Holly Jolly

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Just a quick card to share today using the holiday ephemera packs from the 2026 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalog! I keep saying how much I love them!

Card Details:

Stamps: Christmas Labels (retired 2024-inside sentiment)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red, Creative Celebrations Mix & Match Specialty DSP, Season of Celebration Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Accessories: Red & White Stitched Ribbon, Hydrangea Hue In Color Dots, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Isn't that reindeer just the cutest? Stampin Up! hit these ephemera packs out of the park this year! I made so many cards with them.

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My thoughts today...

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

Always Grateful

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Today I am sharing another Thanksgiving card that I made using the retired Celebration Tidings bundle from 2020. Back in 2020 Stampin Up! gave us SO many fabulous sets that I just loved! I guess that is why you've been seeing alot of cards made with stamps from that time period.

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebration Tidings (retired 2020), DRS Designs (inside sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Pretty Peacock, Stampin Blends-Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Seasonal Cheer Mini EF, Celebrations Labels Dies (retired 2020), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Ribbon & Cord from stash, Low Profile Gold Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have gone a bit overboard this year with making so many cards to put in my bins. My hands have been giving me alot of grief so I am trying to make cards for years ahead when my hands are not going to want to make them. I'm sure at some point I am going to have to stop due to arthritis & carpel tunnel but until then I am cranking them out and using what is in my stash!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Counting My Blessings Set

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

A bit late on getting my post up today. I stayed up late last night to watch a movie and so when Shawn got up this morning I decided I was staying in bed under the warm blankets! 

It's been a busy weekend of taking down the Halloween decorations and putting out my Fall/Thanksgiving stuff. This year I did not do much upstairs because I know it will be short lived until Black Friday comes and all things Christmas will be coming. Our neighbors already have their Christmas decorations out. I was thinking of going right from Halloween to Christmas but I think I would be sick of looking at all the decorations before Christmas even came so I kept with the plan of keeping Thanksgiving in the middle of Halloween & Christmas!

Today I have a set of pretty Thanksgiving cards to share that I made a few weeks ago with bits & pieces of different things. My sentiment panels were on another project that I ended up not using. I also got rid of this stamp set at my last clean out.

Card Details:

Stamps: Count My Blessings (retired 2017), Gorgeous Leaves (retired 2021), PSX (inside sentiment)

Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits, Gathered Leaves Dies (retired 2020), Low Profile Gold Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This DSP has been very well loved over the years and luckily I had enough to fulfill 5 cards for this set. I may just use these for myself this year instead of selling them. I recently took down my Etsy store. I had no luck selling over there after 4 months. I really think with the costs of everything going up in price and the cost of postage stamps anymore that people just do not have it to spend. I know I am feeling the pinch, too! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

November 2026

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Did you have a spooky Halloween? 

I also hope that you remembered to change your clocks back an hour?

I really had high hopes on them stopping this time change thing but I totally gave up hope on it now. I know an hour does not seem like much but it really throws off the schedule of an old aged dog and their owners! I'm hoping that we will all adjust in a few days.

Today I have my November 2026 Calendar page to share with you. Time is just flying by and as much as I wish it would slow down, it is time to flip the page over to this new month.

Project Details:

Stamps: Gathering Moments (retired 2025)

Ink: Basic Beige, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Gathering Together Specialty DSP (retired 2025)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Low Profile Gold Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

We did a big walk around our neighborhood and noticed the leaves are beautiful & quite colorful! They are starting to drop off the trees and fall to the ground. I see in my near future that the rake & I will be coming good friends again! LOL

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Halloween BOO Buckets

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Happy Halloween, Everyone!

Today we are headed out to grab breakfast and then grab a few things at the store. Ryan requested shrimp fajita's for supper tonight and since it's been a while since we last had that we happily agreed!

I wanted to share a few pictures of the Boo Buckets I made a few weeks ago. I found the buckets at Walmart and decided to decorate and fill them with candy for Halloween!

Project Details:

Stamps: Oh My Fright (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Gray, Memento Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Basic gray, Basic White, Frightfully Fun DSP (Online Exclusives), Cute Halloween DSP (retired 2021)

Accessories: Oh My Fright Dies (Online Exclusives), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Adhesive Backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots, Various Twines (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These were SO fun to decorate and I filled each one up with tons of candy!

I sold quite a few of these to a couple of friends. Everyone loved them!

That is all for me today!

We will be handing candy out to the trick or treaters tonight! 

I look forward to this every year!

Have a safe & Happy Halloween!

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My thoughts today...

Happy Halloween!

~Wendy

Festive Friday

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

Another gorgeous day is on the horizon today! I wish I could bottle this weather and open it on a very cold winter's day!

Today it is time for another Festive Friday Christmas card!

This is week #12 and I am using a set called A Beautiful Season which is a Stampin Up! wood mounted set from 2003. This set belonged to my friend, Deb, but she recently gifted me with a bunch of sets and told me to keep what I want and get rid of the rest. Of course, I kept this one!

Card Details:

Stamps: A Beautiful Season (retired 2003), Soiree Salutations

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Heartwarming Hugs DSP (retired 2020)

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

I am having so much fun pulling out these old sets and creating a card with them!

This card I actually made into a set of 5 that I put on my card rack For Sale.

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My thoughts today...

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

Glow of Harvest Card

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Another beautiful day ahead here in PA. We are to get into the 70's today which is my favorite kind of weather.....sunshine & 70's!

Today I am sharing another card made for Thanksgiving using September's Product of the Month, Glow of Harvest Specialty DSP! This paper is gorgeous! I paired my paper with the Thanks & Giving stamp set from the Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Thanks & Giving (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Basic White, Glow of Harvest Specialty DSP (Sept 2026 POM)

Accessories: Softly Woven 3D EF, Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Golden Glow Ribbon, Golden Glow In Color Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

If you haven't seen this DSP up close you would be surprised that it's shimmery! Every single sheet! I am hoarding this pack because it's so pretty and I just hate to cut into it! LOL

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!

~Wendy

Happy Birthday

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Hope your week is going well! The weather has been so pleasant here and for it being the end of October we still have lots & lots of leaves on the trees. The colors are starting to get very pretty, too!

Today I have another birthday card to share that I used the Harvest Hues Mix & Match Ephemera Pack on. I really love the punch outs in this pack! I made this one for my birthday stash.

Card Details:

Stamps: Banner Sayings, Stampendous (inside sentiment)

Ink: Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Golden Glow, Cajun Craze, Basic White, Sunflower Fields DSP, Harvest Hues Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Accessories: Triple Banner Punch, Nested Essentials Dies, Golden Glow In Color Dots, Cajun Craze Twine (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card came together in about 15 minutes! These ephemera packs make it so easy! I think the hardest part of the card was trying to decide what sentiment to use inside! LOL I am loving these colors which are perfect for Fall!!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

 

Much Gratitude

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Hope your week is starting off on a great note! So sorry for the late update today. I slept in this morning after a very busy few days. I think exhaustion was setting in and I just needed that extra time to rest up!

Today I have another Thanksgiving card to share that I made with lots of retired Stampin Up! products. I have so much that I want to play with that has hardly seen ink in the past so now is the time to pull that stuff out and use it. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt Wishes (retired 2021), Pretty Pumpkins (retired 2021), Basket of Wishes (retired 2016-inside sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty Peacock, Stampin Blends- Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Detailed Pumpkins Dies (retired 2021), Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Everyday Arches Dies, Linen Thread, Gold Dots, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The DSP panels were leftover scraps in my package that I decided to just use up for this card. I am not sure of the measurements of them but I did not need to cut them down. They fit nicely. If I have scraps in my packs leftover from other projects I always like to try to use them without having to cut them down. 

Another card made for in my Thanksgiving bin. I recently moved all my cards from the clear plastic bins into the envelope boxes that the envelopes come in and labeled my box lids. Having them covered will help keep them from getting warped from humidity or temperature changes. My Thanksgiving box is just about full.

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My thoughts today...

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

Love You to Pieces

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Today Miss Bailee has a grooming appointment and while she is there getting all prettied up we are gonna go do some shopping! Our weather has been filled with wall to wall sunshine even though the mornings are cold & frosty. 

The card I am sharing with you today is from a bundle called Love You to Pieces. I borrowed this set from my friend, Deb, to make a card to send my puzzle partner in crime, Kelsey. I do believe she picked up the puzzle picking fun from her mama as she has done 2 puzzles on her own since our Halloween weekend! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Love You to Pieces (retired)

Ink: Hydrangea Hue, Real Red

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

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Hydrangea Hue In Color Dots, Red & White Stitched Ribbon, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

She absolutely loved her card and hung it on her fridge for her friends to see!

We started doing puzzle a few years ago and enjoy doing them together when she has the time. Of course, I enjoy the time spent with her no matter what!

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My thoughts today...

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

Thank You, Friend

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Today I have a cute card to share that I made to send to a good friend. We recently had a lunch date and I wanted her to know how much I appreciated spending time with her. I pulled out some of the ephemera packs that Stampin Up! has in the 2026 Holiday Catalog and got to work.

Card Details:

Stamps: Banner Sayings

Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Basic White, Sunflower Fields DSP, Harvest Hues Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Accessories: Triple Banner Punch, Nested Essentials Dies, Gold Dots, Gold Metallic Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I left the inside blank so I could write a personal message inside. I waited to post this until after she received it just incase she still visits my blog. I had a really good time on our lunch date! Good food & great company....doesn't get any better than that!

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My thoughts today...

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