Deer Father's Day

Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I am going back to sharing more Father's Day cards. 

I had a friend ask for some that are hunting & fishing related so I whipped this up for her. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps (deer), Make An Impression (sentiment)

Ink: Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock, Whisper White Tag Punchouts (retired), Country Woods DSP (retired), Plaid Tidings DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Linen Thread, Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love this card! I know my Dad would have loved it, too!

He was a hunter in his younger years and looked forward to deer season every Fall.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

 

Magnolia Anniversary

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

We are in for another scorcher today! Blah! 

I'm all for warm weather but 90 +degrees and humidity....not my thing! I will be hibernating in the basement today!

Just sharing a quick card today that I made a few weeks ago.

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Basic White, Magnolia Lane DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Memory Box Leaf Swirl Die, Petal Pink Ribbon (retired), Petal Pink Low Profile Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My friend Carol sent me those leaf swirls years ago and I am down to 1 left in my stash. I always loved that diecut! Thanks Carol!! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Blue Jay HB

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I am sharing a card I made for Audrey's last order. She requested a card for a good friend of hers that is a bird watcher and loves blue jays! I knew I had a blue jay stamp but wasn't quite sure if I had gotten rid of it since I recently did a big clean out of my stamps. Luckily I found it still in my drawer!

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Stamp Co, Party Pants (retired SAB 2016)

Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Stampin Blends-Blueberry Bushel, Smoky Slate & Old Olive

Cardstock: Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel, Basic White

Accessories: Peaceful Greenery 3D EF, Peace on Earth Dies, Pecan Pie Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots (retired Online Exclusives), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I really surprised myself with this one! I loved how it turned out and so did Audrey!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by!

~Wendy

Stamp Day w/ Friends Card #2

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Today I am sharing the 2nd card we made last week at my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together.

This one is perfect for those Fall cards that I missed the mark on mailing out this year. I guess I could still send them out...better late than never, right?

Card Details:

Stamps: Autumn Leaves (retired Million Dollar Sales Achiever), Northwoods Rubber Stamps (inside sentiment), Petite Patterns (retired leaves inside)

Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Basic White, Splendid Autumn DSP

Accessories: Everyday Arches Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Leaf Fall 3D EF (retired), Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The girls loved this card as well! I think the DSP just pulls this whole card together. And those Everyday Arches Dies are just fantastic, too!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a beautiful day!

~Wendy

Congrats Grad

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

The week is buzzing right along! Today is looking to be a very nice day with warm temps and low humidity. I am hoping to take advantage of this beautiful day with a good walk this evening! So today I am sharing a graduation card that I made recently for a friend. I pulled out all retired Stampin Up! products because that is all I own when it comes to this occasion. The school colors were black & gold.

Card Details:

Stamps: Sketch An Event (retired graduation cap), Great Grad (retired words on front), Northwoods Rubber Stamps (inside sentiment)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Crushed Curry, Versamark

Cardstock: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Basic White

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Basic Black & Crushed Curry Twine (retired), Black Sparkle Gems, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This turned out perfect for the occasion!

I don't make very many graduation cards because of the school colors and year they graduate. I usually wait until someone orders a card before I pull out my drawer of graduation stamps so nothing goes to waste. 

I enjoy making this one! Thanks, Shannon!!

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My thoughts today...

So very true!

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

Happy Anniversary

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!!

I hope your all doing well!

I took a bit of a break the last several days. Not one I planned for but because it's been crazy busy and I have not had any card orders to share. I took my first dose of my new medicine last Friday night and it has been kicking my butt. Miss Bailee had grooming first thing Saturday morning and once we dropped her off I went home and made us a good breakfast, only thing was I couldn't even eat half of it. It was good but I got full after about 5 bites. I also noticed how fatigued I was and had no energy to do much. Sunday, I got up and still felt the same way but if you remembered Shawn had booked a Rail Trail Bike adventure that morning. I ate just a handful of crackers that morning because that was all I could get in. The smell of food was already starting to turn my stomach. We went and did the rail bike ride with his boss & wife. It was so much fun!! Afterwards though, I was totally zonked. I came home and slept the rest of the day. Starting a new dose of meds was no joke. Thankfully, I did not get sick but it did knock me back a peg. They say that this happens but in time your body will adjust to it. Monday, I felt like an 18 wheeler ran me over so I decided I was not going to do my normal house cleaning. Instead I decorated for Halloween since it's not that strenuous. I felt better as the day when on although I still was not eating much. Shawn grabbed a small pizza on his way home from work since I did not make any supper. One piece of pizza was all I could eat and let me say that that one slice of pizza spiked my blood sugar higher then I have ever seen it! Guess no more pizza for me. Then yesterday I did get my normal house cleaning done and I was starting to eat more than I had the last several days which was a good thing. Today is 5 days since my injection and I am just a bit tired but feeling so much better. I'm planning on hitting my stamp table to work on filling up my card rack. I have sold so many cards off my card rack in the last several weeks that some of the pockets are empty! So, today we are starting off with a pretty Anniversary card that will be headed to the card rack!

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Poppy Parade

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Poppy Parade, Basic White, Garden Walk DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Blooming Pearls (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I loved this pack of paper from the 2023 Holiday Mini Catalog and I try to use it whenever I can. This floral print just screamed Anniversary to me and I wanted to make a quick card with it. 

I'm sorry for such a long post today, I just wanted to let you know where I've been and what's been going on. Hopefully, this week will be a little less dramatic and I can concentrate on getting back to creating because I have missed it!

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My thoughts today...

Let's hope that real life is done interfering now! LOL

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

Happy Retirement

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

It's to be a rainy day here again so since it's Saturday and Shawn is headed out fishing I decided to get my decorations out for Memorial Day/July 4th and get that chore done. I'm waiting on the porches to get power washed before I can even think about getting my rocking chairs out and planting some flowers. Every weekend for the last I don't know maybe 12 weekends it has rained and so that chore is still waiting. And next weekend is Memorial Day so I feel like we are way behind. 

Today I am sharing a quick card that was on Audrey's card order list. She needed a retirement card for a man and was not very specific other than please use the chair on it. LOL So, this is what I made for her...

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Basic White, The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Square Layering Framelits (retired), Seasonal Layers Thinlits (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another one of those quick & easy cards! 

I kept wanting to add stuff to it but in the end I left it off. 

Speaking of Audrey, today is her last grandson's big day!

He's getting married today! I know she is so happy for him as she talks about him alot!

 He actually asked his girlfriend to marry him in Audrey's house!  Now how cool is that?!

My dermatology appointment went well yesterday!

Doctor is trying an antibiotic on my rosacea to see if it helps the breakouts. I had this before and it did help so I am hoping for good results. But as always, time will tell!

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My thoughts today...

I am in major need of my coffee this morning as I did not sleep too well last night!

A nap might be in order today! LOL

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

Happy Anniversary Set

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday!

I've got a quick post for you today then I am off to finish up Audrey's order.

She called yesterday while I was on the last card of her order and she gave me 20 more cards!

If they were sets it wouldn't be so bad but they are individual single cards that she wants personalized which makes things complicated. Today was suppose to be my cleaning day but it looks like I will be in my stamp room making more cards because tonight is the only evening this week that it works to get them delivered to her. I spent 12 hours making cards for her yesterday and my hands are not very happy. I am hoping that it doesn't take long today to finish up.

So here is one set of Anniversary cards she ordered. I used the pretty Flowering Zinnia DSP for these and tried to keep them as simple as I could...

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Petal Pink, Flowering Zinnia DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Perennial Postage Dies, Nested Essentials Dies, Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins (Online Exclusives), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have been going thru lots of this DSP and may just have to get another pack of it eventually....it is so pretty and I love the bright colors!

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My thoughts today...

Most definitely!

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

Stamps Day w/ Friends Card # 3

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I have card #3 to share with you from my recent Stamp Day w/ Friends get together.

This card uses the beautiful All About Autumn DSP and a sentiment from Northwoods Rubber Stamps. Not quite sure why Stampin Up! did not have any Thanksgiving sayings this year so I dug into my stash and used what I had on hand.

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Thick Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one was a really quick card to put together and everything is flat for easy mailing.

Yesterday I planned on getting a good start on my Christmas treats but the day had other idea's for me. By the time I got to my stamp table our power went out and I was left sitting in the dark in the basement. Supper was even late due to the power outage. I'm going to try again today and hope there are no issues.

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My thoughts today...

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

Happy Anniversary

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday our weather turned out to be so nice! 

A little cool in the morning but we hit 70 in the afternoon!

Today I have a set of Anniversary cards to share with you that I made for Audrey.

Every now & then she'll request a pack of Anniversary so I went in search of some retired paper to get me started...

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps (sentiment)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Sweet Sugarplum (retired), Basic White, Petal Garden DSP (retired-2018)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Garden Trellis EF (retired-2018), Sweet Sugarplum Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I don't ever remember buying this pack of DSP but it does have some lovely prints!

I will try to incorporate more of my retired stash into cards in the future to help use it up and I know Audrey doesn't mind. 

I had a chance to deliver her card order earlier this week and wanted to give an update on her. She is done with her radiation treatments but will have to do her IV Therapy every other week for the rest of her life. The radiation wiped out her thyroid and she is now on medication. She was not very happy about this. She is 93 years old and has never been on any medications up to this point. She was very talkative and happy when I seen her but she looked awfully tired. When I left I told her I will keep her in my prayers and hoped that she got some rest in the coming days. 

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My thoughts today...

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

Northwoods Birthday Card

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY!

Today is the day Kelsey & Shady move to their apartment!

While I'm happy for them, I'm a bit sad, too! We've grown very close to Shady these last few months as we have taken care of him in the evenings when she works. He's come along way since he's been here in the last 10 months! I think we are all going to miss seeing him on a daily basis.

Today I have a masculine card to share with you using a Northwoods Rubber Stamp and a sentiment from the Wildlife Wonder stamp set.

Card Details:

Stamps: Northwoods Rubber Stamps, Wildlife Wonder

Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy (retired), Well Worn DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Metallic Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I reach for this deer stamp quite often as it's easy to use and you really don't need to color it. Sometimes easier is better & quicker, too! This card is headed to my card rack where I know it won't last long!

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My thoughts today...

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

Stamp Day w/ Friends

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

I hope your enjoying your weekend so far!

This morning I held a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together with my 2 very good friends!

It certainly was a great day all around! Lots of conversation, laughs and some good snacky stuff! Here is card #1 that we made...

The girls love their masculine cards and this one was probably my favorite of the day!

Card Details:

Stamps: Deer-Northwoods Rubber Stamps, Wildlife Wonder

Ink: Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock (retired)

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP (retired), In Good Taste DSP (retired)

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Gold Swirls (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love the colors and the papers!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a super fun day!

~Wendy