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Sketch Challenge 373

2012-02-22T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today is Sketch Challenge day at SCS.
Korin is the hostess this week and she asked me to make a sample for this week's sketch and I was happy to help!

Below is her sketch and my samples....

When I first saw the sketch I was like, oh man, that looks like a toughie but I thought about it for a bit then got right to work! I love it when it comes together the way you picture it in your mind!

I substituted the flower with my bunny. He is new to me and I have been anxious to use him. I was gonna cover him in glitter to make him look like a Peeps marshmellow bunny but then changed my mind. Really didn't feel like messing with glitter!
I used some old SU Designer Paper called Sarah. It's so pretty & very springy, perfect for my Easter Bunny!

Sketch Challenge 373 Card:

Stamps: Delightful Dozen (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Neenah White, Sarah DSP
Accessories: Amuse Bunny Dies, MS Doily Punch, SU Square Lattice EF, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Basic Pearls, Certainly Celery Grosgrain, Hot Glue, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Hope you like!

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

Color Challenge & Sketch Challenge 351

2012-02-21T16:07:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's Color Challenge day today and i'm also trying to catch up on older Sketch Challenges.
I was really stumped on mixing the colors with that sketch.
Guess my brain isn't working very well today! LOL

Below is the sketch from a few months ago.
The colors are: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink & Pink Pirouette.

Now my colors are so washed out in my pictures and I played around with different lights on & off but did not make much of a difference.
It is what it is!

Color Challenge 363 & Sketch Challenge 351 Card:

Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Rhinestones from Micheal's, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for today!
I feel like I lost my mojo here. Maybe I should go try again, we'll see!

Anyways, thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #8

2012-02-20T20:01:00.003-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!
Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Today is Monday and we all know what that means....my FAVORITE challenge of the week!
Merry Monday Challenges!

Lesley from over at Always Playing with Paper has given us another sketch for this week and as always...i'm happy to play along!

Below is the sketch and my sample.....

This card came together so easily because the sketch is very simple!

Merry Monday Challenge Week #8 Card:

Stamps: The More The Merrier, Sentiment from Penny Black
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Snow Burst EF, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Marina Mist 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Paper Studio Snowflake Punch, Silver Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Hope ya like it!

Well, that's all from me for tonight!
The Voice is on so i'm gonna go watch!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great night!
~Wendy

Another Sketch Challenge

2012-02-18T07:00:00.001-05:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!!

It's gonna be a busy but fun day at our house today!
We are having a Scion meet here and Amy R. has made an entire meal for everyone. The one guys birthday was last week and we had to cancel it because they were calling for bad weather. So she made and decorated a red velvet cake and like 2 dozen of cupcakes! They look amazing and I can't wait to have one, maybe 2!!! LOL

So, today i'm still playing catch up with the SCS Sketch Challenges.
Today is Sketch Challenge 350....

I flipped the sketch so I could use this beautiful image!

Sketch Challenge 350 Card:

Stamps: Bloomin Beautiful, SU Sentiment
Ink: Memento Balck, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice & Seeing Spots EF's, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Pretty in Pink 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

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

Catch Up Sketch Challenge

2012-02-17T16:56:00.007-05:00

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I am playing catch up on some old Sketch Challenges from over at SCS.
I missed quite a few of them when we moved from Missouri back to PA and I wanted to play along. Better late than never!!

I'm still working on some fresh new Anniversary cards for my card rack.
This one I absolutely love with my favorite SU color, Marina Mist.

Sketch Challenge 349 card:

Stamps: Sentiment from Micheal's Dollar Bin
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Neenah White, Glitter Paper from Micheal's
Accessories: Heart Nestibilities, SU Square Lattice & Houndstooth EF's, Marina Mist 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Clear Rhinestones, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

So what do you think?

Below is my Valentine's Day card that Shawn made me. He printed out a template from some craft websight and made this along with a homemade envelope to fit it in.

I thought he did a REALLY good job and I loved it!

Well, finishing up supper then I have laundry to finish as well.
It seems like it never ends!

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

Ways To Use It Challenge 362

2012-02-16T15:40:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

It's a rainy, dreary day here again.
One of those kind of days ya just feel like going back to bed and covering up your head!

I made my way downstairs for a few this afternoon to make my card for today's Ways To Use It Challenge 362. Cathymac is hosting today and she challenged us to make a card with "Bountiful Borders". Since I have been working on taking all my old cards off my card rack and refreshing it with new ones, i've started working on Anniversary cards first.
Below is my sample and another card for my rack!

Ways To Use It Challenge 362 card:

Stamps: SU Sentiment, Hero Arts Heart
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Vanilla, SU DSP
Accessories: MS Doily Punch, Oval & Scallop Oval Nestibilities, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

LOL As I was typing this up I couldn't think for the life of me what the name of that Stampin Up Designer paper is! I don't have time now to go check but will update that later!

Have to get my supper made quickly and then Shawn has a doctor appointment this evening so I need to get going!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Valentine Goodies

2012-02-15T21:59:00.005-05:00

Hello again!

Well, I made it back!
Hubby went to bed after supper and I have not seen or heard from him since so he really needed the sleep. Just hope he feels better in the morning!

Below is the card I made for Shawn for Valentine's Day. I used Loads of Love images that I had in my Image Box. I'm trying really hard to use up what I have (and that's a huge boot shoe box filled to the gills with images!). I colored the truck a Cajun Craze color like our new Scion xB. I'm not real crazy about the color compared to the purple one we use to have. I tried to not make it so girly but it didn't matter much, he liked it and I guess that is all that matters!

Loads of Love card:

Stamps: Loads of Love
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake/Kraft, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Early Espresso Wide Striped Grosgrain, Circle Punches, Small Heart Punch, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

And then I made some Valentine treats to give out.
I used several different designer papers and tried to kept them simple.

Valentine Treats:

Stamps: PS. I Love You
Ink: Concord Crush, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Memento Black
Cardstock: Concord Crush, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Neenah White, Various DSP
Accessories: Lg Heart Punch, Scallop Heart Embosslit, Modern Label & Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Scor Tape, Small Cello Bags, Snickers

Well, that is all for me tonight!
Time for bed!
Thanks again for stopping by & have a good nite!
~Wendy

SC372~Happy Anniversary

2012-02-15T18:40:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS and I had in mind to make some Anniversary cards for my card rack and so I used the challenge for that!

Below is Taylor's sketch and my sample...

I wanted to use some bright springy color today since the weather was quite nice here so I went with Daffodil Delight and an old SU set called Stipple Rose. I no longer own the stamp but had a few stamp off's in my Image Box and nothing spells love like roses!

I'm pretty happy with my yellow roses....what do you think??

Sketch Challenge 372 card:

Stamps: Stipple Rose, Sentiment from SU (not sure what set)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Circle Nestibilities, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

I'm working on taking pictures of Shawn's Valentine's card that I made him and some treats. I'll be back alittle later to post them unless my sick hubby needs my assistance. He's got a bad cold and I fed him supper and sent him to bed! Luckily, tomorrow evening he has a doctor appointment so maybe he can get some good meds to get this cold moving on out! I surely do NOT want it either! He needs to get better by Saturday since he is having a Scion meet at out house and we already postponed it once.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good evening!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 362

2012-02-14T16:33:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Valentine's Day!

Today I needed to make one more Valentines card for my son and the Color Challenge fit it perfectly! The colors today are: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue & Kraft/Crumb Cake. I'm not real thrilled with my picture but it's the best I could do to show the embossed panel on the front.

ETA*** I took some new pictures today. Hopefully you can see the embossing better on these!

Color Challenge 362 Card:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Neenah White
Accessories: Sizzix EF's, MS Heart Border Punch, Silver Heart Button, Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

If your thinking you seen this card before, you have! I cased a card I made a few weeks ago in different colors. I wanted to make sure I got plenty of use out of those 2 embossing folders!

Well, my hubby just got in from work and he's out in the kitchen making a special dinner for us for Valentine's Day! We have never gone out to dinner on this day because every place is usually packed and this way we include the kids and that's fine with me!

Happy Valentine's Day, friends!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #7

2012-02-13T21:46:00.003-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's time for another challenge from over at Lesley's blog Always Playing with Paper. I have come to love this challenge and look forward to Mondays! From this weekly challenge, I now have 7 Christmas cards ready for the holiday season this year!

Below is Lesley's sketch for this week and my sample...

I struggled with this sketch at first. I think it was the image I was gonna use and then I changed my mind and went with Dasher! I love this reindeer!

Merry Monday Challenge Week #7 Card:

Stamps: Perfect Endings, Dasher
Ink: Soft Suede
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Real Red, Whisper White, Christmas Cocoa DSP
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Gold Beads, Soft Suede Grosgrain, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, that is all for tonight!
The Voice is just about over and my bed is calling my name!
Thanks for stopping by & have a good nite!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 361

2012-02-09T17:55:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today is the Ways To Use It Challenge over at SCS and we were challenged to make a Valentine's Day card and we were not allowed to use any pinks or reds!

So, I went with Concord Crush on my Valentine's Day card. I was intending on giving this card to Kelsey but she walked in as I was making it and just loved it. So much for the surprise! LOL

Ways To Use It Challenge 361 Card:

Stamps: Delightful Dozen (sentiment)
Ink: Concord Crush
Cardstock: Concord Crush, Neenah White, SU Glitter Paper, unknown heart paper
Accessories: SU Heart Punch, SU Scallop Heart Embosslit, MS Heart Border Punch, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

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

Sketch Challenge 371

2012-02-08T15:51:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
It started snowing here in PA before noon time and from what I can see from my window, it's laying on the trees & grass. Not sure about the roads since the last few days have hit 50 degrees!
The snow always paints a beautiful scenery picture, doesn't it?

Today is Sketch Challenge day over at Splitcoaststampers. Below is the sketch that Holly threw out at us and my sample.

I needed a card for some friends of ours from the Scion car club. Their baby is due on Leap Year so I wanted to make sure I got it done in time before she goes into labor! Edgar & Amy are very good friends of ours and we're excited for them welcoming a new little one into their lives!

Sketch Challenge 371 Card:

Stamps: Riley & Company, Verve Sentment
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Neenah White
Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Snow Dots & Herringbone EF's, Blue Satin Ribbon from AC Moore, SU Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Then today Kelsey ran out to grab our mail and found this SUPER ADORABLE card in there from a blogging friend that I had the pleasure of meeting last May at a stamping get together at L & L Stamps! Mary Anne, this card blew me away! It's so pretty and I love looking at all the interesting things on it! Also it's a gate fold card and I love those! The hearts, pearls, butterflies, rhinestones.....are all so pretty & perfectly placed! BUT, most of all....the surprise of receiving a beautiful hand made card in the mail is just AWESOME! Thank you so much for thinking of me! I love it! :)

Well, that's all for now!
Hubby is on his way home from work so I need to go get my supper made so I can come back to my stamp/family room to watch American Idol later tonight! It's Hollywood week so this will be interesting! :)

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

Color Challenge 361

2012-02-07T15:13:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's Color Challenge day over at SCS.
The colors are: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade & Daffodil Delight.

I sat and thought about these colors for awhile before digging in to make my card. Right away daffodils came to mind and I found these pretty flowers in my Image Box. I colored them and then the rest of the card fell into place.

Color Challenge 361 Card:

Stamps: Flower of the Month
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Neenah White
Accessories: Seeing Spots & Square Lattice EF's, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilties, Gold Brads, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Hot Glue, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

I also went for the dessert option on this card. It was to use eyelets or brads!

Very pretty birthday card for in my stash, don't ya think?

Well, Shawn is on his way home from work so I need to go get my supper finished then take Fluffy for a walk. Another gorgeous day before snow comes tomorrow! Yes, I said SNOW! How can this be after all these gorgeous days we've been having! Ughh! Guess it's just a reminder that winter is still here....

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

Sketch Challenge 348

2012-02-07T04:46:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!

On Sunday I went in search of some sketches that I could use to make some more holiday cards for the craft show that comes in November. I usually make about 25 cards for myself and the rest go towards the show. I found a bunch of Sketch Challenges that I missed towards the end of last year due to the move back to PA. I kept the sketches on my computer so I can go back and use them gradually. Here is the layout from Sketch Challenge 348 and my sample.

My card is a little washed out but I really think it's just my Taken with Teal ink pad. It's kinda wonky and of course I can't purchase another one because this color is no longer available. I love Taken with Teal!!!

Sketch Challenge 348 Card:

Stamps: Contempo Christmas, Heard From the Heart
Ink: Taken with Teal, Memento Black
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Taken with Teal, Neenah White, Holiday Lounge DSP
Accessories: Snow Burst EF, Ornament Punch, Silver Cord, Silver Beads, Stamp A Ma Jig, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

One more card for my Christmas card pile!!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #6

2012-02-06T21:10:00.008-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Today is Lesley's 6th week for the Merry Monday Challenges and I have been enjoying them!
Below is the layout and my samples!
I also posted a badge from Lesley for participating in all the Merry Monday Challenges in the month of January! This challenge is a huge help for me to prepare for the craft show come November

I used an old Stampin Up set of Deb K's called Nature's Secret. I love this image!

Merry Monday Week #6 Card:

Stamps: Nature's Secret, Petite Pairs
Ink: Marina Mist Early Espresso
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Glitter Paper from Micheal's, Letter's to Santa DSP
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilties, Snowflake Punch from Hobby Lobby, Snow Burst EF, Silver Bead, Dimensional, Scor Tape

Well, I'm whooped tonight! Bathed Fluffy today and straightened up around the house. Took a walk and sat outside and sucked up the warm sunshine! It was a beautiful day!
I'm gonna watch the rest of the Voice then head to bed!

Thanks for stopping by & have a good nite!
~Wendy

Just for Fun

2012-02-03T20:05:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today, I did some stamping just for me! It's always fun to do that!
I have a few birthdays coming up and my card rack is looking pretty low on birthday cards as well so I will try to get a bunch made in the coming days!
I grabbed a pack of retired A Walk in the Park DSP and matched up colors I needed. I colored another flower image from the retired set called Scented Garden. I love this rose image! I used an EK Success Punch for some interest and then added my sentiment & bow with pearl brad. I think it has a springy feel to it and I love the look of the punch!

Happy Birthday Card:

Stamps: Scented Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Neenah White, A Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Word Window & Modern Label Punch, EK Success Border Punch, Baja Breeze Grosgrain, Pearl Brad, Scor Tape

Well, that is all for me tonight!
Tomorrow i'm off to spend the afternoon with my stamp girls at Deb K's Amuse party then I hope to do some stamping afterwards!
I'll share what I make then!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great Friday night!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 360

2012-02-02T14:38:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today is the Ways to Use It Challenge over at SCS and we were challenged to do Repetition stamping on our projects! I had a friend that was here last nite to purchase some cards and seen that I ran out of Get Well cards so today I decided I needed to get working on more. I pulled out this old but gorgeous Penny Black Blush stamp and stamped 3 flower images in Calypso Coral & Lucky Limeade. I added some Everyday Enchantment DSP, some Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon and my sentiment and called it done! And might I say I am pretty happy with it too! I think it's so cheerful & springy and hopefully it will cheer someone up!

Ways To Use It Challenge 360 Card:

Stamps: Penny Black Blush, Perfectly Penned
Ink: Memento Black, Calypso Coral & Lucky Limeade SU Markers
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Neenah White
Accessories: Circle Punch, SU Square Lattice EF, Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Amuse White Pearls, Stamp A Ma Jig, Dimensionals, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Hope ya like!

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

Sketch Challenge 370

2012-02-01T13:58:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!!

WOW, today is February 1st already!!! Last night Shawn & I were talking about the big event that happened a year ago out in Joplin, MO......we had almost 2 foot of snow! Yep, one year ago today, he was stranded at work and eventually ended up walking home in blizzard conditions. I remember it was soooo cold and blustery! Big difference compared to the weather we are having today! It's beautiful here in PA today....temps in the upper 50's! I'll happily take the winter we've had this year! :)

Also today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS. Korin from Sweet n Sassy Stamps gave us this awesome layout! Check it out and my samples below....

I absolutely love this door that opens for a message inside!
I will use this sketch again for sure!!

Sketch Challenge 370 Card:

Stamps: Scented Garden (set #12), Perfectly Penned
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Blushing Bride, Neenah White
Accessories: MS Doily Border Punch, SU Square Lattice EF, May Arts Ribbon, Amuse White Pearls, Stamp A Jig, Scor Tape

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

Playing Catch Up...

2012-01-31T20:11:00.009-05:00

Hello!!

I'm back to share with you another Christmas card made with Lesley's Merry Monday's Challenge. I never had a chance to do the first week's challenge and tonight I had plenty of time on my hands to work on it.

Below is the sketch for the 1st week and my samples....

I'm really liking this card as well.
All the colors & papers went together nicely and that makes me a happy girl! :)

Merry Monday Week #! Challenge Card:

Stamps: Bright Hopes (set #11)
Ink: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Neenah WHite, Frostwood Lodge DSP
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, SU Snow Burst EF., Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon, Gold Beads, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, that is all for tonight!
Gonna watch some tv with hubby then head to bed!
See you tomorrow!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 360

2012-01-31T15:11:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's a beauty of a day here in PA!
Sure wish we could bottle this up and keep it for the remainder of the winter months!

So, today is Color Challenge day over at SCS. The colors are: Island Indigo, Pool Party and White. The dessert option is to use your sentiment for the main focus. Once again I went for dessert and made a pretty quick & easy card.

I needed a Thank You card so this challenge worked perfectly!

Color Challenge 360 Card:

Stamps: Four Frames (set #10), Sentiment from Amuse
Ink: Memento Black, Island Indigo
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Whisper White
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Pool Party Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for me today!
Hoping to squeeze in a walk in with Fluffy before the sun goes down!

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

Merry Monday Week #5

2012-01-30T05:00:00.001-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope your all doing well!! It was a busy but fun weekend here at the Aungst Residence. Saturday, we went to my parent's house to celebrate my older brother, Greg's 52nd birthday. We were there early in the afternoon till late that nite and I was pooped till my head hit the pillow! My Mom planned all these games that we all could play on the Wii and her & my Dad thought up to have prizes and a door prize. Needless to say, Shawn, Kelsey & Ryan all walked away with envelopes with a few bucks in them and then Shawn's name was pulled for the door prize! It was so fun and great to see the whole family having many laughs!

So, as you know, last week Lesley from over at Always Playing With Paper chose my card for the Merry Monday Winner Week #3! I was so excited! This week I am Guest Designing for the Merry Monday Week #5 Challenge. Take a look below at Lesley's sketch & my sample for the week!

I wasn't quite sure what to do this week for the challenge. So, I went looking thru my Christmas stash and found these felt holly & berries from Stampin Up! These were a birthday gift from my dear friend, Vicki Burdick a few months back and I never did anything with them because of moving & getting settled into our new home before the holidays. I grabbed my matching Holly Berry Bouquet DSP and it all came together nicely! :)
I hope you like my card and i'd like to Thank Lesley for this opportunity to Guest Design this week!!! I am having ALOT of fun!! :)

Merry Monday Week #5 Challenge Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from Contempo Christmas
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP
Accessories: Sweet N Sassy Scallop Die, Circle Nestibilities, Wild Wasabi Grosgrain, Stamp A Ma Jig, Gold Beads, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, after a fun weekend it's time to get started on doing the housework.
It's not as fun as stamping but someone's gotta do it!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great Monday!!!
~Wendy

Color & Sketch Challenges Combined

2012-01-25T15:52:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day!

I got around to doing some stamping today since I didn't yesterday! We got word of our new car getting to the car dealership and the rest of day got away from me! We actually traded in both of our cars for 2 new ones so tonight we will go pick up the other one! I was alittle down about getting rid of the truck & Winky (our Muraski (purple) 2010 Scion xB) but our truck is only 2 wheel drive and did not go anywhere in the snow and God knows living in PA we "usually" get lots of the white stuff and need something to get us around. And then Winky, well, she's been an awfully good car and so pretty at that! We decided to trade them both in and get a 2012 Scion xD (which is smaller than the xB) and get the 2012 Release Series Hot Lava xB. Around here we love our Scions! LOL I posted a pic of it at the end of this post so check it out and tell me what you think! We're trying to come up with a name for it and if you have something in mind....please let me know!

Anyways, I got to stamp today!
I combined yesterday's Color Challenge 359 and today's Sketch Challenge 369. The colors are: Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade & Basic Black with the dessert option of using 2 different embossing folders (which I took advantage of)!
Below is the layout & my sample....take a look!

Color Challenge 359 & Sketch Challenge 369 Card:

Stamps: Bold Blossom (set #9)
Ink: Poppy Parade (SU Marker), Lucky Limeade, Memento Black
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Elegant Lines & Square Lattice EF., Scallop Trim Border Punch, Tag Nestibilities, Lucky Limeade Ribbon, Kaiser White Pearls, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

So, here will be our new hot rod, well one of them!

We pick it up tonight! I'll share pictures of the other one soon!

Well, hope you liked my card for today!
That's all for me! Time to go get supper started then off to pick up the new buggy!
Thank you for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Week #4

2012-01-23T15:56:00.007-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Today is Lesley's 4th week of Merry Monday's Christmas Card Challenge!
I have come to love this challenge because I work on making Christmas Cards all year long for the craft show! This challenge will really be a big help for me this year! :)

Below is Lesley's sketch and my card samples!
Take a look...

Merry Monday Week #4 Card:

Stamps: Snow Buddies (set #7), Petite Pairs (set #8)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Neenah White, Micheal's Glitter Paper, The Paper Studio DSP
Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Word Window Punch, Marina Mist 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, SU Snow Burst EF., MS Snowflake Punch, Silver Beads, Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, The Paper Studio Snowflake Punch, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, that is all for me today!
The hubby is home from work so time to get supper rollin!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Winner!

2012-01-23T09:36:00.005-05:00

WooHoo! What a great way to start the week!

Check this out!!

Thank You, Lesley, for choosing my card last week!

I'll be back later today with my Merry Monday card for this week! I love this challenge!

~Wendy

Door Wreath

2012-01-22T18:03:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Sunday, friends!

Today while watching football I sat at my stamp table and decided to make a card that I have been wanting to make except that my MS Fern Punch had broken on me out in Joplin and I have not been able to find one to replace it. Then I had seen my friend, Carol, from over at Our Little Inspirations posted a card awhile back that I commented on and wished I was able to find that punch to make that card. She kindly emailed me and sent me a link as to where I could purchase that punch. I was so grateful!!! :) I had waited a few weeks till Christmas was over to go and order the punch. I actually ordered 2 so I would not ever have to worry about finding another one! LOL My punches arrived this past week and I have been thinking about that card ever since! Today was the day I tried my hand at it....take a look!

I love the look of the wreath on the door and incase your wondering about the shiny gold piece at the bottom....it reminded me of a gold plated kick plate that are on the bottom of doors and I thought the bottom just needed something! I added little gold beads on the wreath that was punched out with the MS Fern Punch and used a bigger gold bead for the door knob. Lastly, I added a scrap piece of gold metallic ribbon and my sentiment and called it down!
What do you think of it? I love it! And the best part is...it did not take long to make!

Another Christmas card for my pile! :)

Door Wreath Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from Penny Black
Ink: Tim Holtz Antique Linen, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, PTI White, Old Olive, Shiny Gold Paper
Accessories: MS Fern Punch, Gold Beads, Circle Punches, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Sponge, Scor Tape, Multi Liquid Glue

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

Sketch Challenge 368

2012-01-21T22:37:00.007-05:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Wow, what a busy day! Finally getting around to updating the blog after out shopping today with the hubby looking for a new truck.
I finally got around to participating in the Sketch Challenge 368 from Wednesday. I knew I wanted to do something for Valentine's Day and I was completely clueless as to what I was gonna make. I pulled out some DSP's and some cardstock and it came to life.

Below is the sketch and my samples....

Sketch Challenge 368 Card:

Stamps: PS. I Love You (set #6)
Ink: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, DSP, Penny Black Embossed Hearts Paper
Accessories: Heart Punch, Heart Embosslit, MS Heart Border Punch, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Pretty in Pink 1/8 Taffeta, Rhinestones, Hot Glue, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Well, Shawn wants to go watch a movie but i'm ready to pass out! LOL
Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Another Pocket Card

2012-01-18T13:32:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

I'm alittle under the weather today so I decided to pass on doing the Sketch Challenge this week. Maybe tomorrow if my headache goes away i'll attempt it.
The card i'm sharing today I made a week or so ago and never got to post it. Most know that I participate in a Holiday Craft Show every November & December so I have to make three times the amount of Christmas cards till November gets here. I really enjoy making pocket cards so here is another one that just took shape one day when I sat down and started coloring my image.

The image is from Forever Friends. Not a company here in the USA but overseas. I ordered a bunch of stamps from this company a few years ago and absolutely LOVE coloring them and making them into a card. I used more retired Dashing DSP on this and i'm sure you'll be seeing more of it as my pack is getting down there. I'm really trying to use up what I have before I order more holiday papers.

Forever Friends Pocket Card:

Stamps: Forever Friends, Sentiment from PaperTreyInk (PTI)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive, GP White, Dashing DSP (retired)
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Button, 1/8 Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, Hot Glue, Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, MS Jumbo Snowflake Punch, Pearl Brad, 2 Tags Die from SU, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for now!
Hope you all have a great day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 358

2012-01-17T14:23:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's Color Challenge day over at SCS.
The colors are: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink & Pink Pirouette.
Pretty colors for a Valentine's Day card, wouldn't you say?!!

I had one heck of a time getting a good picture of my card today because I used embossing folders instead of any stamps. It's really hard to pick that up and hopefully you can see it.
Overall, I do like the card. I have all these embossing folders that I really need to use! It was pretty quick & simple which is a good thing since I got this sinus headache thing going on again. I guess with our weather being so back & forth it's hard to shake it.

Color Challenge 358 Card:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Neenah White
Accessories: Sizzix Embossing Folders, MS Heart Border Punch, Silver Heart Button, Pretty in Pink 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

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

Merry Monday Week #3

2012-01-16T18:19:00.007-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a great weekend! We did but it always seems to fly by so fast!

Today, there is another challenge from over at Always Playing with Paper. I have come to enjoy this sketch challenge that Lesley throws out each week! It will certainly give me a stock pile of Christmas cards come the end of the year!

Below is her sketch and my samples....

Merry Monday Week #3 Card:

Stamps: Festive & Fun
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Holly Embossed CS from Penny Black, Holiday Treasures DSP
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Riding Hood Red Taffeta, Hot Glue, Gold Beads, Scor Tape

A quick & simple card that I love!

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

Santa Pocket Card

2012-01-12T20:06:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!!

Hope you all had a great day!
I made my way to my stamp room to make something for me for a change! I checked the challenge on SCS and it wasn't calling my name so I did not participate. Instead, I made a pocket card with a Santa image from my box. I will need tons of Christmas cards come the end of the year so it won't hurt to get workin on them. I absolutely love Christmas and enjoy making cards for it!

Pocket cards are so easy to make and this past year I started using them to attach a gift card. On this card I used some scraps of Holiday Treasures DSP along with some Riding Hood Red & Chocolate Chip cardstock. I used my 2 Tags Die from Stampin Up for the tag that pulls out of the pocket and added my sentiment that I cut out with my Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilties, Lastly, I added Riding Hood Red Grosgrain and some glitter to my Santa's hat.

Santa Pocket Card:

Stamps: Jolly Ole St Nick
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, PTI White, Holiday Treasures DSP
Accessories: 2 Tags Die, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Riding Hood Red Grosgrain, Hot Glue, Kaiser Red Beads, Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Before I go, I want to give another shout out to my sweet little doggie, Fluffy on her 14th birthday today! Also my stamp girl, Deb R is celebrating her birthday too! Happy Birthday to both of them! :)

Well, that is all for tonight!
Watching some tv and heading off to bed shortly!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!
Wendy

Sketch Challenge 367

2012-01-11T12:50:00.007-05:00

Hello again, friends!

Today is Sketch Challenge day at SCS and Korin from Sweet & Sassy Stamps threw out to us today's layout. It's a really easy one too!

My card I made for today's challenge I made for my Bichon, Fluffy, who will turn 14 years old tomorrow! We love her with all our hearts and she is the sweetest dog you could ever have! We know she's getting up there in years so each & every day is precious and I hate to think of the day we lose her. Her health is still good other than her Syncope episodes which will get addressed soon when she goes for her 3 year rabies shot. She sleeps alot more than she use to but still loves her walks in the park! I can only hope we have a few more years with her! <3

Here is the layout and my card for Fluffy's 14th birthday!

I chose these colors from the dog bone ribbon that I had in my stash forever!

Sketch Challenge 367 Card:

Stamps: Bow Wow (set #5), Sentiment is computer generated
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF., Dog Paw Border Punch from EK Success, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Ribbon from stash, Black Glaze Pen, Rhinestones from Micheal's, Hot Glue, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Happy Birthday, my sweet little Fluffy!!

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

Merry Monday Week #2 Challenge

2012-01-11T05:04:00.008-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!!

Hope your all having a great day so far!

The other day I was blog hopping and found a brand new challenge that was posted from a familiar blog, Always Playing With Paper. Lesley has a wonderful blog and when I seen she posted a new weekly challenge...I knew I had to participate! Her challenge is called Merry Monday's and that means each Monday she will supply a sketch challenge to make Christmas cards so that once Christmas rolls around, you have plenty made! I myself was thinking of trying to make a Christmas card once a week so this challenge was right up my alley!!

I did miss out on week #1 but I will try to make a card for it anyways!

Here is the sketch for Merry Monday Week #2 & my samples...

I'm pretty happy with this card!
I am really trying to use up old designer papers and scraps that I have lying around. This pack called Dasher is one of my favorite's from Stampin Up a few years back.
Hope you like it!

Merry Monday Week #2 Card:

Stamps: Snow Swirled
Ink: Old Olive
Cardstock: Old Olive, River Rock, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Dashing DSP
Accessories: 2 Tags Die from SU, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Scallop Border Punch, Red Twill, Pearl Brad, Corner Punch, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

So, before I go i'd like to give a shout out to my best friend, Deb and wish her a very Happy Birthday today!! We are gonna hang out on Saturday nite to celebrate her birthday as I promised her a year ago! I can't wait!! Have a great day, my friend!!

Well, that's all for now!
I'll be back later with my sketch challenge card so stay tuned!!
Have a great day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 357

2012-01-10T15:14:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone is doing well.
Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS and you know I always try to play along with it! :)
The colors are: Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride & Baja Breeze.
I have 2 very good friends who's birthdays are this week and I needed to get their cards made ASAP! I went thru my image box and found these images from a SU set called Flower of the Month. It went well with today's colors!

Color Challenge 357 Cards:

Stamps: Flower of the Month, Perfectly Penned (set #3)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride, Neenah White
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Baja Breeze Pleated Ribbon, Designer Frames EF, Wide Oval Punch, SU Basic Pearls, Scor Tape

I really like these and hope you do too!

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

Ways to Use It Challenge 365

2012-01-05T15:28:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today is the Ways to Use It Challenge from over at SCS. It is Michelle's (Tygerpaws11) birthday this week and we were challenged to make a birthday card with some of our favorite things! So, I used my new favorite color from Stampin Up called Pool Party! It's a mix between Cool Caribbean and Soft Sky. A very pretty blue....atleast I think so!
I also used a new stamp set, designer paper, ribbon & brads that my friend got me for Christmas! It is all from the Stampin Up SellABration Mini Catalog.
I think you'll like....so take a look!

Ways to Use It Challenge 365 Card:

Stamps: Fresh Vintage SAB'12 (set #4), Happiest Birthday Wishes
Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade & Pool Party SU Markers
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilties, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Hope ya like!

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

Sketch Challenge 366

2012-01-04T14:35:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your having a great day so far!
Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS and yes, it's another one of my favorite challenges!
I'm still working on some Sympathy cards for my card rack so I took advantage of this challenge for that.....

Below is the layout & my sample....

Sketch Challenge 366 Card:

Stamps: Hope for Comfort, Heartfelt Thanks (set # 2)
Ink: Almost Amethyst & Certainly Celery SU Markers, Memento Black
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Neenah White, Prints Pack 6X6 Almost Amethyst DSP
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF., SU Circle Punches, SU Pearls, Scor Tape

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

Color Challenge 356

2012-01-03T14:57:00.008-05:00

Hello & Happy New Year, friends!

Hope you all had a holly jolly holiday??!! I sure did! :)

Christmas Eve day, I got a call for an invite to my Parents house for Christmas Dinner! What a shocker that was....I almost fell off my chair! In case you are wondering why I was in shock....my Mother & I have not spoken in 10 years. Christmas has got to be one of the hardest holidays to get thru when your family does not speak to you! We decided to take her up on her offer and went to dinner and had a really good time! We played Wii bowling later in the day with them, my brother & his wife and my kids. My older brother was there too but did not join in on the bowling game. My dad said it was the best Christmas he has had in many years! :)

Christmas Eve was special too! Shawn's dad came to visit and he has not seen him in about 12 years! I know it meant alot to Shawn!

New Years Eve we spent at home with the kids! New Years Day we spent taking down all the Christmas decorations and getting them packed away.
Today Shawn went back to work so i'm looking forward to things getting back to normal like getting back to my stamping and blogging!

Before I get there though I would like to share a new piece of furniture I picked up for sale over at L & L Stamps in Ephrata. I would like to eventually put my stamps on the bottom of it and find a better way to store my Copic Markers. I paid $55 for the stamp hutch and it is a great addition to my stamp room!

So, today is Color Challenge day over at SCS and it's one of my favorite challenges! The colors are: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade & Basic Gray! My stash of Sympathy cards has dwendled so I made my card into a Sympathy card for the card rack.

Color Challenge 356 Card:

Stamps: Love & Caring (set #1)
Ink: Lucky Limeade & Island Indigo SU Markers, Basic Gray
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade, Neenah White
Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, Lucky Limeade Ribbon, Pearl Brad, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilties, Stamp A Ma Jig, Scor Tape

Have any of you made any New Years Resolutions? I made one last year that I did not live up too. I was to use all my Stampin Up stamps this past year and once we moved back to PA that whole resolution went out the window and I got side tracked and forgot. I got up to set 115 which is a great effort! This year I have not made any resolutions except to drink alot less soda and much more water which is very difficult for me! I love my soda! Hopefully, I can stick to this one!

ETA: I have decided to try my hand at finishing up using all my Stampin Up stamps again this year! I still have many sets left that need to be inked up so let's see how many I can use in 2012! Today marks set # 1 for 2012!!

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

Merry Christmas 2011

2011-12-25T05:54:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas!!!

Season's Greetings

2011-12-22T05:19:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

By now i'm sure most of you are all in the midst of Christmas and preparing for the big day! It's not really been too crazy here but yet it has been! Cleaning, baking and planning a menu for our Christmas Eve with Shawn's family has me on edge! I have an order for a bunch of gift card/money holders and i've still not made my way downstairs to stamp since the weekend. I hope to be able to do that soon as Christmas is 3 days away!

Today, i'm sharing with you these little treat bags I did manage to get made over the weekend. I wanted a little something to slip into the mailbox for our very nice mail lady or a couple of friends that may pop in over the holidays. I used some scrap pieces of designer paper and ran it thru the Cuttlebug with my SU Top Note Die. Scored those in half. Then, I added a Circle & Circle Scallop with my sentiment stamped on. These are adhered on with dimensionals. I added a holly/snowflake sticker from Jolee's to the sentiment panel and attached it to a small SU cello bag with 3 Snickers's in it. I attached the topped to the bag with staples and called them done! Very cute & simple to make!!

Season's Greeting Treat Bags:

Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: unknown DSP, Neenah White, Garden Green, Real Red
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilities, SU Top Note Die, Stickers from Jolee's, Dimensionals, Small Cello Bags, Rhinestones from Micheal's, Scor Tape

Well, that's all I have for today!
Not sure what will be on the agenda today as my hubby was suppose to have the day off but since the one line at work has been giving them issues for the last few days, he had to go into work this morning. If he's there all day I may try to get those gift cards made IF another distraction doesn't come about. Yesterday, Fluffy had a really bad Syncope episode so I spent most of the day sitting around with her to get her to calm down. Syncope is something that people deal with as well. She has been having these Syncope episodes since she was 9 and next month she'll be 14. When we were given this diagnosis we were told she was healthy but needed to get extra weight off of her and these episodes would subside. We've walked her everyday in Joplin and got her down to about 19 pounds but she is still having these spells. I always ask if other people's dog's have ever had these and so far I have not heard anyone else having this problem. I think we are gonna look for a new Vet here in our area and get another opinion on what's going on with her soon. Yesterday scared Kelsey to tears so I think it is something that needs to be addressed with a new Vet soon.

Thank you all for stopping by & I wish you all a wonderful day!
Happy Holidays, friends!
~Wendy

Our Creative Corner Challenge

2011-12-19T19:43:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was busy and I did find some time to stamp a bit but did not get around to updating the blog until tonight.

I have not participated in an Our Creative Corner Challenge for quite some time and Saturday Shawn worked so I decided to check it out! Anne Marie is the hostess this week and decided on a Color Challenge with lots of sparkle! I love sparkle and decided to play along! Below is the colors for the challenge and my sample....

I'm done with making Christmas cards as of now but I do need to work on a few money cards & gift cards in the next couple of days!

On this card I broke out a mitten die that I had for months from Amuse Stamps and cut it out with some red felt. I added a MS white snowflake with a pink rhinestone in the center. I used my SU Scallop Edge Punch on some glittery paper from Micheal's and added some Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon. I used my Snow Burst EF on the Pink CS that was adhered to my Bashful Blue card base. The sentiment comes from a SU set and I punched that with the Word Window punch and layered it on top of a piece of glittery paper that was punched with the Modern Label punch. Quick & easy and makes a cute card!

Our Creative Corner Challenge Card:

Stamps: Christmas Classics Sentiment
Ink: Real Red
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Glitter Paper from Micheal's, Neenah White
Accessories: Amuse Mitten Die, Red Felt, SU Snow Burst EF., SU Word WIndow & Modern Label Punches, SU Scallop Edge Punch, MS Snowflake Punch, Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Rhinestones from Micheal's, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Holidays!
~Wendy

Pine Cones 2011

2011-12-16T04:59:00.008-05:00

Hello & Happy Friday!!

So happy to see that it is Friday already but the down side of it is that Shawn will be working all weekend. They have some kind of project going on that has been put off a few times now. Oh well, guess that means I will have time to get my gifts in order and finish those gift cards!

Anyways, today I am sharing my other 3 pine cones that I made for my stamp girls.
Take a look....

This one was made for Nan H.

This one was made for Deb K.

This one was made for Cinda D.

I'm excited to make more but probably won't be till the Christmas Hoopla is over!
Crunch time is now on! LOL

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing my Pine Cones!
Like I said yesterday, the girls loved them and so do I!!!

I'm off to get my Christmas cards addressed today and mailed out. I have waited way too long this year!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!
Happy Holidays, friends!
~Wendy

Pine Cones 2011

2011-12-15T05:30:00.010-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today i'm sharing a project I made for my stamp girls. Last night we had our Stamp Girls Christmas Get Together at Chili's. We had such a good time and no alcohol was involved! LOL
We ate then exchanged gifts. When it was my turn to hand out my gifts I watched each one open their bags and the looks on their faces were priceless! They all loved their Pine cones! I have to give a ton of credit to my friend, Vicki Burdick, for all her help, advice and the push to get these made for my girls! She made me 2 last year for Christmas and I just loved them and she pushed for me to make these for my girls this year!
Thanks again, Vicki!!

So, today i'm gonna share with you the first 3 and tomorrow I will share the other 3.
Take a look....

This one was for Sista Karen...

This one was for Deb R.....

This one was made for Miss Emily....

Hope ya like them!
I'm so proud of them and love how each one is a little different.
I will be making many more!!

Well, that's all for today!
Make sure you stop back again tomorrow for the other 3!

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

Combined Challenges

2011-12-14T16:05:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today, I spent the day catching up on the challenges from yesterday & today!

Yesterday, was the Color Challenge 353. The colors are:
Cherry Cobbler
Always Artichoke
Kraft/Crumb Cake

And today is the Sketch Challenge 363. Below is the layout & my sample.
I combined both challenges...

This was quick & easy for me and I always like those kind of cards!!

Color Challenge 353 & Sketch Challenge 363 Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from PSX
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Vanilla
Accessories: MS Oak Punch, MS Loopy Border Punch, Layered Poinsettia Nestibilities, Gold Beads, Gold Cord, Gold Ribbon, Scor Tape

Well, tonight is the Stamp Girls Get Together!
Dinner at Chili's at 6:30 pm! It's gonna be fun! :)

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!!

Happy Holidays!
~Wendy

White Chocolate Snack Mix 2011

2011-12-12T20:06:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Friday we had Shawn's mom's funeral services to attend. Always hard saying that final goodbye! They had a really nice service for her and a luncheon afterwards at a local church. It was great to see his sisters and our nieces & nephews!

After that we just kinda mellowed out this weekend and did some shopping. Saturday I was able to pick up my craft show stuff that was left over. We did very well again this year! Each year we worry with the economy not being good and each year it seems to get better! I'm thankful for that!

So, last Thursday I made my yearly White Chocolate Snack Mix. I used the coffee bags from PTI and stamped the bags with Crystal Snowflakes from Amuse. I used Stampin Up's Two Tags Die for my tag and added a big snowflake that came from Micheal's and a red rhinestone to the center. The sentiment was stamped and punched out with the Lg Oval Punch and layered onto some red cardstock that is punched with the Scallop Oval Punch. I attached the tag to the bag with a small clothes pin that had a small snowflake glued on with a green rhinestone.

Love this Snack Mix and I love these bags! I'm excited to hand them out for the holidays!

White Chocolate Snack Mix Bags:

Stamps: Crystal Snowflakes from Amuse
Ink: Real Red, Glorious Green
Cardstock: Real Red, Glorious Green, Neenah White
Accessories: PTI Coffee Bags (Med), Stampin Up Two Tags Die, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, PTI White Button, White Glittery Snowflake from Micheal's, Hobby Lobby Snowflake Punch, Red & Green Rhinestones, Wooden Clothes Pin, Hot Glue, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Holiday Candy Bars

2011-12-08T11:52:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
I'm off to a slow start after being up very late last nite working on a project for all my stamp girls. We have our Christmas get together next Wednesday and my projects are very time consuming so any chance I get to work on them i'll take! By 3 am my eyes started to get all wonky and I called it a day!

So, today I wanted to share with you these Candy Bar Wrappers I made yesterday for the craft show. This weekend is the last and I was informed that there wasn't many left and I hurried and whipped a couple up before dropping the last of my stuff off last nite. Thankfully, I already had the images colored!!

These are one of my biggest sellers at the show!!

Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers:

Stamps: Santa Sophie from Riley & Company, Snowman from Stamps Happen, Sentiments from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Real Red, Neenah White, Amuse DSP
Accessories: SU Circle & Scallop Punches, Glue Pen, Glitter, Various Ribbon, Jolee's Stickers & Snowflakes, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for today!
Gonna try to get my White Chocolate Snack Mix made this afternoon before my older daughter gets here. She is coming up from Virginia for tomorrow's funeral services for Shawn's mom. Funeral's are a very hard thing for me and i'm so not looking forward to this. It will be nice though to see the rest of the family, just wish it could be under different circumstances.

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

Sketch Challenge 362

2011-12-07T14:20:00.003-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day & staying warm!
It's another rainy, dreary day here and the cold temperatures are heading east later today with some snow on the back side of the cold front. I hope this cold spell is short lived but then again I guess we have been spoiled by temps in the 50's & 60's here lately!

Anyways, besides being a rainy day, I have declared today a stay in my pj's kind of day! And what better to do than stamp in my pj's!!

Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS. Below is the layout and my sample!

I so love this snowman stamp from Stamps Happen. I have had him for a few years. Last year I found this designer paper by The Paper Studio in Joplin and it was .10 cents for an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet. I only grabbed a few sheets and i'm now down to my last sheet which I really DO NOT WANNA CUT! I have not been able to find anymore, sadly! It makes such a pretty holiday card too!

Sketch Challenge 362 Card:

Stamps: Snowman from Stamps Happen, Sentiment from Penny Black
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Marina Mist, PTI White, Glitter Paper from Micheal's, The Paper Studio DSP
Accessories: Marina Mist Grosgrain, Jolee's Snowflake Sticker, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for me for today!
I hope ya like my card....
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 352

2011-12-06T17:18:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!!

It's Color Challenge day over at SCS! The colors are: Real Red, Very Vanilla & Wild Wasabi! I say bring on the Christmas cards! LOL

I knew exactly what I wanted to do as soon as I seen the challenge this morning. I pulled out my pack of retired SU paper called Dashing and added my Dasher reindeer to the card. My designer paper is cut in different shapes from previous projects so I just kept them as is. I cut my Dasher image out with the Oval & Oval Scalloped Nestibilties and used some retired Wild Wasabi ribbon. Hot glued a bow on and added some gold beads and called it done! This came together very fast which is something that hardly ever happens for me!

Color Challenge 352 Card:

Stamps: Dasher (set #115)
Ink: Real Red
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Dashing DSP (retired)
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scalloped Nestibilities, Wild Wasabi Grosgrain, Hot Glue Gun, Gold Beads, Scor Tape

Also wanted to give you an update on Shawn's mom. Her services are Friday morning. I think today it finally hit me that she is gone. I hope that she is in a much better place and pain free. I'm thankful to have had 21 years of being her daughter in law and she will be greatly missed...

Well, that's all from the Aungst residence today!
It's been a rainy, dreary one here and suppose to get some chilly temps tomorrow nite with a splash of snow. I guess it is December, huh?

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

M&M Christmas Balls

2011-12-04T15:34:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope your all having a great weekend! Yesterday we celebrated my son's 25th birthday with a requested supper that consisted of crab legs & steamed shrimp! It sure was yummy! We ended the day about midnight with chocolate cake w/ peanut butter icing & ice cream! LOL It was a good day indeed!

Today, i'm sharing with you these M&M Christmas balls that I have been picking at the last few days. Finally completed and now maybe I can move on to something else! :)
I got the bottles at Walmart and they usually only sell these durning the holidays. They are round Coke bottles. I emptied them, washed the bottles and let dry. Spray painted the lids with Krylon Metallic Spray Paint. Added a thin strip of M&M designer paper around the widest width of the bottle and hot glued it on. Then I added the sentiment which was ran thru the Cuttlebug with my Circle Nestibilities. Popped it up and attached it on the bottle with dimensionals and added a beautiful Jolee's Holly sticker. Hot glued a bow on the lid and called them done!
I have collected these bottles for the last few years and had no clue what I was gonna do with them. This year the idea finally came to me! LOL
I love them!

Off to the craft show they go this week! :)

Happy Holidays!

Well, that's all for now!
Thank you for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Season's Greetings!

2011-12-02T12:47:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Friday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
We got some upsetting news last night that Shawn's mom had passed away. We knew she had been sick for years and that she was found lying in the street unconscious. Why or what happened yet, we do not know. We had not seen her in about a year and a half due to us moving away, then she moved to Virginia and recently came back as well. I was hoping over the holidays to see her and the rest of his family. Such a sad thing to happen especially at such a happy time of year....

Anyways, Shawn is home today with me so that means no stamping today until maybe later. Tomorrow him & his 2 sisters will go make some kind of arrangements for her. Hopefully, we'll have more answers then.

I did stamp this beautiful card the other day when I spent the day in my stamp room. I think i've become a huge fan of SU's Silver Glitter Paper! It packs such a punch and gives such sparkle to any project!

Isn't it purdy??

Season's Greetings Card:

Stamps: Scenic Season (set #114)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Neenah White, SU Silver Glitter Paper
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon, Scor Tape

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

December 2011 Calendars!

2011-12-01T04:00:00.001-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!
Oh and Happy December 1st!!!
Where has the year gone?? It's hard to believe that my 12 months of calendars are now complete. I had so much fun making these throughout the year! Certainly kept me on my toes as far as posting on the first day of each month! :)

First up is the calendar I made for my friend, Deb. Hopefully, this reminds her to hang her new calendar on the fridge! LOL I used My Favorite Things~ Pure Innocence Girls. I love this image! She is ready to get her holiday festivities rolling with her Christmas tree loaded up on her sled. I added some felt snowflakes to this with glitter brads in the centers.

The next calendar is mine that I made with the Magnolia line of Tilda's. I think this one was my very first Magnolia stamp! I used a Micheal's $1 stamp for the saying and added a beautiful poinsettia flower that I made with my Layered Poinsettia Die from Nestibilties! Oh, how I love this die!!! :)

Here is a close-up of Tilda. I added glitter to the white of her hat & cuffs on her coat.

Here is a close up of my poinsettia. I layered the flower on top of some retired gold metallic ribbon that SU used to sell. That was the last of my roll and how I wish SU would bring that back! One of my favorite things! :)

Well, that is all for today!
I hope you enjoyed my calendar updates throughout the past year! It was fun!!

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

Sketch Challenge 361

2011-11-30T13:48:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day! I have been crafting the afternoon away!
Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS.
Below is the layout and my samples.....

I don't know why my pictures are so washed out or bright. One day i'll understand that camera of mine!

Anyways, I finally got my hands on some of those Spellbinder's Layered Poinsettia Dies and used them for my focal point on today's sketch. My cardbase is Always Artichoke layered with a piece of Kraft/Crumb Cake embossed with SU's Square Lattice EF. I then added my layered sheets of DSP from the Deck the Halls line. On top of that was a sheet of Always Artichoke and Kraft/Crumb Cake once again embossed and then my beautiful poinsettia layered (made with Cherry Cobbler cardstock) on top with 3 gold beads in the center. I added an already tied bow that was in my stash with some hot glue and called it finished. I truely love this one!!!

Sketch Challenge 361 Card:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Deck the Halls DSP
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF., Layered Poinsettia Nestibilities, Gold Beads, Ribbon, Hot Glue Gun, Scor Tape

Hope your liking it as much as me!

Well, that's all for now!
I may be back shortly with something else that i'm finishing up for the craft show! WooHoo!
Have a great day!
~Wendy

The Wild, Wild West

2011-11-29T08:31:00.008-05:00

Hello again!

Last night I was just poking around on my computer and found this card that I had made last winter for a friend of our's who was in the hospital for a lengthy visit. Thankfully he pulled thru and is doing much better! I had taken the pictures of the card before I sent it out and never posted the card on here so since I think it deserves an honorable mention....here it is!

I used a really old and frankly, quite expensive set if you purchase it off of Ebay! It is a really nice masculine set and since the person who received the card loves "cowboy & western movies" I was immediately drawn to use it! :)

I love the colors, dry embossing & my rope lasso that was made with some of SU's hemp twine. Every cowboy has to have one of those, right???

Get Well Wishes Card:

Stamps: Wild Wild West, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, GP White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Modern Label & Word Window Punches, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestibities, Antique Brads, SU Hemp Twine, Hot Glue Gun, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Hope you like my version of the Wild, Wild West!
I'm off to do more stamping then get in the kitchen to make a turkey pie with all that leftover turkey! Mmmmmm! Gonna be a good warm supper tonight which is good with rain coming today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific Tuesday!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 351

2011-11-29T01:51:00.007-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I stayed up really late on this Monday night because I was working on some cards and then I seen the Color Challenge 351 from over at SCS was posted. At first, I headed up to bed since my cold meds are kicking in but then I got to thinking of what I could make with the colors! The colors are: Kraft/Crumb Cake, White and Pear Pizzazz.
Below is my card....

Surprisingly, this went together pretty easily!!

Color Challenge 351 Card:

Stamps: Hero Arts Snowman, Sentiment from Stampabilities
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: PTI White, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: SU Two Tags Die, Circle & Lacey Circles Nestibilities, SU Snow Burst EF., Ribbon from Hobby Lobby, Jolee's Snowflake Stickers, Scor Tape

Not sure I am wild on the colors but I do like the card!
What do you think??

Well, it's 2 am. and my hubby will soon be getting up to leave for work so i'd better clean up and get to bed!!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!
~Wendy

Santa Owl Pails

2011-11-27T11:14:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Sunday, friends!!

Hope your day is going well so far!
I had a great day yesterday with my stamping girls! Time really flies when your having fun! It was good to see them and we got our Christmas Get Together on the calendar for in a few weeks! Yipppeee!! :)

Here is a picture of my gang :)

Anyways, today I wanted to share with you these awesome little pails that I picked up at Micheal's last winter when I was still in Joplin. I wasn't sure at the time what I was gonna do with them and one day the thought of making the Owl Punch into a Santa Owl came to mind and as they say....the rest is history!

I wrapped the pails in a dsp from Hobby Lobby only up to where the handles are on the sides. Also punched some red cardstock & more dsp and put on the lid. Then I took white cardstock and punched it with the Scallop Circle Punch and ran it thru the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots EF for alittle somethin' somethin'! LOL I punched out 16 red owls and glued on the googlie eyes that came from Micheal's. I punched the vest out with that extremely heavy glitter cardstock that Micheal's sells and glued it on the Owl body. I then punched out 16 Wild Wasabi stems for the Owl to sit on and added dimensionals to the backside to adhere to the white Scallop Punch. Next I had a pack of Jolee's Santa hat sticker's that I got last year out in Joplin and added those on the Owl's head. Filled with 5 or 6 bite sized Snickers and called them "AWESOME"!!
I just loved them! What do you think??

Santa Owl Pails:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Real Red, Neenah White, Wild Wasabi, DSP from Hobby Lobby, Glitter Paper from Micheal's
Accessories: Jolee's Santa Hat Stickers, Swiss Dots EF., Circle Punch, Owl Punch, Scallop Punch, Googlie Eyes from Micheal's, Small Pails, Scor Tape, Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Dimensionals

Off to the craft show these cuties went!!

Well, gotta get get my day started and get out to run some errands. Lots of crafting to get started on too in the coming days but getting to my stamp table is another story! *sigh*
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Peek A Boo!

2011-11-26T12:52:00.004-05:00

I MISS you too!!

Hello & Happy Saturday!

I don't have much time to spare right now as my group of stamp girls are on there way here for the afternoon but I wanted to share a sweet little surprise that was on my front porch this morning. My very good friend from Missouri, Vicki, sent me a sweet little package with all kinds of goodies in it and this cutie of a card! She sent a note along saying "Do you remember the day we went to Kansas City to get the Riley Stamps and I bought this sweet little Pure Innocence girl"? And YES, I remember....we had fun that day! Anyways, she made this card with it and the inside made me tear up!
Take a look....

Vicki~our paths will cross again soon and until that day i'm very thankful for meeting you & the friendship we've made! Your one in a million!! :)

Well, that's all for me today!
Oh and I wanted to let ya know that the craft show is going extremely well!! Gotta get started on making more for the next weekend! :)

Thanks for stopping by & have a super Saturday!!
~Wendy

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 4

2011-11-24T05:00:00.002-05:00

Hello & Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It's finally here....Thanksgiving! A day in which we all give thanks!
For me...I'm so grateful to be back home that everyday my heart is happy and I feel that smile has come back to my face again! I'm thankful & very blessed to be back to where we can be around our families & friends again! What are you thankful for today??

So, this is my last week for the Thanksgiving Thursday cards. I got a good bit made by doing my Thanksgiving Thursday and I managed to get a few mailed out too! That's the goal I was shooting for! Take a look at my last card for this year. I love this one!

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 4 Card:

Stamps: Grateful Greetings (set #112), Harvest Home (set #113)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Neenah White, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: SU Top Note Die, SU Vintage Wallpaper EF, Gold Beads, Pumpkin Pie Satin Ribbon, Scor Tape

Does anyone have any big plans for Black Friday shopping?? I think we are gonna hit up the Holiday Craft Show that starts tomorrow and then the mall for a couple things. I don't plan on being out all day because I know traffic will be absolutely nuts! Think i'll go get what I need then return home to craft alittle!! Sounds good to me!

Well, that's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by & I wish you all a very happy & blessed Thanksgiving day!
~Wendy

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 3

2011-11-17T17:44:00.008-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your all having a great day!
I bet you all thought I forgot about my Thanksgiving Thursday series that I have been featuring every Thursday in November. No, I did not forget. I'm still under the weather but each day my cold gets a little better! Also my hubby has been on vacation the last 3 days so i've been trying to spend time with him as well. He went Tuesday for his Pennsylvania Drivers License and yesterday he went for his car insurance and tags for the vehicles. Today, he put new brakes the whole way around on the truck so it will pass inspection which is tomorrow morning! It feels GOOD to be a Pennsylvania resident again! :)

So, my cards for today's Thanksgiving Thursday were highly inspired by my VERY good stampin buddy & friend, Vicki Burdick! I miss her muchly since leaving Missouri but we are planning a visit with one another next spring and I can't wait to hang with her again! Anyways, everything on my cards she has done on many of her cards recently and of course I had to stalk her!

I used Soft Suede cardstock for my base and added a layer of Vanilla and a piece of DSP from the Spice Cake pack. I used an old Vanilla tag that was cut with the Tag Coluzzle Cutter, added my sentiment and sponged it with Soft Suede. I ran a piece of Pumpkin Pie thru the Cuttlebug with SU's Square Lattice EF then punched out 3 Wide Oval Punches from SU and sponged those with Cajun Craze. Layered those and added a piece of Old Olive punched out with the Horizontal Slot Punch that I believe is retired from SU. I hot glued a button on each pumpkin that has a bow tied with gold cord. And lastly, I added a pearl brad with some Soft Suede Ribbon and called it done! I really love the look of these and credit Miss Vicki with them! She does amazing work!!

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 3 Cards:

Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments (set #111)
Ink: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Wide Oval Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Coluzzle Tag's, Buttons, Gold Cord, Hot Glue Gun, Pearl Brad, Soft Suede Ribbon, Sponges, Scor Tape

The next couple of days will be extremely busy here! I have last minute craft show things to tie up and Kelsey & I are gonna start decorating for the holidays, shopping for Thanksgiving, making Clear Toy Pops for the show and Saturday night we are going to see Breaking Dawn (part 1)!! I'm so excited to see it!!! So, that being said, I probably won't be posting again until Monday.

Thanks again for stopping by & leaving me all your wonderful comments!
I truely do appreciate them!

Have a great weekend, friends!
~Wendy

Snowman Soups

2011-11-13T21:21:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I know it's getting late and here I am finally updating the blog!
I spent most of today in bed. I woke up this morning feeling horrible and barely being able to speak. I grabbed some meds and filled my vaporizer, shut the door and slept for hours. I hope that I can soon shake this stinkin cold. It's like one day you take one step forward and the next day, two steps back. Fun, fun, fun!

Kelsey & Shawn went out and spent the nice day raking the leaves to the street for the leaf sucker truck to pick them up this week. Once they were done they made a big bath of homemade chicken pot pie for supper. Oh, it was to die for! Once I got awake and dressed we went to York and got that riding mower that went on sale today! WooHoo! Shawn felt bad about spending that kind of money but I told him with a 1/2 acre of yard this mower will make his life alot less stressful!!

So, now we are sitting in the living room just relaxing and I thought i'd do a quick blog update and share with you my Snowman Soups I made for the craft show. I used a digi image this year from Whimsie Doodles. Take a look...

Snowman Soups:

Stamps: Digi image from Whimsie Doodles
Ink: Copic Markers, Zig Painty Silver Pen
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Neenah White, Various DSP
Accessories: SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, MS Jumbo Snowflake Punch, PTI Buttons, SU White Twine, Hot Glue Gun, Scor Tape

I think they are pretty cute!
The tins are filled with a small cello bag of mini marshmellows, 3 Hershey Kisses, a candy cane and a packet of Nestle's Hot Chocolate. A good seller at the show!! :)

Well, that's all for me tonight!
Thanks for stopping by & have a good nite!
~Wendy

Our Creative Corner Challenge

2011-11-12T17:56:00.008-05:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!!

Hope your weekend is going well!
I'm feeling alittle better today and was out & about with hubby doing some shopping. First thing on our agenda is getting a new riding mower for the huge yard we have now. We had no such luck today in finding one but tomorrow some stores will be having sales on them so we'll head back out then and hopefully we won't come home empty handed!

So, today over at the Our Creative Corner Blog, Wendy Janson is the hostess and she challenged us to use either pumpkins on our card or pumpkin cardstock, I thought about this all day and was tempted to make a punched pumpkin but then I realized that I had this adorable pumpkin shaped ribbon that I picked up on my last trip to L&L Stamps! Love that place!
Anyways, take a look at my cards....

Our Creative Corner Challenge! Pumpkins!

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy Stamps
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Neenah WHite
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, SU Lg & Scalloped Oval Punches, Kaiser Rhinestones, Pumpkin Ribbon, Dimesionals, Scor Tape

Hope ya like it!!
Rhubarb bear sure is adorable, isn't he??

Well, hubby & I are heading out this evening to relax & unwind with the Scion gang!
We're going for hibatchi!! Mmmmmm!
Thanks for stopping by & have a good evening!
~Wendy

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 2

2011-11-10T13:02:00.006-05:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your having a great day so far! It's a rainy, dreary & cold day here in PA.
I'm also alittle under the weather. Guess I picked up what Shawn had last week.

So, today is the 2nd week for my Thanksgiving Thursday cards. I really struggled with these. I guess because I don't feel good. I threw so much in trash can! Ughhh I don't like days like this but I managed!

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 2:

Stamps: Leaves of a Tree (set #110)
Ink: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Neenah White, Autumn Vine DSP
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Gold Beads, More Mustard Grosgrain, Scor Tape

I now have 4 Thanksgiving cards made! WooHoo!!
Well, that's all for me today!
Time for some meds and a warm shower!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!~
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 358

2011-11-09T16:09:00.005-05:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Still a little under the weather today but felt good enough to make my way to the Stamp Cave this afternoon!

Here is the layout for today's Sketch Challenge 358 and my card....

Sketch Challenge 358 Card:

Stamps: Forever Friends Bear, Sentiment is computer generated
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Brushed Gold, GP White, DSP from K&Company
Accessories: Oval Nestibilities, Krylon Gold Leaf Pen, Gold Beads, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Scor Tape

Hope ya like!!
Well, that's all for me today!
Stay tuned for tomorrow's 2nd week of Thanksgiving Thursday! :)

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

Featuring Sweet n Sassy's Rhubarb Bear

2011-11-08T18:21:00.007-05:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope your day went well! It was a gorgeous day here in PA today! I think we hit 70 degrees and it was so nice to hang laundry out and have the windows wide open! Certainly good for airing out all of Shawn's cold germs! LOL Fluffy & I spent a good part of the day outside in the backyard just taking in the sunshine. Hard to believe that a week and a half a ago we had 9 inches of snow in that same backyard! Crazy, I know, but home is home and i'm so thankful to be here again!

After pulling myself in from the outside I went down to my Stamp Cave as i'm nicknaming it! Men can have men caves so why can't I have a stamp cave??!! Anyways, I had a few more Candy Bar Wrappers to make for the upcoming craft show and wanted to use this new set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps on them.
I think they are too cute!!

Of course the one with Rhubarb holding the gingerbread is my absolute fav!! :)

Actually they are all my fav's!

Well, that's all for now!
I haven't felt real good in the tummy all day today so think I may just go relax and see if I can get it to settle.

Thanks for stopping by & have a good evening!
~Wendy

CAS143

2011-11-07T14:10:00.004-05:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was low keyed since the hubby is battling a cold. He felt bad enough today to call off and stayed in bed most of the day so far!

Since I got alot of craft show stuff completed over the weekend I went in search of something to do today. I popped over to the CAS Challenge (CAS meaning clean and simple cards) and found a really easy sketch and got right to work. I used a set that I once before owned and sold at a garage sale and lately have seen SO many cards done with it that I just had to buy the set again! I know crazy, huh? LOL
I embossed my tree & sentiment in Silver EP and layered my main panel with some SU Brushed Silver cs and laid that on my Night of Navy card base. I added a silver star brad and some old SU Silver Metallic Ribbon and called it done!

CAS Challenge 143 Card:

Stamps: Snow Swirled
Ink: VersaMark, Silver EP
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, Neenah White
Accessories: Heat Gun, Silver Metallic Ribbon, Silver Star Brad, Scor Tape

Really, it doesn't get much easier than this! I may have to seriously think about doing this challenge every Monday now! :)

That's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 1

2011-11-03T06:00:00.001-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!!

Today, I am kicking off something I call Thanksgiving Thursday's! Every year I take all the Thursdays in November and dedicate it to making Thanksgiving cards because I get lost in the shuffle of making Christmas cards and by the time Thanksgiving rolls around I don't have any cards made! I enjoy sending out Thanksgiving cards to friends & family for which i'm very thankful for!!
So, this is week 1 and I pulled out an old image that was already stamped from a Stampin Up set called Give Thanks. I love this little guy!

Thanksgiving Thursday Week 1:

Stamps: Give Thanks
Ink: Chocolate Chip & More Mustard SU Markers
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, White, DSP from K&Company
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Gold Beads, Scor Tape

I sat down yesterday and made 2 of these cards. I hope by the time Thanksgiving rolls around I have a pile ready to send out! That's the plan...hope I can stick to it!

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

Sketch Challenge 357

2011-11-02T11:22:00.003-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
I was up way too early today (4:30 am) and got my supper already made (just not baked yet) and planned to hit the stamp table today! I have lots of things to get finished up for the craft show and also my card for tomorrow's Thanksgiving Thursday! I'm excited!! :)

Today is Sketch Challenge day at SCS and below is the layout & my sample.
I made my card into a gift card holder for the upcoming holidays because it seems I never have enough of them!

Sketch Challenge 357 Card:

Stamps: Hero Arts sentiment
Ink: Cranberry Crisp
Cardstock: Kraft/Crumb Cake, Cranberry Crisp, Neenah White
Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, MS Doily Punch, Cork Board, Sizzix Gingerbread Die, Gold Pearls, Cranberry Crisp Grosgrain, Scor Tape

Well, i'm gonna grab me some lunch then head back to my stamp room!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

November 2011 Calendars

2011-11-01T19:42:00.003-04:00

Hello again!

I'm back real quick to share my November 2011 calendars that I made back in January. The set made with the Pure Innocence Girls from My Favorite Things was made for my best friend, Deb! She displays them proudly on her fridge every month! :)

And then my set of calendars made with the Tilda images from Magnolia. I display mine each month in my stamp room. I love them!

I have one more month to display yet for this year. Can you believe that this year is almost over?? Goodness, life just flies by so quickly anymore!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my November calendars!
Hope ya like them!

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Sketch Challenge!
Have a great evening!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 347

2011-11-01T18:04:00.007-04:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope your all doing well. It's been an extremely crazy last few days that has kept me from my stamp table but today I made my way back! :)

As most know the east coast had this major snow storm that started early Saturday morning. I tell ya, it seems the crazy acts of Mother Nature follow us everywhere we go! LOL
We had 9 inches of heavy wet snow here in Red Lion and most folks lost power. We were lucky that ours stayed on most of the day. I watched Shawn most of the afternoon work on his work bench in the garage while I baked a big pan of lasanga in the oven. We no sooner ate and I got the table cleared & dishes washed and the power went off. We were so bored we didn't know what to do with ourselves! LOL I tried to stamp by flashlight but that didn't go too well. We ended up going to bed early and waking up the next morning...freezing our butts off. The weather sure was frightful outside but inside felt just as cold as out. We sat around Sunday morning wrapped in blankets hoping the power would soon come back on. Mid afternoon it finally came back on and every one was quite happy then! Unforunately, there are many close by that are still without power and today the temps warmed up quite a bit to help melt alot of the snow. It really seemed odd to be handing candy out last nite for Trick or Treat night with snow on the ground!!! LOL In all my 45 years I have never seen anything like it!

Here are a few pictures from Saturday's snow....

Snow on the Halloween flag sure was an odd sight!

So, today was Color Challenge day at SCS. One of my favorite challenges!

The colors today are:
Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke & More Mustard

I left my designer paper do all the talking on my card..

Color Challenge 347 Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from Impression Obsession
Ink: Bravo Burgundy
Cardstock: Confetti Cream, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, More Mustard
Accessories: SU Square Lattice EF, Gold Cord, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

I hope ya like!! I'm thrilled that the fall season is upon us although it felt like winter here the last few days! LOL Stay tuned this week for the start of my Thanksgiving Thursday Cards. Every Thursday up till Thanksgiving i'll share a card made for it. I have been doing this for the last few years and it helps me to get a few Thanksgiving cards made to send out because if I would not do this the Thanksgiving holiday would get lost amungst all the Christmas stuff! So stay tuned for that! :)

Well, that's all for me!
I have to go get my supper on the table before Shawn gets in from work.
I'll be back shortly to share with you my November calendars! Woohoo! Can't believe it's November already!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 346

2011-10-27T08:49:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

It's a rainy, dreary one here today and calling for our first frost this season! Guess that means I better dig out our winter coats later!

Today is the Ways To Use It Challenge....another challenge I always like to participate in!
We were challenges today to use "leaves". I found in my stash this leaf wreath that I stamped last year and never got to use. It is done with the little leaf in the SU set called Autumn Days. I do not own this set but one day hope too! It's a nice set! :)

I cut my wreath out with a Circle Nestibilities and layered it onto a piece of Always Artichoke cut with the Circle Scallop Nestibilities. I added a few little gold beads & an Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon bow. I used More Mustard as my card base and a piece of Neenah White cs on top of that which was run thru the Cuttlebug with the Houndstooth Embossing Folder. I only ran it thru about 3/4 of the way so i'd have room to place my sentiment. I added a piece of More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon and called it done! And the nice thing about it is that it's pretty flat for mailing purposes! :)
Take a look....

Ways To Use It Challenge 346 Card:

Stamps: Autumn Days, Hand Penned Holidays
Ink: Ruby Red, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant
Cardstock: More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Neenah White
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilities, Houndstooth EF., Eggplant & Mustard Grosgrain Ribbons, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Well, that's all I have for today!
Thank you for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 356

2011-10-26T15:46:00.003-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day! The weather here today is cloudy one minute and sunny the next. I know rain is in the forecast the next day or so then it's gonna get quite chilly! I've even heard snow for the weekend! I certainly hope not as we have a Halloween Party to attend Saturday night! I'm so looking forward to going to it but have no idea as far as a costume yet. I was looking at a Fred & Wilma Flintstone costume but haven't been able to find any bigger than a small or medium. I'm sure we'll find something! :)

So, today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS and I always love playing along!
Below is the layout & my sample....

Sketch Challenge 356 Card:

Stamps: SU Gingerbreadman (can't think of the name), Sentiment from Amuse
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red SU Marker
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Neenah White, Reminisce DSP
Accessories: MS Gingerbread Punch, Square & Square Scallop Nestibilities, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Modern Label & Word Window Punch, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Loved today's sketch and i'm enjoying being back to doing some stamping! Although, I think it'll take a bit to get use to the layout of my stamp room and where all my supplies are. It's all good though!!! :)

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

Color Challenge 346

2011-10-25T15:07:00.008-04:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!!

Hope your all doing well. Alot has been going on and some may know and some may not. We made the move back to Pennsylvania back in September and had settlement on our new house a week and a half ago! Can't tell you how excited we are to be back home with family & friends! Things are finally in place. Most boxes have been unpacked and today I decided I needed to get back to my stamping!

So since it's Color Challenge day over at SCS I wanted to play along. The colors are:
Baja Breeze, Island Indigo and Rich Razzleberry.
I love these colors together and used them on a Christmas card.

I used this super cute snowman from the SU set called Snow Much Fun and the new embossing folder called Snow Burst.

Color Challenge 346 Card:

Stamps: Snow Much Fun, Season's Greetings
Ink: Memento Black, Rich Razzleberry, Copic Markers
Cardstocks: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Neenah White
Accessories: Snow Burst EF., Rectangle & Rectangle Nestibilities, Stamp A Ma Jig, Glue Pen, Ultrafine Glitter, Island Indigo Ribbon, Silver Beads, Scor Tape

Here are a few pictures of our new house! I love it!! :)

This is a Stampin Up Decor Elements Sticker that I purchased for my living room. Every time I walk past it I stop and smile! :)

My new stamp room....

w/ connected family room

Such a cozy little house that we all just loved the first time we walked thru it!
I'm excited for new memories to be made here!

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

Halloween Tablet

2011-10-07T14:12:00.003-04:00

Hello & Happy TGIF!!!

1 more day till the Stamp Show! WooHoo! Can't wait!!

Today i'm sharing a little tablet I found in my drawer while cleaning out that was orange and needed to be freshened up. So of course I went with this cute stamp that I found at Hobby Lobby from Stampendous. I added some Doodlebug DSP and some Kaiser Orange Rhinestones and called it done!

Isn't he just the cutest?? Well I think so!

Halloween Tablet:

Stamps: Stampendous, Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Neenah White, Basic Black, Doodlebug DSP
Accessories: Kaiser Orange Rhinestones, Orange Gingham Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for today!
My hubby is coming home early from work so I get to spend alittle more time with him today! :)
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 353

2011-10-05T14:04:00.007-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great hump day!
It's gorgeous here today! Finally some brilliant sunshine & warmer temps!
I'm so excited for Saturday to get here! It's the Stamp Show with my girls and i'm glad that my back is feeling much better too! :)

So, today is Sketch Challenge day and since i'm still working on holiday stuff, I used the sketch today for another tablet.
Below is the layout and my sample...

Sketch Challenge 353 Tablet:

Stamps: Peaceful Season (set #109)
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Neenah White, Deck the Halls DSP
Accessories: Deck the Halls Fabric, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

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

Color Challenge 343

2011-10-04T16:39:00.002-04:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's Color Challenge day over at SCS and I felt like participating today!
The colors are: More Mustard, Soft Suede & Tangerine Tango. A nice blend of colors for fall, wouldn't you say so?
I picked up a tablet at Micheal's and covered the front & back with SU's Spice Cake DSP (in which I just LOVEEE!!) I added some pretty Spice Cake Fabric & a More Mustard button. I pulled out an Amuse stamp set that I bought for Thanksgiving called Bounty of the Season. I used More Mustard & Soft Suede on that and layered it on some Tangerine Tango cardstock. I popped that up with dimensionals and added some Micheal's Rhinestones. Lastly, I added a strip of dsp in my RSVP pen and called it done!

I love it!! :)

Color Challenge 343 Tablet:

Stamps: Bounty of the Season (Amuse)
Ink: More Mustard, Soft Suede
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP
Accessories: Micheal's Rhinestones. Spice Cake Fabric, Spice Cake Button, RSVP Pen, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

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

Long Time No See....

2011-10-01T04:00:00.000-04:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!

I know I have been slacking in the updating department and with my back problem, I have just been laying low and resting it as much as I can. Besides the Vicodin they gave me for it just completely knocks me out and I feel sluggish most of the time. I am happy to report that it is getting better and I sat down the last 2 days and crafted just a bit. I knew my October calendars were soon coming due and had to get workin on my Magnolia one.

The first one was made with the Pure Innocence girls from MFT. I made this set back at the beginning of the year for my friend Deb!!

This set I used the Magnolia stamps. I made this one for myself! :)

I just love these!
Then come next year I will print out the 2012 calendars and cut them down to fit each month and attach. Although it would be fun to just make a whole new set of calendars! LOL We'll see on that!!

Well, that's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!
Oh and Happy October 1st!!!
~Wendy

Just Checking In....

2011-09-22T16:29:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your all doing well. I have been having some issues and today I finally had enough and went to the doctor. Last week I was helping Ryan get dressed by lifting him up and something went pop in my back, I almost dropped him as it took my breathe away! I've been popping Advil and using the heating pad on it but nothing was helping. Sleeping at night has been a nightmare and then durning the day I am grouchy and just beat. Today, I got to the end of my rope and Shawn took me to see a doctor. They did xrays and they found nothing severe so I was diagnosed with a Lumbar Sprain (muscle spasms). They sent me on my way with Vicodin, Flexerall & Naproxen. That should keep me loopy for a few days and I really don't care as long as it helps my pain!

So, I haven't been really crafty lately because of my pain but I hope that soon changes! I have SO much new stuff that I cannot wait to play with it!
What I am sharing today is something I made for my craft show a few weeks ago. I got this idea from a friend of mine back home. Each bag has in it a covered composition book, a Yankee Air Freshner and a Yankee Votive Candle...all done up for the holidays!!

Well, I think my meds are kicking in and i'd like to eat before I crash & burn so that will be all for me today! Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!!
~Wendy

Halloween Tote

2011-09-16T04:00:00.003-04:00

Hello & Happy Friday!

Hope everyone had a great week!
The weekend is finally upon us and the weather here in Joplin the last 2 days has gotten quite cool and I for one is lovin it! The crisp cool air reminds me of fall & Halloween that are just around the corner. Fall is my 2nd favorite time of the year after spring and since it's been brutally hot here this summer, i'm happy that fall is on our doorsteps!!

So yesterday Vicki & I got together and stamped! She brought all kinds of goodies and I loved each one! We made these wooden Halloween totes. She picked these up at Micheal's and spray painted them with black paint and then we grabbed some designer papers and got started. I chose Stampin Up's Frightful Sight DSP because I loved the little ghosts on the one sheet. Then I also remembered seeing people use the Owl punch upside down as a ghost so of course I had to try that!! I then used Vicki's stamp set called Scaredy Cat and embossed the Happy Halloween w/ghost image in white embossing powder on Black cardstock and layered it on Pumpkin Pie cardstock with my little ghost coming up behind the saying. Then, Tuesday when we went to Micheal's we picked up these cute little Halloween clothes pins and I added the black & white spider one to my handle with some scrap pieces of ribbon. I found in my stash the Halloween shredded paper and some Halloween peanut butter pumpkins! Yum! Oh my, I think it's Spooky cute! :)

Thanks again Vicki for bringing over some awfully cute projects!

I had a blast with you!! :)

Ghostly Halloween Tote:

Stamps: Scaredy Cat
Ink: none
Cardstock: Neenah White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Tasteful Trims Die, Owl Punch, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Halloween Clothespin, Dimensionals, Scor Tape, Halloween Shred Paper, Candy

You can also check out Vicki's adorable Halloween Tote here! It's awesome!!

Well, that's all for today!
Hope you enjoyed Vicki & I's little totes! They were fun to make!! :)
Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!
~Wendy

Let It Snow

2011-09-14T12:56:00.003-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day!
It's a rainy, dreary day here in Joplin but we so desperately need the rain! Yesterday, we hit 100 degrees but while I was out & about I seen on a bank sign that it was 102 degrees. Today it is a cool and breezy 70 degrees and i'm lovin it!

So today i'm sharing a card I made for the craft show. I was using up some images that I had in my image box that just called out to me. This adorable snowman is from Inkadinkado.

Let it Snow Card:

Stamps: Snowman from Inkadinkado, Sentiment from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Glorious Green, Real Red, Neenah White
Accessories: Sizzix Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Icicle Punch from Martha Stewart, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, Sm Snowflake Punch (retired SU), Ribbon from Micheal's, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Hope you like!
I know I have been showing alot of things lately for Christmas and that's only because i'm working on that stuff for the craft show. I will be getting around to the fall season soon! I'm anxious for Halloween & Thanksgiving and plan on bringing back my Thanksgiving Thursday cards once November arrives! I'm so excited!

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

Greeting Card Kids

2011-09-11T15:38:00.006-04:00

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I know it's been a week since I last posted. Life has been crazy to say the least!
We returned back to Joplin this past Tuesday with my son in tow! That has brought on alot of challenges I have not had to deal with in a long time. He had back surgery last year after we moved to MO and in my opinion it did not go well. He is more dependent on someone to be around to help him now than he was a year ago. He was born with Cerebral Palsy and over the last few years his spine started to curve. Last year he decided since he is 24, not to move to MO with us and shortly after to have the spine surgery. Before the surgery he was a little more independent than what he is now. I'm finding myself helping him with almost any task that needs to be done from the bathroom, showering to just getting in & out of the Lazy Boy. He's not able to put weight on his feet since the surgery and lifting him is bothering my back. He's done months of physical therapy since the surgery but he still is not able to apply pressure on his feet to stand. It's a bit frustrating but we'll get thru it!

So, today I wanted to get back to sharing something stamp related. I made this card right before we went back to PA for vacation. I used Vicki's stamp set Greeting Card Kids for this! I know she just love's this set!! :)

Greeting Card Kids Card:

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Sentiment from Amuse
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Real Red, River Rock, Old Olive, PTI White, Dashing DSP
Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, SU Eyelet Border Punch, Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, River Rock Grosgrain, Gold Brads, Glue Pen, Glitter, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for me today!
Back to watchin some football!

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

More Holiday Thank You's

2011-09-04T08:19:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Yesterday was a terrific day all ways around! Thank you for the birthday wishes!
I had a terrific birthday celebrating with my very good friends whom are like my family! They truely are the best! A Thank You to Deb & Ed for having us and making my day extra special! :)

Today, i'm off to meet with our friends, Pam & Micheal who have the llama farm here. I have a few boxes of craft show stuff to drop off and hopefully we can catch up on life! :)

I wanted to share with you a few more cards made with that SU Hello Doily background stamp. I just love it!

Holiday Thank You Cards:

Stamps: Hello Doily, Snow Swirled (set #108)
Ink: Pacific Point, Versamark
Cardstock: Pacific Point, GP White
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Basic Pearls, Scor Tape

Hope ya like!

Well, the sky is looking like it wants to drop some rain today so I may just go grab a few more Zzzzz's then get my day started!
Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!
~Wendy

Happy Birthday!

2011-09-03T00:38:00.002-04:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's a special day today....my birthday!
I don't have anything stamp related but wanted to share my birthday card that Vicki Burdick gave me before I left for vacation! Isn't it beautiful???

I love how she popped up the flowers on this and all that beautiful ribbon!
Thank you so much Vicki Burdick for this wonderful card and for thinking of me!

We have a party planned here at Deb & Ed's today. We are celebrating many occasions. Deb & Ed's 20th wedding anniversary, My birthday and Ed's birthday! I'm looking forward to a GREAT time with everyone! :)

That's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

September 1st....It's Calendar Time!

2011-09-01T04:00:00.002-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!
It's September 1st.....can you believe it????

Time is flying by so quickly! The kids in Joplin have returned to school a few weeks ago and the kids back in PA returned this past week. Hearing the buses running thru our old neighborhood brought back many memories for us this past week. It saddened me to realize all my kiddo's are grown up now. I spent many of years outside in all kinds of weather waiting on school buses with the kids. Happy days gone by....
So, since it's the first day of September i'm sharing my September 2011 Pure Innocence & Magnolia calendars!

The top one I made for Deb. And mine is the one below...

I'm excited for next month's calendars! They will be Halloween!! :) Being back in PA there has been the feeling of fall in the air! The weather here has been so nice and just a touch of crispness in the air. Another thing I miss about home!

So, Tuesday night we attended my oldest daughter's graduation. She attended YTI in Lancaster for Medical Billing & Coding. Here is a picture of Kirsten & I afterwards. I am very proud of her and this accomplishment!! :)

All I can say is.....I love being home & seeing my kids and friends! Makes my heart happy! :)

Well, that's all for me!
Thank you for stopping by & Happy September 1st!!!
~Wendy

Holiday Thank You Doily

2011-08-31T14:54:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
Today is a down day for us! Usually we are on the go so much when we return home but this time we did not plan too much and today we are just lounging around.

I wanted to share with you these awesome cards I made for my holiday craft show. I embossed them in white with the Hello, Doily stamp that SU brought out this year! I really love this!

The embossing really makes it pop and looks very real!

Holiday Thank You Cards:

Stamps: Hello, Doily, Sentiment from Stampendous
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Real Red, Neenah White
Accessories:
Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, Red Grosgrain, Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Basic Pearls, Scor Tape

Hope ya like!

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

Spooky Bats

2011-08-29T11:46:00.004-04:00

Hello & Happy Monday from PA!
Home Sweet Home!

Today i'm sharing with you an adorable glass vase with a Stampin Up Decor Elements sticker on it! I have never purchased a Decor Elements product before so I wasn't sure what I was getting into but my hubby use to have a decal vinyl cutter and placing the decals were pretty easy so I was hoping the Decor Elements would be too!
I had ordered the Spooky Bats Decor Elements sticker and thought to place it on a glass jar or vase so that I could put a candle inside it and light it for Halloween.
Here was the finished product and I LOVE IT!!

I know the one at night is pretty hard to see but it was the best I could do!

Spooky Halloween Vase:

Accessories: Spooky Bats Decor Elements, Glass Vase, SU Black Lace Trim, Glue Dots, Candle

Well, i'm off to do something fun!
Having a terrific time being home!

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

Our Creative Corner Challenge

2011-08-27T07:00:00.000-04:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
I'm back in PA spending some much needed time with friends & family!

Today is the Our Creative Corner Challenge and I am Guest Designing!! WooHoo!!

Vicki Burdick is the hostess this week over at the OCC and she threw out a Color Challenge today! Below are the colors and my sample....

I went with an old set but one that is not mine. Polar Bears from SU is such a cute set!!

Our Creative Corner Challenge Card:

Stamps: Polar Bears
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, PTI White
Accessories: Sizzix Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Circle & Lacey Circle Nestibilities, Baker's Twine, Silver Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Hope ya like!
Today my stamp girls back in PA are having a stamp party! I SO cannot wait!

That's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

just checking in

2011-08-26T09:16:00.001-04:00

hi friends!

just about in ohio and the weather has been nice!

having a good trip so far! i'm using shawn's a pad to type while we're traveling.

can't wait to get home 4 marcello's pizza tonight!!!

have a great day!!!

~wendy

PA or Bust

2011-08-26T03:00:00.000-04:00

Hello & Happy Friday!

By the time you read this I hope to be about half way back to Pennsylvania!
It's vacation time for us and it will be SO good to be back with our friends & family!
1098 longggg miles in the truck will take us about 17-18 hours with a few stops to the rest stops and to let Fluffy out but it's all worth it to go back! One of these days it will be for good! :)

So how ya like my card??
I found this Pennsylvania stamp on Ebay a few months back and couldn't turn it down. The little license plate came from a scrapbook store here in Joplin and it almost fit inside the state image on my stamp. I pulled the colors from the license plate.

Pennsylvania is where MY heart is!!!

See you all tomorrow!
Thanks again for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 337

2011-08-25T13:19:00.004-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Another busy day! I'm almost packed but Shawn is another story! He doesn't have 1 thing ready except for the truck! LOL

I got most of my work done so I wanted to go play alittle in my stamp room. I checked out today's Ways To Use It Challenge 337. It was themed "Recycling"! How easy was this challenge??
When we moved from PA to MO I had gone thru a bunch of Christmas cards that I had recieved and cut the fronts off to use for a quick card. To this day I have never used any of them so today was the day to dig them out and use one!

I cut this card front down to fit my card base. I pulled the colors from the image on my recycled card. The sentiment was also on the original card that I had to cut off and reuse.
I added some ribbon trimmed with gold and a few gold beads.
I love this!!!

Ways To Use It Challenge 337 Card:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Old Recycled Christmas Card
Accessories: Gold Beads, Gold Trimmed Ribbon, Scor Tape

Doesn't get much easier than that which is good on a day like today!
We are heading back to PA tonight for a much needed vacation but please continue to stop back for I have a few things lined up for the blog. I also hope to do some challenges from back home too! :)

Well, that's all from me for today!
See ya from PA tomorrow!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 347

2011-08-24T10:27:00.006-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great day so far!
I was up quite early because I have a boatload of stuff to do before vacation!
I told Shawn this morning....we have 1 more sleep till we leave and I don't even have my bag packed! Very unusual for me!

Anyways, i'm gonna get started as soon as I get the blog & Splitcoast updated.
Below is the sketch that Roxie gave us today & my sample.

Sketch Challenge 347 Card:

Stamps: Wonderful Words (set #107)
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Neenah White, My Mind's Eye DSP
Accessories: SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, Basic Pearls, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain, Scor Tape

Needed a quick Thank You and today's sketch was perfect for that!

Sorry to be so short today but there's lots to be done here!
I'll be back tomorrow!

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

Color Challenge 337

2011-08-23T05:00:00.002-04:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's time for another SCS Color Challenge! The colors today are:
Night of Navy
Real Red
Daffodil Delight

with the dessert option of back to school!

I had to think on this for a few and I went to my room and looked around at my stamps then I found the PERFECT stamp set, Golden Rule Days! It's an old SU set that I got when my kids were little to scrapbook with. I honestly don't think i've used it for scrapping at all! I pulled out my set, blew the dust off and got right to work!

Color Challenge 337 Card:

Stamps: Golden Rule Days (set #106)
Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Rectangle & Rectangle Scallop Nestibilties, Red Grosgrain, Kaiser Yellow Pearls, Scor Tape

I love how this card turned out. Sadly though, all 3 of my kids are now grown!

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

Nature's Silhouette

2011-08-22T21:18:00.006-04:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Today Kelsey asked me to make a gift bag for her boyfriend's birthday gift. His birthday was 2 weeks ago and she got him a gift to take back home with her and give him personally. He is a hunting & fishing kinda guy so I went with using a stamp set that he would like!

Kelsey picked out the paper and we went from there with the colors.

Stevie's Gift Bag:

Stamps: Nature's Silhouette (set # 105), Happy Birthday, unknown alphabet stamps
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Neenah White, unknown dsp
Accessories: EK Success Trees Border Punch, PTI Button & Twine, Stamp A Ma Jig, Scor Tape

She loved it when it was finished!
I'm anxious to hear how Stevie will like it!

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

In Memory of Will Norton

2011-08-20T11:52:00.009-04:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!!

Today is the Our Creative Corner Challenge. Vicki is our hostess and she threw at us a Sketch Challenge. Below is the sketch and my samples but before I get to that i'd like to explain the title of my blog post today.

Yesterday, as I watched the news it was brought up that a young man from here in Joplin was killed in the May 22nd tornado. He would have been 19 years old yesterday. As I watched this I got teary eyed and just felt like this young man had so much to offer the world! He was on his way home from his high school graduation when the tornado struck and took him. A life taken way too soon. I in no means knew this young man but his story was one that everyone around the country followed in the days after the tornado. So, as I made today's card I had Will Norton in mind. Happy Birthday, Will Norton!!

Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge:

Stamps: Extreme Guitar (set #104), A Little Somethin
Ink: Soft Suede, Night of Navy
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Neenah White, Basic Grey Granola DSP
Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Happy Birthday Embossing Folder, Soft Suede Grosgrain, Lg Star Punch, Silver Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Here is the news link on Will Norton if you'd like to check it out.

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

Free 4 All Challenge 78

2011-08-19T06:46:00.007-04:00

Hello & Happy TGIF!!!

Today's Free 4 All Challenge #78 was themed Embossing Central in which we were to use an embossing folder. Yesterday I was working on Holiday Thank You cards so I just kept with that theme and used SU's Petals A Plenty embossing folder and a cute little sentiment! It went together very quickly!! :)

Free 4 All #78 Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from Stampendous
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Neenah White
Accessories: SU Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, MS Tags, Cherry Cobbler Quilted Ribbon, Circle Nestibilities, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

This was a quick & easy card to make and the embossing folder packs such a punch!
Hope you like!

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

Ways To Use It Challenge 336

2011-08-18T08:59:00.004-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday, friends!

Up and at it bright & early again! No thanks though to the weather radio for going off at 4:30am for Severe Thunderstorms that were moving thru the area. I know I complain about that BUT thank God for weather radio's to notify you in a weather emergency! Living in PA this was never a huge deal but having moved here to the midwest....it's a whole new ballgame for us "east coasters"!

Anyways, I checked out the Ways To Use It Challenge and got right to work on it after Shawn left for work this morning. It took me 45 mins to make & upload my pictures and that's a huge deal for me! LOL Today's challenge was to use VersaMark on our cards/projects. My mind went right to this new SU background stamp called Hello, Doily! I have been wanting to use it and today's challenge gave me to kick start to do so!
I used the VersMark on my Tempt. Turq. and then heat embossed it with SU White Embossing Powder and as it was melting on the cardstock from the heat gun I was just amazed at how clear this stamp embosses! It's beautiful!! :)

Ways To Use It Challenge 336 Card:

Stamps: Hello, Doily (set #103), Sentiment from SU
Ink: Memento Black, VersaMark
Cardstock: Tempting Turq., PTI White
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilties, White Grosgrain, SU Basic Pearls, SU White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Scor Tape

I soooooooooo LOVE the turnout of this! Makes me happy I purchased this beautiful stamp because I can see a bunch more cards coming with this stamp! WooHoo!

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

Sketch Challenge 346

2011-08-17T02:33:00.006-04:00

Hello & Happy Wednesday!!

Hope your all having a great day so far!

Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS.
Below is the layout & my samples...

Love, love, love this sketch and my card because I love, love, love this stamp set! LOL
I know i'm just full of love today!
This set is called Beautiful Season and it's a newbie in the SU catty! It is also set #102 on my quest to see that all my stamp sets see ink in 2011.

Sketch Challenge 346 Card:

Stamps: Beautiful Season (set #102)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Neenah White
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Grosgrain Ribbon from stash, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

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

Color Challenge 336

2011-08-16T05:00:00.001-04:00

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS. The colors are:
Wisteria Wonder
Sahara Sand
Blushing Bride

Once again my mind went to something "wintery" and I grabbed Frosty off my shelf. He literally had dust on him! Frosty is probably one of the first Christmas stamp sets I purchased from SU back in 2001 and one that I don't think i'll ever part with! An oldie but a goodie!! :)
I have to say that I love him in these colors!! :)

Color Challenge 336 Card:

Stamp: Frosty (set #101)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride, Neenah White
Accessories: Rectangle & Rectangle Scallop Nestibilities, Seeing Spots Embossing Folder, White Grosgrain, Silver Beads, Scor Tape

So, what do you think??
Well, that's all for me today!
Thanks again for stopping by & have a great day!!
~Wendy

Holiday Woodcuts Gift Card

2011-08-15T21:28:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a great day!
I was in my stamp room most of day getting stuff wrapped up for the craft show. The craft show isn't until November but i'm taking the majority of the stuff back home when we go for vacation and dropping it off at the farm and then come November I will ship off my last package of goodies in time for the show. I normally work on Christmas all year round just to prepare for this. Today I made a gift card holder with an image I found in my box. I'm really trying to use up those images but I bet it'll take me 10 more years to do so! LOL The image on my card comes from an older set that I do not have called Holiday Woodcuts. I'm pretty sure I stamped this off years ago from Deb. :)

Gift cards are a big thing at the show and I also like to keep a bunch on hand for myself! Since all my kids are now grown they'd much rather have gift cards or money for Christmas and truthfully that makes it much easier for me!!!

Holiday Woodcuts Gift Card Holder:

Stamps: Holiday Woodcuts, Hero Arts, Amuse
Ink: Night of Navy
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, GP White, Four Seasons DSP
Accessories: MS Loopy Border Punch, Word Window & Modern Label, Circle & Scallop Circle Punches, Kaiser Blue Rhinestones, Jolee's Snowflakes w/Rhinestones, Blue Twill, Hot Glue, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Well, that's all for me today!
Off for a good night's sleep then more fun tomorrow!
Thanks for stopping by & have a good evening!
~Wendy

Our Creative Corner Challenge

2011-08-13T22:30:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Today Our Creative Corner Challenge hostess, Kristin, challenged us to use her picture as inspiration to make a card or project using fruit!
Below is her picture and then my samples....

I pulled out another old set from SU called Sweet Treats that I just can't seem to part with! Of course I pulled out the sundae stamp because of the scrumptious cherry that is on top! This is also my 100th set used in my quest to see that all my stamps see ink in 2011!! WooHoo!!
I probably have 100 more to go! LOL

Our Creative Corner Challenge Card:

Stamps: Sweet Treats (Set #100) Sentiment from A Word For You
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Neenah White, Love Me DSP
Accessories: SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, Ribbon, Silver Beads, Scor Tape

What do you think?
I like it!! Sure could go for a hot fudge sundae right about now! LOL

Well, that's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a good weekend!
~Wendy

Free 4 All Challenge #77

2011-08-12T19:46:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Friday!

Busy day here at the Aungst residence!

I had this idea in my mind all day for this card for today's Free 4 All Challenge 77 and once I was able to get to my stamp table I could not get it to go the way I had pictured it! Dawn was our hostess for today's challenge and she themed it "Frame It Up". Well, I wanted to frame up my image from this adorable Christmas set but I just could not get it to look right so I just mounted my Oval & Oval Scallop as you normally would and I popped it up on dimensionals.
Take a look...

My card was inspired by a friend of mine from back in good ole PA, LeAnne Pugliese. She had made a card with this same set & papers a few months back and I just fell in love with it! LeAnne's card can be seen here .

Free 4 All Challenge 77 Card:

Stamps: Welcome Christmas (set #99)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Neenah White, Elegant Eggplant DSP
Accessories: Oval & Scallop Oval Nestibilties, White sheer Ribbon from Hobby Lobby, Eggplant Grosgrain, SU Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

Well, that is all for me tonight!
Thanks again for stopping by & have a great weekend!
~Wendy

Christmas Stocking Gift Card Holder

2011-08-11T11:41:00.003-04:00

Hello again!

Yesterday, Vicki and I received our Stampin Up order! WooHoo!!
The new goodies in the Holiday Mini are awesome!
I had a chance to play with some of the new stuff!
The Stocking Die and the Frostwood Lodge DSP are fabulous!
This is what I made....

I really like this and plan to make more! You could really do many things with these like add some candy canes, gift cards, and of course money!
I added a Micheal's gift card that was a gift from last Christmas just for show. Even if your have a sewing machine you could make these stockings with material but I do not have one nor do I care to have one. Paper is my craft of choice! :)

Christmas Stocking:

Stamps: Hero Arts Sentiment
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Neenah White, Frostwood Lodge DSP
Accessories: SU Stocking Die, Circle & Lacey Circle Nestibilities, Eyelet, Silver Beads & Cord, Cherry Cobbler Polka Dot Scallop Grosgrain, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

That's all from me today!
Thanks again for stopping by!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 335

2011-08-11T08:59:00.005-04:00

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today is the Ways To Use It Challenge 335. Our hostess, Toni, challenged us to use an image that generated heat or a technique that used heat. Suddenly, it came to mind this awesome card that my friend back in PA had us make at our last stamp girls get together. I had to go get it and add a few things to it to make it work for today's challenge!
Since moving to Joplin within the last year I have noticed the sunsets are some of the prettiest i've ever seen and this card reflects that!

Everything was Deb's design and all I added was the gold dragonfly brad and the ribbon. I then added a sentiment to the inside and called it finished!

Such a pretty card but I don't think the picture is all that great! Kelsey has been using my camera and I think she has changed my settings! Kids!

Ways To Use It Challenge 335 Card:

Stamps: Great Impressions
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: So Saffron, Textured Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Circle Punch, Sponges, Gold Dragonfly Brad, Grosgrain Ribbon from stash, Scor Tape

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