Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Christmas!

Church Card Ministry

This was my card last month for my church card ministry.

Soon I will post a photo of the delightful angel ornaments that I made for them. 

Birthday card for my granddaughter

I wanted to make a special card for my granddaughter's first birthday.  I found this cute angel stamp from Fun Stamper's Journey. It also has a matching die. The cardstock, paper, and birthday greeting are Stampin' Up.

So cute!!

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat card for October

This was my card for our October Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat.  Most of the items on this card are from the Holiday Mini Catalog.  Take a look today!

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat Card

This was my card for our monthly demonstrator stamp 'n chat.  Just love this new stamp set and paper from the holiday catalog!!

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat Card

This was my card for our monthly demo stamp 'n chat.  I used Watercolor Wings and the butterfly dies.  The silver dots at the top are the white candy dot accents colored with a silver sharpie pen.

Church Card Ministry

These were my cards for the church card ministry gathering today.  There were 4 of us making cards and I think that the recipients will enjoy them.
(only the greetings and inks are Stampin' Up, the other items are from various art sources)

Ronald McDonald House Card

This was my card for the Ronald McDonald House today.  I used the Sprinkles of Life stamp set that benefits Ronald McDonald House with every purchase.

Church Card Ministry

These are the cards we will be making at my church today.  The cards go to our Pastoral Home Care group who visit the home-bound and those who live in assisted or skilled nursing facilities.

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat

This was my card for last evening's demonstrator stamp 'n chat.  With the new 6x6 embossing folders, you can turn your card sideways to have the design at an angle. The card has to be a little smaller like 

3 3/4 x 5 inches to fit through the machine. I did this with the butterfly embossing folder.  I used the new butterfly set with matching framelits. The ink color is Tip Top Taupe and the card base is Sahara Sand.  Do you like the new Washi tape punch?

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat card

This was my card this evening for our monthly demonstrator stamp 'n chat.  I used a stamp set from the new catalog as well as some new designer series paper and embossing folder.  Just a sneak peek of what is to come!  The new catalog premieres on June 2nd, so check my website then, or if you would like a catalog, I have the new ones, contact me!

Ronald McDonald House Project for May

This is my project for Ronald McDonald House for May. The families will also decorate a spiral tablet to insert inside this Owl Bag. It also will have a pen inside. This is meant to be a Mother's Day bag and gift.

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat Card

This was my card for the demonstrator stamp 'n chat last evening.

Ronald McDonald House Card

This was my card for the Ronald McDonald House last Saturday.  The people were given a choice of greetings to stamp, from Happy Easter, Happy Birthday, Thank You, and many others.

Happy Easter!

Alleluia!  He is risen!

Wishing you a happy and blessed Easter!

Flower Step Card

Another card from the Spring stamp camp--a fun step card.

Lacy Pistachio Flower Card

Here is another card from the Spring stamp camp that I held on Sunday.  The idea for the design came from Stampin' Up's Occasions Catalog.

Sheltering Tree Card

This was one of the cards from the Spring stamp camp that I held today.

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat Card

This was my card for last evening's demonstrator stamp 'n chat.  Just love this new "thanks" stamp that is a late addition sale-a-bration offering.

This card is a gate-fold card and is very fun.

Card for Church Card Ministry

This is the card that I created for the Card Ministry at my church today.

Sympathy Card

I never enjoy having to make a sympathy card, but I do think this one turned out beautifully.  I used blendabilities to color everything and do the shading too.

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat card

This was my card for the demonstrator stamp 'n chat last evening.

Stampin' Up Blog Hop!

I was asked to participate in a Stampin’ Up! Blog Hop.

Part of this blog hop is to answer the following questions:

1. What are you working on?

I have been working on a couple of projects.  The first was designing and helping my grandson to make his valentines for his preschool class.  The second was designing a card for my church’s card ministry.  My next projects will be to design a card for my monthly demonstrator stamp ‘n chat and to make my own valentines to send.

2. How does your work differ from others in your genre?

Most of my cards are simple and crisp.  I have been told that my designs are very mathematical.

3. Why do you create what you do?

I enjoy creating and sharing my ideas with others.  It just feels good to be able to do something you love and to be able to share it with others.

4. How does your creativity process work?

I like to look at others’ creations to give me inspiration.  Often just looking at a card will inspire me to create something totally new.  Of course I also CASE cards that I really admire.

So here is a card that I recently made for my daughter's birthday.  I got inspiration from Debbie Henderson on her blog here--http://www.debbiesdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/new-gate-fold-easel-card-and-new-video.html

Everything is Stampin' Up except the daisy punch out.  I couldn't find my Stampin' Up punch, so I used that one instead.

I hope to ask a few gals to participate in the blog hop for next Monday--I will keep you posted.

You may have come here via Marian Garcia's blog at http://studiombymarian.blogspot.com/2015/02/put-ring-on-it-organizing.html

Have a great day!

Valentines for my Grandson

When I saw this cute stamp set in the occasions mini catalog, I immediately thought of valentines for my grandson for his preschool.  

I used part of the fish image and embossed it in gold, but the googlie eyes are what make it fun.

I also separated the greeting from the stamp so that I could stamp it inside.

Then, using photopolymer stamps, I was able to put his name together so that he can stamp it himself.

We are going to have so much fun putting these together!  He needs quite a few, so it will be a great project for the next week or so.

Card Ministry for my Church

I have been wanting to start a card ministry for my church for some time.  I finally have the ok, and our first get-together to make cards after mass is February 8th.  

This is the card that I designed for our first time.  I don't know how many people will come and I don't know how crafty they will be, so I will prepare some of the card ahead of time.  Another woman from my church is also working with me, and she will be designing a card as well.

I am excited to finally get started, and hope that it is successful.

The cards will be used by the Pastoral Home Care Ministry team to cheer their clients.

Demonstrator Stamp 'n Chat

This was my card from our monthly demonstrator stamp 'n chat this evening.

I used a bunch of new goodies from the Occasions Mini Catalog that went live on the 6th.

Check it out on my site!

Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Begin Today!!!

Click on above images, or images to right to see PDF of these new catalogs!

Contact me today to place your order or go directly to my website www.annettewen.stampinup.net.

Ronald McDonald House

With so many things going on in my life, it has been a few months since I have been able to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House.  So today I am going, and we will be making magnetic calendars and bookmark calendars.  

Today is also my birthday, so it feels great to be doing something like this to celebrate!

Have a great day!

Happy New Year 2015!

Wishing you all a very

Happy New Year 2015!