Thanksgiving Season

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

I have a quick update for you today then I am headed back to my bed for a bit.

When it rains, it pours around the Aungst Pad. I say that because today 3 of us are under the weather. Miss Bailee has not ate anything yet today for some reason. She seems ok. Shawn had Ryan to Urgent Care last evening as he has had a cold since last Monday. It took some fancy talking to get him to go get checked because he steers clear of doctors! He seen more doctors in his life than one should have too so I totally get that he does not like to go. Anyways, he was diagnosed with an Upper Respiratory Infection. Came home with antibiotics and an inhaler for his cough. And me, well I did not see this coming but I did get in to see my doctor yesterday afternoon and I have been diagnosed with Shingles! Not a spider bite like I thought. She quickly got me started on meds but they are making me super nauseous. My pain/burning feeling seems to be thru the roof today and feels like it's spreading to my chest even though I have no rash there. Fun times I tell ya! Lucky for Shawn...he is still able to leave the house & go to work to let us sick ones fend for ourselves! LOL

Quick card today...

Card Details:

Stamps: Morningstar Stamps

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Groovy Guava (retired), Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Basic White, Gold Foil, Timeless Plaid DSP

Accessories: Gather Leaves Dies (retired), Fancy Fan EF (retired), Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon (retired), Gold Twine, Flat Gold Nailheads -Stampendous), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another card for the Thanksgiving holiday!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Artistic Leaves

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

It's the last Monday of September, can you believe it? 

Today is going to be a busy day as I am going to try to get a doctor appt sometime. Sometime on Friday I think I got bit by a spider in my arm pit area. It's red, swelled and has blisters. A friend told me that I should get that checked. If it is a spider bite, I have no idea how but it is very bothersome. 

Anyways, I have a pretty card to share with you using the Artistic Leaves stamp set from the Online Exclusives. This is a great set!

Card Details:

Stamps: Artistic Leaves (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Basic Beige, Cajun Craze, Timeless Plaid DSP

Accessories: Gathering Leaves EF, Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Cajun Craze & Gold Dots (Online Exclusives), Calypso Coral & Cajun Craze Twine (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

That is all for me today!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Jar of Haunts

 Good Morning & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope you having a super nice weekend!

Today I have another Halloween card to share with you using a long retired set called Jar of Haunts. Over the years we have had some cool jar sets but this one was my favorite with all the Halloween images in it. When this set was available I never got it but a few years ago I grabbed it off of Ebay for a good price. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Jar of Haunts (retired)

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White

Accessories: Everyday Jar Framelits (retired), Cobwebs 3D EF (retired), Black Glittered Ribbon, (retired), Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card turned out pretty cool in these Halloween colors! 

Reminds me of the Halloween lights that are on my front porch right now! LOL 

I noticed yesterday that more & more people around my area are now decorated for Halloween. I love it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Trick or Treat Halloween

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope your day is going well!

I was up early and headed to my stamp table to work on a quick pack of cards for Audrey. I guess the order I delivered to her earlier this week was not enough cards. LOL She wanted more cards for the Fall season. I got them done then moved on to creating some card kits for Stamp Day. I would like to have a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together next Saturday for World Card Making Day "IF" I get all my ducks in a row!

Today I have a Halloween card to share. I am working on my stash, slowly!

This card uses Halloween products from the Online Exclusives. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Fright Night (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Petunia Pop, Spooky Sweet DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Fright Night Dies, Shimmer Foam Stars (Online Exclusives), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love the Spooky Sweet DSP this year! The colors & patterns are so cool. 

The scene on this card is one of the scenes in the paper that I cut out to use. I love the scene with the cat in the window and the jack o'lantern on the porch! So fun!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Trick or Treat

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

Today I have a quick Halloween card to share that I made with lots of retired products. I am slowly using it all up which makes me happy! I used some retired Cute Halloween DSP on this card since I had quite a few of these strips already cut.

Card Details:

Stamps: Cute Halloween (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Basic White, Cute Halloween DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Halloween Punch (retired), Iridescent Ribbon, Iridescent Rhinestones (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

That little ghost was a favorite of mine and I do try to use him every chance I get!

Audrey recently asked for some notecards with just that little ghost on. 

He is rather cute, isn't he?

Shawn has the day off. He is dropping his car off at the Tesla dealer to have a heater replaced then this afternoon we are gonna run some errands. I hope the sun continues to shine!!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hope you have a great day!

~Wendy

Sweet & Spooky Kit

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I am sharing the last Halloween Treat for 2025.

I used Stampin Up!'s Sweet & Spooky Kit from the Online Exclusives. I seen how cute they are and that was it! I put these together and added Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins, Ghosts & Bats to them. I picked up a huge bag at Sam's Club. These boxes are a really nice size and hold alot!

I just loved this kit and hope that every year they bring out something like this! It definitely helps on getting some treats made! I love the colors & patterns on the boxes and SO easy to put together! There is no stamping, just punchouts that attach to the box with adhesive. It comes with paper clips, twine and some sparkly stars! I thought about grabbing another one but 15 is enough for me.  

Our weather today is to be another rainy, dreary day. It is also the Celebration of Life services here in Red Lion for the 3 police officers that were killed in the line of duty last week. It's been pretty somber around here. Quite a few roads will be shut down for the funeral procession at certain times too today, so I warned Shawn of that in his travels home this evening. Please continue to keep the families in your prayers. 

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My thoughts today...

~Wendy

Peppermint Patties Little Treat Boxes

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Halfway thru the week already! 

Last evening as we headed to deliver Audrey's card order, the sky got dark and the thunder & lightening started. It poured buckets the whole way to her house! Once we arrived at her house I had to wait about 10 minutes before heading to her door because it was raining so hard. I visited with her about 30 minutes and we had our usual chats about the Halloween candy treats & her card order. She looked great and was in good spirits, too!

Today I have another quick Halloween treat to share with you using retired products. I used the Little Treat Box Dies from a few years ago and filled my box with 2 York Peppermint Patties. I only grabbed 1 bag of the peppermint patties this year and used 3/4 of it for my treats. I personally love them and I know Audrey does too!

Project Details:

Stamps: Little Treats (retired)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry (retired)

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Basic Black, Plaid Tidings DSP (retired)

Accessories: Little Treat Boxes Dies (retired), Halloween Magic Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Rich Razzleberry Enamel Stars (retired), Black & White Ribbon (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

On this treat holder I only had to adhere everything together as most of it was already diecut from a previous project which made things go alot quicker. I do love this little treat box holder as it is perfect to hold the York Peppermint Patties. I may use it again for Christmas treats since it's a nice size. It's one of those bundles that I do not think I will ever part with and it's filled with different holidays!  I have used it lots over the years and have gotten my money's worth out of it!

So, today we are in for more rain but I hope it doesn't come until after I get a quick run to the store this evening. Ryan has been under the weather with a cold and I need to grab him more cold medicine. Hope he soon gets to feeling better!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day ahead!

~Wendy

More Than Autumn Apple Candies

 Hello & Happy Tuesday & the 1st full day of Autumn!

I love this time of year for the cooler, crisp air and the color changing on the leaves. To be honest, we've not had much hot weather in the last month or so which I will not complain about. It's been rather pleasant and nice enough to have the windows open. We walk every day and can see small changes with the leaves already happening and some have already dropped to the ground. They say warm days and cool nights make this change happen. 

 

Today I have a sweet treat holder to share that I made for a few friends. I recently found the Werther's Caramel Apple Soft Chews at the grocery store. I grabbed a bag to do some fun little treats. I used some small self adhesive bags that were in my stash. I was able to fit 3 candies in each bag. I found a pack of Whisper White tags that were diecut and all I had to do was punch them from the paper to use for these. I must have had them 20+ years. LOL I grabbed my More Than Autumn bundle and got to work!

Project Details:

Stamps: More Than Autumn, Sweets & Treats (Candy Apple-retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Real Red, Pecan Pie, Stampin Blends-Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie & Real Red

Cardstock: Whisper White Punch Out Tags (retired), Basic White

Accessories: More Than Autumn Dies, Real Red Shimmer Ribbon, Crumb Cake Twine, Real Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Looking back on these now I wish I would have made my apples green to match the wrapper on the candy. Maybe I will make more and do just that! LOL

I gave these out to a few friends to wish them a great day! Hope it made them smile!

Today I am headed to my stamp table for a little bit. I have a quick order to finish up and then this evening I will be delivering it to Audrey along with the Halloween treat basket. I just hope we can get there and back home before we get any storms that they are calling for.  It's suppose to be a rainy/cloudy kind of week but this morning the sun is shining beautifully! It's definitely helping with my mood.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Trick or Treat Boxes & Meeting Sushi

Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you all had a nice weekend! We had a good weekend. Yesterday Shawn & Kelsey went to a local lake to use the paddleboards and even though it was a cloudy day they both said they enjoyed it! Afterwards Kelsey brought over her new puppy which she named, Sushi. We finally got a chance to meet him but Bailee wasn't too sure what to make of the hyper little thing. She steered clear of him. Hopefully in time she will get use to him. Here are a few pictures of him...

He is 9 weeks old and doing pretty fabulous with eating & going potty but he is starting to chew on things. He kept going after my slippers and then after my shoes strings on my sneakers. He is the size of a man's hand and reminds me of being a teacup but oh so cute!

Anyways, today I have another Halloween treat to share with you. I have such a huge supply of bags & boxes in my storage cabinet so I pulled out these boxes from a few years ago and decorated a few with the Spooky Halloween bundle and added a Kit Kat & A Twix bar to each one. 2 of my favorite candies! Yum!

Project Details:

Stamps: Spooky Halloween (Online Exclusives), Fright Night (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Granny Apple Green, Stampin Blends-Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Timid Tiger, Petunia Pop

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White, Spooky Sweet DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Sweet Little Boxes (retired), Spooky Halloween Dies (Online Exclusives), Fright Night Dies (Online Exclusives), Timid Tiger Ribbon, Petunia Pop In Color Shimmer Gems, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

They turned out to be quick & easy and I love that I can get 2 bite sized candy bars inside. They happen to be my favorites! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a spooky fun day ahead!

~Wendy

Iridescent Treat Bags for Halloween

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope the start of your weekend is off to a great start!

The sun is shining and we are in for a lovely day here in south central Pennsylvania!

Before I get into anything crafty I just wanted to touch base quickly on the deadly shooting that happened here this past week where 5 police officers were shot. 3 of which have passed away and 2 others are hospitalized. This happened very close to us (a few towns over) and that day is one that people will never forget. So sad & so senseless these shootings. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of these officers. I just cannot fathom what they are going thru. This has sat heavily on my mind these last several days and just added to the grief I have been feeling the last few weeks. I am one who has always been a worrier and this incident has just added to my worry. The last few days our weather has been absolutely gorgeous which usually puts a spring on my step but I have felt defeated. I'm trying to pour my heart into crafting but it's just been tough. My hope is with time it will get easier to move forward. Please keep these families in your thoughts & prayers as this community has suffered a terrible loss. 

Today I am sharing with you another Halloween treat that I whipped up recently using the Iridescent Treat Bags from the Stampin Up! Online Exclusive list. I have had these since maybe July and waited for the Halloween candies to hit the shelves before I decided what to do with them. I found at Sam's Club a box of the Halloween Oreo cookies and put a pack of them inside each bag. I decorated them and have 20 of these for sale. Audrey loves these cookies to give to the little ones so I know she will want a bunch of these. Here is what I made and I know my pictures are a little rough because of the Iridescent on the bags but they are pretty cool and quite different from anything that we've ever had before.

Project Details:

Stamps: Party Celebrations (Online Exclusives), Fright Night (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Petunia Pop, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories: Iridescent Treat Bags (Online Exclusives), Fright Night Dies (Online Exclusives), Foam Stars (Online Exclusives), Petunia Pop Iridescent Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Handheld Hole Punch (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another quick & easy project with the help of the cello bags!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

2025 Halloween M&M Sticks

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

We had a beautiful day here yesterday and today is also looking to be just as nice!

I spent most of yesterday in my stamp room finishing up the Halloween treats. I just need to make a price list yet. The last treats I made was the famous M&M Sticks. Stampin Up! use to carry the 1 x 8 Cello bags but retired them a few years back so now I get them off of Ebay. I have a customer who loves getting these and handing them out, so I do make sure to have them for almost every holiday! This years Halloween M&M's were not the pretty bright colors they have been the last several years (purple, green & orange) but are orange & black. At first I was not gonna get them but I figured Jane would be sad if I did not have them. I grabbed 2 bags and started filling my cello bags. I got 24 sticks from those 2 bags and I decorated them with lots of retired product! Take a look...

Just look at all those happy little ghosts! Super sweet & not at all scary!

Project Details:

Stamps: Spooky Cat (retired 2017)

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Greetings of the Season Dies (retired 2024), Frightful Tags Dies (retired 2021), Tricks & Treats Dies (2023), Halloween Twine (retired), Dimensionals

It's a good thing I enjoy making these because I fill tons of these cello bags every year! And besides....we doesn't love M&M's?!

Stay tuned for more Halloween treats in the coming days, ok?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy