Digital cardmaking

Digital cardmaking... Since hubs and I are living the full-time RV lifestyle (totally awesome!), I've had to pare down my supplies and go digital as much as possible. So with many yard sales and giving up my beloved diecutting machines, I not only needed to find cute images to color with my Copic markers, but the need to find printable paper and elements has become a necessity if I want to continue one of my favorite hobbies - cardmaking. When searching Google and Pinterest for my necessities, I was overwhelmed with the selection. I did keep my little HP 385 photo printer, enabling me to print 4x6 sizes - PERFECT for my needs.

Without further ado, let's chat about the greeting card I created today, shall we?!?

The ding-dang-darling image is img831 from Sherri Baldy just one of many in her My Besties series.

I knew I wanted to find some papers and embellishment elements with the sewing theme and I so love all things vintage and shabby chic; this awesome set fit the bill 100%!  Vintage Sewing printable papers from issue 147  free from PaperCraft Inspirations Magazine! 

Matching my Copic Marker colors to my paper - the image was so much fun to color!

Copic Recipe:

Skin - RV0000, 000, 00, E0000, 000

Hair - E41, 42, 43, 44

Shirt/buttons/thread (pink) - RV00, 13, 21

Pants/button/thread (green) - BG10, 13, 15, 23

Buttons/thread (peachy) - R000, 13, 20, 32

Buttons/thread (blue) - B0000, 00, 02, 04

Needle - C00, 02

I laid out my design, picked out my silk ribbon, using a circle punch, my Martha Stewart corner punch with the "sewing" holes to use on my inside insert corners, and used a pushpin and my tiny mouse pad to "sew" the edge of my image and then distressed it a bit with some small tears and edge rolling. I do have a pair of very sharp small scissors to cut out the elements - you could also use an X-Acto knife.

And here is my completed card - "Sew Glad We're Friends!"

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Have a spectacular "Sew Glad We're Friends" kinda Day!

Challenges: Besties Challenge-AG March; My Besties en francais-AG March; My Besties Spanish Challenge Blog-AG March; My Besties UK Challenge-AG/sketch March; My Besties Germany Challenge-#24 AG/valentine; My Besties Color it, Create it, Show it off-challenge 1 AG; My Besties 3d and more Challenge Blog-AG; My Besties Brazil Blog-AG/loops&lace; Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-A bit of Green; In The Pink Challenge Blog-for a special lady

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

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Crochet Chef's Hat with Mustache!

Just off the hook! Whipped up this little Chef's Hat for Axton...he loves to play kitchen and cooks up some devilish delights. Don't you just LOVE the Mustache - I do!

Happy Hooking!

Love,

Wendy

Cupcake Purse Crochet

Oh, my goodness... this was soooo fun to make for Miss B. A cupcake purse! The pattern is by Tapanga and is just the perfect size for a 5-1/2 year-old... 5" in diameter and 7.5" tall. I used little heart plastic beads, crocheted into the "frosting" for confetti. The project is hooked with Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton, in white, brown and their hot colors.

Wishing you a Cupcake Day!

Love,

Wendy

A bit of Crochet and a tale

It's been a long time since I've posted! I have been overwhelmingly busy, to say the least. I've had a few opportunities to scrap and make some cards, but lately I've gotten the "hooker" ;) bug again. In October 2012, we became full-time RVr's and are loving our lifestyle. We traveled to Utah, Colorado and Arizona, before returning back to the NorCal area in mid-December, visiting family and dear friends.

In January the gkiddo baby boom began with the sweet arrival of baby Allison Lorraine, weighing in at a whopping 10 lbs! She is just as sweet as they come!

In February we welcomed our precious baby Jackson Charles, weighing in at 7.15 lbs, and blessed that he is "perfect" in every way!

Last, but not least, for the year in March is our dear baby Jonathan Thomas, weighing in at 9.15 lbs. He's just darling!

 

As I said, I've been hooking again. Both of my dear grandmother's, when I was a child, taught me the art of crochet. I had put it down for years, mainly scrapbooking and cardmaking. However, with the babies, I've returned to my old "habit" and am thoroughly enjoying it! Here's a couple of projects I've completed recently for the newest gkiddos.

 

For Jonathan, his mommy showed me a "cocoon", so decided I would make one for him, along with matching hat, blankie and booties. I learned a few new stitches with this set, and was thrilled with the outcome. Blanket, hat and cocoon were mods of many patterns and ultimately my own designs, but the Roll-Top botties pattern by Hayley Missingham can be found here

 

For baby Allison, I just finished this watermelon set. The little white dress pattern is by Sarah Cooper. The diaper cover pattern is by Elizabeth Alan. The flip-flops were a bit fiddly, but finally figured them out via posts on Pinterest. The headband is my version (watermelon) of Genevive Hunter's headband. I was inspired to make this set by Ellen at wilDaBoUtCoLoR  - she is soooo clever!

And the backside with "seeds" :)

Wishing you a wonderful Day!

love,

Wendy

 

Betwixed Brew

Now I must confess I am a BIG fan of Roberta Laliberte's art/Prairie Fairy Designs, and Gilly is one of my faves - this one being "Brewin' Spells"! It just wouldn't be Halloween if my kids and gkiddos didn't receive a card and a little somethin'-somethin' from me :) So... I made five of these. I'll show you the two different styles I did with the same image. The first one is a regular flat fold 6x6 card to go along with a bag of twix candy.

The second is a "Book" fold, to hold two twix bars to be mailed to my loved ones who do not have kiddos. The inside sentiment from me says "Betwixed Witches for a Happy Halloween". They will all get a kick out of this card and the accompanying treats :)

I used BasicGrey and Echo Park designer papers. Of course, colored with copics, adding Glossy Accents to glasses, frog eyes, and bubbles. Used my sissix dies for the matting, and sentiment/apothocary jars from a Free Digital Stamps link. I did change the wording on one of the bottles to read "love potion #9" in photoshop to make it more "family" friendly :) Again, a lot of layering and popping/3d on these cards

 

Betwixed Witches for a Happy Halloween to All!

Love, Wendy

Tutu Birthday Wishes!

Another Mo Manning image that I just couldn't resist "Prima". I did make two of this one, also, cuz the image is soooooo much fun to color with my copics and a dabble with the Spica glitter pen.

The papers are BoBunny "Smooch", and used my sweet-n-sassy hearts, run through the cuttlebug and embossed with the heart folder. Also used my spellbinders Heart circles, and a Memory Box flourish.

Alot of the elements are popped up, and then added a matted strip of the DP paper to the inside.

Wishing you a "Prima" Day!

Love, Wendy

Challenges: DP2 Challenge-B

 



Kickin' it up a year, Sis!

My sweet sister's birthday is this week, and she loves horses and has become quite the accomplished amateur competitor in the cutting horse arena. She also rides with the "painted ladies" in drill and parades. I love this Crissy Armstrong image "Gifted Horse" available at Whimsy Stamps.

Used BasicGrey Indian Summer paper that I've had stashed for a few years - love this paper. Magnolia fence, sizzix circles and flourishes, along with Spellbinders scalloped hearts, all cut and embossed with the cuttlebug. I colored with Copics and had a photo of her paint horse "Gunner", so was able to make the image a look-a-like of him = this will really put a smile on her face.

Dolled up the inside, and centered the large heart scallop for my handwritten message to her. The photos don't do all the layers and pop-up dimension justice - it is very much 3d.

Hope you're getting a kick outta your day!

Love, Wendy



Happy Twenty Fore!

This one is for my sweet son, Devan, for his 24th birthday. He is quite the golfer nowadays, and found this fun Three Stooges image that worked perfectly for his sentiment. The gift with the card is a boxed set of the Three Stooges series - he will get a big laugh out of this one :)

Wishing you an on par day!

Love, Wendy