Stamptacular Sunday challenge

Hello again, another challeng card today, which is 'You choose' , for Stamptacular Sunday challenge. I rummagesd throught my 'Many' stamps and came across my popcorn bear stamps and thought it's been ages since I inked them up, so here you are.

Ingredients used;
Image; Popcorn bear and Lili of the valley sentiment
Colouring medium; Copic ciaos
Papers; Nitwit downloads
Embellishments; Ribbon from stash, flower punches and card candy

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave, have a lovely Thursday

Wendy x x x

3 challenges

Hello everyone, it's me again, I'm on a blogging roll!!!...and long may it continue.;-)

I am entering this card into 3 seperate challenges, the 1st is the sketch from Sketch Saturday, the 2nd is Charisma Cardz which is 'In stitches' (real or faux) and lastly Totally gorgeous challenge is 'bingo', i did the line corner to corner which is buttons, bows, and flowers.

Ingredients used;
Stamp; Digi from debs creations 'Boo and Snookie', sentiment Lili of the Valley
Colouring medium; Copic cioas
Embellishments; ribbon stampin up, butons and flower from stash

Thsnks for looking today and for nay comments you may leave
Wendy x x

2 challenges

Good Sunday afternnon, hope all is well with everyone, the sun is still shining in Bedford, not quite as warm as yesterday but still very pleasant.

I am entering my card today into 2 different challenges, the first is for the Mojo Monday challenge, which is the sketch, and the 2nd is Papertake weekly challenge blog which asks for 3 different shapes, I have a square, diamond and a circle.

Ingredients used; Stamp digital from all that scraps, sentiment lili of the valley
Colouring medium; Copic ciaos
Papers; Nitwit downloads
Punches, stampin up and floral punch
Embellishments, ribbon and glass beads from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy

ABC challenge

Good evening everyone, we have had a glorious day of sunshine here, don't know if its going to last, but hope its been lovely wherever you are..;-)

The card above I am entering into the ABC challenge blog which is 'Anything goes', which is always a good excuse to enter anything you've made to be honest. The sketch I followed was form this weeks challenge on Sketch Saturday.

Ingredients used
Stamp 'Sweetheart Birgitta' from all that scraps. This is a digital stamp
Colouring medium; Copic ciao markers
Papers; Nitwit collections download
Embellishments; floral punch, card candy, tickets digital stamps from Karen Middleton

whoops, just went to link this page to the challenge blog and realised the anything goes challenge has closed, oh well naver mind...lol;-)

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy

Mojo Monday challenge

Good morning, its a rather blustery day in Bedford today, and I just heard on the radio that its only 80 sleeps till Christmas....aaaaarrrrrgggghhhhh!!!.

Never mind another challenge today for the Mojo Monday challenge blog which is a sketch, I have used one of my favourite Lili of the Valley stamps 'Millie cuddle time', I was really pleased with my colouring on this one. Hope you like it.;-)

Ingredients used;
Stamp as above
Colouring medium. Copic ciaos
Papers; Nitwit 'Grin and bear it'...(these papers are so yummy)
Embellishments; Flowers from Wild Orchid crafts, ribbon stampin up

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy xxx

I'm Back

Wow don't fall over in shock I know its been ages since I blogged, been ever so busy with one thing or another, Summer holidays, decorating, my Son got married etc etc etc....anyway I have managed to make a card for challenge. It is a new challenge blog called 'saturated Canary challenge', the blog is owned by krista Smith who has the most amazing digi stamps to buy. Go take a look, they are soooo cute.

The image I have used is called 'Ivy', I love her glasses, you see a lot of youngsters wearing these 'geek' glasses, (they dont even need to wear glasses, fashion eh??..;-)

Ingredients used;
Image as above
Coloouring medium; Polychromos and sansador
Papers; From stash (digital)
Embellishmetns; twine-stampin up, buttons and ribbons from stash

Thanks for looking today and for any comments you may leave
Wendy xxx

Stamp with Sarah Kay

Good afternoon everyone, hopethe sun is shining wherever you are, it has been glorious her, yesterday was a scorcher. We went out on the river on our Kayak,it was lovely, so peaceful!!!

Todays card is for the Stamp with Sarah Kay challenge, which is butterflies.

Ingredients used;
Stapm; Lili of the valley image and ticket
papers; Nitwit download
Embellishments, flowers from Wild Orchid crafts, butterfly cricut with sure cuts a lot
Tools, Martha stewart punch, sewing machine, stickles

Thanks for looking, have a lovely afternoon, I have my older children coming over for a bbq tonight so that should be nice.
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Sketch Saturday

Good afternoon everybody, hope all are week. Apologies for the long abscence from blogging, had so much going on at home, just not had the time. Its quietening down now, although we are in the middle of decorating so I will try and blog as often as I can.

Anway the card today is for the Sketch Saturday challenge and I used a Lili of the valley stamp

Ingedients used;

Stamps; Image and sentiment LIli of the valley
Papers; Nitwit download
Ribbin and diamond sparkles; Stampin up
Gems from stash

Thanks for looking and hopefully I will be back very soon with another card to show you all.

Hugs Wendy x x x

Altered notebook

Good morning, a quick post before I go to work...;-(

This post is for the papertake weekly challenge which this week is 'anything goes', so I thought it was a good opportunity to show a notebook I altered for a friend, she wanted a journal to write thoughts etc, so I hope she likes it, all she said was she loves butterflies, other than that it was up to me...

Ingredients;
Recycled notebook form staples
Papers; Nitwit download
Stamps; Butterflies Hero arts
Supllies; tattered rose distress ink and embossing powder, clear embossing powder, papermania letter tiles, maya road alphabets, flowers and brackets
Ribbon, brads and pearls from stash, Tim Holtz idea-ology tickets

Thanks for looking today and for any comments you may leave

totally gorgeous challenge

Good morning everyone, hope everything is fine and dandy where you are. Quite a nice sunny day in Bedford, although at 8 am this mornign when I cycled to the
Danish camp (which is about 5 miles from me)and back it was quite cold, was even thinking I should of worn gloves...mind you I soom warmed up when I had to cycle up the bridge over the bypass...phew...oh well its all gonna help me get back to fitness and lose the weight i have gained since my operation, sitting about for 6 weeks has done me no favours, I can tell you.

Anyway enough fo my rabble, the card today is for the totally gorgeous challenge which is 1,2,3. I have used the new me to you range from do crafts, I love these little bears and thought they would make a lovely card for a friends Mum which she asked me to make. I also made a co-ordinating box, hope my friend likes it. My 1,2,3 is I amage, 2 bouquets of flowers and 3 letters of the alphabet.

Ingredients used
Image; Me to you stickers
Papers;Me to you 8 x 8 papers
Tools used; cricut for letters, cuttlebug for embossing, martha stewart punch and stampin up punch
Flowers from stash and wild orchid crats, brad also from me to you range at do crafts
Gems for stampin up

Suzi with bunny

Hello everyone, hope you are all enjoying your long bank holiday weekend. Wouldn't it be lovely if every weekend was a long one and every week was only 3 days...oh well no harm in dreaming..;-)

Anyway on to todays card, I am entering into the papertake weekly challenge which is a sketch. I have used another of the lovely wee stamps digital images, 'Suzi with bunny', probably an easter image but don't think it really matters to be honest.

Ingredients used
Stamp; as above
Papers. Nitwits downloadsDie cut, cut on cricut with sure cuts a lot
Flowers from Wild orchid crafts
Ribbon and gems for stash

Enjoy the rest of your day, thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x

spring bringer

Hello everyone, thought it was about time I said hello again and entered a card into a challenge. I have still been cardmaking just not doing challenges. The weather here is glorious today as I hope it is where you all are. I had a lovely day yesterday watching the royal wedding at my sisters, with food and cocktails all day, it was lovely.

Anyway onto the card, which is for Stamp with fun challenge which is a sketch. The lovley image is a digi fom Wee stamps 'Spring bringer', I bought her for Cuddly Buddly, theres are a few wee stamps and they are all gorgoeus. I have decorated the card inside to compliment the front/

Ingredients used;

Stamps; Wee stamps 'spring bringer' and sentinment lili of the valley
Papers; Nitwit 'promises'marianne die cut on cuttlebug, flowers wild orchid, ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking toady and I appreciate any comments that you may leave

magnolia box

Hello everyone thought I would just pop on and show you a box I made last week, I got the tutorial from a blog (which I cant remember at the moment, when i do I will add the link). It was realy nice to make for a change instead of a card. I gave it to a friend last weekend for her birthday with a necklace inside, I think she was pleased.
Anyway heres some pics of the cute little box

Teddy Bo challenge

Hello again, hope everyone is well, Thursday already the week has gone really quickly. I have been behaving myself and resting, in fact I've spent most of today in my craft room, Hubby set up a monitor so I can watch freeview on it, so I watch morning tv whilst happily crafting away, how lucky am I??

Anyway the card today is for the Teddy Bo challenge which this week is a sketch.

Ingedients used
Image; Teddy Bo digital stamp
Colouring medium; Copic ciao markers
Papers; Stampin up
Embellishments; Brad and spacer from the Hobby House, flowers and ribbon form stash

Thanks so much for looking and any comments you may leave
Wendy x x x

4 challenges

Good Monday morning everyone, its quite a nice morning in Bedford, actually managed to put some washing out, after Hubby had washed it and then put it in the basket and placed outside for me. Not allowed to load or unload the washing machine either, or pick up the post off the door mat!!..I know its for my own good, you just take for granted all of the things you do in a day. Did have a slow walk back from the Drs this morning, infortunately I've picked up an infection but hopefully the antibiotics will sort it out soon enough. Anyway enough of my rabble, onto todays card.

The card is entered into 4 challenges;
Charisma Cardz; Easel card
ABC ; Pearls
Crafty creations; Baby blue
Simon says stamp; Anything goes

Ingredients used;
Stamp; Cuddly buddly digi 'Toby Tumble; You have mail
Papers; stampin up digis and raspberry road designs
Embellishments; Wild orchid crafts, Martha stewart punch, papermania pearls


Thanks for looking today and for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x x

Fussy and fancy Friday challenge

Hello everyone, hope you are all well? I am recoevering from my operation last week, I am just feeling so lazy sitting about all day, I know its for my own good, but its so hard. Hubby has been brill doing all of the housework and looking after me, thank you Barry!!!

The card today is for the Fussy and Fancy Friday challenge, which is a sketch, I have flipped it, but i'm sure thats still allowed.

Ingredients used

Stamp; Digi form Cuddly buddly; Toby tumble;Just because
Papers; Raspberry designs digis
Embellishments; Tim Holtz raffle ticket, flowers from Wild orchid crafts, card candy from craftwork cards, ribbon from stash.

Thanks for looking today and for any comments I may receive.
Wendy x x x

Lili of th valley challenge

Good afternoon, and what a glorius day we are having today. Soent the morning in the town with my 2 lovely grandchildren Brodie and Erin, Brodie was not feeling 100% bless him. Erin did her usual and slept all of the morning away. I was worn out by the time I got home though...lol;-)
Anyway here is a post for the LIli of the valley challenge, which was a sketch, may not be posting for a few days as I'm going into hospital for my operation tomorrow, so plenty of resting for me, I'm sure I will have plenty of time to catch up on some crafting while I'm reccuperating.

Ingredients used; Lili of the valley stamp, Olivers orchard sentiment
Papers; Nitwit downloads
Colouring medium, Copic ciaos
Buttons and twine from stash

Thanks for looking today and for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x x

Teddy Bo challenge

Hope everyone is well, wow its so cold here in Bedford, feels like winter rather than spring!!
Anway its lvely and toastie in my craft room, I love it in here everything is so convenient..I spend lots of time just tidying up rather than crafting though...lol;-'My card today is for the Teddy Bo challenge which IS 'DUCK EGG BLUE AND CHOCOLATE',I love this colour combo.

Ingedients used;
Stamp; Teddy Bo
Colouring medium; Copics
Papers; Papermania pad from a while ago, card stock also papermania
Embellishments; Brads from hobby house, ribbon from stash
Tools; Cuttlebug, Nellie snellen butterfly and flower punch, paper crimper

Thanks for looking and have a good rest of the day
Wendy x xx

2 challenges

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well, my card today is for 2 challenges;

All that scraps challenge; anything goes
Stamp with fun; sketch

Ingedients used;
Stamp; cc designs from all that scraps; Flower Birgitta, sentiment from Olivers orchard set, bliss from stampin up
Colouring medium; Copics and inksentials pen
Papers; Nitwit download
Tools; cricut and cuttlebug
Embellishments; crochet flower that my Mum made (thanks Mum), brad and flower spacer from Hobby House

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x x

all that scraps challenge

Good evening everyone, hope you have all had a lovely weekend, even though the weather has been very wet and miserable!! My youngest son Connor is 15 today, so we have had a busy day with family round. Happy Birthday Connor!!!

The card I am showing today is for the All that scraps challenge which is a sketch, I have used one of theie digital images which is 'violet with key'. I love these images, they are really lovely to colour.

Ingedients used;
Image; All that scraps, 'violet', sentiment from Lili of the valley
Colouring medium; Copics and inksentials white pen
papers; nit wit downloads
Punches, Nellie snellen butterflies and flowers
Craftwork cards card candy

Thanks for looking and enjoy whats left of the evening
Wendy x x

Teddy Bo challenge - Pink

Good morning everyone, thought it was time I blogged again and entered a challenge. I've almost got nmy craft room round and organised to the way I want it, with everything at hand, I love it.

The card and box I', showing today is for the 3rd Teddy Bo challenge, which this time asks for 'Pink', I love doing pink on cards, and the pink and brown combo is one of my favourites. I also made a milk carton box to match to put a gift in. I used the 'three little piggies' digital stamps which are just so lovely.

Ingredients used;

Stamp; Teddy Bo; three little piggies, sentiment from Lili of the valley
Colouring medium; Copics
Papers; My minds eye and stampin up cardstock
Ribbon from stash
Flowers from Wild orchid crafts

Look what I've got!!

How lucky am I??? My very own craft room, I've been wanting this room for so long and I really appreciate it. Unfortunately it came with a price, my daughter leaving home to start her new life with partner and new baby, its a natural progression I know. My youngest Connor inherited her big room and his old room is now mine. I got the units on Thursday from Ikea, I wanted it done as Im going to have a hysterectomy at the beginning of March and obviously didn't wanna be shifting stuff around, apart from that I will need something to do..;-). Its so lovely having everything to hand, I don't even have to get off my chair, because its got wheels..lol;-)

Anyway just wanted to show you my new haven...back later with some cards to show you all.
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Joy sitting

Hope everyone is well, and you all had a lovely weekend? We had friends over for a meal on Saturday night, which was really nice...I think dinner parties are the new way for us to socialize. Going out is too expensive now and when its dark and cold, its the last thing I want to do is go out.;-)

The card today is for the Sketch Saturday challenge and I used 'Joy Sitting' another of the new gorgeous digis from sugar nellie avaialble to buy from Funky kits.

Ingredients used
Image; Joy sitting, sentiment from Lili of the valley
Colouring medium; Polychromos and blended with sansador
Papers; Nitwit; Cottage charm
Punch; McGill pine punch
Flowers and ribbon form stash
Distressing with vintage photo

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x x

Teddy Bo's second challenge

Hi everybody hope your week has gone well, almost the weekend already....can't beleive its February next week...my Grand-daughter was 4 weeks old on Wednesday and she smiles all the time bless her heart.

Anyway the card I am showing today is for the Teddy Bo challenge which is 'seeing double'. I repeated the same image twice and the same flower. This is the 2nd challenge using these gorgeous Digi images, I wish them every success in the future!
gave the card an added twist by adding a little chocolate to pop inside, thought this looked quite sweet.

Ingredients used
Image; Teddy bo
Colouring medium; watercolour pencils
Papers; Nitwit download
Sentiment; Popcorn bear set
Flowers; Wild Orchid crafts

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Take care Wendy x x

Teddy bo challenge

Yaaay....I came in the top 3 in the runners up for the Teddy Bo challenge, Im chuffed....whoo hoo...!!!

Sorry jsut had to tell you all x x

Totally gorgeous + Cute card Thursday

Good afternoon everyone, hope you all had a great weekend. We had dinner with hubbies Mum and Dad yesterday, which was lovely. My M-I-L is amazing, in September last year she had diverticulitis and septacaemia and wasn't expected to live, she is now up and running and almost back to full health, she is 78 years old and a true inspiration. Bless her heart!!!

My card today is for 2 challenges, Totally gorgeous is 'Hot colours', and Cute card Thursday is 1-2-3, I have used 1 image, 2 designer papers and 3 flowers.

Ingredients used;
Image; Digtal for C C Designs, sentiment from Stampin Up
Colouring medium; Promarkers and polychromos
Papers; My Minds eye
Ribbon and fabric flower from stash, roses for Wild orchid crafts

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave, they are very much appreciated.
Wendy
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Lili of the valley and Totally papercraft challenges

Hello again, hope you have had a lovely Saturday?? Its been quite cold and miserable here in Bedford...can't quite beleive its the 22nd January already..where does the time go. (getting old I think..lol..;-).

Anyway the card I am blogging today is for the Lili of the Valley challenge blog which is a sketch and the Totally Papercraft challenge which is 'add a heart'.

Ingredients used;
Image; Lili of the Valley, sentiment is stampin up, the corner is inkadinkado
Colourng medium; Promarkers
Papers; Nitwit 'Just ducky too'
Embellishments; Flowers and brads from stash
Punch; Martha stewart butterfly
Die; Marianne Die

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the weekend
Wendy x x x

Teddy Bo and Sketch Saturday

Hello, hope your'e all well? Can't beleive its Thursday already!!
The card I'm blogging today is for 2 challenges, one is a new challenge and new digital images...Teddy bo and teddy bea...they are such adorable images, and the Sketch Saturday challenge which as the title says, is a sketch..;-)

Ingredients
Stamp; Teddy bo images, Lili of the valley sentiment
colouring; Polychromos and copics
Papers; Digital download, can't remember where from..sorry
Embellishments; Butterflies from stampin up, pine punch form McGills
Gems from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x

Stamp Something 'Anything Goes'

Hello, hope you all had a good peaceful weekend, with lots of crafty time!!
I was busy all weekend, not much crafty bits to show for it, but lots of odd jobs out of the way and we bought a new car, so quite productive really.
The card today is for the stamp something challenge blog, which this week is 'Anything Goes'.

Ingredients used
Stamp; Lily of the valley
Sentiment; wordart
Papers; Nitwit collections
Die; Marianne designs
Punch; Martha stewart
Ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking and thanks for any comments you may leave
Wendy x x

'Larakins'

Hello again....no challenge today, just a card I made for a friend of mine with this gorgeous digi image from Debs creations its called ' The Larakins', I think its just adorable.

Ingedients
Image; As above, sentiment from Lil of the Valley
Papers; from stash, (no name)
Punch; martha Stewart
Embellishements; from stash

Thanks for stopping by, and any comments i may receive
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Sketch Saturday challenge- Grace

Hello everyone hope you have all had a good Thursday, don't know about you but this week has gone really quickly, oh how I love Fridays....especially once I finish work.

3 days blogging on the trot, better make a card tonight so that I can blog tomorrow, don't want to slow down now..;-)

The card today is another of the simply adorables digital images 'Grace', what a beautiful face she's got.

Ingredients;
Stamp; Sugar Nellie, simply adorables, sentiment Lili of the valley
Colouring medium; Copics and polychromos
Papers; Nitwit 'breath of fresh air'
Embellishments; Wild orchid crafts, marianne die cut, martha stewart punch, craftwork cards card candy.

Thanks for looking and for any comments you leave
Wendy x x x

Totally gorgeous challenge

Hello, I'm back with another challenge, 2 days on the run, I wonder how long I can keep it up..;-)
The card today is for the totally gorgeous challenge blog which is a sketch. I have again used one of the gorgeous simply adorables digital stamps, they are so pretty!!!
Today I have used 'Joy', they are a real pleasure to colour.

Image; Joy from simply adorables, from sugar nellie, sentiment Lili of the valley
Colouring medium; Copic ciaos and polychromos
Papers; Nitwit downloads,'Breath of fresh air'
Punches; Martha Stewart

Thanks for looking, see you tomorrow (hopefully)..;-)

Friday Sketchers challenge

I'm back quick aren't I....lol
Here to show my first card with the new 'Simply Adorables' digis from Sugar Nellie, I have been waiting for these to come out and had to have all of them, my husband thinks they are scary??..I think they are gorgeous..this one is the lovely Verity,
I coloured her with my copics, which I now have both sets of 72....they are so yummy to use. I am entering this card for the Friday Sketchers challenge this week, I love following sketches, makes it so easy if your stuck for ideas.


Image; Verity from sugar nellie
Colouring medium, copics and polychromos pencils
papers; Nitwit 'oh the possibilities'
Punch; Martha Stewart and McGill pine punch
Flowers; Wild Orchid crafts

Thanks for looking today and if you leave a comment thank you in advance.
Wendy x x

Hello everyone, hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a happy, healthy New Year. I have been a really bad blogger, what with one thing and another, (cant think what the reasons are now, you know how it is though, theres always something else more important to do), I still read the blogs avidly everyday, just havnt been posting. I have completed a few challenge cards this week, so hopefully should get the blogged...;-)
We were lucky enough to become Grandparents for the 2nd time on the 29th December, my daughter Victoria had a baby girl Erin Olivia, 9lb 1 oz.....i was there at the birth which was amazing if not very scary at the end, the babys shoulders got stuck and the alarm bell was pressed and loads of people came in to help get the baby out as quickly as possible, it was really scary. Bless her heart Victoria coped with it all really well, was quite a painful labour and she managed with gas and air and pethidine. They are still with us at the moment so I'm getting plenty of cuddles. She is beautiful...here is a pic