Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Are you wearing your green today for St. Patrick's Day?!

I have a set of St. Patrick's Day cards to share with you that uses all things retired. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (retired), My Sentiments Exactly (inside sentiment), Shamrock (inside- SU)

Ink: Garden Green

Cardstock: Garden Green, Basic White, Patterned Paper- Recollections (Michael's)

Accessories: Square Layering Framelits (retired), Stitched Labels Dies (retired), Darice EF, Garden Green Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Happy Thanksgiving Card

Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Today I have another quick Thanksgiving card to share with you that is almost like the ones I shared yesterday. This was another card that I was gonna send in Audrey's last card order then I changed my mind and kept it for myself.

 

Card Details:

Stamps: Saying from a retired Paper Pumpkin Kit

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, The Paper Studio 

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Nested Essentials Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Darice- Fall Leaves Swirl EF, Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack (retired), Low Profile Dots (retired), Gold Metallic Ribbon, Gold Twine (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

It's to be a rainy day here in PA today so we will be inside watching football. Shawn is nursing a bit of a cold so the rest will do him some good. Tomorrow we are in for some of the coldest weather of the season so far. Thankfully it will be short lived and by Wednesday we will go back up to more seasonal temps. I am not ready for cold weather!!!

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My thoughts today...

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

Seasonal Sentiments Thanksgiving Cards

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

I've got 2 cards to share with you today that I made for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday! These cards were to go to Audrey but I ended up giving her the Beautiful Pumpkin cards instead. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments (retired 2010)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, The Paper Studio 

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Nested Essentials Dies, Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Darice- Fall Leaves Swirl EF, Low Profile Dots, Leaf Label & Amber Gems Combo Pack (retired), Gold Metallic Ribbon, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

That's all for today!

Headed outside shortly to get some leaves raked up as long as those crazy winds don't kick back up!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Dog Sympathy

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Yesterday turned out to be a nice warm sunny day once the rain, clouds & fog moved on!

I loved having the afternoon/evening sunshine coming thru my living room windows!

I got my living room all painted now with a fresh coat of paint! 

I'm not sure if today I am going to start the hallway or wait until Friday.

My hubby went to Atlanta on Monday for a Maintenance Manager's Seminar and will be flying home this afternoon. Yippeee!

He said since his plane landed in Atlanta that it has done nothing but rain & storm.

I told him NOT to bring it home with him!!! LOL

So today I have a card to share that I made recently to fill my card rack.

I sold a bunch of sympathy cards for a dog back before Christmas and I needed to make more.

I no sooner got this card made and my friend Deb needed one.

Losing a beloved pet has to be one of the worst things in life.

They love us unconditionally and even though they are no longer living in pain, the separation from them is hard. In May it will be 7 years since we lost Fluffy and not a day goes by that I do not think of her. She had a great life and gave so much love to all of us and that is what brings me comfort.

Card Details:

Stamps: DRS Designs

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Wags & Whiskers - Basic Grey

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Dog Prints EF - Darice, Dog Paw Brad, Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I sure wish I could find more of this Basic Grey paper!

I'm not even sure where I picked this up at or even how long ago but it makes for great pet cards!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Season of Thanks

Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

We are in for a yukky day!

Rain is moving in later today and will end with some wet snowflakes by days end! Blah!! 

I dug out all our winter coats, hats, scarves & gloves yesterday!

I think we are going to need them!

Today I have a set of pretty cards to share that I made last week for my card lady for Thanksgiving.

Truth be told, I almost kept these for myself! LOL

These cards use an old set called Season of Thanks.

I stamped my image & sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Stampin Blends Markers.

I paired my image up with a Darice Falling Leaves Embossing Folder that I recently picked up at the York Stamp Show. 

I love the detail in that embossing folder!

Card Details:

Stamps: Season of Thanks (retired)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Stampin Blends

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Darice EF, Oval Layering Framelits, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Gold Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Thankfully they weren't too bad to color and just perfect for the season!

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My thoughts today...

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches #509

Hello & Happy Friday!

Glad the weekend is here!

It's been really hot, hazy & humid here in PA the last few days.

My air conditioning is working overtime thru this kind of humidity.

I've been hibernating downstairs working on some challenges and staying cool.

I'm on a roll with making July 4th cards and I used this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches for my cards today!

Here is the sketch and my samples...

This stamp is my most loved stamp to use for the July 4th holiday!

It was designed in 2001 for 911 as a way to raise funds for the incidents that happened that day.

I use this stamp every chance I get because it's a day we will never forget!

It was perfect for this week's sketch, don't you think?

Card Details:

Stamps: God Bless America (retired-911 Stamp)

Ink: Blueberry Bushel & Real Red Stampin Write Markers

Cardstock: Real Red, Blueberry Bushel, Whisper White

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Darice Stars EF, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

If you get a chance check out their blog, Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!

They always have awesome sketches!

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My thoughts today....

Amen to that!

Thanks so much for visiting today & have a super day!

~Wendy

Happy BOO Day!

Hello & Happy Monday!

A late start to my day today.

I was up a bit too late last night and slept way too long this morning.

I never heard Shawn get up for work and the doggies never bothered me to get breakfast!

That's a very rare event around here! LOL

Today I have a cute Halloween card to share!

This was created using a bunch of things from my stash.

Take a peek...

Did you see that adorable Ghost?

He is a die that I snagged off of Ebay recently.

It is one of those thick black dies that Sizzix makes and I have been watching for one on there since summertime. I finally snagged one for $7.00 and $2.50 shipping! I thought it was a steal!

Anyways, I found a scrap of this paper in my Halloween paper folder (which I have no idea the maker) and added my Happy Boo sentiment from Stampin Up! I pulled the colors from the piece of patterned paper and that orange is retired Tangelo Twist from a few years ago. That piece was embossed with a Darice Embossing Folder that I also grabbed a few years ago at the York Heirloom Stamp Show.

Card Details:

Stamps: Monster Munchies

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Basic Black, Tangelo Twist. Whisper White, unknown patterned paper

Accessories: Sizzix Ghost Die, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Darice EF., Black Rhinestone, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I was squealing with delight when I made this one! 

So many cute things on it, even my little ghost!

What I like most about it though is the texture that the embossing folder adds!

This card will make it's way to one of my friends mailboxes in the next day or too if it has not already arrived at it's destination!

Happy BOO Day! 👻

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My thoughts today....

2 days until Halloween!

Are you ready?

That is all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a happy day!

~Wendy

Enjoy Your Day

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

It sure was a hot one here but we did manage to get out early Sunday morning for a 8 mile bike ride before it got too hot! 

So today I wanted to share a card made for a young man that is in the service.

This was part of the card order that I delivered last week.

I resorted to using some old paper from my stash that was made by Paper Salon and this pad is called Pristine. It reminded me of army colors so that is what I used.

Again I used the Badges & Banners bundle for the main image. This set is awesome!

My Soft Suede banner in embossed with a Darice Star Embossing Folder. I love the star print on that!

My sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set and punched out with the Word Window Punch and I added some gold flathead stickers on it. Lastly I popped up the badge and called it done.

Enjoy Your Day Card:

Stamps: Badges & Banners, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Paper Salon- Pristine Pad

Accessories: Badge Punch, Darice Star EF, Banners Framelits, Word Window Punch, Gold Nailhead Stickers, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I was very pleased with this once I finished it and my customer was too!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy