HB Pocket Cards

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope you all had a wonderful July 4th holiday!

It's been ungodly hot here in Pennsylvania! They say since we've had over 90 degrees for the last 3 days that we are now in a heatwave and not going to end anytime soon either!

We have been hanging out at home and staying cool this weekend.

I stamped everyday while Shawn was relearning his vinyl cutter.

Friday night was Red Lion's fireworks but lots of people around the area had them going off last night as well. Poor Gigi was a nervous wreck so I hope that soon ends.

Last evening we watched the new Aladdin movie with Will Smith.

Very good movie if your interested!

Today I have a set of pocket cards to share.

I made these for on my card rack just incase my card lady would need a pack last minute.

I use to make pocket cards all the time so I had to relearn them!

I pulled out some retired Sycamore Street DSP from 2013.

These also use coordinating retired cardstock.

Card Details:

Stamps: Many Mates

Ink: Island Indigo

Cardstock: Soft Sky (retired), Island Indigo (retired), Tangerine Tango (retired), Whisper White, Sycamore Street DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stars Framelits (retired), Corner Rounder Punch, Classic Label Punch, Mini Stapler, Island Indigo Ribbon (retired), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I was thrilled with the turn out of these and hope they will not stay sitting on my card rack too long!

The colors just make me smile!

If anyone would like the directions to create these please leave me a comment and I will post an update with directions!

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My thoughts today...

Stay cool & thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Floral Gift Bag

Hello & Happy Thursday!

It feels like a Friday since Shawn is off tomorrow for the July 4th holiday!

Today I have a pretty gift bag to share that I made for my customer last month.

She usually orders a couple small decorated gift bags each month.

I used some new things on this one....take a look!

The white gift bags came from the Dollar Tree.

You can't beat 3 for $1.00!

That pretty paper is from the Flowers for Every Season DSP and each sheet is just lovely!

The saying comes from the Ridiculously Awesome stamp set....another favorite of mine! 

It was stamped in a new In Color, Just Jade.

The doily is long retired but adds just the right amount of pretty to my bag.

Lastly, I added the Champagne Rhinestones and the Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon!

Project Details:

Stamps: Ridiculously Awesome

Ink: Just Jade

Cardstock: Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Whisper White, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Doily (retired), Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love decorating these bags and I know people enjoy getting their card orders in them as well!

A little extra work but well worth it in the end!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a wonderful day!

~Wendy

God Bless America

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Happy July 1st!!

The days & months just seem to be flying by!

It's a beautiful morning here in Pennsylvania!

I have a few windows open while we have the cool morning breeze blowing in.

It will be short lived as they are calling for upper 80's this afternoon.

I thought i'd enjoy it before the hazy, hot & humid weather returns.

The ac has been driving my sinuses crazy the last few days!

Yesterday I spent most of the day at my stamp table.

I got all my swap cards ready and sent out.

Then I moved onto making a couple July 4th cards with what I had on hand.

Stampin Up no longer carries anything for the July 4th holiday like they did many years ago.

I am thinking because now they are a global company and other countries around the world do not celebrate the 4th.

So, what's a crafter to do?!

I pulled out my retired God Bless America stamp from 2001 and got to work!

The God Bless America stamp came out in 2001 after the 911 incident in New York, Washington DC & Pennsylvania.

It will always stay in my collection and I do try to use it as often as possible.

Right now our country is in such turmoil and I felt this stamp was perfect for this years July 4th celebrations!

Card Details:

Stamps: God Bless America (retired)

Ink: Real Red & Blueberry Bushel (retired) Stampin Write Markers

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Real Red, Blueberry Bushel (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Banner Punch (retired), Red Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hope I captured the patriotic feel in that panel of red, white & blue cardstocks?

I used snippets of cardstocks measuring 1/2 inch and layered them onto a piece of scrap white measuring 2 x 5.  Whatever was hanging over the sides I trimmed off.

Once I had everything glued on I added the red rhinestones for some sparkle.

In the end I was happy with the outcome! 

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My thoughts today...

Hope that gave you a giggle?!

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

Forever Greenery Suite

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone is doing well!

A few weeks ago I participated in a friend's online workshop that I thought was so much fun!

I have been in such a funk with my stamping and i'm finding that participating in online classes & workshops are slowly pulling me out of it.

Debbie Henderson has been doing online classes since the whole Covid 19 thing began as a way to keep people busy stamping while being stuck at home. Last month she held her first online workshop as a way to get orders since demo's are not able to meet in person with the virus.

She had an ordering special which I took part in. Then she sent out free card kits for those who ordered and these 3 cards i'm going to share are what she sent.

She sent out all the bits & pieces to create the cards but not any stamped images.

Luckily, I already had the stamp set! As soon as it arrived last Monday I sat and did all 3 cards!

Aren't they pretty!?

The Forever Greenery Suite is probably my most favorite so far!

Right now I am using it for a swap that I signed up for.

I will share that card once they get to their destinations!

Card Details:

Stamps: Forever Fern

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Just Jade

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Garden Green, Soft Seafoam, Just Jade, Whisper White, Forever Greenery DSP

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Classic Label Punch, Greenery EF, Forever Flourishing Dies, Label Me Lovely Punch, Rhinestones, Champagne Rhinestones, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Forever Fern Gift Bag

Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's to be a hazy, hot & humid day here so once I grab some groceries I will be staying put inside.

Thankfully, Shawn already mowed last evening.

We talked about grilling tonight for supper but that depends if we get any severe storms!

I may need a back up plan! 

So, today I have a gift bag to share with you that I made for a customer order. 

Usually she will ask if I have any made up that she can buy.

It just so happened that she bought my last 4 bags last month and I was out of small gift bags.

A trip to my local Dollar Tree and I got stocked back up!

I used the new Forever Fern Suite which is a wonderful product line.

I love all the different greens in the paper.

The ribbon I used is retired from the 2019 Holiday Catalog.

All of the diecut greens and gold foil diecuts are from the same suite.

Project Details:

Stamps: Ridiculously Awesome

Ink: Shaded Spruce

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Forever Greenry DSP

Accessories: Forever Flourishing Dies, Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper, Stitched Nested Dies, Shaded Spruce/Gold Ribbon (retired), Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I will have some cards to share soon using this same suite and products.

The sentiment comes from a new set as well called Ridiculously Awesome.

Love this set as the fonts are so cool!!

It is a million dollar achiever set designed by Ronda Wade and I love the sayings in it!!

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My thoughts today...

So very true and i'm finding that out from experience.

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful Saturday!

~Wendy

Seaside Notions HB

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I have the last birthday card to share from last Saturday's Stamp Day w/ Friends,

This one is my favorite!!

It uses a set called Seaside Notions which I only ever used the sentiments in it.

After creating this card I don't know why I waited so long!

The girls loved this one!

Card Details:

Stamps: Seaside Notions

Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Terracotta Tile, Seaside Spray

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Seaside Spray, Whisper White, Terracotta Tile DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Coastal Weave EF (retired), Classic Label Punch, Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon, Blender Pen, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I sent this card out to my niece as last Friday was her birthday!

She loved the beachy theme!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a fantastic day!

~Wendy

Peaceful Moments HB

Hello & Happy Thursday!

This week seems like it's really flying by!

Today I have another card to share that was made at my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together last Saturday. We made 4 birthday cards and tomorrow I will share the last one so be sure to stop back!

At my Stamp Day w/ Friends events we usually make a variety of cards using new products as well as retired. My friends have retired products just like I do so I try to incorporate them into my projects. I always say, use what you have!

My collection of stamps range from very old to new. Over the years I have bought many of the older Stampin Up! stamps from Ebay and still use them for my card orders or my Stamp Day events. I do like that now most stamp sets come with a matching die which makes life much easier. I am not much of a fussy cutter because my hands bother me so the dies are wonderful!

Either way, when you come to my Stamp Day w/ Friends event you never know what we are gonna use and everyone seems happy with that!

This card uses a bit of both old & new.

The old being my background stamp. It is called Weathered and I tend to reach for this one quite a bit! Stampin Up! recently had a background stamp out that was almost like this one called Crackle Paint and I did not get it since these 2 background stamps were similar.

The new being a stamp set called Peaceful Moments. It came out in the January -July Mini Catalog and thankfully it carried over into the new Annual Catalog! I love the font in this set!

Over the last few years I try to be a bit more selective of what I order and not just because I need it.

I already have so many wonderful stamps in my collection that I do try to use so I don't want to invest in something that will sit and collect dust.

Card Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Moments, Weather Background (retired)

Ink: Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow

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

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits,Champagne Rhinestones,  Petal Pink/Champagne Satin Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The girls loved how quick & easy this one came together.

And it mails flat, too!

Yay! I am trying getting better about that!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Pop of Petals

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Shawn is off today so I am going to make this post a quick one!

I have a card to share that my girls & I made on Saturday at my Stamp Day w/ Friends.

This one uses the retired Pop of Petals stamp set.

I had this kit ready since before the retirement list came out in April.  

I know the girls don't care if it's retired or not.

They like that I use what I have...

This card was a bit time consuming since we did not line up the flowers with the punch. 

I made note to make sure I do that next time we use this set!

Card Details:

Stamps: Pop of Petals (retired), Itty Bitty Birthdays

Ink: Highland Heather, Soft Seafoam, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Soft Seafoam, Whisper White, Garden Lane DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Four Petal Flower Punch (retired), Glittered Enamel Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Once we had all those flowers punched out we took a bone folder to each petal and gave them a curl.

It will still mail flat!

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My thoughts today...

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

Time to Celebrate!!

Hello & Happy Hot & Humid Tuesday!

It's sweltering here the last couple of days!

I'm ready for a refreshing cold front to come thru and give us some nice comfortable days.

Last week really spoiled us!

Today I have a card to share that my girls made Saturday at our Stamp Day w/ Friends!

It was most fabulous seeing them again!

I also threw out to them that if they wanted they could wear their masks.

No one even brought theirs along!

My masculine card today is a fun fold like I shared last week!

I borrowed Deb's Sailing Home stamp set & coordinating dies to make this.

Thanks, Deb!

The measurements on this fun fold I posted last week but here they are again...

Cardbase is 4 1/4 x 11.

Scored at 4 and again at 5 1/2.

The section measuring 1 1/2 is where it gets glued shut.

It reminds me of a book.

Card Details:

Stamps: Sailing Home, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Ink: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy

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

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

The girls like their masculine cards and they both really liked this one!

I did too!

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My thoughts today...

Snoopy & Woodstock got the right idea for this heat!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Enjoy Today

Hello & Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Boy, did it ever get hazy, hot & humid here! Not my favorite weather by all means!

I know it's good for the flowers and the gardens but it's the most uncomfortable weather.

Today it's to be in the low 90's so that means my AC will be on overtime to keep it cool inside.

Today I have one last set of cards to share that was part of my customer's last order.

I finished it up on Wednesday and delivered it to her on Thursday so she could get those masculine birthday cards in the mail this week for family.

She was most appreciative of that!

This set uses many retired products like the Cool Treats Suite that was available a few years ago.

It all about Popcicles & Ice Cream!

You will notice that on this pack of 5 cards, 2 cards have a different layout as I was using up scraps of paper.

My card lady was fine with it.

The Cool Treats stamp set also has coordinating Framelits but on this set of cards I did not use them.

The paper is Tasty Treats Specialty DSP which is also retired. Luckily, I had 2 packs of it!

Card Details:

Stamps: Cool Treats (retired), Good Morning Magnolia (sentiment)

Ink: Watermelon Wonder (retired), Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White, Tasty Treats Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Crushed Curry Enamel Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Today will be the perfect day for an ice cold popcicle! 

But make sure to eat it fast!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & stay cool!!

~Wendy

Happy Father's Day

Happy Sunday, Everyone!

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!

Today marks 5 weeks since my Dad passed away.

Not a day that doesn't go by that I don't think of him...

I sure do miss you! 💗

Just Thinking of You

Hello & Happy Saturday!

WooHoo! My Stamp Day w Friends has finally arrived!

I'm having a few friends over to make cards today!

I can't wait as it's been 6 months since the last time we got together!

I have a quick set of cards to share today that I made for that same customer order I have been working on. My card lady loves her Thinking of You cards and specifically asked for the pretty paper from the Ornate Gardens Specialty DSP.

I started out with a cardbase of Bumble Bee cardstock. 

I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock that was diecut with the Ornate Layers Dies (which they are gorgeous!) and then a piece of Ornate Gardens Specialty DSP that was cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

Lastly I stamped my sentiment from the Many Mates stamp set and diecut it with the Circle Layering Framelits. 

All the Framelits are now called Dies since Sizzix no longer makes the Stampin Up!'s dies. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Many Mates

Ink: Bumble Bee

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

Accessories: Ornate Layers Dies, Circle Layering Framelits, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These cards were simple to create but that beautiful detailed die gives it so much elegance!

My card lady loved them!

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My thoughts today...

Amen!

I'm really blessed with some amazing friends, near & far!

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