Digistamps4Joy - Challenge #148

wonderful

ˈwʌndəfʊl,ˈwʌndəf(ə)l/

adjective

1. inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

   "they all think she's wonderful"

   
   

   
   

Hey there,  

my word for the year is wonderful and I am so, living up to my choice of word. 

Maybe it is a state of mind but usually round this time of the year I fall into one of my dark pits, caused by Mothers's Day and the passing of my wonderful mum a week later.

But this year there is something different in my spirit.  I don't have that deep sense of grief but a sort of peace.  I had been holding onto the grief and have finally let it go. 

This card is dedicated to my mum who has her wings. I know she watches over me and I hope I am the woman she would have wanted me to be..   

The Digi I used is called heart wings and the sentiment I used is called Mom wings. Quite pertinant, I think!

The image was cut on my Silhouette and I re-assembled it with some layers. I tucked yellow roses and arum lilies in as these were her favourite flowers.  This is how the page started .......

....... but then it sort of morphed into this and will be part of a larger canvas, which I will share on another occasion.

For those who still have mums, treasure them.

For those who are mums, nuture the memories

chat later

W

Digistamps4Joy | Challenge #146

And just like that it is March. I love this month, its my birthday so I get to celebrate another year.

This month our challange at DigiStamps4Joy is all about being young and I chose to use this Flower Power image to create my card.  The card has  an unusual fold and creates its own envelope. I will add a turorial to this post later in the month.

'til we chat again
Wilna

Crafting by Design | Guest Designer

 I was invited to guest design over at Crafting by Design and designed these two cards for them.

'til next time

Wilna

Challenge #145 I Love You | DigiStamps4Joy

Isn't February wonderful, it's the month of love and

 also the month I celebrate my wedding anniversary.

For  Challenge #145 I used a new release in the 

DS4J store by Jen Leefleng.

Flower Frame jl871

I used my Silhouette to trace the image.  I used Aquarelle pencils

to colour the image (still learning - haven't got it right yet!),

cut out the frame and layered it with coloured cardstock and used 

the Cuttlebug to emboss the white cardstock.

chat soon and remember to keep creating...
take care
Wilna

Wonderful

  

wonderful

ˈwʌndəfʊl,ˈwʌndəf(ə)l/

adjective

1. inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

   
   

I have decided that no matter what comes across my path this year it will simply be wonderful!

Digi-stamps

hi all

To say that the past few months have passed in a flash and a blur seems such an excuse but its so true.

I have been lucky enough to be creating lots of different beauties across a variety of crafts

My DT projects for Digi-Stamps4joy continue to stretch and inspire my creativity.

My favourite by far is this christmas bauble that I created from this giraffe digi-stamp

 for Challenge #143 ATG + Holidays

Giraffe Christmas Hat

I used my Silhouette to cut the image from vinyl and adhered the giraffe to a clear bubble.

This mechanobug for Challenge #142 below was coloured with greys and silvers with some enamel dots for detail

I used the teapot cottage to create this pretty Happy Birthday card.

I used my Silhouette to draw and cut this hydrangea bouquet.  I stencilled the background with embossing paste and coloured with some sprays. 

These digi-stamps are all available at Digistamps4joy online store.

'til next time

keep being creative

W

August Moments

hello and thank you for stopping by to read about my creative journey.
Can you believe it is the end of August already?

Challenge #140 starts over at Digistamps4Joy tomorrow and I created a card for this 'Anything goes ...with a twist of warm colours' challenge.  You can purchase the digi-stamp I used here.

I used the following to create my card:
digi-stamp
texture paste
stencil
spray mists
ribbon
Tombow
Stickles

Earlier in the month, I created a card with an image created by a new designer to the Digistamp4Joy team. You can buy the digi-stamp here .

'til next time
be craftilicious

Wilna

DigiStamp4Joy - big news

Life has thrown me some strange curve balls these past few months.  But as they say, change is inevitable and we must move forward so this I am doing and my August started with a big bang.  I was invited to join the team at DigiStamps4Joy!! I was very surprised and am honoured to join this team.  I am not a huge card maker and stamping frustrates the heck out of me as I always make a huge mess....but Digi stamps are perfect for me.  No mess, no fuss.

Coz, I am not so clever yet with colouring in, I decided to make a card using paper piecing.  I downloaded the lovebirds, and started playing.
The theme for August is Anything goes with a touch of summer and I used some of my favourite scraps.  The one range is Lemonade from Bo-bunny (wish I had bought a ton of it) and the other range is from Kaiser Kraft.  I made a little video for you on the details I put on the card.

I also made a quick envelope from standard bond paper and decorated it using a doily as a stencil.

until next time

keep being creative

W

Chasing Rainbows Blog hop

Hello there

We are chasing Rainbows this July and the blog hop starts on 10 July  and will close on 20 July. That’s TEN full days of catching rainbows across our blogs! 

Each lady will design and showcase their card along with a quick tutorial on the making of their masterpiece. Some blogs will offer a surprise crafty gift too! This blog hop is going to be full of surprises and oh so much fun!

Here’s what you need to do, visit all blogs, click follow and leave a comment then go back to Sharen's blog and tell her what you loved about each blog and you could win load of craft treats! 

Since this is not a sponsored Blog Hop,  the ladies will be using products from a range of suppliers, join in the fun and learn new techniques while making new friends! 

I am number 8 on the hop and you should have arrived here via Valerie, if you haven't, then, please go back to The Girl with the Tape Runner to get to the start of the blog hop.

I am still battling with a broken wrist so rustled up a very quick card using the Bo Bunny

Lemonade Stand range.  This is a tri-fold card with a bit of a twist.

How I made this card - 

Cut Double sided card stock cut 20cm x 30cm

Mark and score at 10 and 20 cm 

Fold the card stock over.

Decorate with Butterflies and add a journal card

Now pop on over to Marie Smith and complete the blog hop 

Please leave me a comment and one lucky lady will receive a loaded Pocket letter from me.

'til next time

have a craftylicious week

Wilna

PS here is the full list of blog stops

1  The Girl with a Tape Runner https://thegirlwithataperunner.wordpress.com/

2   Helen Duffett http://firenzecards.blogspot.co.za/    

3    Marika Schuman http://dingetjies-en-datjies.blogspot.co.za/?m=1

4     Margaret Kieser http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/  

5     Ansu Badenhorst http://theivytreestudio.blogspot.co.za     

6     Sharon Keanly http://sharonskardzkorner.blogspot.co.za/

7    Valerie Ann Thorpe http://valbellesramblings.blogspot.co.za/

8   Wilna Cremer  http://scrappinpreciousmoments.blogspot.co.za

9     Marie Smith  https://www.purplemagnolia.co.za/blogs/news

Journal Digital Kit | Ivytree Studio

hello there,

Ivytree Studio  has just released another digital kit specifically for journalling (happy dance).  I created a June spread in my journal with the kit. You can download it here.

It is amazing how we take two hands for granted, I recently fractured my left wrist and am very hampered and not up to intricate scrapbooking but I easily did this little bit of creating.

• Fly High Poster, Butterfly Stamp set and Planner digital bundle
• Scraps from my Seize the day Collection

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS USED  

• various adhesives
• spiral bound journal

Visit Ivytree Studio to see more of what they are up to: www.ivytreestudio.co.za

Buy some of their pretty paper here

Connect with the team on their Facebook page here.

Share your Ivytree Studio layouts with us here

'til next time.....enjoy being creative

Vintage Mother's day double layout - Ivytree Studio "Precious Moments" Digital Kit

Hello there

Ivytree Studio gave me the wonderful opportunity to play with their very first digital print kit. Buy Digital kit here.

The idea is that you buy and download the kit,  then print onto card stock, and use the elements to create a layout.  They have made it so very easy to scrap. I used a combination of the downloadable kit and  my stash. The joy of a downloadable kit is you can use is over and over again, especially your favorite elements!

Scrapping about my mum is very bitter sweet.  This month is Mother's Day and also the month of her losing her battle to breast cancer.  She was my best friend as well as a very supportive and interactive mother and grandmother.  These photographs were taken and developed by my dad in the early sixties.  These photos are so very precious.

My mum loved flowers and specifically yellow roses.  These photos are of her as a young married woman before she became my mum.

The papers I used for this project

digital kit 

Wild & Free scraps

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS USED  

• various adhesives
• chalks
• Diamond glaze
• assorted paper roses
• assorted black flowers
• ribbon
• bling

Visit Ivytree Studio to see more of what they are up to: www.ivytreestudio.co.za

Buy some of their pretty paper here

Connect with the team on their Facebook page here.

Share your Ivytree Studio layouts with us here

'til next time, Happy Mothers Day