Color Challenge 467

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's Color Challenge day over at SCS and i'm still working on more cards for the card rack.

Here are today's colors and my card....

Soft Sky, Bermuda Bay & Midnight Muse

I pulled out an old Stampin Up set called A Light unto My Path. Love this lighthouse image and thought it'd be perfect for these colors!

Color Challenge 467 Card:

Stamps: A Light unto My Path, Best of Greetings
Ink: Midnight Muse
Cardstock: Neenah White, Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky, Midnight Muse
Accessories: Stripes EF, Circle Punches, Rhinestone, Soft Sky Grosgrain, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono

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

Merry Monday Challenge #97

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Our weather was wonderful for a change with temps in the 50's but it was short lived. Today we are to be back in the 30's and it's to be cold & snowy this week. Not what I want to hear but it is what it is! Spring will arrive soon, I hope!

So, in the meantime we have another challenge this week from over at Merry Mondays! It's a color challenge so I hope you can grab some supplies and play along with us this week!

Here we go....

I really like this color combo for this week's challenge! I pulled out a retired SU stamp set called Silent Night. I got this set off of Ebay about a year ago for a cheap price. Sad part is, this is the first i've used it. I embossed my snowy image with Silver Embossing Powder and then cut it out with Oval Nesties. My next layer was embossed with the SU Snow Burst Embossing Folder. I attached my oval panel on it and added some Silver Pearls and the Metallic Silver 1/8 Ribbon & bow. All that was layered on to a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock and then attached to my Neenah White cardbase. It's quite pretty in person and I love it!

Merry Monday Challenge Week #97 Card:

Stamps: Silent Night

Ink: Versamark, Silver Embossing Powder

Cardstock: Neenah White, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Oval Nesties, Snow Burst EF, Silver Pearls, Silver Metallic Ribbon, Heat Gun, Liquid Mono

Hope you'll stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other ladies have created this week!

Well, that's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Free 4 All Challenge #209

Hello & Happy Friday!

My hubby is home today because the garage door guy was coming to put the new parts on since it broke on us last week. The guy has been here, fixed and gone already so while that was happening I snuck downstairs to make a really quick card then I plan to shower and spend the rest of the day with him! :)

Today is the Free 4 All Challenge over at SCS. I have not played along with this challenge in a very long time! When I seen what the theme was today I knew I had to play along!

Here we go!

Today's Free 4 All Challenge is themed: Oh My Hexagons!

Well, I have had Stampin Up!'s Six Sided Sampler & matching punch since it came out in the current catty last summer and I have never used it, well, until today! And i'm quite certain after today that I will use it more often!

It seems the current colors of Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party & White are very popular right now. I do love this color scheme and just fell in love with my card today!

F4A209 Challenge Card:

Stamps: Six Sided Sampler

Ink: Real Red, Coastal Cabana

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana

Accessories: Honeycomb EF, Hexagon Punch, Pool Party Button, White Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono

Hope you enjoyed my card today!
Thanks so much for stopping by & enjoy your Friday!
~Wendy

Dynamic Duo's Challenge #90

Hello & Happy Thursday!

The sun is shining and our temps are warming up the next few days so today I hopped on getting a card made for this week's Dynamic Duo's Challenge. I love playing along with this one!

Here are the colors and my card samples...

The dessert option is to make a different shaped/fun card. I made a 3 fold card. Not sure of the right name for this fold but I love the different look! I made my card base Basic Black with a layer on each panel of Neenah White cardstock then a layer of Polka Dot Parade DSP. My sentiment on the front is from a single stamp called Beautiful Birthday. The sentiment on the middle panel is a DRS Designs and my beautiful flower on the back panel is from the Regarding Dahlia's stamp set. I'm very pleased with it!

Dynamic Duo's Challenge #90 Card:

Stamps: Regarding Dahlia's, Beautiful Birthday, DRS Designs

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Memento Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Neenah White, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Polka Dot Parade DSP

Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestibilities, Gold Circle Clips, Daffodil Delight & Basic Black 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono

Well, that's all for me today!

My laundry basket is waiting on me and as they say "A mother's work is never done"! 

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

ETA: This card was chosen for an Honorable Mention over at the Dynamic Duo's Challenge Blog!
Yipppeee Skipppy!

Sketch Challenge 476

Hello again!

Back real quick with my card for today's Sketch Challenge that is exactly like the sketch this time! LOL

Here it is....

Phew! It didn't take too long to make this one! I love these tent topper type of cards!

Sketch Challenge 476 Card:

Stamps: Happy St. Patrick's (single stamp from 2012) Inside is Darcie's

Ink: Garden Green

Cardstock: Garden Green, Whisper White, Shamrock patterned paper from Recollection's (Michael's)

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, SU Doily Die, Shamrock EF from Darice, Shamrock Embellishment from Michael's, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono

Ok, enough for today!

Time to go get my supper started!

Thanks for checking back in with me.

Hope you all have a great day!

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 476

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today is Sketch Challenge day over at SCS and I love the sketch this week!

My parents 55th wedding anniversary was on Valentines Day and I had a card ready for them but really did not like it. Since I have not seen them yet because of all the winter weather Mother Nature has been throwing at us, I still have their card here. With this week's sketch challenge I decided to make another card for them. 

Here we go!

I did however let the little banner off my card. Maybe i'll make another card just to have the banner on! Anyways, i'm very happy with this card but was a bit frustrated that i've had this set for about 2 years and it was only partially mounted so I had to mount it before I even had a chance to get inky! 

Sketch Challenge 476 Card:

Stamps: Memorable Moments

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade DSP

Accessories: Heart Nestibilities, Arrows EF, Sm Heart Punch, Red Button, Real Red 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, White Pearls, Liquid Mono

That's all for now!

Off to make another card that is identical to the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Color Challenge 466

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I'm back today with a card that I made for today's Color Challenge from over at SCS.

Here are the colors and my card....

Wild Wasabi, Strawberry Slush & Daffodil Delight

I loved today's colors because they are so springy! I think most people will agree that they are tired of all the snow that just keeps coming. We are in for a warm up here this week but I think it's going to be short lived with more snow coming next week. Anyways, I went with a sympathy card since my card rack is lacking on them. I used some new stuff on this like the Deco Framelit Dies, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and a SAB set called You're Lovely. I'm very happy with the outcome!

Color Challenge 466 Card:

Stamps: You're Lovely SAB '14, Petite Pairs

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Memento Black

Cardstock: Neenah White, Wild Wasabi, Strawberry Slush, Wild Wasabi DSP

Accessories: Deco Framelits, Decorative Dots EF., Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain, Wild Wasabi Stitched Ribbon, Stamp A Ma Jig, White Pearls, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #96

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

It was nice spending it with my hubby after a very long & very snowy week! We have snow coming out our ears here in south central Pennsylvania! We had a major snow storm here last Wednesday/Thursday/Friday & Saturday which landed us about 20 inches of the white stuff. Alot of places closed for the event but Shawn's work however did not. With my back issue I don't dare shovel snow anymore like I have done for many years and I get so frustrated with not being able to help. Gigi & Bailee are not caring much for the white stuff either. I keep telling them that spring will be here soon and then we can go to the doggie park & take lots of walks. At this point they probably think i'm telling them fib stories! LOL Hope spring soon arrives!

Since today is Monday that means it's time for another great challenge from over at Merry Mondays!

Grab some supplies and play along with us! In no time you will have quite a stack of cards all ready to go for the holiday season!

Here we go!

I used a retired SU set called Peaceful Season for the beautiful holly sprig that is in the set. I also love the font used for the writing as well! This card came together quite quickly and I love how CAS it is!

Merry Monday Week #96 Card:

Stamps: Peaceful Season

Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Kraft, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Stamp A Ma Jig, Gold Beads, Gold Trim Sheer Ribbon, Liquid Mono

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other ladies created for this challenge. So much inspiration!

Well, that's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #95

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend! 

Since it's Monday that means it's time for another challenge from over at Merry Mondays! 

So grab some supplies and play along with us! 

Here we go!

I just loved the little Scottie dog that was in the inspiration picture but I didn't have a Scottie dog stamp. I went thru my box of stamped images and found a few of these embossed reindeer and pulled them out. My reindeer is from an old retired SU set called Reindeer Print that I borrowed from Deb. I embossed my image with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder. I went with a monochromatic look of white & Cherry Cobbler and I like the crisp look of it! My white panel under the reindeer is embossed with the Woodgrain EF from SU. I used some Cherry Cobbler Chevron ribbon and my sentiment panel was cut out with Circle Nestibilities and popped up with a dimensional. I added a red rhinestone and called it done. Another nice Christmas card done for my pile!

Merry Monday Week #95 Card:

Stamps: Reindeer Print, To You & Yours (sentiment)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Versamark, Cherry Cobbler EP

Cardstock: Neenah White, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Woodgrain EF, Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon, Rhinestone, Dimensional, Liquid Mono

Well, that's all for me this week!

Hope you can stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other ladies have created and play along with us this week! It will be so nice when the holidays come this year and your Christmas cards are all made!

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

Dynamic Duo's Challenge #88

Hello & Happy Thursday!

I'm coming in at the last minute on posting for the Dynamic Duo's Challenge this week!

I had my card done yesterday and then got busy with cleaning and such. Being sick this week just threw me off and yesterday we had one heck of an ice storm. It was crazy!

Anyways, here are the colors this week and my card....

Dynamic Duo's #88 Card:

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Real Red, Versamark, Winter White Embossing Powder

Cardstock: Neenah White, Island Indigo, Real Red

Accessories: Arrows EF, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Word Window Punch, Heat Gun, Red Rhinestone, Dimensional, Liquid Mono

Thanks all for now!

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

Color Challenge 464

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I'm feeling a tad bit better today after my hubby ran out at about 8pm. last night and got me some different cold medicine. Thankfully, I sleep like a baby last night and today my nose has opened up and the sneezing has stopped, so far! Thanks Buppie for doing that for me!

 I headed down to my stamp table to do some stamping for today's Color Challenge from over at SCS.

Here are the colors and my card.....

The colors are:

Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie & Primrose Petals

I used these colors to make another Valentines Day card for my card rack. It did not turn out the way I had pictured it in my head but that's ok. I still like it!

Dessert: An interesting background. It could be embossing, DP(s), Gelli design, etc....anything you wish.

I went with an embossed background that I used a Sizzix Heart Embossing Folder on.

Color Challenge 464 Card:

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Wonderful Wishes

Ink: Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark, Winter White Embossing Powder

Cardstock: Baic Gray, Primrose Petals, Neenah White

Accessories: Embossing Folder from Sizzix, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Pumpkin Pie 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Pumpkin Rhinestone, Heat Gun, Dimensional, Liquid Mono

That's all for me today!

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

Merry Monday Challenge Week #94

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Mine was fine until yesterday morning when I woke up with a snoot full. I was so hoping i'd get thru this winter without a cold. No such luck!

Anyways,we have a new challenge this week over at Merry Monday! This is a fun one!

Grab your supplies and play along with us this week and if you need some inspiration, pop on over to the Merry Monday blog to see what the other Merry Maker's have created. So many fun & festive things!

Here we go!

Once again I left my patterned paper do all the work just to keep it mail friendly! That's my goal this year! I added my sentiment and a teeny tiny little rhinestone and called it done! 

Merry Monday Week #94 Card:

Stamps: Word Play

Ink: Marina Mist

Cardstock: Neenah White, Kaisercraft patterned paper

Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Rhinestone, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

More Valentine Treats

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Just a quick update!

Here are a few treats I made for family & friends for Valentines Day...

Valentines Day Treats:

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink: Real Red, Versamark, White Embossing Powder

Cardstock: Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Love Impressions DSP

Accessories: Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Itty Bitty Framelits, Red Rhinestones, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Liquid Mono

That's all for today!

Stay tuned for tomorrow's new Merry Monday challenge!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Dynamic Duos Challenge #87

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today's card was made for this week's Dynamic Duo's challenge.

Loved the colors!

Here we go!

This week's colors are:

Basic Black & Melon Mambo

with the dessert option of: Umbrella's!

 

I rooted high & low to find some umbrella's in my stash and low & behold I found some in an old SU set called Weather or Not. I pulled out some Basic Black DSP and some perfectly matched Melon Mambo ribbon from my stash. I wanted to pull out all the polka dots from the umbrella, DSP and my ribbon.  I love the results!!

Dynamic Duo's Challenge #87 Card:

Stamps: Weather or Not, Sentiment from Rain or Shine

Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Black

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Black DSP

Accessories: Melon Mambo Ribbon, Glue Dot, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 473

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Another cold day here in PA (and most of the US at this point!), so I headed downstairs to play in ink. I loved this week's Sketch Challenge from over at Splitcoaststampers and played along!

Here we go!

Needed to get some masculine cards made....

 

And then one for a dog lover!

 

Sketch Challenge 473 Card:

Stamps: Fish from Angler, Sentiment from Papertreyink, Inside sentiment unknown

Ink: Buckaroo Blue

Cardstock: Confetti Cream, Buckaroo Blue, ProvoCraft DSP

Accessories: Word Window & Modern Label Punches, Linen Thread, Small Silver Beads, 2 Sided Tape

Sketch Challenge 473 Card:

Stamps: None, Sentiment computer generated

Ink: None

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Neenah White, Max & Whiskers DSP from Basic Grey

Accessories: Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Bermuda Bay 1/8 Taffeta, 2 Sided Tape

2 more cards for the card rack! :)

Well, that's all for me today!

I have 3 more Valentine candies to make toppers for then i'll share some pics of them.

Stay tuned!

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

Color Challenge 463

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is Color Challenge day over at SCS and I wanted to play along to get my card rack built back up.

Here we go....

Tangerine Tango, So Saffron & Coastal Cabana

My friend, Deb has this set and left me borrow it last summer so I stamped a bunch of images from it. It has been so cold here so my mind went with something flowery for the colors today. I pulled out this image from the Apothecary Art set and colored my flowers in Coastal Cabana, So Saffron & Pear Pizzazz. My DSP came from the Summer Smooches DSP pack. I colored my image with blender pens & ink pads. I'm very pleased with my card!

Color Challenge 463 Card:

Stamps: Apothecary Art

Ink: Memento Black, Coastal Cabana, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz

Cardstock: Neenah White, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana, Summer Smooches DSP

Accessories: Labels Framelits, Finishing Touches Framelits, Tangerine Tango Ribbon, Blender Pen, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for me today!

Trying to stay warm with temperatures in the single digits today with very gusty winds. Even the poor dogs hate going out to potty! LOL

Headed off to get my supper started and make a batch of chocolate chip cookies that I whipped up on Sunday and never baked. That will help to keep the house nice & toasty!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Merry Monday Challenge Week #93

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Mine was pretty low keyed since hubby is a bit under the weather. 

I just hope the rest of the family doesn't pick it up!

So, today over at Merry Mondays we have another great challenge to help you get those Christmas cards made. Stop by the blog to see what the other ladies have created this week and I have to say, lots of great inspiration!

Here we go!

I'm pretty happy with my card and I tried to keep it mail friendly but then I added my gold beads and that went out the window! Oh well, I tried! LOL

I love the patterned paper and the sentiment panel that was cut with the Chalk Talk Framelits. Simple & easy, just not mail friendly! LOL

Merry Monday Challenge Week #83 Card:

Stamps: Christmas Messages

Ink: Cranberry Crisp

Cardstock: Cranberry Crisp, Very Vanilla, DSP from Paper Studio

Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Cranberry Crisp Stitched Ribbon, Gold Beads, Glue Dots, Liquid Multi Mono Glue

Hope you'll play along with us this week!

Well, that's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy