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!