Have a Yummy Birthday!

Don't forget to enter my Maggie "just because" Candy HERE!

So I've had six personal best days of my life so far! The day Isaac was born was one of them. Isaac and his wife (Kath) live in Nashville and are both history professors (Isaac-British Studies; Kath-American History) - their birthdays are one week apart and since Isaac is off to England on the 15th for six weeks where he will have an on-campus interview for a tenured position at Warwick University (wooooohooooie) while there, I'm sending off both cards today so they can have them before he goes "across the pond".

I chose this sweet image from Sassy Cheryl's Digis "Sneaky Bear Birthday Cupcake" which you can now find in her $2 bin (hurry, these will retire this month!). I don't do very many "masculine" cards, so this was a bit out of my box.

Followed the PTI anniversary sketch #3 and thought the "bunting" was perfect for this card. Used the cuttlebug to emboss the dots, my star punch to make the "chips" distress on the bunting, sewed the floss through, chalked the edges and used my trusty fine point sharpie to faux sew.

The DPs are BasicGrey and MME, which I thought really complimented each other. The front calendar is from Cindy Close and just put the number 18 for the date, as that is the special day!

The inside of the card on the left has a diagonal pocket for the gift card, and the inside sentiment on the right is from Tracey Brossart - I love this sentiment and Tracey is so clever and amazingly creative!

Bazzil buttons and DMC floss are my main embellies for this card - sometimes i forget about my hoarded buttons, but had fun adding them to this creation. Used my Spellbinders to cut and emboss my image, and colored it all up with my copics.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Simon Says Stamp Challenge-birthday; Sassy Chery's Challenge Blog-stitching; Cards and More Challenge-party; Craft-room Challenge-emboss; Creative Craft Challenge-AG; Papertake Weekly Challenge-cute; Always Crafting Creative Monday-AG; Incy Wincy Designs-spots/dots; Ooh La La Creations-manly; Tammy's Scrapin Corner-dies/punches; Catered Crop-"B"=birthday, bear, buttons, bunting; Come and get it challenge-let's hear it for the boys; Great Impressions Challenge-AG; That Craft Place Challenge-one for the boys; {Cupcake Insiprations}-#159; A and T Challenge Blog-AG; Mad for Markers monthly challenge-masculine colors; Sparkles Monthly Challenge- *Men*; 2 Sisters Challenge Blog-#90 AG; BasicGrey Challenge-1,2,3 recipe; Catch the Bug Challenge-AG; One Stop Craft Challenge-celebrations; Sweet Stampin' Challenge-four legged friends; Cardmadfairy's Digi Challenge-add a number; Crafty Ann's Challenge-stitching; Inspire me Fridays-AG; Stampin' for the weekend-4+layers/blog hop;

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

Hoppy Easter!

Come Join me at my Retirement Party here!

Awww, for our sweet youngest son, Collin (20), I wanted to make a simple/non-foo-foo Easter card. I love this image from Sassy Cheryl (she's having a BIG sale!), as it reminds me of my dear hubby and how we love to play with our children - still!

I used We R Memory Keepers DP "cotton tail" collection.

Followed the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Of course used my cuttlebug to cut the and heart border die from Memory Box and the hearts from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

The inside has a pocket for his bunny bucks :)

Hoppy Easter!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Sweet Sketch Wednesday-sketch; Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog-pastels; Simon Says Stamp Challenge-favorite tool/cuttlebug; Creative Inspirations Paint-bunnies/chicks/eggs; The Crafty Pad-dies; Craft your days away challenge-easter; Crafts 4 Eternity-bunnies/chicks; Simply Create Too-bunnies/eggs; Sweet 'n Sassy digi challenge-easter; C.R.A.F.T. challenge-spring/easter; DYSU Challenge Blog-friendly critters; My Mum's Craft Shop-easter/animal; The Paper Shelter-Easter; 

I'm All Ears!

It's Happy Easter Week, My Friends - Happiest Easter Wishes To You!

My project started with being the lucky winner of Sassy Cheryl's Blog random pick of the week - YAY... I won a digi of my choice and I chose "Bunny Chit Chat". Over at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog this week's them is "Easter Parade - Bunnies & Bonnets", so used my new image to make this fun card.

I followed the sketch for the second time this week at Papertake Weekly by Dawny P.

Used my new We R Memory Keepers "Cotton Tails" collection which I found over at Oozak.

I used my Cuttlebug to die cut my flowers from C.C. Designs found at Simon Says Stamp store, along with the Sizzix flourish and embossed with swiss dots.

My sweet friend, KathyCan, cut a bunch of Martha Stewart fences for me, and I've happily used one on this card. The sweet ribbon was a RAK from another friend and fit perfectly with the colors and theme of the card.

Aha, there's the Happy Easter sentiment (CK Becky font), hiding under the image in a mini-easel :)

Have an "I'm All Ears!" week, My Friends!

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog-Easter Parade/Bunnies&Bonnets; Papertake Weekly-sketch; Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-AG; Addicted to Stamps Challenge-Spring; Come and Get it Challenges-spring; Pile it On-scene; That Craft Place Challenge Blog-all about spring; The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge-Easter; Catch the bug Challenge Blog-Easter/spring; Craft Your Days Away Challenge-Easter; Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog-emboss; One Stop Craft Challenge-Easter; Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays-spring; Card Makin' Mamas-Easter; Simply Create Too-eggs/bunnies; Totally Paper Crafts-Easter; Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps-flowers; Our Craft Lounge-photo inspiration; 4 Crafty Chicks-Easter; Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog-"Happy Easter"; Delightful Challenges-Easter; Moving Along With The Times-cute/cuddly; Paper Play Challenges-Easter; Shelly's images challenge blog-stripes; The Paper Shelter-Easter; Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge-Easter; The Pixie Cottage-cuddly critters; Scrapbook Sisters-Easter; The Sisterhood of Crafters-Easter; Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge-Easter; Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge Blog-spots/stripes; Paper and Such Design Blog-Easter/spring; Party Time Tuesdays-#61/AG; Craft your Passion Challenges-dots/stripes; Oozak Challenge Blog-AG

Show Me with Sassy Cheryl #69

So you should all know by now that I love Sassy Cheryl images. And it just so happens "just ducky" won Cheryl's #68 challenge, so I got to choose an image from her Sassy Cheryl Store - YIPPEEEEEEE! So I picked up this digi image "bunny chit-chat", especially to make an Easter card for a sweet friend and to enter Sassy Cheryl's Challenge blog challenge this week with the theme of "#108 Easter Parade - bunnies and bonnets". I'm having a blast!!!

Happy Sunday!

love,

Wendy

Challenge: Show me with Sassy Cheryl #69

Just Ducky!

Okay, Friends... I must say I have pulled an all-nighter - haven't done that in a looooong time, but I was having sooooo much fun, i just couldn't stop! Sweet hubby came downstairs and said "Didn't I leave you in that same spot 7 hours ago?" - YUP, yes siree-bubby, you sure did! :) :) :) He promptly made a "full" pot of double-strength coffee - yes, he's a keeper, that's for sure!

Okay on to the deets of this card - but I must preface it by saying, I made three of these - hence the all-nighter, and still have two more to go (for the five children/families) for Spring/Easter. The darling image is from Sassy Cheryl "Duck Dance" and can be found in her $2 bargain bin - I purchased it a few months ago in anticipation of Spring/Easter cards :)

 I also used Gerda's images from Stamp Fairy for the carrots and eggs. The sentiment is a freebie from Create with TLC/tlcCreations via Free Digital Stamps and thought it was absolutely perfect for this card - "Hope your day is just Ducky"!

My sweet friend punched a bunch of MS fences for me, and this card just screamed "use the fence" - LOL - Thank you my sweet friend, KathyCan! While Skype-scrapping with Kathy, we started going through our stash and I found the metal ribbon/bow charm - I know I've had it for over 10 years!

I did have to travel outside to the "scrap-shed" - yes... I have a 10x20 tough shed full of scrap supplies :/ We will be having a HUGE garage sale next month, as everything we have must go - so we can hit the RV retirement road - we are so excited! Anyway, back on track - the card is a center step card - love this fold and followed the tutorial on You Tube by Frances Byrne - great tutorial! Cut the image with my Spellbinder nestie classic circles and then matted it with the Lacey circle - of course, with my Cuttlebug.

"Hope your day is just Ducky"

Love,

Wendy

Challenges: Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge-think spring; 2 sisters challenge blog-spring is in the air; Little Claire's Designs-spring; My Sheri CRAFTS-easter; Totally Gorjuss-#123/124; Dream Valley Challenges-easter; PanPastel UK Challenge Blog-bright colors; Scrapper's Delights Paper Crafts-easter; Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog-seeing spots; Sentimental Sundays-easter/spring; The Squirrel and The Fox-easter; Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge-fancy folds; Crafty Ann's Challenge-#61/spring into spring; Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge-spring is in the air; Prairie Fairy Fridays-spring fling; Hotshot Craft Blog-ribbon; Our Craft Lounge-spring; Pattie's Creations Design Challenge-AG; Phindy's Place Challenge Blog-Animal Planet; Simply Create Too-spring; Stampin' for the Weekend-AG; Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge-celebrate spring; Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps-green; Crafty Purple Frog Challenge-AG; Craft us Crazy-easter; Inked Paws-spring; Moving Along With The times Challenge-easter wishes; PaperPlay Challenges-spring colors; Crafts and Me Challenges-spring colors; Little Darlings Challenges-spring colors; My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge-Let's get Digital; Sassy Cheryl-Show me; Simon Says Stamp Challenge-bingo-charm/die/ribbon; Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog-AG

Together Anything is Possible

So it all started with this ding-dang-darling image from Sassy Cheryl "Tricycle" in her new $2 bin. She has a super cool deal going on, so be sure to check out the store. I chose My Minds Eye Love Me collection of DPs, picked out my copic colors and began my mostest funnest task of coloring the image -  you know I LOVE TO COLOR!

Then pulled out a bunch of embellies and found the sketch over at Totally Gorjuss and that's where it all started.

Then I got to work!

I found this awesome Martha Stewart punch around the page - I LOVE IT!

Decided to stack my buttons for my main embellishments - gosh I've had these Bazzil buttons for eons! Used my Spellbinder nesability heart circle and classic circles for the sentiment, Sizzix for the image matting, along with cuttlebug folder swiss dots, of course all cut and embossed with my beloved Cuttlebug. This one goes out to a friend whom I love and adore and with her friendship I feel "together anything is possible"!

Thanks for stopping by and have a "Together anything is Possible" week!

love,

Wendy

Challenges: Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamp Challenge; Totally Gorjuss Challenge 121; 2 Sisters Challenge Blog-recipe; Just Some Lines-girly girl; One Stop Craft Challenge-button it; Simon Says Stamp Challenge; Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays-stash; ATCs & Cards with Attitude-AG; Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge-punches/dies; The Emerald Faerie Garden-embossing; I Brake For Challenges-love; CropStop-ovals; Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge-Buttons; Shelly's Images-seeing spots; Divas by Design-spots and/or stripes; My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge-shaped cards; The Pixie Cottage-AG; Perfect Semtiments Challenge-die cut; The Catered Crop-Recipies for Paper Crafting-ribbon; Pile it on-spots/stripes; Sassy Cheryl-show me #65; Sentimental Sundays-encouraging sentiment

Platter of LOVE!

Today was a very productive day, which made me happy! I love "happy"! :) So as mentioned in a previous post Sassy Cheryl had a BIG sale on New Year's Day - this is one of my NEW images from my haul. I pulled out the chiffon, whipped up some yummy flowers, shopped my stash for the DP (sorry, i don't know the maker), didn't find a sketh that grabbed me, so just winged it. Somebody stop me - well, okay, DON'T - I can't stop cuttlebugging, especially my fave swiss dots, so I cuttlebug'd to my heart's content.

(((hugs)))
wendy xx

RECIPE: Sassy Cheryl-image; cuttlebug-embossing folder; Sizzix-dies; chiffon handcrafted flower-supplies from LCS, ribbon; copics

CHALLENGES:
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge
Simon Says Stamp
Catch The Bug Challenge
CES Challenge Blog
Di's Digi Designs
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog
Challenge up your Life -flowers,ribbon,swirls
Card Makin' Mamas
Jellypark Challenges
Simply Create Too
Delightful Challenges
Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Freshly Brewed Challenges

Happy Holidays Snowoman

I thought this darling "snowoman" from Sassy Cheryl was perfect for the sketch over at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, made into a modified gatefold. I shopped my Basic Gray stash, used my new Bo Bunny Snowfall collection, my "hoarded" baker's twine and the sweet little snowfake charm from my LSS, and used the CK "jot" font for the sentiment. This card makes me HAPPY!

Happy Day wishes to you!
(((hugs)))
wendy

RECIPE: Sassy Cheryl-image; Stamptacular Sunday-sketch; Basic Gray-DP; Bo Bunny-DP; bazzill; CK Jot-font; baker's twine and charm-LSS; copic sketch markers.

CHALLENGES:
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge
Digital Tuesday
Top TIP Tuesday
The Cutie Pie
Daisy Doodles
Heart Song Inspirations
Lexi's Creations
Christmas Inspirations
Creative Inspirations
Dream Valley
I did it Creations
One Stitch at a Time
A Gem of a Challenge
Basic Gray challenges
Just some lines
Little Claire's
Bah! Humbug!
Christmas Stampin' all year
Crafty Catz
Floweret
Mami Doodles
sweet'n sassy
Art Impressions
Digi Doodle Shop