Festive Friday

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

Since it's Friday that means it's time for another Festive Friday Christmas card!

This week I am using a wood mounted stamp set from 2006 called Peaceful Wishes. Such an easy but beautiful set to use. Lots of everything retired on this one!

Card Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Wishes (retired 2006), Dove of Hope (inside sentiment-retired 2020)

Ink: Sage Shadow (retired), Always Artichoke (retired)

Cardstock: Sage Shadow (retired), Always Artichoke (retired), Basic White, Wintergreen DSP (retired 2007)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Ornate Layers Dies (retired) Scalloped Contour Dies (retired 2021), Loose Gold Sequins (retired), Gold Trim (retired Online Exclusive), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hope you enjoyed my card today!

I have been using lots & lots of retired products in the last several months because I think that it all deserves to be used and shown. I do have lots of new product that I do share but the older stuff seems to be calling my name here lately. I feel like Stampin Up! retires product so quickly anymore and some of us do not get our moneys worth from what we are purchasing. I have been buying Stampin Up! since 2001 and have SO much that I am wanting to use & share. I just hope that you, my followers, will still visit my page often and enjoy seeing the old stuff brought to life again. I'm not even sure I will be continuing on with Stampin Up! come 2027 since prices and shipping are at an all time high. I know my customers are feeling the pinch as well and not ordering as much or as often as before. As for me, I am satisfied with what I have in my collection and would like to use it while I still can. 

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My thoughts today...

This weekend is our Halloween weekend! Kelsey & Sushi will be coming over today and staying thru Sunday evening. We will be having lots of Halloween goodies, movies & a puzzle to pick at. Plus we all have Halloween pj's! We've been doing this for quite a few years and I am looking forward to a fun time with my family!

If I remember to take pictures I will share them here next week.

Also today Miss Bailee has a Vet appt for a check up. Fingers crossed all goes well. 

She has been doing remarkable! 

Thanks for stopping by & have an amazing day!
~Wendy

Cutest Halloween

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Hope your week is going well. Our weather has been a 10+! Sunshine and 70's are my favorite kind of weather. It's perfect for sleeping at night with the window open, don't have to run the heat or the air conditioning and it's just so nice for taking a walk! It doesn't get any better than that!

So, today I have another Halloween card to share made using a variety of retired Stampin Up! products. Still working on using up the retired stuff which may take me several years! LOL 

Card Details:

Stamps: Cutest Halloween (retired 2021)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Cute Halloween DSP (retired 2021)

Accessories: Seasonal Labels Dies (retired 2021), Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks (retired), Circle Layering Framelits, Halloween Punch (retired 2021), Stylish Scroll EF (retired), Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems, Black Glittered Ribbon (retired), Blending Brushes, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

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

No Tricks...Just Treats!

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

It's looking to be a very nice day ahead here, sunshine & 70's!

My favorite kind of weather!

 

Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my very good friend, Miss Emily! We went to lunch at a place here in Red Lion called the Franklin Social which reminds me of a food court in a mall. There are several different kinds of foods there which makes it hard to decide on what to eat. I chose the mac & cheese with pulled pork but I've already had the Thai food & burgers from there. So many choices in one spot! It was so nice having time to sit, talk and eat some yummy food. On the way out we stopped at the bistro and grabbed a coffee & a cinnamon roll. It was an afternoon well spent with great company which I really needed! Thank you, Miss Emily!! 

Today I have a fun Halloween card to share! 

I am trying to build up my stash of cards for each holiday and my Halloween bin was almost filled. Miss Emily bought a bunch of Halloween cards yesterday so now my bin is about half full. That's ok because I will most likely continue making them for the next 2 weeks then move on...

Card Details:

Stamps: Everything Essential (retired), Everything Festive (retired), Sparkle of the Season (retired inside sentiment & bats)

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie Stampin Blends

Cardstock: Basic White, Monster Bash DSP (retired)

Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Iridescent Black Pearls (retired), Halloween Twine (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

That's all for today! 

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My thoughts today...

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

Trick or Treat Doggy

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Today I have another cute Halloween card to share with you. This one uses Stampin Up! products from last year. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Spooky Halloween & Fright Night (both 2025 retired Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends-Granny Apple Green, Petunia Pop, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate

Cardstock: Petunia Pop, Basic White, Spooky Sweet DSP (retired 2025 Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Spooky Halloween & Fright Night Dies (both 2025 retired Online Exclusives), Banner Punch (retired), Birch Wood 3D EF (retired), Petunia Pop Iridescent Ribbon (retired), Foam Stars, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Adhesive Sheets, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card was designed for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together but I don't think one will be happening anytime soon. Even though I am not tied down to doing card orders anymore I am limiting myself on stamp time because of my hands. I have been using Volteran Arthritis Cream on them everyday & night but also giving them a few days of rest each week. 

Anyways, I decided to put this card kit together and put them in my Halloween bin for future use. That dog sure is cute!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Witches Brew

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

I have a busy day ahead so I am going to make my post quick today!

One day last week I played at my stamp table and pulled out SO many retired Stampin Up! Halloween sets that haven't seen ink in awhile. I grabbed a set called Merry Cafe.  Do you remember it?

Card Details:

Stamps: Merry Cafe (retired), Amuse (sentiment inside), Hero Arts (sentiment inside)

Ink: Memento Black, Tangerine Tango (retired)

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Heidi Grace Designs-Sugar Rush

Accessories: Swirls of Magic EF, Seasonal Cheer Mini EF, Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Coffee Cup Framelits (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Adhesive Backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots (Online Exclusives), Adhesive Backed Black Sparkle Gems (retired), Black Iridescent Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This was a fun one to make! I used 2 different embossing folders on this giving it so much texture! I love how it turned out!

This will be fun to send to a coffee loving friend for Halloween! I know just the person!

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My thoughts today...

I agree 100%!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great week ahead!

~Wendy

Tile Garden Thank You

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

It's going to be a showery, gloomy day here in South Central Pennsylvania today but that's ok because it's football day! I'm also going to try to squeeze in a little stamping time, too!

Yesterday, Kelsey had the day off from work so she invited us out for lunch at a local brewing company that is in her apartment building. It's been awhile since we last ate there. So, we met up and had a nice lunch then hit a local antique store. I found a favorite ceramic Christmas tree that was reasonably priced and she ended up going home with me! Like I needed another ceramic tree, right? This is #14 of this style Holland Mold. Meanwhile, Kelsey found a set of vintage ceramic kissing Santa & Mrs. Claus figures that she snagged. She has the cutest white hutch that she decorates with Santa's for Christmas. She was thrilled to find them! I can't wait to see her place decorated for the holidays! She has it decorated now for Halloween and it looks so nice! I'm hoping she gets her decorating skills from her mama! LOL

I have a pretty card to share with you today that uses the Tile Garden stamp set from the 2026 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalog and the Scalloped Blooms stamp set that carried over. 

I used the sketch from Really Robin Stamps for this card. I love how simple it is and how it displays 2 different patterns of the paper!

Card Details:

Stamps: Scalloped Blooms, Tile Garden

Ink: Hydrangea Hue, Old Olive, Crisp Cantaloupe

Cardstock: Hydrangea Hue, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic White, Mosaic Garden DSP

Accessories: Hydrangea Hue Ribbon, Hydrangea Hue In Color Dots, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am always in need of Thank You cards and I really wanted to play with the Mosaic Garden suite. Have you seen the Tile Garden Dies that are in this suite? They are pretty cool and are just like the Spotlight on Nature Dies but they are squares instead of circles. I also love the distressed look of the images in the stamp set! 

That is all for me today!

Hope you have something fun planed today!

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My thoughts today...

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

Creative Celebrations Mix & Match Card

Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Today I have a pretty Christmas card to share with you using the Creative Celebrations Mix & Match Specialty DSP from the 2026 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalog! I purchased 2 packs of this as I used it for my swap card that I did recently with my teammates. Now I am working on using more of the images & papers in this pack to make some holiday cards! This paper is beautiful with lovely colors & images which make card making SO much easier & quicker!

Card Details:

Stamps: Soiree Salutations, Mingle All The Way (retired inside sentiment)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Hydrangea Hue, Real Red, Basic White, Creative Celebrations Mix & Match Specialty DSP

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Swirls of Magic EF (Online Exclusives), Real Red & White Stitched Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

There will be more cards to share using this DSP and also the new ephemera packs! I am hooked on them!

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My thoughts today...

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

 

Festive Friday

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

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

I may pop out to grab some Fall plants for my front porch now that is it sitting bare. 

Shawn wants to smoke a pork roast in the smoker for pulled pork sandwiches tomorrow so that means I will most likely make some butter parsley potatoes & deviled eggs to go with that! Ryan will definitely like that meal! LOL

Today it's time for another Festive Friday Challenge that I have been doing for the last 8 weeks! I have been pulling out old wood mounted stamps and making a Christmas card with them. I'm getting quite the collection which makes me happy! Today's card uses a wood mounted Stampin Up! set called Snowy Play from 2003.

Card Details:

Stamps: Snowy Play (retired 2003), Stitched Stocking (inside sentiment-Online Exclusives)

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Very Vanilla, Beary Christmas DSP (retired 2023)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Misty Moonlight Ribbon (retired), Two Tones Sparkle Gems (retired Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one is a book binding card which I enjoy making!

Next week's card is a pretty one! I hope you will stop back next Friday to see it!

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My thoughts today...

Spooky season is finally upon us! 

Have you noticed it getting dark before 7pm now? 

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

October 2026

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

And welcome to October! Time to flip another page on the calendar for 2026.

This month's calendar page is a fun one! Do remember the Fall Fest bundle?

Project Details:

Stamps: Bag of Bones (retired 2023), Fall Fest (retired 2014)

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Memento Black

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Basic White, Recollections Paper (Michael's)

Accessories: Fall Fest Framelits (retired 2014), 1 inch Circle Punch, Small Scalloped Circle Punch (retired), Halloween Stars (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Trick or Treat-Give Me All Your Candy!!

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Today I am sharing another Halloween card that I made yesterday. I had some time on my hands so I went to my stamp table to play for a little bit. I pulled out my non Stampin Up! stamp drawer and decided to play with this cute stamp. It is from Stampendous.

Card Details:

Stamps: Stampendous, Little Delights (Inside retired 2021)

Ink: Memento Black, Gorgeous Grape, Stampin Blends, Copics

Cardstock: Gorgeous Grape, Basic White, Authentique-Spirited Ominous

Accessories: Large Rectangle Dies- Nestibities, Swirls of Magic EF, Ribbon from stash, Purple Gems (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

It's been awhile since this stamp seen ink. He was also fun to color!

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My thoughts today...

Yep!

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

Vampire Halloween

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Today I have a Halloween card to share using the Spooktacular DSP from the Stampin Up Online Exclusives. I kept this quick & simple and left the paper do all the work.

Card Details:

Stamps: Grateful Greetings (retired 2009)

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Spooktacular DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Ornate Frames Dies (retired 2019), Adhesive Backed Black Sparkle Gems (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another card for my Halloween stash. I am still working on them here & there. 

Halloween will be here before ya know it!!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy