Floral Friendship

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I am feeling much better except for a very sore arm.

Getting the Shingles (last Fall) & getting the Shingles vaccine is not for the weak hearted that's for sure! I felt like a tractor trailer ran me over. 

But in 6 months I get to do it all over again with the 2nd part of the vaccine. I hope that will be the last for the rest of my life. Anyways, a huge Thank You to my dear sweet hubby for taking the day off to help take care of me & the rest of the household while I was not up to par. I almost hated to send him back to work today but I know next week he has a few days off for the July 4th holiday.

Ok, on to my card today! 

It's all things retired again as I am determined to use up my stash one way or another!

Card Details:

Stamps: Free As A Bird (retired 2019)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Basic White, Magenta Madness (retired In Color), Just Jade (retired In Color), Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Abstract Beauty Specialty DSP (retired 2022)

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies (retired), Pierced Blooms Dies (retired 2020), Low Profile Gold Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Such a pretty pack of DSP with it's pops of gold foil throughout. It's one that definitely deserves to be in the spotlight! 

I have not been downstairs to my stamp table in about 2 weeks now. I have been trying hard to give my hands a break from the repetitive motions of stamping and diecutting. I have a small order coming today so I think I may take myself to my table and play with some new things! I'm sure I am going to be a bit rusty. LOL I started a puzzle earlier this week. I just keep picking away at it as it's a bit tough but hopefully I can get it wrapped up before Shawn is off next week. Maybe Kelsey will come over this weekend and help. She loves doing puzzles too!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!
~Wendy

Retiring Stamp Day #24

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-Yay!

It's to be a very nice day here! 

Shawn took the day off as he has to run the truck for an oil change and tire rotation first thing this morning. Then he is working on digging out my wash line poles and putting them inside the fenced in area of the yard. I have been asking for this for quite awhile as I would probably use them more if they were closer to the house. I love hanging my bedsheets outside to dry on nice days!

Today I have card #24 to share using another retiring Stampin Up! stamp set.

This one is Free As A Bird that has been available for maybe 2-3 years now. If I remember correctly, when this set came out it was in a bundle with the Stitched Nested Labels Dies which were very popular! The dies retired last year along and the Bird Ballad DSP retired in 2020.

This set is on page 83 of the current Stampin Up! Annual Catalog.

Card Details:

Stamps: Free As A Bird

Ink: Memento Black, Pool Party, Stampin Blends- Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Petal Pink

Cardstock: Pool Party, Petal Pink, Basic White, Bird Ballad DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Petal Pink Ribbon, Genial Gems, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Stamp Day w Friends

Good  Morning & Happy Saturday!

Hope your weekend is going well so far!

Can you believe that today is the last day of August?!

This morning 2 of my good friends are coming over to make some cards!

I try to get us together every month to catch up on life and stamp!

I was blessed to have these 2 as neighbors for 17 years and they have continued to be good friends even after our move away & back!

If your a follower of mine you know I create gift bags for them each time to take their projects home in. This also helps me to use up more supplies!

This month I pulled out an old pack of paper called Orchard Harvest.

If I remember correctly it was out in 2012 and the sad part is....I hardly used it!

I am making up for lost time by cutting it up!

Here in Pennsylvania we are in apple season so what better to use on my bags than apple paper!

My stamp set, Perfectly Preserved, which is also retired had a matching apple stamp in it that I added to my sentiment! The sentiment is current and is from the Free As A Bird stamp set.

All the ink pad colors in the paper are retired now.

Lucky Limeade, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Raspberry Ripple.

Card Details:

Stamps: Free As A Bird (sentiment), Perfectly Preserved (retired)

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Orchard Harvest DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Rhinestones, Raspberry Ripple Stitched Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have been finding it most enjoyable pulling out the old stash and making things new again!

It's one less sheet of DSP that's in my stash, right?!

Only have 4 billion sheets left! LOL

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My thoughts today....

Can't wait!

I'll share the projects we make starting tomorrow!

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

Free As A Bird

Hello & Happy Thursday!

It's a rather cloudy morning so far.

We are in for a chance of severe weather later today and truthfully we could use some rain, just not anything severe.

Yesterday I went to my stamp table to make a Thank You card to send to a blogging friend for winning her sketch challenge she posts on Facebook.

My winning prize arrived last week and it was the Bird Ballad Trinkets!!

I already have the bundle (stamps & dies) but did not order the trinkets so it was the best gift!

I pulled out the Free As A Bird stamp set, the Bird Ballad DSP and the Stitched Nested Dies and got to work!

Yesterday was a rough day....Shawn & I both running on not much sleep thanks to his work so I kept this card VERY simple.

I diecut the bird image from the Bird Ballad DSP using those lovely Stitched Nested Label Dies then layered it on a bigger die using Daffodil Delight cardstock.

I've kinda been on a roll with using a tilted panel because I think it draws your eye to it.

I embossed a piece of Pool Party cardstock with the Subtle EF and put that on crooked and then layered my Stitched Nested Label diecuts on that.

Did you notice the little flower trinket? Cute, right?

That was in the Bird Ballad Trinkets and let me tell you, there are alot of different shapes in it!

You get your money's worth if you get those trinkets!

I added my flower with a glue dot and called it done.

Card Details:

Stamps: Free As A Bird

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP

Accessories: Stitched Nested Label Dies, Bird Balled Trinkets, Subtle EF, Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Also, if you notice in the first picture, I decorated the envelope flap!

I never do that but I always see lots of demonstrators doing that and let me say....that is an excellent way to keep using up the DSP we all seem to hoard!

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out especially after running on maybe 3 hours of sleep!

The envelope got addressed and out the door it went to it's destination!

WooHoo!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you have a great day!

~Wendy