Bestie Tales

I saw the cutest image from Sherri Baldy Img697 that I just HAD to have. I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it, so I gathered my supplies and set to work.

Knowing I wanted to emulate a book with the front of my card, I found this great YouTube tutorial from Christina Griffiths-Faux Book Card. I also knew I wanted to make a corner bookmark and followed this tutorial from Jenny at Stamping Moments. 

I also love to 3d images on my card fronts and have followed the wonderful tutorial from

  Mariska over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Adding my Tim Holtz weathered clock die cut, weathering it a bit with Tim's Distress Ink-black soot. The project required some fun stash diving for paper, buttons, ribbons, brads and a clock charm; all of which helped me pull it all together. I wrote a little "book sentiment" as the insert for my intended bestie recipient, which I think she'll get a kick out of.

Of course I colored the images with my beloved copics and added some Ranger liquid pearls and a few dabs of Zig's Wink of Stella.

Copic Recipe:

Skin - R0000, 000, 01, 20

Hair - C00, 2, 4, 6, 8

Pants/Bow - R81, 83, 85

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges: Color it Create It Show It off-AG; Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge-AG, ribbon/lace; "My Besties" en francais challenge #49-AG; My Besties International Challenge Blog (March)-AG+anything but a card; My Besties UK Challenge Blog-AG with buttons/brads; My-Besties German Challenge Blog #24-AG+valentine option; My Besties Aussie Challenge Blog-March lace & ribbon; Crafting With Friends Challenge Blog-challenge 15; The Stamping  Boutique Challenge Blog-ribbon and/or lace; In The Pink Challenge Blog #89-for a special lady; Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog-touchy feely; Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog-leap into the unknown; My Besties 3D and more Challenge Blog-March AG; My Bestie Spanish Challenge Blog-AG; The Dutch My Besties DT-March challenge AG+stripes and dots

Best Day Ever!

Happy Earth Day weekend, Friends!

I have Two candy give aways here (Oozak GC) and here (set of Maggie Minis) - but you must enter for the opportunity to WIN!

 So I am nearing the end of my term with The Digi Bells Design Team Blog for Elisabeth Bell. Today, is my last showcase post on the blog. It has been a wonderful three months! Chose this sweetie of an image "Little Best Friends" from Elisabeth Bell Digi Collection for the project, all colored up with copics. Added blue and pink clouds with chalk, Bev Rochester style.

Followed the sketch by DawnyP over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog for the second time - I love her sketches!

Decided to create a gatefold for this project and the sketch worked perfectly. Pulled out the hoarded kraft CS and chose We R Memory Keepers "cotton tail" DP collection. Cut and embossed with Memory Box and Spellbinder nestabilities, all in the cuttlebug. Actually found my stash of Magic Scraps sand - have had this for well over 10 years - so glad I rediscovered it. *Note to Self* add sand after cutting and embossing the image - LOL...

The sentiment "Thank you for the BESTDAYEVER" is from TLC creations via Free Digital Stamps. Added Hero Arts flowers and buttons, used a bit of floss, and mini jewels from Doodlebug along with the b/w dot ribbon. My sweet friend, KathyCan, punched a bunch of MS butterflies for me, and this project sooo needed one - thank you, My Friend!

Wishing you "The Best Day Ever"!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Simon Says Stamp Challenge-sketch; CES Challenge Blog-buttons; Clearly Inspired Challenge-spring; Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe challenge-something new-sentiment/butterfly; Fat pages and cards with attitude-AG/faces; Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-dies/punches; Totally Paper Crafts-buttons; Aud Sentiments Challenge-spring/summer colors; Paper Crafting Journey-3 patterned papers; Sassy Studio Designs Challenge-flourishes/flowers; Creatalicious Challenges-butterflies/flowers; The Crafter's Cafe Challenge-spring/pastels; The paper shelter-wings/things; Creative Card Crew Challenge-Kraft; Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog-#111 butterflies; Catered Crop-kraft; One stitch at a time-AG; The Crafty Pad-living on the edge

Mother's Day Sunflower!

The Countdown Continues to Retirement. Celebrate with me Here!

I'm on a roll with Mother's Day Cards, as I have quite a few to make. For this card I chose one of my gifted Tilda's and since she's tenderly holding a sunflower, used my Prima DP collection "Sun Kiss" which was found at Oozak

 and followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday.

There's all kinda stuff going on with this card... Spellbinders, Sizzix and C.C. Designs dies, cut and embossed with my beloved Cuttlebug.

A Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page deep edge punch. I love chalk, and really ran with it chalking nearly all edges of this card. Lots and lots and lots of layers with a bunch of 3m double-sided foam tape. The heart pins are from WOC, two colored to match. The little chocolate pearls are from Queen & Co. Oh, my what a find to rummage through my hoarded/stash (blast from the past) to find the pewter butterfly charm, and the swirl clip from making memories-at least 10 years old! 

The awesome swirl sentiment was a freebie via Free Digital Stamps, printed on the DP and cut and embossed with Spellbinder's nestie classic circles. I sure wish ALL artists would put their name in the save line - would make it soooo much easier to give credit to the designer - KWIM?!? I would love to thank them personally, as it was perfect for this card! The lace and ribbon are from my LSS. All colored up with Copics :) 

And... last but not least, it's an Easel - YAY!!! 

Wishing you a day FULL of "Sunflowers"!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Sketch Saturday-sketch; Whimsy Stamps Challenge-dies/punches; Just keep on Creating-AG; Craft your Passion Challenge-dies/punches; Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge-butterflies; Creatalicious Challenges-butterfly/flower; Oozak-AG; The Paper Shelter-wings/things; Stamp n Doodle's Blog-showers/flowers; The Stamping Boutique-AG; Incy Wincy Designs-digis ONLY; Karens Doodles Challenge Blog-something spring; Whoopsi Daisy Challenge-AG; 2 Sisters Challenge Blog-flower in image; Craft Your Days Away Challenge-metal

Elisabeth Bell's Digi Bells DT March Blog Hop!

Yes, Friends, it's time for our blog hop with The Digi Bells DT, where I am so honored to be a guest designer. Boy are you in for a surprise this hop - our wonderful Artist, Elisabeth Bell, designed not one but TWO new digi stamps!!! YAY!!! You should have arrived from our wonderful Alethea's blog, if you've lost your way, just hop on back to The Digi Bells DT Blog so you don't miss out! If you just can't wait to get your hands on these little cuties, pop on over to Elisabeth Bell's Digital Stamp Collection.

"Lil' Lil's"

"Mary Lou Sweet Tooth Fairy"

So here's the details of the hop, to win one of these sweet images you will need to hop through and
leave comments on each blog. To better the chances to win! Lynda will pick 2
blogs at random and the winners will be picked from the comments. The
hoppers will have until Friday March 30, 2012 at 9 AM to leave comments. The winners
will be picked and posted to the Digi Bells Blog on Saturday March 31, 2012.

The second way to win will be to make a card and post it on The Digi Bell Blog.

With the challenge of "FLOWERS". Using ANY Elisabeth Bell image. This will also end on March 30 at 9 AM Arizona Time and the winner will be posted on the Digi Bell's blog the next morning. (March 31)

Hop Order List:

Digi Bell blog

Mary Lou

Rose

Wendy

Linda

Nikki

Janneke

Alethea

Wendy (aka Mrs. B)

Renkata

Janiel

Penni

Lynda
 From here you'll want to head on over to our lovely Renkata's Blog

So I chose to use Mary Lou Sweet Tooth Fairy for my project

I had so much fun coming up with the sentiment to go with this wonderful digi image "Toothfully you are Fairy Spectacular :) This card is for my girlfriend's upcoming birthday, and she'll get a kick out of it!

It's really a trifold card, with mountain and valley folds, the last fold to the back of the card to create the pocket for the tag, which is also a gift card holder :)

I used my new Prima paper stack "Meadow Lark" from Oozak, along with some flourishes that my sweet friend KathyCan sent me and of course flowers (that is our theme, remember:), and followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday (again).

Enjoy the hop and all the lovely projects my teamies have showcased on their blogs - don't miss one and be sure to leave a comment on each of our blogs.

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Sketch Saturday; 4 crafty chicks; Crafty Ribbons Challenge; Delightful Challenges; Digi Doodle Shop's Best; Moving Along With The Times-special lady; Shelly's Images; Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge-add a sentiment; Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge-fairy; Guylou's Inimitability Blog-monochromatic; Pattie's Creations-tag it; The Poodles Parlour-AG; My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge-Mother/Special Lady(beth); The Sisterhood of Crafters-birthday; Creative Card Crew-vintage/shabby; Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT challenge-AG; Papertake Weekly Challenge-for the girls/mum; Party Time Tuesdays-monochromatic; Crafty Bloggers Network-floral; Always Crafting: Creative Mondays-AG; Crafty Sentiments Designs-things with wings; Love to Create Challenge Blog-about the ladies; Simon Says Stamp and Show-AG

Fairy Special Birthday

My sweet "new" daughter-in-law's birthday is coming up, so chose this fun and sweet fairy image from Mo Manning, following this week's Sketch Saturday's pattern. I came across some of my beloved DaisyD's (so sad they are gone)and chose one pattern with a secret message to my DIL (she's quite the artist - can you find the message?). Colored my image with copics and spritzed it with some "sparkle". I even took a crack at making ribbon flowers (she loves carnations - I think these look rather carnationy, don't you?), which was great fun.

Thanks for stopping by, leaving a comment and following my little blog.
(((hugs)))
Wendy

RECIPE: Mo Manning-digi image; Sketch Saturday #173; bazzill CS; DaisyD's patterned paper; Hero Arts-lace; Sizzix-flourishes; Spellbinders-nestabilities; Tsukineko-sheer shimmer sparkle; LSS-gingham and velvet ribbons, SILVER rhinestones; Ranger-stickles/silver frost; copics.

CHALLENGES:
Mo Manning DP2 challenge #100
Sketch Saturday #173
Cupcake Craftroom
DYSU #37
CES #54
Creative Craft World "new" daughter-in-law
Cardmadfairy's #17
Clearly iStamp CIC36
Stampin' for the weekend tickled pink
Wags'n Whiskers
Creatalicious
Marianne's Design Divas
Crafty Ribbons
Cute Card Thursday
Delightful Challenges
Little Miss Muffet
Moving Along With the Times

Fa la la

This was my labor of love, this week, that's for sure! Sliekje Stamps sweet "singing Christmas Carols" just melts my heart. I used the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp
, and printed, colored, paper-pieced, cut, cuttlebugged with Sizzix dies, layered and even used the heat gun and had a blast!

Thanks for stopping by, leaving a comment and following my blog.
(((hugs)))
Wendy

RECIPE: sunday sketch and stamp-sketch; sliekje-digi; cosmo cricket-merry & bright; simple stories-25 days of christmas; kaisercraft-dear santa; bazzill CS; pebbles inc-candy dots; sizzix-circles/scallops, snowflake; marvy-snow marker; ribbon-LSS; copics

CHALLENGES:
sunday sketch and stamp

Christmas Card Challenges
christmas stampin
delicious doodles (digi)
digital tuesday
the pink elephant
party time tuesday
little red wagon
daisy doodles creative challenges
forever friends
house of gilli
squigglefly
stamps & fun = creativity
woodware usa

Spread Your Wings

I dearly love all of my Mo Manning digis, but fairy Kiki has to be one of my top faves of all. I had a "fairy" good time putting this one together :)

Recipe: Mo Manning's fairy Kiki; Bazzill CS; Basic Gray-Indian Summer; When the scrap hits the fan-sentiment; Kaiser-rhinestones; copics

Challenges
Digital Tuesday ##127 Fairy wishes
Whoopsi Daisy Bling it
The Crazy Challenge #83 Spots/stripes
City Crafters Week 73 ~ Easy as 1-2-3
Ladybug Crafts TLT Blog hop & anything goes
Tuesday Taggers Momochrome
Flutter By Wednesdays butterfly, fairy or angel
My Mum's Craft ShopLayer it Up
Paper Take Weeklyanything goes
Ribbon Carousel RCC19 anything goes (ribbon)
Stamp-N-Doodleanything goes
Digi Doodle ShopCircles
Do You Stack Uptexture
PaperPlay two or more stamped images
Lexi's CreationsAutumn
Woodwareanything goes
Thanks so much for stopping by!

(((hugs)))

Wendy
p.s. I'd love it if you became a follower!

Looks alot like Christmas

Had a cup of coffee, shopped at Mo's, colored, made iced coffee, shopped at my LSS, colored some more (which is now my favoritest thing to do), cut, more iced coffee, shaped my pieces Debby4000-style (I say this loosely, as I will never achieve her incredible work), used my silicone, did a bit of straight stitch embroidery (hand-to-ornaments), created the sentiment in photoshop, more iced coffee, fretted over the sketch at Mo's Challenge Blog, Skyped with Kathy, overcame my anxiety and finished my card ~ finally! Totally had a GREAT time!

Recipe: Mo's elf 3355; bazzill c/s; Doodlebug patterned paper-peppermint twist, festive forrest, goody-goody-gumdrop; DMC floss; Darcie's 9mm jingle bells; Sizzix circles/scallops; Copics-R05, R24, R29, YG23, YG25, RV00, RV02, V12, V20, YOO, Y02, Y15, E0000, E000, C00, Y28; ribbon-LSS

'twas the night before Christmas

Entered: Jingle Belles
Recipe: Mo Manning's "not even a mouse", patterned paper stash "making memories", EK edge punch, nestabilities lacey circles, copics-COO, C2, C5, G40, G82, B0000, B34, B41, YOO, ribbon LSS, DMC floss, Hero Arts-Art buttons