Frames & Flowers Specialty Paper

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday, Friends!

I've been awake since before 3am this morning as we had a strong line of thunderstorms come thru. It was storming when I went to bed at 9pm and then again at 3am. Our weather sure has been active with heavy rains, lots of alerts and very hot & humid air sitting over us. I'm sure at this point I am going to need a nap later today!

This last week & a half has been a stressful one. It started out with Mr. Shady not well. We thought maybe he had a leg injury as he was not walking for days. Kelsey called her Vet and was unsuccessful in getting him seen ASAP. They were completely booked and the soonest they could see him was Monday 7-14-25. They suggested she call other vets in the area or get him to an animal emergency place. The local animal emergency place was already on a long wait time and before the end of that day it turned into a 12-15 hour wait time. She was so frustrated, as I was too because no one wants to see their pet hurting. So, she kept him comfortable and carried him outside to go potty. Thru all this he was still eating, drinking & doing his outside business but was constantly shaking like a leaf and would not walk. Finally, Monday he was seen by his normal Vet and was diagnosed with a neck injury! I can only imagine how Kelsey felt as I was worried sick about him for days, too. I was mentally exhausted as to thinking what was wrong with him. After xrays summed up the Vet's diagnosis, Shady was put on some heavy duty pain meds, an anti inflammatory and muscle relaxers. By the end of the first day on these meds he was showing signs of improvement. He was walking and playing with his food & toys! It's now been 3 days on the meds and he is healing nicely even back to his usual sniffing every blade of grass. He has not jumped up on anything yet and that may take awhile for the injury to completely heal but the Vet said he will get back to his normal self. It's one of those kind of injuries that they see quite often. He is no longer allowed to wear his normal neck collar attached to the leash. From now on she was advised to get him a harness to take the pressure off his neck. So, he's not out of the woods yet but showing signs of improvement each & every day! I am so thankful for that! She does call every morning to give me updates on him and it's sounding positive! 

Today I have a set of cards to share that I made for a Thank You gift. There are 5 cards and each one is different. I used the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP from the 2024-2025 Stampin Up! catalog. I think it may be on the Last Chance Sale list still but not 100% sure on that. I still have a small bit of this paper left and I may make another pack for myself...

Card Details:

Stamps: Everyday Greetings & Greetings of the Season (retired Online Exclusives)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Frames & Flowers Specialty Paper (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Glittered Gems (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Each card has a punched out floral image from that specialty pack which makes it so quick when creating cards or even scrapbook pages. I really love how these turned out! Aren't those colors so pretty together?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Happy 90th Birthday

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

It's been a crazy last few days which I will share more about that tomorrow.

Today I am having my girls over for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. It's been a long time coming and i'm so anxious to see them! I am also very exhausted and could probably sleep the day away so there will be lots of coffee happening!

Today I am sharing a card that I made for Audrey way back at the end of May for one of her friends who was turning 90! She always likes her cards to be personalized and so I pulled out a long retired stamp set called Memorable Moments. I also paired it up with You Are Remarkable set from the Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Memorable Moments (retired), You Are Remarkable (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Versamark

Cardstock: Boho Blue (retired In Color), Basic Black, Basic White, Mixed Media DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Adorning Accents Edgelits (retired), Petal Pink Low Profile Dots (Online Exclusives), Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Always fun to pull out the retired stuff and mix it with new items!

Loved this card and so did Audrey!

Sorry to cut this short today but I need to get my day started and wait on the girls to get here!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Grow With Love Thank You

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

A quick update this morning as I am headed off for an appointment shortly!

I have been working on making some Thank You cards to send to customers and I pulled out a bundle that I have not even touched called Grow With Love. I am not sure if it's still available or possibly on the Last Chance list.

Card Details:

Stamps: Grow With Love (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Timeless Plaid DSP, Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP

Accessories: Grow With Love Dies, Crumb Cake Twine, Neutrals Matte Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

The Grow With Love Dies are pretty awesome, not sure what took me so long to use them!

It has a die to create a little pouch which I will be pulling out next! I bet it will be great to use as a candy treat holder for the upcoming holidays! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Masculine HB

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!!

Recently I made a masculine birthday card that I want to use for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together but I was limited on deer stamps so I went thru all sorts of sets looking for one. I found this deer in a Christmas set and decided to give it a go! I love that sometimes we can find more uses out of certain sets!

Card Details:

Stamps: Dashing Deer (retired), Handmade Hugs (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Basic White

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Basics 3D EF (retired Online Exclusives), Enamel Dots Essentials (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The inside says Happy Birthday!

I think the girls will love this one!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Penny Black

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

I have a quick post for you today sharing a card made with a very well loved Penny Black stamp. This pretty flower stamp has been sitting on my stamp table for atleast a month and on a whim last week I grabbed it and inked it up with some Timid Tiger ink. I stamped it once and then stamped it again without inking it up. I love the look!

The inside says Thinking of You! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Penny Black (coneflower), Stampendous (Keep in Touch)

Ink: Timid Tiger (NEW In Color)

Cardstock: Timid Tiger (NEW In Color), Basic White, Timid Tiger DSP (NEW In Color)

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies, Timid Tiger Ribbon (NEW In Color), Brushed Brass Butterfly, Glue Dots, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This card really showcases some of those new Textured Notes Dies which are pretty amazing! Each die has a different diecut design. I just love this card!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!
~Wendy

Thinking of You

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

It's hump day! Hope your week is going well!

Today I have a pretty card to share with you using The Right Words stamp set, the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder and the Floral Impressions DSP.

I took a piece of the DSP and cut into sections since the one print has several different colored flowers on it. I took the blue flowers and built my card around it. My cardbase is Misty Moonlight with a layer of Basic White cardstock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. I took my piece of DSP and layered it with Misty Moonlight cardstock and adhered it to my card in the lower left hand corner. I stamped my sentiment from The Right Words stamp set that is current from the 2025-2026 Stampin Up! Annual Catalog. Then I diecut my flower using the Impressions Abloom dies using Misty Moonlight & Garden Green cardstocks. I diecut the center of the flower using Early Espresso cardstock. I adhered my flower and added it to my card with Dimensionals. Lasty, I added some rhinestones for a pop of sparkle.

Card Details:

Stamps: The Right Words

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Basic White, Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies (Online Exclusives), Pressed Flowers EF (Online Exclusives), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I love everything about this entire suite of products! It makes the prettiest cards!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by!

Hope it's a great day!

~Wendy

Textured Notes Thank You

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

It's looking like another very hot & humid day with storms on the horizon later on!

I am always trying to keep up with making Thank You cards for my customers and today's card is one I made using the Textured Notes bundle from the Online Exclusives. This is a great stamp set but the dies are FABULOUS! I hope that they never retire! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Textured Notes (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, Timeless Plaid DSP

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies, Lost Lagoon Satin Ribbon (retired), Antique Pearls, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Each one of the Textured Notes Dies have a different diecut border on them which I love! I always forget I have these rectangle dies so I have taken the dies out of my stamp case and put them on my cart along with my other dies. They are worth their weight in gold!

Well, lots on my to do list today so I need to get moving!

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My thoughts today...

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Christmas in July

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

I'm trying to get some cards together using Christmas products for Christmas in July! We all have retired stash so that is what I have been focusing on using. Today I am sharing a fun fold that I paired with the Boughs of Holly DSP & Merriest Moments bundle. Everything is long retired but too pretty to not use!

Card Details:

Stamps: Merriest Moments (retired), Leaves of Holly (retired), Double D Rubber Stamps (sentiment on back)

Ink: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Boughs of Holly DSP (retired)

Accessories: Holly Berry Dies (retired) Merriest Frames Hybrid EF & Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Gold Ribbon, Gold Circle Clip (from stash), Gold Flower Accents, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I am totally loving this card! The design and the mix of stamps used on it just grab my fancy! LOL 

Another one made for on the "for sale" pile this year!

My stash is getting there and with each card my stash of papers is getting used up! YAY!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by today! 

I hope I am inspiring you to get started on your holiday cards because it will be here before you know it!

Have a great day!
~Wendy

Jar of Joy Snowman

Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope your having a nice weekend! 

Yesterday seemed like a blur to me. I honestly did not do a thing yesterday other than a quick walk in the afternoon. Ryan spent most of the day sleeping as he had a migraine. I had the Hallmark Channel Christmas movies on most of the day and found myself dozing off a couple of times. Went to bed quite early last evening (around 8-8:30) and as soon as I started to drift off someone in the neighborhood started shooting off some really loud fireworks. Grr! Sure would be nice if they made fireworks that did not make any loud booms!

So, since I have Christmas in July on my mind I am sharing a fun card made with the newly released Jar of Joy set from the Stampin Up Online Exclusives list. Such a fun little set that coordinates with the Sweet Jar bundle that was released a few months back on the Online Exclusives. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Jar of Joy (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Real Red, Pool Party, Versamark, Stampin Blends-Pool Party

Cardstock: Real Red, Pool Party, Basic White, Sweetest Christmas DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sweet Jar Builder Punch, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Snowflake Sky 3D EF, Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, Adhesive Backed Peppermints, Pool Party Twine (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This was so fun! I am anxious to see what our 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog is going to offer this year. I'm hoping for a pretty poinsettia set!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Party Celebrations

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

I hope you had a nice July 4th holiday!

Our weather was so nice, we got in a walk around the neighborhood then after supper we went on a bike ride at the rail trail. That was the first time we had the bikes out since May of 2024. Surprising neither of us have sore legs today! LOL

This morning was suppose to be my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together but I ended up cancelling it last evening after noticing my kitchen counters have been invaded with ants! I usually go thru this every spring and had ant traps out to solve the problem which the last 3 weeks there have been none. Yesterday we noticed ants like we have never noticed before, in droves! We put out more ant traps and took everything off the counter tops. My kitchen is a wreck at the moment and I have been having my stamp get togethers at the kitchen table the last few times we got together. From what we are hearing many people are having ant issues this year as well but that being said I was not comfortable serving food to the girls with ants being everywhere so I cancelled. I hated to do it because I was so looking forward to seeing them but hopefully soon we can reschedule it. I really think our crazy hot, humid & rainy weather is causing it. It's just a frustrating issue that hopefully will solve itself soon!

Anyways, today I wanted to share a card I made using a new stamp set from the Online Exclusives called Party Celebrations. I wished this set came with matching dies but it does not. This is what the stamp set looks like...

This is my card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Party Celebrations (Online Exclusives), Humble Home (sentiment)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Need For Tweed DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Gold Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Low Profile Gold Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I mostly got this stamp set to use the bat & jack o'lantern for Halloween cards and the first thing I reached for was the bell in the set! LOL It turned out ok, I'm not too crazy about it. I was going for the 3 panels across the front but I could not fit another bell panel on it without it looking too busy. I do really like the Need for Tweed DSP though! I think it would be great for masculine cards!

Well, now that my day has freed up I may just spend the day stamping!

It's to get hot & humid again today so not much else to do.

I'm so bummed...

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

July 4th Holiday!

 Happy July 4th, Friends!

Hope your celebrating today!

Our little town had it's fireworks display last evening. Ryan & I sat out on the front porch to watch like we do every year. Shawn came out with Bailee for a few minutes but the booms hurt her ears and she would bark each time a loud boom went off. They ended up watching from the front door. 

That was the view from the porch and thankfully it was a beautiful evening to sit out.

So, today I wanted to share the last of my July 4th cards with you.

The first one I'm not sure what the stamp is called but it was made by Stampendous. Someone stamped this image off and sent to me years ago. I decided to have some fun and colored it one afternoon then turned it into a card with some paper scraps from my stash.

Card Details:

Stamps: Stampendous (sentiment & image)

Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Stampin Blends-Real Red, Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Blueberry Bushel, Real Red, Basic White, American Crafts

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Lucky Stars EF (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My second card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo, Stampendous (sentiment)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Real Red

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Real Red, Basic White, White Glimmer Paper (retired), K& Company -Americana

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Star Punch (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Both were fun to create!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy