Green, I Am!

 Dia Daoibh!

I'm absolutely chuffed to be guest designing over at Colorful Options! Thanks a bunch for having me! 

May's mood board is a special one – it's a collab with Park Hopping My Happy Place. The challenge? Pick a colour from the inspiration photo and make it shine! Now, being the maaaaaassive Star Wars geek that I am, my brain immediately went to the green scale and conjured up Yoda. 

Yoda is coloured with my trusty Promarkers, of course. For the backing paper, I got a bit crafty and created my own with some ink and a splash of watered-down bleach – a bit mad, I know! Since we're talking intergalactic vibes, I went a bit bonkers with the green gems to give that stars/planets feel. The sentiment is fitting (you know, with Yoda talking backwards and all! :).

I kept it simple by layering Yoda and the sentiment with foam pads for a bit of dimension. And naturally, the card is embellished with glossy accents and those wee little gems. Can't resist a bit of sparkle, can I?

Onto a few challenges:

• Shopping Our Stash #546 - Outta This World (Aliens - or Monsters, Stars, Moon or Planets)
• Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers #261 - M is for Manly
• The Creative Crafters #87 - Always Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #491 - Make Your Mark 
• Passion For Markers Challenge  #786 - Birthdays

Hope you like my Dagobah-inspired creation!

May the 4th be with you all... and may your lightsabers be fully charged!

Sláinte!
Wendy R. 

A Festive Toast

Dia Daoibh!

Well, butter my crumpets and call me festive – I've gone and created a Christmas card so simple, it practically made itself! Today I'm sharing my one-layer wonder featuring the hilarious ' A Festive Toast' stamp from Crafter's Companion. 

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I've brought this cheeky carb to life with my trusty Promarkers (because even toast deserves to look its best), added just a wee skoosh of glitter (legal requirement for December crafting), and finished with some sparkly red gems – for that extra cheeky wink of festivity. Now, I could have gone full Christmas-crazy with layers, die-cuts and enough embellishments to make a reindeer dizzy... but where's the fun in that? Instead, I kept it CAS (... or as I like to call it: "Look, Ma! No glue gun burns!").

A few challenges:

• Jingle Belles: Flat Feliz Navidad
• Rudolph Days Challenges: Anything goes
• The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #120 - Anything Goes with option of: Owls
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #61 - Anything Christmas Goes
• I Love Promarkers #579 Anything goes or girly card
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #181 - Anything Christmas Goes
• Peace on Earth #84 - Anything Christmas Goes + Inspiration Board 

And because no blog post is complete without a terrible Christmas pun to make you groan louder than Uncle Terry after his third helping of turkey:

Why did the snowman bring a ladder to the Christmas party?

…Because he heard the drinks were on the house!

(I’ll see myself out.)

Sláinte, 

Wendy R. 

Eggs-tra Manly Easter Card (No Bunnies Were Harmed)

Dia Daoibh!

 I've realised my Easter card collection is eggs-clusively (sorry) aimed at the fluffy-bunny-and-chicks fan club. Which is great… unless you’re trying to make a card for the men in your life who might raise an eyebrow at a pastel parade of tiny animals in waistcoats. 

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So, I decided to keep it simple and slightly more man-friendly with the ‘Osterhängerchen’ stamp set from - ready to bring the festive cheer without the frills. Stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Promarkers. I love looove looooove how versatile this stamp set is. Next step? Investing in the matching dies, because cutting out fiddly little egg shapes is not how I want to spend my Sundays ;) For the sentiment, I went full die-cut diva—layered, glossy-accented (Ranger’s, obvs), and looking sharp. The enamel dots? Totally planned. Definitely not because I got distracted by something shiny. Again.

Onto a few challenges:

• Addicted to CAS  #279 - Code Word: Masculine 
• Creative Crafting Uncles #63 - Spring and/or Easter
• Heart's Quest Celebration of Love #3 Birthdays, Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries and/or Sympathies + optional theme: Easter Sunday
• Sparkles Forum Challenges #186 - Easter
• Creatalicious Challenges #287 - Anything Goes + option: Easter or Spring
• 2 Sisters On The Blog #95 - Spring and/or Easter
• Krafty Chicks #761 - Clean and Simple
• Try a Sketch On Tuesday #666 - Sketch: 
  
• Color Throwdown: ctd829 - Photo Inspiration:

So there you have it— an Easter card that even the most sceptical uncle can appreciate. Or at least pretend to, while plotting how to steal all the Crème Eggs.

Sláinte!

Wendy R. x

With a Side of Scotch!

Dia Daoibh!

Well, my nerves are doing the cha-cha today—I’ve just sent off my CV and cover letter for a Leadership in Clinical Governance position (say that five times fast!). Between you and me, my stomach’s hosting a full-on ceilidh of butterflies. So, what’s the best way to shoo them away? A wee bit of cardmaking, of course!

Today’s creation features the fabulous Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up. Because nothing says “calm under pressure” like a stamp set dedicated to Scotland’s finest liquid courage, am I right? (Don’t worry, I stuck to colouring with Promarkers—no actual Scotch was harmed in the making of this card… though a dram may have been consumed afterwards for research purposes.)

I kept the design simple—coloured the Scotch, added some clear flatback gems for a bit of bling (because even a stiff drink deserves to sparkle), and stamped a sentiment (free from a craft magazine many moons ago) in Staz-On ink—because nothing says "permanent life choice" like a sentiment that won’t budge, much like my love for puns.

I’ll be entering this into a few challenges :

• Addicted to CAS #279 - Code Word: Masculine
• Alphabet Challenge - Y is for Yummy
• Krafty Chicks #760 - Clean and Simple
• Cardz 4 Guyz #368 - S is for... (SCOTCH)
• CAS Colours & Sketches #556 - Sketch Challenge:

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Anyway, if you're also drowning in adulting—whether it's job applications, life-altering decisions, or the crushing realisation that your cat judges you harder than your own inner critic—just know you're not alone  - remember: deep breaths, a wee bit of crafting, and maybe a cheeky whisky reference. Or just the whisky. No judgement here.

Sláinte!

Wendy R. x

P.S. If I don’t get the job, at least my cardmaking skills are still on the rocks. (I’ll see myself out.)

Hipster

Hi Peeps
a Hipster card for today:

Cut from Kraft and Core'Dinations card stock.
Embellished with sequins die cuts with the sequins die cut from Little Inkers.

Onto a few challenges:
Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #179 - Masculine
Cardz 4 Guyz #199 - Men's Fashion
Simon Says Wednesday - Die and/or Punch
Retarte #125 - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #370 - Always Anything Goes 


Thank You for stopping by!

Music

Hi Peeps
My card today:

Die cuts are cut with the Silhouette Cameo.
Patterned paper is matted onto silver mirror card.
Embellished with a button.
Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy!

Onto a few challenges:

Cardz4Guyz # 187 - Music


2 Sisters On The Blog #12 -  Masculine Card
Through the Purple Haze #141 Add Some Turquoise
Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes 

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