Tuesday Morning Sketches #547

Hello & Happy Friday!!!!

Yesterday I went looking for a fun challenge to create a Halloween card using the retired Jar of Haunts stamp set! I've had the set for awhile and have not used it very much and I was inspired by my friend, Carol after seeing her cute Jar of Haunts card!

Here is the Tuesday Morning Sketch and my card...

I have not played with the Tuesday Morning Sketches in a long time so it felt so good to create a card again using one of their sketches!

Card Details:

Stamps: Jar of Haunts (retired), Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Memento Black, Rich Razzleberry, Stampin Blends

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White, Plaid Tidings DSP

Accessories: Cobwebs 3D EF, Circle Layering Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Thanks for checking out my card today and I hope you liked it!

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My thoughts today...

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches #521

Hello & Happy Friday!

So glad the weekend is here!

Our weather here in south central PA has been absolutely wonderful!

Sunshine & 70's is my favorite! No AC or heat needed!

Today I have a card to share made using this week's sketch from over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I love their sketches and was happy that I had the time this week to play along!

I made this card 2 days ago and finally got some pictures of it.

I love the Perfectly Plaid Suite from the Stampin Up Holiday Mini Catalog!

Plaid paper is my go to for many of things and it just so happens that I had a nice piece of it to create this card. My tree is embossed with the Stylish Scroll EF which is part of the Monster Bash Suite. 

I thought it looked great on my tree!

Card Details:

Stamps: Perfectly Plaid

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Gold Foil Paper, Wrapped in Plaid DSP

Accessories: Pine Tree Punch, Stylish Scroll EF, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Gold Enamel Stars (retired), Shaded Spruce Metallic Ribbon (retired), Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

A fun & easy sketch!

Stop over and check them out! Tuesday Morning Sketches

They always have great sketches!

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My thoughts today...

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches #517

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Yesterday we had rain most of the day which was fine by me!

It was cool and really nice that we could finally turn the AC off and enjoy the breeze blowing in the windows.

 I spent most of the day finishing up some Halloween Treats then I moved on to checking out the Tuesday Morning Sketches!

I had to play along!

Here is the sketch and my card....

A fun sketch that I wanted to use to make a Halloween card! 

 I used an old set from 2004 called Carved & Candlelit.

I decorated the inside with another cute pumpkin!

Card Details:

Stamps: Carved & Candlelit (retired), All Holidays (retired)

 Inside- Grateful Greetings (retired)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black Archival

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Whisper White, Halloween Night DSP (retired), Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper (retired)

Accessories: Triple Banner Punch, Black Rhinestones, Pumpkin Pie/Black Twine (retired), Stamp A Ma Jig, Glue Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hop on over the the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog and play along!

I love their sketches!

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My thoughts today....

My dogs have an early grooming appointment then this afternoon we are getting the bikes out for a bike ride!  Taking advantage of our nice weather!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches #515

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I was in the mood for something Halloween!

Yea, I know, it's a bit early for that but I always like to get an early start!

I found an easy sketch over on the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog and played along!

Here is the sketch and my card samples....

This is the stamp set I used.....Sweeter Treaters from 2003.

The paper is also retired.

Creepy Crawly DSP from 2007.

Such a fun stamp set but alot of coloring!

Well worth it to me and having a fun sketch to use helps to get my Halloween stash started!

Check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!

Card Details:

Stamps: Sweeter Treaters (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Whisper White, Creepy Crawly DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Rhinestones, Dimensional, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today....

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches #511

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's an early one for us as the girls are off to dog grooming this morning!

While they are there we will run a few errands quick then spend the rest of the day at home.

Shawn is burnt out from a rough week at work.

Yesterday I had a chance to make a card for the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge.

They have some awesome sketches and I enjoy playing along when I can.

Here is their sketch and my samples....

First thing I thought to use when I seen the sketch was my Hello Doily background stamp from 2010.

I love this one!

Then I reached for some inks to create my card.

I was going to grab Crumb Cake but I seem to use that color quite a bit so instead I got Sahara Sand.

Then I chose Flirty Flamingo for my flower and Old Olive for the leaves.

I thought it was a pretty combination!

Card Details:

Stamps: To A Wild Rose, Hello Doily (retired)

Ink: Sahara Sand, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Accessories: Wild Rose Dies, Old Olive Linen Thread, Flirty Flamingo Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card will be headed out in the mail on Monday.

Destination....unknown! hehe

Check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!

Hope you like my card!

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My thoughts today.....

One of my favorite sayings!

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches #509

Hello & Happy Friday!

Glad the weekend is here!

It's been really hot, hazy & humid here in PA the last few days.

My air conditioning is working overtime thru this kind of humidity.

I've been hibernating downstairs working on some challenges and staying cool.

I'm on a roll with making July 4th cards and I used this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches for my cards today!

Here is the sketch and my samples...

This stamp is my most loved stamp to use for the July 4th holiday!

It was designed in 2001 for 911 as a way to raise funds for the incidents that happened that day.

I use this stamp every chance I get because it's a day we will never forget!

It was perfect for this week's sketch, don't you think?

Card Details:

Stamps: God Bless America (retired-911 Stamp)

Ink: Blueberry Bushel & Real Red Stampin Write Markers

Cardstock: Real Red, Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Darice Stars EF, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

If you get a chance check out their blog, Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!

They always have awesome sketches!

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My thoughts today....

Amen to that!

Thanks so much for visiting today & have a super day!

~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I hope your all enjoying your weekend!

The weather here in PA is absolutely gorgeous!

I sure wish my hubby was feeling better because it's the perfect weather for bike riding!

He has been plagued this past week with tooth pain.

Friday they figured out it was the tooth he had a root canal done on in February of 2018.

He's had issues with it since and x-rays are not showing anything.

A specialist that he seen Friday afternoon said the tooth has a hairline crack in it and it needs to come out! Also gave him antibiotics & pain medicine but getting it filled at the pharmacy was another story! If all goes smoothly he will have the tooth removed on Tuesday.

Poor guy, I hated seeing him in so much pain! Toothache pain is the absolute worst!

Anyways, since my hubby slept the afternoon away yesterday I decided to go check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog and play along!

Here is the sketch and my card...

I have not made a single Christmas card since last year and felt this sketch would work well for one!

I dug thru paper and stamps until I found what I wanted to use!

Dashing Deer and the Detailed Deer Thinlits have carried over into the new catalog so that's what I went with. I love this deer stamped in Tranquil Tide!

Card Details:

Stamps: Dashing Deer

Ink: Tranquil Tide

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Tranquil Tide, Copper Foil, Whisper White, Joyous Noel DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Sprig Punch, White Pearl, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

A fun & easy sketch!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I am sharing my card I made for the Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I have been playing along with lots of challenges this past week.

June & July is usually my down months for card orders so this is my time to play!

Here is the sketch and my sample...

My card uses the Everything Is Rosy Medley that was Stampin Up!'s promotion for the month of May. I did not use much of it up to this point so now I am working on trying to use it as well as filling my card rack with some fresh new cards!

 The DSP in the medley is beautiful with the pops of Rose Gold Foil in it!

Too pretty not to use!

Card Details:

Stamps: Dear Doily (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Rose Gold Foil Paper, Everything Is Rosy DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Everything is Rosy Punch Out Flowers, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I decorated the inside but forgot to take a picture of it!

I'm pleased with the outcome and hope that you like it too!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Tropical Chic

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your week is going well.

My husband started his new job this week and all seems to be going well.

It's kinda quiet without him being here but as you can see I have been able to get crafting time in again! Love him dearly but I have SO missed my crafting time!

Today I checked out the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge and played along!

I am trying to get back into it so hopefully this is a good start!

Here is the sketch & my sample...

I started out by pulling out this awesome stamp set called Tropical Chic.

It came out last year along with the coordinating Thinlits & DSP.

I used it a good bit last summer then it seemed to fall off my radar until today!

I told you I seem to be dreaming about the beach and anything tropical the last few weeks! LOL

My cardbase was cut at 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 5 1/2.

I added my panel of Tropical Escape DSP and a small strip down the one side. Next I stamped my palm image and the blossom and diecut them. I used a Stitched Oval and stamped my sentiment in Shaded Spruce (LOVE THIS COLOR!) and layered it onto a Shaded Spruce Scalloped Oval.

I added my diecut palm & blossom with Dimensionals onto the Oval sentiment panel.

I added the little flagged strip to the right side and all the little Granny Apple Green Glittered Enamel Dots and finished this up!

Card Details:

Stamps: Tropical Chic

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Blushing Bride, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Whisper White, Tropical Escape DSP (retired)

Accessories: Tropical Thinlits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Glittered Enamel Dots, Banner Punch (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Always fun to play along with the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge!

Check them out and play along!

I am pretty happy with my tropical feeling card!

Hope you like it!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches 502

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope your all having a good weekend!

It's to be a rainy day here in PA. Not a nice way to spend Mothers Day.

Kelsey & Shady are coming over to spend the day with me!

Definitely a bright spot on this rainy day!

I haven't had much time to stamp this last week even though I really wanted too!

Last evening around 9pm I headed down to my stamp table to make a card! 

I wanted to use the Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge to create a card for a friend.

I also just got the Stampin Up! Everything Is Rosy Medley on Thursday and it was killing me not to ink it up!

So, here is the sketch and my card.....

The Everything Is Rosy Medley is a Stampin Up! special this month while supplies last.

At first I was not really keen on it, then I seen a demonstrator show everything in the kit and I was taken with it! I ordered it right away!

Card Details:

Stamps: Everything Is Rosy, Country Home (sentiment)

Ink: Night of Navy, Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Rose Gold Foil Paper, Everything Is Rosy DSP

Accessories: Everything Is Rosy Thinlits, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This sheet of DSP is so pretty and I love the pops of Rose Gold Foil in it!

And those flowers....I love them!

Hope you like my card!

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My thoughts today....

Wishing you a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday was my day to stamp so I decided to check out the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches! I had a stamp set & DSP that I have not broke open yet and today was the day to do so!

Here is the sketch and my sample....

So happy to finally be able to ink up this stamp set. 

I've only had it since January!

The paper is from the How Sweet It Is DSP and it has some really pretty prints in it!

Card Details:

Stamps: Birthday Cheer

Ink: Gorgeous Grape

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Gorgeous Grape, Pineapple Punch, Whisper White, How Sweet It Is DSP

Accessories:Stitched Shapes Framelits, Quilt Top EF, Circle Layering Framelits, Glittered Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This was such a fun sketch and I enjoyed playing along!

Hope you like my card!

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My thoughts today....

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