W2CB #39: Proverbs & Blessings

Hello W2CB friends!  It's time for another quote inspired challenge over at Words 2 Craft By!  This month we are celebrating proverbs and blessings.  The quote this month is an Irish proverb in line with St. Patrick's Day:

A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.

I have one little shamrock die and no stamps, so I had to get a little creative.  I made my own stencil out of a piece of acetate from the die and inked up my background with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink.  Then I die cut the little shamrock 5 times out of DCWV green cardstock and stacked them up.  The sentiment was a From the Heart digi, layered on a couple of stitched arch MFT die cuts.

Don't worry if you don't have any St. Patrick's Day supplies.  Think green, or lucky, or friendship, or just use a proverb/blessing of your choice and have fun!  We hope you'll play along with us!

W2CB #38: Celebrations

Welcome back, W2CB friends!  It's time to "celebrate!"  This month, Words 2 Craft By was inspired by the following quote:

It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world

until he has seen Edinburgh;

and I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States

until he has seen Mardi-Gras in New Orleans.

- Mark Twain

For my I-Teamer card, I went with the official colors of Mardi-Gras (purple, green, & gold)  and a "Celebrate" theme.  I have never personally experienced Mardi-Gras but definitely it is on the bucket list!

Here's the stuff I used:

     Cardstock - Neenah, Memory Box

     Stamps - Stampendous (sentiment), MFT (star balloons)

     Inks - Catherine Pooler Flirty Fuschia, Tiara, & Lime Rickey; VersaFine Onyx Black

     Other - MFT Big Balloon Stencil, Recollections Halloween Sequin Mix

We hope that you'll join in the celebration over at W2CB this month!  I hear Bobbi has a pretty awesome stamp set that's up for grabs :)  Thanks for stopping by ~ Annie

Words 2 Craft By #37: Change

Hi W2CB fans!  Time for January's challenge and with New Years' resolutions being a hot topic, we're offering up the following quote for a little inspiration:

If you wanna make the world a better place,

take a look at yourself and make a change.

- Glen Ballard & Siedah Garrett

Sound familiar?  Now I don't make resolutions, but I do like to change up things once in a while. Lately, I've been neglecting my beautiful stash of DP.  I decided for my I-Teamer card that I would use up some brightly colored scraps from one of my favorite Doodlebug Designs' 6x6 pad and focus on one of the five inspirational sayings I have posted in my craft room with a watercolored banner.  

We can't wait to see what type of "change" you come up with for your projects.   Thanks so much for stopping by!

W2CB #34: Happiness is a Warm Puppy

Welcome back, Words 2 Craft By friends, for another quote-inspired challenge!  This month we are celebrating Adopt a Shelter Dog Month with the following quote:

Happiness is a Warm Puppy.

- Charles M. Schulz

As with my fellow I-Teamers, puppies are near and dear to my heart and I've been blessed with wonderful fur-ever friends through adoption rescues.  We'd like you to create a project featuring a puppy and link up for a chance to win the Stampers Anonymous Crazy Dog stamp set by Tim Holtz!  Who wouldn't wag their tail over that?!!

Source: Stampers Anonymous

Also, please welcome Marty to the I-Team beginning with this challenge.  Her projects are amazing and will make you bark with joy ~ please leave some love on her blog to welcome her to the pack :-)

Here's the stuff I used on my card for a little inspiration:

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White

DSP - Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid (Fall)

Stamps - Crazy Dogs (Tim Holtz) for accessories, Doodle Pantry's digi: Doggies N Things

Dies - MFT (hearts), TSOL (stitched rectangles)

Other - Copics (for accents), Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella, and bakers twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have fun with this and we can't wait to see what pawsome projects you come up with!  The challenge will close on Wednesday, November 2nd, so you have plenty of time to play along.

W2CB #31: Just Keep Swimming!

Hello friends!  It's time for another fun words challenge over at Words 2 Craft By!  This month we're looking forward to seeing your entries for "Just Keep Swimming!"  Keeping Dory in mind, I went with a wacky colored fish on a wonky square die cut for some inspiration:

Come play with us and just keep swimming! 

Words 2 Craft By #30: New Beginnings

Welcome back, W2CB friends!  To kick off the summer, our challenge for June is "New Beginnings."  Feel free to interpret this any way you'd like, such as a wedding, graduation, retirement, new job, new flip flops...you get the idea :-). 

I happen to have a favorite niece that is getting married in August.  I'm very excited for her and her husband-to-be as they begin a new life together.  They're as cute together as these love birds!

And here's a pic of the inside because I absolutely adore this sentiment from Taylored Expressions!

I'm sure I stamped this straight but it looks a little bit crooked in the photo.  I'm blaming my cropping abilities!

Anyhoo, we hope you'll play along with us this month and celebrate a new beginning!  Thanks so much for visiting today :-)

W2CB: 4 Pieces of Pie for 5 People

Hi All!

I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day and at Words 2 Craft By we'd like to continue honoring all Moms all month long!  Our theme this month is inspired by the following definition of motherhood from Tenneva Jordan :

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, 

promptly announces she never did care for pie.

You don't need a special day to thank your Mom or tell her you love her, right?  Please join us for our latest challenge.  The winning card/project this month will be asked to join us as a guest I-Teamer PLUS receive a $10 gift certificate to My Favorite Things!  Come play with us!

Words 2 Craft By #28: Mid-Month Challenge Reminder

Hi W2CB friends!  There's still time to play in the latest Words 2 Craft By Challenge:  April Suns and April Shadows.  The theme is based on this quote:

Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns

and shadow of April showers.   Byron Caldwell Smith

So appropriate for this time of year!  We've had a little of both so far this month out here, but I don't mind.  The flowers are coming to life!

We hope you'll stop by and play along!

Words 2 Craft By: April Suns and April Shadows

This month, the W2CB Challenge theme is April Suns and April Shadows based on this quote:

Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns

and shadow of April showers.  

~ Byron Caldwell Smith

This describes our spring weather perfectly.  Last week we had 80 degree temperatures; this week the shadows are back!

For my I-Teamer card, I wanted to focus on the wonders of the season when the flowers are springing up and I get to replace my worn out gardening gloves to go play in the dirt. 

I used the gorgeous Bold Blooms die set by Julie Ebersole over at Ellen Hutson and die cut red and green colored acetate.  The sentiment is from The Stamps of Life and I added some clear Pretty Pink Posh Droplets for a little bit of "rain." 

We look forward to seeing your interpretation...please come play with us!  Thanks for stopping by :)

Words 2 Craft By: Love & Friendship

Hello, W2CB friends, and welcome to February's Challenge with, of course, a love theme!  You can never have too many love cards for friends and family - any day can be Valentine's Day!

 
I mixed up the medium for this card, using texture paste and a stencil for the wonky tiles and layering felt hearts on top.  Before placing this layer on the DSP, I decided to brush on some gesso for a little different layering effect.  The sentiment was traced with India Ink so it would pop a bit more.

We hope you'll share your works of "heart" with us this month and have a sweet Valentine's Day!  Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Here's the stuff I used:
Cardstock - MFT Kraft
DSP:  Recollections
Stamp(s):  Avery Elle "Thanks a Bunch"
Other:  Hero Arts "Irregular Checkerboard" Stencil, Ranger Texture Paste, Felt Heart Stickers by Recollections, Pitt Black India Ink Pen, and LiquiTex Gesso.

Words 2 Craft By January Challenge

Welcome old friends of W2SB!  It's the second Wednesday of the month and the start of the new W2CB challenge for January.  New year, new name, but the same fun word challenges you've come to love. 

This month, we are challenging you to create a project based on the following quote:

The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings.

~Dave Weinbaum

 

 I liked this Dylusions sentiment from Ranger as soon as I saw it.  I think it challenges someone to seek new beginnings and so, on my card it went.  I followed it up with an embossing folder (Darice) and three butterflies stamped, heat embossed, die cut, and popped up.  I did add some glossy accents and Wink of Stella to the little guys but this photo doesn't do them justice.  And what has more beginnings than a butterfly?  Their 4-stage life cycle (eggs, caterpillar, chrysalis, and, ta da...butterfly) is pretty impressive :-)

Oh, did I mention that along with the name change from W2SB to W2CB, there will be two prizes awarded each month!!  The winning entry will receive our winner's badge AND a guest designer spot.  AND we will also select one lucky person to receive a gift certificate.  Retail therapy...gotta love it!

Please join in the fun this month and share your projects with our "beginnings" theme.  Tell your friends in blogland to come on over too.  The more the merrier! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy New Beginnings!