July 2026 Calendar

 Hello!

It's time to change out the calendar page from June to July! I have 3 of mine already done....1 more on my fridge yet that needs changed.

Project Details:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired), Light the Sky (retired)

Ink: Real Red, Azure Afternoon, Night of Navy

Cardstock: Azure Afternoon, Basic White, Recollections Paper (Michael's)

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Red Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Now we're good to go for another month!

Happy July, Friends!

~Wendy

June 2026 Calendar

 Hello Again, Friends!

This is my second post today because I just realized that I never shared my June 2026 Calendar page and we are almost to the end of the month! Better late than never, right?

Project Details:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired 1993)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Gray Granite, Basic White, Kaisercraft Patterned Paper-High Tide Collection

Accessories: Smooth Sailing Dies (retired), Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

So sorry for forgetting to post this for anyone who looks for idea's for making the calendar pages. Hopefully next Wednesday I do not forget to post the July page!

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Thanks for looking!

~Wendy

A Fun Challenge W/ Vicki

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

I'm ready for the weekend! Are you?

Tomorrow I am attending a Tesla event with Shawn and then hoping to get to pick some blueberries to freeze. I eat blueberries almost everyday so they will be a nice treat over the winter months.

Today my dear friend, Vicki & I are sharing a fun challenge....to make a candy dispenser box!

I haven't made one of these in quite a few years so this was fun! Since the 4th of July is coming quickly I decided to make mine with Red, White & Blue. It also helped that I had a bag of Red, White & Blue M&M's to put to good use!

Project Details:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired 1993), God Bless America (retired 2001)

Ink: Pacific Point (retired), Real Red & Pacific Point Stampin Write Markers (retired)

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Pacific Point, Pacific Point DSP (retired 2023)

Accessories: Star Blast Edgelits Dies (retired 2019), Nested Essentials Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Rhinestones, Red, White & Blue Ribbon (from stash), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Vicki & I talked about doing this challenge using Halloween & Christmas products, too!

That will be so much fun!

Hope you will stop by Vicki's blog to see what she created for the Candy Dispenser Box Challenge. I know it's going to be fabulous!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

May 2026

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!!

Welcome to the month of May and I'm sure you know what that means...time to share my May 2026 Calendar page! You know recently I talked about how I was letting go of lots of stamp sets & papers that I have in my collection. I came across all of my calendar pages since 2011 the other day! They are all so cool to look back on and see how far I've come with my stamping & creating! I just wasn't ready to throw my old calendars out so they are still in my drawer. Maybe I should just purchase new calendars and repurpose those! Good idea for when my hands will quit working, right?!

Project Details:

Stamps: Pretty Florals, More Great Greetings (retired)

Ink: Peach Pie, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Peach Pie, Basic White, Florals in Bloom DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Peach Pie In Color Shimmer Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'm sad that this suite of products is retiring from the 2025-2026 Stampin Up Annual Catalog. It's so pretty!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Halloween Hedgehogs

 Good Morning & Happy Hump Day!

Today I have a set of Halloween cards to share with you that I made using a long retired stamp set called Halloween Hedgehogs. This set was recently gifted to me by a very good friend and I was so thrilled when I opened the package from her. So as a big Thank You to her I inked it up and made a whole set of cards!

Card Details:

Stamps: Halloween Hedgehogs (retired-2002), More Great Greetings (retired-1998)

Ink: Memento Black, Basic Black Archival, Stampin Blends-Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Highland Heather

Cardstock: Highland Heather, Basic White, Basic Black, Patterned Paper-unknown

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Black Glittered Ribbon (retired), Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have been enjoying making up all these Halloween cards this year!

It always makes me happy to pull out the old stuff and use it.

One thing is for sure....I have plenty of Halloween cards for years to come!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!
~Wendy

With Sympathy

 Hello & Happy Friday!

We finally made it to the weekend! Yay!

I had a few fun days with Kelsey & Shady here visiting but we did no stamping.

She went home yesterday afternoon so now it's back to a quiet house.

Today I have a set of Sympathy cards to share that I made a head of time for when my card lady needs them. Take a look...

My friend turned me on to this pretty paper from Hobby Lobby back a few months ago and I knew I would not have time to play with it until after the holidays were over.

Last week I sat down and played with this paper and decided to make a pack of Sympathy cards with it. You will be seeing more of this paper in the future being that I picked up a few 12 x 12 sheets of it!

I paired the paper with Mint Macaron & Pretty Peacock ink, paper & embellishments.

Card Details:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, The Paper Studio Paper, Mint Macaron Gingham DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Labels Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits, Dragonflies Punch, Mint Macaron Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This paper reminds me of the Forever Greenry DSP with all the different leaves.

I guess that is why I love this paper, too!

Hope you like them as much as I do!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Happy Birthday!

Hello & Happy Thursday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas day!

Today I have a set of birthday cards that my card lady had requested last week.

She loved the pinecone cards so much that she wanted another pack.

Since I have alot of the Painted Season's DSP from SaleABration, I was happy to make her another pack!

Card Details:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired), Painted Season's (SAB 2019)

Ink: Early Espresso, Call Me Clover

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Call Me Clover, Painted Season's DSP (SAB 2019)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Four Season's Framelits, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

She sends out many cards each month and loved the print of this paper!

I agree that this paper is perfect for this time of year!

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My thoughts today...

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Happy Thanksgiving Card Set #3

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your week is going well so far!

1 more day until the weekend but i'm not sure I am looking too forward to it since we have an artic cold front coming thru! Our temps are to dive down into the 20's & 30's! Burrrr! I'm sure that is going to give us a reality check!

So today I am sharing the last pack of cards I made my customer. She requested 3 packs and this is the 3rd set. I found this card layout from one of Debbie Henderson's customers or downlines. Not sure which but seen it posted on Debbie's blog and ran with casing the idea but also adding a few of my own changes to it.

I'm not sure if you can see or not the beautiful leaf design on the cardbase? 

I used the new 3-D Dynamic Textured Layered Leaves Embossing Folder! WOW is all I can say about those type of embossing folders! They add so much texture to any card!

Happy Thanksgiving Set #3:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired)

Ink: Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla Thick, Very Vanilla, Color Me Autumn DSP (retired)

Accessories: Layered Leaves 3-D EF, Seasonal Layers Thinlits (leaf), Circle Layering Framelits, Crushed Curry Twine, Triple Banner Punch, Gold Metallic Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hard to believe we are 2 weeks today away from Thanksgiving!

Time sure does fly!

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My thoughts today.....

I had my doctor appointment for a check up yesterday but also I have been dealing with a rash from one end of my body to the other. Doctor gave me more medicine to take plus another topical creme but this time he finally scraped my one lesion and looked at it under a microscope which he has never done before to get an exact diagnosis. I just hope something soon works for this. The itching drives me crazy! LOL Other than that I had a good appointment and I will say that I really like my family doctor, too! A good doctor is sometimes very hard to find!!!

That is all for me today!

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

Happy 4th!

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I want to share 2 quick cards that I created for friends for the July 4th holiday!

They were fun & easy to make and I loved how they came out!

Happy 4th of July Cards:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red, Red Glimmer Paper

Accessories: Sunburst Framelit, Stars Framelits, Circle Punches, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great 4th of July holiday!

~Wendy

Easter Coffee Cup Carrier

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope everyone is having a good week so far.

I am still dealing with back pain.

I sent a message to my PCP about my situation and hope to hear back from him soon.

I'm in horrible pain and not sleeping too good but still chugging along, slowly!

Anyways, today I have coffee cup holder to share that I made up for Easter.

I really enjoy making these!

Easter Coffee Cup Holder:

Stamps: More Great Greetings (sentiment)

Ink: Marina Mist

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Whisper White, The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Lil Inkers Stitched Bunny Dies, White Organza Ribbon, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Scallop Nestibilities, Sm White Pearls, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Here is the link to the tutorial to make these if interested.

I filled my coffee cup with Hershey Kisses.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Another Sympathy Card

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Wow, what a day yesterday was!

Our day started out with a trip to Hobby Lobby before noon. 

I wanted to to get there and back before the storms came thru.

Stopped at the local grocery store for a few things then headed home.

Shawn made us lunch while I put my groceries away. We ate then started hearing thunder.

Rut row...the storms finally blew thru about 45 minutes later and were they ever something!

Lots of damage around the area and our temps have dropped significantly! Back to winter!

Today I am sharing another Sympathy card I made for my customer. 

I'm sure she will like these cards with these springy colors.

Everything on my card is retired. I'm trying to use up older stuff.

This stamp set called Love & Sympathy will stay in my collection for a long time. 

I love this flower and all the sentiments in it. 

With Sympathy Card:

Stamps: Love & Sympathy (retired), More Great Greetings (retired)

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz & Strawberry Slush SU Markers

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, All Bloom DSP

Accessories: Lil Inkers Oval Stitched Dies, Strawberry Slush Thick Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mono Adhesive

2 sets completed. 2 more to go!

Hoping today I can get them done.

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My thoughts today...

That's all I have for today!

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