BOO for WSC102

Just a quick, quick post before I head to the post office!
I stamped over the weekend and played around with Beate's sketch. Have I mentioned I like making Halloween cards? I only need a couple more and they can go in the mail. They're so FUN! I couldn't resist the wiggly eyes. hehehe
Have a great day!
~Angel

Card Recipe:
Size~ 3x6
Stamps~ Yikes... none.
Ink~ None of that either I guess
Paper~ Black, White, Pumpkin Pie, K&I DP
Accessories~ Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder, The Paper Studio sticker (Boo), Circle and Scalloped Circle punches, Hobby Lobby ribbon, Jeweled Ghost-Hobby Lobby, wiggly eyes from stash

WSC99 in Porcelain

I needed a card today to send to a friend who's really going through a really rough time.
For inspiration I checked out a few sketches and landed on Beate's weekend sketch #99 for my card. Adding Basic Grey's "porcelain" papers and stickers made the card quick and easy.
I love the 3x6 size even though my hubby asked why the card was so small. {smile}
I'll be pretty busy for the next few days. I'm so excited that my younger son Brian and his sweet girlfriend will be coming to see us for the weekend. There'll be no time for blogging.
But, I'll see you next week!
Blessings~
Angel

Card Recipe:
Size~ 3x6
Stamps~ none
Ink~ none
Paper~ Pink Pirouette, Choc Chip, White, Basic Grey "Porcelain" DP
Accessories~ Flower brad and pink felt flower (SU), Blossom Nestabilties (Spellbinders), Basic Grey's Porcelain element stickers, Eyelet border punch (SU), 1 7/8" circle punch (The Paper Studio- HL) Thinking of you rub-on (American Crafts)

A WSC Christmas Card!

It's been a long time since I have been able to participate in one of the Weekend Sketch Challenges and I've really missed them. When I saw this week's sketch though I knew it would be perfect to finish off a project that was already started on my desk.
Multi-tasking. Gotta love it.
I'd already taken the time to make my new Just-Rite stamper into a personalized stamp. If you're not sure what I'm referring to check out the new Product Review of Just Rite products on SCS. Beate also created this awesome tutorial to explain exactly how the stampers work. You're SO gonna want these!
The sketch shows a square card and my personal favorite square size is 4 1/4" because the card will fit in a traditional notecard envelope without having to pay the extra postage for a square card.

Nothing too complicated about this one. And that's why I'll be making several of these for my Christmas card stash!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ Holiday Demi Phrases
Ink~ Handsome Hunter, Cranberry
Paper~ Handsome Hunter, Naturals Ivory, Cranberry Crisp, Greetings of the Season DP (Hobby Lobby)
Accessories~ Argyle CB Folder, Petite Scalloped Circle Nesties, Small Circle Nesties, Red Stickles, Holly and 1/8" Circle Paper Shaper Punches, gold thread, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Sponge

Love One Another

I had just a little window of opportunity to stamp today.
And just a few minutes to post so this will be a quickie.

I started with the Weekend Sketch Challenge which was hosted this week by Charmaine.
I picked up this cute little House Mouse stamp at Hobby Lobby last week. He seemed to go so perfectly with the one of the verses from an April new releases from Our Daily Bread called "Love One Another". I just had to pair them up! The little heart pearls are from Hero Arts and are available at the ODBD store along with hundreds of other new items!
Thanks for stopping by today!
You bless me!
~Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ ODBD- "Love one Another", Stampabilities- "Sweet Kiss"
Ink~ Palette Black Noir, (Ballet Blue, Saffron, Blush to color)
Paper~ Ballet Blue, Saffron, White, DP by SU- Sarah & Delicate Dots
Accessories~ Blender pen, SU 1/2" circle punch, Marvy Oval & Scalloped Oval punches, McGill heart punch, Hero Arts pearls, May Arts ribbon, Ranger pop-its

Above & Beyond Challenged!

Continuing where I left off yesterday...
More Challenges & More Inspiration!
I've got 2 more matching cards to share today.

The first used the Splitcoast Weekly Sketch. One of my favorite things to do is play with my punches and layer them up! I actually cut out the middle flowers though... no punch to fit!

And for this next card in the set, I used Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge sketch which was actually hosted by my sweet friend, Lori Craig this week. Just Celery and Saffron, but I like it!

Not a lot of chit chat today... it's time to go to church!
Hope you're all having a blessed weekend!
~Angel

Card Recipes:
SC217 Flower x3
Stamps~ Polka Dot Punches (SU), You Bless Me (Stampabilities)
Ink~ Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Saffron, Celery
Paper~ PaperTrey White, Celery, Saffron, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, SU White, Delicate Dots DP
Accessories~ SU Punches- 5 Petal Flower, Squares, 1/2" circle, Swiss Dots CB Folder
WSC70 Heart Blessed
Stamps~Polka Dot Punches, You bless me (Stampabilities)
Ink~ Celery
Paper~ Saffron, White, Celery, Delicate Dots DP
Accessories~ Punches- Full Heart (SU) Butterfly (Paper Shaper) Small flower (Mike's $ bin), Swiss Dots CB Folder, distressing tool, tiny pearls (Michael's), white mini brad (MM)

Time for a Sneak Peek!

I just received this set in my mailbox yesterday! It's called "I am the Potter" and will be available from Our Daily Bread Designs on March 1st! It's SO much fun to play with! Now, as much as I would love to be able to expertly watercolor or even color with markers, etc with line images, it's really not my forte. I still play around with it from time to time because I think it's fun. But, I'm really just not that good at it. BUT, I can cut pretty well with a pair of scissors and these pots look SO cool paper pieced (stamped on DP and cut out). Don't you think? No coloring needed!I stamped the pots on some Basic Grey background papers and cut them out, adhered them to another Basic Grey paper and then added some Crystal Effects for lots of shine and dimension.
I used Beate's Weekend Sketch for this one because as soon as I saw the sketch this idea popped into my head.
I love how this card turned out and I have really liked everything I've seen so far from the design team with this set. It has LOTS of possibilities!
I may have some time later today to stamp some more and play with that awesome new ODBD sketch! I hope you'll play too!
Oh, and March marks the one year anniversary of Our Daily Bread Designs. We've got some fun stuff planned for you!! So stay tuned!
Blessings~
Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ ODBD "You are the Potter"
Ink~ Palette Black
Paper~ Really rust, Choc Chip, Basic Grey DPs
Accessories~ Crystal Effects, MM brads, Linen thread, Paper Studio border punch

Happy "V" Day!

I am a BIG fan of Valentine's Day! I love pink and red and hearts and roses and everything about it!
Valentines are my favorite cards to make!
I gave my hubby and my baby girl both gift cards for some special little things. I got these last year after valentine's day so the expiration date is this month. Hey... that could work to my advantage! I found a very cool gift card holder tutorial on Splitcoast (TLC196 instructions here) which I used at Christmas time. I brought it out again for Kevin and Katie's Valentines.
Here is Kevin's card!
One of my favorite card designs is to coordinate squares and arrange them on the card front. the possibilities are endless and it's SO much fun!And Katie's card:

I was so excited to see Beate's Sketch return this week! I made Katie's Valentine based on her sketch!
That's all for me today.
Have a LOVEly day!
~Angel

Card Recipes
Kev's card~
Stamps: Lips-SU Incentive Stamp, Sentiments: Michael's $1 bin and All Night Media Susan Branch scroll, inside CTMH
Ink: Choc Chip, real red
Paper: Choc Chip, Real Red, Vanilla, Candy Lane DP (SU), My Mind's Eye DP inside
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Red Stickles, Dimensionals, Circles and Scalloped Square Punches (SU), Divine Swirls CB Folder, Metal tag (?), Red Heart Button (Stash), Trim it Up gold edged ivory ribbon, Bobbin Ribbon fibers, Susan Branch stickers

Kt's Card~
Stamps: Mostly Flowers (SU)
Ink: Berry Sorbet
Paper: Real Red, Vanilla, Choc Chip, Candy Lane DP

Accessories: Woven Tag (MM), Scalloped Square Punch (SU), Michaels $1 stickers, CM Circle Cutter, EK Success heart punch

Verve Meets WSC

I am a very lucky girl.
Well, I don't necessarily believe in luck so I am a very blessed girl!
I won the entire Verve November release.
Seriously!
SO many stamps.... so little time. I'll be making some of my Christmas cards with them though. They're very pretty.
I had a little bit of time to stamp yesterday and of course went straight to Beate's blog to see her weekend sketch. I picked up the Verve set "Ornamental Christmas" and this card came together in a flash!

I'll be using this sketch again for sure. Thanks, Beate!
The ornament tops were stamped on brushed gold paper and cut out. Then I simply used the opposite side for the actual image. Crystal Effects was added and of course a little glitter. There's lots of dimension here.
That pretty snowflake embellishment was a great find recently. I know I am going to wish I had more when these are gone. They're from K & Company. I replaced the matching center brad with one of my own in a red hue. You can't see well in the picture, but it's set on a 1" punch that is backed with a scalloped 1" punch in brushed gold. The papers I used here were all from a paper pad I got at Hobby Lobby recently- "Greetings of the Season". You'll be seeing those again! Can you believe I opened this Handsome Hunter pad today for the first time?And I've had it since it came out. Geeesh.
Thanks for visiting today!
Hope you're having a great and relaxing weekend!
~Angel

Card Recipe: (Sketch used is WSC67)
Stamps~ Ornamental Christmas (Verve)
Ink~ Handsome Hunter
Paper~ Cranberry Crisp, Handsome Hunter, Brushed Gold, Greetings of the Season DP (Hobby Lobby brand)
Accessories~ Circle Punches, Martha Scalloped Circle punch, K& CO "Christmas Cheer" Antique Gold snowflake brad, MM red mini brad, Argyle CB folder, Crystal Effects, DD Glitter, Red Wire

Season of Friendship Sketch Set

I so admire Laura and her sketch card sets. So yesterday when I really needed to sit down and make a set of Thank You cards, I decided to emulate her and make my own Sketch Set. For my sketches I chose
Beate's Weekend Sketch No. 66,

Jen's Saturday Sketch For You to Try,

and the November Sheetload Sketch! I pulled out one of my newer sets and paper collections, Season of Friendship and Autumn Vine DP from Stampin Up. I used a few different sentiments and left a couple of the cards "sentiment-less" for future sending, although I sent out all but one of these cards yesterday!
And quite unlike me, I even decorated all of the insides!
Here is one:

Thank you so much for coming to visit me today! I hope to have some Christmas cards to share tomorrow!
Have a blessed day!
~Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ Season of Frienship (SU), Sentiments- various
Ink~ Choc Chip, Really Rust, More Mustard, Sage Shadow
Paper~ White, Rust, Chocolate, Sage, Mustard, Autumn Vine DP (SU)
Accessories~ Birds & Swirls CB Folder; Lots of Punches- most SU; Sizzix Scribbles Swirls die, Spare Parts Maple Leaves brads; Ribbons- White Satin (Offray), Musard Taffeta (Ribbon FX -HL), and Chocolate Ruffled (SU); Swirl Clips (Target)

Green Day!

By the way, if you aren't a very GREEN person but wish you were tell me something you COULD do in that last daily question. I mainly asked it because
It's GREEN Day!
Are you following the RAINBOW to the treasure at the end?
I hope so!
It's never too late to go back and make up for lost time, but if you play along, you'll definitely increase your chances!
First things first.
My Christmas Challenge was mainly because I had a half finished Christmas card laying on my desk begging to be finished. I completed the card which I started out using Beate's Weekend Sketch WSC62. I used one of my favorite Christmas ODBD sets "We Three Kings".
If you haven't seen cards with this set around Blogland, check out these beauties!
Dina

Becca
Judy
Nancy
You want that set now, huh?
Here is my card.

Pretty easy to do and the copper and Artichoke look so handsome together. I think I may use this masculine combination again some day!

Now for your GREEN goodies! Do you have any idea how many shades of green cardstock I have? Hmm... this sounds like a good BONUS question! I know, I know, I can't stop giving things away. Since I am making a trip to the post office tomorrow, I might as well send one more envelope! Give me your best guess on how many shades of green cardstock I own and you'll get your own little mini GREEN RAK! It will look like a smaller version of THIS:

Included in today's addition to the "Pot O' Gold"
(get it.... pot of gold at the END of the RAINBOW? Ha! I kill me.)
~One prescored card of every shade of green I own! More than a few!
~Two Cuttlebugged cardstock quarters of every shade of green I own- and each is different so I have more Cuttlebug folders than I do shades of green x2
(a confusing clue!)
~ One Dozen green skeleton leaves
~ A small vial of Tim Holtz Distress Powder (Shabby Shutters Green)
~ Ribbon- 1 yd of True Thyme stitched grosgrain, 1 yd of Artichoke Organdy, and 1 yd of ruffled elasticized Green Galore Checkered.
~ A compartment of Green Embellishments- brads, eyelets, clips, etc
~A bag full of green buttons!

Have a FABULOUS Day!
~Angel
Don't forget to leave your email address or last name.
Beginning comments were a bit confusing! If you can fix it to include a distinguishing detail if you're name is common, it may be a good idea.

Card Recipe~
Stamps: ODBD We 3 Kings; Ink: Versamark; Paper: Artichoke, ODBD Prism Copper, basic Grey DP; Accessories: Copper EP (SU) & Winter Wonderland EP (Stampin Stuff), Decorative Brad (Spare Parts), SU Scalloped Border Punch, Martha Stewart Circle punch

BONUS QUESTION:
How many shades of GREEN cardstock would you guess I own? (Not all are SU!)
Posted answer by 9 am with closest number (not going over) will win the RAK!

Another Christmas Card

I really liked Beate's sketch this week. So I made another card with it! This time I didn't turn the sketch.

I used some Basic Grey Figgy Pudding papers and my favorite color- Soft Sky. The vintage ric rac was given to me a while back from a dear friend and it worked so perfectly with this card. I love it!
Thanks for visiting!
~Angel

Card Recipe~
Stamps: Pretty Pattern
Ink: Soft Sky
Paper: Soft Sky, Cranberry Crisp, Artichoke, Whisper White, Figgy Pudding DP (Basic Grey)
Accessories: SU Punches, Tags, Corner Rounder, Vintage ric rac, String, MM safety pin, paper Piercing tool

At the Name of Jesus...

Yep, I am still playing with those new releases coming October 1st from Our Daily Bread Designs! You're going to love this one! It's called Reason for the Season and besides the first card I posted here, you can see some fabulous cards from Lorelie, Jami and Jane by clicking on their name.
I started out my card with Beate's fabulous Weekend Sketch #59!

If you love sketches, put this one in your sketch journal.

It was a lot of fun to work with!I did flip the sketch on it's side as I thought it gave me a place for my sentiment which fit absolutely perfectly!
You may recall a few posts ago where I stated I was not going to purchase the new "in-colors". And as tempted as I've been, I still have not. The Riding Hood Red and Bella Rose DP pieces you see here as well as the pretty scalloped border were sent to me by friends. I love my friends!
Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a fabulous weekend!
Don't forget about the free shipping at ODBD this weekend!
Use this code: ~Angel

Card Recipe~
Stamps: Reason for the Season (ODBD)
Ink: Real Red Craft
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Bella Rose DP (SU), Basic Grey Fruitcake DP
Accessories: Circle Punches (SU), Michael's sheer ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Iridescent Ice EP

Riddle Me This...

I've been seeing the cutest Halloween cards around Blogland. My latest issue of PaperCrafts was also filled with fun ideas for fall and Halloween.
My own selection of Halloween stamps and supplies was extremely limited. Last year I made 5 cards with limited supplies- here, here, here, here, and here. After Halloween was over, though, I picked up a few things at 70% off. And I've had fun the last couple of days playing with them.

I started out with Beate's weekend sketch for my "riddle" card. The little witch feet stamp was from the Michael's $1.00 bin. (cost me 30 cents)
The riddle was computer generated.

I found it on the wrapper of a Laffy Taffy.

I couldn't resist making it into a card since I know a certain young man who just loves jokes and riddles.
The image actually flips up to reveal the answer to the riddle.

So,
what
is a
witches'
favorite
subject?

Do

You

know?

It's

Of course!
Have a good one!
~Angel

Dad's Day Weekend

It's going to be a busy Father's Day weekend here in the Wilde House. We are keeping our 2 little dimpled girls, Mayson and Kamryn for the weekend. Here are Kevin and Katie with the girls.
And I have finally gotten up the nerve to show you my short hair!
Here is me and Mayson.
Since I knew we were going to be so busy, I made sure my Father's Day cards were done early. I used the new Our Daily Bread set-Fishers of Men (available this weekend!) for my dad's card. It is on its way to Iowa.
Kevin's card uses Verve Visual's Father Figure and some of my favorite papers from SEI's Grandpa's Attic line. I also used Beate's weekend sketch! Card recipes will have to come later. I've gotta go play with my favorite 2 year old who is sitting here talking my ear off while I type!
Check back tomorrow. I will have my Scrap Addict sketch to share!
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

Card A Recipe~
Stamps: Fishers of Men (ODB) Houndstooth (SU) Father Figure (VV)
Ink: Palette Black, Choc Chip

Paper: Choc Chip, The Paper Studio DP, Shimmery White
Accessories: Twill, Hodgepodge Hardware, Distresser, SU Oval and Label Punches

Card B Recipe~
Stamps: Father Figure (VV)
Ink: Cranberry Crisp
Paper: Sahara Sand, Black, SEI DPs
Accessories: MM Brads, Small square punch (SU) Cuttlebug Folder: Diamonds in the Rough

Sneak Peek at Path of Life

It's almost time for Kelley at "Our Daily Bread" to release more of her fabulous designs! This month she has 2 new sets with fabulous images and wonderful scriptures. I am loving these! And I know you will too!
Here is a sneak peek at "Path of Life" using Beate's weekend sketch.

I punched out a small part of the image which actually measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" and is a lovely serene garden image with a pretty path. And there are also 2 other scriptures to choose from when using this set. I had to settle for a monochromatic look until I can dig out my watercolor pencils and chalks. I am not sure what I was thinking packing those away! In real life, the image sparkles as I used my Sakura Clear Gelly Roll pen to add dimension to the image.

Card Recipe~
Stamps: Path of Life, Canvas
Ink: Artichoke, River Rock
Paper: Artichoke, River Rock, DP by SU
Accessories: Cuttlebug Textile folder, Sheer organdy (SU), oval Punches, Pop dots and Sakura Gelly Roll pen

Since it is Mother's Day weekend, I want to wish all my mom friends a wonderful Mother's Day! I hope it's as happy as can be!

WSC44

I wanted to play along with Beate's weekend sketch. But, I didn't want to pull anything new out. So I played with what was already out on my desk. The scraps of paper I used on my card were left over from my wall hanging.
I was greatly inspired by some quilted pieces I was looking at online the other day. When I saw Beate's sketch... I knew I had to go in that direction!
AND... I know just who is going to get this card!

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ Stampabilities sentiment
Ink~ Brilliant Blue
Paper~ Barely Banana, Brilliant Blue, DP by EK Success (Laura Ashley Blues)
Accessories~ Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, Photo Corner Punch, MM mini brads, DCWV Rub-on Stitchings, Michael's $1 value ribbon

There is still time to enter for the blog candy- the new "On Eagles Wings" set from Kelley!
Have a Great Weekend!

An Early "Bird" Design for Beate's WSC41

Birds and Swirls!

AND Basic Grey.....I LOVE how this card turned out for Beate's Weekend Sketch.
I've been longingly looking at crocheted flowers and wishing I could crochet! I only have a couple that I have been hoarding. I found them at Zany Zinnia.

Card Recipe: {card is 5 1/2" square}
Stamps~ Priceless, Print Pattern, Sanded, Happy Harmony
Ink~ Palette Noir Black, Ruby Red, Craft White
Paper~ Sahara Sand, White, Ruby Red, Basic Grey Perhaps DP
Accessories~ Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls EF, Autumn Leaves "Rhonna Farrer" Paris in Spring Rub-ons, SU Scalloped square sticker, Primas, Zany Zinnia crocheted flower, MM lt pink brad, ?? red brad, Mark Richards pearls

Have a super duper day, my friends! Don't forget to comment for the Butterfly Kisses!