Summer is over but the fun is just beginning!

Hey everyone! So I have had a whirlwind summer to say the least. But the good news is that the whirling has not stopped! My next Stampin' Up! workshop is scheduled for Aug. 30th at 1pm! It is called Fall into the Holidays and we are making Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas projects! Don't miss it. You'll get great ideas for the upcoming holidays, plus there are some really fun prizes I am giving away too! If you are not on the evite already send me an email and I will add you on!


This is a card I made for my coworkers wife who broke her arm. Can you guess how? heehee. The stamps are hero arts and stampin' up! The paper is all stampin' up! I embroidered the swirlee line with brown embroidery floss. It added a fun little something. I also used copic markers to color the little girl. Easily one of my most favorite cards to date!

Oh yeah! I have had over 600 views!

Hi Everyone. I was pretty excited to see the "hit" counter for my blog past the 600 point! I know that at least 100 of them are just me! haha! But who cares! So tell your friends about the blog, send them a link....1,000 here we come!

Here are a few of my favorite cards for my most recent class "20 cards in 2 hours". Now, technically the class took about 3 1/2 hours if you take out chat time, break time, potty time and general off track conversations by the teacher! But we finished and everyone did a great job! Speaking of asides...I am working on learning how to change the "level" of my camera so the colors are more vibrant when I post these pictures. Stay tuned to be amazed! Maybe not today or tomorrow...but someday soon!

In this card we used the super popular Stampin' Up! "Top Note" die cut as well as the Stampin' Up! "Simple Flower" embosslit die. It is amazing how fast a card can come together with a few simple die cuts. The pearl is from the Stampin' Up! "pretties kit" and the stamp set we used was "All Holidays". The color inspiration for all 20 cards in the class came from the Stampin' Up! designer series paper "Sweet Slumber Specialty"...which is already sold out. But we had just enough for class and loved every thing we did with it! Because the colors in the photo are a little off they were : Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, So Saffron.

This is the simplest card in the bunch...but I think the cutest! We again used the designer series paper and the Stampin' Up! "Big Bold Cupcakes" sizzlit 4 pack dies. Did you all know that if you have a cuddlebug it works with the stampin' up! dies? I love this die set! A perfect cupcake everytime!

Mix it up!!!

Hey all. You might be surprised to know that I sometimes use supplies that aren't exclusively Stampin' Up! heehee! This posting has a sampling of cards I made for a friend using the new Cosmo Cricket line "Early Bird" I DID however use Stampin' Up! rubons that are AWSOME! They totally matched the style of the paper too. Enjoy!

The stamped owl on this card is by Hero Arts and is my favorite! I used stampin' up! chalks to create the yellow hue onthe edge of the white piece. The owl is stamped in Kiwi Kiss. The "thank you" is a Cosmo Cricket sticker and the little green/blue flower that is part of coordinating chipboard stickers.

The "friends" is a Stampin' Up! rub on.

Don't you love the stampin' up! eyelet punch I used on the bottom of the green strip paper! It makes a little straight edge turn into a fancy accent!


The Cupcakes and words are rubons. The cupcakes on the card are stamped in kiwi kiss. It is so fun to use Stampin' up! coordinating things like these rubons and stamps!

Isn't this owl winking so cute!!! it is also a rubon from SU!

A fun mother's day card.

I have no idea why it is underlining my words!!! Anyway, here is the card we made for mother's day. It was made using the fifth avenue floral set with the matching embossing folder. We then trimmed the flowers and did a "gate fold". I got the idea from a great stamper and you can see more of her work at http://stampingdoc.blogspot.com/
Have a great day!

Stampin' it up as always!

Hi everyone. I haven't posted in awhile but that is because I have been having sooooo many stamping events! The spring/summer season of Wendy's Workshops has been flying by and I have been having so much fun! So far Cinco de Mayo has been my favorite!

Here are some of the fun things I have been working on lately:


I am in love with these colors! The paper is kraft, baja breeze, apricot appeal and chocolate chip. The stamp set used was Say it was Scallops and the flowers are from the flower fusion bundle! I don't know why I haven't used them forever! They are so versatile and cute!

This is my crazy kissing card! I used pumpkin and red riding hood ink and paper colors. I kissed the lion with apricot appeal and red riding hood ink.

This is my card made with only rub ons! And some cute patterned paper too! I made it in 5min!

This was a card we made with the kissing technique in the technique tuesday club. It didn't come out too well in the photo but the alligator is kissed with baja breeze and kiwi kiss ink...it looks like scales. We used the wild about you set and the big deal alphabet.

Here is my favorite card ever! I used the trendy trees stamp set and I really like how it turned out. The card is sahara sand and look how well the versamark stamped trees show up at the bottom.
REMEMBER* you can order any of the products used to make these cards by going to wendyhalverson.stampinup.net

Doo doo dodoo!

Presenting WENDY'S WORKSHOPS!

For the first time ever, I am doing a series of workshops that cover techniques, scrapbooking, card making, and much more! Check the calendar of events at wendyhalverson.stampinup.net and email me ASAP to register!

Cheep Talk!

There is a Stampin' Up! set called Cheep Talk. I am obsessed with it! The card below is one that I recently did with a wild group of women at a workshop hosted by my friend Nicole. We had so much fun teaching stamping newbies the ropes...and of course had two fun cards to take home at the end of the night.
The card below is really simple to make. First of all we colored the little bird with the marker to stamp technique. And added bling to the wing with glitter and a glue pen. Of course we used my favorite Stampin' Up! paper punches for the circle and scalloped circle flower in the middle of the card. The solid cardstock colors are chocolate chip, rose red, kiwi kiss and whisper white. The patterned 1by1 inch squares were made with the designer series paper "raspberry tarte".
Remember you can click on the picture below for a larger view.

If you like what you see remember that all of the products used can be ordered through me from Stampin' Up! email me for more information wendyhalverson@gmail.com

My first online card swap!

Hey all. So I am entering my first online swap. I can't wait to see what other participants send me back! The categories that I entered were child birthday, adult birthday, thinking of you and thanks. My entries are below. Hope you're having a nice rainy day like me!

Stampin' Up! Catalog update!

Hey all you Stampin' Up! lovers! I got the announcement that stampin' up is going back to an annual catalog, instead of the bi-annual. I am so excited because it means all of the seasons...and well all of our stamping needs will be back in one book! Hooray! Here is the listing from the demonstrator website to give a layout of their publication plans starting July 2009:

• Beginning in July 2009, we will go back to an annual catalog.
• The US Hispanic supplement will also become an annual catalog.
• The Décor Elements catalog will continue to be separate from the Idea Book & Catalog, and will come out twice a year.
• The mini catalog program will change to include three mini catalogs a year, each lasting for four months.

Have a great weekend everyone!

What's up!

We have some great friends who just had a baby boy. I actually got inspired and made a card for them! I also used the rub ons from stampin' up! Which are so easy, see "welcome little one" on the card. Anywho I made their card by paper piecing the little elephant. I first stamped the image on white, then stamped it again on orange and cut our just the elephant. Then with pop dots I raised the elephant up a bit. I loved using buttons for the wheels too!

Most of you know that I had a super fun stamp camp at my house the day before super bowl. We had so much fun talking, I don't remember teaching anything! One of the attendees had this great version of a gift card I made. I love how she shredded the ribbon to make it look like it was blowing in the wind of the fan! Marissa gets stamp party MVP!

Re-organized...AGAIN!

My husband and I are once again trying to re-organize. Does anyone else understand "re-organization" as another term for "can't find space for all of our junk"!? I'm not sure how much more we can fit in our apartment...BUT I love re-organizing because I almost always get a more organized...let's call it a paper crafting studio! haha! Doesn't that sound professional? So here are a few pics of my collection so far!

Most of you who have seen my room know that I only get half. The other half belongs to hubby. I am making progress in my take over though! So I have moved in some bookcases so everything is visible. Which helps when I am making things. You know, "out of sight, out of mind" I was never using the stuff I had that was in drawers or worse yet in the bottom of the drawers!

For all of you renters out there, I just wanted to show a close up of my "decor elements" from Stampin' Up! It is like a decal for your walls. I chose the definition "create". I think it is fitting for this area in our home! The great thing about these is that they are totally removable if you change apartments or change moods and want to decorate differently. I'll update you when I get some more! I am being indecisive, but I know I will get more.

Just a little close up of my favorite chair...in pink...that's why it is my favorite! It is not that comfortable! But you can also see that I have some rubbermaid drawers behind my desk. I use them for tools like my heat gun, paper crimper, envelopes, etc. And then it also creates another surface where I put my cuttelbug and even more paper.

That is my little tour. As I tell everyone my ultimate goal is to have an entire room all to myself and have a real studio! I'll invite you all over when that happens! Happy crafting!

My Hubby did a Christmas Craft!

I had some double sided scrapbook paper left over from my Christmas cards. So I cut it into little strips. Use your judgement and on the size of the strip. Ours were 1in x 2in. Then we simply took Styrofoam cones and straight pins and the decorating began. I also used little wooden blocks, covered in scrapbook paper, for the base. I wasn't sure how the finish the top off...so pine cones and ribbon seemed like a good solution. We were pretty impressed with ourselves! I think you could do this sort of thing for every holiday. You could make a valentine tree or easter tree...or my new favorite idea, a halloween tree...with spides and creepy stuff!