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 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

I know it's been a minute since I last posted. Life has been life-ing for sure!

I have so much that I want to share on here so I am going to try to get better about posting.

Last month was Christmas in July and I spent so much time making cards for almost every occasion under the sun. Lots of Christmas cards, too! I have been on a mission to use up what I have and truthfully it does not look like I even put a dent in my stash of papers! LOL

So, today I am going to start off my blog post with wishing our good friends, Deb & Ed and very Happy Anniversary! I actually had a card on the card rack that I pulled off and got mailed to them earlier this week and I'm happy to say that it arrived in time for their special day!

Today I have a fun fold card to share that we made in July at a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together! We had a blast with this one! This card is a book binding explosion card. They are such fun cards to create and really give that WOW effect when you open it. I know Deb loves anything beachy so I decided to use the now retired Ocean Friends bundle that was available in the 2025 Spring Mini Catalog. This is what we made...

Card Details:

Stamps: Ocean Friends (retired), Happiest Day (retired), Friendly Seagulls (SAB 25)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Summer Splash, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Summer Splash, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Friends of the Ocean DSP (retired)

Accessories: Ocean Friends Dies, White/Silver Sheer Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This came together pretty quickly for the girls since I had most of it already prepared. They just had to do the stamping and adhering it together.

I love the colors & prints in this package of paper as they are fresh & fun and perfect for a summertime card.

So here we are in August already! It is soon time for another Stamp Day w/ Friends get together which I have been working on some card kits for the girls. In the midst of crafting my hands off, my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine broke. So now I am at the mercy of UPS and waiting on them to delivery my new machine! I hope it won't be too much longer!

I will share the next card we made at Stamp Day tomorrow so be sure to stop back, ok?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!

Our weather here is to be beautious!

~Wendy

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 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY!

We made it to the weekend, finally! 

It has been a bitterly cold, downright frigid week here in the northeast & for most parts of the US with the southern states seeing a measuring snow for the first time in years! I'd definitely say our weather has been crazy! I'm hoping for warmer temps as we head into this weekend so the ice & snow starts to melt and we can maybe get out for a walk. 

Last Sunday was a big football day here and unfortunately our Baltimore Ravens did not make it to the next round of playoff games. I'm sad about that but they did have an amazing season and hopefully next year they get another shot of going to the Super Bowl. Anyways, that day I was on Facebook chatting thru Messenger with some friends and we were saying how bored we were. I threw out a challenge to them to make a spring time birthday card. Then once that challenge was done the other friend said let's do another one! This time she chose to challenge us to make a card with an animal on. I did participate in the spring time birthday challenge and will share that card tomorrow but first I wanted to share my animal challenge card!

I pulled out the SaleABRation set called Friendly Seagulls and made my card.

Oh my, that was so much fun and just what us 3 ladies needed on a COLD, snowy afternoon!

We said that we will do that again when time allows and I can't wait!

I really loved how this card turned out and even more happy that I got this set. I did not think I'd love it but I do! I remember growing up and going to the beach twice every summer for family vacations. Our happy place was Ocean City, Maryland and if you've ever been there you know they have the coolest boardwalk and the nicest beaches. And also the seagulls were an everyday sight whether it be on the beach or the boardwalk....they were everywhere. And yes, they love french fries! That is one memory that always comes to mind when I think of our summer days at the beach! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Friendly Seagulls (SAB 25)

Ink: Memento Black, BoHo Blue, Smoky Slate, Stampin Blends-Smoky Slate, BoHo Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Cardstock: BoHo Blue, Smoky Slate, Basic White, Take to the Sky DSP

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, BoHo Blue In Color Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Please stop back tomorrow and I will share my spring time birthday card challenge! I actually used that challenge to my advantage and used it for a pack of cards for Audrey!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy