Love You...To The Moon & Back

 Good Monday Morning, Friends!

Hope you had a nice weekend! 

It was quite cold here, even had a dose of sleet/freezing rain last evening! Today we are suppose to get into the low 50's and it will surely feel like springtime!

Today I am sharing a set of cards that I made Audrey for her Valentine's Day set.

She requested a half moon & a heart on the front with the saying " Love you to the moon & back". I thought for sure I had a saying with that on but no where in my collection of stamps could I find one. I eventually asked a friend if she had any and she had a die that she sent me to complete the cards. I was SO thankful for her help!! And this was the finished product...

Card Details:

Stamps: Forever Lovely (sentiment-retired)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Daffodil Delight

Cardstock: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Basic Black, Bee Mine DSP

Accessories: 2" Circle Punch, Give it a Whirl Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Unknown Branded Die, Adhesive Sheets, Blending Brushes, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

When I first got started on this set I was a little bit stressed but once I received the die in the mail for the sentiment it all came together nicely and I had the best time making them!

This was all she ordered for Valentine's Day this year along with 2 cards for the great granddaughters. I'm assuming that this set is going to her family as she did not say but she loved them!

Today I am headed back to my stamp table to work on some card kits for a get together with the girls. I keep wanting to get a day scheduled but then they keep calling for bad weather and I know the girls will not travel in icy, snowy roads. One day winter will be over, right?

I'm still dealing with my head cold which seems to be good one day and then the next feel yukky. Ryan now is suffering with this cold as he slept most of the day yesterday. Dayquil/Nyquil always hits him pretty hard. Let's hope today is a better day for him!

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My thoughts today...

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

Valentine's Day Gatefold

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

We are in for a bit of a treat today with temps going into the low 40's!

I hope it melts some of the snow/ice that's outside. Then it's to snow again overnight tonight.

It seems like winter is here to stay after all those 60 degree days back in December.

We were spoiled but I guess we have to take the good with the bad.

I have a Valentine's card to share today that I made for my card lady. She wanted a pack of Valentine's and wanted to know if I could have 4 of the same card and then add the Panda card from yesterday to make the package of 5. I'm always happy to make whatever she needs. This set of 4 is a Gatefold card using a mix of new & old. 

I don't think I have made a gatefold style card in quite awhile.

They are so fun!

Card Details:

Stamps: Forever Lovely (retired), Lots of Heart (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Sweet Talk DSP

Accessories: Many Hearts Dies (retired), Classic Label Punch (retired), Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Today I hope to wrap up her card order so I can make a few things for myself, especially some Valentine's Day cards for friends & family!

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My thoughts today...

I will be hibernating inside stamping!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Panda Valentine

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Cold & windy seems to be the words of the day!

It's been crazy cold and the wind just makes it feel worse.

I will be hibernating this week working on another card order from my card lady then I hope to do some fun stamp projects for myself!

I have a sweet little card to share that was made for a little baby boy that is a friend of my card lady's. This little boy was born in November and she wanted to send a card to him to celebrate his 1st Valentine's Day!

I'm not gonna lie.....this one stumped me! 

I searched thru so many stamp sets looking for something for a baby and came across this SaleABration stamp set from 2018 called Party Panda's. Just perfect for what I needed!

My stamped panda image is holding a balloon so I stamped a heart with the retired Groovy Love stamp set and punched it out with the retired Sweetheart Punch. I placed the heart over top of the balloon and added a Black Twine bow to make the heart look like a balloon.

My card lady said it was so cute & perfect for baby Henry!

I guess it's always good to have retired stuff in your stash!

Card Details:

Stamps: Party Panda's (retired SAB 18), Forever Lovely (retired), Groovy Love (retired)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Basic White, Pop of Pink Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Sweetheart Punch (retired), Black Twine, Melon Mambo Enamel Hearts (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!
~Wendy

Love You Always Treat Boxes

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I have a Valentine treat to share made using Stampin Up's Love You Always Treat Boxes from the 2021 January - June Mini Catalog. They are on page 11 of the catalog.

I decided to order them to fancy up and give my family for Valentines Day.

The DSP is from last year and probably one of my favorite Valentine paper packs!

I also added a Heart Doily from last year, too!

The saying comes from the Valentine Keepsake stamp set from the 2021 January - June Mini Catalog on page 16. I've not played with this set as much as I would have liked this year but there is always next year!

The Happy Valentine's Day saying comes from the retired Forever Lovely set which retired 2 years ago.

I like that the saying fits the Classic Label Punch....stamp & punch and it's done!

Each of my boxes is filled with a Reese's Peanut Butter Heart, 2 Small Kit Kats and 3 Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate Hearts. I will slip a few dollars inside for the kids.

These boxes are so nice and require no adhesive and they hold alot too!

Project Details:

Stamps: Valentine Keepsakes, Forever Lovely (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, From the Heart Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Heart Doily (retired), Red Sheer Ribbon (retired), Resin Hearts, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I think these would be adorable done up for Easter, too!

I hope you like them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Happy Valentine's Day

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I am sharing a set of Valentine's Day cards that I made for my card lady.

I ended up using retired products only because my order for the new Stampin Up! stuff did not arrive in time. I wasn't expecting her to order her Valentine's so soon.

These cards were basically thrown together with bits & pieces of diecuts that I had left over from other projects and I thought they turned out pretty nice!

Card Details:

Stamps: Meant to Be, Forever Lovely (retired)

Ink: Lovely Lipstick (retired)

Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick (retired), Whisper White, All My Heart DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Lovely Lipstick Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

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

Forever Lovely Sympathy

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!

They always seem to go by so quick!

Yesterday we got out and picked up our ceramic tile which is so pretty and goes great with the colors of my flooring! I'm really getting excited to see it done and get things back into place.

I also picked up new blinds and curtains for the window & shower.

We also got the paint!

So today we decided we weren't gonna do much except relax.

It's been a busy, crazy week and I think we need to chill for the day.

I will pick at some laundry and get my checkbook straightened out,

I have a set of sympathy cards to share with you today!

I picked at these over the last 2 weeks and finally got them done.

They use the Forever Lovely set and the Peaceful Moments set.

I kept the colors on the springy side since we are getting closer to the spring season.

The colors are Pear Pizzazz & Highland Heather.

Card Details:

Stamps: Forever Lovely, Peaceful Moments

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Highland Heather

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Highland Heather, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Nested Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Pear Pizzazz Enamel Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These cards have alot of white space and not very busy.

The Forever Lovely set is a Distinktive set which gives a more realistic look.

I think my Highland Heather pad might have been a bit too juicy to give my flowers that realistic look but it's all good!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Valentines Day Fun Fold

Good Morning & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

It was a cold, windy one here!

Yesterday it was quite brutal to be out & about to get some shopping done.

Today it's to be much of the same with highs temp at 30 degrees and gusty winds. Burrr!

Stay warm where ever you are!

I have another Valentine fun fold card to share today!

This one is measured at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 1 1/4 &  4 1/4.

I love anything fun folds when it comes to creating a card.

This one allows you to use and show 3 different paper prints.

So simple and fun to decorate!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt, Forever Lovely

Ink: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Real Red,  From My Heart Specialty DSP

Accessories: Heart Punch Pack, Heart Doilies, Red Rhinestones, Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Stampin Up! has knocked this year's Valentine's suite out of the park with such a great stamp set and pretty patterns in their specialty paper! And the accessories are just as lovely!

I love it all!!!

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My thoughts today...

I have a busy day ahead so i'm going to enjoy my cup of joe this morning and get started!

Thanks for stopping by & stay warm!

~Wendy

Happy Valentines Day

Hello & Happy Friday!

Hope your all doing well!

This past week I decided to take a little blog break.

I know I said once Christmas was over I would take a break and never did.

My hands were starting to ache so I knew it was time.

I sat and stamped a few days here & there trying to finish up my card lady's order and work on some Valentines stuff. Here is a set of cards made for her order using the Heartfelt Suite from the Stampin Up 2020 Winter Catalog.

There is so much to love about this suite of products from the stamp set to the colors and the accessories that coordinate with it. I have been trying to use up the paper as much as possible but it's sometimes too pretty to cut up!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt, Forever Lovely (sentiment)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, from My Heart Specialty DSP

Accessories: Heart Punch Pack, Classic Label Punch, Real Red Double Stitched Satin Ribbon, Red Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I loved this set and hate to sell them but I guess we can't keep them all!

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My thoughts today...

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

Candy Bags for Valentines Day

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope your weekend is going great!

Yesterday was my Stamp Day w Friends!

I only had 4 ladies instead of 6.

We had such a good time and everyone wants to do it again!

Today I am sharing another project the ladies made.

I did not stamp anything, instead I showed and helped them.

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These are SO easy!

The hardest part of this bag was the diecut fancy heart!

I had already diecut them out and before I ran the cardstock & die thru the Big Shot, I added an adhesive sheet so we would not have to worry about glueing it.

This fancy heart as you can see has lots of punch outs and those bits were challenging to get out but the ladies pushed thru!

Project Details:

Stamps: Forever Lovely (sentiment)

Ink: Lovely Lipstick

Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick, Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, All My Love DSP

Accessories: 3 x 6 Gusseted Cello Bags, Classic Label Punch, Be Mine Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Lovely Lipstick Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Sizzix Adhesive Sheets, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

We loaded those bags up with a Russell Stover Caramel Heart, Reese's PB Hearts, Hershey Kisses and Dove Milk Chocolates. 

Definitely a sweet treat for Valentines Day!

Here are 2 pictures I took of the ladies after their treats were done....

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My thoughts today...

That's all for me!

I'm going to take the day & relax with my hubby!

It's been a really busy week.

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Foiled Heart Valentines

Good Morning & Happy Monday!

It is literally freezing here this morning. I saw 3 degrees when I got up!

That does not include the wind chill.

My hubby is working from home today! Can't say I blame him.

I would not want to have to go out in the weather either!

Anyone watch the football games yesterday?

Thoughts?

I have a quick card to share today!

I whipped this card up last Thursday using some Lovely Lipstick Foil Paper and the Be Mine Stitched Framelits!

I then ran my heart thru the Big Shot with the Tufted Embossing Folder to give it that quilted look!

Pretty awesome, huh?

Card Details:

Stamps: Forever Lovely

Ink: Lovely Lipstick

Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick, Whisper White, Lovely Lipstick Foil Paper, All My Love DSP

Accessories: Tufted EF, Be Minted Stitched Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Lovely Lipstick Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Embossing Folders can add so much to a project to make them stand out!

I really love the look of this one!

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My thoughts today....

Single degree temps added to 30 mph winds makes for an extremely cold day!

Gigi & Bailee needed coats on to go outside.

Thankfully, they are not farting around out there and doing their business and right back in!

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & stay warm!

~Wendy