Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 108

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I know i'm posting pretty late. Today was a very unusual day to say the least. This afternoon I went out to the garage to give Shawn a haircut with the clippers and before we went out there it was raining and thundering alittle. So I proceeded to buzz his hair and all of a sudden the thunder & lightening got worse and the hail came. It lasted for atleast 10 mins. and that's no lie! Thankfully, both cars were in the garage safe from all that pounding. At one point it was so loud I thought a tornado was coming! Here are some pictures of what we found once it stopped.





Everything was covered with hail balls not snow although it looks like snow!


Alright, so the reason your here is to see my Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge card.
Below is the sketch and my samples:

I flipped the sketch to fit my stamp....

I also used set #43 in my quest to see that all my stamps see ink. :)


Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 108 Card:

Stamps: Friends Never Fade (set #43)
Ink: Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, SU White, Greenhouse Gala DSP
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilities, Chocolate 5/8 Grosgrain, Pearl Brad, Kaiser White Pearls, Dimensionals, Scor Tape


Well, it's late and i'd like to catch the news quick then head to bed.
Thank you for stopping by & have a good nite!
~Wendy

Our Creative Corner Challenge

Hello & Happy Saturday!!

It's turning out to be quite the beautiful day here in MO. I'm anxious to get out then to get some fresh air! Lots to do today!

Today is Saturday and that means it's time for another challenge from the Our Creative Corner Blog! Today's challenge is themed "fabulous fabric"! I'm not a sew-er but I did have a piece of fabric that my friend Jen Nevil gifted me with a few years ago. I had to go in search of it and found it in my image box. There are several different scenes on it so I chose this one with the 2 little boys. I ran it thru the Cuttlebug with my oval Nestibilities and laid it on a piece of white cardstock to make it sturdy. I glued them together then attached it to my Pacific Point Oval Scalloped piece. Nothing too fancy as I let the fabric do all the talking on this, well and that big beautiful bow! I just can't stop making them! :)

I think it's just too stinkin cute! :)


Our Creative Corner Challenge Card - Fabric:

Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Pacific Point, PTI White
Accessories: Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Pacific Point Grosgrain, Pearl Brad, Fabric, Mono Multi Glue, Scor Tape


That's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a super Saturday!
~Wendy

Free 4 All Challenge #55

Hello & Happy TGIF!!

I'm happy the weekend is once again upon us!
Tomorrow we have alot on our plate but i'll still be posting something before day's end.
Winky is going for an oil change first thing Saturday morning then Kelsey has a mid term to take. Then off to get the truck inspected & get tags for it so then it will be 100% legal! :)

I was up way before Shawn's rooster alarm went off this morning! It was another one of those nights where I tossed and turned and finally at 5 am I said to heck with it.....i'm getting up!
The Free 4 All Challenge today is themed "On the Edge" which makes me think of an Areosmith song called "Livin on the Edge" and now I can't get it out of my mind! LOL

My card uses my Martha Stewart Doily Border Punch for the edge.

And here I thought I was using another set towards my quest to see that all my sets see ink in 2011 but I already used this set and never marked the box. I hope this is no indication of how the rest of my day is gonna go! LOL


Free 4 All Challenge #55 Card:

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, Sentiment from PTI
Ink: Regal Rose, Memento Black
Cardstock: Regal Rose, PTI White, Regal Rose Pattern Pack 2 DSP
Accessories: SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Doily Border Punch, Regal Rose 5/8 Grosgrain, Pearl Brad, Scor Tape

I'm pretty happy with my card today...just wish I could get some GOOD sleep!


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

Ways To Use It Challenge 313

Hello & Happy Thursday!

After a later nite with the neighbor calling us and a dose of Nyquil to fight off my sore throat, i'm finally getting my act together today! LOL
The Ways To Use It Challenge today was to use felt on our projects so I knew exactly what I wanted to make! :)

I grabbed my chocolate felt that came from PaperTreyInk and my Gingerbread Sizzix die that I received as a gift for Christmas and got to work! I also used another old stamp set called Tags So Much! :)

Ways To Use It Challenge #313 Card:

Stamps: Tags So Much (set #42)
Ink: Memento Black, SU Real Red & Glorious Green Markers
Cardstock: Real Red, PTI White
Accessories: SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Sm & Lg Tag Punches, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibitilies, Sizzix Gingerbreadman Die, Kaiser Red Pearls, Gold Brads, Chocolate Felt from PTI, Red Felt, Ribbon from Micheals, Scor Tape


Hope you like! I love it! :)

Have any of you seen American Idol last nite?
My fav's so far are James, Pia & Casey!
I'm anxious to see who get's eliminated tonight!

Well, that's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 323

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another SCS Sketch Challenge! I love this challenge and look forward to it each week!
Below is the layout and my samples~

My samples are alittle dark today.
It's been dreary here but hopefully tomorrow the sun will return.

I used another old dusty set from my shelf today. It is set #41 in my quest to make sure all my sets see ink in 2011.

Sketch Challenge 323 Card:

Stamps: Angler (set #41), Sentiment from PTI
Ink: Memento Black, Crumb Cake/Kraft
Cardstock: Crumb Cake/Kraft, Baja Breeze, PTI Vanilla, SU Manchester DSP
Accessories: Corner Punch, Modern Label & Word Window Punches, Silver Pearls, Jute, Scor Tape

I was in need of one more masculing card before mailing out a card order today and the sketch fit the bill! :) Hope ya like!

Well, that's all for me today!
Thank you for stopping by and leaving wonderful comments!
They mean so much!
Have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 313

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Also a Happy Mardi Gras Day & Happy Fastnacht Day!

Today is a very rainy, dreary day here! I awoke to thunderstorms and a heavy down pour before Shawn even left for work. A good day if your a duck!

Anyways, I needed a card asap this morning to mail out so I popped over to SCS for today's Color Challenge. The colors are: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue. I do not have any of the new In Colors so I used something close to it.

Color Challenge 313 Card:

Stamps: A Flower For All Seasons (set #40)
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: PTI White, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Bashful Blue Patterns 12X12 Stack
Accessories: Labels 2 Nestibilities, Celery Twill Tape, Pearl Brad, Kaiser White Pearls, Scor Tape


Also my stamp set, A Flower For All Seasons is set #40 in my quest to see that my stamp sets see ink in 2011. :)

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

Mojo Monday Sketch #181

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!
On Saturday my hubby went and bought a used truck which Kelsey & I both gave him 2 thumbs up on! Even Fluffy loves being able to see out the windows now! So, if your in MO and see a white truck with a white dog hanging out the window...it's just us! LOL Yes, before anyone asks, we still have Winky! She's just now tucked away in the garage staying nice & shiny! :)

Anyways, today is the Mojo Monday 181 Challenge. Below is the layout and my samples.
I used another stamp off my shelf that wasn't too dusty called Happiness Shared and set #39 in my quest! :)

Mojo Monday Sketch #181 Card:

Stamps: Happiness Shared (set #39), Amazing to Zany
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, PTI White, Pretty in Pink Patterns 12 X 12 Stack DSP
Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Doily Punch, SU Pink Organdy Ribbon, Pearl Brad, Kaiser White Pearl, Dimensionals, Scor Tape


Incase, your wondering why I don't count my saying sets in my quest to see ink it's because I use those all the time. Everything else I do count!

Well, that's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Our Creative Corner Challenge

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope your all having a great weekend so far!
Today's Our Creative Corner Challenge is themed "1,2,3,4" and i'll explain to you what that means.
1 piece of patterned paper
2 layers and the card base doesn't count as a layer
3 stamps must be used
4 embellishments

Here is my samples:

I used:

1 piece of patterned paper by Moxxie
2 layers - my main image and the piece with the patterned paper
3 stamps: I used the Sanded Background on my card base, the branch & flowers and the sentiment from Thoughts & Prayers
4 embellishments - my pretty Pink Pirouette bow, pearl brad and 2 Kaiser pearls.

At first I really thought this was gonna be a toughie but it worked out well, so well that I might attempt another card later! :)
Thanks ladies of the OCCC! Enjoyed this one alot!


OCCC~1,2,3,4 Card Challenge:

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers (set #37), Sanded Background (set #38)
Ink: Certainly Celery & Almost Amethyst SU Markers, Memento Black, Almost Amyethyst
Cardstock: Almost Amyethyst, Certainly Celery, SU White, DSP from Moxxie
Accessories: SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, Kaiser White Pearls, Pearl Brad, Pink Pirouette Grosgrain, Scor Tape


I'm rather liking my card...hope you do too!

Well, that's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Saturday, friends!
~Wendy

Free 4 All Challenge #54

Hello & Happy TGIF!!!

Thank God the weekend is here!! I'm happy about that because it's been a long week but we're in for rain then a cold front coming thru, again. Oh the joy's of spring wanting to come then winter letting you know it's still here!

Anyways, the Free 4 All Challenge over at SCS was themed "Got a Lucky Penny"! Well, I have a Lucky Shamrock that i'm sharing with you today in hopes it'll bring me some good luck!

This took me about 35 mins to whip up and i'm pretty happy with it!
Hope you like too!

Free 4 All Challenge #54 Card:

Stamps: Lucky Shamrock
Ink: Garden Green
Cardstock: Garden Green, PTI White, DSP from Hobby Lobby
Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Rhinestones, Ribbon and Glittery Shamrock Button all from Micheal's, MS Green Twine, Dimensionals, Scor Tape


Well, that's all for me!
Thanks for stopping by & have a fabulous Friday!
~Wendy

Another WT Challenge Card

Hello again!

I was sitting outback today soaking up the sun and looking thru SCS at all the challenge cards. Suddenly, I got inspired to run in the house and whip together another card! It took me not even 10 mins and it was done! Wouldn't it be nice if they all went together that fast! LOL

So here is a colorful card for the "seeing dots" theme for today!

Oh and I used another dusty set, Birthday Whimsy from SAB 08.


Ways To Use It Challenge #312 Card:

Stamps: Birthday Whimsy (set #37)
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Summer Sun, White, DSP from Doodlebug
Accessories: Fancy Flower Punch, Summer Sun Cordury Button, Hot Glue Gun, Scor Tape


Hope ya like!
Thanks again for stopping by!
~Wendy

Ways To Use It Challenge 312

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your all having a great day so far! It's a very nice day here. I can see some patches of green grass growing in the yard and i've noticed some spring flowers popping up! I'm hoping that's a sign spring is knocking! :)

Anyways, the Ways To Use It Challenge today was "seeing spots". Mine are very soft. I think I must be starting to like the all white cards or CAS (clean and simple) as we call them. I have been making alot of white card based ones lately which is unusual for me. Take a look....

Since I am an Ovarian Cancer Survivor I went with this today. It looks much better IRL. One day I really have to learn to master the camera but that's a whole other story! LOL I also used another stamp off my shelf that i've had for months that has never seen ink, Ribbon of Hope. I bought it to go along with my Cancer Cannot Do stamp that I picked up at the York Stamp Show last October. My background is embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and my sheer white ribbon has polka dots on it. I used Taken w/ Teal cardstock on this but my ink pad was not looking anything like Taken w/ Teal ink so I ended up stamping my ribbon in Bermuda Bay. Teal is also the color of Ovarian Cancer.


Ways To Use It Challenge #312 Card:

Stamps: Ribbon of Hope (set # 36), Sentiment from DRS Designs
Ink: Memento Black, Bermuda Bay
Cardstock: Taken w/ Teal, PTI White
Accessories: Cuttlebug w/ Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Sheer White Polka Dot Ribbon, Kaiser Teal Pearls, Dimensionals, Scor Tape


Well, that's all for me today!
Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific Thursday!
~Wendy

Another Sketch Challenge Card

Hello!

I'm back quickly with another card made for today's Sketch Challenge 322. Loved this layout and used another stamp set from my shelf called Blossoms Abound. Very loved set but hardly ever used...Sad, I know!

Sketch Challenge #22 Card:

Stamps: Blossoms Abound (set #35) Sentiment from SU
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Memento Black
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, PTI White, DSP from Moxxie
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilities, Pink Pirouette Grosgrain, Peral Brad, Gold Dragonfly Brad, Dimensionals, Stamp A Ma Jig, Scor Tape


Well folks, that's all for me today!
Thanks again for stopping by & have a Bon Jovi "Nice Day"!
~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 322

Hello & Happy Wednesday!!

Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS and it's also a special day!
Look below at the layout for today and also my cards!

Yep, today is Jon Bon Jovi's 49th birthday! Lookin pretty darn good for 49, eh? I think somewhere along the line he found the fountain of youth because he looks better & better everyday as he ages! Tonight he is doing a concert in Phili and I so wish I was able to go but there was no way hubby was able to be off from work to take me but I have a friend back home who is going! Lucky her!


Sketch Challenge #322 Card:

Stamps: Lots of Thoughts SAB 08 (set #34), Picture was Computer Generated
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, PTI White
Accessories: Circle & Circle Scallop Nestibilities, SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Scor Tape



I'm working on another card for today's Sketch Challenge so i'll post that later on when I get it finished....so until then~
Thank you for stopping by & Happy Birthday, Jon!! :)
Have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 312

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS. The colors are: Certainly Celery, Rose Red & Marina Mist. I love these colors together! I also grabbed another stamp set off my shelf that had collected dust called Bella Blossoms. It is set #33 in my quest to make sure all my stamps see ink in 2011. I thought it was the perfect set for these colors! The dessert option on this challenge was to make the sentiment into a banner so I made a wavy banner with my sentiment, Dear Friend.

Color Challenge #312 Card:

Stamps: Bella Blossoms
Ink: Certainly Celery & Rose Red SU Markers, Marina Mist
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Marina Mist, SU White
Accessories: Celery Twill Tape, Pearl Brad, Kaiser Pearls, Scor Tape


Well, that's all for me today!
Tonight is American Idol night and i'm so anxious to see the guys perform!

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific Tuesday!
~Wendy

March Calendars

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday!

It's March 1st and i'm ready to say "Goodbye February"...."Hello March"!! hehe

Since today is the first of March i'm sharing with you my 2 March calendars. The PTI girl was sent back home to my friend, Deb K. and the Magnolia calendar is sitting in my stamp room. Vicki over at It's A Stamp Thing has her's posted too so please hop on over and check hers out!
I so love making these! They are 6X6.

PTI March Calendar:

Stamps: PTI St Patty's Day Digi, Stampin Up sentiment
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Garden Green, GP White, Reminisce DSP
Accessories: EK Sucess Wavy Border Punch, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Gold Coin, Embellishment from Micheal's, Ribbon, Dimensional, Scor Tape

Magnolia March Calendar:

Stamps: Magnolia St Patty's Day Tilda, Lucky Shamrock (set #32)
Ink: Garden Green, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Garden Green, Green Galore, GP White, Reminisce DSP
Accessories: EK Success Wavy Border Punch, Ribbon, Green Rhinestones, Embellishments from Micheal's, Dimensionals, Scor Tape



I just love these...hope you do too!
Stay tuned for April 1st for the next calendars, ok?
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
~Wendy