Delicate Pines Spiral Bound Notebook

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

It's Thanksgiving Eve and I have alot on my plate to do today to prepare!

Kelsey & Sushi are arriving today to help and they will be here till Friday so i'm going to make this short & sweet.

Today I am sharing a covered notebook with you that I picked up over the summer at the Dollar Tree. I love to tear these apart and recover them but the fun part is to decorate them!

I have a stack of notebooks in my stash just waiting on getting a make over!

I covered this one with some Elegant Pines Snowflakes DSP and also put a piece of the same paper pack into the barrel of the Pentel RSVP pen which I get at Walmart.

Project Details:

Stamps: Delicate Pines (Online Exclusives)

Ink: none

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

Accessories: Delicate Pines Dies (Online Exclusives), Traditional Wreath 3D EF, Loose Gold Sequins, Shaded Spruce/Gold Ribbon, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This turned out to be so pretty! I love making these notebooks and I hope to have more to share with you in the coming weeks!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Joyful Tidings Book Binding Card

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

We are in for some rain today for which I will not complain because we need it and I have a list of things to get done today. Kelsey & Sushi will be coming over later this evening to stay until Friday. Tomorrow we will start with making a pumpkin roll and maybe a pumpkin pie and then getting the stuffing ready and Ryan's favorite, deviled eggs. I'm tired just thinking about it but I am so looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner this year! LOL

So, today I have a pretty card to share with you using the sleeper set from the 2025 Stampin Up! Holiday Mini Catalog called Joyful Tidings. I was sold on this set from the get go! This card is made using a whole lot of gold so it was a tad tricky to photograph but I think you will see how pretty it is!

Card Details:

Stamps: Joyful Tidings

Ink: Versamark

Cardstock: Basic Beige, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Season of Elegance DSP (carried over from last year)

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Low Profile Gold Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am a girl that loves sparkle on a card and this one is loaded with lots of sparkle from the gold embossing, ribbon and that pretty paper! I'm not sure I will be able to mail this one out! LOL

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Tis the Season Gift Card Holder

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Today I have a Christmas Gift Card Holder to share with you using the Christmas Tags & More Specialty DSP from the 2025 Stampin Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. This paper pack is so pretty with it's traditional colors and wonderful images on the back side. It also has a few pages of paper punchout to make creating simple & quick! And if your anything like me, your always in need of Gift Card Holders for the holidays! 

Card Details:

Stamps: none

Ink: none

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

Accessories: Gold Mesh, Low Profile Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

In the last couple of years Stampin Up! has brought out some amazing kits that make creating cards so quick & easy! This last 2 years I have purchased the Christmas kits and absolutely love them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Joyful Tidings

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope your having a nice relaxing weekend!

Yesterday I had my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together and had such a fun time! It was also great to see the girls and make cards again! I will share those cards on Thanksgiving Day so please stop back to see them.

Today I have a pretty Christmas card to share with you that uses a beautiful stamp set from the 2025 Stampin Up! Mini Catalog called Joyful Tidings. I paired it with some Traditions of Christmas DSP.

Card Details:

Stamps: Joyful Tidings, Merry Christmas, Christmas Greenery

Ink: Secret Sea, Real Red, Old Olive

Cardstock: Secret Sea, Real Red, Basic White, Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Traditional Wreath 3D EF, Loose Gold Sequins, Gold Mesh, Gold Twine (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Well, it's football day at the Aungst Pad so that is how we will be spending the day! 

Tomorrow I have a stamp order to start for Audrey! 

It's going to be a busy week that's for sure!

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My thoughts today...

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

Gnome Christmas Boxes

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Another quick post this morning as I am having the girls over for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together! We will be making Fall/Thanksgiving cards! Can't wait to see the girls!

Today I am sharing another fun, festive candy treat that I made for the upcoming holidays!

These were SO fun and i'm sure your going to love them as much as I do!

Stampin Up! has these Suitcase Boxes on the Online Exclusives list that I purchased a few months ago. I had no idea what I was going to do with them. Then one day I was at Hobby Lobby shopping and found the cutest patterned paper there that had Christmas gnomes on! Of course, I had to buy a few sheets! LOL And then the fun began as I decorated these boxes!

Project Details:

Stamps: Kindest Gnomes (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Petal Pink, Call Me Clover (retired In Color), Basic White, The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Gnome Dies (retired), Stampin Up! Suitcase Boxes (Online Exclusives), Call Me Clover Ribbon (retired), Real Red Pom Pom Trim (retired), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I filled these with a snack size Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers & a Snickers bar. They all fit nicely inside these little suitcases! I know alot of people love the gnomes and I will say that I am not a fan of them but these boxes turned out to be pretty darned adorable! 

Hope you enjoyed these!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Tis the Season Tree Treats

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

I have a busy day ahead with preparing for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together tomorrow morning and then I have a dermatologist appointment late this afternoon so I am gonna make this quick!

Today I wanted to share with you one of my Christmas treats that I just finished up!

 These came together pretty easily! Hope you like them!

Project Details:

Stamps: Pine Tree Trimmings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Shaded Spruce

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Merry Bold & Bright DSP (retired)

Accessories: Pine Tree Trimmings Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Cello Bags, Low Profile Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The cello bags I used are from the packages of Stampin Dimensionals. I remember Marisa from over at the Kitchen Table Stamper always saying to save those bags. Well, I found the perfect project for them! The Reese's Peanut Butter Trees (snack size) fit 3 nicely in each bag. I made a total of 10 of these. The Reese's Peanut Butter Trees are always a great seller for me.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!
~Wendy

Thanks Snow Much

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I have a cute card to share with you using retired Stampin Up! products that were begging to be used! Even though all my supplies are retired this card just makes me smile!

Card Details:

Stamps: Thanks Snow Much (retired 2000), Stampin Up sentiment (retired 1998)

Ink: Memento Black, Garden Green, Stampin Blends-Real Red & Pool Party, Copic Markers

Cardstock: River Rock (retired In Color), Real Red, Whisper White (retired), Dashing DSP (retired 2007)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), River Rock Ribbon (retired), Red Rhinestones (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

If you've been around the Stampin Up! world for the last 25 years or so, do you remember any of these supplies?

I always find it fun to pull out the old stuff & breath new life into them!

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My thoughts today...

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

Kickstand Stocking Cards

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

It's a cold, rainy morning here in south central Pennsylvania. Some places are getting snow and well, truthfully, they can have it! I am not ready for winter weather!

Yesterday, I got so much of my Christmas goodies packaged and almost ready for the holiday season. I still have a few candy treats to make and then I need to get started on Audrey's card order for December. And in the mix I am having the girls over on Saturday morning to make our Thanksgiving cards! The card kits are already prepped & ready to go so that is one less thing to do but I am excited to see them!

Today I said I was moving on to Christmas since I have SO much to share with you!

My cards are a set that I made a few months ago. I am calling these my "kickstand style" of cards. I used the Sentimental Christmas DSP from last year on these. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Christmas Scottie (retired sentiment 2022)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Sentimental Christmas DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sentimental Wishes Dies (retired), Square Layering Framelits (retired), Traditional Sparkle Sequins, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These turned out so nice and have been packaged in a cello bag with 5 envelopes. I left the inside blank and if anyone is interested in purchasing them I can always add an inside sentiment of their liking. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Gold Embossed Happy Thanksgiving

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Today I am sharing my last Thanksgiving card that I made this year!

I used a retired sentiment from the Pleasant Pheasants stamp set and some Paper Studio patterned paper from Hobby Lobby! The prints & patterns are perfect for this occasion!

Card Details:

Stamps: Pleasant Pheasants (retired)

Ink: Versamark

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil Paper, The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Beautiful Shapes Dies (retired), Gathered Leaves Dies (retired), Gold Metallic Ribbon, Low Profile Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Today I hope to get my Thanksgiving cards addressed and ready for the mail and then tomorrow I will start sharing Christmas! I have so many things to share! I have been playing with Christmas stamps since summer!

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My thoughts today...

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

Amber Autumn

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you all had a nice weekend! It was a busy one for me. Shawn & Ryan are both dealing with colds so that kept me on my toes especially helping Ryan. I sure hope I do not pick it up next! Today I am going to try to get some cleaning done since last week the the solar panels got installed and the people were in & out of the basement & attic quite a few times. Just glad that's done. So, before my day gets busy I wanted to share a quick card I made back in August when the 2025 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalog came out. This card I cased from Amy over at Stamp With Amy K. I loved her card so much, I needed to make one for myself! Thanks for sharing Amy! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Amber Autumn

Ink: Memento Black, Early Espresso, Stampin Blends- Pumpkin Pie, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Autumn Toile DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Steaked Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Now, I just need to find some time to sit down and get my Thanksgiving cards addressed and into the mail! Thankfully, I did grab some postage stamps at the Post Office last week so that's a plus! LOL

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!
~Wendy

Fall Tissue Packs

 Hello & Happy Sunday!

Just a quick post as it was a busy day.

I wanted to share these pretty tissue packs I had in my stash for quite awhile. I am trying to use up lots of different things that are packed in my stamp drawers. These tissues I picked up at Ollie's maybe 4-5 years ago and they just got pushed to the back of the drawer. 

Project Details:

Stamps: Impressions Obsession, Gather Together (retired)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Reminisce Hello Autumn

Accessories: Gathered Leaves Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Irregular Weave Trim, Streaked Dots, 1 inch Circle Punch (Fiskars), Simply Score Board, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I gave a pack of these to Audrey as a Thank You gift on one of her recent orders. She said they are perfect to carry in her purse. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great day ahead!

~Wendy

Amber Autumn Fun Fold

Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

The weekend is here! 

Shawn took vacation yesterday & today. Yesterday the solar panels finally got installed. They were here for almost 12 hours and it was dark by the time they left. They won't be turned on for a few more weeks as they need to be monitored by the electric company then they will get turned on. Not sure what the reasoning is for that? Today he took the truck to be inspected then we are headed out to do some errands. I am hoping tomorrow to get some crafting done as they are calling for rain in the late afternoon/evening. We need the rain so I will not complain. 

So, today I am sharing another Thanksgiving card that I made using the Amber Autumn bundle from the 2025 Stampin Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. My photo's aren't the best because of the embossing and lighting but I think you can still see how it was created.

Card Details:

Stamps: Amber Autumn, Pleasant Pheasants (retired sentiment)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Versamark

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Gold Foil Paper, Autumn Toile DSP

Accessories: Branching Out Dies, Gathering Leaves EF (Online Exclusives), Gold Metallic Ribbon, Low Profile Dots, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I really love this one even though it did not photograph very well. I may try to change the settings on my camera and take more pictures because these are really washed out. It's quite pretty in real life!

It's looking to be a beautiful day here in south central PA.

It will be nice to get out of the house and soak up some of that sunshine!

Hope you get to enjoy it too before rain & more cold temps come rush in!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy