Traditions of St. Nick

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

I am headed out to the Post Office this morning and then a quick trip to the grocery store to grab a few ingredients to bake some cookies this afternoon. Tis the season!

Today I am sharing a set of Christmas cards that have already been sold. 

I made this set with the Traditions of St. Nick DSP from 2023.

Card Details:

Stamps: Festive Corners (retired 2020)

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Wild Wheat (retired), Traditions of St. Nick DSP (retired 2023)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Mossy Meadow/Gold Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Low Profile Sparkle Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Since I never ordered the stamps & dies that coordinate with this paper, I used the Stitched Rectangle Framelits to cut out my image. It worked just as nicely!

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Reindeer Boxes

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

The weekend is here! Do you have any fun plans? 

Tomorrow we are making a batch of Christmas Snack Mix and hopefully get some cookies baked. Shawn makes the best soft Snickerdoodle cookies! The snack mix is something I made years ago and I wanted to make some to give to friends. I already decorated a couple of boxes to put it in which I will share once that job is completed. 

But today I am wanted to share a Christmas treat!

These boxes are retired and I have a bunch in my stash that I wanted to use. I still have some left that I may try to use again for another holiday down the road.

Project Details:

Stamps: Framed & Festive (retired 2022)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Garden Green, Basic White, Reindeer Days DSP (retired 2024)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Classic Label Punch (retired), Sweet Little Boxes (retired), Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The reindeer was cut directly from the Reindeer Days DSP which is the cutest paper! I wish I would have grabbed another pack of it last year but sadly I did not. I am down to scraps now which I guess is not a bad thing.

These turned out so cute! Audrey raved over them! Each box holds 4 Kit Kats.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a yourself a great day!

~Wendy

Gingerbread Man Gift Card/Money Holder

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Yesterday turned out to be a very cold, rainy day! We got our inspection done before noon then ran out to do some errands. I was happy to get home and put my pj's on for the rest of the day.

Today I have a quick gift card holder to share with you made with the Gingerbread Man bundle from the 2025 Stampin Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. If you know me you know I am a huge fan of gingerbreads! My kitchen use to be decorated all year long with them but the last several years I started packing my gingers up once Christmas was over. 

Anyways, I am in need of some gift card/money holders so I whipped this one up.

Card Details:

Stamps: Gingerbread Man

Ink: Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Pecan Pie, Real Red, Garden Green, Basic White, Greetings For You Ephemera Pack, Christmas Tags & More Specialty DSP

Accessories: Gingerbread Dies, Garden Green Ribbon (retired), Traditions Sparkle Sequins, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Inside the card is a pocket to slip in money or a gift card.

I have had this bundle since August and this is the first I pulled it out and played with it! I'm not sure why I waited so long! It's adorable!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Peace On Earth

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Today Shawn is on vacation since we have inspectors & the electric company coming to do inspections on the solar panels. Once that is done they will turn the power on and we can start generating power from the sun. Well, that is, if we get some sunshine today! LOL It's awfully cloudy out right now and they are calling for rain/snow showers today.

I have a Christmas card to share with you today that uses the Peace On Earth set from the Stampin Up! 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog. Beautiful set with a variety of sentiments & dies. The paper is just as gorgeous! I made this card as part of Audrey's order. This one is going to her priest at church.

Card Details:

Stamps: Peace On Earth

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Cloud Cover, Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Peaceful Garden DSP

Accessories: Peace On Earth Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Misty Moonlight/Silver Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I will have a few more cards to share in the coming days using these stamps & dies!

I am pleased that they can be used for other occasions not just for Christmas. 

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My thoughts today...

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

Stamp Day w/ Friends Card #4

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

I am sharing the final card that the girls & I made at Thursday's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This card ended up being another favorite! 

I used the Bauble Blooms bundle and paired it with the Delicate Pines Suite of products both from the Stampin Up! Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Bauble Blooms (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Elegant Pines Snowflakes DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Branching Out Dies, Bauble Blooms Dies, Delicate Pines Dies (Online Exclusives), Snowflake Sky 3D EF, Gold Twine (retired), Low Profile Gold Dots, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love the Delicate Pines Suite this year but I also love the Bauble Blooms bundle, too! I wasn't quite sure how the two would mix but this one turned out so nice! Miss Emily just loved it! So do I!! 

Yesterday I got most of my Christmas cards addressed and today they are out in the mailbox!! YAY! All I have left to do is make a couple gift card holders for Ryan and I am done for with Christmas crafts! I will most likely take a break from stamping this week and start picking at a puzzle that I have been wanting to do! It will give my hands a break, too! How are you doing with your Christmas crafts?

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My thoughts today...

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

Stamp Day w/ Friends Card #3

 Good Morning & Happy Monday, Friends!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

I got all my swap cards done, addressed and into the mail! YAY!

Today I have card #3 from Thursday's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together.

This one was made with the retired Peaceful Season stamps & dies and I paired it with the beautiful retired Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP.

Card Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Season (retired)

Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP (retired Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Peaceful Season Dies, Golden Greenery Dies (retired Online Exclusives), Gold Metallic Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Low Profile Gold Dots, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card was another favorite! 

The greens on my card were diecut from the Season of Green & Gold DSP and added with Dimensionals. The gold bow was added with a glue dot. I had all the diecutting done ahead of time so all the girls had to do was stamp and put their cards together. Easy, peasy!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Stamp Day w/ Friends Card #2

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope your having a nice relaxing weekend!

I'm taking advantage of some quiet time before the hoopla of the holidays come into play!

Yesterday I got Audrey's card order & Christmas treats delivered. She was so happy with her cards and even said that the Christmas treats were even nicer! I sent 2 baskets of goodies into her. She sends them across the street for a friend & her daughter to buy as well. Audrey & her friend are both homebound so having the treat baskets come right to them to shop is something they both look forward to each year. I had a nice visit with her and she talked a little about her cancer treatments. They are taking a toll on her and her cancer is slowly spreading. All I could do was hold her hand and listen. At 95 years old she is very blessed as she still lives independently and still does all the things like her own laundry, cooking & cleaning. She goes to mass every morning and she still sends out lots & lots of handwritten cards each day. She is remarkable in many ways as she keeps chugging along. 

So today I have card #2 to share with you from Thursday's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This one uses new products from the Stampin Up! 2025 Mini Catalog.

Card Details:

Stamps: Merry Christmas

Ink: Secret Sea

Cardstock: Secret Sea, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP

Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Christmas Greenery Dies, Traditions Sparkle Sequins, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card was quick & easy to create as I like to keep things simple but pretty for the girls.

I love the font on the Merry Christmas sentiment. It's big and bold but yet elegant.

Today I am finishing up my swap cards for my team mates. I will hopefully have them in the mail tomorrow! Christmas cards will get addressed tomorrow and out in the mail on Tuesday! We're moving right along! YAY!

Hope your holidays are much calmer!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Stamp Day w/ Friends Card # 1

Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Today I am sharing the 1st card we made on Thursday at my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This was a favorite by all!

Card Details:

Stamps: None

Ink: None

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler, Gold Foil Paper, Greetings For You Ephemera Pack, Wrapped in Plaid DSP (retired)

Accessories: Decorative Trees Dies, Traditions Sparkle Sequins, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I kept all of our cards simple this year and the Greetings For You Ephemera Pack make adding a sentiment so simple!

Today I am headed to Audrey's to deliver her huge card order and give her the Christmas Treats basket. After that I need to grab a few things from the store before heading home. I am exhausted working morning, noon & night to get all my Christmas things wrapped up. I also have been working on swap cards that I am participating in with my Stampin Up! team members. Once they are completed I will get my Christmas cards addressed & mailed. I hope in a few days to be able to catch my breath and start my Christmas puzzle. I think my hands need a break as well. Tis the Season, right?

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

 

Delicate Pines Coffee Cup Carriers

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

We are waking up here in south central Pennsylvania this morning with temps in the 20's! I could tell it was cold before my even crawled out of bed. I am typing this while sitting under my electric blanket this morning. Burrrr! 

Yesterday was a success with my Stamp Day w/Friends get together! I had all the Christmas lights on, had my Yankee Candle Holiday Bayberry candle burning and some Christmas music playing softly in the background. It all helped set the mood for making our Christmas cards! I look forward to this every year! We made 4 Christmas cards which I will share as soon as I get pictures of them! But today I have another sweet treat to share with you!

I love making these Coffee Cup Carriers and recently I had a friend gift me with all her stamping stuff because she had not stamped in years. She gave me a whole sleeve of those mini coffee cups that were all the rage a few years ago so I made my carriers with them.

Tote #2

Project Details:

Stamps: Delicate Pines (Online Exclusives), Hero Arts (sentiment)

Ink: Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Elegant Pines Snowflakes DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Delicate Pines Dies (Online Exclusives), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Wide Oval Punch (retired), Iridescent Ribbon (retired), Iridescent Rhinestones (retired), Traditions Sparkle Sequins, Shaded Spruce/Gold Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Gold Mesh Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have not made these cup carriers in many years for Christmas so I'm not sure how they will sell. If I have any left I may gift them to some people at Kelsey's work when we go in to eat. These are so fun to create and always make for a nice little gift. It is very sturdy and that cup will not fall out as it's pretty snug inside the holder. You can always tuck in some money or a gift card to each holder as well so it can serve a double duty for that hard to buy person. I love these and will have more to share with you soon!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & stay warm!

~Wendy

Hot Chocolate Snowman Bags

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

I'm going to make this a quick post this morning as I am having the girls over for a Christmas Stamp Day w/ Friends! I have 4 cards all prepared for us to make while eating some yummy snacks and listening to some holiday music! I always enjoy this day with my friends!

Today I have a cute treat to share with you using the Festive Friends bundle from the Stampin Up! Online Exclusives. This was not on my radar at all as I did not care for the images but after I seen SO many projects done with it...well, let's just say that Shawn talked me into getting it! This is the very 1st project I've made with it, too!

These are hot chocolate cello bags that hold a pk of Swiss Miss hot chocolate, a test tube filled with Kraft Mini Marshmallows, 3 Hershey Kisses, a Ghiradelli Peppermint Bark Square and a Frosty the Snowman marshmallow that I found at Walmart. 

Project Details:

Stamps: Festive Friends (Online Exclusives), Snowflake Kisses (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Garden Greem, Balmy Blue, Stampin Blends-Balmy Blue & Real Red, Copic Marker YG96

Cardstock: Basic White

Accessories: Festive Friends Dies (Online Exclusives), Balmy Blue Sheer Ribbon, Traditions Sparkle Sequins, Cello Bags, Dimensionals

These were so fun to put together and I already gave one away to Kelsey.

She loved the Frosty marshmallow! LOL

Hope you enjoyed my yummy treats today! I think these will be perfect for the winter months since they say we are in for a cold winter. Hot chocolate will help warm the soul!

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My thoughts today...

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

Star of Wonder/ Happy Birthday, Ryan!

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

We are 22 days away from Christmas and I'm sharing another card today!

This set was made with a very old Stampin Up! wood mounted stamp set called Star of Wonder from 2003.

I added this set to my collection a few months ago after seeing it on Ebay.

Card Details:

Stamps: Star of Wonder (retired 2003), For Unto Us (retired 2020)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Basic White, O' Holy Night DSP (retired 2023)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Night of Navy/Gold Glittered Ribbon (retired), Gold Sequins (retired), Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This image is so big that it covers most of the O' Holy Night DSP and did not leave much room for a sentiment but I squeezed it in there! It's a beautiful set otherwise!

Today is Ryan's 39th birthday! 

Hard to believe he is that old! Tonight we are celebrating with taco's for supper because that's what he asked for and then ice cream cake (another of his favorites). Kelsey & Sushi will be coming over to celebrate with us since she has the night off work. YAY!

Happy Birthday, Ryan! Love you to the moon & back! 🎉🎈🎊🎂

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day ahead!

~Wendy

The World Over

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

This morning we are waking up to some snow. Not calling for much here, maybe an ich or two at most then a change over to rain. It will be a good day to get some crafting done!

Today I have another Christmas card to share with you.

I pulled out an old Stampin Up! set called The World Over. It is a wood mounted set from 2006. I do believe it was a hostess set because the rubber is purple. I used the snowmen in the set and loved coloring that image.

Card Details:

Stamps: The World Over (retired 2006), Christmas Joy (retired 1996- inside sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Cherry Cobbler, Stampin Blends-Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Copic Marker YG96 (Garden Green)

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Basic White, Dashing Along DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Winter Snow EF (retired), Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Cherry Cobbler Stitched Ribbon (retired), Holiday Rhinestones (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Lots & lots of retired Stampin Up! products from over the years!

It always feels good to pull this stuff out and use it again. Sometimes I like to challenge myself to see how many old sets I can use within a certain period of time. I may have to try that next year!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy