Masculine HB

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!!

Recently I made a masculine birthday card that I want to use for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together but I was limited on deer stamps so I went thru all sorts of sets looking for one. I found this deer in a Christmas set and decided to give it a go! I love that sometimes we can find more uses out of certain sets!

Card Details:

Stamps: Dashing Deer (retired), Handmade Hugs (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Basic White

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Basics 3D EF (retired Online Exclusives), Enamel Dots Essentials (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The inside says Happy Birthday!

I think the girls will love this one!

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My thoughts today...

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

Penny Black

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

I have a quick post for you today sharing a card made with a very well loved Penny Black stamp. This pretty flower stamp has been sitting on my stamp table for atleast a month and on a whim last week I grabbed it and inked it up with some Timid Tiger ink. I stamped it once and then stamped it again without inking it up. I love the look!

The inside says Thinking of You! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Penny Black (coneflower), Stampendous (Keep in Touch)

Ink: Timid Tiger (NEW In Color)

Cardstock: Timid Tiger (NEW In Color), Basic White, Timid Tiger DSP (NEW In Color)

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies, Timid Tiger Ribbon (NEW In Color), Brushed Brass Butterfly, Glue Dots, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This card really showcases some of those new Textured Notes Dies which are pretty amazing! Each die has a different diecut design. I just love this card!

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My thoughts today...

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

Thinking of You

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

It's hump day! Hope your week is going well!

Today I have a pretty card to share with you using The Right Words stamp set, the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder and the Floral Impressions DSP.

I took a piece of the DSP and cut into sections since the one print has several different colored flowers on it. I took the blue flowers and built my card around it. My cardbase is Misty Moonlight with a layer of Basic White cardstock that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. I took my piece of DSP and layered it with Misty Moonlight cardstock and adhered it to my card in the lower left hand corner. I stamped my sentiment from The Right Words stamp set that is current from the 2025-2026 Stampin Up! Annual Catalog. Then I diecut my flower using the Impressions Abloom dies using Misty Moonlight & Garden Green cardstocks. I diecut the center of the flower using Early Espresso cardstock. I adhered my flower and added it to my card with Dimensionals. Lasty, I added some rhinestones for a pop of sparkle.

Card Details:

Stamps: The Right Words

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Basic White, Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Impressions Abloom Dies (Online Exclusives), Pressed Flowers EF (Online Exclusives), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I love everything about this entire suite of products! It makes the prettiest cards!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by!

Hope it's a great day!

~Wendy

Textured Notes Thank You

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

It's looking like another very hot & humid day with storms on the horizon later on!

I am always trying to keep up with making Thank You cards for my customers and today's card is one I made using the Textured Notes bundle from the Online Exclusives. This is a great stamp set but the dies are FABULOUS! I hope that they never retire! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Textured Notes (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, Timeless Plaid DSP

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies, Lost Lagoon Satin Ribbon (retired), Antique Pearls, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Each one of the Textured Notes Dies have a different diecut border on them which I love! I always forget I have these rectangle dies so I have taken the dies out of my stamp case and put them on my cart along with my other dies. They are worth their weight in gold!

Well, lots on my to do list today so I need to get moving!

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My thoughts today...

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Christmas in July

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

I'm trying to get some cards together using Christmas products for Christmas in July! We all have retired stash so that is what I have been focusing on using. Today I am sharing a fun fold that I paired with the Boughs of Holly DSP & Merriest Moments bundle. Everything is long retired but too pretty to not use!

Card Details:

Stamps: Merriest Moments (retired), Leaves of Holly (retired), Double D Rubber Stamps (sentiment on back)

Ink: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Boughs of Holly DSP (retired)

Accessories: Holly Berry Dies (retired) Merriest Frames Hybrid EF & Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Gold Ribbon, Gold Circle Clip (from stash), Gold Flower Accents, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I am totally loving this card! The design and the mix of stamps used on it just grab my fancy! LOL 

Another one made for on the "for sale" pile this year!

My stash is getting there and with each card my stash of papers is getting used up! YAY!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by today! 

I hope I am inspiring you to get started on your holiday cards because it will be here before you know it!

Have a great day!
~Wendy

Jar of Joy Snowman

Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope your having a nice weekend! 

Yesterday seemed like a blur to me. I honestly did not do a thing yesterday other than a quick walk in the afternoon. Ryan spent most of the day sleeping as he had a migraine. I had the Hallmark Channel Christmas movies on most of the day and found myself dozing off a couple of times. Went to bed quite early last evening (around 8-8:30) and as soon as I started to drift off someone in the neighborhood started shooting off some really loud fireworks. Grr! Sure would be nice if they made fireworks that did not make any loud booms!

So, since I have Christmas in July on my mind I am sharing a fun card made with the newly released Jar of Joy set from the Stampin Up Online Exclusives list. Such a fun little set that coordinates with the Sweet Jar bundle that was released a few months back on the Online Exclusives. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Jar of Joy (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Real Red, Pool Party, Versamark, Stampin Blends-Pool Party

Cardstock: Real Red, Pool Party, Basic White, Sweetest Christmas DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sweet Jar Builder Punch, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Snowflake Sky 3D EF, Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, Adhesive Backed Peppermints, Pool Party Twine (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This was so fun! I am anxious to see what our 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog is going to offer this year. I'm hoping for a pretty poinsettia set!

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My thoughts today...

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

Party Celebrations

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

I hope you had a nice July 4th holiday!

Our weather was so nice, we got in a walk around the neighborhood then after supper we went on a bike ride at the rail trail. That was the first time we had the bikes out since May of 2024. Surprising neither of us have sore legs today! LOL

This morning was suppose to be my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together but I ended up cancelling it last evening after noticing my kitchen counters have been invaded with ants! I usually go thru this every spring and had ant traps out to solve the problem which the last 3 weeks there have been none. Yesterday we noticed ants like we have never noticed before, in droves! We put out more ant traps and took everything off the counter tops. My kitchen is a wreck at the moment and I have been having my stamp get togethers at the kitchen table the last few times we got together. From what we are hearing many people are having ant issues this year as well but that being said I was not comfortable serving food to the girls with ants being everywhere so I cancelled. I hated to do it because I was so looking forward to seeing them but hopefully soon we can reschedule it. I really think our crazy hot, humid & rainy weather is causing it. It's just a frustrating issue that hopefully will solve itself soon!

Anyways, today I wanted to share a card I made using a new stamp set from the Online Exclusives called Party Celebrations. I wished this set came with matching dies but it does not. This is what the stamp set looks like...

This is my card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Party Celebrations (Online Exclusives), Humble Home (sentiment)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Need For Tweed DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Gold Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Low Profile Gold Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I mostly got this stamp set to use the bat & jack o'lantern for Halloween cards and the first thing I reached for was the bell in the set! LOL It turned out ok, I'm not too crazy about it. I was going for the 3 panels across the front but I could not fit another bell panel on it without it looking too busy. I do really like the Need for Tweed DSP though! I think it would be great for masculine cards!

Well, now that my day has freed up I may just spend the day stamping!

It's to get hot & humid again today so not much else to do.

I'm so bummed...

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

July 4th Holiday!

 Happy July 4th, Friends!

Hope your celebrating today!

Our little town had it's fireworks display last evening. Ryan & I sat out on the front porch to watch like we do every year. Shawn came out with Bailee for a few minutes but the booms hurt her ears and she would bark each time a loud boom went off. They ended up watching from the front door. 

That was the view from the porch and thankfully it was a beautiful evening to sit out.

So, today I wanted to share the last of my July 4th cards with you.

The first one I'm not sure what the stamp is called but it was made by Stampendous. Someone stamped this image off and sent to me years ago. I decided to have some fun and colored it one afternoon then turned it into a card with some paper scraps from my stash.

Card Details:

Stamps: Stampendous (sentiment & image)

Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Stampin Blends-Real Red, Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Blueberry Bushel, Real Red, Basic White, American Crafts

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Lucky Stars EF (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My second card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo, Stampendous (sentiment)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Real Red

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Real Red, Basic White, White Glimmer Paper (retired), K& Company -Americana

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Star Punch (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Both were fun to create!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Humble Home Congratulations!

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

I had my blog started a bit earlier this morning and then poof, our power went out! 

After about 90 minutes it came back on which gave me enough time to shower and clean up the back porch from the overnight storms we had. It had stormed most of the night which woke me up maybe twice with a few cracks of thunder but boy, did it ever rain!

Today I wanted to show you a card I made using the Humble Home set that came out last year in the 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog. This card is a "Congratulations on your New Home"!

Card Details:

Stamps: Humble Home, School Days (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Shy Shamrock (In Color), Versamark

Cardstock: Shy Shamrock (In Color), Strawberry Slush (In Color), Basic White, On The Go DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Tasteful Textiles 3D EF (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Humble Home Builder Punch, Classic Label Punch (retired), Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, Shy Shamrock Shimmer Gems (retired), Mini Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I thought this card was super fun with those pretty colors!

The DSP with the different types of keys on was the perfect addition for this new home card!

I just love it!

Well, I have a busy day ahead as long as the power stays on! I know that may be asking alot since we are in for more storms today. Fingers crossed!!!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day ahead!

~Wendy