Mini Treat Bag Set

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's a beautiful day here today!

Shawn is out painting the railing on the front porch since we are in for nice weather this weekend. It will look great when it's finished.

Yesterday I whipped up a treat along with a card. So let's get to it, shall we!

I used the Mini Treat Bag Framelits to make my pouch. I just love that die! I used the Cherry On Top DSP 6 X 6 Paper Pad for it. I then made my pull out tag for inside the pouch. My little tin I picked up at Michael's a few weeks back in the $1.50 bins. They use to be $1.00 bins but have since gone up in price. I found these magnetic tins in all kinds of colors and they can hold a good bit of stuff too! I decorated my tin and filled it with the Ghiradelli Mini's! OH SO GOOD!!! I was able to fit 6 inside my tin nicely. 

Birthday Treat & Card:

Stamps: Oh My Goodies, Remembering Your Birthday, Lovely Amazing You

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Cherry On Top DSP

Accessories: Mini Treat Bag Framelits, Deco Framelits, Decorative Label Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Round Tab Punch (retired), Rhinestone, Glue Dots, Watermelon Wonder Lace Trim, Bermuda Bay 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Hope you enjoyed my sweet treat today!

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

Free4All Challenge 281

Hello & Happy Friday!!

It was such a beautiful day today! 

After storms blew thru last night, the weather turned fabulous today! Much cooler temps & lower humidity.....just what I needed! It was so nice having the windows open today and the breeze blowing thru! My kind of weather!

So, since my hubby started a new job a few weeks ago, he won't always be working full days on Fridays which will be nice! Today he came home shortly after lunch time and sat in his chair and napped the day away! I snuck off to my stamp room to play a bit. I seen the Free4All Challenge over at SCS was to use a large image or a background stamp! Of course I wanted to play along!!

I seen quite a few people over at SCS were using the Swallowtail butterfly stamp and of course, I used mine too! I have had this stamp for quite awhile and it's never been inked and today was the day!

Free4All Challenge 281 Card:

I inked my butterfly up with Strawberry Slush and stamped off once on scrap paper then stamped my image on my Whisper White cardstock with the lighter more muted color. I love the look of this and can promise you I will be using this stamp more! My sentiment is stamped with Memento Black Ink. I added 4 little rhinestones under the sentiment and added some Strawberry Slush Twine to finish it up!

What do you think??

I really do like it! It will also be pretty mail friendly too!

Free4All Challenge 281 Card:

Stamps: Swallowtail, Million & One

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Memento Black

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White

Accessories: Strawberry Slush Twine, Rhinestones, Stamp A Ma Jig, Tombow Liquid

So, that is all for me today!
Hubby fixed supper already so i'd better go eat!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful Friday!

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 548

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Another humid day on tap here! Kelsey came this morning to spend some time with us. She'll go back to the boyfriends house tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime, she was showering and I snuck off to my stamp room to get a card made today for my dear customer Audrey. The Sketch Challenge came in hand for it!

This layout was a bit tricky and I hope I have all my panels tilted the way they are in the sketch!

I really love this stamp set, Painted Petals! I almost did not buy this set until my SU Demo made a card with it and I was immediately taken with it! Thanks Nan!! 

 I love the look of the flowers and the sentiments are perfect!  I try as much a possible to use this stamp set and I was floored that it did not make it to the new catalog! :(

So, as I said, I have a letter I want to get out in the mail for my wonderful customer Audrey and since she loves my cards I wanted to send it with a lovely card. I hope my news I have to share with her will put a smile on her face!

Sketch Challenge 548 Card:

Stamps: Painted Petals

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Painted Blooms DSP

Accessories: Stamp A Ma Jig, Spring Flowers Embossing Folder, Hello Honey Satin Ribbon, Blackberry Bliss Twine, Rhinestones, Tombow Liquid

Well, that is all for me today!

Thanks for checking in on me & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Color Challenge 538

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

What a hot & humid day here in PA!

I ran off to my stamp room in the basement this morning and got my card made for today's SCS Color Challenge 538.

Here are the colors:

Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo & Island Indigo

w the dessert option of using stripes

A quick & easy Anniversary card for on my card rack and I really like the outcome!

Color Challenge 538 Card:

Stamps: Hearts A Flutter, A Word for You

Ink: Melon Mambo, Island Indigo

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, All Bloom DSP

Accessories: Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Hexagon Punch (flag ends), Melon Mambo button, White Baker's Twine, White Pearls, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all for today!

I'm headed off to grab a quick nap since I was wide awake at 3:30 this morning! 

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

Merry Monday Challenge #166

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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

I am your hostess for the next 2 weeks! There is a change in the schedule for the summer months so the ladies of the design team get break, So, that means you have 2 weeks to play along with each of the challenges thru the end of August.

Let's get started!!

My challenge is to create a Christmas card with a Penguin on! I remember a few years back purchasing my first Penguin stamp from Whipper Snapper. I have had this stamp for quite a few years and still to this day use him alot!!

Merry Monday Challenge #166 Card:

Stamps: Whipper Snapper Holiday Penguin, Four The Holidays

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers, Regal Rose

Cardstock: Neenah White, Regal Rose, Scenic Route DSP- Brighten Ice Blocks

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Hexagon Punch (flag ends), Regal Rose 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Pen, Snow Glitter, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid

I used my tilted panel again. I have come to love this sketch!

Hope you like my penguin card and will play along with us!

Stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what terrific creations my team mates made for inspiration this week! Such adorable idea's!!

Well, that is all for me today!

Time to go and get my housework done!

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

Happy 4th of July!

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's raining here in PA today but they are saying the rain will be out of here before it's time for fireworks tonight! Red Lion had theirs last night. Sadly, they did not last very long.

Today we are going to steam some crab legs & shrimp for our July 4th celebration. Ryan looks forward to this! One of his favorite things to eat, steamed crab legs!

So before I close this out I wanted to share with you all the cards I made for July 4th. Some are my idea's and a few are cased cards. Hope you like!

This card the sentiment is from Stampendous.

The stamp set used on this card is from Star Spangled Banner, a retired SU set.

The stamp set used on this is from Taylored Expressions. My friend Vicki gave me this set & patterned papers! Thanks Vicki!!

The stamp on this card is from Whipper Snapper. The sentiment is from Papertreyink.

The stamp set used on this card is Old Glory. It is a retired SU set.

The stars on this card are made from the Stars Framelits. The sentiment is from the retired Sumthin Sumthin set.

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a safe & wonderful July 4th Holiday!

~Wendy

July 4th Paint Cans

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I am sharing a cute little treat can that I challenged my dear friend, Vicki to join me in! We've been challenging each other on & off the last few years at different things and we both adore these little paint cans from Michael's! So my challenge was to decorate a small paint can for the July 4th holiday!

I wrapped my paint can with paper that I picked up at AC Moore that is from Pebbles. It matched our Night of Navy perfectly! My Real Red & Whisper White flower on the front is made with the retired Daisy die but reminds me of fireworks! I added a Night of Navy star to the center of it and a small Silver Glimmer Star. On the handle I added a Real Red Stitched Ribbon bow and a Red Clothes Pin that I picked up at Walmart. Inside my paint can I have a few Hershey's Nuggets wrapped with the Pebbles patterned paper, a small Silver Glimmer Star with a Rhinestone in the center. On the lid I used an old July 4th sentiment. 

Hope you like!

Now please go check out my friend Vicki's blog here. She always makes the cutest stuff!!

July 4th Paint Can:

Stamps: SU Sentiment (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

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

Accessories: Daisy Die (retired), Lg Star Punch, Merry Mini's Punch Pack (Star), Clothes Pin, Real Red Stitched Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all I have today!

Hope you enjoyed seeing Vicki & I's little holiday pails!

Vicki, the next challenge is yours! :)

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

Smore's for the Holiday

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today i'm sharing a yummy treat that most people eat at this time of the year when there are cookouts & fireworks! Smore's go hand in hand with the July 4th Holiday!

I packaged up some Graham Crackers, Marshmallows and a Hershey Chocolate Bar and put them into a Gusseted Cello Bag from Stampin Up. I used some old Real Red & Night of Navy Organdy Ribbon to tie the bag shut. I added a tag with the Chalk Talk Framelits and used the God Bless America Stamp on them. These were tags I had leftover from last year. I thought these would make a yummy treat for anyone who will be spending time around the bonfire this July 4th Holiday!

July 4th Smore's:

Stamps: God Bless America

Ink: Real Red & Night of Navy SU Markers

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

Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Darice Star EF, Merry Mini Punch Pack (Star Punch), Rhinestone, Real Red & NIght of Navy Organdy Ribbon, Gusseted Cello Bag, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for today!
Stay tuned tomorrow! I have a little surprise to share!

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

Color Challenge 537

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Can you believe this is the last day of June already! Time just keeps flying by!

So today I had to play along with the SCS Color Challenge 537.

Here are the colors:

Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Cucumber & Hello Honey

w/ a dessert option of to use a favorite summer time treat

So what's one to do but pull out those yummy cupcakes!

Then I remembered I had this stamp set called A Wish for You that had the perfect saying in it!

Loving the new Watermelon Wonder & Cucumber Crush In Colors! They are very summer-y!

The sketch is one I found on Pinterest from Just Add Ink Blog. I have become a huge fan of the tilted panels on my cards! :)

Color Challenge 537 Card:

Stamps: Cupcake Party, A Wish for You

Ink: Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder

Cardstock: Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Cherry on Top DSP, Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Circle & Circle Lacey Nestibilities, Build A Cupcake Punch, Hello Honey Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that is all for me today!

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

Merry Monday Challenge #165

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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

Sue is our hostess this week and she has a terrific challenge for us so let's get to it!

I used a DRS Designs stamp for this and colored my image with Copic Markers. My cardbase is Very Vanilla with a layer of Old Olive and a piece of patterned paper that i'm unsure of the maker. It just says St Nick 12 X 12 Holly Berry Stripe. I've had it in my stash for quite awhile. Then on top of that is my Candle with Holly. I really like this image but it's pretty big. My card is 5 X 5.

Hope you will stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other team mates created! Those ladies have made beautiful cards to inspire you! Hope you will play along with us this week!

Merry Monday Challenge #165 Card:

Stamps: DRS Designs

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, unknown patterned paper

Accessories: Notched Corner Punch, Gold Beads, Gold Sheer Trimmed Ribbon, Glue Dot, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for me today!

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

Candy Dispenser

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have something different to share with you.

My friend shared the template to make the popular Candy Dispensers that were floating around on Splitcoaststampers a year or so ago. Now she has created a monster as these things are so fun & easy to make! Thanks Vicki!

I'm only going to share one today since my hubby just got in from work to take me to my Pain Management appointment this afternoon. I will share the rest eventually!

I believe that there is a template over on SCS to use to make these under Tea Bag Dispenser/Candy Dispenser. 

I decorated mine with some Trim the Tree DSP from last year and used the Spellbinder's Poinsettia dies to make my poinsettia. I added a large Gold Bead to the center and attached it with a dimensional. The sentiment on top is from a Hero Arts set and the twine is Cherry Cobbler. I will fill these with holiday M&M's when it gets closer to the holidays and sell at my craft shows!

Any question please feel free to shoot me an email, ok?

blueyes966@comcast.net

Well, I need to go get my clothes changed and head to Lancaster. 

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Sketch Challenge 546

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

What a beautiful day here in PA today!

We had some severe storms blow thru last evening and the winds & rains were were bad. But today we woke up to low humidity and just beautiful sunshine! I loved having the windows open! However I think this wonderful weather will be short lived as tomorrow the humidity comes back.

Earlier today I tore myself away and headed to my stamp table to make a card for my niece Megan. Her birthday was last Friday so i'm a bit late. I used today's Sketch Challenge 546 for her card.

The UPS lady brought my order today from the stamp party on Saturday! I was so happy to use new goodies!

I really love these bright & sunshiny colors in this Cherry on Top DSP! I also got the Build A Birthday stamp set along with the matching Washi Tape! The Washi Tape thing is growing on me!

Hope you like my card! 

Sketch Challenge 546 Card:

Stamps: Build A Birthday

Ink: Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Watermelon Wonder

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Cherry On Top DSP

Accessories: Circle Punches, Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all I have for today!

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

Color Challenge 536

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I know I said I was not making anymore Patriotic cards but when I checked out today's Color Challenge 536, well, that went out the window! hehe!

Here are today's colors for Color Challenge 536:

Real Red, Marina Mist & Night of Navy

w/ the dessert option of using Sequins, Enamel Dots or SU Candy Dots

Unfortunately, I have no Sequins, Enamel Dots or SU Candy Dots so I subbed Rhinestones in their place. My tags were made with the Chalk Talk Framelits and ran thru the Big Shot with the Darice Stars Embossing Folder. I love that these tags wrap around a candy treat bag! My Marina Mist layer was ran thru with the Stripes Embossing Folder. The stamp came out back in 2001 when the World Trade Towers 911 incident happened. Stampin Up created this stamp as a fundraiser and it has become a much loved stamp over the years. I colored it with my Real Red & Night of Navy SU Markers. Hope you like!

Color Challenge 536 Card:

Stamps: God Bless America

Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy SU Markers

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

Accessories: Merry Mini's Punch Pack (Star Punch), Chalk Talk Framelits, Darice Stars Embossing Folder, Stripes Embossing Folder, Marina Mist Chevron Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all today!

Calling for more bad storms to go thru today. I can tell, Gigi is following me everywhere I go. We've noticed over the last few months that she gets a bit werid when storms are coming. Mama is always here to keep her safe! :)

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

Merry Monday Challenge #164

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!

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

Nina is our hostess so let's get to it!

I originally had another card made for this challenge and last minute I decided to make another card. I had this old retired stamp set from moons ago called Merry! I no longer have it but a dear friend of mine did and she was kind enough to allow me to borrow it for this challenge. Thanks Deb R.!!!

Be sure to stop by the Merry Monday blog to see what the other ladies created this week! SO many different but cute idea's to inspire you! Hope you'll play along! 

Merry Monday Challenge 164 Card:

Stamps: Merry!

Ink: Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana SU Markers & Ink Pads

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Winter's Frost DSP

Accessories: Oval & Scallop Oval Nestibilities, Scallop Border Punch, Coastal Cabana Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for me today!

Housework awaits.....

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

Happy Father's Day

Hello & Happy Sunday!

It's also Father's Day so I hope all the Father's have a wonderful day!

We were invited to go to my younger brother's today to celebrate Father's Day with my Dad but we decided to pass and just stay put at home. It's been so hot & humid. Blah! Besides, Kelsey was coming today to visit and Shawn wanted to make some things on his smoker for supper.

The other day I mentioned that Ryan asked for a Father's Day card for Shawn. This is the card I made him.

I pulled out another old stamp set & DSP for this. I love these older sets!

Over the years I have built up a variety of many different occasions & holiday stamps so that I am not using the same stamp year after year but this inside saying from Great Impressions, I use every year for Father's Day! It might be an oldie but it's a goodie!

Father's Day Card:

Stamps: Uncharted Territory, Guy Greetings, inside sentiment from Great Impressions

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Nautical Expedition DSP

Accessories: Circle Nestibilities, Hexagon Punch (used to make banner ends), Early Espresso Twine, Silver Beads, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Well, that's all I have for today!

Off to spend the day with my hubby & kiddo's!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
Happy Father's Day!

~Wendy