Graduation 2020

Hello & Happy Friday!

The weekend has arrived!

Anyone have anything fun planned?

I know some places are still under stay at home orders.

Here in York County we are in the green and everything has reopened.

It's still not back to normal as we use to know it but atleast we're moving in the right direction.

I have been working on a card order since last week and wrapped it up on Wednesday.

My customer asked for a graduation card for her local high school.

Eastern York is where my entire family attended school and the colors are blue & gold.

I pulled out a retired stamp set called Witty Cisms and got to work.
Witty Cisms is a million dollar achiever stamp set that was designed by Lisa Fast.

This card turned out exactly like I imagined in my head and that hardly ever happens! LOL

I took 5- 1 x 4 1/4 inch strips of cardstock in Blueberry Bushel and Daffodil Delight and layered them on my Thick Whisper White cardbase leaving about 1/8 of an inch in between each piece.

Trimmed the ends if I had any hanging over the edge.

Then stamped my image from the retired Witty Cisms stamp set on a diecut circle and layered onto a piece of Blueberry Bushel scallop layer and added a rhinestone for sparkle.

I popped that up with a dimensional and it was finished!

Card Details:

Stamps: Witty Cisms (retired)

Ink: Blueberry Bushel (retired)

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel (retired), Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Rhinestone, Dimensional, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Very happy with this one!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Masculine Birthday Card #5

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have the last masculine birthday card to share.

These were all part of the card order I have been working on since last Friday.

I love this paper and sad that it's been long retired.

Blueberry Bushel is the one of the nicest color of blues that Stampin Up! has ever had in my opinion.

This pack of paper makes some really cool masculine cards!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Mango Melody

Cardstock: Gray Granite, Mango Melody, Blueberry Bushel (retired), Whisper White, Best Route DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies, Best Route Enamel Shapes (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Yesterday I got my card order all wrapped up and ready for delivery!

Now I need to get a few last minute things wrapped up for my Stamp Day w/ Friends!

 Adult socialization....woohoo!

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My thoughts today...

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

Masculine HB Card #4

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

I have been sharing all this week a set of masculine birthday cards that are made for my card lady. She wanted 5 different styled cards for members of her family that all have birthdays the last 2 weeks of June. Today I have another one to share...

This one uses paper from the retired pack of Magnolia Lane DSP.

I basically used scraps that were left in my pack. I did purchase another pack when it was marked down on the retired list but I have not opened it yet.

I paired it up with that amazing sentiment from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set that is new!

I love that font! I diecut it with a Stitched Nested Die and added a diecut leaf from the Magnolia Memory Dies.

I hope by using the leaf printed paper and adding a leaf diecut I kept this on the masculine side.

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Magnolia Lane DSP (retired)

Accessories: Magnolia Memory Dies, Stitched Nested Dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm headed to my stamp table today to finish working on that same card order.

Yesterday she added to my order so I need to get crack a lackin!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

DD Pines HB Card #3

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Yesterday was my day to do housework so again their was no creative time.

I hope today once I get the bathroom cleaned that I can get inky!

Saturday, I am having friends over for some play time!

I've not stamped with friends since December (thanks to the virus) so I am looking forward to seeing them and making cards! I will share those projects next week.

Today I have another masculine birthday card to share that is part of my customers card order.

Remember all 5 need to be different since they are all for family.

A few months ago I purchased a stamp set off someone on Facebook.

It was the retired DD Pines. DD stands for Definitely Decorative.

Anxious to use it I finally had a reason to ink it up!

Needless to say that this stamp set was unmounted and never seen ink....until now!

I found that stamping the solid image was a bit of a challenge and ended up using my foam piercing mat under it. It wasn't the best image but it worked.

I used my Stamp A Ma Jig to get perfect placement for the birds. I'm supposing they are geese?

I also used the new Happiest of Birthdays stamp set for my sentiment.

That is a great set and I can see using that ALOT!

Card Details:

Stamps: DD Pines (retired), Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, HOTP Plaid Paper

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Linen Thread, Holiday Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card is completely flat for easy mailing!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Sailing Home Birthday

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Got my haircut yesterday after a 4 month stay at home order.

Came home to work outside in the yard all afternoon.

Got the flower beds weeded out and more grass seed put down.

I did not get to make anything crafty over the weekend but I do have another masculine birthday card to share. If you remember from yesterday this is for a card order and my customer wants 5 different masculine birthday cards since they are all for people within the same family.

This was such a neat fold that I have done years ago and forgot about. It reminds me of a book.

The side where I have my twine, that is completely glued shut and acts like the spine of a book.

The measurements for this card are:

Cardbase measures 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 4 and 5 1/2.

You all know I love a fun fold but one that isn't too complicated for the recipient to open.

This one is pretty cool!

Card Details:

Stamps: Sailing Home, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White,  Come Sail Away DSP (retired)

Accessories: Smooth Sailing Dies, Circle Layering Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Sail Away Trinkets, Baker's Twine (retired), Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I do not own this stamp set or the coordinating dies.

Last winter I borrowed them from my friend, Deb and stamped a bunch off to use later.

Those diecuts came in hand for my card lady's request!

Thank you, Deb!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Masculine Card Series

Good Morning & Happy Sunday!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Yesterday was simply gorgeous here in PA!

We went for a ride to Amish country in Lancaster County to find 2 hanging pots of flowers for my back porch. It was such a lovely day with beautiful blue skies!

It could not have been more perfect!

These kind of days are my absolute favorites and of course spending it with my hubby makes it even better!

This morning it's quite cloudy & cool out.

I'm off to get a haircut then grab a few groceries!

After that is anyone's guess!

I got a card order from my card lady last week which I was slow to get started on.

She specifically asked for 5 masculine birthday cards which are for members of her family.

She needs them all to be different.

I pulled out all my masculine papers and got to work...

This one uses DSP from 2 years ago from the Best Route Suite.

I have lots of it leftover along with those brightly colored enamel stars!

The sentiment is a new one from the Stampin Up! Annual Catalog called Happiest of Birthdays!

Love the font!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Blueberry Bushel (retired)

Cardstock: Blueberry Bushel (retired), Mango Melody, Whisper White, Best Route DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Rectangle Framelits, Best Route Enamel Stars (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one came together pretty easy and I was pleased with it!

1 down, 4 more to go!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Celebrating Sunflowers

Hello & Happy Friday!

Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day once the storms and humidity left!

I love having my windows open and the cool air coming in!

Today I have a set of cards that I made earlier this week.

These will eventually go to my card lady as I was working ahead.

This is a brand new stamp set from the Stampin Up! Annual Catalog called Celebrating Sunflowers.

Lots to tell you about this amazing set!

It comes with coordinating Sunflower Dies that I did not use on these.

The set has lots of sentiments included.

The sentiment I used was from a retired set so I could use the Classic Label Punch to punch it out.

There are 2 different sunflower images in the stamp set.

I used the Stampin Blends to color my flowers and then added a bunch of Wink of Stella to just the sunflower petals. I love the sparkle but i'm not sure if my camera picked that up.

The paper...OMGosh is it ever beautiful!

Loaded with sunflowers and other pretty prints....even a poinsettia for Christmas!

The embossed layer I used the Ornate Floral 3D EF.

So pretty!

Lastly I added some Champagne Rhinestones for more sparkle.

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflower, Happy Birthday, Gorgeous (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Cinnamon Cider, Stampin Blends- Light Daffodil Delight, Dark Mango Melody, Light & Dark Cinnamon Cider & Light & Dark Just Jade

Cardstock: Just Jade, Cinnamon Cider, Whisper White, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Square Layering Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Ornate Florals 3D EF, Champagne Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I was really sad when they announced the Painted Harvest set was retiring.

This Sunflower Bundle will definitely be filling that void!

I absolutely love it!

Update on my Big Shot:

The other day my Big Shot died.

Shawn took it apart and found that my bearings were worn out.

He ordered new ones so i'm praying that he gets it up & running this weekend.

My Cuttlebug has been doing fine but it too is very worn out and has a big crack on the one side.

I must be pretty hard on diecutting/embossing machines! LOL

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Thank You Notes

Hello & Happy Thursday!

I'm getting a late start to the day as we had thunderstorms come thru during the night.

They were quite loud!

It is suppose to get cooler as the day goes on and take the humidity with it! YAY!

Today I have some Thank You cards to share.

I made these with all retired products.

I have been needing lots of Thank You cards lately and the old stuff works just as well as the new!

I pulled out this sheet of DSP from the Sycamore Street DSP from SaleABration 2013.

I love the bold colors & prints. This one with the vases of flowers worked well.

I added a diecut frame from the Ornate Frames Dies.

The sentiment is from the retired Lots of Thanks set. It was out on my table so I reached for it again.

On each sentiment panel I added a Tangerine Tango or Island Indigo Enamel Heart.

I have many of these in my stash that I am working to use up!

Card Details:

Stamps: Lots of Thanks (retired)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP (retired)

Accessories: Ornate Frames Dies, Tangerine Tango & Island Indigo Enamel Hearts (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love sending happy mail to my friends!

I hope these will bring a smile to their day!

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My thoughts today...

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

All Things Fabulous

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Another hot & humid day here.

Calling for storms this afternoon & evening and i'm hoping they do not get as bad as the ones we had last week. It took our power out for several hours. Will have to try to keep the phones charged today just in case!

Yesterday I made my way to my stamp table for a pleasant afternoon of creating!

I pulled out a new stamp set that is in the 2020 Stampin Up! Annual Catalog called All Things Fabulous. It also has coordinating dies. 

However, on Monday my Big Shot died.

It's been getting really wonky over the last couple of months and not cutting or embossing correctly and definitely making an odd noise. Stampin Up! has not released their new diecut/embossing machine yet so in the meantime I had to pull out my old green Cuttlebug. Does anyone still use theirs?

It will help with somethings but I won't be able to use the 6x6 embossing folders or the bigger dies.

I also pulled out some new inks!

The colors I used are Magenta Madness & Bumble Bee which are the 2020-2022 New In Colors.

Aren't they pretty?

In the last picture do you see the pretty diecut on the lefthand side?

That is from the Fabulous Florals Dies.

I cut it in half and placed it under my flower panel.

The ribbon is Bumble Bee Gingham which is the only ribbon I have right now from the In Colors.

The other In Color ribbons are on backorder until Stampin Up! gets more shipped in.

Card Details:

Stamps: All Things Fabulous, Many Mates

Ink: Magenta Madness, Bumble Bee, Garden Green

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Magenta Madness, Bumble Bee, Whisper White, Flowers For Every Season DSP

Accessories: Nature's Thoughts Dies, Fabulous Florals Dies, Oval Layering Framelits, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals. Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hope you liked today's card!

It sure is pretty and the new In Colors are still working on me. I don't have a favorite just yet.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Thank You for Caring...

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope your week is going smoothly.

The last few days here in Pennsylvania the weather has been absolutely gorgeous!

I'd be a happy girl if it would stay this way the rest of the summer.

Sunshine & 70's is my favorite weather! 🌞

Yesterday I had every intention on posting here because I needed to make a few more Thank You cards. 

We received a wonderful gift basket from Shawn's work and a gift certificate and beautiful letter from my card lady for my Dad's passing. I started out making my cards then just ended up in tears.

Last week I was so sick I could barely get out of bed.

Surely it is my nerves getting the best of me and I know I have to push thru this one way or another but still give myself time to grieve. This has been one of the toughest losses I ever had to experience and the family situation has only made this 10 times harder...

I did manage to get these cards made and I wanted to share them.

My sentiment comes from a retired set called Lots of Thanks.

I felt like this sentiment was perfect for what I wanted it to say.

The ink & cardbase is a new 2020 In Color called Bumble Bee.

The gingham ribbon is also Bumble Bee!

I put a close up picture of the sentiment panel that was stamped and diecut with the Ornate Frames Dies that came out last year with a Halloween stamp set. The stamp set did not make the cut but the dies made it thru to the new catalog! They are very intricate and beautiful!

My paper is from the Ornate Gardens Suite of products.

I think it is one of my favorites!

Each sheet is beautiful and has Gold Foil in it!

Card Details:

Stamps: Lots of Thanks (retired)

Ink: Bumble Bee

Cardstock: Bumble Bee, So Saffron, Whisper White, Ornate Gardens Specialty DSP

Accessories: Ornate Frames Dies, Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

On a better note, yesterday I heard from my hair girl.

They are finally reopening the hair salon on Friday.

She made my appointment for first thing Sunday morning!

I've not had a haircut since Feb 9th...

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My thoughts today...

Thank you for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Under My Umbrella

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I hope your all doing well!

I'm so sorry for being quiet over here on my blog.

I have not been feeling very creative and i'm still trying to put one foot in front of the other each day. 

My hubby's job has been quite demanding as well and when he is home he is drained.

I keep hoping that things will improve there.

I found a set of cards that I made for my card lady on her last order that I never shared.

This set uses the Under My Umbrella bundle.

Fortunately, this set has carried over into the new Stampin Up! Annual Catalog!

I was really happy to see that! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Under My Umbrella

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Pleased As Punch DSP (retired- SAB Coordinates)

Accessories: Umbrella Builder Punch, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This is one of the last sets of cards I made for my card lady.

She just loves this umbrella and that saying!

I'm sure she is in major need of cards being that it has been a month since she last ordered.

I received the nicest letter in the mail from her this past week about my Dad's passing.

I will give her a call this week and i'm sure she will be ordering more cards as long as i'm ready to get back to my stamp table.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy