Merry Monday

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Today things are back to normal since the snow is over and hubby is back to work.

We got maybe 9 inches of snow that was mixed with sleet. It's to stay very cold atleast for the next week so I do not see much melting taking place. I spent yesterday at my stamp table for a few hours. I made a variety of cards. 

I have a pretty Christmas card to share today! I know Christmas was just 4 weeks ago but it's time to start preparing for Christmas 2026. This is my 1st holiday card of the year!

Card Details:

Stamps: To You & Yours (retired 2008), Poinsettia Petals (retired 2020)

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Beige, Patterned Paper from Michael's

Accessories: Greetings of the Season Dies (retired Online Exclusives 2024), Red Sparkly Ribbon (stash), Red Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I could not resist this pretty paper at Michael's for making some holiday cards! 

I love the pops of red foil in it!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & please stay warm!

~Wendy

Poinsettia Petals

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you had a nice weekend! 

Today I am finishing up some cleaning then I hope to get started on wrapping a few gifts. Shawn & I decided this year that we were not buying gifts for each other since there really isn't anything we want or need. We got the kids a few things and that is about it. I'm just happy to be spending the holidays with my family without all the gift giving!

I have a card to share that I made with the retired Poinsettia Petals Bundle. This is one of my favorite poinsettia sets that Stampin Up! has ever had and it will stay put in my collection!

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals (retired 2020)

Ink: Poppy Parade

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Basic White, Just Jade (retired), Gold Foil Paper, Flowers For Every Season DSP (retired 2020)

Accessories: Poinsettia Dies (retired 2020), Stitched So Sweetly Dies (retired), Eyelet 3D EF, Metallic Snowflakes (retired), Loose Gold Sequins, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love this one!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great start to your week!

~Wendy

Christmas Stamp Day w/ Friends Card # 1

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! It sure was a busy one here and it was over in the blink of an eye! Saturday I had the girls over to make some Christmas cards for Stamp Day w/ Friends. We had so much fun! On Sunday I had a friend text and ask to come over to buy some Christmas cards. I don't see her as often anymore so we spent 2 hours just chit chatting about life and catching up. After those 2 days of the girls shopping my Christmas stash I had to do a quick run to the store on Sunday afternoon to grab more candy and make more treats to take to Audrey this week. Guess it was good for business but not so good on my hands! Anyways, all in all it was terrific and I always love spending time with friends! 

Monday I spent the day finishing up Audrey's card order and getting the finishing touches put on the treats. I will be delivering her things this evening so once that is done I will be able to breath a sigh of relief and let my hands get a break before starting the 2025 Calendars. If all goes as planned (and normally it never does) I can get them wrapped up by the end of next week and get them to my customers before the start of the new year! That is the plan....have to see how that one goes!

So, this week I am sharing the cards we made on Saturday at my Christmas Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This year I only designed 4 simple cards as I'm trying to make things less stressful on my self. Here is card #1...

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals (retired)

Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Old Olive, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Graceful Greenery Vellum & Season of Green & Gold DSP (both from the Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Poinsettia Dies (retired), Perennial Postage Dies, Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card went together so quickly since I did all the diecutting ahead of time!

Another plus is that it lays flat for easy mailing!

Make sure you stop back to see tomorrows card! It's my favorite!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

May Your Holidays Bloom

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Everyone!

I hope your having a good weekend!

I'm sorry for the late update today.

Poor Bailee has had the itchies the last week or so and then she was groomed yesterday.

Her groomer suggested some Benadryl until we can get her a Vet appointment. It seemed to help her some but I only gave her 1 dose yesterday afternoon and then she was awake scratching, itching and chewing half the night. I feel so bad for her as I know what it's like to have itchy skin with my Psoriasis. The groomer bathed her in oatmeal shampoo in hopes that it would help her some. I sure hope Shawn can get her in to be seen ASAP on Monday. She only ever had an itchy episode a few years ago and I rubbed her skin with organic coconut oil which helped her and took the itchies away. I tried it again last Tuesday but it did not help.

I have a pretty poinsettia card to share today that I made with the retired Poinsettia Petals stamp set. I loved this set and will continue to use it even if it was retired!

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals

Ink: Poppy Parade, Just Jade (retired)

Cardstock: Just Jade (retired), Poppy Parade, Basic White, Flowers for Every Season DSP (retired), Iridescent Paper (retired), Gold Foil Paper

Accessories: Poinsettia Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies (retired), Festive Pearls, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Have you started working on your Christmas cards yet?

I know summertime can be a busy time with family, vacations and yardwork but now is the perfect time to get them started especially since it's too hot to be outside! I find that making my holiday cards over the summertime makes it easy and lessens the stress of the holidays.  I will be so happy that my cards will be ready to address and mail out after Thanksgiving! That is a first for me! 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Warm Wishes

 Hello & a Happy Sunday to you!

I hope your all having a wonderful weekend!

Our weather this morning is sunny & very comfortable.

We had rain most of the day yesterday. I sat and watched Christmas in July on the Hallmark Channel most of the day then a quick trip to Sam's for a handful of things. By the time we got home it had started to cool off and the skies were clearing. We slept with the windows open last night and the ac turned off which was much needed. My sinuses hate the ac!

Today I have a really cute card to share made using all retired stuff from my stash.

It uses a sentiment from the Poinsettia Place set and DSP from 2020 called Trimming the Town DSP.

This is also a fun fold that is called the Book Binding Fold.

I diecut the houses and trees from the Trimming the Town DSP using the Home Together Dies which I do not think I ever used before now.

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals (retired), Coming Home (retired), Greatest Part of Christmas (inside sentiment, retired)

Ink: Misty Moonlight (retired)

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Pool Party, Trimming the Town DSP (retired)

Accessories: Home Together Dies (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Misty Moonlight Ribbon (retired), Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

After doing Christmas cards this entire month...I don't think I will need any come December! LOL I'm thrilled though with getting them made before the holiday season comes then I can concentrate on other things!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Retiring Stamp Day #27

 Hello & Happy Monday, Everyone!

I hope you all had a nice weekend!

Yesterday was the nicest day we had yet this year!

Today is day #27 of sharing a card using a retiring Stampin Up! stamp set.

Poinsettia Petals is the stamp set with it's coordinating Poinsettia Dies.

It's on page 92 of the current Stampin Up! catalog.

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals

Ink: Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, Iridescent Paper, Poinsettia Place DSP (retired)

Accessories: Poinsettia Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The Poinsettia Place DSP is long retired and I have 2 almost full packs of it to use up so i'm sure you will be seeing more cards coming this holiday season with this set! It was another favorite!

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My thoughts today...

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

Holiday Thank You Cards

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a nice Christmas holiday!

My Christmas was very nice but I am exhausted!

Happy to say that Santa did bring me a new camera! And it's purple!!!

I hope Santa brought you some nice goodies as well!

I have not been to my stamp table in over a week and hope one day this week to get back to it. I have all my 2022 calendars cut out but no where near finished. Once they are done I will share pictures using my new camera!

I have a set of Christmas Thank You cards to share that were made for my card lady on her last order. (She already called and gave me her next order!!)

We all need Thank You cards to send to people that either hosted Christmas or for a special gift you received. I kept these simple by allowing the paper to do all the work. And she loved them!

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Evening Evergreen, Basic White, Painted Christmas DSP

Accessories: Seasonal Labels Dies, Real Red Sheer Ribbon, Red Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

So now that Christmas is over.....when do you take down your decorations/tree and put it away? As much as I love the pretty lights and decorations, I am ready to start putting things away and get things back to normal. 

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My thoughts today...

I really do! 

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

Poinsettia Place Card Set

 Hello & Happy Monday!

The start of a new week and with Thanksgiving this week makes me sit and think about how quickly life goes by and how thankful I am for my family, friends and others that we are close too. I'm grateful for the ones who are a big part of my life. And i'm definitely blessed to have a husband whom is very good to me and has given me a good life. I could not imagine my life without him. 

I hope you all can take some time to sit and think about the things that make you thankful this Thanksgiving...

Today is the start to a busy week for me, I only hope my hands will not fail me.

I am having so much trouble with them aching & hurting.

I have a set of pretty Poinsettia cards to share that I made for my Christmas basket that I sell. My card lady usually gets about 8-10 packs of cards every year so I am working to fill that basket. 

It's funny how this set came to life.

I was going thru my pack of Heartwarming Hugs DSP the other day and found a bunch a dsp pieces already glued together. I must of had them ready for another card set and changed my mind on using it. I pulled them out and started working to build my card. My flowers were already stamped, diecut and ready to be adhered to a card. I just needed a sentiment which I got from the Christmas to Remember stamp set. It all came together with colors & patterns that worked well. Lastly, I added some red rhinestones and a piece of Basic White inside. I don't usually add a sentiment inside unless the cards are for me.

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Place, Christmas to Remember

Ink: Real Red, Pear Pizzazz

Cardstock: Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Basic White, Heartwarming Hugs DSP

Accessories: Merry Melody 3D EF, Poinsettia Dies, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Seasonal Labels Dies, Red Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have so much of this Heartwarming Hugs DSP that came out last year and this year my uplines upline sent me another pack for a goal I earned. 

It will take me forever to use it up! LOL 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a marvelous Monday!
~Wendy

Happy Holidays

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's a rainy, dreary morning here in PA this morning.

It almost makes you want to stay in bed half the day!

Today I have a set of holiday cards to share using a variety of Stampin Up! products.

My card lady loves the poinsettia cards so I have been working on making cards for her to choose from this holiday season.

I pulled out my Poinsettia Petals bundle and found some retired Wrapped in Plaid DSP that was perfect for what I wanted to create! If you have the retired stuff, why not use it!! 

I really loved these big poinsettia flowers against that pretty plaid paper!

I added some texture with the white panel that I embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder. Can you tell it's my favorite? I love the subtle look of it and the light texture it adds to my projects!

My sentiment comes from the stamp set, Poinsettia Petals.

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Gold Foil, Wrapped in Plaid DSP (retired)

Accessories: Poinsettia Dies, Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Of course, these took some time to create with all the passes thru the Big Shot to emboss and diecut all those flowers but so worth it in the end.

I don't think these will last long once my card lady sees them!

I also kept these flat for easy mailing especially since postage prices are going up....again!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day no matter what you do!

~Wendy

Merry Christmas Pop Up Card

 Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I have a quick post to share then I need to get my table ready for tomorrow's Stamp Day w Friends get together! 

The card I am sharing is a Christmas card using an old fun fold that I have not made in years!

It's called a Free Standing Pop Up Card and I went to Splitcoaststampers to get the tutorial. 

Here is the link.  Free Standing Pop Up Card

This is the card I made in 2008.

These cards are really fun to make and they fold up to fit in a regular envelope!

Card Details:

Stamps: Poinsettia Petals, Tag Buffet

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Whisper White, Real Red, Trimming the Town DSP

Accessories: Warm Wraps Dies, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, So Many Snowflake Dies, Misty Moonlight Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have been thinking about making a card like this for weeks and finally accomplished it!

Hope you like!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy