Happy Birthday, Peggy!

I'm having such a great time being on the Seems A Little Sketchy Design Team. This project showcases Sketch #16, sponsored by Whoopsi Daisy.

The digi image is one of the fairies from Sheet 243 at Whoopsi Daisy - she is soooo cute! Decided to try my hand at "no black lines" with a digi. I plodded through on my own in PhotoShop (guess it would have been easier had i searched for a tutorial ;) With a wee bit of struggling, finally figured it out - and very much enjoyed the outcome; colored up with Copics.

The DP are from Prima's "songbird collection" 6x6 paper stack, which I found at Oozak (love Oozak - the most awesome customer service!). Used Sizzix oval dies, Martha Stewart butterfly trio punch and her butterfly cut/emboss punch, along with a new butterfly punch by Tonic, found on Blitsy. The fairy pewter charm I've had for eons, found on e-bay. Also used Fiskars flower punch, adding Glossy Accents to some of the butterflies and flowers, along with the little envies. The pearls are Kaiser "bliss".

Chalked the edges of the DP and large butterflies, added the lace trim and even braided three colors of floss for added dimension to the trim. Added a lot of Scotch 3m foam tape for lots of dimension of the layers. The sentiment actually has 3 layers of foam tape (I wish I could give credit to the sentiment artist-but no label on the file except for "fairy kisses star").

And... yuppers... it's an easel!

Thanks for popping by today.

Be sure to head on over to Seems A Little Sketchy to check out my teamies projects and join in the fun with Sketch #16!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Craft Your Passion-things with wings; Always Crafting-fairies; Paper Makeup Stamps-AG; Fashionista challenge #4-things with wings; Incy Wincy Designs Challenge-AG; Love to Create Challenge-AG; OLLCB-mystical magic; Paper Playtime-sentiment; Tammy's Scrapin Corner-AG/AA; Whoopsi Daisy-wings; Dream Valley Challenges-wings; Sentimental Sundays-cute and girly; Sketchy colors-green/orange/white; The Crafty Pad-more than 1 fold; 2 sisters challenge blog-AG; Allsorts-dies; Challenge up you life-no lines

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

A Rose is just a Rose!

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

Good Saturday Morning to you, My Friends! I'm at our favorite B&B in old Folsom papercrafting with 8 wonderful friends - love these weekends with my buddies! A surprise came - and I got to finally meet "Tilda" - oh, my goodness, my first Tilda stamps - what fun they are to color - thanks to Susanne Dean's tutorials and tips for coloring her. Along with stamps came a pack of X-press it Copic paper - WOW!!! I normally use Ninah solar extra smooth and thought I had found the "perfect" medium for my pens... well... move over ninah, there's a new fave!

I'm really amazed at just how little color it takes and the blending is so easy with the X-press It.

I followed the sketch over at Seems A Little Sketchy - I love Jenn's sketches - so inspiring!

I chose to use a center-step card base and some new pink paislee "London Market" collection DP. Since I am with friends, picked out some different Spellbinder's nesties, inverted scallop squares, a bunch of flowers and flourishes, along with my Memory Box butterflies "Darla & Vivienne" (I've been waiting months to use these dies), all cut and embossed with my cuttlebug.

Hard to tell in the photos, but I did distress with my new Tim Holtz edge distress tool, and even edge ink distressed, too. Fun, Fun, Fun! Added Doodlebug mini jewels "limeade" and a bit of ribbon and lace from the LSS. Just topped Tilda's rose off with some glossy accents for a bit of depth.

"A Rose is a Rose" until you give it to a friend and then it's a "gift"~

Wishes to you for a "gift" of a week!!!!

love,

Wendy

Challenges: Seems a little sketchy-sketch; 2 sisters challenge blog-flowers; Sugar Creek Hollow-dies/punches; Totally Gorjuss-bling; ATC & Cards with Attitude-AG; Card Makin Mamas-Getting Girlie; Delicious Doodles Challenges-loads of layers; Craft us Crazy-Mother's Day/flowers; Moving Along with the Times-shabby/vintage; Just Magnolia-lace; Lily Pad-Simon Says Flowers; Totally Paper Crafts-things with wings; Crafty Ribbons Challenge-things with wings; Crafts and me challenge-3-D embellie; Crafty Creations challenge-flower power; Creative Belli-children; Flutter By Wednesday-birthday; Simon Says Stamp Challenge-April showers/flowers; The Stamping Boutique Challenge-distress; Top Tip Tuesday-spotty/dotty

Singing you a Happy Birthday!

What fun I had making my weekly card as a guest design team member at The Digi Bells DT Blog for Elisabeth Bell. Today I chose this darling little digital image from Elisabeth Bell "Li'l Lynda's Piano Forte"

I really tend to shy away from the darker copic colors, so was delighted with the outcome of the "blacks" with a bit of help from Suzanne Dean's copic coloring tutorials on YouTube - Thank you, Suzanne!

I used new and old supplies and some yummy flourish corners my sweet friend, KathyCan and sometimes does, sent me - Thank you, Kathy! The DP papers are from Echo park "victoria garden" and We R Memory Keepers "cotton tail" collections, which I picked up at Oozak. I met up with a bestie of mine for a bit of shopping at the LSS and dinner afterwards - what a treat it was to spend time with Beth. At the LSS I found the little black corner faceted rhinestone flat pearls - they are so pretty and unfortunately the camera just can't pick up the "bling".

I followed the sketch by Dawny P over at Papertake Weekly Challenge blog and knew I wanted to challenge myself into a gatefold with the sketch - took a bit of thinking, but it worked out just fine.

I used my classic circle Spellbinder nestie and ran the sentiment from TlcCreations/Create with TLC via Free Digital Stamps along with the pink dot DP through my Sizzix "music" (Tim Holtz) embossing folder with the cuttlebug and very much enjoyed the results. I also cut the the inside message mat with my Tim Holtz die.

The ribbon rolled roses are from Papermart and the silk flowers and ribbon from my LCS (purchased a year or so ago). When searching through my cards the other day for a friend's birthday, I noted I was quite low on ready-to-give birthday cards, hence, why I stepped out of Mr. McGregor's garden for just a little bit to make this birthday card.

Well, back to the "garden and bunnies"!

Have a wonderful first week of April, My Friends!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Papertake Weekly Challenge-sketch; 2 Sisters Challenge Blog-birthdays; Di's Digi Design Challenge Blog-embossing; Simon Says Stamp Challenge-AG; Speedy Fox and Friends/Mark's Finest Papers-square card; ATCs & Cards with Attitude-AG; Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge-dies/punches; Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge-fancy folds; Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge-3 of a kind(flower stacks/corners); Delicious Doodles Challenge-texture; Inspire me Fridays at the Joyful Stamper-AG; Phindy's Place Challenge Blog-ribbon; The Poodles Parlour-going dotty; Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps-flowers; Moving Along With The Times-cute/cuddly; Southern Girls Challenge-You Got Something you wanna say?; Party Time Tuesdays #61-AG; Totally Paper Crafts-song/dance

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

I Love You Beary Much!

Today is my day to showcase one of Elisabeth Bell's digi stamps over at The Digi Bells DT where I am honored to be a guest design team member. For this card I chose Pati's Kisses - isn't she just toooooo sweeeet?!? She was beary fun to color, too.

I was inspired to color her up in copic Rs, Es and Ws with a monochromatic "peachy" feel. I love that color its so warm and soft. I also used some of my most favorite ribbon from my hoarded stash (I am in a panic, however, as I only have one yard left and don't remember where I got it :/).

And wanted her hair to have a "platinum" look. I even pulled out my chalks again and chalked every edge of this card. I also decided that I only wanted diecuts/ribbon/lace as my embellies - even though I had a whole slew of "peachy" stuffy on my work surface - keeping it a bit more simple made me happy :)

The DP paper was purchased from Oozak, Prima songbird collection and Dovecraft Princess Fairytale. Used my Cuttlebug to cut all the hearts, swirls and ovals.

Even finished up the inside with more coordinating DP. I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday. This one goes out to a special dear girlfriend!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Have a Beary Special Week.

Love,

Challenges: Sketch Saturday; Catered Crop-ribbon; The Squirrel and The Fox-love; CMC Copic Challenge Group-fuzzy,wuzzy,furry animal antics; Little Claire's Designs-love; Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge-feathers/fur; Prairie Fairy Fridays-distress; HotShot Craft Challenge-ribbon; PaperCrafting Journey-AG; The Paper Shelter-AG; Crafty Sentiments Design-bears; Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Mum/special female; Craft Your Passion Challenge-AG; Always Crafting: Creative Mondays-AG; Love to Create Challenge-monochromatic; Dream Valley Challenges-Mother's Day/Female Theme; Just Some Lines-at least 6 months old (ribbon-2 yrs,chalks-5 yrs); ATCs & Cards with Attitude-AG; Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge-#124/Mother's Day/Special lady; Totally Papercrafts-favorite things (ribbon/copics); Divas by Design-favorite things (ribbon/copics); Craft-room Challenge-shabby/vintage

Altered upcycle!

So hubby picked up some of my fave perfume for me and the container just screamed "i'm a paintbrush holder"!

 So... that's what i did - it's perfect! Rummaged through my stash and found some fun Foofala paper, fashioned a cheesecloth flower for the top, distressed every edge with Tim Holtz distress inks and it happily sits in a corner of my workspace. I want to learn how to use the distress inks for watercoloring, hence the need for paintbrushes - then to my delight I see where Tim Holtz has come out with a marker set of distress inks - I HAVE TO HAVE THESE  once they arrive at OOZAK! (i'm on the "notify list":)

Have a lovely Valentine's Day, Friends!

(((hugs)))

wendy

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp and Show