo's challenge is inspired by a song, hence the name of the card - love the song Joy To The World... and here ya go - I had so much fun - you should'a seen my workspace, musta used over 30 copics :)P.S. my fave part of the card, is the wick added with my zig to the lamp candle, along with the rhinestone for the flame :) :)

Wishing you a "Joy To The World" Day! Thanks for stopping in...
(((hugs)))
Wendy

RECIPE: Mo Manning-images; Pink{INK} Sketch; Karen Foster, Kaiser Craft-DPs; Kaiser craft-rhinestones; cuttlebug folder; sizzix-circles and flourish dies; bazzill CS; copics.

CHALLENGES:
Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog
Pink{INK}Sketch challenges
Crazy 4 Challenges
Just Some Lines
Little Claire's Designs
Crafty Ann's
Jingle Belles
ABC Christmas Challenge
Freshly Brewed Challenge
My Mum's Craft Shop
Scrapbook Sisters
Whimsy Stamps
Crafty Cardmakers
Sparkles Christmas Challenge
Anything Goes Challenge Blog

Nolie scarecrow

Okay number four treatbox for halloween for our 3-year-old little grandkiddo, Nolan. He's gonna get such a giggle out of this sweet scarecrow image "haystacks" from Digital Delights, and followed the sketch from Sketch Saturday, colored him up cute just for our little Nolie.

Thanks for taking a look - HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
(((HUGS)))
Wendy

RECIPE:

CHALLENGES:
Sketch Saturday
Delightful Challenges
CMC Copic challenge
Card Makin Mamas
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge
Inspire me Fridays
Hanna and Friends
Shelly's Images
Crafts and Me
Freshly Brewed Challenges
Simon Says
Whimsical Wednesday
Bearly-Mine challenges
Everybody-Art-Challenge
Ladybug Crafts Ink
Cupcake Craft Challenges

Boo i scare You?

So much fun making this for the second oldest grandson (Cooper - 7yrs). Followed the sketch at Sketch Saturday and used the RCP house from Kelly Kids/Stitchy Bear image, along with the kiddos from LineArtwork and the sentiment from ArtiCrafts. I also used the Tim holtz fence die (I love this die) and DP from Echo park Apothecary Emporium.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a FUN weekend!
(((hugs)))
wendy

edited to add: Our Bronze Medal Award goes to Wendy from Mrs. B's Spot.
Wendy, we loved the wonderful scene that you created on your project. The little cut out trick or treater on the side is so eye catching. Just lovely. ~Shelly's Images


RECIPE: images as mentioned above (linked where possible); tim holtz fence die; echopark apothecary emporium DP; bazzill; nestabilities; copics

CHALLENGES:
Sketch Saturday
Shelly's Images
Fresh Brewed Designs
Simon Says
More than Favors
Paper pretties
The Pixie Cottage
Whimsical Wednesday
Whimsy Stamps
Bearly-Mine
Anything Goes Challenge Blog

Zombie night

So I picked up this image at Make It Crafty along with the background from Stampers Best, and went to work on the oldest grandson's halloween card and treat box. I dug around and found an old bat finding I got off of e-bay like 10 years ago - he will get such a kick out of this. I used the cuttlebug and the folder that resembles wood, along with a Tim Holtz fence die and the BG paper "eerie" I got a couple of years ago and it's a done deal :)

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my project.
Have a SUPER day!
(((hugs)))
wendy

RECIPE: Make it crafty-image; Stampers Best-spooky house scene; Basic gray-DP; paperloft-DP; bazzill-CS; cuttlebug-embossing folder; sizzix-circle die; nestabilities-circle die/embossing; Tim holtz-fence die; copics.

CHALLENGES:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge
Fresh Brewed Designs
The house that stamps built
The pixie Cottage
Whimsical Wednesday
Anything Goes
Bearly-Mine
Clear it out
Creative Card Crew
Everybody-Art-Challenge
Scrap-Creations
Papertake Weekly
Cupcake Craft
Haunted Design House
Stamps & Fun
Woodware USA Clear Stamps
Card Cupids
i did it creations
One stitch at a time
Quirky Crafts
Sparkles Forum
Anyone for Anya?
2 Sisters
Challenge up your life
Easy Craft Projects
One Stop Craft Challenge
Card Makin Mamas
Forever Night Challenges

For the Birds

Happy Saturday! Fortunately it was a short work week, since I took Monday off, and I'm officially on the countdown to retirement... six months - YAY! I visited Mo's shop and simply fell in love with this new image. Elaine is the GDT for October and she came up with this week's theme of "patchwork". What a fun challenge - I always make "tied" quilts, so followed that theme here. Rumaged through my stash and found the vellum, softening the quilt a bit behind my copic colored image. I had a bunch of snowflakes cut also, but I HAD to just stop, as it was getting VERY busy :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!
(((hugs)))
Wendy

RECIPE:Mo Manning-image; kaisecraft, authentique-DP; bazzill CS; DMC-floss; CP-snowflake charm; cuttlebug-embossing; vellum; copic sketch markers.

CHALLENGE:
Mo's digital challenge
TotallyPaperCrafts
Winter Wonderland
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays
Little Claire's Design
One Stop Craft
Sweet Stampin'
Christmas Stampin' all year long
Cuddly Buddly
Floweret

Holiday 'twist

WOW - This was so much fun to make... I'd seen the "twist" and last night finally took the plunge on this variation of the easel card. This card is very "beefy", as I decorated not only the front and inside, but also the back. Followed the sketch over at Creative Craft Challenges, chose one of my new Make it Crafty images and even used my new EK edge punch. The inside triangle is actually a pocket for the yearly holiday letter - to say it again... SO MUCH FUN!

Thanks for stopping by - and have a FAB day!
(((hugs)))
Wendy

RECIPE: Make it Crafty-image; Sketch-Creative Craft; Basic Gray-DP; Bazzill CS; embellishments and ribbon-LSS; copic markers

CHALLENGES:
Creative Craft
Make it Colourful
Crafts and Me
Delightful Challenges
Penny's Paper-Crafty
anything goes
Creative Card Crew
papertake weekly
party time tuesdays
craft your passion
crafty cardmakers
heart song inspirations
woodware USA
Card Cupids
one stitch at a time

Merry X-MAX

Well, guess I didn't get enough of my coloring craze, so came home from a lovely 4 days papecrafting with dear friends at our fave B&B and went right to work on this card...yes, it's another easel (my new obsession). I used an image from Make it Crafty, followed the sketch at Addicted-to-stamps, and thought I'd try my hand at black and white inspired by the challenge at Cupcake Craft and had a blast!

Thanks for popping over, Have a BEAUTIFUL day!
(((hugs)))
Wendy

RECIPE: Make it crafty-image; Addicted-to-stamps-sketch; doodlebug-DPs; creative imaginations-DP; sizzix-dies; spellbinders-nestabilities; ribbon ang bling-LSS; copic sketch markers.

CHALLENGES:
Make it crafty Christmas blog hop
Addicted-to-stamps
Cupcake Craft
Craft your passion
crafty cardmakers
Dream Valley
sparkles forum
ribbon girl
copic creations
Simon Says
2 sisters
catch the bug
elephantastic
little claire's designs
paperPlay
the pixie cottage

A little Bubbly

I spent 4 days with friends at our favorite B&B in Folsom, California, doing what else - papercrafting! I had so much fun! Here's a little card I did with Sylvia's image using all kinds of fun stuff - it really made me happy using these colors to create with. I followed the sketch at CLP challenge blog and mixed it up a bit with a gatefoldish card. What a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a WONDERFUL day!
(((hugs)))),
Wendy

RECIPE: Sylvia's image-wineglass; Sketch-CLP #41; HeroArts-lace ribbon; DCWV-Nana's kids; Doodlebug-papers; Ranger-liquid pearls; bazzill CS; ribbon-LSS; copic sketch markers.

CHALLENGES:

CLP Challenges #41
Pile it on
Sparkles forum challenges
Creatalicious Challenges
2 sisters
Simon Says
Catch the bug
Crafty Emma's
Hiding in my craft room
Speedy the cat
Joyful stamper
Stampin for the weekend
Aud Sentiments
Flutterby Wednesday
Papercraft Star
The paper shelter
Whimisical Wednesday
Deep Ocean challenge blog
Scrap-creations

You're spooktacular!

It was so fun to make this project for my Guest DT spot at Digital Delights. I found the tutorial here at Top Tip Tuesday for the easel box card - way fun. The images are from Digital Delights.

Recipe:Doodlebug papers, Digital Delights images, cuttlebug, sizzix dies, Tim Holtz fence circle punches, HeroArts buttons, ribbon LSS, copics.

CHALLENGES:
I did it Creations
Creative Inspirations
Emerald Faerie Garden
Simon Says
Really Reasonable Ribbon
2 Sisters
Art impressions stamps
Moving along with the times
PaperCraft journey
Southern Girls
Stamp insanity
DigiStamps4Joy
Little Darlings
Penny's Paper-Craft

Autumn Blessings

Since it is fall weather here, I figured I'd get into the mood with this card. I'm just learning my oranges, so this was a bit of a challenge for me, but I enjoyed the learning "curve" :) I used a Karen Doodles image and followed the sketch at Clearly iStamp.

RECIPE: Karen Doodles-image; Autumn leaves, Basic Gray, PaperLoft patterned papers, bazzill cardstock, Sizzix dies, HeroArts flowers, Cuttlebug embossing, pearls and ribbon from LSS.

CHALLENGES:
Karen Doodles
Clearly iStamp
2Sisters
Ladybug Challenge
Incy Wincy
Gingerloft Challenges
Catch the Bug
Simon Says
Just Some Lines
Outlawz Paper A La Mode
Squiggles and Giggles
Our Craft Lounge
Phindy's Place
Sew Many Cards
Stampin with the dragon
4 Crafty Chicks
Crafty Purple Frog
Creative card crew