Showing posts with label Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge. Show all posts

Friday, February 17, 2023

Coffee & A Mystery Card

Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!

Yesterday afternoon I took part in a Facebook Live to create A Coffee & A Mystery Card with Kitchen Table Stamper. I usually just watch but yesterday my hubby came home from work around noon and went to bed. More about that at the bottom. Marisa from Kitchen Table Stamper posts on Wednesdays what supplies and measurements we need to play along as she gives us clues. I hurried and got my supplies cut, scored and ready to make a card while she was Live. So while she was giving us clues, I got Clue #6 finished and my phone rang. It was Audrey so I immediately took the call. Once we were done chatting the Facebook Live was over so I had to go back to see what the last several clues were to finish up my card. It was an Accordion Fun Fold card and while I had no clue what it was when we were getting our supplies ready I was surprised with the outcome!

Here is the Clue # 1 and what we needed to play along...


And my card sample...




It was a bit tricky to get a good picture of it but I was definitely happy with the outcome!
The bottom picture shows what it's like when it lays wide open.

Card Details:

Stamps: Very Best Occasion
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Favored Flowers DSP (SAB 23)
Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits, In Color Dots, Fresh Freesia Ribbon, Simply Scoring Tool, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Favored Flowers DSP is a SaleABRation offering going on now. I only recently got this paper and wasn't very keen on the dark images but decided to give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised by the finished product and while I do not have the bundle that goes with this paper I decided to fussy cut a flower from the paper to place on my card.

Marisa's card was super cute when she showed us hers!
She did it with the Taco Fiesta set! Her coloring was spot on and might I add that it was bright & colorful! So yesterday, this girl learned another fun fold and just loved it!


So about my hubby....He has Restless Leg Syndrome and has had it for many, many years.
Wednesday Night his legs did not calm down at all for him to sleep. He had his medicine in plenty of time before going to bed but it did nothing. He was up all night without a wink of sleep. Got dressed and went to work on Thursday but by noon time he could barely keep his eyes open (plus add in that it was dreary and raining). He came home, grabbed a sandwich and took his leg medicine and went to bed. It was actually a great day for sleeping since it was raining. I hope today he is feeling refreshed and ready to tackle whatever comes his way! His Restless Leg is to the point that it is really bad and he's on a medicine that is the highest dose (Mirapex). Then add Gabapentin with it and it still did not work. Sadly, Kelsey has inherited this, too. She says she would not wish it on her worst enemy. It's horrible.
Shawn applied to be seen at John Hopkins in Baltimore but he got word back that they are not taking any new patients. Not sure what the next step will be. Most regular family doctors are not sure how to treat it and there are millions of people out there that have this. 

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My thoughts today...


Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!
~Wendy




Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Christmas Season & Christmas to Remember

 Good Morning & Happy Wednesday!

I hope your week is going well!
I got Halloween packed up and returned back down to the basement yesterday.
And I got my Thanksgiving stuff out and all in it's place.
Phew, so glad that is done because my back isn't happy!

Today I plan to get back to my stamp table and get some cards made since I have a card order waiting on me.

Before I get started on that I want share a card I made 2 weeks ago for a Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge over at the Kitchen Table Stamper Craft Social. I love her challenges and when I have time I play along!

Here is what we needed to do the challenge...


And my cards....



This was so much fun and I always love a fun fold!

Card Details:

Stamps: Christmas Season, Christmas to Remember
Ink: Evening Evergreen, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Real Red
Cardstock: Evening Evergreen, Basic White, Gold Foil, Vellum, Painted Christmas DSP
Accessories: Seasonal Layers Dies, Spig Punch (retired), Festive Pearls, Gold Cord, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue


I love this suite of products....it's my favorite for Christmas!

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My thoughts today...


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







 

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Best Butterflies

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Last week I played along with another Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge on Facebook.

This is what we needed...


Since the challenge called for 2 cards, here are mine...




Card Details:

Stamps: Best Butterflies
Ink: Calypso Coral
Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Parakeet Party, Calypso Coral, Basic White, Butterfly Kisses DSP
Accessories: Build A Butterfly Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits, White Glittered Ribbon, Fresh Freesia In Color Jewels (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue


Such fun colors and pretty paper but those butterflies steal the show on these!
Love them!

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Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy








Saturday, March 26, 2022

Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!
I have a few errands to run this morning then i'm planning on doing so stamping this afternoon. We are in for a chilly/cold weekend here in PA with the chance of some wet snow flurries. That doesn't sound very springy does it? I am going to take advantage of it and do some creating.

Yesterday I watched another Facebook Live with Marisa from Kitchen Table Stamper and played along with the Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge. It was to create a Gift Card Holder.
Here are the things we needed to make the challenge...


Here is my Gift Card Holder...



A friend of mine is having a birthday in April and I thought the Pansy Patch bundle was perfect for creating a springy birthday card! I will add a Panera Gift Card once it gets closer to her special day!

Card Details:

Stamps: Pansy Patch
Ink: Bumble Bee, Fresh Freesia
Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP
Accessories: Pansy Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies, White Glittered Ribbon, Iridescent Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm not crazy on Pansies but I really love this suite of products!
It makes the prettiest cards! I am thrilled that this bundle has carried over into the NEW Stampin Up! catalog that will be coming in May but sadly the DSP won't carry with it. I made sure to order myself another pack as the one I have now is almost gone.

I'm not sure why when Stampin Up! brings out a new suite of products that have Designer Series Papers to coordinate with it and it ends up carrying over into a new catalog that the DSP doesn't carry over with it? I wish they would start to reconsider this option in the future.

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My thoughts today...


Amen!

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




Sunday, March 13, 2022

Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge

 Hello & Happy Sunday!

What a difference today is compared to yesterday.
Lots of blue skies and its a bit warmer too!
We got about 4 inches of snow which lasted all day.
It's melting nicely today and the rest of this coming week it is to be in the 50's & 60's which will melt this snow until it's gone! 
I hope this was our last snowfall as i'm ready for spring & flowers!

Today I have a set of cards to share that I made for another one of Kitchen Table Stampers Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge. I love her style of stamping and the challenges that she does with her followers. This is the list of things we needed for Thursday's Challenge...


I pulled out my Hand Penned stamp set and Hand Penned DSP and got my card started.
I need a pack of Thinking of You cards for my card lady so I decided to use this challenge to make that set.






I love those challenges and will try to play along when I can.
It definitely helps me to get out of my comfort zone and use colors I normally would not use.

Card Details:

Stamps: Hand Penned, Special Moments (SAB 22)
Ink: Mint Macaron, Cinnamon Cider, Memento Black, Stampin Blends- Mint Macaron, Pool Party & Cinnamon Cider
Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Basic White, Cinnamon Cider, Hand Penned DSP
Accessories: Hippo & Friends Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Penned Flowers Dies, Blending Brushes, Mint Macaron Shimmer Ribbon (retired), Wink of Stella, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...


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