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

3 Anniversary Cards

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope your weekend was enjoyable!

Today I am sharing 3 different Anniversary cards that were made for one of Audrey's card orders. She requested these for 3 of the priest at her church that were celebrating anniversaries. I kept the design all the same but used different papers on them. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Sunset Coast (sentiment)

Ink: Boho Blue (retired In Color)

Cardstock: Boho Blue (retired In Color), Smoky Slate, Basic White, Take to the Sky DSP (retired 2025)

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Boho Blue In Color Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Card Details:

Stamps: Sunset Coast (sentiment)

Ink: Garden Green

Cardstock: Garden Green, Soft Seafoam, Basic White, Forever Greenery DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Toile Tidings Glitter Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Card Details:

Stamps: Sunset Coast (sentiment)

Ink: Garden Green

Cardstock: Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz (retired), Basic White, Forever Greenery DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Toile Tidings Glitter Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Audrey was happy with all 3 cards!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~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

Dad's Day

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!

It's to be another very hot & humid day here in PA. My ac has been on constantly since Wednesday morning because Bailee does not like the heat. Needless to say, she is loving the ac being on! LOL

Today I have another Father's Day card to share made using the Relaxing Waterside stamp set. This stamp set is a very nice masculine one that is in our 2026 May-August Catalog. It has coordinating dies and some beautiful paper in the suite. I finally broke into my DSP and created some cards for Father's Day...

Card Details:

Stamps: Relaxing Waterside

Ink: Basic Beige, Old Olive

Cardstock: Basic Beige, Old Olive, Waterside Retreat DSP

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Linen Thread, Old Olive Enamel Dots (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Tools for Dad

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I have a 2 more Father's Day cards to share.

I made some of these last year and and put in a bin. As I was going thru my cards I found them and thought they were worth a blog post!

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt Hello's (retired SAB 24), Trusty Tools (retired 2026)

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Trusty Toolbox DSP (retired SAB 24)

Accessories: Trusty Tools Dies (retired 2026), Nested Essentials Dies, Rustic Metallic Adhesive Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Card Details:

Stamps: Trusty Tools (retired 2026)

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Trusty Toolbox DSP (retired SAB 24)

Accessories: Trusty Tools Dies (retired 2026), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Hung Up Cute Clips (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue 

Such fun cards for a tool loving Dad!

It feels so good to get some use out of this stamp set & papers....even if it is all retired now. 

I bet I have 4 packs of this paper that I unloaded in my last stamp supply sale. I hope it went to someone who will get alot of use out of it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Floral Anniversary Set

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

Phew, I think I need a day to relax instead of doing household chores today! LOL

Between Saturday's outside work & planting flowers and yesterday's bike ride...I am hurting but I am gonna push thru and get my house cleaned today! Hopefully the rest of the week I can relax! 

Today I am sharing a set of Anniversary cards that was on Audrey's last order. I think she said she needed 17 Anniversary cards for the month of May & June and since I already had some made I pulled from my stash for the rest. Anyways, this set uses a sheet of patterned paper I found in my stash from Hobby Lobby. I've had it a good long while and I'm not sure if it's still available or not. I paired it with some retired Stampin Up colors like Pistachio Pudding & Primrose Petals. Do they sound familiar?

Card Details:

Stamps: Phrases & Frames (Million Dollar Achiever Set)

Ink: Pistachio Pudding (retired In Color)

Cardstock: Primrose Petals (retired In Color), Lemon Lolly, Pistachio Pudding (retired In Color), Patterned Paper from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Primrose Petals Stitched Ribbon (retired), Antique Pearls, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I know these are nothing too fancy because that is the way Audrey likes her cards but I found this set so rewarding to make because I was able to use some older products that haven't seen daylight in ages! I tried my best to match the cardstock to the colors in the patterned paper. These will also mail without any extra postage because nothing is popped up. 

Ok, I better get moving....it's going to be a long day! And a very hot one....90's are in the forecast today & tomorrow! Blah! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Mother's Day Daffodil's

 Hello & Happy Monday!

Can you believe that Mother's Day is just around the corner?!

Recently I started to pull out all the florals & lovely sentiments related to Mother's Day!

I created a couple cards already so I feel ahead of the game!

Card Details:

Stamps: Daffodil Daydream (retired 2022)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Memento Black, Stampin Blends- Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo

Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Basic White, Daffodil Afternoon DSP (retired 2022)

Accessories: Daffodil Dies (retired 2022), Nested Essentials Dies, Spring Flowers EF (retired), Solid Faceted Gems (retired), Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

As much as I adore this stamp set & dies, the coordinating DSP is pretty much done from my stash. I may have 4 little strips left but this paper was used hard over the years! Audrey always asks for daffodils each spring and loves them!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Pretty Petals Sympathy

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Today I am sharing a card I made some time ago using a bundle from the Online Exclusives. I feel like this set did not stick around long. I used the Pretty Petals bundle from last year.

Card Details:

Stamps: Pretty Petals (retired Online Exclusives), Something Fancy (retired sentiment)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Flirty Flamingo

Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo, Pretty Peacock, Basic White

Accessories: Nested Essentials Dies, Modern Herringbone 3D EF (retired Online Exclusives), Low Profile Gold Dots, Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card was a case of a beautiful card that LeeAnn Greff made. It was the one that sold me on this bundle. I have made quite a few cards with this set since and wanted to share the one that caught my attention! Thanks LeeAnn!! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

With Sympathy Set

 Hello & Happy Sunday!

We're in for a snow day today which is really odd since yesterday the sun was shining brightly and we got to almost 50 degrees! Hard to believe that it is gonna snow!

Anyways, I have a set of cards to share with you today that I made for Audrey's last order. She wanted a set of sympathy and this is what I made for her...

Card Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Moments (retired 2020)

Ink: Just Jade (retired In Color)

Cardstock: Just Jade (retired In Color), Blushing Bride (retired), Basic White, Abstract Beauty Specialty DSP (retired 2022)

Accessories: Butterfly Thinlits (retired 2015), Nested Essentials Dies, Beautiful Pattern EF (Online Exclusives), Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Kelsey's Valentine Gifts

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

My hubby has the day off to go get his car inspected this morning then we are gonna take Kelsey out to run some errands. 

 I want to share with you the little gifts that I made for Kelsey for Valentine's Day that I will give her when I see her later.

Here is the card I made to go with her gifts...

All these gifts are made from Marisa's Valentine's Day tutorials that she shared over the last few weeks. I loved the variety and gifts she used and I wanted to try my hand at her tutorials!

I used last year's Hearts of Elegance Suite that is now retired. This suite of products were on the Online Exclusives list.

This box was Marisa's Bandana Box that I made but put a cute heart headband in it that I got from Amazon. It's so cute (got one for myself, too) with a big pink bow!

This box was Marisa's Gift Card Wallet Holder. Instead of putting in a gift card I made a little card that I tucked inside with a sweet message on it. The other side holds 3 Ghiradelli heart candies. Yummy!

This next box is her Lip Smacker Box. I have never made one of these types of boxes so I HAD to make one but first I had to get the Lip Smackers which I found at Target. This came together so easily and I love the outcome!!!

The last gift did not turn out like Marisa's Popcorn Seasoning Box. I got the wrong sized seasoning bottles and I added 3 packs of popcorn to it. I just slipped all of it into a cello bag and added a sweet tag to it so it would match the rest of the little gifts.

Project Details:

Stamps: Hearts of Elegance (retired Online Exclusives), Poppin By (retired Online Exclusives, Hero Arts Valentine's Day Sentiment

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Versamark

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Gold Foil, Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP (retired Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Hearts of Elegance Dies (retired Online Exclusives), Nested Essentials Dies, Poppin By Dies (retired Online Exclusives), Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Low Profile Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Gold Metallic Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Cello Bags, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 2 Sided Tape, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These were all so fun to make and I just hope she likes them!

A huge Thank You to Marisa for sharing the tutorials!

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My thoughts today...

And lots of great coffee! 

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy