Friends of Happy Wen!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

April Showers...

The party is still going - and YOU are invited to celebrate my retirement with me here! :) :)

"April Showers Bring May Flowers" - oh, boy I sure hope so!!! We are having the worst storms ever here in Northern California - even a "real" tornado - we never get real tornadoes. Anyway, for this card I chose this wonderful image from Sassy Cheryl "April Showers".
This is my first attempt at a side-step card - WHAT FUN!!!
I used Dovecraft "Tea Party" DP found over at Ooozak. The paper flowers are from Papermart.
I used my cuttlebug to cut and emboss the clouds from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps; the fence is Tim Holtz and the sentiment is cut with the "blossom" die from Spellbinders. And the darling (fell in love with these) umbrella I found at my LSS. Glittered up all the roses with Martha Stewart fine glitter.
Wishing you only "May Flowers!"
Love,
Wendy
Challenges: Sassy Cheryl Challenge Blog-AG; Aud Sentimenets Challenge-Spring/summer colors; Craft us Crazy-mother's day/flowers; DYSU challenge blog-glitter/bling; Little Miss Muffet Challenge-spring colors/pastels; Paper Crafting Journey-3 patterned papers; Southern Girls Challenge-fancy folds; Cooking it up with Katie-fun fold/flowers; Crafting for all Seasons-april showers; Crafts and Me Challenge-3-D embellies; Crafty Creations Challenge-flower power; Creative Belli Blog-children; Divas by Design-charms; Little Darlings Challenges-pastels; Little Red Wagon-April showers/May flowers; Simon Says Stamp Challenge-April showers/may flowers; Papercraft Star-colors/umbrella; Crafty Sentiments Challenge-spring/pastels; Die Cuttin Divas-pastels/dies; Scrap Creations-Spring; Jackson's Digital Expressions-AG; Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge-shapes; Oldie but a Goodie-april showers=dies/ribbon/embossing folders/cardstock; Use it Tuesday-AG=ribbon/dies/cardstock; Cupcake Crafts Challenge-Spring; House of Gilli Challenge #31-flowers; Karen Doodles Challenge-something spring; Tammy's Scrapin Corner-embossing; The Pink Elephant-flowers; Victorine Originals-april showers

36 comments:

Unknown said...

Super cute here. I love the charm umberella, i need to get me some cute charms.
hugs

Unknown said...

What a lovely, pretty card Wendy!
Thanks for joining in at CFAS this time and good luck!
Lizy DT x

Sue Nicholson said...

Beautiful fancy folds card, luv your design. Thanks for joining us at SGC, good luck, cheers Sue N x

Laura Bradley said...

This is a lovely card! Thanks for joining in at Divas this week! Laura x

Chana Malkah said...

Just an Awesome design, Wendy! I love step cards and this one is just fabulous. I love the color scheme and such an adorable image, colored to perfection. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Jackson's Digital Expressions. I hope there's time in that Retirement RV for you to share more of your work with Jackson's Digital Expressions.

Big Hugz,
Chana, DT Coordinator
JDE

Unknown said...

I again love the charms. I am so glad you entered at the challenge.

Thanks for Entering the Challenge
At Tammy's Scrapin Corner.

Good Luck the Winner will be announced on Sunday Evening.

I hope to see you enter next week!!

Sylvia said...

Gorgeous card, Wendy, love your design and the umbrella charm! Thanks for joining us this week for the Papercraft Star Umbrella challenge and sharing your card..

Mema's Crafts said...

Gorgeous card. Love the fence and other elements you added. Really cute. Thanks for joining us at Jacksons digital expressions. come back soon.
Lesia Cook
Design Consultant
Jackson's Digital Expressions
www.memascrafts.blogspot.com

Brodders said...

Lovely work :) Thanks for joining along with us this week over at Cupcake Crafts - Jane x

Confiseries Papier said...

I so ADORE this card,thanks so much for joining us at Robert Jackson's challenge.

Sheila H said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for playing with us at Jackson's Digital Expressions.

Sleepy Stamper said...

You have done a wonderful job at creating this card! Love all the details from the cute umbrella charm to the embossed cloud! Thank you for joining us this week over at the Papercraft Star!

Anitra

Dr Sonia S V said...

What a beautiful scene you have shared--- so gorgeous

Cheers from Bangalore, India
Sonia
cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

My Creative Therapy said...

This is so cute and so detailed! Love that cloud...very original! Thanks for joining us at JDE for our 1st Challenge and good luck!

Kathi
DT Member

Sassy Cheryl said...

SOrry you're having such bad weather! STAY SAFE, Wendy!
This is a stunning card. . . .but then again, your work is ALWAYS amazing!
So glad you joined the Sassy DTeam in the anything goes challenge this week at Sassy Cheryl's. Good luck in the drawing.

StephC said...

Beautifully done! Love all of the details, and the image is adorable. So glad you joined us at the Creative Belli challenge!

The Crafty Den said...

Hi Wendy, what a gorgeous card. I love the sweet image and your papers and details are so pretty. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

DesignerDiva said...

What a fabulous scene Wendy, there are so many things about this I love! The embossed clods being one! Totally gorgeous
Thanks for playing along at Oldie But A Goodie and good luck in the challenge
Hugs Laurie x

lis-m said...

Beautiful card.. love all the details...thanks for joining us over at Miss Muffet Challenges ... Hugs xx

Carol said...

Beautiful card Wendy, love all the details. thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments this time. Carol DT x

Joyce Ann said...

Hi MzB! I'm MszBeasley/Scrapbook Stampinista or just plain-ole Joyce. I love your card and all the detail. I really enjoy cards with lots of detail, very nicely done. Thanks for playing along with us at Jackson's Digital Expressions, good luck.

FerrellGraph-x said...

I love the way you embossed the clouds! Fabulous stair-step card! Thank you so much for sharing your card with us at Papercraft Star!
Kindest regards,
Jennifer

Shelby said...

Beautiful card. Love all of the embellies, your coloring and the embossed cloud. Thanks for joining us at Little Miss Muffet.

Shelby

Gerda said...

Wow, great card, I think I love everything!
Thanks for joining us at DCD this week.
Gerda
http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

Ann English said...

Absolutely wonderful-love the scene you've created with your dies and this precious SC image!
So glad you joined us for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge this week!

Ginny said...

fab card, thanks for joining us at KD :)

Ren-Yi said...

Wow - this card is a beauty! I love this darling card and the clouds and fence details are perfect. Thanks for playing along with us at DYSU.

gina g said...

Gorgeous card, lovely work. Thanks for joining us at Crafts and Me this week. luv gina xx

Carolina said...

Great card.
Thanks for cooking it up with Katie

Jackie Randolph said...

Beautiful side step card with your wonderful scene! Thanks for playing along with us at Cooking it Up with Katie!

Mel said...

Beautiful step card, love your scene. Thank you for joining us at House of Gilli challenges.

paige said...

What a precious card - a work of art! Thank you for joining us at Creative Belli!

Sarah said...

Wow this is gorgeous! Love the embossing girlie! Thanks for playing along with Use It Tuesday!

Kazza said...

What a gorgoeus card! Thanks for joining our challenge here at Southern Girls. Kx

Jacki Daniels said...

Such a sweet creation thanks for playing with us at PCJ this time
Jacki xx

Unknown said...

Wow! Completely stunning creation. Thanks for playing along with us at PCJ!

Lisa xo