Holiday Card w/ Combined Challenges

Hello Again!

Yippeee, I made my way downstairs to stamp a quick card this afternoon! It was either that or a nap! LOL Today is rather gray and dreary here as rain is coming for tomorrow. Hey, i'll take rain anyday over snow!

So, I did get a card made for yesterday's SCS Color Challenge 561 but I also combined it with today's SCS Sketch Challenge 571. Nothing like killing 2 birds with one stone...so to speak!

Here is the colors & the sketch...

Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana & Bermuda Bay

with a dessert option of anything goes!

My card uses the Holiday Frame from Simon Says Stamp. I treated myself to this last year after all my shows were over and I only used it once!!!! How terrible!!

It is a fun flat card for Christmas and these colors give it such a warm tropical feel...

Color Challenge 561 and Sketch Challenge 571 Card:

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate & Neenah White

Accessories: Simon Says Stamp Holiday Frame, Falling Snow EF, Rhinestone, 2 Way Glue Pen

That is all I have for today!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the rest of your day!

Happy Holidays!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 557

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS and with these colors I just had to play along!

The colors are:

Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler & Soft Sky

with a dessert option of fussy cutting...

I passed on dessert today..

After seeing these colors my mind went right to the Reason for the Season & Festive Flower Builder Punch in the Holiday Mini! I LOVE the finished card!!! I am in the process of making a pack for my upcoming show!

Isn't it pretty? That flower is awesome!

Color Challenge 557 Card:

Stamps: Reason for the Season, Snow Flurries (retired)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Basic Black Archival

Cardstock: Neenah White, Soft Sky, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Festive Flower Builder Punch, White Pearl, Tombow Liquid Glue

That's all for today!

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

Color Challenge 556

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

What a rainy, dreary day here in PA and with this cough...it's definitely a PJ day for me!

I really hope this cough soon leaves me! I am really bothered with this hack constantly. Shawn told me to hit the Yukon Jack bottle but with taking pain meds, I don't think that's a good thing.

So, I popped downstairs this afternoon to get working on my Inventory Paper for my craft show. I first checked out today's Color Challenge from over at SCS and soon realized that I was chosen as the favorite last week from my friend, Mary Martinez!

This is the card she chose:

Thank you, Mary! Made my day!

So, I played along quickly with today's Color Challenge 556.

Here are the colors:

Tempting Turquoise, Real Red & Primrose Petals

with a dessert option of using a tag on our cards..

I passed on dessert....

I pulled out a Penny Black snowman stamp called Warm & Cold that is a very loved stamp in my collection. I think I am going to make a card set for my shows with this card since I love it!

What do you think?

Color Challenge 556 Card:

Stamps: Warm & Cold Snowman from Penny Black, Good Greetings sentiment

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Neenah White, Primrose Petals

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

Quick, fun & cute, don't ya think?

Ok, now back to the Inventory Paper!

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 555

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day and here are the colors:

Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry & Old Olive

with a dessert option of making a Thank You or Thanksgiving Card

I used my Lighthearted Leaves again. Love the saying!

This will be used for Thanksgiving.

I stamped my leaf in Soft Suede ink, cut it out with the Leaflet Framelits. I popped it up and added an Old Olive Twine bow. I added 3 small Vanilla Pearls and called this done. Easy & very simple!

Color Challenge 555 Card:

Stamps: Lighthearted Leaves

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Leaflets Framelits, Old Olive Twine, Small Vanilla Pearls, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 554

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

I'm a day late on my Color Challenge card. I actually had it made but never got around to posting it. So today i'm catching up!

Here are the colors this week:

Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow & Baja Breeze

w dessert option of using patterned paper or DSP

I used the colors for a pack of cards for an order. A simple pack of Birthday cards. I kept these flat for easy mailing.

These are very pretty colors together!

Color Challenge 554 Card:

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Wetlands sentiment

Ink: Mossy Meadow, SU Markers- Mossy Meadow & Baja Breeze

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Mossy Meadow Thick Twine, Glue Dot, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for now!

I'm working on my Sketch Challenge card for today so that will be coming up on the blog shortly! Hope you will stop back!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 553

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I'm feeling much better today so it's time to hit the craft table and get caught up on what I have left go for the last week!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS and I always try to play along.

Here are the colors this week:

Elegant Eggplant, Calypso Coral, Old Olive & Bermuda Bay

with the dessert option of using rhinestones or pearls.

I can usually handle 3 colors but when there are 4 or more that usually throws me off.

Today I had to think about this for awhile. I decided to go with flowers since there was a green in the mix. I also went with my funky angled panel just for some interest. I added a Bermuda Bay Thick Twine bow with a glue dot and added small white pearls on the flowers. I'm not real sure on it and hopefully it will grow on me. 

What do you think?

Color Challenge 553 Card:

Stamps: Close As A Memory

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, SU Markers- Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Accessories: Bermuda Bay Thick Twine, Glue Dot, Small White Pearls, 2 Sided Tape

That's all I have for today!

My hubby made me a cubby holder for my craft show coming in November. He did an amazing job with it!! Today I am going to package up some items and start filling it up! I will share a picture in due time.

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

Color Challenge 552

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

So sorry about no update yesterday! 

The chimney repair man came yesterday, which I was totally not expecting until today and he found a few issues with it so I never made it down to my stamp table to play along. Plus I was trying to keep Gigi & Bailee at bay since they seen him working outfront and kept barking at him. Today the man came and worked till early afternoon so I had a chance to get downstairs and craft! It was the first I stamped since last Friday!

Here are this week's pretty colors!

Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party & Sahara Sand

with the dessert option of adding our favorite embellishment

The UPS man just came yesterday afternoon and delivered a box of goodies I needed to keep up with my Christmas crafting! In the box was this hostess set called Best Thoughts. I made this card with a friend in mind who had brain surgery this morning. As soon as I get her mailing address, this will go out in the mail to her.

I used Pistachio Pudding Thick Twine & Rhinestones on my card as the twine & rhinestones are my favorite embellishments! I colored my image with Copic Markers.

Color Challenge 552 Card:

Stamps: Best Thoughts

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Whisper White

Accessories: Pistachio Pudding Thick Twine, Rhinestones, Tombow Liquid

Well, that's all for now!

I'll be back later this evening with my card for today's Sketch Challenge! At this time I almost have it completed! 

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

Color Challenge 551

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Another busy day but took time out to play along with today's Color Challenge from over at SCS.

Here are this week's colors:

Blushing Bride, So Saffron & Pear Pizzazz

with a dessert option of Saying Goodbye to Summer with using Florals

I pulled out my Painted Petals set, one that I love for all the pretty flowers in it! I went with a Sympathy card since they seem to get picked off my card rack faster than any other occasion. I loved today's colors and my pretty simple straight forward card.

Color Challenge 551 Card:

Stamps: Painted Petals, Simply Sketched (sentiment)

Ink: So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Basic Black Archival Pad

Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories: Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Stamp A Ma Jig, Blushing Bride Chevron & Stitched Ribbons, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 550

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS. I had a few other things on my table that needed my attention before I got to play along so that's the reason for the late update.

Here are the colors:

Dessert option was to make a sky on your card.

These colors are very pretty together but remind of spring time. 

I passed on dessert and went with a beautiful butterfly instead.

Just as I was headed downstairs to play along today, my dear customer Audrey called me. She needed more cards! She asked for a pack with butterflies on...no sentiment inside or out. So I used today's colors for her order! I like them and hope she will too!

Color Challenge 550 Card:

Stamps: none

Ink; none

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Soft Sky & Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Elegant Dots EF, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Soft Sky 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Small White Pearls, Tombow Liquid Multipurpose Glue, 2 Sided Tape

Another rainy day on tap here in PA. I think we under the gun for rain for the next 4-5 days! Kelsey is here visiting for a few days so it's going to be a miserable few days with this weather. I will take it though, we need the rain!

Well, that's all I have for today!

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

Color Challenge 549

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day and today Mary has a lovely group of colors for us!

Here are the colors:

Whisper White, Silver & Lost Lagoon

w/ dessert option of making a Christmas card

Easy Peasy! I actually made a package of 5 again for the craft show!

I was a little late getting started since I had Halloween stuff on my table that needed to be finished then it was off to make my Christmas card. I really like how soft these colors are! I had a hard time debating whether I wanted to add ribbon or twine to this but lastly decided that it did not need anything but some sparkly rhinestones!

Hope you like!

Color Challenge 549 Card:

Stamps: Endless Wishes

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Neenah White, Silver Foil Paper, All Is Calm DSP

Accessories: Expressions Thinlits Die, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Rhinestones, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great last day of summer!

See you tomorrow!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 548

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS.

Here are the colors:

Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry & Cherry Cobbler

with a dessert option of using leaves

Yes, I went for dessert today! LOL I adore these Fall colors so I immediately pulled out my Autumn Accents Bigz Die and Woodgrain Embossing Folder and got to work. And of course you know by now that I love the tilted panels on a card! I stamped my sentiment in Pumpkin Pie and added some small pumpkin/orange colored rhinestones then added my leaves that I sponged with coordinating ink. I tied them together with some Crushed Curry Baker's Twine and adhered to my card. Hope you like!

Color Challenge 548 Card:

Stamps: sentiment from Impression Obsession

Ink: Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Woodgrain EF, Crushed Curry Twine, Rhinestones, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for me today!

Time to go get my supper started!

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

Color Challenge 547

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend!

 I had my Branch Block on Friday. I was told to leave and go home & do the things that make my back hurt. So I hit up Sam's Club, Target, Giant and the local orchard to grocery shop. I walked for a few hours which eventually my pain came back when the numbing medicine wore off. I had to document every hour where my pain level was. I did great the first 3-4 hours and after that my pain slowly came back. The doctors office called and asked for the results and said today I would hear back as to what the doctor decides. It will either be the nerve burning or surgery. I have been in pain all weekend since the Branch Block. I guess all the needles just got everything agitated. Even today I am still hurting and not feeling like myself. Might just be nerves. Anyways, I decided to get back in the groove of things and get back to crafting. Shawn went back to work today so I figured I needed to push myself to try and get back to normal. He took great care of me all weekend. I don't know what i'd do without him!

So this afternoon I hit up the stamp table just to quickly make an engagement card for an order. I used today's Color Challenge from over at SCS. Here are the colors:

Tempting Turquoise, Pink Pirouette & Blackberry Bliss
with a dessert option of using layers on your card.

Everything on my card is pretty much Blackberry Bliss & Pink Pirouette with a pop of Turquoise on it with my little bow. I used 1 inch pieces of Blackberry Bliss & Pink Pirouette to my the striped panel, Added the doily with my hearts, sentiment, pearl brad & the bow. I also qualify for dessert with 4 layers!


Color Challenge 547 Card:

Stamps: Love & Laughter
Ink: Blackberry Bliss
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories: Heart Nestibilities, Doily, Pearl Brad, Hexagon Punch (flag ends), Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dot, Tombow Liquid Multipurpose Glue

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

Color Challenge 546

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

A late update this evening! I ended up getting out of bed late this morning then playing phone tag with the doctor's office on our health insurance which starts today!!! Yippee! Then some good news! My Branch Block has been pushed up to this Friday and the Radiofrequency Ablation Surgery will be next Thursday! I will be SO glad to give this ablation or nerve burning another shot! 

So, after all that I made my way downstairs to play along with today's Color Challenge 546!

These colors reminded me of Halloween!

Here are the colors:

Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Cucumber & Tangelo Twist

w/ a desert option of using black & white

My first Halloween card of the year, and a cute one too!

Color Challenge #546 Card:

Stamps: Fangtastic

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Tangelo Twist, Crushed Cucumber, Whisper White

Accessories: MS Spider Web Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, SU Spider Web EF, Basic Black Chevron Ribbon, Rich Razzleberry Stitched Ribbon, Black Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for today!

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

Color Challenge 545

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Storms rolled thru last evening and what a gorgeous day we are having today! I think the next 4 days are to be exceptional! I'll take it!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS. Here are the colors & my card.

Gold & Very Vanilla with a dessert option of using butterflies.

I have been working on some Christmas cards the last few days and when I seen the challenge today my mind went directly to this stamp set from last year, Gentle Peace. It is a wonderful set! I embossed all my images in Gold Embossing Powder on Very Vanilla cardstock.

After I completed the first card I just decided to make a pack of 5 for my craft show. I am trying really hard to keep my cards flat for easy mailing. I lost out on a few sales last year at the show because my cards would have required extra postage. Lesson learned!

Once my image was embossed, I left it cool then hand cut it out. I added 2 dimensionals to it so I could add my Very Vanilla Thick Twine under it. It is still mail friendly! :)

Color Challenge #545 Card:

Stamps: Gentle Peace

Ink: Versamark

Cardstock: Very Vanilla

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch (flag ends), Very Vanilla Thick Twine w/ Gold, 2 Sided Tape

That is all for today!

BTW, I did not make my Black Raspberry Jelly yesterday. It was just too hot! 

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