Pansy Patch HB

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Everyone!

Hope your day is off to a good start!

I had my Stamp Day w/Friends get together yesterday and it's always so good to see my friends! We made 5 cards which I will share in a few days.

Today I have one of Audrey's special cards to share that she requested for her very good friend, Kit. Kit loves pink & pansies so that is exactly what I made for her...

I love the Pansy Patch stamp set that came out last year and have used it a ton!

Of course, I had to pull out the Pansy Petals DSP that came out with the bundle in the beginning but it now retired. The stamp set & DSP are beautiful!

Card Details:

Stamps: Amazing Year

Ink: Polished Pink

Cardstock: Polished Pink, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits, Pansy Dies (retired), Polished Pink In Color Jewels (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card is definitely a breath of fresh air with it's pretty spring time colors!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Retiring Day #19

 Happy Easter, Everyone!

Today I am going to make this a quick post since we are cooking dinner today!

It is day #19 of sharing a card with a retiring Stampin Up! set.

The set I used is the Happiest of Birthdays on page 66 of the Stampin Up Annual Catalog.

The Happiest of Birthdays set is one that I loved and used many times.

I like the big bold sayings in it,

I paired it here with the Hippo & Friends Dies & the Pansy Petals DSP which both are leaving us too!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Polished Pink

Cardstock: Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP

Accessories: Hippo & Friends Dies, Pansy Dies, Polished Pink Ribbon, In Color Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one is headed to my card rack since my Belated Birthday spot is empty!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

I have a few errands to run this morning then i'm planning on doing so stamping this afternoon. We are in for a chilly/cold weekend here in PA with the chance of some wet snow flurries. That doesn't sound very springy does it? I am going to take advantage of it and do some creating.

Yesterday I watched another Facebook Live with Marisa from Kitchen Table Stamper and played along with the Coffee & A Mystery Card Challenge. It was to create a Gift Card Holder.

Here are the things we needed to make the challenge...

Here is my Gift Card Holder...

A friend of mine is having a birthday in April and I thought the Pansy Patch bundle was perfect for creating a springy birthday card! I will add a Panera Gift Card once it gets closer to her special day!

Card Details:

Stamps: Pansy Patch

Ink: Bumble Bee, Fresh Freesia

Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP

Accessories: Pansy Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies, White Glittered Ribbon, Iridescent Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm not crazy on Pansies but I really love this suite of products!

It makes the prettiest cards! I am thrilled that this bundle has carried over into the NEW Stampin Up! catalog that will be coming in May but sadly the DSP won't carry with it. I made sure to order myself another pack as the one I have now is almost gone.

I'm not sure why when Stampin Up! brings out a new suite of products that have Designer Series Papers to coordinate with it and it ends up carrying over into a new catalog that the DSP doesn't carry over with it? I wish they would start to reconsider this option in the future.

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My thoughts today...

Amen!

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Parts & Pieces Challenge

 Good Morning & Happy Sunday, Everyone!

It's a beautiful sunny morning here in PA after a very cold day yesterday.

Temps are to get to 50 this afternoon but it's to get very windy again.

We just can't seem to shake the wind but I guess that's a tell tail sign we are headed into March!

On Friday I decided to play along with a Facebook Challenge that Marisa Alvarez did during her Thursday FB Live that she does every week on her FB page.

This challenge was called parts & pieces and she tells you what you need like sizes in cardstock & DSP. Then it's up to you to design your cards with those measurements. She used the Honey Bee bundle and the Friendly Hello from the SaleABRation offering.

We can decorate our cards however we please but have to use the "Parts & Pieces" that she gives us.

Here is the challenge...

Here are my cards...

My cardbase measured 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4.

I ran one half of my cardbase thru the Big Shot with the Tasteful Textile 3D EF. 

Next I cut my Pansy Petals DSP to the challenge size of 3 x 5. That 3 x 5 piece we can cut down but the size cannot be any bigger. I cut mine down. 2 pieces measured 1 x 3. And 1 piece measures 3 x 3. I staggered those pieces on mixing up the patterns.

My diecut sentiment panel is from the Hippo & Friends Dies. I stamped my sentiment on it from the Pansy Patch stamp set and glued it down.

Next I diecut my pretty flowers from the Pansy Petals DSP using the coordinating Pansy Dies. I diecut a large and a small pansy from the DSP and layered them along side my sentiment. Lastly, I added a Bumble Bee Gingham bow and some Polished Pink In Color Jewels for a pop of sparkle. 

I was so thrilled with these and love the texture that the embossing folder gives my cards. 

I made a pack of 5 and put them on my card rack to sell.

Card Details:

Stamps: Pansy Patch

Ink: Polished Pink

Cardstock: Pale Papaya, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Hippo & Friends Dies, Pansy Dies, Bumble Bee Gingham, In Color Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Pansy Petals HB

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I am sharing a set of cards that I made for that recent card order.

My card lady requested another pack of cards using those pretty pansies!

I pulled out my Pansy Petals DSP and cut some strips to use for one of my favorite layouts!

I have gone thru 3/4 of this package of DSP and that means I might have to order another one eventually! This paper is so darn pretty!

Each card has a diecut pansy from the DSP on it.

Card Details:

Stamps: Pansy Patch

Ink: Fresh Freesia

Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Stitched Shapes Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits, Pansy Dies, Soft Succulent Ribbon, Soft Succulent In Color Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These are my favorites and my card lady loved them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Pansy HB

Hello & Happy Friday!

Yay! We made it to another weekend!

Today I am sharing a card that I made for my customer who requested a Pansy card for a very good friend of hers using the Pansy Patch stamp set.

Her friend's favorite color is pink so this card is loaded with the new In Color, Polished Pink! It's a bright color reminding me of Pink Passion from many years ago!

Those pretty pansy flowers were diecut from the  Pansy Petals DSP using the Pansy Dies. I love that they do this with their dies & DSP!

Card Details:

Stamps: Pansy Patch

Ink: Polished Pink

Cardstock: Polished Pink, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Pansy Dies, Polished Pink Ribbon, Bumble Bee Trinkets, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Pansies are my least favorite flower but I have loved playing with this suite of products! I have more cards to share coming up using this suite!

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My thoughts today...

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