Strawberry Slush Valentine

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I have a quick Valentine's card to share with you!

The card looks like a normal card on the outside but the inside I used the Blending Brushes to decorate for a different look...

Card Details:

Stamps: Endless Love, Forever Lovely (retired sentiment on front), Penny Black (sentiment inside)

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Thick Basic White, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Endless Love Dies, Classic Label Punch (retired), Strawberry Slush Ribbon, Strawberry Slush In Color Pearls, Blending Brushes, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I made a template with some Thick Basic White cardstock using the large heart die from the Endless Love dies and I used that as a stencil for the inside. I used Strawberry Slush ink and brushed on the ink with a Blending Brush, then I stamped my images inside of the heart while the stencil was still attached. It really gives it a different look and also gave me a chance to break out my Blending Brushes since I don't seem to use them very often. 

So much fun!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Hugs For Love Valentines Day Card

Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you had a nice weekend! They seem to fly by in my opinion.

Today I am sharing a Valentines Day card that that I made with some fun papers from my stash. I'm not sure who the maker of the paper is or where I even picked it up at.

I paired it with the Hugs For Love bundle from last year.

Card Details:

Stamps: Hugs For Love (retired 2025), unknown inside sentiment

Ink: Poppy Parade, Soft Sky (retired)

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Basic White, Penny Black Hearts Embossed Cardstock, unknown Patterned Paper

Accessories: To The Point Punch, Stylish Shapes Dies, Soft Sky Ribbon (retired), Dear Dots (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This was a fun one to create and it made me dig into my stash to find all that Soft Sky stuff. LOL I loved every minute of it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great week ahead!

~Wendy

Penny Black

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

I have a quick post for you today sharing a card made with a very well loved Penny Black stamp. This pretty flower stamp has been sitting on my stamp table for atleast a month and on a whim last week I grabbed it and inked it up with some Timid Tiger ink. I stamped it once and then stamped it again without inking it up. I love the look!

The inside says Thinking of You! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Penny Black (coneflower), Stampendous (Keep in Touch)

Ink: Timid Tiger (NEW In Color)

Cardstock: Timid Tiger (NEW In Color), Basic White, Timid Tiger DSP (NEW In Color)

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies, Timid Tiger Ribbon (NEW In Color), Brushed Brass Butterfly, Glue Dots, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This card really showcases some of those new Textured Notes Dies which are pretty amazing! Each die has a different diecut design. I just love this card!

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My thoughts today...

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

Penny Black Easter Bonnet

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I have something a little bit different from my normal Stampin Up things. I was going thru my Easter drawer and found this adorable stamp from Penny Black and was inspired to ink it up and color it. I really was not expecting to make a card with it but I did! I have had this stamp for many years and i'm not even sure if Penny Black is still in business. I have a slew of their stamps that I always forget I have because I keep them separate from my Stampin Up stamps. They are tucked away in an iris cart which I hardly ever look thru which is a shame because they are just so cute!

Card Details:

Stamps: Penny Black-Easter Bonnet, Heartfelt Hello's (SAB 24)

Ink: Memento Black, Granny Apple Green, Stampin Blends-Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Daffodil Delight DSP (retired), Granny Apple Green DSP (retired), Pumpkin Pie DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Pumpkin Pie Enamel Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

All my Easter cards have been addressed and put out for the mail. I hope they are not too delayed and get to their destinations on time!

We are in for a rainy day today and I always say....it's a great day if your a duck!

I am making stuffed peppers for supper this evening which will help heat up the kitchen. It's been so cool & damp the last week or so. I'm hoping our weather soon improves to get out and walk in the evenings now that we have longer daylight! 

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My thoughts today...

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

Thinking of You

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Can you believe that today is the last day of February!

Each day we get one day closer to spring and that makes me happy!! 

Today I am sharing another card made for a card order.

I pulled out one of my favorite Penny Black stamps!

I decided to go with Perfect Plum and Pear Pizzazz inks just so I could use this Perfect Plum Ribbon that has been in my stash. I don't think I ever used it! LOL

My embossed panel is SU's Elegant Dots EF and my sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp that has never seen ink! All in all I am very happy with this card!

Thinking of You Card:

Stamps: Penny Black (flower), Hero Arts (sentiment)

Ink: Perfect Plum, Perfect Plum & Pear Pizzazz SU Markers

Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Accessories: SU Elegant Dots EF, Perfect Plum Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Do you like it?

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My thoughts today....

Yea, story of my life!

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & as always....have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Celebrate the Wonder

Hello & Happy Friday!

So happy the weekend is here but it's not going to make much of a difference as I am swamped with work that I really would like to wrap up by Wednesday next week. Once that's all done I can get my Christmas cards addressed and sent on their merry way so that I can concentrate on finishing up my shopping! 'Tis the season, right?

Today I have a cute penguin card to share that I made with that adorable Whipper Snapper guy. He's so much fun to color and then I add Clear Wink of Stella to the white of his hat for some sparkle. This guy has been in my stamp collection for along time and he's very loved!

I used my funky tilted panel on this card along with some retired Winter's Frost DSP.

Celebrate the Wonder Card:

Stamps: Whipper Snapper, Penny Black sentiment

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers, Island Indigo

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Winter's Frost DSP

Accessories: Circle Punch, Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Island Indigo Ribbon, Clear Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I made a pack of these and sent them to the craft show.

People love the penguin cards!

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My thoughts of this Friday.....

 Are you on the Naughty List?

Well, that's all for me today!

Gotta crack the whip!

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

Merry Monday Challenge 195

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

It has been quite busy around the Aungst Pad and hopefully things will be calming down now!

Today over at Merry Monday we have a new challenge for you!

Nina is our hostess so let's get to it!

This week we are all about buttons!!!

I pulled out a retired stamp called Bold Snowflake for this challenge and added a small button to the center of the snowflake. This was a quick & easy card with my tilted panel.

I hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the ladies created this week! So many cool button idea's! Hope you will play along with us this week!! 

Merry Monday Challenge Card:

Stamps: Bold Snowflake, Sentiment from Penny Black

Ink: Cool Caribbean, Basic Black Archival

Cardstock: Whisper White, Cool Caribbean

Accessories: Blossom Punch, Button, White Twine, Dimensional, 2 Sided Tape

That's all I have for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Is BACK!

Hello & Happy Monday!

Merry Monday is back from our holiday break and we have a great challenge for you this week!

Let's get to it!

I absolutely love the crispness of a total white card but they sure are hard to photograph! This is the best I could get. I just got this Spiral Wreath Die from Penny Black yesterday at a local stamp store, I was so excited to find it there since it has been on my wish list for awhile. I left my square 5 X 5 card without a sentiment because I wanted my wreath to shine. It is popped up on some very small pop dots that were in my stash and they were perfect for this.To finish it up I added a clear rhinestone for a bit of sparkle. It's very pretty in real life!

Merry Monday Challenge #186:

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Cardstock: Whisper White

Accessories: Snow Falling EF, Penny Black Spiral Wreath Die, Rhinestones, Pop Dots, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see the beautiful creations of my teammates and play along with us this week! It's time to get started on those Christmas cards for this year!

Well, that's all for me today!

Thanks so much 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

Merry Monday Challenge #157

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! The weather here has been absolutely gorgeous and it looks to stay this way for most of the upcoming week!

Friday morning I went and had my procedure done for the sciatic pain. All went well and I came home and slept most of the day away! Saturday I woke up with a bit less pain. I am keeping ice packs on my back and have been taking it easy since. Still keeping my fingers crossed for that pain to completely disappear soon but I will be having another injection in a few weeks for the arthritis in my Facet Joints. I hope to feel like a million bucks after that! :)

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

My card was made in quite a rush yesterday! My oldest daughter will be moving into the basement this coming week. They will be here for 6 weeks while they wait for settlement on their new house. She will be coming here with her boyfriend, Brad, and their 2 Jack Russell's (Shady & Rosco). So, while they work during the week, the 2 doggies will be crated downstairs and that is where my stamp room is. Yesterday, my dear sweet hubby brought a boat load of my stamp stuff upstairs to Kelsey's room and set up shop for me for the next few weeks until I get the basement back. It's a bit cramped with Kelsey's bed still in there but it's do-able for now. As I was setting up the room, I found this embossed piece of Cool Caribbean cardstock that had been heat embossed with a snowflake stamp from the Peddler's Pack. I added it to a layer of embossed snowflakes and attached that to a Cool Caribbean cardbase. Then I just grabbed a sentiment, cut it out with Circle Nestibilities and sponged it while still in the die. Added a button with white baker's twine and 2 clear rhinestones and called it done. 

I was able to snap my picture with natural daylight for a change!! That makes me happy! LOL

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other ladies have created this week! Lots of inspiration!

Merry Monday Challenge #157 Card:

Stamps: Snowflakes- Peddler's Pack, Sentiment from Penny Black

Ink: Versamark, Winter White EP. Memento Black

Cardstock: Cool Caribbean, Whisper White

Accessories: Snow Burst EF, Heat Gun, Circle & Labels 3 Nestibilities, Button, White Baker's Twine, Sponge, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Well, that's all for today!

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

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #75

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's time for another awesome challenge from Lesley this week. I don't know about all of you but I have really been enjoying the new challenges she's been giving us! I hope your all getting your Christmas cards made!

Here we go....

I had this cute little snowman stamp sitting out on my desk so I just grabbed it and started coloring him to match the colors. I love these colors for Christmas! I added my Champagne Glimmer Paper under my snowman image for a bit of sparkle. The snowflake ribbon went well with the snowman image and I added 2 red rhinestones to finish it up!

Hope you like!

Merry Monday Week #75 Card:

Stamps: Snowman from Penny Black, Sweet Essentials

Ink: Memento Brown, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper

Accessories: SU Snow Burst EF,  Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, Ribbon from Micheal's, Red Rhinestones from Kaiser, Dimensionals, Mono Liquid Multi, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all for me today!

Hope you can stop by Lesley's blog, Always Playing With Paper to see what the other Merry Markers have created this week! I also hope you can play along with us! It's great having a pile of Christmas cards ready and the season isn't even upon us yet!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #70

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Since it's Monday, that means it's time for another sketch from Lesley from over at Always Playing With Paper. This sketch is super fun so we hope you can play along with us this week!

Here we go!

I really enjoyed making this card probably because I love this new SU paper called Winter's Frost! I used an old stamp from Penny Black called Snow Couple. I had it for a long time and just adore the image! My inside sentiment is from the new SU set called Christmas Messages. 

Merry Monday Week #70 Card:

Stamps: Snow Couple from Penny Black, Sentiment (front) from Amuse, Christmas Messages

Ink: Island Indigo, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Smoky Slate, Neenah White, Winter's Frost DSP

Accessories: Island Indigo Twine, Oval Nestibilities, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Silver Circle Clip, Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Stop over to Lesley's blog to see what the other Merry Maker's have created this week! Lot's of inspiration!!

Well, that's all for me today!

It's my cleaning day then Ryan has his doctor appointment with the cancer doctor since we had to reschedule it last week. We're hoping for good news!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #39

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

It's time for another fabulous sketch from the talented, Lesley, from over at Always Playing With Paper. She gave us another great sketch to help us get those Christmas cards made because after all, Christmas is only a few short weeks away! I'm happy to say that I have a nice stack a cards all ready to go for this year! All I have to do is address them, stick a postage stamp on and i'm done! With the holidays coming so quickly, I don't think i've ever felt this stress free in years!

Here is Lesley's sketch and my sample.....

Merry Monday Week #39 Card:

Stamps: Peddler's Pack Snowflakes Background, Sentiment from Penny Black

Ink: Island Indigo, Versamark, White EP

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Neenah White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Festival of Prints DSP

Accessories: Snow Burst EF, Circle & Pinking Circle Nestibilities, Rhinestones, 2 Sided Tape

 Hope you can find some time to pop over to Lesley's blog to see what the other Merry Makers have created this week! Lots of great idea's!

Well we are bracing ourselves this week for Hurricane Sandy! We've been preparing all weekend by cooking and getting the laundry done. Hoping for the best but prepared for the worst. Let's hope she comes and goes, quick! They are calling for flooding, winds and power outages. Hope everyone in Hurricane Sandy's path stays safe this week!

Well, that is all for me today!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #8

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

Ways To Use It Challenge 360

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 362

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