Color Challenge 415

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's Color Challenge Day over at SCS and since I was up at the crack of 4 I decided to get my supper in the crock pot for tonight then head down to make my card for the day!

Here are the colors and my card:

More Mustard, Old Olive & Midnight Muse

These colors screamed "fall" to me so I went with a "fall" birthday card.
This was quick & easy for me and came together quite nicely.

Color Challenge 415 Card:

Stamps: French Foliage, Woodgrain Background, Curly Cute

Ink: Old Olive, More Mustard, Midnight Muse

Cardstock: Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Button, Linen Thread, Glue Dot, 2 Sided Tape

That is all for me today!

Probably gonna head back to bed for a few more Zzzzzz's then. Rain is coming in today so it will be a good day to sleep!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Freshly Made Sketches #74...too late!

Hello again!

Today, I made my way to my stamp room for most of the day! I had a pile of cards from workshops & parties that needed to have inside sayings put in them then I wanted to finish up my card I started last week for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. I had it done around noon today but waited to upload it tonight and realized the challenge closed already.

I made this cute card for my brother & sister in law's dog, Winston (named after the Winston Cup in NASCAR)! He has been undergoing radiation treatments in Maryland for cancer since the end of January and has started his 4th week today. Last week was alittle rough on him. He has an aggressive type of cancer in his mouth and gets radiation 4 times a week for 4 weeks with the possibility of a couple of chemotherapy treatments next. Last week Winston started drooling profusely which they say is normal and he's having a hard time eating his dog food. So, I wanted them to know I am thinking of them & sending prayers for Winston on his road to recovery. He's such a sweet laid back dog...

Here are a few pics of Winston taken last summer....

 

I started this card last week to go along with the Dynamic Duos Challenge # 40 with the colors of Tempting Turquoise & Basic Black. Today I found my way back to finish it...sadly too late for either challenge. Oh well...

Thinking of You, Winston...Card:

Stamps: Penny Black, Sassy Salutations (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Basic Black, Tempting Turqoise, PTI White

Accessories: SU Top Note Die, Dog Paws EF from Darice, Dog Clip, Ribbon from Amuse, Black Brads, 2 Sided Tape

So, that is all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Week #51

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

It's time for another challenge from Lesley over at Always Playing With Paper.

 This week is Tic Tac Toe Challenge...

I went straight down the middle.

I used a Digi Image from Whimsie Doodles that i've had for a few years but never used.

I colored my image with Copic Markers and used my glue pen & glitter for all the stars. I used my SU Snow Burst EF and the Pink & Turquoise color combo. My sentiment comes from a Hero Arts set.

Merry Monday Week #51 Card:

Stamps: Digi Image from Whimsie Doodles, Sentiment from Hero Arts

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink, Neenah White

Accessories: SU Snow Burst EF, Circle & Scallop Circle Punches, Scallop Border Punch, Rhinestones, Glue Pen, Glitter, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you can find some time to play along this week! 

Please be sure to stop by Lesley's blog to see what the other Merry Makers have created this week! You won't be sorry!

Well, that's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

St Patrick's Day Candy Purses

Hello & Happy Friday!

So happy the weekend is upon us but for the 4th Friday in a row they are calling for some wintery weather here in PA. I think it's to be a little icy here tonight then rain for tomorrow. I'm gonna try to do some work in my stamp room while the weather outside is going to be yukky! I want to do some rearranging of all my million and one stamps and need to pick up some magnetic sheets to redo my Nestibilities and Framelits.

Anyways, I have Dominic for a short time this afternoon but before I go get my day started I wanted to share with you these St Patrick's Day Candy Purses I made. I love making these now that I have done so for Christmas & Valentine's Day. I will probably do some for Easter too!

I stamped my wrapper image on Whisper White cardstock and cut each wrapper out. They are 1'X 3" and I placed a piece of Scotch Double Sided Tape on the one end and wrapped around the Hershey Nugget.

St. Patrick's Day Candy Purses:

Stamps: Lucky Shamrock (retired), It's a Wrap Holidays (retired)

Ink: Garden Green

Cardstock: Garden Green, SU Whisper White, The Paper Studio DSP

Accessories: SU Top Note Die, Circle Punches, Ribbon from my stash, Green Rhinestone, White Stitched Grosgrain from SU, Small Cell Bag (retired), Scotch Double Sided Tape, Liquid Multi Mono, Dimensionals

I love these! I'm still in the process of making a few more things for St. Patrick's Day so stay tuned.

Last week I was playing around with a jigsaw puzzle and thought i'd share it with you!

I love putting these together as a stress reliever and for something different to do. This one came from a huge box with 10 different sized puzzles in from Thomas Kincade. I have 2 more finished that I will share once I get them photographed.

Well folks, that's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 424

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today is Sketch Challenge Day over at SCS.

Here is the sketch and my card sample....

Since I am filling my card rack back up this sketch was perfect for another birthday card! I adore this Floral District DSP along with the Happy Hour stamp set.

Sketch Challenge 424 Card:

Stamps: Happy Hour

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, White, Floral District DSP

Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Rhinestones, Stamp A Ma Jig, 2 Sided Tape

Well, I need to go grab some lunch then little Dominic will be here for the afternoon.

Soup on is the stove for supper so i'm ahead of the game today! LOL

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 414

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

What a lazy day for me! Still lounging in my pajama's and the thought of getting a shower is making me shiver! LOL It's a cold, snowy/rainy day here in PA and i'm just not in the mood to get moving. Guess I soon have too....my hubby will be home from work and supper needs made. *sigh*

Today I spent the day in my stamp room. I had my card ready for today's Color Challenge from over at SCS but then my battery in camera decided to die and I had to wait 2 hours for it to charge. Still not sure it's completely charged!

So here are the colors for today challenge:

These colors screamed masculine to me so that's what I went with.

I pulled out my box of masculine stamps and went with this one from Inkadinkadoo! I don't know that i've ever used it before. I used my wood grain embossing folder for the background. Using an embossing folder was today's dessert option. The rest is self explanatory! I really like this one!

Color Challenge 414 Card:

Stamps: Cabin from Inkadinkadoo, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Tim Holtz Woodgrain EF, Linen Thread, Itty Bitty Framelits, Button, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for today!

I hear the shower calling my name then it'll be time to cook!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Week #50

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! 

I spent Saturday running some errands with my hubby and then I squeezed in some stamp time that evening! Sunday, we babysat little Dominic while his mama & papa went out to celebrate Valentine's Day! They went snow tubing then went out for a nice dinner. We were happy to help out with the little one. He's such a good little boy! 

So, today it's time for another challenge from Lesley over at Always Playing With Paper. She gave us a challenge of making an elegant card.....

I love making an elegant card and I was able to keep this one mail friendly as well!!

I really like all the sparkle on this with the Silver Glimmer Paper and the Rhinestones on the tree. 

Merry Monday Week #50 Card:

Stamps: Bright Hopes

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, White, Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Snow Burst EF, Scalloped Border Punch, Night of Navy Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Liquid Multi Mono, 2 Sided Tape

Check out Lesley's blog to see what the other Merry Makers have created this week! Very elegant & pretty cards!! Hope you can play along with us! It's wonderful that I have a nice pile of Christmas cards already to go! :)

Well, that is all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today is the day of love! Happy Valentine's Day!

Last week one day I sat down and created a little something for the girls for this occasion. I picked up a couple pairs of heart socks for Valentine's Day. Kelsey, Kirsten & I all have different holiday socks that we wear so I thought they'd get a kick out of some Valentine's ones too!

I pulled my color combo from the colors that were in the socks and I drew inspiration from the fabulous LeAnne Pugliese on a cute bag she made last week that can be seen here! Her embossed heart and pretty roses just sang to me! Mine is no where as beautiful as her's but i'n very happy with how these cello bag toppers turned out! Thank you for your inspiration, LeAnne!

I gave these to the girls on Sunday when we had an afternoon "game day".  Kirsten surprisingly went nuts over them! She loved the roses, the different embossing and the sparkly rhinestone on them. Kelsey liked the socks themselves and I bet she'll be wearing them today! :)

Valentine Socks:

Stamps: PS. I Love You

Ink: Rose Red

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, White

Accessories: Medium Cello Bag, Stapler, Roses, Lg Heart Punch, Fancy Fan EF, Sizzix Heart EF, Pink Rhinestone, Modern Label Punch, 1' Circle Punch, Liquid Multi Mono, Dimensional

You'll have to come back for St Patrick's Day! I found some socks for that holiday too that I know will make Kelsey laugh! Can't wait to share them!

Does anyone have any special plans for Valentine's Day?

My hubby asked me out to dinner but I declined because the restaurants are like crazy on this day. We usually do a nice dinner with the kids so that is the plan for us! I'm thinking of making something sweet for dessert....any suggestions??

Well, I need to go get my day started.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you have a sweet day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 423

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope everyone is having a good day so far!

We're expecting some snow this evening but I have a feeling it's just gonna be rain for us. 

Today is sketch challenge day over at SCS.

Here is the sketch and my sample....

The sketch looks complicated but it's really not. 

I used an old SAB set from 2006 for my main image. I love this set but always forget about the cute images that are in it.

Sketch Challenge 423 Card:

Stamps: Gently Falling, PS. I Love You (sentiment)

Ink: Regal Rose

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Neenah White, Regal Rose DSP Stack

Accessories: Sizzix Heart EF, MS Heart Border Punch, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

I really like my card today! What do you think?

Well, my little Dominic will here in a few short minutes so I better get going!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 413

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS. The colors this week are:

Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango & Whisper White.

I went thru a few packs of designer paper to get inspiration today. I found this very pretty paper in a pack of the Floral District DSP. I probably would have never known it was there if I would not have flipped it over. I punched my white flower with the Posy Punch and the center comes from the Mixed Bunch stamp set. The tag is the dessert option this week and I made mine with some Tangerine Tango cardstock and used the Tag Corner Punch to make it look like a tag. I embossed the tag with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder for interest. I added some Sizzix Little Leaves to my flower and popped it up with dimensionals. My DSP is layered with a piece of Lucky Limeade cardstock and adhered to my white card base. I stamped my sentiment in Tangerine Tango and added some rhinestones. The inside I use a small piece of this pretty DSP and put my saying in it. Took some time but I love the result!

Color Challenge #413 Card:

Stamps: Perfectly Penned

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade

Cardstock: White, Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango, Floral District DSP

Accessories: Posy Punch, 1' Circle Punch, Tag Corner Punch, Sizzix Little Leaves Die, Fancy Fan EF, Silver Circle Clip, White Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensioanls, Liquid Multi Mono, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving such nice comments! I so appreciate them!

Have a great day!
~Wendy

Dynamic Duos #39

Hello again!

WOW, i'm amazed that this is my 2nd post of the day! That doesn't happen too often!

I got my housework done as quick as possible today because I wanted to get down to my stamp table to get an Anniversary card made for my parents. They were married on Valentine's Day, 54 years ago. So since I needed to get this done to put in the mail I went over to the Dynamic Duos Challenge and got to work. Here are this week's colors....

I went with this Have A Seat set because my mom seen a card on my card rack done with this bench and she made such a fuss over it. She has 2 deacons benches in her house. One she had since she was married and the other was my grandmother's who had passed away 7 years ago. Grandma's looks just like this one! I know she will be so surprised when she opens my card and sees this bench!

DD#39 Card:

Stamps: Have A Seat, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Pool Party, Neenah White, Pink Pirouette, Pink Pirouette DSP Stack

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Itty Bitty Framelits, White Pearls, Small Heart Punch, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

I also used the sketch for Seize The Birthday Challenge but it won't qualify for the challenge because I made it an Anniversary card.

ETA:
This Anniversary card was chosen as an Honourable Mention over at the Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog!

Well, I need to get it in the mail.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Week #49

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

It's time for another challenge from Lesley from over at Always Playing With Paper. This week she gave us a sketch to help us get those Christmas cards made. I thought it was pretty easy and whipped out a card in no time!

Here we go.....

I made my card into a normal sized card instead of the bigger size that is in the sketch. The bigger sizes cost more to mail so to keep costs down I went smaller. I love this week's sketch and my card!

Merry Monday Week#49 Card:

Stamps: Open Sleigh

Ink: Early Espresso, Island Indigo

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints DSP

Accessories: Labels Framelits, MS Baker's Twine, Button, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Please stop by Lesley's blog to see what the other Merry Makers have created this week. Lots of amazing stuff! :)

Well, that's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Combined Challenges

Hello again!

I sat and made another card for today's Ways To Use It Challenge but this time I used the Freshly Made Sketches layout. I love their sketches! :)

Below is the sketch and the Ways To Use It Challenge 413 was to use "green".

FMS#72 & WT#413 Card:

Stamps: Go Green
Ink: Garden Green
Cardstock: Neenah White, Garden Green, Garden Green 12 X 12 DSP Stack
Accessories: SU Stripes EF, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilties, Rhinestone, Liquid Mono Multi

I'm pretty happy with this card and it is also very mail friendly! :)

Well, that is all for today!
Supper is waiting and then it's time for American Idol!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 413

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today is the Ways To Use It Challenge over at SCS. Michelle gave us a challenge of using any green on our cards. From looking in the gallery most went with St Patrick's Day and so did I! This is my first St. Patrick's Day card this year. Not real sure i'm liking it. I used Gumball Green which matched my designer paper perfectly but my camera is not agreeing. Take a look....

Oh well, it is what it is! I may have to try this one later!

WT413 Card:

Stamps: Got Treats

Ink: Gumball Green

Cardstock: Gumball Green, Neenah White, The Paper Studio DSP (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, SU Square Lattice EF, White Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all for today, folks!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 422

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today is Sketch Challenge day at SCS.

Here is the sketch & my card....

Chevron seems to be the in thing with papers and embossing folders so I went with a Chevron heart. I'm still in need a few more cards before Valentine's Day next week so this is one more for the pile!

Sketch Challenge #422 Card:

Stamps: PS. I Love You

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Neenah White, Fancy Pants DSP, Heart Embossed Paper from Penny Black

Accessories: Lg Heart Punch, Scallop Heart Embosslit, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Another quick & easy card!

Thanks Korin for today's great sketch!

Well, that is all for me today!

Little Dominic will be here shortly so I need to grab some lunch quick!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 412

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope you all are having a great day!

I spent my afternoon today watching the Ravens Parade on tv. Baltimore welcomed them back with a huge parade and a party at the M&T Stadium. It was something to see and kept me glued to the tube for 3 hours! I tried talking Shawn into taking the day off so we could go to it since he works in Baltimore but he said he's dedicated to his job!

So, tonight I made my way downstairs to play in the Color Challenge from SCS.

The colors are: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake & Basic Black.

Not the best pictures but you get the idea!

I love the soft look of this with the pop of black, very pretty!

Color Challenge 412 Card:

Stamps: Hello Doily, Whimsical Words

Ink: Crumb Cake, Memento Black

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Delicate Doilies Die, Circle Punches, Ribbon from Amuse, Black Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #48

Hello & Happy Monday!

Time for another Merry Monday Challenge from Lesley at Always Playing With Paper! This week she gave us a color challenge and I love my card but I have to say I struggled a bit!

Here are the colors and my card....

I truely think it was the Pumpkin Pie color that kept throwing me off. It's just not a Christmas color. I went looking & looking thru my million & one stamps then it hit me to use this sweet little penguin from Sweet n Sassy Stamps. I was able to get all 3 colors within this one little image. I added the sentiment and some Pumpkin Pie 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon and called it done. Did anyone else struggle with these colors?

Merry Monday Challenge Week #48 Card:

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy Stamps, Sentiment from Micheal's $1 Stamp

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Neenah White, Basic Gray

Accessories: SU Snow Burst EF, Pumpkin Pie 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Pen, Glitter, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono Multi, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you can stop by Lesley's blog and see what the other Merry Makers have created this week! Their cards are awesome!

Well, that is all for me today!

It was a late nite last night with the Super Bowl and I didn't get to bed till about 1 AM. I overslept this morning that's why the late blog update this morning but happy the Ravens won! WooHoo!

Time to get this day started!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly Time!

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!

We woke up today to a snowy winter wonderland. It's so pretty to look out onto the hillside behind our house. The snow paints such a pretty picture! We had about 2 inches and already our road has been plowed and Shawn shoveled the driveway. The sun is shining brightly but there are still flurries flying around. Calling for more snow today and tomorrow but nothing big.

So, as i'm finishing up laundry today, I popped downstairs in between loads and got inky with my new Sweet n Sassy stamp set called You & Me! I was at L&L Stamps yesterday and this set + 2 others grabbed my eye but this one made it's way home with me. Hope you like my card....

I also got this designer paper there as well but I can't remember at the moment who makes it. As I was making this card the song, Peanut Butter Jelly Time kept going thru my mind! LOL My sandwich is Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jelly today!

You & Me Card:

Stamps: You & Me from Sweet n Sassy Stamps

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Neenah White, DSP

Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Heart Die from Nestibilties, Circle Nestibilties, Primrose Petals Ribbon, Glue Dot, Itty Bitty Framelits, Dimensionals, Liquid Multi Mono, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all from me today!

Off to shower and make some goodies for tonight's Super Bowl game!

Go Ravens !!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

~Wendy

Dynamic Duos Challenge #38

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Today was a very busy day and it was late till I was able to get to my stamp table. I wanted to use my new stamp set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps but I went with something quick & easy to make my Dynamic Duos card. If I have time tomorrow I will ink up my new set! :)

Anyways, here is the colors for this week's Dynamic Duos Challenge #38.

My card rack is slowly getting built back up and tonight I decided to go with an Anniversary card. This was pretty easy to make until I got to the ribbon. I think i'm just half a sleep! LOL

Hope you like my card! I'm happy with it!

Dynamic Duos #38 Card:

Stamps: Hearts from Hero Arts, Sentiment from Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Memento Black

Cardstock: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Neenah White

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Stitched Ribbon, Antique Brad, Corner Rounder, Glue Dot, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all for tonight!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Free 4 All Challenge 154

Hello & Happy TGIF!

I was up earlier than usual today so I took advantage of some time to go play along with the Free 4 All Challenge over at SCS. I haven't played along with this challenge in a long time but when I seen we were to use a heart on our cards I thought i'd take the opportunity to make another Valentines cards.

Didn't take long to make this one and that's the kind i'm finding myself making anymore. 

Complication doesn't fit in to my schedule these days! LOL

Free 4 All Challenge 154 Card:

Stamps: Love Heart, Perfectly Penned

Ink: Regal Rose

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Neenah White

Accessories: Lg Heart Punch, Scallop Heart Embosslit, Regal Rose 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, White Pearl, Liquid Multi Mono, 2 Sided Tape

I like the look of my monochromatic card just wish my picture would have been a bit better.

Last night I picked up my glasses and boy, what an adjustment! I wore them home and I felt funny in the head the rest of the night. I'm gonna go very slow on wearing them now. Progressive no line bifocals are gonna take ALOT of getting use to!!

Well, that's all for now!
Little Dominic will be here shortly and I need to grab some lunch yet.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy