Holly Berry Happiness Set

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

I know I am running out of time to share more holiday cards but I still have a few left that I wanted to share. This set was made for Audrey and I pulled out the retired Holly Berry Happiness Bundle from the 2016 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalog. She wanted these without a sentiment on. I paired it with some Poinsettia Place DSP that is also retired.

Card Details:

Stamps: Holly Berry Happiness (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends-Real Red, Old Olive

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Old Olive, Poinsettia Place DSP (retired)

Accessories: Holly Berry Builder Punch (retired), Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Holly EF (retired), Red Rhinestones (retired), Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

She wanted something Christmas-y but without a saying on so she would use them whatever she needed them for. I think this was the first time I actually inked this set up and colored the images. I only ever used the sentiments in the set. I loved how they turned out especially all the holly stuff!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Banner Year Card

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

A rainy day is on tap here today which will make for a good day to bake cookies!

I mixed up 5 different kinds of cookies on Thursday and put in the fridge.

My favorite being my Grandma Fisher's Sugar Cakes!

I remember her making them for me all the time as a little girl and i'm so thankful that she sent me the recipe before she passed away. I don't make cookies all that much anymore since my kids are grown but Kelsey specifically asked for these.

So, before my day gets crazy I wanted to share card #3 from last Saturday's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This one uses the Banner Year set which came out in last year's Holiday Mini Catalog and carried over into the Annual Catalog this year!

Another quick & simple card with lots of wonderful texture and pretty papers!

I used the retired Stampin Up! Holly EF from many years ago.

The paper is the Heartwarming Hugs DSP which also came out last year and carried over this year! (I really love that Stampin Up! is doing this more & more)

The sentiment panel is diecut from the Pierced Blooms Dies.

We stamped our holly image and Be Merry saying from the Banner Year set.

Lastly, we added the beautiful Real Red Sheer bow and some Red Rhinestones for sparkle. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Banner Year

Ink: Real Red, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Heartwarming Hugs DSP

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Pierced Blooms Dies, Holly EF (retired), Real Red Sheer Ribbon, Red Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

How many of you have your Christmas cards addressed and mailed?

I am always late in getting mine out the door!

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My thoughts today...

Yeppers!

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

Illuminated Christmas

Hello & Happy Friday!

The weekend is upon us again!

I'm having a rough start to the long holiday weekend after my hubby was at work until very late last night. It was well after midnight until our heads hit the pillow.

I hate days like that because they just throw me off schedule.

And then I was up shortly after 6 this morning which makes for a very long day!

No doubt i'll be asleep before 7 tonight!

Today I am going to make this post short & sweet.

I pulled out another retired stamp set and used some pretty old Basic Grey paper called Eskimo Kisses.

I was digging thru a bunch of Basic Grey papers and found these couple scraps and I made another pack of cards around the colors in the paper.

Card Details:

Stamps: Illuminated Christmas (retired), Christmas Pines (sentiment, retired)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Basic Grey- Eskimo Kisses

Accessories: Holly EF (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This pack is also very mail friendly!

Basic Grey has some really nice patterned papers!

I have several packs that I need to go thru and start using.

Is Basic Grey still around? Can't say I have seen any....

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My thoughts today...

That's for sure!

I'm on my 2nd cup!

Hope the caffeine soon kicks in!

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