Happy Halloween!

Hello & Happy Halloween!

As promised i'm sharing the last of my Halloween goodies today so here we go!

I cased this card from an a cute card that I seen a few years back from Jessie Rone.  I changed up some of the layers and used different stamps for my card.

Then I made a few more candy bags for my Dad. He likes to give these out to some of his friends.

I made these up the other day in a pinch so they are nothing spectacular.

I used a different variety of stamps and papers for all this. I don't have a list of everything so if you have any questions please feel free to shoot me an email.

Well, that is all for me today!

It's going to be an afternoon of stamping and then we are headed to Deb & Ed's for our annual get together to hand out Halloween candy! Hopefully the rain holds off!

Happy Trick or Treat, everyone!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Halloween Hand Sanitizers

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Last year I made a few Hand Sanitizer Totes for Halloween and they were a huge hit!

So, of course I made a few more this year!

Halloween Sanitizer Totes:

Stamps: Batty for You, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Witches Brew DSP

Accessories: Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Circle Punches, Black 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mono Liquid Multi Glue

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

Halloween Spiral Tablets

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Since it's the end of October, I promised i'd share the last of the Halloween goodies!

Here are the Halloween Tablets I decorated and surprisingly they all sold!!!

Here we go!

I used a different variety of stamps, papers & punches for these. 

If you have any questions please email me!

Well, that's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #81

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's the last Monday of October, I can't believe how fast the year is flying by! 

Today, Lesley has a new challenge for us to help us get those Christmas cards made. Hope you can stop by her blog to see what the others have created. Some cute cards, indeed!

Here we go!

I don't have many Santa stamps so I pulled out this one from Jolly St. Nick set and made a gift card.

I love this Santa!

 

Merry Monday Week #81 Card:

Stamps: Jolly St Nick, Oh Goodie

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Real Red, Blushing Bride, Neenah White, Candy Cane DSP

Accessories: Circle * Lacey Circle Nestibilities, Blushing Bride Ribbon, Finishing Edges Framelits, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Glue Pen, Glitter, White Pearls, Liquid Mono Multi Glue

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

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

~Wendy

Halloween Match Packs

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

I had a chance to spend some time down in my stamp room. I finished up some Halloween treats that my Dad requested. So, since this is the last week of October and Trick or Treat night is only a few days away, i've decided to share the last of my Halloween treats this week! I've sold most of my stuff and only have a few treats left for the kids & the mail lady.

Here are the match packs I made awhile back. Never made these before but found them to be quite easy & fun! Inside each is a snack sized pack of M&M's.

Halloween Match Packs:

Stamps: Various Stampin' Up stamps & Hero Arts

Ink: Memento Black, Tangerine Tango

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, Witches Brew DSP, Scarbough & Herringbone DSP

Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Punches, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Owl Punch, Sm. & Lg. Tag Punches, SU Square Lattice EF, Rhinestones, Basic Gray Stitched Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mono Multi Liquid Glue

I am looking forward to making these for Christmas!

Well, that is all for tonight!

We have been watching The Addams Family on the ABC Family Channel tonight patiently waiting on Hocus Pocus to come on then off to bed!

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you will come back tomorrow for a new Merry Monday!

Another fun challenge!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #80

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Ours was quite crazy! It started off calmly then Saturday morning our daughters Jack Russell got lose from her yard. We searched and searched, nothing. Contacted the local police, SPCA and area Vets, nothing. We posted on Facebook and finally last evening we got a call that someone had the dog and the whole weekend Shady was only 1 block away from his home! We worried he would be cold, tired & hungry but he was fed, warm and safe! I'm thankful that it ended on a happy note because as we approached the 2nd day we started to worry that he was gone forever.

Then yesterday we went to Virginia and we adopted a second puppy from the same foster mom that we got Gigi from. I don't have a picture to share at the moment as things have been quite hectic. Gigi sure is not thrilled with having another dog in the house and the new dog is very intimidated by Gigi. I hope this will stop as they get use to one another because Virginia is a long ride to take her back. Our new dog is a 2 year old Shih tzu/Yorkie mix. She was with her family for 2 years then taken to the shelter when her family had to move and couldn't take her with them. She is a lovable little thing and wants so much to be friends with Gigi. Her previous name was Bailey and once the rescue got her they renamed her to Zsa Zsa. We liked that name but now it's a bit tongue tangling when calling for her. We think we might change it back to Bailey but spell it Bailee. So we'll see how things go!

So anyways, today Lesley from over at Always Playing With Paper has a new challenge for us this week! It's a fun one & I hope you can play along!

Here we go!

I was a bit stumped on this one so I took a trip to L&L Stamps over in Ephrata, PA. As soon as I stepped foot in the store this stamp literally jumped out at me. I looked at it a few minutes & stewed over and then thought it would be perfect for today's challenge.

 

The stamp is from Stampendous and I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it but I knew I need to keep it simple. 

I stamped my image in Handsome Hunter and layered it onto some Brushed Gold Cardstock. I added a piece of gold shear ribbon and tied a bow and placed it on my Handsome Hunter card base. Added 3 gold beads and called it done! I think it's quite pretty!

Merry Monday Week #80 Card:

Stamps: Stampendous

Ink: Handsome Hunter

Cardstock: Handsome Hunter, Brushed Gold, Neenah White

Accessories: Gold Shear Ribbon, Gold Beads, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all for me today!

Another busy day ahead with getting some housework accomplished. 

I hope you can swing by Lesley's blog to see what the others have created this week. Lots of cool idea's!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great Monday!

PS. I promise one day this week to have a picture of our new addition!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #79

Hello & Happy Monday!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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

I pulled out a scrap piece of paper that has snowflakes on it that I had for awhile. It also had the colors in it that I needed. I layered that on some retired Ballet Blue cardstock. Then I added a piece of Ribbon and punched out a snowflake from some Silver Glimmer Paper. In my stash I had some Ballet Blue buttons so I tied that on to my snowflake with some white baker's twine. My sentiment is from a retired All Year Cheer set. I stamped that in Ballet Blue, layered that on some Ballet Blue cardstock along with a row of silver beads. Popped up my sentiment and called it done. It probably took about 20 minutes to whip up and i'm happy with it!

Merry Monday Week #79 Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from All Year Cheer

Ink: Ballet Blue

Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Neenah White, The Paper Studio DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Snowflake Punch (retired), Ballet Blue Grosgrain & Button, White Baker's Twine, Silver Beads, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you can stop by Lesley's blog and see what the other Merry Maker's have created this week! I also hope you can play along with us! Would love to see what you create!

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

~Wendy

Halloween Spooky Banner

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Yesterday was the Heirloom Stamp Show in York and most people know that follow my blog that my stamp girls & I attend this event every year. We shopped & talked to friends that we seen there then around noon we headed to our friend Nan's house to make those awesome Halloween banner that Stampin Up has in the Holiday Mini Catalog. She prepared a lunch for us then we got to work on our banners. We had a choice to make just the Halloween or the Halloween & Christmas one too. Most chose to make both. We had fun talking & laughing while working on them. The banners are fun to make but a bit time consuming. I got mine started and brought them home to finish. I hung it above my tv in the living room so everyone can see it. Isn't it cute? I think it is!

A huge Thank You to Nan for having us over to make these & for a wonderful lunch with friends! I had a blast! :)

Here is my Halloween Banner.

I was hoping to do my Christmas one but today I sat & watched football with the hubby then took Gigi for a long walk at the park. Hopefully one day this week I can get it finished. I'll share on here when I do!

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

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 457

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

It's Sketch Challenge day over at SCS and that is another challenge I love to try and play along with each week. Since today it feels like a Fall day, I pulled out my new Magnificent Maple stamp and got to work!

Here is the Sketch Challenge for this week:

I also broke out my new pack of Sweater Weather DSP in which I just love! Such pretty patterns & colors!

Sketch Challenge 457 Card:

Stamps: Magnificent Maple, Season by Season (retired)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather DSP

Accessories: Stamp A Ma Jig, Rhinestones, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for today!

Been busy most of the day working on stamping obligations so I think it's time for a break to go start supper and maybe stamp more later!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 447

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS and you know I always like to play along!

Here are today's colors:

Real Red, Chocolate Chip & Bermuda Bay

Dessert option: use a diecut

I pulled out some paper from my stash that is from Basic Grey Jovial Collection. I love that it has today's colors in it. I reached for this cute snowman that I tend to use alot with this paper. He is from Stampendous. I went with dessert today using a Labels Framelit to cut out my snowman.

Color Challenge #447 Card:

Stamps: Stampendous, Sentiment from Sincere Salutations

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, Neenah White, Basic Grey Jovial DSP

Accessories: Labels Framelits, Jumbo Eyelet, Real Red Stitched Ribbon, MS Bakers Twine,  Corner Rounder, Glue Pen, Glitter, Crop A Dile, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

I usually make quite a few pocket cards for the holidays because people can add money or a gift card with them. They are a big seller at my craft shows too!

Well, that's all I have for today!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #78

Hello & Happy Monday!

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

I pulled out some images that I had in my box from SU's Christmas Cardinal set. I just love coloring these images!

I loved this card so I ended up making a pack of them for my upcoming craft show!

Merry Monday Week #78 Card:

Stamps: Christmas Cardinal

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Neenah White, Old Olive, Real Red, Old Olive DSP

Accessories: Circle Punches, Real Red Stitched Grosgrain, Red Rhinestones, Glue Dots, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you can stop by Lesley's blog to see what the other Merry Maker's have created this week! Very pretty cards! I also hope you will play along with us this week!

Well, that is all for today!

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

More Halloween Treats!

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Yesterday was World Card Making Day! I sat and stamped for a bit in the afternoon making some Halloween Treats that my Aunt Kass asked me to make for her 10 grandchildren. Since they are religious I went with something a little less scary and more fall. She wanted Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins and that's what I made for her.

I dropped them off at my Mom's this evening and she loved them! I'm sure my Aunt will love them as well!


Halloween Treats:

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, DSP from AC Moore (not sure who the maker is)
Accessories: Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Pumpkin Pie 1/8 Taffeta, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Liquid Multi Mono

Well, that is all for now!

Stay tuned for Merry Monday tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Another Sketch Challenge Card

Hello again!

I had some time before having to go start my supper so I made another card with today's sketch.

This time I did a Halloween card.

 

Hope ya like!

Sketch Challenge 456 Card:

Stamps: Spooky Bingo Bits, Grateful Greetings

Ink: Jet Black Stazon

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, Witches Brew DSP

Accessories: Button, Pumpkin Pie Taffeta, MS Spider Web Border Punch, Glue Dots, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 456

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

I checked out the Sketch Challenge today over at SCS and played along!

Here is the sketch and my card:

I immediately thought to use this retired set, Autumn Days. I have always loved the images in this set!

Since the leaves are falling off my trees in the backyard, I pulled out the leaf stamp and a sentiment from my drawer and got to work. I stamped my leaves in Ruby Red, More Mustard & Always Artichoke. Cut them out with Square Nesties then stamped my sentiment in Soft Suede and cut out. I popped each square up with dimensionals. My DSP panel is from the Autumn Traditions DSP pack from a few years ago. I layered it on some Elegant Eggplant cardstock that I punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I added a bow and called it done. I'm pleased with the outcome!

Sketch Challenge 456 Card:

Stamps: Autumn Days, Sentiment from Impression Obsession

Ink: More Mustard, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Soft Suede

Cardstock: More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Autumn Traditions DSP

Accessories: Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all from me for today!

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