Bee Happy Card

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

We are in for a stormy day after a beautiful day yesterday! 

We got a bit of yard work in last evening before the rain comes today but I'm sure by the end of the weekend the grass will need mowed again. I worked on the flower bed while Shawn mowed. Got them looking much better after cleaning up all the leaves & tree branches from the neighbors over grown jungle. That's a whole other story in itself.

Today I have a bright, happy card to share made with a variety of things! In the last 2 years I have grown quite the collection of BEE things from different patterned papers and stickers so I thought I would take advantage of them and create some fun things!

Card Details:

Stamps: Reason to Celebrate (retired), Amuse 

Ink: Memento Black, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Photoplay Paper (Honeycomb Bees), Echo Park Bee Stickers

Accessories: Hives 3D EF (retired), Black & White Ribbon (retired), Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I also created a spiral bound notebook with the Bee papers that turned out so cute!

I will share that tomorrow as I forgot to take a picture of it.

Hope you will come back to check it out!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Gingerbread Nested Treat Boxes

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!

Today I have part 2 of the Nested Treat Boxes to share with you!

I really like these boxes!

Project Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer, Amuse (saying)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Memento Black, Real Red

Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red, Traditions of St. Nick DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Sending Cheer Dies, Double Oval Punch, Pecan Pie Ribbon, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Of course, these are my favorite because of the Gingerbread guys!

I filled these a bit differently than the Beary Cute boxes.

These are filled with 3 Twix bite sized bars, a Little Debbie Gingerbread Cookie (which BTW are so good!) and a handful of the Santa Hat Hershey Kisses. They filled this box up nicely!

I'm not sure how many have sold yet since I've not heard from Audrey yet to go pick up the basket of treats. If any of these Nested Treat Boxes come back I will be surprised since they are so cute! We shall see!

So how are your holiday plans coming along?

Last evening we did the grocery store and got the last couple things on my list.

Today I am working on laundry. Saturday, my new stove will get hooked up and Kelsey & Shady will be coming over later in the day. I got a fun puzzle for us to do while she is here.

Sunday, she is making meatballs in the crock pot and Shawn is making cream of crab soup. I'm sure we are gonna be stuffed to the gills and hope to end the day with watching the Jim Carrey version of The Grinch. 

I'm exhausted thinking about it!

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My thoughts today...

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

Christmas Kit Kats

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!

I'm usually more excited for Fridays but today I slept in and feeling quite washed out.

All my crafts are done and ready for tomorrow...thank God for that because my hands are aching. Next week I have a small order for Ryan for Gift Card Holders but he said he's not in any hurry, just as long as he has them before Christmas Eve. 

Today I have a Christmas treat to share with you!

I made these with the Acetate Card Boxes (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) that I cute in half. I have 3 packs of these boxes in my stash that were from Papertreyink from years ago! This is a fast way to make a pretty treat for the holidays!

Once I put my regular sized Kit Kat inside the acetate box I put a piece of cardstock inside behind the candy bar. Then tied a piece of Pool Party ribbon completely around the box to hold the cardstock & candy bar inside. Then I decorated it with the gingerbread man from the Sending Cheer Bundle. This bundle is super sweet & perfect for creating Christmas treats this year!

Project Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer, Amuse Sentiment

Ink: Real Red, Pecan Pie, Memento Black

Cardstock: Pool Party, Real Red, Basic White, Celebrate Everything DSP (retired 2022)

Accessories: Acetate Boxes (Papertreyink), Sending Cheer Dies, Double Oval Punch, Red Rhinestones, Pool Party Ribbon, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I used the regular sized Kit Kats on these not the mini bite sized ones. 

I found them at Target. 

Well, that is all for me today!

I am washing bedsheets/quilts and just gonna take a relaxing, quiet day!

Tomorrow morning is my Christmas Stamp Day w/ Friends get together!

Later in the day I will be delivering Audrey's Christmas card order & treats.

Sunday we are in for a very rainy day so who knows....maybe I will stay in bed all day! LOL

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My thoughts today...

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

Gone Fishin...

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Everyone!

Hope you all had a sweet Valentine's Day!

Shawn & I went out to dinner last evening.....1st time we've ever gone out for Valentine's Day!

The place was packed and our dinner was very good! We got 2 Chocolate Covered Strawberries for dessert. They were dipped in Dark Chocolate which neither of us cared for but those strawberries were sweet & juicy! 

It was a nice evening out but doubt we would do it again.

As I worked last week on my card lady's order she called in a panic and asking if I had any Retirement cards on hand that she could buy. I only had some for a woman since they had flowers on. She needed one for a man that loved to go fishing. I whipped one up for her!

Card Details:

Stamps: DRS Designs (fish), Gone Fishin (AMuse), Congrats (retired SAB 09)

Ink: Always Artichoke (retired)

Cardstock: Always Artichoke (retired), Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Archaic

Accessories: Square Layering Framelits (retired), Stitched Shapes Framelits (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Always Artichoke Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My card lady was thrilled with this and especially loved the sayings on it!

I aim to please! LOL

Well, that is all for today! I am going to take down my Valentine's Day decorations (since they've been up since New Year's Day) and start getting St Patrick's Day things out. Tomorrow I hope to get back to my stamp table to play before I get another card order! LOL My card lady keeps me busy!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Gone Fishing!

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

What a day it was yesterday!

It rained like i've never seen it rain before!

Then around 3 in the afternoon we had a tornado warning which covered my area.

It took all I had to get Ryan out of his wheelchair and down the basement steps.

By the time I got him down there the warning was done!

I was huffing & puffing then to find out the warning was over....I had to sit and laugh! Better to be safe than sorry, no matter what!

The news said we had 8 inches of rain and there is flooding everywhere!

Shawn is going to have fun trying to get to work this morning with flooded roads & trees down.

Today is to be a much nicer day and hopefully much calmer!

 I have card #5 from my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together to share today.

This one is a mix of several different stamp sets...all retired.

Card Details:

Stamps: Best Catch (retired), Gone Fishin' (retired), Amuse sentiment

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray (retired), Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP (retired)

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Catch of the Day Thinlits Dies (retired), Misty Moonlight Enamel Dots, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am taken with the colors of this one!

Misty Moonlight & Seaside Spray are pretty colors together.

They even make for an awesome masculine card which my stamp girls always ask for! They both liked this card!

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My thoughts today...

It feels like Fall has arrived here but i'm sure it's just a preview of what's to come eventually! The next few days are to be very nice with low humidity! No ac for a few days! YAY!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Lovely Lily Pad

Hello & Happy Monday!

Today I have a set of cards to share that I made for my card lady!

The stamp set is called Lovely Lily Pad which is a SaleABration set this year!

It has coordinating dies & DSP which I used on these.

My sentiment is from Amuse.

I love this set of cards and i'm sure my card lady will, too!

Card Details:

Stamps: Lovely Lily Pad (SAB 20), Amuse sentiment

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Garden Green

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Garden Green, Purple Posy, Lily Impressions DSP (SAB 20)

Accessories: Lily Pad Dies (SAB 20), Classic Label Punch, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Aren't they pretty?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Happy Autumn!

Good Morning & Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Saturday night I popped out to our local Hobby Lobby to grab a few things then hit up the grocery store. It was a summer like weekend with heat & humidity. 

Yep, you guessed it, my AC is back on! 

Yesterday we watched football and our team lost to the KC Chiefs.

They are a good team although we did not lose to them by much.

I sat and crafted while the game was on but Shawn was yelling at the tv almost the entire game.

Win some, lose some....that is just the way the cookie crumbles!

Today is the 1st day of Autumn! Woohoo! 

I have a pack of cards to share that I made for my customer that has a Fall feel to them...

These used retired products such as the Painted Autumn DSP and the Wishing You Well stamp set.

My sentiment comes from Amuse.

Such pretty Fall colors that she is sure to love!

Card Details:

Stamps: Wishing You Well (retired), Sentiment from Amuse

Ink: Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Copper Foil Paper, Painted Autumn DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Square Layering Framelits, Layering Leaves EF, Classic Label Punch, Vanilla/Copper Trimmed Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I just got a huge card order from her so I will be busy working on that this week!

Just hope this headache goes away soon...

Sinus related, i'm sure!

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My thoughts today...

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

Candy Cane Chapsticks

Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

A cold, cloudy morning is on tap here.

We are in for snow flurries today and then rain moving in tonight and tomorrow.

Actually I think the entire weekend is going to be a wash out with showers most of the time.

I have a busy weekend planned starting out with a stamp day with friends Saturday morning.

We will be making Christmas cards!

So today I have something new to share.

It is something I created for Christmas and I have made these before but a bit different.

One day while surfing Pinterest I found these dies from My Favorite Things that cut out a slot to put a plastic holder in to make a Chapstick Holder. I thought the idea was brilliant and hopped on board to order what I needed.

And here is the outcome....

It worked out perfectly that this year Stampin Up gave us some really pretty DSP to match my Candy Cane Chapsticks! The Santa's Workshop DSP was perfect for this project!

I made 20 of these! If any come back to me I will give them to friends!

Project Details:

Stamps: Signs of Santa (now retired), Amuse sentiment

Ink: Poppy Parade

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Santa's Workshop DSP (now retired)

Accessories: MFT Lip Balm Dies, MFT Lip Balm Pouches, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Ornate Tag Topper Punch (retired), Santa's Workshop Enamel Shapes (retired), Poppy Parade Ribbon, Whisper White Twine, Clear Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Chapstick is a must have during the winter months to keep those lips from getting chapped & sore and this is a way to dress them for gift giving!

Definitely one of my favorite things for this holiday season!

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My thoughts today...

Yesterday I worked on another card order from my customer.

Today I have a few Reese's PB Treat Bags to make then moving on to getting my Gift Bags made for Saturday mornings Christmas card day!

Tis the season to be busy!

Hope your day is a little less busy!

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

Christmas Truffle Boxes

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

They sure go by so quickly...

I have a busy week ahead with wrapping up Christmas orders, treats & doctor appointments.

My hands are saying, no way!

Today I have another cute treat holder to share.

I saw a tutorial from Angie Juda and whipped these up in no time.

 I found that 3 Lindor Truffles fill these nicely!

And may I add that the truffles are so yummy, too! 

Project Details:

Stamps: Various Stamps

Ink: Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, Versamark

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Whisper White, Gold Foil Paper, Santa's Workshop DSP, All is Bright DSP

Accessories: Simply Score Board, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits. Gold EP., Heat Gun, Rhinestones, Various Ribbons, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These boxes are a nice sturdy box that do hold a good amount of candy and would make a great place setting treat on anyone's Christmas Day table!

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My thoughts today....

I try to keep this in mind during this holiday season when life gets pretty crazy!

I am very blessed to have a craft that keeps me busy!

I have to rush off and whip up a birthday card for Ryan.

Today is his 32nd birthday!!

I grabbed him an ice cream cake over the weekend and his gift is on the way!

He requested a NASCAR diecast car for his collection.

He's a diehard Martin Truex fan!

Happy Birthday, Ryan!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'll see you tomorrow!

~Wendy

Happy Anniversary Card Set

Good Morning & Happy Sunday!

Hope your all having a great weekend!

I spent most of yesterday at my craft table working on a pack of cards that I am going to share today.

My customer was in a pinch and needed a pack a Anniversary cards.

She wants them in a Fall theme so I got to work on them right away.

Again I pulled out a bunch of retired things to make these.

This DSP has been a favorite of mine this season.

I am trying to get it used up!

Card Set Details:

Stamps: Timeless Love (retired), Amuse -Autumn Leaves

Ink: More Mustard, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Gold Natural Trim Ribbon, Gold Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These were fun and did not take too long to whip up!

Then I was back to creating Christmas goodies!

Ohhh boy! 🎄

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My thoughts today....

3 more days till Halloween!

BOO! 👻🎃

That's all for now!

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

Fall Thinking of You Set

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your all having a good week!

I have been resting my hands this week and that means no stamping for now.

I have been doing plenty of stamping the last few weeks that I have enough to keep sharing with you.

Today I have another customer request for a pack of Fall style Thinking of You cards.

I again pulled out many of my older stamps & papers and got to work.

These cards use a retired set called Gently Falling from 2011.

My leaf image below is heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder but being that I embossed it on the Soft Suede cardstock, it gives it a different look. Almost a copper color?

I enjoyed making this set and I hope my customer enjoys sending them out!

The paper & stamps are perfect for this time of year.

Stamps: Gently Falling (retired), Amuse (sentiment)

Ink: Soft Suede, Versamark

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP (retired)

Accessories: Classic Label Punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Gold Natural Trim (retired), Glue Dots, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Like I said before....

It's always fun to pull out old stuff and breathe new life into them!

Makes my heart happy!

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My thoughts today.....

That's all for now!

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

Fall Cards for Friends

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Been a busy week with Shawn working some long hours and I have been busy in my stamp room prepping for upcoming card classes. My hands aren't real happy but I will rest them next week once I get everything cut and ready!

So, yesterday I was looking for some cool idea's to make some cards to send to my stamp girls for the first day of Fall. #makeacardsendacard 

I was hopping around on Pinterest then Facebook.

Then I found a card that was perfect for what I was looking for!

Not really sure of the name of it and I will give you the directions at the end.

Since Saturday is the first day of Fall (Thank God!!), these are the cards I made.

Card #1

Card #2

Card Details:

Stamps: Amuse- Autumn Leaves, For All Things (retired)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Country Lane DSP

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Gold Rhinestones, Crushed Curry Twine, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These were very quick & simple to whip up!

Here is how....

Start with a piece of cardstock measuring 4 1/4 X 5 1/2

Coordinating DSP cut at 4 X 12

Score at 1, 4 1/4 and again at 9 1/2

Fold and use bone folder for a nice crease.

The 1 inch piece gets folded the opposite direction so it will show the other side of DSP.

Attach your DSP to the piece of cardstock. 

Then add an inside piece of cardstock to write your message on. 

Decorate the front.

Any questions please shoot me an email at blueyes966@comcast.net

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My thoughts today....

That is all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy