Patriotic Tissue Packs

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Up and at it bright & early this morning!

 Today one of my stamp girls, Sista Karen, is having a Stampin Up party so I thought i'd get up and get a few things accomplished before heading out.  Looks like rain is on our doorstep...we really need it! The clouds are already here and it looks as if we've already had some showers come thru during the night.

So, I want to share with you these Patriotic Tissue Packs. My Mom found the soft pack of tissues at the Christmas Tree Shop not too long ago so of course I had to make a box for them & decorate.

The tissues had 10 packs in a package for $1.00 and they were all decorated differently with Red, White & Blue. I think they were pretty just the way they were! I used paper from a retired Patterns Paper Pad from a few years back and the sentiment is from the retired Star Spangled Day set. I really like these!

Patriotic Tissue Packs:

Stamps: Star Spangled Day

Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy

Cardstock: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Patterns Paper Pad

Accessories: Circle & Scallop Punches, Stitched Grosgrain Ribbons, Glue Dots, Star Framelits, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Well, guess i'd better get my last sip of coffee in me and head to the shower!

A Stampin Up party awaits! So excited to see my group of stamp ladies and can't wait to see what projects we make! Fun, fun, fun!

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

Firecracker Poop

Hello & Happy Thursday!

I did not do much today! We woke up to rain this morning so I just crawled right back in bed waking up at almost noon time. Guess I needed the sleep. Kelsey was also here today visiting since she had the day off from work. So here I sit at 4 pm still in my pj's and hair thrown into a pony tail. Hubby will be in for a shock when he walks thru the door shortly! LOL 

So today I am going to share another July 4th treat that I found on Pinterest a few weeks ago. I think they are quite cute!

These are called Firecracker Poops!

I've seen the Firecracker Poops done with M&M's in a small Cello Bag with the poem printed out and put on as a tag topper. I decided since I only have 1 bag of the Red, White & Blue M&M's that i'd make the M&M Sticks instead. I think people love the M&M sticks too! I made the Firecracker Poop into a tag for the colorful M&M's Sticks and added a star done with the Star Framelits done in the Red Glimmer Paper! Cute, cute, cute!

Firecracker Poop M&M Sticks:

Stamps: None

Ink: Printer Generated

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Neenah White, Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Stars Framlits, Rhinestones, Pacific Point Stitched Ribbon, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Since today was a lounging day at the Aungst Pad, Bailee got a new doggie bed that Ryan had bought. It arrived in the mail today in a big box! Bailee sleeps in his room most nights after Shawn & I go to bed so he got a bed to keep in there for her. Here are 2 pictures of Bailee checking out her new bed once we got it out of the box! LOL She is something else! Always entertaining herself!

Well, that's all I have today!

Thunderstorms are on the horizon so i'm going to get off of here now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 545

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Yesterday, Ryan reminded me that he needed a Father's Day card for Shawn and of course I had not even thought about one for my Dad. So today I used the SCS Sketch Challenge to make atleast one of the cards! 

Here is the sketch....

I'm so glad that this stamp set, Guy Greetings was carried over into the new SU catty! I was able to get it and it just arrived yesterday....just in time for me to use it for this Father's Day card.

I paired this stamp set up with DSP that was also in the Occasions Mini called Adventure Bound DSP Paper Pad. That pack has some great masculine papers in it! Since my DSP was a bit dark to stamp a sentiment on it, I created a banner flag for mine and popped it up with Dimensionals. Other than that I followed the sketch perfectly! 

I think this card will go to my Dad and tomorrow I will make one for Ryan.

Hope you like!

Sketch Challenge 545 Card:

Stamps: Guy Greetings, Sentiment on front from Make An Impression

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Neenah White, Early Espresso, Adventure Bound DSP Paper Pack

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Hexagon Punch (flag ends), Gold Brads, Stamp A Ma Jig, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for me today!

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

Color Challenge 535

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Time for another Color Challenge from the ladies over at the SCS Color Challenge!

Here are the colors this week!

Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight & Bermuda Bay

with the dessert option of using a punched or a diecut element on your card

I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with these colors. They reminded me of bright beachy things, like a beach chair, a beach blanket or a beach ball. Then as I was looking thru a drawer of stamps I found this lonely little guy and decided to give him a shot of some pretty bright colors!

What do you think??

I'm quite happy with him or her and I went with this funky tilted panel to go along with these bright funky colors!

Color Challenge 535 Card:

Stamps: Party Koala from Whipper Snapper, Sentiment from Sketched Birthday

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers, Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Neenah White

Accessories: Seeing Spots EF (Cuttlebug), Itty Bitty Banners Framelits, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Well, that's all for me today!

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

Merry Monday Challenge #163

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

 We did but they sure go by awfully quick!

Today we have a new challenge for you to help get those Christmas cards created before the stress of the holidays get here! Lori is our hostess and she has a wonderful challenge for you from over at Merry Monday!

Let's get to it!

My card was very simple & easy, which is how I like my cards anymore! 

I used the Bright & Beautiful stamp set from last year's Holiday Mini Catalog. I was finally able to get it a few months ago after seeing SO many wonderful cards with it. I'm sure I will be using it alot this year! I also snagged the Stars Framelits to cut them out! Anyways, I stamped everything in Real Red ink, cut out my pretty star and added some sparkly red rhinestones that have been on my stash for awhile now. I made a package of 5 of these for my holiday craft show coming in November! Loved this challenge, Lori!! :)

So what do you think?

I can't wait to see all the Red & White cards this week in the gallery! Hope you'll play along!

If you need some inspiration, stop over at the Merry Monday blog to see what the ladies created this week! So many different idea's!

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a marvelous Monday!
~Wendy

More Butterfly Basics Cards....

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Just a quick post today then heading down to stamp a bit this afternoon.

They are calling for bad storms here in south central PA today and tomorrow. I'm hoping we don't lose power. Last evening we did not have any storms but they were in parts of the area and we lost power for about 15 minutes. Not fun when it's hot & humid outside and you lose your air conditioning! Air conditioning is one thing I do not take for granted!!

Anyways, today I just wanted to share a card order that I whipped up my a customer, Audrey. She loves the Butterfly Basics stamp set and asked for the butterfly in blues. 

This set was quick & easy to crank out because there were no layers. I did use my Stamp A Ma Jig to get my sentiment on straight.  I stamped my little butterfly in Marina Mist which is one of my favorite blue colors. Then I used the Butterflies Thinlits Dies to cut it out. Used Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue to attach my butterfly, added 3 white pearls to the butterfly and finished up with  my piece of whisper white cardstock to the inside and called this set done. Audrey was very pleased with them! :)

Blue Butterflies Card Set:

Stamps: Butterfly Basics, Sweet Essentials (retired)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Accessories: Butterflies Thinlit Dies, Stamp A Ma Jig, White Pearls, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

That's all for me today, friends!

Off to get crafty this afternoon as long as the power stays on!

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

Patriotic Hershey Bar Wrappers

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope your all enjoying your weekend so far!

Kelsey came today after she was done working her shift and we made a quick run to Walmart for hubby to grab a bag of Miracle Grow Potting Soil. He built a box this morning for out in the yard to grow some of his veggies in and really did not want to dig up the yard to put in a garden. I love his idea and it looks really nice too!

So once we finished that up I headed down to my stamp table. I really should have gone to grab a shower instead since it's still gross outside! I finished up the last Hershey Bar Wrapper and got my photo's taken. I only made 6 of these for the upcoming July 4th Holiday. If I get orders for more I will gladly make them up! :)

Let me know what you think!!

I love making these Hershey Bar Wrappers! I make them for all occasions! I'm sure my Mom will go nuts when she sees these! 

I used some old Patterns DSP that SU brought out maybe back in 2007/2008 somewhere in that time frame. They were in 6 X 6 paper pads with maybe 5 different colors in them. I found the Real Red & Night of Navy in 2 different packs. My sentiment comes from the recently retired set, Memorable Moments and my stars are cut once again with the Stars Framelits! 

Patriotic Hershey Bar Wrappers:

Stamps: Memorable Moments

Ink: Real Red & Night of Nacy

Cardstock: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Patterns DSP

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Star Framelits, Stamp A Ma Jig, Real Red & Night of Navy Stitched Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Well, that's all for me today!

Stay tuned for more Red, White & Blue!

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

Patriotic Fry Box Treats

Hello & Happy Friday!

So glad the weekend is here even though it felt like it was 100 degrees outside today! Phew, it was a steam bath! Since it was so hot, I headed downstairs to get inky! Things are in progress right now but i'm going to share my Fry Box treats today! I'm so happy with them!

I used the Stampin Up Fry Box Die to make these cuties! I filled some cello bags with Hershey Kisses, tied it shut with some Stitched Grosgrain ribbon that's now retired. I really love this ribbon because it's so easy to work with for tying bows! I decorated the front of the box with a stamp set called Oh My Goodies! I used the Deco Thinlits to cut them out and the Scallop Oval & Lg Oval Punches to change out the sentiment to a different color. I cut my stars with the Stars Framelits with Silver Glimmer Paper and my Real Red & Night of Navy cardstocks. The little clothespins I found a few weeks ago at Walmart.

These make a very cute gift for the upcoming July 4th holiday. I'm sure any kid would love to have that bag of Hershey Kisses while watching the fireworks! Fun times!

Patriotic Fry Boxes:

Stamps: Oh My Goodies!

Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy

Cardstock: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Fry Box Die, Star Framelits, Deco Framelits, Scallop Oval & Lg Oval Punches, Clothespin from Walmart, Rhinestones, Ribbon, Cello Bags, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Hope you like these yummy treats!

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

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 544

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your having a great day!

Today I played along with the SCS Sketch Challenge and whipped out another card for the July 4th holiday! Let's get to it....

I've been on a roll with using the Star Framelits that I purchased recently from Stampin Up! They cut super nice thru cardstock and glimmer papers! Even Michael's heavy glitter papers!  This will probably be my last July 4th card this year since I have a bunch already made that I will soon start to share! The treats i've been working on are coming along nicely and i'm excited to share them with you! 

My card today was pretty quick & easy to make. This sketch reminded me of last week's Sketch Challenge! I really like these kind of sketches and i'm especially loving those glittery stars!

Sketch Challenge 544 Card:

Stamps: Fabulous Four (sentiment)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper & Michael's Heavy Blue Glitter Paper

Accessories: Star Framelits, Darice Star Embossing Folder, Sweet N Sassy Scallop Border Die, Stamp A Ma Jig, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

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

Color Challenge 534

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I wasn't expecting to get a card made today but surprisingly I got the rest of the house cleaning & laundry finished up, showered, threw my supper in the oven and headed downstairs to make a quick card for today's Color Challenge 534 from over at SCS. 

Here are the colors:

Pool Party,Wisteria Wonder & Blackberry Bliss

Dessert Option: Stars on our card

I have to say that these are some beautiful colors together! I could see some lovely flower cards made with them! Since the dessert option was to use stars I went with stars instead. It took me about 15 minutes to make my card and 10 minutes just to try and get a good picture. Since my stamp room is back in the basement there is no real daylight down there so it's always hard to get a good picture. Thank God for photo programs to help lighten & brighten my cards!

Color Challenge 534 Card:

Stamps: Yippee Skippee

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party

Accessories: Stars Framelits, Corner Rounder Punch, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Well, hate to cut ya short today but my supper is finished and my hubby will be in the door any minute!

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

Merry Monday Challenge #162

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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

Kristie is our hostess and she's asking us to use a tag on our Christmas cards!

I pulled out a stamp set from last year called Merry Everything. I love this set because it has a variety of tags in for different holidays!

Merry Monday Challenge #162 Card:

Stamps: Merry Everything

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky, Whisper White, All Is Calm DSP

Accessories: Note Tag Punch, Scallop Topper Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestones, Silver Metallic Button, Soft Sky Bakers Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what my team mates have created! Such a fun challenge this week and we hope you'll play along with us!

That's all for me today!

Housecleaning awaits!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Gatefold Butterfly Cards

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Just a quick update this morning then I need to get my day started.

Unfortunately, I was up bright & early today because the hubby was snoring terribly and I just could not sleep thru that plus having the 2 dogs in between us was not helping. I will be grabbing a nap this afternoon for sure or this will be one grouchy mama.

So, this set of cards i'm sharing today was for an order for my customer, Audrey! She wanted some butterfly cards in blues. I was looking to make them different so I made them into a gatefold and I couldn't love them anymore! I hated to hand them over to her! LOL

Butterfly Cards:

Stamps: Butterfly Basics

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Moonlight DSP

Accessories: Butterfly Thinlits, Hexagon Punch (used to make banner flag), White Pearls, Hello Honey Baker's Twine (from SaleABration 2015), Glue Dot, Tombow Liquid Multi Purpose Glue

Hope you like these! I am a huge fan of the Butterfly Basics Bundle from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Thankfully, they were carried over into the new Stampin Up Catalog that went live this past Tuesday. If you do not have this set yet......you really do need it! It makes some beautiful cards and those matching butterfly dies are wonderful! 

That's all I have for today!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the rest of your weekend!

~Wendy

Happy 21st Birthday

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today's cards are another request from my customer, Audrey!

She has twin grandsons that will be turning 21 soon. She asked for birthday cards for them but different cards. Since I don't know anything about them such as likes or hobbies, I just went for some masculine papers. I really hope she likes these!

Quick & easy and i'm pleased with them!

Birthday Card #1:

Stamps: Memorable Moments, Wonderful Favs 

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Mocha Morning Specialty DSP

Accessories: Labels Thinlits, Early Espresso Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Birthday Card #2:

Stamps: Memorable Moments, Wonderful Favs

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Mocha Morning Specialty DSP

Accessories: Labels Framelits, Stripes EF, Word Window Punch, Early Espresso Ribbon, Gold Beads, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you like!

Busy day ahead for us! Ryan has an appointment in Lancaster to get fitted for a new wheelchair. Not sure how long that appointment will last. Then tonight I have a Stampin Up party at Deb K's! Can't wait to shop from the new catty! Definitely will be ordering the new In Color Bundle! WooHoo!

That's all for now! 

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

Cupcake Cards for Graduation

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Last evening my Mom called me asking if I could whip up a card order for my customer, Audrey. Here is another set of cards for her. :)

 This pack is for a couple 8th grade students who are graduating and heading off to 9th grade next Fall. Not sure why she wanted cupcakes for graduation but I got it done and actually like the colors! This card could be for a boy or a girl. The Pacific Point icing is punched out and popped up for interest. Afterall, it's "time to celebrate"!

Cupcake Graduation Card Set:

Stamps:Cupcake Party, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Accessories: Cupcake Builder Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Daffodil Delight 1.8 Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for today!

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

Sketch Challenge 543

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I played along with the Sketch Challenge from over at SCS and since i've been working on things for the July 4th holiday, I kept with that theme.

Here is this week's sketch & my card.

 I used the smallest star from the Star Framelits. I just got them a month or 2 ago and I have really been using them. So happy I got them!

Very pleased with the outcome of my card.

Sketch Challenge 543 Card:

Stamps: sentiment from Taylored Expressions

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Blue Shimmer Paper-Recollections, Red Glimmer Paper- SU

Accessories: Star Framelits, Sweet N Sassy Scallop Border Die, Square Nestibilities, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for today!

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

Color Challenge 533

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

A rainy day on tap here in PA but we so need the rain! Yesterday we had thunderstorms with some decent rain so the flowers & grass is getting a good watering!

Kelsey came yesterday for a visit and spent the night since she has a few days off from work.

She spent the day going thru boxes of her clothes that were in the closet and the garage. I snuck off to the basement for some stamp time! 

I love playing along with the SCS Color Challenge so today I gave it another shot!

The colors are:

Basic Gray, Crisp Cantaloupe & Calypso Coral

with a dessert option of using green or blue.

I passed on dessert this week but am really liking these colors together!

Color Challenge 533 Card:

Stamps: Regarding Dahlia's

Ink: Calypso Coral, Basic Gray

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Accessories: Circle Punches, Calypso Coral Chevron Ribboon, Crisp Cantaloupe Baker's Twine, White Pearls, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

I'm sad that this stamp set, Regarding Dahlia's is retiring. It will stay in my collection for along time!

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

Merry Monday Challenge #161

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's the first day of June! Time is just flying by!

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

Kathy is our hostess and she has a wonderful challenge for us!

Hope you'll join in on the fun!

Let's get to it....

 I found this package of paper with the Silver Foil in it and I thought it would be perfect for this "Sparkle, Shimmer & Bling" challenge! I embossed my sentiment with Silver Embossing Powder and layered it over some Silver Foil Paper that I diecut with the retiring Window Frames Collection. I used some Silver Metallic Ribbon and I added quite a few clear rhinestones on the silver snowflakes. It was hard to get a good picture with the Silver Foil Paper since it's like a mirror so please excuse my hands in the silver frame. My card base is Smoky Slate.

Merry Monday Challenge #161 Card:

Stamps: Mingle All the Way

Ink: Versamark, Silver Embossing Powder

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Whisper White, All Is Calm Specialty Paper, Silver Foil Paper

Accessories: Heat Gun, Window Frames Collection Framelits, Silver Metallic Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the design team has created this week! Those ladies always have great inspiration!

Well, that is all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy