Fish HB

 Hello & Happy Sunday!

It's looking to be another nice day today!

I am hoping to get our bikes out this morning and get a ride in for some exercise and take advantage of this nice weather!

Today I have another card to share that was made as part of Audrey's card order.

She requested a card with a fish on for her son in laws birthday.

This is what I made for her...

Card Details:

Stamps: DRS Designs (fish), Artistically Inked (retired)

Ink: Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla, Let's Go Fishing DSP (retired)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Opaque Faceted Gems (SAB 24), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Sometimes masculine cards are hard to make but this one came together pretty easy!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Filled With Fun For Olivia!

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY!

Today's card is a semi case of a card from Jamie Babarczy that I just loved!!

I needed a card for a little girl who is having her first birthday in a few days and thought this card would be perfect for her! I added a few different touches to it to personalize it. 

I used the Filled With Fun Bundle from the Stampin Up Online Exclusives for this. I do not have much in stamps for kids and so this set worked great for it!

Card Details:

Stamps: Filled With Fun (Online Exclusives), Artistically Inked (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Berry Burst, Stampin Blends-Bubble Bath, Berry Burst

Cardstock: Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Basic White, Basic Black, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Filled With Fun Dies, Mini Alphabet Dies, Basics 3D EF (Online Exclusives), Tinsel Gems 4 Pack (Berry Burst), Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Adhesive Sheets, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Isn't it cute? I added a bit of shimmer to all the bows & the icing on the cake because who doesn't love a bit of sparkle?! Thanks Jaime for your inspiration! Olivia is going to love it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Floral HB

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

I hope your week is off to a great start!

Today I am sharing another birthday card that Audrey requested. She has a few family birthdays in the next few weeks and this is one that I made for her using a variety of products.

Card Details:

Stamps: Artistically Inked

Ink: Starry Sky

Cardstock: Starry Sky, Basic White, Wonderful World DSP (retired SAB 22)

Accessories: Everyday Details Dies, Starry Sky Metallic Ribbon, Starry Sky Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love the colors in this DSP and sadly, the Starry Sky color will be retiring at the end of April. I made sure to stock up on it!

I have 2 more cards today to finish up for Audrey then I will call her to see if it's ok to deliver them to her this evening. Guess I better get to it!

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My thoughts today...

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

Ballerina Card

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY!

I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

I am all ready for my Stamp Day w/ Friends tomorrow afternoon! WooHoo! The table is set and my stamps & projects are just waiting on my friends now.

Today I am going to take a breather since I feel like I have been going 100 mph in the last week or so! 

I have a card to share with you today that Audrey requested for a little girl that is turning 10 soon. She said she loves dancing so I went thru many of my stamps and found this ballerina and got to work. 

It's always a pleasure to make a card with stamps that have not seen ink in ages!

Pretty much everything I used is retired.

Card Details:

Stamps: Sparkly Seasons (retired), Artistically Inked

Ink: Crumb Cake, Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Pretty in Pink (retired), Pretty in Pink DSP (retired)

Accessories: Playful Alphabet Dies, Pretty in Pink Sheer Ribbon (retired), Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Audrey was pleased with the turn out of this card and said that Molly would love it!

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My thoughts today...

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

September Sunflowers

 Good Morning & Happy Sunday!

We stayed up last night and watched the 1st Baltimore Ravens preseason football game and it did not disappoint. Was a good game against the Philadelphia Eagles and the Ravens won by 1 point. It was 11pm until my head hit the pillow but before that Ryan said that storms are to come thru around midnight. Either we did not get any or they were not loud because I slept straight thru till Bailee woke me for breakfast at 5am. Nothing much planned for me today. Audrey's cards are still waiting on me. LOL I do have one pack ready for her. She requested a pack of Happy Birthday cards using sunflowers and this is what I made for her.

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers (retired), Artistically Inked

Ink: Memento Black, Blackberry Bliss, Stampin Blends-Daffodil Delight, Old Olive & Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White, Pattern Party DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Wink of Stella, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I added some Wink of Stella onto my sunflower for a pop of sparkle as I kept the rest of the card simple. Love how these turned out!

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My thoughts today...

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

Delightfully Eclectic Thank You Gifts

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

During the month of June Stampin Up! had most but not all their Designer Series Papers on sale. I purchased the big pack of Delightfully Eclectic Paper Pack but knew I would never use the entire stack since it has 48 sheets of 12 x 12 pieces. So I cut up half of it and made it into several Thank You gifts for my customers IF they spent over $200 in products. These turned out to be a nice gift and also helps me to use up the paper!

I cut the 12 x 12 pieced in strips of 4 x 6 pieces and placed my stack into a 6 x 8 Cello Bag.

I decorated the front of each pack using the Artistically Inked stamp set & Artistic Dies. This bundle is not new as it came out last year in the Annual Catalog. I started with a piece of Basic White that I diecut with the Scalloped Contour Dies then I took a Blending Brush and swirled some Fresh Freesia ink onto my diecut. I wanted to add alittle bit of color under my diecuts. I stamped my flowers and leaves with Fresh Freesia & Parakeet Party inks onto Basic White cardstock and diecut those out. I stamped my sentiment using Basic Black Archival ink. This inkpad has long been retired but I continue to use mine because it gives a deep dark black color. I diecut this panel out with the Nested Essential Dies. The black leaves were diecut from the Artistic Dies using Basic Black cardstock. I adhered it all together and added some Black Matte Dots to finish these up. Very pleased with how they turned out and so far I gave one away to a customer who gave a very big Stampin Up! order recently. She loved the gift and I appreciated her order! 💗

Project Details:

Stamps: Artistically Inked

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Fresh Freesia, Parakeet Party

Cardstock: Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories: Nested Essential Dies, Artistic Dies, Scallop Contour Dies, Blending Brushes, Black Matte Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

That is all for me today!

It's going to be a busy day with running some errands and lots of laundry to do. I'm hoping since it is back to the blah weather of heat & humidity that the thunderstorms stay away. We were out & about last evening where we got caught in the heaviest of heavy downpours with thunder & lightening! Could not see a foot in front of us...it was raining that hard. I know we need the rain but that was a bit extreme and even after that storm rolled thru it did not take away all the heavy smoke that has been filling our air from the Canada wildfires. I'm hoping for a much calmer weather day!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a wonderful day!

~Wendy