Clean & Simple AND a NEW stamp set!!!

Happy Saturday Bloggers....

Today I am showcasing a Skipping Stones Design stamp set called Cancer Schmancer. I received my DT package in the mail on Thursday and I just can't use anything but this set. Even though the official release of this set is October 15th, you can order is NOW!!! You can get all the details of the preorder HERE!!!! If you order now through the 15th of October, $4 will be donated to the Susan Komen Foundation!! Read here about the donation that Skipping Stone Design made last week to the Komen Foundation.

This card I entering in the Clean & Simple 111 sketch challenge....

Here is my card with the wonderful sketch and my wonderful new stamp set!!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Cancer Schmancer (Skipping Stones Design)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink (Stampin' Up)

Pearls: Recollections (Mike's)

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope this kick starts a great weekend for you!!!

Stampin' Sister In Christ & Viva La Verve....

Good morning my blogging friends....Today I am sharing a couple of the many cards that I made this week. The first card is for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge. You can read all the details of that challenge HERE. Play along, but you have to hurry, you only have until tomorrow to enter. We were asked to make a nature card, and I may be pushing it here, but none the less....flowers, butterflies....Nature!

I also used Sketch 5 from Verve's release week sketch challenge. You can get all the details on this challenge HERE, but hurry...you only have until tonight to get all your sketches done.

Next is October week one's Viva La Verve Challenge at the Verve Forum at SCS. For this challenge, you have all month to play. There is a great sketch every week and a photo for inspiration. You can interpret the photo any way you choose.

Here are the supplies that I used on the two cards:

Your Fabulous

Card Stock: River Rock, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Fairy Tales, Blue Skies, Great Friend (Verve)

Ink: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, River Rock (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Dies: Classic Circles (Stampin' Up) Stitching (me!!)

Thanks So Much

Card Stock: More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Autumn Meadows (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Great Friend, Thankful Accents (Verve)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Dies (Spellbinders); Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Punch (MS); Hemp string (craft supply)

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great start to your weekend!!

My Playdate with Mojo!!!!

Good morning friends!!! I am finishing up with my craftyness today, heading out to some Volleyball. The yucky part is that I have to drive an hour to get to the Volleyball. Oh well...

Today I am sharing a card I made for a couple of challenge. Two of my favorite to be exact. I wish I could get to them every week, ya know....

The wonderful colors of this card were inspired by the Play Date Cafe

There is still plenty of time to add this challenge to your weekend crafting plans!!!

The sketch is from Mojo Monday. Every Monday Julee from Verve has a great sketch challenge for you to take part in!!!

Here is my card....

Here are the supplies that I used:

CardStock: Garden Green, Melon Mambo Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Raspberry something (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Plain Jane Psalm 3:3, Notes of Prayer, Circular Sayings (Verve)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Garden Green (Stampin' Up)

Extras: Ribbon (Stampin' up), Green & White Liquid Pearls (Ranger); Dies: Circle punch (Stampin' Up) Spades Pendant (Spellbinders)

Thank you so much for stopping by today .....AND please check out the Skipping Stones Design for another great sketch challenge!!!! Prizes to be had!!!

Have a super day!!

Color Throwdown & Verve Stamps

Hi there.....I know it is a bit late for my normal posts, but I spent the day making cards (big surprise) and I couldn't wait to post one of the creations I made.

I was color inspired by non other than Color Throwdown and layout inspired by Verve! Verve is having a great sketch challenge this week. You can read all about it HERE. Scroll down a bit to see Sketch #2.

I made this Birthday card with one of my son's friends in mind. She is having a birthday next week. I got to use my Copics again and Liquid Pearls, that makes today a good day!!

Here is the color challenge...

The sketch....

Here are the supplies that I used on my card:

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up); Vintage Cream (PTI)

Stamps: Birthday Bash (Verve Stamps), Just Rite Stamps (font on cake)

Ink: Copics (Darn it, I threw them all back in the bin and didn't write down which colors I used); Memento Tuxedo Black, Perfect Plum, Early Espresso ( Stampin' Up)

Extras: Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Liquid Pearls Lavender (Ranger), Cinnamon Stickles (Ranger)

Thats it for me today!! I hope you like my card.

Have a great evening and I will see you tomorrow!!!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch 45 Challenge...

It is the first challenge of October and Skipping Stones Design has a new sketch artist AND a few new sets to come this month!!

Every Tuesday this month, Karen Giron will have a some of the all time favorite sketches from her wildly popular Sweet Sunday Sketches.

You can see this weeks sketch at Skipping Stones Design.

Supplies:

Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper Stampin' Up DSP

Ink:Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Halloweenie (Skipping Stones Design)

Extras: Fragment (Tim Holtz Ideaology); Ribbon (Stampin' Up);

Accessories: Spellbinders (Classic Circles)

Here I am showcasing the Halloweenie set again with this BOO treat!!!

Patterned Paper: Eerie (Basic Grey)

Fibers: Recollections

Stamps: Halloweenie

Ink: Copics; Basic Black (Stampin' Up)

Thanks for stopping by today! Take the time to play along with us this week and you could win some bucks towards SSD stamps!

Check out all the stylings of the wonderful Stamp Tramps....

Kandi

Amy

Ann

Barb

Brenda

Gladys

Jennifer

Tammie

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you all have a day full of blessings!!!!!

Papertherapy Dreamweaver Blog Candy WINNER is......

DooDuhh..... (random.org number 14)

DooDuhh said....

Wendy, adorable projects!!!! I especially like your ornament! Such unique ideas & Beautiful, too!! Thank you for sharing!! This weekend has been awesome!
I would like to choose either LJ 900Branch & Berries or LJ896 Lg Flourish. I make a lot of cards & would use my stencil for that purpose. The branch & berries stencil I had originally passed over when the new stencils came out. Then I saw a sample of it used and was sold. Cool sample!!!!!

Thanks for the sweeet comment! To claim your prize, follow the directions at Dream It Up!! i can't wait to see what you create with your stencils!

Congrats and have a super day!!

DREAMWEAVERS Stencil's Blog Hop!!! It's finally my turn!!! Yeah!!!

I am so glad that October 3rd FINALLY arrived. Today is the final day of our Dreamweaver Stencil Dream Team Blog Hop. I don't know if you have heard all the hype....but there are some great chances to win wonderful Dreamweaver Stencils, Embossing Paste and FX powders...All your choice!!! Click on these links and pick out your favorite!!!

If you arrived from the amazing stylings of Terrece....you are in the right place!!

Now a bit about my projects....

The background for the card was made with using White Pearl (Coredinations) card stock, Glossy Green Embossing paste and the Holly Swirl (LF 896) stencil. Once it was dry, I placed the Christmas Script (LL3009) stencil on the center of the cardstock, used Metallic Silver Embossing Paste to emboss the text.

Once all the embossing paste was dry (two hours total dry time), I placed the Holly Swirl stencil back on the embossed images. Using a Jumbo Sponge dauber, I "daubed" Versamark all over the image and used Kimono Red & Ivy Garden Metallic FX powder. I did the same technique with the Christmas Script stencil. I used Moonstone Metallic FX on the Christmas text.

Next....this was a fun one. I totally stepped out of my comfy card comfort zone!!

A fun Christmas ornament!! This is not a fib....I haven't made a handmade Christmas ornament since elementary school art class. All the years papercrafting, I have just stuck to what I though I was good at. As a matter of fact, this project started off as a card, BUT....I changed my mind. Here is how I did it....

I bought this amazing cardstock at a great scrapbooking store on Maui...it is perfect for Dreamweavers beautiful embossing pastes.

I started with green shimmery cardstock and embossed with Round Doily (LG 655) and Metallic Gold Embossing Pastes. I repeated the last step five more times on Scarlet Pearl Coredinations cardstock and let them dry (two hours). Once the paste was dry, using an xacto knife, I cut around the edge of each stencil.

I scored and folded each Round Doily in half. Keeping all the doilies folded, I glued them all together.

At this time, the first green doily stencil was just hangin out waiting for me. I knew right away that this stencil needed it's new best friend, the Spellbinder Lotus Pendant die. In the center of the Lotus die, I embossed Merry Christmas (LL386) on vellum and added a few small red rhinestones I attached these two cuties together and CHA CHING....my first Christmas ornament!

Alright....back to cards.....

These next two cards are a first for me. I am one of those people that use stamps with stamps, dye ink with dye ink, alcohol ink with alcohol ink....You are getting the picture. I am way too organized. I don't mix and match and after making these next two cards....I am mad at myself for not using stencils with stamps, stamps with stencils... whatever... I realized that Dreamweaver Stencils have a use in ALL crafting projects.

Here is what I did.....

With these last two cards, I embossed two backgrounds with the same stencil, Fan Pattern (LJ813), Glossy Black and Pearle scent Embossing Paste.

I used some more of that awesome black shimmery cardstock and embossed the stencil with Pearle scent Paste...can you see how it make the paste look silver....it is just beautiful! On white cardstock, I embossed the Fan Pattern stencil with Glossy Black paste....you can kind of see how "glossy" the paste it.

Thanks for taking the time to look at all my Dreamweavers Stencil projects....I had a blast making them!!!

Now for some deets on how we are going to get you some free Dreamweaver Stencil merchandise.....

BLOG HOP INFO

We want you to have the chance to win YOUR favorite stencil, embossing paste and Metallic F/X color... for each time you post along the hop, you need to leave a comment on the site where the newest creation is offered, then go to the Dreamweaver site here http://www.dreamweaverstencils.com/, choose the stencil you like best, identify it to us, tell us why it's your favorite, and how you think you'd use it. Just be sure you comment on each blog along the hop..make sure your comments count for winning! Information today...then October 1st you hop!

BLOG CANDY... HOW TO GET IT!

For each time you comment on different blogs, you need to choose a different stencil as a favorite, your favorite paste and your favorite Metallic F/X color...just in case you win more than once! At the end of the three days,each member of the Dream Team will choose a random entry to win and post it on their site by midnight of the next day October 4.

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR CANDY

Hoppers are encouraged to comment once on each designer's blog throughout the blog hop. Each time you do so will give you one opportunity to win what's on offer at that blog. For an additional entry, you're invited to sign up to be followers of the Dream it Up Blog, right here. So, with eleven designers, this gives you the potential of twenty-two chances to win! All winners will be selected by Random.org, and posted on each designer's blog by midnight Monday.

BLOG HOP SCHEDULE

It is not imperative to follow this schedule, but different designers will be posting their creations on different days, so take one last look on Sunday to make sure you've taken advantage for all the opportunities to win blog candy ...now enjoy these designer's "treats", and here is their schedule:

OCT 1ST

Deborah

Georgia

Kim

Kristi

OCT 2ND

Laura

Lee

Liz

Louise

OCT 3RD

Pam

Terrece

Wendy

This is the last leg of the Dreamweaver Stencil blog hop....Head back to Dream It Up and leave your last comment!!!

Thank you so much for taking part in the first ever Dreamweaver Stencil Blog hop.....You will be seeing more of us in the future!!~~~

Dreamweaver Stencils BLOG HOP....DAY TWO!!!!!

It's Day Two of Dreamweavers Stencil Blog Hop!!! It all starts at the Dream It Up blog.

You have to start there to get all the details on how you can win mulitple times a wonderful prize from Dreamweavers Stencils...

Here you goooo.....

Dream It Up

Laura

Lee

Liz

Louise

Enjoy the hop. Please come back tomorrow to see my Dreamweaver creations!!!

It's A Card Makers Favorite Day of the Year....World Card Making Day!!!

If you are looking for the hop order for Dreamweavers Designs, please click here....

I hope all of my fellow card makers have big plans today....that include making cards!!!! I am having a few gals over for cards, food and football. I am looking forward to it!!!

If you just can from Jennifer's blog, you have come to the right place.

Skipping Stones Design is having a BLOG HOP today.!!! Check out the DT members blogs for some wonderful Skipping Stone Design inspiration. Also, CHECK OUT THIS POST for a fun way to win $150 in Skipping Stone Design product!!! Next on the blog hop list is the talented AMY!!!

Kandi Phillips

Brenda Weaver

Gladys Chia

Barb Turpin

Tammy Beaton

I made this card with the creative Mojo from these two challenges...

Color Throwdown

Mercy's Tuesday Sketches

Here are the supplies that I used on my card:

Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Red Riding Hood, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Timeless Textures, Bras 2 (Skipping Stones Design)

Ink: Basic Black, Pumkin Pie, Old Olive (Stampin' Up) Copic Marker

Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up by Sizzix

Dies: Nellies Multi Framed Dies

Extras: Liquid Pearls, Stitching

I hope you all enjoy your day!!! I can't wait to see what everyone is making today!!!

HEY EVERYONE!!!! Dreamweaver Stencils Blog Hop!!!! Day One!!!

Hey everyone.... You do not want to miss this blog hop. Start at Dream It Up, read all the juicy deets on how YOU can win free stuff.

Let me tell you gals...you have up to FOUR chances each day to WIN a stencil (of your choice), an embossing paste (color if your choice) and a Metallic FX powder (love them, also color of your choice). All you have to do is leave a comment on each post saying what your favorite stencil is. Read all about it HERE. Now to start the hop....You are going to be drooling over the creative stylings of these wonderful ladies.......

Dream It Up

Deborah

Georgia

Kim

Kristi

Have a great time picking out your favorite stencils. I hope you have a large piece of paper for a wish list....You can see all the goods here at Dreamweavers Stencils.

I hope you day is filled with blessings!!!

Cardabilites Design Team Reveal #12

It is already the end of September....holy smokes...before we know it, it will be Christmas!!!

Today we are revealing another Cardabilities Sketch and the last for this talented design team.

Be sure to go to all of their wonderfully inspiring blogs and tell all of them what a great job they did!!!

Here is the goods.....

Isn't it wonderful?!?! It was so fun.....

Here are the supplies that I used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Cappella (Basic Grey)

Ink: Early Espresso

Stamps: Signature Greetings (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Lattice Pendant, Classic Circles (Spellbinders), Border Punch (EK Success)

Extras: Taffeta Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Pearls (I-Rock Gem Setting Tool); Pearls (Recollections)

This card was fast to make and really turned out nice.

I hope you take the time to play along with the sketch!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you have a day full of blessings!!!

Just Rite Stampers Sketch Challenge...I love it!!!!

Have I told you lately how much I love Just Rite Stamps (who by the way is having a great sale right now). I love these stamps so much, my new focus is to find adorable frames and cute ways to display their ADORABLE images!!!

There is a wonderful weekly challenge at the Just Rite Inspiration blog. This week is a great sketch that you can view HERE!!!!

Here is my rendition of the sketch.....

You only have a few more hours to enter your card....please take the time, the first place prize is AWESOME!!!

Here are the supplies that I used:

Card Stock: Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up); Sapphire Shimmer (Island Paperie)

Stamps: Groovy Snowman (Just Rite Stamps)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Dies: Blue Awning Die Cuts (K&Co.), Nellie Multi Frames

Extras: Lace (Garage Sale); Glitter (Stampin' Up); Stardust & Icicle Stickles (Ranger)

Thanks for stopping by today!! Don't forget starting Friday, Dreamweaver Stencils is having its first ever Blog Hop!! WITH PRIZES....in the form of stencil of your choice, embossing paste and Metallic FX powder!! You don't want to miss this!!! The blog starts at Dreamweavers Stencils on Friday!!! Enjoy the eye candy!!!

Sketch Tuesday w/ Skipping Stones Design

Good morning card lovers & makers!!!

Today we are celebrating another wonderful Tuesday with Skipping Stones Design and the wonderful sketchings of Ashley Cannon Newell....

The great set of stamps used for my card was Halloweenie...

Please take the time to play along with us. Check out all of the other wonderful "Stamp Tramps" designs...you can find all the links on the right hand side of my page.

Have a super day!!!

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Stampin' Sister's In Christ Fall Colors Challenge

Good afternoon!!! Just a quick post for you today.

This weeks challenge at Stampin Sisters In Christ was to use Autumn colors for your card. Please take the time to read the message at Stampin' Sisters In Christ. There is still a bit of time to get in on the fun there....Our Daily Bread is the sponsor this week....If that isn't dangling an apple.

To get my Mojo rolling I ran over to Mojo Monday Sketches, for some great inspiration!!

Here are the supplies I used on my card:

Card Stock: Scarlett Pearl, Ivory Pearl (Coredinations); Early Espresso, More Mustard (Stampin' Up); Rustic Cream (PTI); Copper Shimmer (Island Paperie)

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (Stampin' Up); Scripture Collection 3 (Our Daily Bread Design)

Ink: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso (Stampin' Up)

Dies: Fancy Tags, Large & Small Circles (Spellbinders); Iron Gate Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Accessories: Leaves(K&Co.); stitches (me); Copper & Gold shimmer spray (Stewart Superior)

Thanks for taking a look today...

FYI...another huge Stampin' Up sale. See a list of all the sets and there is a link with pictures also...Click HERE Email me if you are interested in anything or PM me on SCS.

I hope you all have a super weekend!

Blogs 4 Boobies....Last chance to get a great card for a GREAT CAUSE

Today is the last day of our Blogs 4 Boobies blog hop and your chance to bid on my card. I posted yesterday that if my card sells for more than $10 the winner of the auction can have their choice of any other Skipping Stones Design card that I have made. Right now the bidding is at $6. Please go to THIS POST and read the instruction and place your bid. 100% of the proceeds go to Susan Komen Foundation to research breast cancer.

I have found my one true love......

And it is this EMBOSSING FOLDER......

Bottom right hand side.....Oh my....true beauty.

If you can't tell, I like it alot.

I am back this afternoon to share with you a card I made for the Just Rite Inspiration challenge.

The challenge was to use Dark Red (my new fav, see post from earlier), Black and Ivory. The twist was to make hand made embellishments. I'm sure you figured out that I made the flowers. They are super fun and there is a tutorial HERE on SCS. I also modified a great little embossing folder from Sizzix called Medallions, Frames & Damasks to fit my Baroque Nested Sentiment & Frame from Just Rite Stampers. This was the first time I got to use this!!

Here are the rest of the supplies I used for this card:

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (<3),>

Stamps: Baroque Nested Frames & Sentiments (Just Rite Stampers)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up); Antique Linen (TH Distress Inks)

Embossing Folder: Heritage (Provo Craft); Medallions, Frames & Damask (Sizzix)

Rhinestones: craft supply, I-Rock Gem setting tool!

Thank you for stopping by today. You still have time to join me in the Just Rite Color with a twist challenge this week.

I hope you have a day full of blessings!!

Shining Light at Our Daily Bread Design

This weeks challenge at Our Daily Bread Design is White & Bright. I am fearful that I may have used to much color. We were asked to use all white except the stamped image or sentiment. I took it a bit further and inked the stencil as well.

I can't seem to get enough of Cherry Cobbler from Stampin' Up. I have another project on the horizon using this color and then I am going to force myself to move on....

Here is a list of the supplies that I used on this card:

Card Stock: Whisper White (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Scripture Collection 3 & Fleur Dis Lis Borders (Our Daily Bread Design)

Embossing Folder: Heritage (Provo Craft)

Dies: Classic Frames (Spellbinders)

Thank you for stopping by today!! Remember tomorrow the auctions end for the Blogs 4 Boobies fundraiser for the Komen Foundation. You can bid on my HERE (that you can see in this post)....A special surprise....If the bids get to $10 (current bid is $6, I will throw in another Skipping Stones Design card ....just for you being a great person!!!

I hope you all have a day filled with blessings!!!

Stamping N Time with Our Daily Bread Design....

Hi again....If you are looking for the Skipping Stones Design Sketch Tuesday and Wise men Stamps set Release click here!!!

I am back to share a card from my ever growing list of challenges that I want to complete.

This card was made with Our Daily Bread Design Stamping In Time Challenge AND "loosely" based on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (click on link to see the sketch).

The challenge at Our Daily Bread Design was to use lace and ribbon (it didn't say anything about a ton of liquid pearls, but I couldn't help myself)!!!

A personal challenge of mine was to put these Copic Markers, that I got for a gift from my wonderful, generous Mom (thank you, I Love You) to use!!! The coloring isn't as good as the stuff I have seen in other blogs, but it was my first time!!!

Here are the supplies that I used on my card:

Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Concord Grape, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up); Select White (PTI)

Stamps: Peace & Brocade Borders (ODBD); Posy Patch Flower Set (Heartfelt Creations)

Ink: Concord Grape (Stampin' Up); Copic Markers (BV06, V17, V06, YG67, YG25)

Dies: Corner Punch (EK Success), Posy Patch Dies (Spellbinders/Heartfelt Creations)

Extras: Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Lace (garage sale); Liquid Pearls (Lavendar, Platinum, Green)

Thanks for stopping by today....Please don't forget the Blogs 4 Boobies Auction to benefit the Komen Foundation. 100% of all proceeds from the auction will be donated. To find out more visit my blog post HERE and bid on my card ( The high bid on my card is $6). You can see a list of all the uber talented artists HERE.

Have a great day! See you tomorrow!!