Baptism Cards

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

I am off to the dentist first thing this morning for a cleaning.

I'd rather be in bed sleeping but gotta do what ya gotta do, right?

Today I am sharing 2 cards that I made recently for Audrey.

Everything on these is retired,

Card Details:

Stamps: Inspired Events (retired), Hold on to Hope (retired Million Dollar Achiever Set)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Magnolia Lane DSP (retired)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Crosses of Hope Framelits (retired), Celebration Labels Dies (retired), Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I always enjoy pulling out the retired stuff and breathing new life into them!

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My thoughts today...

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

Easter Blessings

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!

We finally had an entire weekend of nice weather so we definitely took advantage of it!

We got our bikes out for a quick ride yesterday and every muscle in my body is hurting today!

So today I am sharing an Easter card that I whipped up for myself.

I did not get any St Patrick's Day cards made this year so I am making sure my Easter cards are done!

I dug into some old ink, cardstock & DSP for this one and it turned out beautifully!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hold on to Hope, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Always Artichoke (retired), Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze (retired)

Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke (retired), Very Vanilla, Springtime Vintage DSP (retired)

Accessories: Crosses of Hope Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Silver Metallic Enamel Dot, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

It always feels good to use retired products which I am going to be doing more of in the coming months. I have SO much old stuff that is screaming to be used! 

I know i'm not alone!

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My thoughts today....

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

Easter Blessings Set

Hello & Happy Saturday!

The weather today is suppose to be super nice!

70 degrees with sunshine and nothing makes me happier!

Well, except that today is my Stamp Day w Friends event!

It will be so nice seeing all the stamp girls again and having a great time!

After my stamping event I hope that Shawn & I can get the bikes out for a ride!

You know me, always trying to take advantage of the nice weather!

So, before my day gets out of control and it will at some point! LOL

I have one more set of Easter cards to share that I whipped up Thursday evening.

This set uses the Hold On to Hope Bundle and a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings set.

I really like this set!

Something about that beautiful cross with the greenery draped over it!

I was going to use this set for myself for Easter but I decided I will show these to my customer whom I know will snatch them up! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Hold On to Hope, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Fresh Fig, Pear Pizzazz, Powder Pink

Cardstock: Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Whisper White, Floral Romance Specialty Paper

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits, Crosses of Hope Framelits, Classic Label Punch, Silver Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm really hoping next week once my Stamp Day w Friends is over that I can get started on making Easter cards for myself. I always put my customer orders ahead of myself and then find I get burnt out after fulfilling her cards. Guess I will be prowling Pinterest looking for some idea's to spark my creativity! I'm sure i'm not alone!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your Saturday!
~Wendy

Ordained Priest

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

A rainy day is on tap here which makes for a great crafting day!

I worked on a card yesterday for my customer who requested a card for a priest that will be ordained in June. That was a bit of a toughie for me and I did some searching for inspiration!! I found a card using the Springtime Foils DSP from SaleABration and decided to give it a go. Since I do not have the Stampin Blends, I used my Copic Markers and colored in the leaves on this particular sheet of paper. Then I layered it onto a piece of Gold Foil and built my card from there.

Thankfully, I had the Hold on to Hope Bundle to use on this card too!

At first I wasn't sure I would get enough use out of this set but i'm pleased that my customer requests could be fulfilled with using it! 

Card Project:

Stamps: Hold on to Hope

Ink: Versamark, Gold EP

Cardstock: Pool Party, Gold Foil, Springtime Foils DSP (SAB '18)

Accessories: Crosses of Hope Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Gold Metallic Enamel Dot, Copic Markers, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This cross framelit is absolutely beautiful and I hope my customer will like this!

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My thoughts today...

That is all for now!

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

Hold on to Hope

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Here we had temps in the 80's Friday & Saturday.

Saturday was a bit too much for me as I am not a fan of hot weather.

Sunny and 70's is my motto!

Yesterday & today we are getting rain. Some heavy and some just showers but nonetheless, it's a gloomy day! I sure hope my lilac bush is enjoying this nice watering and brings me some beautiful lilacs soon! They always smell so amazing!

Today I have a cute card to share using the Hold on to Hope Bundle that is in the Occasions Mini Catalog. It is a million dollar achiever stamp set created by Brandy Cox after she achieved her 1 million in sales. The new catalog that is set to release June 1st 2018 is filled with many million dollar stamp sets and it's very exciting!

When I first saw this stamp set I was immediately taken with that beautiful cross!

Here I stamped the plain cross with Calypso Coral and stamped off first to get a lighter image. I diecut it with the matching framelit. Then I diecut the fancy cross with it's matching framelit and layering it on top of my stamped off cross. The greens are stamped with Pear Pizzazz and diecut out with it's coordinating framelit.

Card Details:

Stamps: Hold on to Hope

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Accessories: Crosses of Hope Framelits, Clear Rhinestone, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This bundle is a wonderful one to have in your collection and will still be available until the end of May. It is being carried over into the new catalog but you will no longer be able to get the extra 10% off of it since it will be sold separately. 

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My thoughts today...

Lots of puddles out there to play in today!

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