Painted Lavender Birthday

 Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope your having a great start to your weekend!

Today is my down day after yesterday's injection. I am still doing them each week and I am on week #48. Almost a year in! I have lost 86 pds to date and the best part is my blood sugars are within range!! These injections are doing their job and i'm very thankful for that! Since today I am being a slug "so to speak" I am gonna share with you a pretty card I made using the Painted Lavender DSP that is still available. This paper came out in last year's Spring Mini Catalog and has carried over. It's so pretty!

Card Details:

Stamps: So Sincere ($ Million Dollar Achiever Set)

Ink: Gorgeous Grape

Cardstock: Highland Heather, Basic White, Painted Lavender DSP

Accessories: Labels Aglow Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Purple Shimmer Gems, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Later today our Baltimore Ravens are playing!

I don't envy them having to be out in this very cold weather, burrr!

We'll be watching from our warm family room!

# Go Ravens! 

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My thoughts today...

Sounds good to me!

Thanks for stopping by & keep warm, my friends!

~Wendy

Sentimental Christmas

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

It's the start of a new week and that means I need to do some cleaning today. I also need to get my Christmas cards addressed and get in the mail. I wanted to do that yesterday but instead I relaxed and watched tv most of the day. We did a walk around the neighborhood last evening right after it started snowing. Surprisingly, it wasn't too cold out and the snow changed over to rain. 

Today I have a set of Christmas cards to share with you that I made for Audrey using the Sentimental Christmas DSP. That suite of products reminded me of an old fashioned Christmas which sometimes is hard to find anymore. I loved the trees in this paper as well as the ribbon candy and the stockings. I kept these cards simple as Audrey does not like all the bells & whistles added to them. She really liked this set though and was pleased that they would mail flat.

Card Details:

Stamps: Brightest Glow (retired)

Ink: Shaded Spruce

Cardstock: Basic Beige, Shaded Spruce, Sentimental Christmas DSP, Season of Elegance Specialty DSP

Accessories: Labels Aglow Dies (retired), Holiday Rhinestones (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hear my cup of coffee calling my name so I'm going to go enjoy that and get my day started. With a gloomy rainy day ahead I may need a second cup!

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My thoughts today...

Love me some coffee!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great start to your week!

~Wendy

Tis the Season

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a nice weekend! 

It sure was chilly here in PA this weekend and with the cooler temps comes the falling leaves. I think we are at peak for the color of the leaves as well. I don't think they got as vibrant since it's been quite dry in my area. Many trees are already empty so it won't be too much longer before the trees are completely bare.

I have a Christmas card to share that I made recently. It uses lots of retired items as I am trying to use what's in my stash.

Card Details:

Stamps: Brightest Glow (retired)

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Traditions of St. Nick DSP ( retired)

Accessories: Labels Aglow Dies (retired), Spotlight on Nature Dies, Christmas Tidings EF (retired), Gold Sequins, Gold Trim, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My DSP is retired from last year and I found these 2 scraps in the bottom of the pack. I think this may have been the first time I used this embossing folder. It's so pretty and of course, there is a gingerbread guy on it which I covered with my DSP. LOL

 I am making a pot of Chicken Corn Soup this morning for supper to help warm us up!

It's been chilly the last few days. Then I am headed to my stamp table to play. Saturday I stamped as long as my hands would allow me too! I worked on a 3D project which I will share once I get some pictures taken. Today I am gonna work on a few cards with a new to me fun fold. So excited!!

Can you believe that it is the last Monday of October?!

Crazy how fast time flies by!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great week ahead!

~Wendy

Brightest Glow Merry Christmas

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

I hope you had a nice weekend!

Our weather yesterday turned out to be super fabulous and much of the same continues into today! The AC is off and the windows are open! I just love it!

Today is the last day of July which means this is the last card I have to share with you for Christmas in July. I pulled out the Brightest Glow bundle since it has carried over in the Annual Catalog and I love the fonts in the sayings!

Card Details:

Stamps: Brightest Glow

Ink: Evening Evergreen (retired)

Cardstock: Evening Evergreen (retired), Soft Succulent (retired), Basic White, Fitting Florets DSP (retired)

Accessories: Labels Aglow Dies, Wintry 3D EF (retired), White Glittered Ribbon, Iridescent Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These are simple and I kept them flat for easy mailing!

So, last week us demonstrators got to see the 2023 Sept-December Mini Catalog aka Holiday Mini and it does not disappoint! I have picked out my favorites and got my list ready to order. 

It's so exciting to see what is coming! Lots of amazing fun stuff...Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas and even New Years! It's always my favorite catty of the year!

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My thoughts today...

It's going to be one of those kind of days!

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