GDP064 Thanks For The Smile

I, too, picked up on the wonderful colors in Connie's beautiful floral card.

I finally inked up my Dragonfly Dreams in Marina Mist and stamped over in 

Daffodil Delight. The dragonfly was cut out with the matching die cuts and 

popped up. I added some background with Old Olive. 

Really like the sentiments in this set!

Hope you can play along over at 

global-design-project.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a happy Wednesday!

Windy

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Stamp set: Dragonfly Dreams

Paper: Marina Mist, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight

Detailed Dragon thinlits dies, candy dots in Daffodil Delight

PP323 Sparkle

While I had these colors out for yesterdays card, I did 

worked on this card for a fun sketch challenge.

I sponged the Fancy Frost DSP with the Pool Party ink. 

I cut the star from silver glimmer paper and added a rhinestone.

For more bling or sparkle, I added some rhinestones on my 

banner to go along with the sentiment from Christmas Pines.

Hope you can play along over at 

thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely Tuesday!

Windy

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Stamp set:Christmas Pines

Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo

Paper: Fancy Frost DSP, Whisper White, Island Indigo,

Silver glimmer paper

rhinestones, Triple Banner punch, Layering Ovals dies, 

Starlight thinlits dies, sponge rollers

FMS264 Spirits Bright!

I started the layout with the Fancy Frost Specialty DSP and my sponge rollers.

I rolled on the Island Indigo, the Pool Party and the Soft Sky inks. 

Then stamped the snowflake in Soft Sky with the sentiment in Indigo 

over the top.  Both stamps from the Tin of Tags stamp set.

I bought the in Of Tags stamp set thinking it would be good when I do my tags class

in Dec but it has been very versatile!

I added a little bling with the 1/8" silver ribbon.

Check out freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com

I hope you have a wonderful Monday ans thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Tin of Tags

Paper: Fancy Frost DSP, Whisper White, Island Indigo

Ink:Island Indigo, Pool Party and Soft Sky

1/8' silver ribbon, sponge rollers, Layering Circles dies 

Another ShoeBox Swap Card

I made this at a shoebox swap in Atlanta this month.  

I did not design it and do not know the one who did but I really like it!

I have been hoarding this DSP and need to use it. 

This card uses the Seasonal Bells stamp set and the This Christmas DSP.

Love the gold doily, too!

I hope you have a blessed Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Thanks With New Product!

This is a card we made at SU! Onstage 2016 this month as a make and take.

We used some new products here from the SU! Occasions catalog 

that starts January 4th 2017 and DSP from the Sale-a-bration

sale that will start the same time. 

For this card we used my favorite set in the new catalog called 

Dragonfly Dreams. The DSP is paper you can color 

and is called Inside the Lines DSP.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Windy

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The 3D Swap From WCMD2016

I was lucky enough to have received this from the 3D swap at 

WCMD 2016 Atlanta this month. 

 I can't wait for it to be sitting on my desk in 2017.  

It was made by Brenda Stallings in McDonough Ga.

I love the Paisleys and everything else about it. 

Just wanted to show it off!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I designed this card for my friend and fellow Pretty Pal, Brian King!

He is so awesome!  But I sent it to tell him that plus thank him for a wonderful 

and amazing WCMD event this month in Atlanta. 

I know how hard he and Pam worked to make it wonderful and special.

I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving

 and will give thanks in all things!

Windy

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Stamp set: All Things Thanks

Paper: Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White, 

Warmth & Cheer DSP

Ink: Delightful Dijon

Stitched Framelits dies, Layering Circles dies,

Delightful Dijon ribbon

Merry Monday #223 Fancy Frost Trees

For this color challenge, I started by flipping through my dies.

I thought it would give me an idea other than snowflakes which were all 

I had in my head!  I landed on these Perfect Pines dies and grabbed the 

Peaceful Pines matching stamp set. I thought somehow I could make 

pink and blue trees work!  I was right!

Very excited how this card turned out!

I used Night of Navy for dark blue and Soft Sky for light blue.

I decided on Sweet Sugarplum for the pink even though it 

can be a purple, too!

I cut the snow with the Swirly Scribbles die and added the 

sentiment from Star Of Light which fit perfectly 

in this space!

I hope you have a peaceful day and thanks for stopping by!

Head over to merrymondaychrsitmaschallenge.blogspot.com

to play along with the blues and pinks!

Windy

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Stamp sets: Peaceful Pines, Star of Light

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum, Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Sweet Sugarplum,

Whisper White

Fancy Frost sequins, Perfect Pines framelits dies, 

Swirly Scribbles thinlits dies

GDP063 A Motorcycle Adventure!

I did not have to think hard or for long when I saw the 

challenge this week over at global-design-project.com.

I grabbed this set called One Wild Ride and some 

of the Warmth & Cheer DSP that can be used for anytime.

Love this print!

  A simple stamp of the motorcycle and the tire mark.

 I added some background with a grunge stamp in the same set.

I stamped the badge and then snipped it out so could layer on a

black piece. 

Fun card for a fun challenge!

Hope you can play along this week and get some ink on your hands!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Windy

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Stamp set: One Wild Ride

Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Warmth & Cheer DSp

Delightful Dijon

Ink: Delightful Dijon, Memento Tuxedo Black

Best Badge punch

PP322 Reindeer Christmas

When I saw the clean and simple challenge this week,

I knew I wanted to use my reindeer die. I went straight for my

Very Vanilla car stock and emboss the top layer with the 

Softly Falling emboss folder. I had planned to place the reindeer right on there,

But I have been hoarding the musical notes DSP from 

This Christmas Specialty DSP. I added it and the deer seem to pop!

A little black twine on the gold glimmer reindeer and all done.

I decided to not add a sentiment to the outside 

and it was not until I was taking the photo of the card,

 I realized I had not use a stamp or any ink!

I hope you can play along this week

over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Windy

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Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Gold Glimmer,

and This Christmas Specialty DSP

Softly Falling emboss folder,

 Santa's Sleigh framelits dies, Basic Black twine

Cute Tea Light Holder!

I made a few of these for some friends at Onstage Atlanta this month.

I used some retired cookie sleeves from a kit from a few years ago.

I slipped a Yankee Candle tea light in Candy Cane Lane scent. 

I added a little decor from Pretty Pines dies and Christmas Pines stamp set.

Not forgetting also a tiny copper pine cone charm!

I hope you enjoy your Sunday and have blessed week!

Windy

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Home Sweet Home

This is a card I design as part of the InkBig design team

over at inkbigacademystamps.com

I used the Sweet Home set and matching dies called

Home Sweet Home.

The background was a print from Serene Scenery DSP.

I thought it looked just like snow falling.

I cut the white piece by using the Swirly Scribbles dies. 

I hope it inspires you today and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Sweet Home

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Paper: Whisper White, Serene Scenery DSP, Cherry Cobbler,

Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Home Sweet Home framelits dies, Swirly Scribbles thinlits dies,

Cheery Cobbler enamel shape for door knob

FMS263 Merry Christmas Starlight!

When I saw this sketch, I saw stars!

I went right to my Star of Light stamp set but the 

color combo was not to come easy!

I looked and thought how I had designed cards with this set in Navy, 

some Purples, Silver, etc. and wanted something different!

Well, I looked right at my Pool Party and thought of one of my fav

color combos-Pool with Real Red!

I stamped a few stars in Pool Party and die cut the red and pool stars.

They really neeeeeeded bling, so I gave them some!

I hope you have fun with this sketch over at 

freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com

Thank you for stopping by and have a 

wonderful weekend! 

Windy

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Stamp set: Star of Light

Paper: Pool Party, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Pool Party

Starlight thinlits dies, rhinestones

Merry Monday #222 Most Wonderful Time!

I really have not used this stamp but have used the others 

 in the stamp set called Wonderful Year.

I water color washed the background of the water color

paper in Smoky Slate and then when dry, I stamped the sentiment

in Real Red ink.  I added some twine and a few silver sequins for some bling.

The Real Red striped DSP is from the new Sending Love DSp paper stack

from the new Occasions catalog coming up in Jan. 2017.  

At Onstage with SU! a few weeks ago,

 we could pre order some select items from the new catty.

Perfect to use for this color challenge over at 

merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com

Hope you can play along this week!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely Thursday!

Windy

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Stamp set: Wonderful Year

Paper: watercolor paper, Smoky Slate, Real Red,

Sending Love DSP paper stack

Ink: Real Red, Smoky Slate

Silver seqins, aqua painter, Candy Cane Lane baker's twine 

combo pack

Peace Boxes For Card Class

When deciding on what to make for my November class guest 

to carry their cards home in from class, I went to my retired

bag of card stock.  When I saw how much of these two colors I still had,

 I decided To make a box with them. 

I put a box together then did not know what I would do to decorate. 

Then the wreath came to me and the lovely peace sentiment seemed to be 

perfect, esp. in copper foil!

It needed just something else and the window die worked so well..

I really like how they turned out!

Here is a close up of the top:

The window from Hearth & Home is cut in Sahara Sand.

I stamped the wreath in Hello Honey and the berries along with the 

ribbon are in the greatly missed Blackberry Bliss!

The Christmas Greetings dies in peace is cut from copper foil.

I used the dimensions found for a A2 card box online.

Top is cut at 6 7/8" x 8 1/8" and scored all around at 1"

The bottom is cut at 7 3/4" x 9" and scored all around at 1 1/2"

Hope you enjoy your Wednesday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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GDP062 Thank You For The Pineapple!

I received a wonderful surprise gift from a person in my stamping group

a little over a week ago when at WCMD in Atlanta. 

She remembered I love pineapples and gave me something shiny.  

Here is a photo of the gift with my card and what inspired me to make this card today!

It is a beautiful gold pineapple key chain and I am enjoying it very much!

I grabbed my stamp set with the pineapple- Pop of Paradise 

and the matching DSP called Pop of Pink.  I made this thank you card for her

using the great sketch from global-design-project.com. 

A little watercolor wash on the background, hand snipped the 

thank you sentiment and a few details and it was done!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Windy

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Stamp set: Pop of Paradise

Ink: Melon Mambo, Archival Basic Black, VersaMark

Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Pop of Pink,

Water color paper

Stitched dies, gold emboss powder, heat tool, 

Whisper White doily, gold thread

PP321 Warm Heartfelt Greetings!

Well, this is me trying to be whimsical!  I started with the 

extra Santa I had stamped and punched from Cookie Cutter Christmas.

I colored him in and the thought hey why not peeking out in a window.

I grabbed the trees from Christmas Magic and then it just need one more thing.

I used the reindeer from Santa's Sleigh.  He is not perfect but it is cute!

I used a sentiment from Cookie Cutter Christmas and layered it up!

I hope you can play along with the festive color challenge over at 

thepaperplayers.blogspot.com  this week!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Monday!

Windy

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Stamp sets: Cookie Cutter Christmas, Santa's Sleigh,

Christmas Magic

Paper: Whisper White, Emerald Envy, Mint Macaron

Ink: Basic Black and Real Red markers, Archival Basic Black,

Real Red, Mint Macaron 

Cookie Cutter punch, Hearth & Home thinlits dies 

Joy To The World

Last card for my Nov card classes this week!

I could not decide on this last card for anything.

I decided to wait until I was back in town to come up with a 

design and hope I was inspired this past weekend!

I was very inspired but not anything that jumped at me!

I have wanted to use this paper and then a card on Pinterest using 

this DSP and the Cherry behind with the Cable Knit emboss folder

did jump out at me! 

 The card was from stampinsasha.blogspot.com. 

 She used a different sentiment and shape 

and some greenery.  

I like how this card turned out and so happy to be be done!

On to the cutting!!!

I hope you have a lovely Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Tin of Tags

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler,

Garden Green, This Christmas Specialty DSP

Natural gold ribbon, Stitched framelits dies,

Layering Circle dies, Cable Knit 3D emboss folder

Candy Cane Lane Tea Light Box

For WCMD 2016 Atlanta last weekend, we designed a 

3D project to swap with another at the event.  

I designed a small box using the Candy Cane Lane DSP

and place a sentiment from

Tin of Tags. I also have a friendly 

gingerbread man peeking out!

I cut the center with a square die and place a window sheet there

so you could see the scented tea lights inside.

I love that I found at the Yankee Candle outlet

last month some Candy Cane Lane scented tea lights.

I used a 5 1/2" square piece of Kraft card stock for the bottom.

I scored at one inch all around.

I used a piece of Candy Cane Lane DSP cut at 4 7/8" square

 and scored at 1/2" all around for the lid.

I hope this inspires you as a gift idea and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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FMS262 Christmas Spirit

I wanted to use some element of the Star of Light set I had not used before
and this sketch was perfect for the star I used here in a circle.
I heat embossed it and the sentiment in gold emboss powder.
I added Night of Navy card stock and gold ribbon and then finished off
with some gold sequins.
Now as I have stated before, I am terrible with rhinestone, enamel shapes
 and sequin placements. This last weekend when in Atlanta for some stamping events,
I was privileged to see a demo by the lovely and
amazingly talented Kimberly Van Diepen from
stampinbythesea.com
So taught us the triangle effect.  Place two together and a third up to form a triangle.
It worked great here.

I hope you have a blessed Friday and thanks for stopping by!
Windy
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Stamp set: Star of Light
Paper: Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Ink: VersaMark
Gold ribbon, gold emboss powder, heat tool, gold sequins,
2" and 1 3/4" circle punches  

GDP061 Thanks For That Thing You Did!

I used the new stamp set called All Things Thanks

I received at Onstage Atlanta this past weekend.

I used my new stitched framelits again

 but grabbed the square ones this time. The Black one is 

a stitched framelit but does not show up as well.

My panels of DSP are not the most perfectly spaced,

but they do look groovy!

I used three of the same patterns from the Playful Palette

DSP paper stack. 

The skinny ribbon is a new Emerald Envy

1/8" taffeta ribbon from the new Occasions catalog

due out on Jan. 4th, 2017.

Now go over to global-design-project.com

to play along with this bold color combo!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by 

Windy

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Stamp Set: All Things Thanks

Ink: Emerald Envy

Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Playful Palette DSP

Stitched framelits, 1/8" Emerald Envy taffeta ribbon

PP320 Thanks for Everything!

You spy a new stamps set and dies, you say? 

Your eyes would be right!

I received the new stamp set called All Things Thanks at 

Onstage Atlanta this weekend. It will be in he new 

Occasions catalog that starts Jan 4th, 2017.

I stamped it and cut it out with my new Stitched Framelits

which will be in the new annual catalog in 2017 but can order them now!

I layered some plaid and white and black for a simple card!

Hope you have a lovely day and can head over to 

thepaperplayers.blogspot.com to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: All Things Thanks

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Warmth & Cheer DSP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

3" circle punch, Stitched Framelits-Circle, 

Regals enamel shapes-Cherry Cobbler

Merry Christmas Penguin!

I have the fourth card for my Nov Christmas card classes here!

Just had to make one with the cute penguin and his accessories!

I stamped one of the sentiments from the Snow Place set.

I added the snow flake background using a stamp from this set.

I stamped and cut out the penguin and placed him on the card front but he looked lost.

So I placed a few circles behind him and he showed up much better!

I hope this makes you smile and have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Snow Place

Paper: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, and Real Red

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Peekaboo Peach

Snow Friends framelits dies, Layering Circles framelits dies

Prince of Peace

This is card number three for my Nov Christmas card classes.  

I Love the natural look of this card with the trees, color combo

 and the embossed card stock.

I embossed the front of my card base with the wonder Woodland emboss folder.

I stamped the Prince of Peace tree from Peaceful pines stamp set

in Always Artichoke as well as the small scallop tree.

I cut out the peace thinlit and layered with a piece of Crumb Cake

 that is sponged in Always Artichoke and die cut from Lots of Labels. 

Finished it off with a piece of gold twine on the smallest tree.

I hope you have a wonderful Monday and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Peaceful pines

Paper: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Ink: Always Artichoke

Woodland emboss folder, Lots of Labels framelits dies,

Perfect Pines framelits dies, gold twine, Christmas Greetings thinlits dies

Happy Christmas Bells!

I love the copper foil along with Very Vanilla and Pool Party!

This is my second card for Nov Christmas card classes coming up.

All these stamps are from the Seasonal Bells.

I stamped the one of the bells and heat embossed in copper.

I then punched it out with the matching punch.

I also heat embossed the swirl design on the Pool Party oval and 

heat embossed the sentiment which matches a die from 

Bunches of Banners framelits dies.  Simply clean and shiny!

I hope you have a lovely and blessed Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Seasonal Bells

Ink: Versmark

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Copper foil

Heat tool, copper emboss powder, Bunches of Banners

framelits dies, Layering Oval framelits dies,

Bell punch

Santa's Sleigh framlits dies(bow) 

Shoe Box Swap Note Cards

Last night we did a shoe box swap for WCMD Atlanta.

We put everything needed to make 10 of a project in a tote or box.  

Then we got to make 10 different projects if you were participating.

I used note cards that come in a pack of 20 with envelopes. 

I cut pieces of Fancy Frost specialty paper which is embossed paper.

Then sponged it with Soft Sky.

Stamped the sentiment from Frosted Medallions and placed some 

shimmer ribbon in Sweet Sugarplum behind it.

Added some sequins for more bling.  I did stamp one 

of the medallions on the envelope and inside I stamped 

the Happy New Years sentiment stamp from the same set.

Quick and easy!

I hope this inspires you and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Frosted Medallions

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum, Soft Sky

Paper: note cards, Whisper White, Fancy Frost Specialty DSP

Sweet Sugarplum glitter ribbon, Fancy Frost sequin, sponge dauber 

Swap Card for WCMD in Atlanta!

Atlanta!

Yes, I am in Atlanta for 2 events 

this weekend!  Today is World Card Making Day (WCMD)

event with my stamping groups and loads of other demos, too!

We designed and brought 51 full card swaps(the 1 is for the display board).

So I will go home with 50 different full cards.

I used the Frosted Medallions set to design my cards and choosing the 

color combo of Sweet Sugarplum, Soft Sky 

and gold for my card playing off the sequins I used to bling up the cards!

The sentiment of a wonder one and I heat embossed it in gold emboss powder.

I will be attending the Onstage Local event with Stampin' Up!

tomorrow and look forward to seeing the reveal of the spring catalog

 and the Sale-a-bration catalog, too!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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Stamp set: Frosted Medallions

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum, VersaMark

Paper: Sweet Sugarplum, Soft Sky, Whisper White

Fancy Frost Sequins, Heat tool, gold emboss powder

Merry Christmas Stocking!

This is the first card for my November Christmas card classes coming up.

I did some casing from the wonderful Michelle Last at 

michellelast.co.uk 

I changed several things on the card but same basic design.

It does not show well but for the top of the stocking 

I used dazzling diamonds glimmer paper.

Love the touch of holly and berries which I stamped

and they have matching dies.

The sentiment is from this same set-Hang Your Stocking and I punched out with 

the large oval punch and scallop oval punch.  

Thanks for stopping by and  have a wonderful Thursday!

Windy

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Stamp set: Hang Your Stocking

Ink: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green,

This Christmas Specialty DSP

Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper

Christmas Stockings thinlits dies

Holly emboss folder, Large Oval punch and Scallop Oval punch

Santa Tags For You!

I needed to design more tags to show off in card classes next week. 

I sat down with the Cookie Cutter Chrsitmas set and stamped several Santas, reindeer,

and gingerbread men.  I did some coloring on the Santas and choose two for today.

I also used the Tin of Tags stamp set for the To and From 

and my fav-Go Ahead And Tear It Open!

I hope you get some tag inspiration today and thanks for stopping by!

Windy

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