Happy Birthday

 Hello & Happy Monday!

It's the last Monday of 2024 and I am getting things back to normal and posting some cards that I made a few weeks ago. A friend was looking to buy a variety of different occasion cards to use for Christmas gifts this year so I got busy making some cards for her to choose from.

This uses all retired products which I really enjoyed pulling out and using.

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays (retired)

Ink: Just Jade (retired)

Cardstock: Just Jade (retired), Bumble Bee (retired), Basic White, Flower & Field DSP (retired SAB 21)

Accessories: Deckled Rectangles Dies, Bumble Bee In Color Enamel Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Love the colors of this paper which made for a really nice birthday card!

Fortunately, I have an entire pack of this DSP in my stash and I will need to replenish my card rack eventually! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Wendy

Retiring Day #19

 Happy Easter, Everyone!

Today I am going to make this a quick post since we are cooking dinner today!

It is day #19 of sharing a card with a retiring Stampin Up! set.

The set I used is the Happiest of Birthdays on page 66 of the Stampin Up Annual Catalog.

The Happiest of Birthdays set is one that I loved and used many times.

I like the big bold sayings in it,

I paired it here with the Hippo & Friends Dies & the Pansy Petals DSP which both are leaving us too!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Polished Pink

Cardstock: Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Pansy Petals DSP

Accessories: Hippo & Friends Dies, Pansy Dies, Polished Pink Ribbon, In Color Jewels, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one is headed to my card rack since my Belated Birthday spot is empty!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Masculine HB

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Our weather here the last 2 days has been pretty fabulous!

Sunshine & 70's are definitely my kind of weather and just makes me happy!

Tomorrow that all will change as they are calling for another heatwave starting over the weekend. 

Anyways, today I have another card to share that was made for my last card order.

My card lady has a grandson that is a police officer in Maryland and asked for a birthday card for him.

This Well Suited DSP was perfect for this one!

Sadly it will be retiring soon.

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Pacific Point

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Basic White, Basic Black, Well Suited DSP

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Pacific Point Enamel Stars (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This was an easy card to put together which I left the paper do all the work and my card lady loved it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Fall Happy Birthdays

 Happy October 1st, Everyone!

Today I am sharing a pretty set of Fall Happy Birthday cards that I made for my card lady recently.

You know I usually use a mix of old & new products together for my card orders!

 For this set I used some colorful papers from the retired Orchard Harvest DSP and my sentiment from the Happiest of Birthdays from the 2020 Stampin Up! Annual Catalog!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, More Mustard (retired), Very Vanilla, Orchard Harvest DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies, Natural Trim Gold (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Aren't they pretty?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Happiest of Birthdays!

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have the last card to share with you that we made on Saturday at my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This one came together really quick and took us maybe 15 mins to complete it! It uses a new set from the Stampin Up Annual Catalog called Happiest of Birthdays from page 103.

We started with a Thick Whisper White cardbase. 

Then added the piece of Bumble Bee cardstock and a piece of the Ornate Gardens Specialty Paper! Love that paper!

The sentiment was stamped with Bumble Bee ink onto Whisper White cardstock that was diecut with the Stitched Rectangle Framelits. 

The flowers were punched from Whisper White cardstock using the Medium Daisy Punch. 

The leaf was punched with Old Olive cardstock using the retired Leaf Punch.

We adhered everything together and added a few Champagne Rhinestones for sparkle!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Bumble Bee

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Bumble Bee, Old Olive, Whisper White, Ornate Gardens Specialty Paper

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Medium Daisy Punch, Leaf Punch (retired), Champagne Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

A pretty Fall card, don't ya think?

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My thoughts today...

That's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Masculine Birthday Card #5

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have the last masculine birthday card to share.

These were all part of the card order I have been working on since last Friday.

I love this paper and sad that it's been long retired.

Blueberry Bushel is the one of the nicest color of blues that Stampin Up! has ever had in my opinion.

This pack of paper makes some really cool masculine cards!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Mango Melody

Cardstock: Gray Granite, Mango Melody, Blueberry Bushel (retired), Whisper White, Best Route DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Nested Dies, Best Route Enamel Shapes (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Yesterday I got my card order all wrapped up and ready for delivery!

Now I need to get a few last minute things wrapped up for my Stamp Day w/ Friends!

 Adult socialization....woohoo!

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My thoughts today...

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

Masculine HB Card #4

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

I have been sharing all this week a set of masculine birthday cards that are made for my card lady. She wanted 5 different styled cards for members of her family that all have birthdays the last 2 weeks of June. Today I have another one to share...

This one uses paper from the retired pack of Magnolia Lane DSP.

I basically used scraps that were left in my pack. I did purchase another pack when it was marked down on the retired list but I have not opened it yet.

I paired it up with that amazing sentiment from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set that is new!

I love that font! I diecut it with a Stitched Nested Die and added a diecut leaf from the Magnolia Memory Dies.

I hope by using the leaf printed paper and adding a leaf diecut I kept this on the masculine side.

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Magnolia Lane DSP (retired)

Accessories: Magnolia Memory Dies, Stitched Nested Dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm headed to my stamp table today to finish working on that same card order.

Yesterday she added to my order so I need to get crack a lackin!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

DD Pines HB Card #3

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Yesterday was my day to do housework so again their was no creative time.

I hope today once I get the bathroom cleaned that I can get inky!

Saturday, I am having friends over for some play time!

I've not stamped with friends since December (thanks to the virus) so I am looking forward to seeing them and making cards! I will share those projects next week.

Today I have another masculine birthday card to share that is part of my customers card order.

Remember all 5 need to be different since they are all for family.

A few months ago I purchased a stamp set off someone on Facebook.

It was the retired DD Pines. DD stands for Definitely Decorative.

Anxious to use it I finally had a reason to ink it up!

Needless to say that this stamp set was unmounted and never seen ink....until now!

I found that stamping the solid image was a bit of a challenge and ended up using my foam piercing mat under it. It wasn't the best image but it worked.

I used my Stamp A Ma Jig to get perfect placement for the birds. I'm supposing they are geese?

I also used the new Happiest of Birthdays stamp set for my sentiment.

That is a great set and I can see using that ALOT!

Card Details:

Stamps: DD Pines (retired), Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, HOTP Plaid Paper

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Linen Thread, Holiday Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card is completely flat for easy mailing!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Masculine Card Series

Good Morning & Happy Sunday!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Yesterday was simply gorgeous here in PA!

We went for a ride to Amish country in Lancaster County to find 2 hanging pots of flowers for my back porch. It was such a lovely day with beautiful blue skies!

It could not have been more perfect!

These kind of days are my absolute favorites and of course spending it with my hubby makes it even better!

This morning it's quite cloudy & cool out.

I'm off to get a haircut then grab a few groceries!

After that is anyone's guess!

I got a card order from my card lady last week which I was slow to get started on.

She specifically asked for 5 masculine birthday cards which are for members of her family.

She needs them all to be different.

I pulled out all my masculine papers and got to work...

This one uses DSP from 2 years ago from the Best Route Suite.

I have lots of it leftover along with those brightly colored enamel stars!

The sentiment is a new one from the Stampin Up! Annual Catalog called Happiest of Birthdays!

Love the font!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happiest of Birthdays

Ink: Blueberry Bushel (retired)

Cardstock: Blueberry Bushel (retired), Mango Melody, Whisper White, Best Route DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Rectangle Framelits, Best Route Enamel Stars (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one came together pretty easy and I was pleased with it!

1 down, 4 more to go!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy