W2CB #72: Giving to Receive

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge. This month's words come to us from St. Francis of Assisi.

It is in giving that we receive.

Although the holiday season is in full swing, these words inspired me to make a non-holiday-themed birthday card for my sister-in-law who celebrates a December birthday.  :)

This month's challenge is more than just a little bittersweet because it is our last W2CB Challenge... at least for now. Because of that, we're changing up our prizes a little bit this time around. We hope you'll stop by to check out the details, and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own.

See you in the W2CB Gallery! In the meantime, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!!!

W2CB #73: Thankful to Have a Cup

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month.... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge.

As the calendar turns to November, our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving. This month, our words come to us from Sam Lefkowitz.

When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty

 my only response is that I am thankful to have a cup.

For my card, I inked up and gold-embossed a favorite CTMH stamp that is chock-full of things I am grateful for in the fall.

SU cardstock, vellum, Nature's Poem dp
CTMH stamp, heat embossed with antique gold SSS embossing powder
PS leaf die; SU gold thread

Stop by W2CB to see how the gals interpreted these words. Then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own.

Hope to see you in the W2CB Gallery. Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #69: Ahoy, Matey!

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

Did you know that September 19 is National Talk Like a Pirate Day? Well, blimey, it sure is!

So, we're all about pirate-speech this month. We've titled the challenge, "Ahoy Matey"... but we're good with any pirate-themed card/project. Sounds like a perfect excuse to ink up those cute little pirate stamps that were all the rage a couple of seasons ago.  :)

My Favorite Things Party Like a Pirate stamps and dies; MFT dp

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out our team's wonderful creations.... and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own. Our winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the e-tailer of her/his choice.

See you in the Words 2 Craft By Gallery!

W2CB #68: Picnic

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge.

This month, we are inspired by the waning days of summer... even though teachers and kids here in Ohio are headed back to school. Our words for this challenge come to us from Five Go Off in a Caravan by Enid Blyton.

I don't know why, but the meals we have on picnics
always taste so much nicer than the ones we have indoors.

So, what's a picnic without a red-checkered tablecloth and a couple of hungry ants?!

Stampin' Up! cardstock
Hero Arts stamps and dies;: Lawn Fawn words and Paper Smooches heart
ants in Versamark black onyx, text and heart heat embossed in SU white powder
??? background stamp in Distress Oxide fired brick
SU speech bubble die; MFT grassy dies; tiny hearts: SU owl builder punch
hand-drawn stitching in black marker

Of course, our W2CB challenge winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to the online merchant of her/his choice. So, stop by to see a couple more inspiration projects and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your own.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB #67: We Came in Peace

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By challenge!

This month, our country is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Our inspiration words come to us from the plaque left on the lunar surface by the Apollo 11 astronauts.

We came in peace for all mankind. 

Maybe it was because my dad worked in the aerospace industry. Maybe it was because Neil Armstrong was born and raised in Ohio. Maybe it was because this was the most incredible thing we'd ever seen. Maybe.... just maybe... it was all of that, and more. Whatever the reason(s), my family members were all glued to the television on that fateful day, bursting with pride and filled with the belief that this amazing country of ours could do anything it set its mind to.

The card below was made to bring a smile a little one celebrating his/her birthday at Nationwide Children's... and made with a heartfelt wish to once again burst with pride for this land I love.

Stampin' Up! dp; Strathmore watercolor paper
Lawn Fawn Out of this World images and sentiment, in Versamark black onyx
images colored with SU watercolor paper paper
background created with various Distress Oxides
Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents embellishments

Stop by W2CB to check out our team's creations, and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own. Our challenge winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to an e-tailer of her/his choice!

Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #66: Barefoot in the Grass

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge! Our June/July words, which come to us from Laurie Grimutter, celebrate the start of summer... and National Go Barefoot Day!

My own prescription for health is less paperwork 

and more running barefoot.

The card below was made for one of my favorite librarians who has accepted a position at another library. I just couldn't resist inking up one of those adorable barefoot MFT elephants.  :)

stash {gifted from a friend} dp; SU cardstock; Strathmore watercolor paper
MFT adorable elephants stamps and dies; MFT stitched rectangle and grassy fields dies
images stamped in Versafine black onyx ink and colored with SU watercolor paper
inside sentiment: Lawn Fawn up in the air; Pretty Pink Posh sequins
inside sentiment: The Sky's the Limit

Stop by W2CB to check out our DT's cards... and then stop back by to link up a project/card of your very own for a chance to win $10 to the e-tailer of your choice. 

Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #65: A Good Teacher

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month.... which means it's time for our new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

As school years come to a close, we've chosen words that pay tribute to teachers.

The influence of a good teacher can never be erased.

The card below is going to a dear friend who is retiring after 30+ years as a professional educator.

stash dp and cardstock
Stampin' Up! bookcase builder images in Distress Ink broken china and evergreen bough
SU bookcase builder sentiment in MFT chocolate fudge and kraft hybrid ink
MFT rectangular stitched dies; PS scallop/wave dies

There's a $10 gift certificate up for grabs to our challenge winner. So, swing by W2CB to check out our gals creations... and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB #64: All the Best Heroes

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

Since April 28 is National Superhero Day, we've chosen an everyday-hero-inspired quote from Gerard Way to craft by this month.

All the best heroes are ordinary people 

who make themselves extraordinary. 

I spent most of March making mom cards for Send a Smile 4 Kids. The card below was inspired by a Joanna Harty card, which I found on Pinterest. Joanna's wonderful creations can be found at Harty by Hart. Gotta say Joanna's Pinterest card still makes me swoon. Thanks for the super inspiration, Joanna. (Yep, pun intended!)

Strathmore watercolor paper; Stampin' Up1 cardstock
Mama Elephant Tiny Heroes images and sentiment in Versamark black onyx
tiny hero colored with SU watercolor pencils
inking in Distress Oxide broken china with Ranger mini blender tool

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out all the creative ways our gals interpreted this month's challenge. Then stop back by to win $10 to the e-tailer of your choice.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB #63: Happiness Held, Happiness Shared

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge.

In honor of the International Day of Happiness on March 20, this month's words come to us from John Harrigan.

Happiness held is the seed.
Happiness shared is the flower.

My card was designed by the wonderful Colette Taylor... and was made at one of Colette's Stampin' Up! Technique Tuesday classes. 

All SU!!!

There's a $10 e-certificate up for grabs to the online store of our winner's choice. So, hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out our gals's cards and then stop back by to link up a happiness-quote-inspired card/project of your very own.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB #62: Best Friends

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of a new month.... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge. In this month celebrating love and random acts of kindness, we offer up these words from A. A. Milne.

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 
"Pooh" he whispered. 
"Yes, Piglet?" 
"Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. 
"I just wanted to be sure of you."

This seemed like the perfect time to ink up my favorite bear stamp, which was created by the wonderfully sweet and incredibly talented Christina Hor. Thanks, Christina, for gifting me with this little stamp... and for all you do for the pediatric cardiology patients at Nationwide Children's. 

Hope you'll stop by W2CB and check out our gals' -- and guests' -- wonderful creations. Then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own. There's $10 up for grabs to the online store of our winner's choice.  :)

Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #61: Hope

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge.

Our words for this first challenge of 2019 come to us from Emily Dickinson. 

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - 

and sings the tunes without the words - 

and never stops at all. 

This quote inspired me to make an encouragement card -- featuring a couple of feathered friends -- for a little one at Nationwide Children's. Yep, the card below will be going to SAS4Kids shipper Anne!

stash ??? dp -- gifted from a friend; Recollections and SU cardstock
SU basket builder images, stamped in Versamark black onyx
MFT speech bubble, grassy fields, and stitched rectangle dies
Lawn Fawn plane and simple sentiment, embossed with white powder

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out all our gals' creations... and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own. To start the year off right, there's $20 up for grabs to our winner's online store of her/his choice.   :)

Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #60: Good at Christmas

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By challenge!

This time around, our words come to us from 11-year-old Kids-Quotes Benjamin.

I’m an angel at Christmas time, but the rest of the year I’m the real me.

For my card, I inked up one of those adorable My Favorite Things pup. This little guy looks like he's on his absolute best behavior.... but all bets are going to be off on December 26. Right?! 

Stampin' Up! cardstock; My Favorite Thing Happy Pawlidays images and sentiment
images and sentiment in Versamark onyx black ink; images colored with SU watercolor pencils

Hope you'll stop by Words 2 Craft By and check out our gals' wonderful creations, and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own. As always, there's $10 up for grabs to the e-tailer of the winner's choice.

As always, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'! See you in the W2CB Gallery!!!

W2CB #59: Counting My Blessings

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge. Our November/December words come to us from an old Irish proverb.

When I count my blessings, I count you twice. 

My thoughts immediately went to sharing a holiday meal with family and friends... which inspired me to ink up a few forest friends counting their blessings over a Thankgiving meal.

Strathmore watercolor paper, Pebbles(?) dp; SU cardstock
Lawn Fawn forest feast images, in MFT hybrid ink and colored with SU watercolor pencils

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out our team's wonderful creations... and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own.

As always, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #58: Now for October Eves

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

Our October/November words come to us from Humbert Wolfe.

Listen!

The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,

We have had our summer evenings,

now for October eves.

The card  below, which is a thank you for neighbors who did a big favor for us, was inspired by the leaves portion of the quote. It seemed like a perfect opportunity to break in that Simon Says Leaf Frame die that I just had to have. LOL

Strathmore watercolor paper; Stampin' Up! neutral cardstock
Winnie & Walter Big, Bold sentiment stamped in Versamark black onyx ink
Simon Says You Matter sentiment, heat embossed with Versamark and SU copper embossing powder
SS Leafy Frame die, cut from Distress-Inked watercolor paper
SU various punches for tiny circles

Sorry about the quality of this pic.

• We are getting quite a bit of pre-Michael rain, and there's no sun to be found. (Guess that's the price I pay for not getting this card made sooner. Right?) Since it's kind of hard to see the copper embossing on the leaves and next to impossible to see the sentiment, I took a close up pic. 
• And, don't ask me how I came out with that taupe-ish/mauve'ish color. I kept inking and inking and this was the result. Not sure how I feel about it. But, it is what it is.

Hope you'll stop by Words 2 Craft By to check out our amazing I-Team's cards... and then stop back by to link up a project/card of your very own. As always, there's a $10 gift certificate up for grabs to the winner's favorite online store.

See you in the W2CB Gallery. Thanks for stopping and happy crafting!

W2CB #57: When It Gets Crisp in the Fall

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

Our autumn-inspired words come to us from F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.   

I was inspired to make a thank you card to an aunt and uncle in appreciation of their hospitality on a recent trip to that state up north.

Bo Bunny Farmer's Market dp; Bazzill cardstock and Distress Ink core paper
CTMH sentiment strip, heat embossed with Versamark and SU copper powder
Lawn Fawn leaf die; SU linen thread

 Stop by W2CB to check out our gals' cards, and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your very own. There's a $10 gift certificate to the e-tailer of our winner's choice up for grabs.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB #56: 98 and 3/4% Guaranteed!

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge! Hooray!!!

Not sure about your neck of the woods, but around here school starts up next week. For real. WOW! So, we have chosen some inspirational words for our August/September Challenge that come to us from Dr. Seuss.

Will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.) Kid, you’ll move mountains!  

These words inspired me to paper-piece together an owl atop a giant pencil to make a card for a friend who is a special education teacher at a local school district. Here's wishing her a wonderful year.

Stampin' Up! dp and cardstock; Recollections chalkboard-like sticker; stash wood and metallic elements
SU owl builder and MFT stitched rectangular dies; EK notebook border and ??? star corner rounder punches
Simon Says Stamp you matter sentiment and Paper Smooches heart stamps
sentiment and image heat embossed with Versamark ink and SU white embossing powder
adhesives: Scotch ATG; Zig 2-way glue pen; SU mini dimensionals
Fiskars ripped edge scissors: Wink of Stella enhancements

Stop back Words 2 Craft By to check out the rest of the team's creations. Then, stop back by to link up a school-based-success-inspired creation of your very own.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB: Flip-Flopping Away

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

This month, we at W2CB are in full-fledged beach walking, pool lounging mode. So, our words for this challenge are:

Life is better in flip flops.

These words inspired me to make a card for a flippin' awesome librarian who is going to be flippin' missed when she leaves our local library.

MFT dp: Stampin' Up! cardstock
Two Paper Divas sentiment and image, stamped in MFT hybrid black licorice
SU and Nestabilities circle dies
SU twine; Kaisercraft gems; Wink of Stella accents
SU dimensionals; Scotch ATG; Zig 2-way glue pen

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to see our gals' cards, and then stop back by to link up a card/project of your own. Naturally, there's a prize to the winning entry.  :)

Until next time, thanks for stopping and happy scrappin'!

W2CB #54: Go...

... Where You Feel Most Alive!

These are the words for our June/July Words 2 Craft By Challenge.

For me, that means a trip to our front porch, -- good book in hand -- or a trip to Forest Beach on Hilton Head Island.

Stampin' Up! cardstock and Distress Ink core paper
SU Beautiful You images and sentiment, stamped in MFT black licorice
images colored with SU watercolor pencils
Memory Box stencil, inked in DI hickory smoke; SU embellishments

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out the rest of our gals cards, and then stop back by to share a card/project of your own.

See you in the W2CB Gallery!

W2CB #53: If You Can Read This...

Hi, everyone!

It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

Our words of inspiration for this challenge are:

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

• Naturally, an education themed-project might come to mind as another school year comes to an end. Perhaps you'll be inspired to make a special thank you for one or more of your child's/grandchild's teachers. 
• Perhaps you'll be inspired to make something special for a good friend who has shared some life-changing advice. 
• Or, maybe you'll decide to show a special mentor how much you appreciate her/his help. My card was made to thank Kim Hughes of Paper Smooches for her many kindnesses. 

As you're mulling over these words, remember we're an equal opportunity crafting challenge blog. This means we accept all types of projects.  :)

Stampin' Up! stash dp; Neenah Soler white cardstock
Paper Smooches flower and tag dies; PS graceful beauties sentiment
tiny flower center: SU owl punch
sentiment in MFT black licorice, heat embossed with Versamark and embossed with Simon Says clear powder
Twinery baker's twine, CTMH black epoxy embellishments

Hope you'll stop by W2CB and check out our amazing DT's crafty interpretations... and then stop back by to link up a card of your very own. See you in the W2CB Gallery.  :)

W2CB #52: The Promise of April....

Hi, everyone! It's the second Wednesday of the month... which means it's time for a new Words 2 Craft By Challenge!

This month our words come to us from Hal Borland:

No Winter lasts forever, no Spring skips its turn. 

April is a promise that May is bound to keep, and we know it. 

With the unusually cold temps we've been experiencing here in Ohio, we all are doing our best to keep hope alive in our hearts.

Close to home, the annual Blooms and Butterflies event has started, and our local library just hosted a gardening program aimed at attracting butterflies to our yards. So, I'm ushering in spring with a delicate butterfly of my very own.

Hero Arts sentiment, in MFT black licorice, heat embossed with Versamark and clear Simon Says clear powder
CTMH epoxy embellishments; Everything Else: SU products!!!

Our fab SU demonstrator Christine Oehlman hosted a coloring day to check out the SU watercolor pencils and new markers. This was only my second attempt at using watercolor pencils. I was so pleased, I ordered a set of my very own.  :)   But, as for those randomly placed embellishments. Yeah.... well those were placed to cover up a few oops ink marks. Know what I mean?

Hope you'll stop by W2CB to check out our I-Team's beautiful spring creations, and then stop back by to link up a project/card of your own. Did I mention there's $10 up for grabs to the e-tailer of her/his choice to our winning participant?!

See you in the W2CB Gallery!