Halloween Wreath

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Today my friend, Deb & I got together to make our Stampin Up Halloween Wreaths that we ordered last week. I also shared my Paper Pumpkin September Kit with her and we just had a great time talking & stamping! 

I don't have any pictures of Deb's wreath right now but I was able to get some pics of mine. It's kinda overcast this evening so not much sun to help brighten up my picture.

I love how it turned out! The kit itself is very easy to put together but that beaded spider was a bit tedious and nonetheless it is awesome when it's done!

On my flag banner I used the new Halloween Street stamp since I did not have the set they used in the catty. 

Well, that's all I have for today!

Tomorrow is another challenge from over at the Merry Monday gang. Hope you will stop back!

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

Halloween Tissues

Hello & Happy Thursday!

A rainy day here in PA today. Since Kelsey had planned to cook supper tonight, I knew I had the day to play in my stamp room and I knew exactly what I was going to make!

Last week on a quick trip to Walmart I found these cute soft tissue packs that are called Swankies and they were done in Halloween colors. Of course I walked away and I thought to myself....what could I do with them? Then I remembered seeing soft pack tissues decorated for different occasions or holidays so I turned around and picked up a bunch! I hope you like them....

I LOVE them! I tried to match up colors of papers to the colors on the Swankies. Then decorating them was just a blast! My kind of fun!

I used a variety of different papers, stamps & ribbon on these. I'm not going to type all that out but if you need to know please shoot me an email.


ETA: Directions for the Soft Pack Tissue Box:

Measure designer paper at 5 X 6 3/4
On long side score at 2,3,5 & 6
Short Side score at 1
Cut the 1 in side to make flaps then glue together.
Use 1 inch Circle Punch to make notch at top of box and decorate.
This is the link that I found the directions & a tutorial.

Soft Pack Tissue Box Tutorial
Thanks, LeAnne!

Hope that helps!

Well, that's all for me today!

Back to the stamp table to work on some more fun things!

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

Sketch Challenge 507

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Took me a while till I finally made my way to the stamp table today! I actually was waiting on the UPS Man to drop off my Stampin Up order. Now that it is safely in the house I moved forward on getting my card made for today's Sketch Challenge 507. 

Let's get started....

I wanted to use my new Halloween Street stamp that I have had for a few weeks so I flipped the sketch on it's side. The sentiment fit perfectly and what I love most of all about my card is the colors! Very Halloweeny!

Sketch Challenge 507 Card:

Stamps: Halloween Street

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Cardstock: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Motley Monsters DSP

Accessories: Tangerine/White Two Toned Twine, Yellow Pearls, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for today!

I've been busy, busy, busy working on getting prepared for 2 craft shows this year! I'm so excited but nervous too! Tomorrow is to be a rainy day so I know I will be getting inky and hopefully I will have something to share with you tomorrow! Stay tuned!

Thanks for popping in today & enjoy the rest of your day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 497

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I played along with the SCS Color Challenge 497. It's been quite some time since I joined along but when I seen the colors and looked at the stamp set laying on my table, I knew I wanted to play!

Here are the colors:

Very Vanilla, Hello Honey & Blackberry Bliss

Aren't they pretty fall colors??!!

I used a new stamp set that was in my recent Stampin Up! order called For All Things. I paired it with the Hardwood Background stamp that was on my table as well since I just used it with my Merry Monday card. I love the old fashioned look it gives to any project.

Hope you like!

Color Challenge 497 Card:

Stamps: For All Things, Hardwood

Ink: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Deco Labels, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Blackberry Bliss Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for today!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #127

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Today we have a new challenge over at Merry Monday! Kathy is out hostess this week so let's get to it!

This week we are playing Christmas Bingo! I got the row straight across the middle....Diecut, Ribbon or Twine and Kraft.

I just got this new Wonderous Wreath stamp set from Stampin Up! I just love all the things that I have been seeing with it and of course I just love my card with the Hardwood background and pretty green wreath! I added a little red bow since the challenge called for ribbon. Hope you like!

Merry Monday Challenge Week #127 Card:

Stamps: Wonderous Wreath

Ink: Crumb Cake/Kraft, Garden Green, Real Red

Cardstock: Crumb Cake/Kraft, Garden Green, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Wonderous Wreath Framelits, Real Red Stitched Ribbon, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono Adhesive

Hope you can stop by the Merry Monday blog to check out what the other ladies have created for this weeks Christmas Bingo Challenge. So many cute idea's!

Well, that's all for me today!

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

Hand Sanitizers

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I want to share a little something that I shared on Facebook a few weeks ago but never got around to sharing on here! My bad! So let's get to it!!

I had these Caribbean scented Bath & Body Works hand sanitizers on hand do I made some totes to put them in and I gave them to all the ladies that were in our group on our Bahamas trip! Everyone loved them!

Bahamas Hand Sanitizers:

Stamps: none, Sentiment computer generated

Ink: none

Cardstock: Crumb Cake/Kraft, Marine Mist, Neenah White, DSP from The Paper Studio

Accessories: Small, Large & Scallop Oval Punches, Marina Mist 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Liquid Multi Mono Adhesive

These are super adorbs, don't ya think?

Well, that's all for today!

Headed out to do some shopping with my parents today & grab some lunch!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #126

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone is well.

 It's been quite a few weeks since I last posted. During that time I was busy preparing for vacation, a party at my brother's for Labor Day and a wonderful trip to Freeport, Bahamas for my birthday! We had such a great time and it has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth! I almost hated to return home! We've been back now almost a week and it's so hard settling back into a normal routine but i'm slowly getting there!

So, this week over at the Merry Monday blog we have a new challenge for you! Karren is our hostess so let's get to it!

I picked this sentiment out of my box because I love the font and the added holly leaves. I stamped, colored and cut the sentiment out with the Oval Nestibilities and used my Gold Leaf Krylon Pen to put the gold edge on it. I tried to keep my card as simple & flat as possible to mail out later. I'm not sure if I will let the gold pearls on when it comes time to mail. My white panel is embossed with a holly embossing folder from The Paper Studio that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. The bow is Old Olive 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon. Hope you like!

Please stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the ladies have created this week! So many neat idea's for this week's challenge. Hope it will inspire you to play along!

Merry Monday #126 Card:

Stamps: Stampendous

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Neenah White, Old Olive, Real Red

Accessories: Oval Nestibilities, Hexagon Punch (flag ends), Holly EF from The Paper Studio, Krylon Gold Leaf Pen, Gold Pearls, 1/8 Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Here are some pictures from my trip....

This is a picture from the plane looking down at the ocean water. The turquoise color is the water. So pretty & crystal clear!

Shawn & I at the pool....

 

We stayed at the Memories Resort & Spa in Freeport, Bahamas. Absolutely beautiful place! :)

 

Shawn & I on our last day there. This was taken from our 4th floor balcony.

 

Paradise found!!! :)

 

Shawn's sister, Tracy, me & my oldest daughter, Kirsten :)

 

Kirsten & me :)

 

Well, that's all for today!

Time to get some housework done so I can get crafty the rest of the week! :)

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #123

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a fun weekend!

We spent Saturday night with our dear friends and ex-neighbors from Wrightsville. They came over for supper and watched the NASCAR race while flipping the channel back & forth to the Baltimore Ravens preseason game. We intended to have a firepit that night but since it rained all day Saturday, that plan went out the window. We had really good time hanging out with them again. It's been way tooo long!

Anyways, since it's Monday that means it's time for a new challenge from over at Merry Monday! Bonnie is our fantastic hostess this week and she is asking for wreaths on our cards. So let's get to it!

I just loved Bonnie's inspiration picture! I really wish I had a wreath as beautiful as that one but instead I have one almost as cute. This wreath is from a retired SU set called Welcome Christmas, which I thought was perfect for the challenge! I embossed my wreath in Winter White EP onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock so the image would pop off the page. I added some small rhinestone to the wreath image to give it some sparkle. I also added a Razzleberry bow. My card is very simple but also very mail friendly once it's time to address my envelope and mail it out! :)

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other ladies have created this week. Soooo many beautiful wreaths! 

Merry Monday Week #123 Card:

Stamps: Welcome Christmas

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Versamark

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Neenah White, Rich Razzleberry DSP

Accessories: Winter White EP, Rich Razzleberry Stitched Grosgrain, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Stamp A Ma Jig, 2 Sided Tape

We are getting closer & closer to Christmas so I hope you can find some time to play along with us! I'm so excited to see all the beautiful wreaths in our gallery this week!

Well, that's all for me today!

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

Halloween Cups

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Today i'm sharing some of those adorable little coffee cups that the world was introduced to last year! I still have a bunch in my stash so I thought why not get some decorated for the upcoming Halloween season. So here is what I worked on earlier this week....

I had the patterned paper leftover from last year and it is from Recollections at Michael's. The orange glitter paper is from Michael's as well and it is very messy! I had glitter from head to toe after punching out a few scallop circles. The stamp sets I used are Batty For You and That's The Ticket on the top. Love it and these cups! I filled them with some Hershey's Minatures Candy Bars. The Halloween candy is out in the stores already and that makes me smile! I love Trick or Treat Night!

Halloween Cups:

Stamps: Batty For You, That's the Ticket

Ink: Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Orange Glitter Paper, Patterned Paper-Michael's

Accessories: Scallop Circle & Circle Punches, Ticket Punch, Black Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Can you tell i'm excited for Halloween & Fall weather??!!

Well, that's all for today!

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

Covered Notepads

Hello & Happy Friday!!!

Lots of fun things are coming to life this week from off my stamp table! Feels great to be back at crafting a bit each day! Today I am sharing a few Covered Notepads that I made up. I did a bunch in the beginning of summer but they have since all sold and I try to keep some in my stash for when occasions arise that someone needs a few. 

I am trying really hard to use up ALL the designer paper I have. I have so much! These Covered Notepads use a nice size piece and then some on the notepad at the top. I love them all!! This last one with the striped Tangerine Tango was intended to be a Halloween one but my mind went off in a different direction when I went to decorate it. I have already done a few for Christmas since I am participating in a craft show at the famous John Wright in Wrightsville, PA. the Saturday after Thanksgiving for Small Business Saturday. I'm excited! I have been working hard to get prepared for Halloween & Christmas. I'm sure as the weeks go on and we get closer to the holidays that I will have more things to share with you so try to stop by everynow & then!

Well, more crafting is to be done today! The skies are looking pretty dreary here in PA today so I am going to head to my stamp table and get to it!

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

Happy 79th Birthday, Pops!

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Busy day ahead for me.....i'm working on making 2 pans of lasanga for tonights supper with the family! My Dad turns 79 today! That calls for a big celebration, wouldn't you say???!!!

Yesterday, I worked for several hours to make a really cool card for him. I always try to make something a bit different for him. Can ya tell i'm a Daddy's girl!!?? 

Anyways, I found the direction on the Splitcoaststampers page under Tutorials. These are called Card in a Box....

I think he's really going to like it!

Here's to many more birthdays, Dad!!!

Card in A Box:

Stamps: Chalk Talk, Yipppeee Skippee, Sketched Birthday, Just Sayin'

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana

Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Window Sheet, Very Vanilla, Retro Fresh DSP

Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Just Sayin' Framelits, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die (numbers), Scallop Circle & Circle Punches, Sm Oval Punch, Owl Punch (feet), Clothespin, Coastal Cabana Twine, Tangerine Tango Ribbon & Button, Wire, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Surprisingly, this card came together quite easy and I just love the finished product. Nice thing too, is that when it folds up it fits into a regular Medium Envelope!

Well, I better get back to work!

Lasanga is callin my name!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #122

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! 

So, last week was my turn to hostess the Merry Monday Challenge. If you played along, Thank You! We had sooo many gorgeous cards in the gallery that I had one tough time picking a winner. In my eyes they were all winners but we all know that we have to pick one. I chose a card from Brian King. It was the most beautiful card from the rich colors of the gorgeous greens & pinecones and the plaid ribbon! Stunning!

Anyways, this week we have a new challenge over at Merry Monday! Sue is our hostess, so let's get to it!

I really like these colors for a Christmas card! I kept my card simple this week. My cardbase and first layer are Basic Black and embossed with the Snow Burst Embossing Folder. I added my banner across the top with silver cord. My little banners are silver & gold foil paper and I added punched stars to them. Once I got my Merry diecut attached I threw on some gold sequins and called it done. I'm loving it and hope you do too!

Merry Monday Challenge Week #122 Card:

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Cardstock: Basic Black, Silver & Gold Foil Paper

Accessories: Silver Cord, Gold Sequins, Banner Punch, Merry Mini Punch Pack (star), Snow Burst EF, Expressions Thinlits, Glue Dots, 2 Sided Tape, Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other Merry Makers have created this week. So many pretty idea's! 

Well, that's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #121

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

This week it is my turn to hostess the Merry Monday Challenge and i'm so excited so let's get to it!

I pulled out my Autumn Days stamp set just to use the pretty greens & pinecone image it in. I really don't have much that has pinecones in but I loved this inspiration picture when I saw it. The plaid ribbon is what really caught my eye!

I hope you will take some time to stop by the Merry Monday blog this week to see all the beautiful creations the ladies have created this week! I love it! I also hope you will play along with us! Christmas isn't that far off!!

Merry Monday Card:

Stamps: Autumn Days, Four the Holidays, inside sentiment is DRS Designs

Ink: Garden Green & Chocolate Chip SU Markers, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Neenah White, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green DSP

Accessories: MS Branch Punch, Square & Scallop Square Nesties, Plaid Ribbon, Glue Dot, 2 Sided Tape

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

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week # 120

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice restful weekend!

Today we are back on track for the Merry Monday Challenge. Nina is our hostess and has a fabulous challenge for us to help get those Christmas cards made! Let's get to it!

I looked thru my box that I keep stamped images in and found this pretty image already stamped, all I had to do was color it! I loved this set when it was out a few years back but it sure is a lot of coloring!

I kept my card very CAS this week and left the focus directly on the colored image which has the sled and ski's in it. The sentiments on the card, inside & out are from the same set. 

Merry Monday Week #120 Card:

Stamps: Home for Christmas

Ink: Memento Ink, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Neenah White, Garden Green, Real Red

Accessories: Snow Burst EF, White Pearls, 2 Sided Tape

We hope you'll stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other's have created this week & play along! The ladies have really outdone themselves with many different idea's!

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