More Valentine's

 Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

I had a very nice weekend with my Buppie, my only gripe is that they do not last long enough!

Today I have a cute Valentine's Day card to share that I made last week.

I wanted to make sure I had enough to mail out this week and I think I do! LOL

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Highland Heather, Basic White, Blushing Bride, Sweet Talk DSP

Accessories: Heart Pack Punch, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Real Red Faux Linen Ribbon, Glue Dots, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you like!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a good day!

~Wendy

Heartfelt Valentines

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope you all are doing well!

I took a few days off from stamping to give my hands a rest. I had no card orders so I know I am going to have to do that occasionally! I did however do some organizing & cleaning out of my stamp room. I'm sure you can imagine how much stuff gets accumulated in 20+ years!

Yesterday I sat down and made a bunch of cards with all the Valentine's Day stuff laying on my table. Some new, some old and some items that were in my stash from other projects!

Trying to use stuff up and you know I love mixing the old with the new!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Blushing Bride, Basic White, Sweet Talk DSP

Accessories: Heart Punch Pack, Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder, White Glittered Ribbon, Iridescent Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The Heartfelt stamp set (now retired) was out a few years ago and coordinates with the Heart Punch Pack which is still available. It is probably one of my favorite stamp sets for Valentine's Day! I used it a bunch yesterday!

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My thoughts today...

I am praying for a early Spring since it's been so cold!

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

More Valentine's Day Cards

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope your all enjoying the weekend so far!

We are off to doggy day spa this morning and boy, do my girls need it, badly!

They were scheduled 4 weeks ago but we had to cancel their appointments because Gigi was sick.

She's better now but they both really need a bath & haircuts! I know they will feel so much better!

Anyways, I had a chance to do some stamping yesterday as I still need a few Valentine's Day cards.

I already had my pack of From the Heart Specialty DSP out on my table so I played around with it some more. I'm trying to get it used up!

These are the 2 cards I made...

Card #1

Card #2

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt

Ink: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo

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

Accessories: Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch, Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Heart Punch Pack, Heart Doilies (retired), Resin Hearts, Red Twine, White Twine, Stampin Seal +

Later today I will sit down and get my cards addressed to mail out since Valentine's Day is next weekend! I've become a slacker! 

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My thoughts today...

This is a picture of Kelsey when she was a little girl. 

She may have been kindergarten age in this picture. She was a clown!

She loved Elmo! We still have her Tickle Me Elmo doll.

And here she is at 27 years old with Shady!

💗

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

Roses Are Red...

 Hello & Happy Monday!

I'm so over the cold and now snow & sleet we're experiencing today!

The last several weeks we had temps in the 40's & 50's and I was happy with that!

The very cold came in and it just drives my back crazy.

I have osteoarthritis in the facet joints in my lower back and it really does not take much to make it ache.

Anyways, it's just a yukky kind of day so I am going to go work on some stamp projects before Shawn gets in from work.

I have a Valentines Day cards to share today that I made with a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches from last year. This is the card I made back in November and I really loved the sketch so I wanted to use it again for some Valentines cards!

Here is my new card using that same sketch...

This card started out with a Real Red cardbase then a layer of Whisper White that was run thru the Big Shot with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. Next I used a piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folders that are now retired. They will stay in my collection for awhile as I love them!

Next I added a piece of From My Heart Specialty DSP from last year. I think it was cut at 3 3/4 x 3 then cut on the diagonal. I layered that over top of the Flirty Flamingo & Whisper White panels. I punched those pretty hearts from the same package of DSP and laid one flat and the other is popped up with dimensionals,

My sentiment comes from the Heartfelt stamp set which is still current. 

I stamped it on Whisper White in Real Red ink and diecut it with the Ornate Frames Dies.

I added a piece of Real Red Twine and some Red Rhinestones and called it done!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, From My Heart Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Heart Punch Pack, Wrapped in Texture EF, Tastefully Textile 3D EF, Ornate Frames Dies, Red Twine, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I actually made a few cards like this but all are a bit different!

I will share them later this week so make sure to stop back!

I was pretty pleased with this and I hope you like it, too!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Happy Valentines Day

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Up and at really early today as hubby's phone woke us up way too early!

Then he gets up and went to work!

I'm pretty sure it's going to be an after supper bedtime tonight!

The bathroom guys are here and are ripping & tearing!

Lots of electrical & plumbing work going on today so i'm not sure we will see much of a difference but atleast things are going in the right direction.

I have a pretty Valentines Day card to share again today.

This is the week of love and Valentines Day is only 3 days away.

I've got my cards addressed and in the mail to their destinations.

This card is also one of my favorites because I love the colors and prints.

The pops of Gold Foil are a nice addition, too!

The Gold Foil circle with a piece of DSP on was from another project that I just added as an element under my heart sentiment. I like how it looks!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt

Ink: Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Gold Foil Paper, Painted W Love Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Heart Punch Pack, Melon Mambo Ruched Ribbon (retired), Gold Foil Enamel Dot (retired), Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

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

Happy Valentines Day

Hello & Happy Saturday!

I'm so happy to see the sun shining today!

Hopefully it will motivate us to get started on cleaning out the bathroom and moving Ryan downstairs.

Today I have a set of Valentines Day cards to share that I made for my customer.

This was such a fun suite of products that Stampin Up has this year!

The best part in my opinion is that they have created coordinating punches for the hearts instead of dies!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt

Ink: Flirty Flamingo

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, From My Heart Specialty DSP

Accessories: Heart Punch Pack, Heart Doilies, Real Red Rhinestones, Real Red 1/4 Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

How you doing with making your Valentines Day cards?

I still have a few to whip up before I can get them out in the mail on Monday.

Now that football season is over I can spend some time at my stamp table on Sundays!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great Saturday!

~Wendy

Valentines Day Purse

Hello & Happy Thursday!

ETA: The purse die is an unbranded die. No idea who the maker is!! 

I have a sweet treat to share that I made for Valentines Day using a purse die my friend sent me to play with! 

I have had it since before Christmas and have not had time to play with it until recently!

I wish I would have gotten a better picture of the inside but I already sent these out to my customer.

I filled them with Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate & Caramel Hearts.

Perfect size to fit 3 in each purse.

Project Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt

Ink: Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Gold Foil Paper, Painted w Love Speciatly DSP (retired)

Accessories: Unknown Purse Die, Oval Layering Framelits, Heart Punch Pack, Melon Mambo 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Gold Metallic Enamel Hearts, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

So fun and what a way to present a Valentine treat!

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My thoughts today...

Guess I shouldn't laugh because it kinda sounds like my life at times! 

hehe! Thank God for Ben Gay!

That's all for me!

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

Heartfelt

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Just a quick card to share with you today!

Well, it's not really a quick card but this post hopefully will be quick! LOL

A few months ago I made a bridge fold card for the first time and I really wanted to make another one so I sat down yesterday and made one using Valentine's stuff.

The Valentines products are from Stampin Up's new Winter Mini Catalog.

It was the first thing that caught my eye and look how pretty this is!

At first I said I was not going to get this suite then I quickly changed my mind! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Real Red

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

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

This style of card folds flat and slips into a regular envelope for easy mailing!

Can't wait to play some more with this suite but first I need to get those birthday cards made!

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My thoughts today...

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