Audrey's Valentines For the Great Grands

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

 Today I wanted to share with you the cards I made for Audrey's other 3 great grandchildren that are celebrating their 1st Valentines Day this year! All are the same but a bit different. I used the Endless Love Suite from the 2026 Stampin Up! Spring Mini Catalog which is perfect for making Valentines this year! I love the prints & patterns in this paper. The coordinating dies are wonderful and the Hearts of Love 3D EF adds a nice touch of texture to your project!

Card Details:

Stamps: Wildflower Celebration (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Endless Love Dies, Wildflower Celebration Dies (retired), Hearts of Love 3D EF, Word Wishes Dies (retired), Mini Alphabet Dies, Loose Valentines Assortment, Adhesive Sheets, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I just pulled out some scraps of the Made With Love DSP and started working with what I had. Audrey loves them personalized which takes some extra time but always adorable when they are finished. She was thrilled with them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Baby's 1st Thanksgiving

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

We are waking up to some very cold (20's) temps/weather here in southcentral PA!

I had to dig out my winter coat yesterday and today I may need to go looking for my gloves & scarf! Burrrr!

Today I have 2 cards to share that I made for Audrey's 2 great grandchildren. She now has 4 great grandchildren with another due in January! She is so excited to meet the little one!

These cards I kept the same and let me tell you, Audrey loved them!

Card Details:

Stamps: Brushwork Alphabet (retired), Birthday Celebrations (retired), Pick of the Patch (retired)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Doodle Pumpkins by The Paper Studio

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Pick of the Patch Builder Punch (retired), Birthday Celebrations Dies (retired), Word Wishes Dies (retired), Linen Thread, Neutral Adhesive Backed Sequins (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Adhesive Sheets, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I found the paper at Hobby Lobby a few months ago and decided to use it for the little ones cards. I used lots of different stamp sets & dies for these but they did turn out so nice! She has already asked for Baby's 1st Christmas cards so I need to get busy on them! I need to find some fun paper first! Stampin Up has given us some nice Christmas papers this year but I need something different for the little ones. I see another trip to Hobby Lobby soon or maybe even Michael's! Woohoo!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Christmas Gift Card Holder

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

How's your week going?

It's been busy here and today I need to start a card order for Audrey.

Before I head off to my stamp table I wanted to share a gift card holder that I made for the upcoming Christmas holiday. I sell alot of these type of cards so i'm trying to get as many made as possible. This one uses all things retired from my stash. Lots of diecut pieces that were floating around that I wanted to put to good use. I made 2 of these so far and I still have 2 more to finish up...

Card Details:

Stamps: A Wish for Everything (retired)

Ink: Island Indigo (retired)

Cardstock: Island Indigo (retired), Basic White, Silver Foil Paper, Winter Frost DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sizzix Envelope Die (retired), Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Stylish Shapes Dies, Word Wishes Dies (retired), Silver Ribbon, Island Indigo Enamel Dots (retired), Adhesive Sheets, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I've already sold a handful of Christmas Gift Card Holders so I need to get more created soon! Tis the season, right?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Let's Create With Retiring Products

Hello & Happy Monday, Everyone!

I sure hope you all had a wonderful restful weekend!

It got pretty cold & very windy here and we are back to wearing winter coats again.

The last several weeks it's been pretty mild so we were just wearing sweatshirts. 

I'm hoping this cold weather will be short lived and spring will return.

Today I am starting something new!

Since Stampin Up! revealed the retired list last week I've decided to take all my retired sets and create cards with them as well as use dies & embellishments too that are leaving us.

I am starting at the beginning of the current catalog.

My 1st card uses A Wish For Everything stamps & dies from page 14 and Timeless Tulips stamps & punch from page 38. I will share pictures of the stamp set with each card. You will notice a red check on the spine of my stamp cases...that means they are retired.

Card Details:

Stamps: Timeless Tulips

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green

Cardstock: Real Red, Pool Party, Garden Green, Vellum, Flowering Fields DSP

Accessories: Word Wishes Dies, Tulips Builder Punch, Hippo & Friends Dies, Waves Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals, Vellum Tape, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm so sad that these sets & dies are retiring but you know they will live on in my stamp room! I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see another card made using more retired items!

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My thoughts today...

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

 

Valentines Fun Fold

Good Morning & Happy Sunday!

I am so sorry for the lack of posts as of recent. 

As some may know we are preparing for a bathroom renovation the 1st week of February and we are on the hunt to purchase the stuff we want for in the new bathroom! 

It's very exciting and a bit stressful too as our lives will be turned upside for a bit!

I have been eyeing up a new vanity and the one I would love to get isn't in stock in the color i'd like to have. Now i'm kinda stumped and not sure what to get. Right now we have a double vanity/sink but with only 3 people living here we certainly don't need that extra sink. Plus, if we go to a smaller vanity & 1 sink, it will give Ryan more room to move about in his wheelchair.

We are going to head out today and look for another vanity and then hit Sam's Club for a few things.

I hope we find something nice!

Today I have a pretty Valentines card to share that I made for Kelsey.

I have been trying to work ahead since I know this renovation is coming quick.

I just hope I don't forget to get them addressed and mailed out!

I love this style of fun fold that Angie Juda created on one of her Facebook Lives a few months ago!

I also did a card with my stamp girls for Halloween with this style. So fun!!

Card Details:

Stamps: A Wish for Everything (inside)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, From My Heart Specialty Paper

Accessories: Word Wishes Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Real Red Double Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hope she likes this card as much as I do!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy