November & December

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY!

Today I am sharing the last 2 calendars that I made for my clear picture frames.

I have been making these for about 12 years and as much as I like making them, they are alot of work. Here are my November & December pages....

November

Stamps: Hello Harvest (retired)

Ink: Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Rustic Harvest DSP (retired)

Accessories: Rustic Pumpkin Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

December

Stamps: Hope & Peace (retired)

Ink: Pacific Point

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Basic White, Celebrate Everything DSP (retired Hostess)

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits, Waves Rhinestones (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you enjoyed seeing my 2023 calendars!

I used a 4 x 6 clear acrylic picture frame and get my calendars from Taylored Expressions. 

I usually print out my calendars on Basic White cardstock but this year I found the tear off calendars at L&L Stamps in Ephrata, PA. so I just used them instead. 

It makes things go a bit faster!

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My thoughts today...

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

Hello Harvest Card Set

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a nice weekend!

They seem to go by so quickly, don't they?

It's the start to our Thanksgiving week and a very busy one!

Today I will hopefully finish up Christmas treats and move on to preparing for Thanksgiving Day! It's a short work week for Shawn and since Kelsey will not be here for Thanksgiving Day we kept our dinner on the low keyed side this year. I am still going to make a homemade Pumpkin Pie on Wednesday for our dessert. Yum!

Today I have one last set of Thanksgiving cards to share with you.

I made these up weeks ago and put them on my card rack for sale.

They use the Hello Harvest bundle which seemed to be my favorite this year!

There is just something about that pumpkin and spray of flowers that I just adore!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hello Harvest, Painted Pheasant (saying)

Ink: Memento Black, Soft Suede, Stampin Blends-Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede

Cardstock: So Saffron, Basic White, Gingham Cottage DSP

Accessories: Rustic Pumpkin Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, White Glittered Ribbon, Elegant Faceted Gems, Wink of Stella, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great start to your week!

~Wendy

Hello Harvest Thanksgiving Set

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday!

All I can say is "burrrr"!

Yesterday it was a sunny but cool day. The winds were whipping but around 3pm it clouded up and started to snow. We just popped out to drop some things off to Kelsey on her day off. It got so cold and snowed for a few hours but did not really lay on the ground. Two days this week we had snow now. I hope this isn't a sign of what we are in store for this winter! 

This morning we are off to the landfill to get rid of a bunch of stuff from the storage room in the basement that we went thru and want to get rid of. After that we are gonna run a few errands and get back home to stay. Too cold to be out & about! I worked all day yesterday on Christmas treats. I started M&M Sticks last evening but could not hold my eyes open any longer so I will finish those up today. I hope to get all my treats done in the next couple of days.

So today I want to share a set of cards that I made and sold to Audrey.

She requested Thanksgiving cards and I showed this set to her and that was all she wrote! They ended up on her pile of cards last week.

They are also a favorite of mine as well! It uses the Hello Harvest bundle from the 2022 July-December Mini Catalog. It's such a pretty set!

That pumpkin with the floral bunch on the top just steals the show!

It's tough on my hands to color them but WOW, I do love it when they are done!

I also added a bit of Wink of Stella to the middle of my sunflowers to give it a pop of sparkle!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hello Harvest, PSX (sentiment)

Ink: Memento Black, Pumpkin Pie, Stampin Blends-Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Basic White, Rustic Harvest DSP

Accessories: Rustic Pumpkin Dies, Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Champagne Rhinestones, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

After she got this set of cards she requested a pack just like these with a Happy Birthday saying on and I was happy to make them for her! 

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My thoughts today...

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

Stamp Day Card #4

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Can you believe we are 1 week away from Thanksgiving?!

Nothing much planned here for that day since Kelsey will be working at the restaurant as this will be the 1st year they will be open for reservations only. Covid the last 2 years kept them closed and they did take out dinners only. We are still planning on our usual turkey dinner and then get started putting the tree up and decorating. It will just be a bit more low keyed which is ok by me. 

I promised yesterday that I would share a picture of the puzzle I did earlier this week and here it is...

I started the 1000 piece puzzle Monday morning and soon discovered that it was pretty tough. I kept picking at it and several times I wanted to tear it apart and put it back in the box. I also feared that maybe all the pieces were not there since I bought it at Goodwill earlier this year. Tuesday night I finished up about 10:30 and left it on the kitchen table for Shawn to see in the morning. I was happy that I pushed thru and got this one completed. 

It will go to my friend, Deb when I see her again. She loves doing puzzles, too!

I still have 2 more Christmas puzzles to do sometime over the holidays. That will depend  on how busy I am with Christmas treats, card orders and getting ready for the holidays.

Today I have card #4 to share with you from Stamp Day w/ Friends this past Saturday.

This one uses the Hello Harvest stamp set from the 2022 July-December Mini Catalog.

I think this one was my favorite because of how colorful it is and it was very easy to create!

We created our own Designer Series Paper using the leaf stamp from the stamp set in Merry Merlot & Crushed Curry inks. The sentiment is from the retired Pleasant Pheasants stamp set. And we finished off this card using some retired Crushed Curry ribbon and Champagne Rhinestones!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hello Harvest, Pleasant Pheasanst (retired)

Ink: Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Basic White, Rustic Harvest DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Crushed Curry Ribbon (retired), Champagne Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Yesterday I sat and addressed about 12 Thanksgiving cards to send out to friends, family & neighbors. Today I may try and start some of my Christmas cards so that I am not a last minute Lucy on getting them sent. I'm trying to be a bit more productive and staying on top of things instead of waiting until the last minute. LOL Wish me luck on that one!

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My thoughts today...

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

Colorful Leaves HB Set

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

Today I have a chore list a mile long and no energy to do it! LOL

I picked at so much stuff around the house all weekend long and still have alot to do.

It's been put to the way side for the last 4-6 weeks due to not feeling well. I may have to have more than 1 cup of coffee to get me going this morning. We stayed up a bit longer last evening to watch the Ravens play in primetime. Halftime was it for me. My eyes kept getting heavier & heavier so I took my butt to bed only to wake up this morning to a win! YAY!

This is the last set of cards that I made for my card lady's recent order.

I saw this color combo somewhere of these pretty leaves and had to give it a try.

They are Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight.

They made for a pretty set of Fall birthday cards!

I made a frame around my pretty leaves using Daffodil Delight cardstock and the Stitched Rectangle Framelits. The sentiment is from the Happiness Abounds stamp set. The colorful leaves are from the Hello Harvest set. I added some retired Calypso Coral Baker's Twine to create a double bow on each card. And I finished it up with a few Rhinestones scattered on all the cards. Audrey loved them and so did I! I can't take credit for this being that I seen this color combo elsewhere but I really loved the outcome of them!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hello Harvest, Happiness Abounds (sentiment)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Basic White

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Rustic Pumpkin Dies, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine (retired), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have an amazing day!
~Wendy