Love & Courage For A Friend

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope you all had a nice Christmas!

I took a few days off to pack up the Christmas decorations and to catch my breath. Everything as of now is put away except for the decorations (garland, lights & my Christmas flag) on the front porch. We had an ice storm Friday into Saturday and everything outside is frozen solid, so those decorations will wait a few more days till we can take them down and put away. They do light up the front of the house and it looks so pretty! 

Today I wanted to share a card I made for a childhood friend that I have remained friends with over the years. We started kindergarten together and her & her family moved away during our elementary school days. I found her on Facebook years ago and have kept in contact with her since. Recently, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and started her treatments. This is the card I sent her...

Card Details:

Stamps: Love & Courage, Sending Support (retired 2023), Ribbon of Courage (retired Million Dollar Achiever Set 2017)

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Strawberry Slush In Color DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Sunflowers 3D EF, Strawberry Slush Ribbon & In Color Pearls, White Twine, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I wanted her to know I am thinking of her during this time. She's been thru so much over the last 10-12 years and always shows so much strength & courage as she moves forward in life. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Sending Heartfelt Sympathy

Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

I hope that you had a chance to get out & enjoy the beautiful weather we had over the weekend! It truly was a 10+ here in Pennsylvania! 

Today I am sharing card #3 from July's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This one was made using a variety of Stampin Up! products. Some are new, some are retired and those are the kind of cards I love to create! The girls love a variety of cards when they come to Stamp Day so I always try to have a sympathy card designed for them to make. This one I absolutely love!

Card Details:

Stamps: Sending Support (retired Online Exclusive), Country Flowers (sentiment inside), Painted Perennial (retired inside)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat (retired)

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat (retired), Basic White, Thoughtful Journey DSP

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D EF, More Messages Die (Online Exclusives), Everyday Arches Dies (Online Exclusives), Adhesive Backed Trio Sequins (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Again, I had everything diecut for the girls, all they had to do was stamp and adhere their cards together. This makes things go much quicker.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for visiting today & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Sending Support

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday!

I hope your weekend is off to a good start!

I know I said that I would not be back until Monday but I decided after a few days of clearing my head that I would share a pretty card I found in my stamp room that got lost in the shuffle. Most times I rush to clean up and this one fell behind a box of envelopes and Thursday I was down cleaning up and found it. It's too pretty to not share...

Card Details:

Stamps: Sending Support (SAB 23)

Ink: Evening Evergreen

Cardstock: Evening Evergreen, Basic White, Fragrant Flowers DSP (SAB 23)

Accessories: Something Fancy Dies, Evening Evergreen & White Ribbon (retired), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This stamp set is one of the nicest ones that was available during SaleABRation 2023. It has many heartfelt thoughts & sayings in it. We are all going thru own issues these days and this set is perfect for almost anything!

Yesterday Shawn had a vacation day.

We took the day and went out thrifting at some of the local stores. I found a few things for Kelsey as she will soon be moving to her own place. Shawn found a cooler to take along with him when he goes fishing and I found a set of brand new Rae Dunn winter time coasters for $3.99! They retailed for $19.99! 

I seen SO many Stampin Up! stamp sets & punches, too! All wood mounted ones from years ago that were $7 a piece. Since I already own so many I passed on them.

It was a nice day away that gave us a chance to clear our minds.

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My thoughts today...

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