Santa's Hat Swap Card

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Today Miss Bailee has a grooming appointment at noon so that gives us a few hours to do some running around before we have to pick her up. She is definitely in need of a bath & a haircut!

Today I am sharing a swap card that I made and sent to 15 of the other ladies on our team. The swap was for the 2026 Holiday Catalog and the Online Exclusives. I chose the stamp set called Santa's Hat. I paired my stamp set with some Stitched Season DSP that is from the Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Santa's Hat

Ink: Memento Black, Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Stitched Season DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Seasonal Cheer Mini EF (Online Exclusives), Red & White Twine, Red & White Adhesive Backed Peppermints, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I kept this simple since I needed to make 15 of them! Thankfully I had

 everything on hand except for the twine. I had to order that last minute! I am currently in the process of doing another swap with my team mates. This one is a Christmas Gift Card Holder! I do have them made just need to print out my supplies list and address my envelopes. I was hoping to get them in the mail today but I think maybe tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great week ahead!

~Wendy

Wandering Words-Autumn

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope your having a great weekend!

I spent most of yesterday at my stamp table working on another swap that I signed up for. I have really been enjoying them and it makes me happy to be creating! Today I hope to get them finished up and in the mail Monday.

Today I am sharing a pretty autumn card that I made with a stamp set that my friend Deb was getting rid of. The set is called Wandering Words that was out in 2009. She gave me the set to get rid of but I decided to hang on to it to make some cards with it.

Card Details:

Stamps: Wandering Words (retired 2009), Petite Patterns (retired 1999)

Ink: Stampin Write Markers-Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango & Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather DSP (retired 2013)

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Seasonal Cheer Mini EF (July 2026 Online Exclusives), Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins (retired), Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card is flat for easy mailing!

I really love inking up the older stamps and getting use out of them again! I sat and played more with this set which I will share that card soon!

Today football season starts! 

I will be in my recliner this afternoon relaxing and watching! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Trick or Treat Fun Fold

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Today I am sharing a fun fold that I made with the Oh My Fright suite. I realized spooky season is upon us and I've not shared much Halloween stuff. These last months have me all upside down! The Oh My Fright suite was a July 2026 Online Exclusive offering which I took advantage of right away since I do make cards & treats for Halloween. This year's treats are going to look much different since I don't have Audrey to make for. She always loved my holiday treats and that part I will most definitely miss but I am pushing forward and have made a few things but nothing to the extreme I use too. And speaking of Audrey, today would be her 96th birthday! Happy heavenly birthday, Audrey! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Oh My Fright (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray

Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Frightfully Fun DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Oh My Fright Dies (Online Exclusives), Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Adhesive Backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots (Online Exclusives), Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This was fun to make but will be a bit bulky to mail so this one will most likely go in Kelsey's Halloween basket. I picked up a nice Boo basket at Home Goods a few weeks ago and filled it with a Halloween blanket from Sam's Club, a Sanderson Sister's cup, and some Halloween decorations. I will give her the basket on October 10th which is when we are having our Halloween Day! Movies, food, puzzles and we will be wearing our Halloween pj's again! It's become a tradition!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Festive Friday

 Hello & Happy Friday, Friends!

Where were you 25 years ago today?

It is 9/11 and I can still remember that morning as if it was yesterday! I had just gotten the kids off to school and was doing my weekly house cleaning and I had the Today Show on in the living room while I was dusting when it came on about the planes hitting the World Trade Towers. My heart sank as I watched in fear. That day changed so much in our world. The loss of life there in New York City, Shanksville, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon in Washington DC was the worst terrorist attack in the United States. A day the world will never forget!!

Today it is time for another Festive Friday Christmas card!

For this week's card I pulled out a stamp set from 2015 called Peaceful Wreath. I paired it with the Versatile Christmas stamp set from the same year. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Wreath (retired 2015), Versatile Christmas (retired 2015)

Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Jolly Holiday DSP (retired 2011)

Accessories: Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Cherry Cobbler/Gold Ribbon (retired), Adhesive Backed Sparkle Sequins, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another card made for the Christmas pile!

 I have been having so much fun pulling out all my retired stamp sets and creating with them! Feels good to use this stuff!

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My thoughts today...

~Wendy

Cutest Crew Hello Card

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day weekend!

Our weather here was absolutely splendid!! Wish it could stay like that all year long!

Today I am going to do some cleaning and hopefully grab a nap this afternoon as I did not sleep all that good last night.

The card I am sharing today was made with a bundle from the Online Exclusives called Cutest Crew. I really was not going to get it but there are so many adorable things about it. All the different animals and it is loaded with some cute sayings! I just could not resist it any longer after seeing SO many cute cards with it. Don't ya hate when that happens!?

Card Details:

Stamps: Cutest Crew (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Coastal Cabana, Stampin Blends-Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue, Dark Pool Party

Cardstock: Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana, Basic White, Dandy Designs DSP (retired 2023)

Accessories: Cutest Crew Dies (Online Exclusives), Everyday Arches Dies, Balmy Blue Gingham Ribbon, Antique Brads, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card is headed out in the mail this week and hopefully the recipient will smile from ear to ear! The power of a handmade card will do that! 

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My thoughts today...

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

Special Friendships

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

It's Labor Day here in the USA so Happy Labor Day!

My hubby went fishing this morning with a co worker and later Kelsey & Sushi will be coming over. We will be grilling and picking at a Halloween puzzle that I started yesterday.

Before I get to my card for today I want to share some sad news.

My dear sweet card lady, Audrey passed away last week.

She was a woman deep in her faith and loved her family so very much.

Blessed in so many ways! I can only imagine the void they must be feeling without her here. I know I am feeling it but I'm also glad she is no longer suffering with her cancer. She passed last Wednesday, Sept. 2nd. She would have been 96 years old this coming Saturday. She lived a wonderful & blessed life and will be missed so VERY much!

So my card today is all about friendship. I would say I never really had any special friendships growing up except with the 3 neighboring girls (all sisters) but as we got older we all went in different directions. I do still see them here & there. I would say that my first true and meaningful friendship came in my 30's with my ex neighbor and to this day my very good friend, Deb. We can talk about anything at anytime. Then came along Audrey 13 years ago. There was just so much we could talk about and things I've learned from these 2 ladies that will stay with me the rest of my life. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Free As A Bird (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Peaceful Pine, Stampin Blends-Peaceful Pines & Cloud Cover

Cardstock: Cloud Cover, Velvet Meadow Specialty DSP

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies (retired), Cloud Cover Textured Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Audrey wrote me so many notes & letters always telling me how she appreciated our friendship and thanked me for my talent with making her cards. I know she would not want me to stop making cards but she was my biggest customer and I'm not sure now where this journey is going to go. For now I am still making cards...

Audrey March 2026

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Pumpkin Thanksgiving Card

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope your enjoying this lovely weekend!

Last week I was out and did some Fall shopping at Hobby Lobby. I really did not buy much as far as decorations go since I already have so much. I did find some cool Fall stickers and crafty things that I put to good use for a pack of Thanksgiving cards. This is the pack that I whipped up yesterday while Shawn was out fishing...

Card Details:

Stamps: Thanks & Giving (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Paper from Hobby Lobby

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern EF (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Low Profile Gold Dots (retired), Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am so pleased with how these turned out and will be adding them for sale on my Etsy page.

The patterned paper on these cards isn't actually patterned paper. It is from the craft aisle at Hobby Lobby and these strips of heavy weight paper are for making a paper chain. I really liked the pattern on them so I thought they would be great for some fall cards so I bought one pack to try. There are many strips in this package and they were 40% off. Also the pumpkins are stickers that matched so well. They also have some gold foil in them! I will be going back for another pack of those pumpkins! 

My Etsy store is up and running. Of course, it is named after my blog incase your interested in anything....WeeBeeStampin4Fun. I'm just getting started and have many cool things to get photographed and put on there soon!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Botanical Expressions

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope your enjoying this holiday weekend if your in the states!

Shawn went out fishing this morning so I am headed to my stamp table a bit then off for a haircut later this afternoon. The weather is to be so nice this weekend so maybe at some point we will get the bikes out and go to the Rail Trail. We recently got electric bikes and let me tell you how fun they are to ride!

Today I am sharing a card I made recently and sent to a dear friend. 

My friend always commented on my blog when I first started out and eventually we met up in real life. She was my sounding board when we moved halfway across the country back in 2010 and has always been there to listen when times got tough. I so appreciate her friendship all these years. Recently her & I were having a long conversation about my dear friend, Audrey. She put alot of things into perspective for me. Anyways, this card uses a bundle from the Online Exclusives called Botanical Expressions.

Card Details:

Stamps: Botanical Expressions (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Secret Sea

Cardstock: Secret Sea, Basic White, Stitched Season DSP (Online Exclusives), Gilded Wings Accents (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Botanical Expressions Die (Online Exclusives), Low Profile Gold Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Gold Metallic Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My card made my friend's day! She absolutely loved it! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Festive Friday

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

Today it's time for another Festive Friday card!

This week I pulled out the retired Santa's List stamp set from 2013 and paired it up with some Gingerbread & Peppermints DSP from 2021. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Santa's List (retired 2013)

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Gingerbread & Peppermints DSP (retired 2021)

Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Traditions Sparkling Sequins (retired 2025), Old Olive Linen Thread (retired 2025), Glue Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Such a fun set to pull out and ink up! I really don't remember using this set much when it came out but happy to use him now!

Have you been working on your Christmas cards? Christmas will be here before you know it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Summertime Thank You

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I just wanted to share a sweet Thank You card I whipped up recently for a customer. She gives me orders faithfully each month and I always try to send a card or a little token of my appreciation for her orders. With high costs on things especially with shipping packages anymore I have gotten away from sending a package but always send a card with her order receipt enclosed with a personal note written inside. This card is one that will be going out this week to her. I used the retired Watercolor Melon set that was a SaleABRation offering. It's such a fun set and makes for some fresh, fun summer cards!

Card Details:

Stamps: Watercolor Melon (retired SAB 2024), Market Goodness (retired sentiment)

Ink: Garden Green, Real Red, Memento Black

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Gingham Cottage DSP (retired)

Accessories: Be Mine Stitched Framelits (retired) Elegant Faceted Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope this makes her smile and know how much I appreciate her!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Autumn Is In The Air ( I wish!!)

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

We're halfway thru the week and boy, is it ever a hot one here!

I spent yesterday down at my stamp table working on some cards that needed inside sentiments. Once that task was finished I pulled out some Fall stamps and got inky for 1 quick card. This one uses a stamp set from 2010 called Day of Gratitude. I do not own this set but found a bunch of stamped off images in my image box. My friend Deb has the set and years ago I borrowed it to stamp some images that I apparently never used. I am going to see if I can borrow it again to stamp with some newer inks. I used Soft Suede, More Mustard, Soft Sky, Certainly Celery & Elegant Eggplant for the images in my Image Box. All those colors are now long retired. 

I paired my images with some retired Spice Cake DSP from 2012. I don't have too much of this designer series paper left...it's been well loved over the years!

Card Details:

Stamps: Day of Gratitude (retired 2010), Sentiment by DRS Designs

Ink: Soft Suede (retired), Pool Party, More Mustard (retired)

Cardstock: Pool Party, Soft Suede (retired), More Mustard (retired), Basic White, Spice Cake DSP (retired 2012)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Pool Party Ribbon (retired), Pool Party Glossy Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Always feels great to use up the older stash!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy