Sweet Ice Cream HB

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your having a great day so far!

I am being quite lazy today! LOL

I slept in this morning which I don't do much anymore but today for some reason I felt the need. Nothing much on my agenda today other than getting a grocery list prepared. I had a friend come over yesterday who use to stamp with my big group of girls. It's been quite a few years since I last seen her and she wanted to stop buy to purchase some cards. She also brought me several bins of stamps, paper and cardstock! She hasn't stamped in many years so she just wanted to gift me with all of it. She asked that I go thru the bins and take what I want and she will come pick up whatever is left. I told her I will make great use of the cardstock and anytime she is free for a few hours to give me a yell and we will get together and make cards so she has cards in her arsenal & she can use her own supplies. I really miss stamping with the big group of ladies that I use to get together with on a monthly basis. I guess everyone's lives got busy and we all went our separate ways. Back before Covid hit I was trying to get my group of 6 girls together here & there and they all loved the time spent with friends making cards. Well, Covid came and that stopped and then our lives just went in different directions. I thought many times to try and get everyone back together and maybe I still will eventually. I do miss the friendships as those ladies were so wonderful to me when we transitioned from the move to MO and back to PA. Anyways, it was SO nice to have her visit and catch up. I hope we can do some cardmaking in the future.

So, today I have another fun & yummy ice cream cone card to share with you!

This one uses the retired Sweet Ice Cream set from a few years back. It was a favorite of mine.

Card Details:

Stamps: Sweet Ice Cream (retired)

Ink: Terracotta Tile (retired), Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral

Cardstock: Bumble Bee (retired), Terracotta Tile (retired), Petal Pink, Basic White, Sweet Ice Cream Corner DSP (retired)

Accessories: Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Scalloped Contour Dies (retired), Terracotta Tile Ribbon (retired), Bumble Bee In Color Dots (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Love the colors of this one!

That suite of products was always a favorite of mine and I still have quite a bit of the DSP left! It's a great bundle for those summertime birthdays because who doesn't love ice cream?!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Cool Treats Birthday

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday was my hubby's last day of work in Baltimore.

I know deep down he is sad about it because he liked his job there and closing his work is still a bit of a shock. I'm sure in time things will get better but I would not be surprised down the road that he finds another job down that way.

He's already got another job and one that is closer to home but he will eventually go to 2nd shift and i'm not sure he will like that. I told him we will adjust to whatever comes about!

Today is his birthday and while we have no plans today other than supper out this evening, we will take a few days next week and go on some adventures, weather permitting.

He is on vacation next week and will start the new job the following Monday.

I will most likely be taking next week off from stamping and I will return the following week!

Today I have another card to share that was made last Saturday at my Stamp Day w Friends.

This card has a different fold.

This card measures 5 1/2 x 10. Scored at 4 1/4 and 8 1/2.

I saw this card fold done by Angie Juda.

My card uses a retired set called Cool Treats.

It's a set that I did not use very much and I have 2 packs of coordinating DSP that needs used up!

My friends made this card and did a wonderful job even though the solid ice cream stamp gave us a bit of an issue. Cleaning it in between each use helped!

Card Details:

Stamps: Cool Treats (retired)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Watermelon Wonder (retired), Chocolate Chip (retired)

Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder (retired), Tasty Treats DSP (retired)

Accessories: Square Layering Framelits, Pool Party Enamel Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card was really an easy one to make and I loved the different fold!

Thanks Angie for sharing this neat fold!

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My thoughts today...

Happiest of birthdays to the best husband, ever!

Wishing you a great day, Buppie!

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

Cool Treats On A Rainy Day...

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

It's another rainy, gloomy morning here in PA. If anyone is liking it, it is probably my flowers that I finally got planted. It really dresses up the porches to have some fresh colorful flowers out there!

My hubby is still on vacation and has done very well picking up on sleeping in which is something he hardly ever does anymore. He talked about going fishing while on his short vacation but has not done so because it's been cool & windy here. Not sure what's going on with Mother Nature but I hope she soon brings back some sunshine & temps in the 70's!  

So, today I have a card set made with a stamp set that I had in my collection since January called Cool Treats. I was actually waiting till warmer weather to ink it up and since we had 3 days of 90 degree weather last week....I made sure to get it inked up!

My customer requests cards quite a bit that do not have a saying on. 

Sometimes that throws me off but I am getting use to it. She told me one day why she likes them without a saying on it and I guess I never really thought about it. She told me that she likes to have these types of cards on hand to send out for a last minute thank you or a birthday. She had a friend come visit her and they decided to go get ice cream. She wanted to send a card to the friend to thank her for that fun trip to get ice cream because it made her day! The Cool Treats set is a great choice for making a fun card! It's a shame that I waited so long to ink it up!

Cool Treats Card Set:

Stamps: Cool Treats

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Watermelon Wonder

Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Cool Treats Specialty DSP

Accessories: Lil Inker's Stitched Rectangle Dies, Mini Paper Clip, Watermelon Wonder Lacy Ribbon, Whisper White Baker's Twine, 2 Sided Tape, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today.....

I think we are in for another week of rain showers possibly thru the Memorial Day weekend.

All I have to say about that is......blah!

That's all I have for today.

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

Yummy Ice Cream Cone Card

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Today I am sharing another Corner Flip Card. 

This type of card is very fun to make and I like the design!

I used the Wink of Stella Clear Pen on my scoop of ice cream.

Ice Cream Corner Flip Card:

Stamps: Suite Sayings, Honeycomb Happiness SAB 16

Ink: Memento Black, Soft Suede, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Birthday Bouquet DSP

Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Punches, Wide Oval Punch, Rhinestones, Blushing Bride  Baker's Twine, Wink of Stella Pen, Dimensionals, Tombow Liquid.

I really like that Ice Cream Cone print on the paper! 

That's all for today!

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

Ice Cream Cone Cards

Hello & Happy Sunday!

I recently had an order from a lady friend of my Dad's. She must send out alot of cards to family & friends each month because every other week or so she gives me an order for cupcake cards or ice cream cone cards! She found out last July that I make handstamped cards and she has been ordering from me since! She gives me orders for a pack of cards usually all the same design. This pack i'm sharing today is some yummy ice cream cone cards!

I left the paper do most of the talking and added just the sentiment to the card. The inside I made a paper punched ice cream cone from the Cupcake Builder Punch and the Perfect Pennant Punch. The cone part or Perfect Pennant Punch was embossed with the Fancy Fan folder from Stampin Up!. It looks just like an ice cream cone!

The dsp is a retired pack from 2012 called Sweet Shop Specialty DSP.

Ice Cream Cone Cards:

Stamps: Perfect Punches

Ink: Lucky Limeade

Cardstock: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Sweet Shop DSP

Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Perfect Pennants Punch, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

That's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the rest of your weekend!
~Wendy