Pretty Poinsettia's

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I have decided today to play along with the SCS Color Challenge, the first in weeks but I will come back later to share that with you. Instead today I am still sharing things from the craft shows.

During the summer months I drink the Crystal Light Lemonade that comes in the tall skinny containers. I hang on to them because there is so much you can do with them. One day I had cut out alot of the Spellbinders Poinsettia flowers and fancied them all up! I ended up covering a few of those plastic containers and adding a poinsettia to them! I really liked them for a quick gift for a co worker, mail carrier or teacher. I filled mine with Hershey's Minatures but you could easily fill them with anything! You could even slip a gift card in it!

Behind my flower I added some gold cord for interest and a big gold bead in the center of my flower. Maybe the flowers were too pretty for these containers but I loved them!

Crystal Light Containers:

Stamps: A Chock Full of Christmas (retired) on tag

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Merry Moments DSP

Accessories: Lg Wide Oval Punch, Spellbinders Poinsettia Dies, Gold Cord, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid

That's all for now!

I will be back hopefully with a card for today's SCS Color Challenge! Today's colors are so pretty!

ETA:
I did not make it to my stamp table today to make a card for the SCS Color Challenge. I just decided to take it easy today and lounge with my 2 favorite doggies! Maybe tomorrow!!!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #43

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! 

Ours was such a nice day but boy, was I ever ready to crash & burn after everyone left! I stressed & stressed for days and as most know me, I want everything to be perfect! Everything went well and we had a great time! My parents came, my younger brother and his wife came and Kirsten & Berto came. Of course my 2 little grandpuppies came too! Dawkins & Shady love visiting Grammy & Pappy's house! :)

So, here we are at the last Monday in November....can you believe it?

Lesley from over at Always Playing With Paper has another awesome sketch for us this week to help us get those Christmas cards made! All the cards that I have made so far this year I sent up to the craft show but I also have a bunch on hand for myself. It's been awesome not having to stress with making Christmas cards this year!

So, here is Lesley's sketch and my sample....

I waited until the very last day to get my card made. I thought & thought all week on what to make. Shawn suggested to make Christmas balls but I wasn't quite sure how to play that out. I seen snowflakes used for the circles and I too almost used snowflakes then it hit me to use a Poinsettia flower. I coordinated that with the Petals A Plenty EF. The white circles I embossed with the Square Lattice EF for interest. I used the Spellbinders Poinsettia Dies for my little white flowers and red rhinestones for the center. I like the monochromatic look of this and I think it looks better IRL than my picture.

Merry Monday Week #42 Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from More Merry Messages

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Neenah White

Accessories: Red Sheer Ribbon, Poinsettia Die from Nestibilities, Red Rhinestones from Kaiser, Circle Punches from SU, Petals A Plenty & Square Lattice EF, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you can find some time to play along this week! If you need some inspiration please be sure to stop on by Lesley's blog, Always Playing With Paper to see what the other Merry Makers have created this week! Some really cute stuff!!!

Well, that is all for me, folks!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week 17

Hello & Happy Monday!

It is time for another Merry Monday Challenge!
We are on week #17.....can you believe it!

This week's sketch came from Lesley over at Always Playing with Paper.
I love and enjoy the sketches she creates each week. Simple & easy which makes it nice for making Christmas cards! I now have quite the stack of holiday cards ready to go and that makes me a happy girl! :)

Below is Lesley sketch and my sample....

I love this week's card but I think my picture is a tad washed out. It's quite pretty IRL.


Merry Monday Challenge Week 17 Card:

Stamps: Sentiment from Hero Arts
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Neenah White, Holiday Treasures DSP
Accessories: Circle Nestibilties, Poinsettia Nestibilties, Gold Beads, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Hot Glue, Scor Tape


Well, that is all for me right now!
Hope you find some time to play along with us this week over at Merry Mondays!
Let's get those Christmas cards made!!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week 11

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's a gorgeous day here in PA and I hated to go downstairs to stamp but today is Lesley's Merry Monday Challenge and I absolutely cannot miss out on participating! This weekly challenge is putting me way ahead of the game for Christmas cards for the upcoming craft show season and cards for myself! I love this idea! Thank you, Lesley!

Below is her sketch and my samples....

Merry Monday Challenge Week 11 Card:

Stamps: Four the Holidays
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Brushed Gold, PTI White
Accessories: SU Petals A Plenty EF, Poinsettia Nestibilities, MS Loopy Border Punch, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, Scor Tape

So what do you think?
I love anything that has that poinsettia flower on it!

Well, that's all for now!
Making the gang taco's for supper! LOL
They all come running when Mom yells it's time to eat! :)

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

Sketch Challenge 361

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