CLEAN & SIMPLE CHALLENGE

Friendship's Garden challenge blog 

 for their first challenge for 2012 is having a "Clean and Simple" challenge, which spotlights a sentiment. Also this blog is a NON stamping blog which means you can not use a stamped image as the main focus on your card.

I incorporated into my card for the matted background a piece made using the bargello technique (details of which can be found on the Splitcoast Stampers site under Resources )

SUPPLIES USED :

Purple and green cardstock

butterfly 3d sticker

Wording from quotes book (HOTP)

Patterned scrapbook papers

Nestabilities die

Come take the challenge over at Friendship's Garden blog too !!

smiles Wendy

2012 RESOLUTIONS

One of my resolutions for 2012 is to work in my art journals more and also share more of my pages on my blog.

So here's the first of them.

The theme of the pages is 2012 resolutions.

I also did something I don't usually do and that is to take a couple of "work in progress" photos.

So here's a photo of the pages before I added the journalling and graphics etc.

and here's a tip for you - if you are using inks, paints, sprays, stencils etc - keep a spare page nearby and wipe excess inks and paints onto that (see below) and get a head start on your next background !!

and here's the finished pages

until next time, I hope you get some time to play and create some art for yourself

smiles Wendy

NEW YEAR/DRAGON CHALLENGE

So Artful Challenges  

The theme for the current  challenge is New Year / dragon

As always there are great images you can use for inspiration in anyway you choose!  

If that doesn't work for you, just use the overall theme instead!

I decided to use one of the images on the challenge blog and incorporated it with a cute dragon digi stamp from Dustin Pike.

You still have 10 days to join in with this challenge

Hope to see your creation over on the So Artful Challenge blog soon

smiles Wendy

TAGS GALORE

Most times in my craft room, I head in there with a purpose in mind

to journal, scrapbook, make cards for a specific occasion or swap

However yesterday I just decided to experiment and "play" for the sake of it

and the following tags are what evolved over a period of playtime

Which just goes to show, I think,

 that unplanned playtime can bring with it

some good results !

until next time,

hope you will enjoy some unplanned time in your craftroom too !

smiles Wendy

INKED EMBOSSED FOLDER TECHNIQUE

Was sad to read on the IDIC challenge blog that the current "Fabulous Friday Fun" post will be Cindy's last post  doing that, Her FFF post's have been great and informative and FUN !!

Over on her personal blog - Cre8iveCindy - Cindy is having a wonderful challenge (with prizes !!) 

and has asked that bloggers pick one of her wonderful techniques she has highlighted on her FFF posts (was hard to chose one!) and create something using it.

So using her INKING DRY EMBOSSING FOLDERS technique 

here's the card I made :

supplies used :

Tim Holtz distress inkpads - Stormy Sky & Faded Jeans

Memento Tuxedo black inkpad

Tim Holtz cogs embossing folder

Tim Holtz Lifes Possibilities stamp set

Blending tool

Blue, white & grey cardstock

Until next time, smiles Wendy

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

May 2012 bring love, laughter and good health to you all.

smiles Wendy

BUTTERFLY BIRTHDAY

I love butterflies - they hold a very special place in my heart 

since my Dad left this earth (hard to believe it's almost 6 years ago!)

SUPPLIES USED :

Pink Bazzill, black gloss cardstock

Vine background paper (Kaszazz)

Silver foil paper

Adhesive flock - Springtime (Kaszazz)

Sticky pearls (Kaszazz)

Butterfly and angel wings dies (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Happy birthday stamp

Memento black inkpad

I have made this card to join 2 challenges
- So Artful Challenges - this challenge closes in 4 days time - 
The theme for this  challenge is Ceil Chapman and/or to use the colours Silver, Pink and Black (or any combination of those).  
There are  fantastic vintage ads featuring her designs and a pattern of one of her dresses as well on the challenge blog. You are able  to use the images for inspiration in anyway you choose!  If that doesn't work for you, just use the colour theme instead!
I decided to use the colour theme of Silver, pink and black for my card.


- Cheery Lynn Designs blog - challenge #8 - Celebrate - You must follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die. I have used the gorgeous butterfly and angel wings dies on my card.

I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and are enjoying the break between now and New Years.

I have time off work until 3rd January so am enjoying the break very much !

smiles Wendy

SO ARTFUL CHALLENGE BLOG

I am delighted to announce I have accepted a position on the Design Team

for the So Artful Challenge Blog

Looking forward to providing inspiration for the challenges over there

Hope you will come join in !!

smiles Wendy

Bookmark Challenge - Crafty Sentiments

Crafty Sentiments challenge blog are having a bookmark challenge

As male themed creations are always hard to come up with I thought I would challenge myself to come up with a male themed bookmark for this challenge

supplies used :

Tim Holtz distress stains in greens & browns

Stamp It stamps

Kaszazz script stamp

Distressing tool

Brown cardstock 

Brown ribbon

smiles Wendy

AUD SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE #44

Aud Sentiments Blog - Challenge #44 is Anything Goes -

 they have also provided a FREEBIE sentiment from TLC to use as well !!

Here's my card using the sentiment and adding some Kaszazz stamps and background papers to it.

Until next time, hope you are enjoying your Christmas eve, where-ever you may be

Smiles Wendy

LITTLE MISS MUFFET CHALLENGE #25

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #25 is ANYTHING GOES  

and they have also been generous and are giving away a FREEBIE digital stamp called Saffron. 

I decided to use her in my Valentines Day themed card 

Supplies used, include :

Copic markers

heart shaped diecut

heart shaped bling border (Kaszazz)

Copic coloured paper flowers

pink heart themed background paper

pink textured cardstock

I love you saying (Collections)

Until next time

smiles  Wendy

STAMPING WITH THE DRAGON DT CALL

The Stamping with the Dragon challenge blog is looking for DT members and has generously given as a freebie this gorgeous Christmas themed dragon to make a card with

Here is what I came up with :

Coloured with copic markers and matted with red cardstock onto Kaszazz patterned papers and red ribbon onto green textured base card.

A very Happy Christmas and safe & Happy New Year to you all

smiles, Wendy

PanPastel UK Challenge 12 - Gift Tags

Well I couldn't resist entering the challenge on the PanPastel UK blog 

and made a Christmas themed gift tag in vintage colours.

SUPPLIES USED :

Santa Stamp (Inkadinkado)

Manilla tag

Memento - Potter's Clay inkpad

Paper distresser

Brown rick rack

Various Tim Holtz distress inkpads (Ranger)

Blending tool (Ranger)

smiles Wendy

ANNIVERSARY CARDS

yahhh I have Christmas all taken care of craft-wise - Christmas cards all made and mailed and parcels all out there somewhere in transit - one of the "joys" of living in Outback Australia means the majority of gifts have to be brought online and ordered, received and sent to recipients EARLY. 

Anyways I digress - a couple of my dear friends have wedding anniversaries in December so I got to play with some non Christmas themed stamps and here is what I came up with.

It was a lot of fun playing with my nesties, my cuttlebug and colouring with my copics.

Until next time, Happy Crafting and don't forget the Reason for the Season

smiles Wendy