Trucking Along 4th of July

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

It's quite gloomy & damp out this morning but I do believe that the sun is to pop out and get very warm & humid later on. I am on the loveseat this morning just chilling and trying to decide what I am gonna do today. Shawn is at work as he has contractors in there to do a project. It's the day after injection day for me and this is the day I usually struggle with fatigue. I am determined though to push thru it and possibly do some card making at some point.

I have 2 cute cards to share today that I made for the July 4th holiday. I was heavily inspired by a card that I seen from Chat Wszelaki at Me, My Stamps & I blog. I love that she used the pickup truck from the retired Trucking Along stamp set and created a July 4th card. I still needed a few more cards to send out and this one just made me smile! Thanks Chat! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Trucking Along ( retired Online Exclusives), Light the Sky (retired), Taylored Expressions (sentiment)

Ink: Starry Sky (retired In Color), Real Red, Memento Black, Stampin Blends-Real Red, Smoky Slate

Cardstock: Starry Sky (retired In Color), Real Red, Basic White, Starry Sky (retired In Color DSP)

Accessories: Trucking Along Builder Punch, Everyday Arches Dies (Online Exclusives), Starry Sky Metallic Ribbon (retired), Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal

These cards are already addressed and in the mail!

I'm trying to get better about sending cards out earlier so the recipients can enjoy them before the holiday arrives. These were so fun to create and again I thank Chat for inspiring me to pull out the truck set and use it again. It's another one of those stamp sets that will never leave my collection!

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My thoughts today...

Sure is!

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Stamp Day w/ Friends Card # 5

 Happy Fri-YAY, Everyone!

10 days until Christmas! Are you ready?

I have a few gifts to wrap but other than that i'm just about ready!

The last 2 days I spent moping around the house with a stiff neck. 

They aren't nothing new for me as I probably get that once a year from sleeping wrong on it but it sure is painful. Advil is helping take the edge off. 

Today I have card # 5 to share with you! 

It uses the Trucking Along Bundle from the Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Trucking Along (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Basic White, One Horse Open Sleigh DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Adhesive Backed Snowflakes, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This is another card that was quick & easy to make and flat for easy mailing!

Also my favorite from the bunch.

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My thoughts today...

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

Trucking Along

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday I finished up my Christmas treats!! YAY!

I will grab pictures today so I can share them with you soon. 

Shawn was off yesterday so I hated to be working but I needed to get them wrapped up. He took a big long nap in the afternoon while I finished them up then we popped up to the restaurant for a quick supper. I wanted to be home by 6 to watch a movie on the Hallmark Channel called Holiday Road. I missed the premiere last week and one of my favorite Hallmark actors, Warren Christie, is in it. 

Well, this movie turned out to be really good and what a tear jerker! 

I am happy we were able to watch it and it is definitely in the top 10 Christmas movies this year! If your a watcher of the Hallmark Christmas movies...This is a must watch!

So, let's get to my card today, shall we?!

I pulled out my Trucking Along bundle and made a super quick card with it. 

I used Lost Lagoon & Pebbled Path on this which I pulled the colors from the paper.

I also used this bundle on a project for my upcoming Christmas Stamp Day w/ Friends get together which I will share next week! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Trucking Along (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pebbled Path

Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, One Horse Open Sleigh DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle Dies, Adhesive Backed Snowflakes (Online Exclusives), Pebbled Path In Color Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card turned out so nice and I love the colors together!

It also lays completely flat for easy mailing!

Today I am headed downstairs to clean and get ready for Saturday!

I'm not sure my hands can handle another day of stamping right now.

I've been awake since 3am because they are hurting. 

Tis the season!

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My thoughts today...

Yesterday we had our first snow of the season! 

It started to lay on the grassy area's before it stopped.

It lasted a few hours,

It also was pretty cold yesterday. Burrr!

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!

~Wendy

Trucking Along & A Puzzle

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

It's been quite the week here at the Aungst Pad. 

I'm not sure if I mentioned that Shawn has been nursing a back/hip injury from the week he was on vacation. After a few days of pain he went to Urgent Care and was being treated for muscle spasms. Then Sunday he went fishing in Maryland and tripped on a tree root and ended up falling into a pond, dropping his phone in the water and hitting his knee on rocks. Now not only is he dealing with the back/hip thing, he now has been limping from his knee hitting the rocks. He has finally realized he's not 20 anymore and took the rest of the week off and is working from home until his issue gets under control. He said this morning that it's starting to feel better but with him trying to take it easy his Restless Leg has been thru the roof. Mind you, he is on the steroid, Prednisone and a muscle relaxer which you would think would keep his legs relaxed but it's having the opposite effect. Then yesterday his crown fell off when he was eating lunch so today he is headed to the dentist (AGAIN) to have it put back on. I tell you, you can't make this stuff up with him! I told him yesterday that I am going to start wrapping him in bubble wrap to leave the house. He just laughed.

So enough on life at the Aungst Pad....I have a really cool card to share with you today!

The beginning of July the Stampin Up! Online Exclusives hit. I ended up purchasing the Trucking Along Bundle because it was so dang cute! Yesterday I finally broke it out and had some fun with it. The stamp set has so many delightful sayings & images in it that can be used all year long. It also has a coordinating punch which makes things so much easier!

I made this card yesterday...

I made this for Shawn to match his new truck that he purchased about a month ago and also to cheer him up. I cannot to wait to use this set for some Christmas cards eventually!

Card Details:

Stamps: Trucking Along (Online Exclusive), Rays of Light

Ink: Azure Afternoon, Memento Black, Stampin Blends-Azure Afternoon, Basic Black, Smoky Slate

Cardstock: Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP

Accessories: Trucking Along Builder Punch (Online Exclusives), Metal Plate 3D EF, Tailored Tag Punch (retired), Tailored Made Tags Dies, Azure Afternoon Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Adorable, right?

Also on Tuesday Kelsey & I wrapped up the puzzle that I started on Monday. It took 13 1/2 hours to complete it. When it was done we realized there was a piece missing. Now I have said that I got it from Goodwill. It was previously used and the box was all taped up. Kelsey asked if I was going to throw the puzzle away since it was missing a piece. I said no. I will hang on to it a bit then if the piece isn't found I will get rid of it. So before I tore the puzzle apart to put it away I pulled out the kitchen table and took the floor Swiffer over it to make sure it did not end up there. Sure enough....it was under the table on the floor upside down that it blended in with the color of the floor. Puzzle was then completed! WooHoo!

Another 1000 piece Christmas completed!

It is always so rewarding finishing up those last couple of pieces and standing back to admire it when completed! Next week we are going to try to start another one if time allows!

Thanks for hanging in there with me up to this point!

I had alot to share today! LOL

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My thoughts today...

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