Sending Cheer Gift Card Holder

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have a cute gift card holder to share with you!

I am trying hard to work ahead on all things for the upcoming holidays and as I was going thru my card rack to see what it needed I realized my Christmas Gift Card Holder slot was empty. So today's card is just that....a holiday gift card holder! I pulled out this package of Beary Christmas DSP from last year and found a whole sheet of this print. From there my card was made...

Card Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red, Old Olive

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Balmy Blue, Beary Christmas DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sending Cheer Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Silver Trim Ribbon, Silver Festive Pearls (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This is such a fun & festive set that I am happy to be creating more things with this year. I used it so much last year for the gingerbread in it which you may end up seeing more of his this year, too! 

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My thoughts today...

Luckily, for my family we are having something easy!

English muffin pizza's are a quick meal to make for the 3 of us and we all love them!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Sending Cheer

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Everyone!

We still have 2 days left of Christmas in July so today's post is going to be all about Christmas! I pulled out a retired set from last year that I wanted to play more with so I made a set of cute cards with it. The bundle was called Sending Cheer and it has the cutest gingerbread man in it that I remember using quite a bit last year! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer (retired)

Ink: Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sending Cheer Dies, Winter Snow EF (retired), Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Stampin Up! demonstrators had the opportunity to view the new upcoming 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog last week. I could not wait to see what was going to be available this year because I love the holidays! There was no Halloween in the catalog this year and let me say that many were not happy about that! The Online Exclusives list has 2 Halloween sets available and that is it! I'm really upset about that because I do love making cards & treats for Halloween. I'm not quite sure what direction they are going in with this but I do NOT like it! The Christmas selection was great but not much for Thanksgiving either. I guess I will be using many of my retired stamps or other manufacturer's stamps for those holidays.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Stay cool, too!

~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

2023 Christmas M&M Sticks

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Everyone! 

Hope your all having a nice weekend!

We had some beautiful weather yesterday but today we are in for rain. It seems like every Sunday lately it has rained. Yesterday we baked 4 batches of cookies for Christmas and just lounged around the rest of the day. Later today we are going out to dinner with some friends of Shawn's so let's hope it is not pouring buckets until we get home.

Today I am sharing the M&M Sticks that I made for Christmas treats this year. 

I have a lady that loves them and buys them all the time. I got my 1 x 8 Cello Bags off of Ebay since Stampin Up! has not carried them in a few years. 

I also used the Sending Cheer bundle on these.

Project Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Real Red

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Basic White

Accessories: 1 x 8 Cello Bags (Ebay), Double Oval Punch, Sending Cheer Dies, Twine (Hobby Lobby), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I used 2 regular bags of M&M's for these and I would not be surprised if I may need more! These are a very good seller for me and I do enjoy making them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your 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