A Creative Life

It's New Years eve day here - a day always of reflection for me

 - looking back, looking forward ....

And today was a perfect day to finish off a project I started 

- from a self paced class over at BigPictureClasses.com 

called Permission to Live a Creative Life by Courtney Welsh.

It's a fun and thought provoking class 

- and you end up with a lovely, personalised mini book.

Here's my cover and one of the more generic inside pages I completed.

Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year

Look forward to creating and blogging with you all in 2013

smiles Wendy

Robyns Fetish Challenge

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog

Challenge #140 - USE A DOILY

is sponsored by

Stitchy Bear

Supplies used :

ss_roots digital stamp (Stitchy Bear)

Copic markers

Embossing folders (Cuttlebug)

Lacy oval  and rectangle doily diecuts (Nesties)

Tumbled glass and Mustard seed Distress inkpads (Tim Holtz)

Blending tool (Tim Holtz)

White, blue, yellow and orange cardstock

Butterfly punch (Kaszazz)

Gems 

Roots and wings saying (computer generated)

I hope you have a happy and safe New Years

and that 2013 is everything you dream it will be and much more

smiles Wendy

CD Calendar Page

Every year for the past 5 or so years,

on one of the online craft groups I am in,

we have a CD calendar page swap.

I always end up with a fantastic CD calendar 

to look at through the year.

This time around I have the months of 

October and November to create

And I have done Octobers pages today

Stamps used: Dark Room Door & Tim Holtz

Inkpads used : Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Will share the November ones when I decide what theme I will do for them

smiles Wendy

Watch This Space

Watch this space

My BLOGVERSARY is coming up in SEVEN days time !!

Hard to believe it will be FIVE years

since I started this blog !!!!

I hope everyone has had a lovely, restful time over Christmas

and that the New Year will be a safe and happy one for us all!

hugs Wendy

2013 Journal Cover Page

Whats a girl to do - in limbo between Christmas eve and Christmas day 

So...... got messy in my craft room this afternoon

 and created my Cover Page for my 2013 Journal

smiles Wendy

Journal Entry 24 December

Christmas Eve day and its raining !!!

And yes it is MEANT to be SUMMER here in NZ!!

Let's hope it doesn't continue and spoil the next few days

 for those who plan to spend Christmas outdoors.

May the magic and wonder that children find in Christmas 

touch us all today

soft smiles Wendy

Robyn's Fetish Challenge

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog

Challenge #139 - CARD FOR A YOUNG CHILD

is sponsored by

BUGABOO

Supplies used:

tropsanta surfing digital stamp (Bugaboo)

copic markers

Yellow, red and white cardstock

Patterned papers

Christmas saying

Wishing you all a very safe and Happy Christmas

Heres to an amazing Happy New Year for us all !!

hugs Wendy

Journal Entry 23 Dec

Day 2 of my Journal every day resolution 

This page was inspired by the "End of the World" events yesterday

Got me thinking - life is precious and who knows when our "individual" worlds will be at an end

So it's time to start living life NOW !!

Smiles Wendy

2013 Craft Resolutions

Heres the start of my list

Will definitely be adding to it as I think of other things ....

CRAFT RESOLUTIONS FOR 2013

USE SEWING MACHINE FOR PAPERCRAFT PROJECTS

START MY QUILT

JOURNAL EVERY DAY
 - and I thought this morning - why wait to 2013 to start this -
 and here's the resulting journal page 

DECLUTTER MY CRAFT ROOM AND ONLY KEEP SUPPLIES I WILL USE !

DO SOME ONLINE CRAFT CLASSES/COURSES

ACTUALLY DO SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE PINNED ON PINTEREST

and yours ? .......

smiles Wendy

JSL Challenge

The new challenge theme is 

Holiday Creations - ABC 

(Anything but a card)

More info is on the Just Some Lines challenge blog

I chose to make a wall hanging 

Supplies used:

Snow3la digital stamp (JSL)

Copic markers 

Shabby shutters distress inkpad (Tim Holtz)

Blending tool (Tim Holtz)

Purple, green and white cardstock

Purple patterned ribbon

Two hole punch

Please visit the JSL challenge blog and see 

what the other Design Team members have created.

I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge too.

smiles Wendy

Robyn's Fetish Challenge

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog

Challenge #138 - SNOWMEN

is sponsored by

ROBYN'S FETISH DIGITAL STAMPS AND MORE

Supplies used :

chesterdasnowman digital stamp (Robyns Fetish)

Copic markers

Green, red, yellow and white cardstock

Striped patterned paper

Heart and star buttons

Please come join the challenge over at

Robyn's Fetish Challenge blog.

If you need some inspiration, you will find it there from the

Design Team members.

smiles Wendy

Crafters Cafe - Winter themed tags

The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog

monthly challenge for December is

WINTER THEMED TAGS

Our sponsor this month is

Jacksons Digital Expressions

Supplies used :

Christmas tree digital stamp (Jacksons Digital Expressions)

Copic markers

White cardstock

Green patterned paper (Kaszazz)

Various oval diecuts (Nestabilities)

Green ribbon (Kaszazz)

You have until the end of December to submit your challenge entry.

Come be inspired by the other DT members creations over at CCCB.

smiles Wendy

TSB Challenge - Ornaments

This weeks challenge at 

 The Stamping Boutique

is ORNAMENTS

Supplies used :

Peek a boo Penguin ornament digital stamp (TSB)

Copic markers

3d foam tape

Please come and join us for this challenge over at the TSB Challenge blog

If you need some inspiration you will be sure to find some there,

 taking a peek at the other Design Team members creations.

smiles Wendy

TT CHALLENGE #127

This week, at Tuesday Throwdown

our challenge is

WRAPPED AND READY

(use gift wrap instead of patterned paper)

and the sponsor is

THE STAMP FAIRY

Supplies used:

Barry stockings 4 digital stamp (The Stamp Fairy)

Copic markers

Squares (Nestabilities)

Christmas wrapping paper

White and red cardstock

Star brads

Please come and join us for this challenge at

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge blog

If you need some inspiration you will be sure to find some there

taking a peek at the other Design Team members creations.

smiles Wendy

Robyns Fetish Challenge

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog

Challenge #137 - CHRISTMAS CARDS

is sponsored by The Digi Garden

Supplies used:

TDG Snowman2 digital stamp (Digi Garden)

Copic markers

Star and green patterned paper

White, green and red cardstock

Happy Christmas saying (HOTP)

Please come join the challenge over at

Robyn's Fetish Challenge blog.

If you need some inspiration, you will find it there from the

Design Team members.

smiles Wendy

Reminder - JSL Challenge

REMINDER

The new challenge theme is 

Winter Wonderland

More info is on the Just Some Lines challenge blog

Supplies used :

Winter fun digital stamp (JSL)

Red and green patterned papers

Copic markers

Red and white cardstock

Red and white gems

Please visit the JSL challenge blog and see 

what the other Design Team members have created.

I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge too.

smiles Wendy

TSB CHALLENGE - HOLIDAY CARDS

This weeks challenge at 

 The Stamping Boutique

is HOLIDAY CARDS

And seeing as I live in a region which celebrates

Christmas in summertime......

Supplies used:

Beach babies with hats (TSB)

Watercolour crayons

Blue, white and yellow card stock

Computer generated saying

Brown netting

Shell from the beach

Corner punch

Please come and join us for this challenge over at the TSB Challenge blog

If you need some inspiration you will be sure to find some there,

 taking a peek at the other Design Team members creations.

smiles Wendy

ROBYNS FETISH CHALLENGE

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog

Challenge #136 TIC TAC TOE

is sponsored by DIS DIGI DOWNLOADS

You will not use any printed digital image for this challenge

Your card will be made using the TIC TAC TOE CHART

For my challenge card I used the line

RED AND GREEN

EMBOSSING OR EMBOSSING FOLDER

LACE

Supplies used :

Green cardstock

Christmas tree embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Red and green copic markers

Merry christmas saying (Kaszazz)

White lace

Come join the challenge over at

Robyn's Fetish Challenge blog.

If you need some inspiration, you will find it there from the

Design Team members.

smiles Wendy

Inspired by Pinterest

Well for the official 2nd day of summer, its decidedly overcast here today

which makes it a good day (and excuse) to catch up on some swaps

here in my craft room !!

This card has the theme 

"inspired by pinterest"

The swap hostess asked the swap participants

to choose one of the cards she has pinned on her

Pinterest page and use it as inspiration to 

make a card to mail to our partner

Supplies used :

Embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Water colour markers

Flower stamp (Kaszazz)

Purple and cream cardstock

Purple patterned ribbon (Studio G)

Hope this will inspire you to look through some of the

cards you may have pinned from Pinterest

and make some cards of your own

Until next time

May the lead up to Christmas be stress free

and full of the "reason for the Season"

soft smiles Wendy

JSL Challenge

The new challenge theme is 

Winter Wonderland

More info is on the Just Some Lines challenge blog

Supplies used :

Emo snowflake (JSL)

Copic markers

Blue, white and pink cardstock

Sheet music

Oval diecut (Nesties)

Snowflake embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Tumbled glass distress inkpad (Tim Holtz)

Blending tool (Tim Holtz)

White lace

Silver embossed Christmas tree (Kaszazz)

Merry Christmas saying (Kaisercraft)

Please visit the JSL challenge blog and see 

what the other Design Team members have created.

I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge too.

smiles Wendy