Retiring Stamp Day #21

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I think winter made it's return!

We had rain yesterday with snow mixed in and we were lucky to hit 40 degrees!

Much of the same for today, too! 

Our reward will come at the end of the week with sunshine & 70!

I have card #21 to share today using a retiring Stampin Up set.

Positive Thoughts is the set i'm using and it's coordinating Nature's Thought's Dies.

Card Details:

Stamps: Positive Thoughts

Ink: Soft Succulent

Cardstock: Soft Succulent, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Eden's Garden DSP

Accessories: Nature's Thoughts Dies, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Gold Shimmer Ribbon, Eden's Garden Gems, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love the Eden's Garden DSP with the Soft Succulent color and pops of Gold Foil in it. 

I kept this card in those same colors. 

I find this color to be soothing which was perfect for this card. 

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My thoughts today...

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

With Sympathy

 Hello & Happy Monday!

I'm back quick to share card # 2 from Saturday's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together!

I pulled out several retired items for this one...

The sentiment on this one comes from the retired set, Brighter Tomorrow from many years ago. It's a wood mounted set with lots of wonderful sympathy sentiments in it. My floral leaves are from the Positive Thoughts stamp set that is current. My Calypso Coral diecut butterfly comes from the Nature's Thoughts Dies that are still available as well. The paper is from the Garden Lane DSP which is retired. I purchased it when it went on the Retirement List 2 years ago. Beautiful paper in different Stampin Up! shades of green.

Card Details:

Stamps: Positive Thoughts, Brighter Tomorrow (retired)

Ink: Mint Macaron, Soft Seafoam, Calypso Coral

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Soft Seafoam, Basic White, Garden Lane DSP (retired)

Accessories: Nature's Thought's Dies, Mint Macaron Ribbon (retired), Mint Macaron Faceted Gems (retired), Mini Stampin Dimensional, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

My picture really does not do this card justice.

It has been cloudy & dreary here and it shows!

This card was one of my favorites because I love the mix of greens and the pop of color from the Calypso Coral on the butterfly!

Hope you liked it, too!

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My thoughts today...

My plan today is to finish up my Halloween treats since there is no contractors here today! My supper is in the crock pot and I will be a stampin fool! Haha!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Positive Thoughts Swap Card

Hello & Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a nice weekend and were able to find ways to stay cool!

It's definitely been a scorcher here in PA and last evening we finally got some good rain!

We were sitting out on the the front porch enjoying the nice breeze when the dark clouds started rolling in. I love sitting out there when we get a nice rain but the thunder & lightening chased us inside really quick! I'm just happy we got some rain...

So today I am going to share my swap card that I made for Debbie's recent card swap.

She had 10 groups that had 6 people in each.

We made 6 cards, keeping one for ourselves and mailing the other 5 to people who were in the groups we signed up in. All of the swap cards arrived by last Friday and they were posted in our Card Swap FB page so i'm safe to finally share my card with you!

I'm not sure what the name of this card is called but I have made them before.

My card uses paper from the Forever Greenry Suite which is just so pretty!

I also used the Forever Flourishing Dies and the Gold Laser Diecut Specialty Paper.

My sentiment is from the Positive Thoughts stamp set.

Card Details:

Stamps: Positive Thoughts

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Shaded Spruce, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Forever Greenry DSP, Gold Laser Diecut Specialty DSP

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Dies, Forever Flourishing Dies, Gold Metallic Pearls, Gold Twine, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I loved all the cards that I received in the swap and will most likely sign up to do another again!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & stay cool, my friends!

~Wendy

Masking Technique

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

I've got another card that I did on Saturday when Debbie had a card class.

This card we did the masking technique on.

She had us trim down a post it note and lay it on our cardstock.

We stamped our images and then pulled up the post it note and it revealed the white space.

That is where we stamped out sentiment.

She used a big bold sentiment on her sample.

Card Details:

Stamps: Positive Thoughts, Part of My Story (SAB 19)

Ink: Seaside Spray, Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point

Cardstock: Seaside Spray, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Accessories: Post It Note, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I gotta start a list of these techniques so I can use them for Stamp Day w Friends!

This one is fun & really easy!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

With Deepest Sympathy

Hello & Happy Friday!

Hope your week has gone well and your staying busy during the stay at home orders.

It was a busy week here and i'm looking forward to having a few days to catch my breath and do some stamping!

The card I have to share today was made with the Positive Thoughts stamp set.

It has become a quick favorite!

Card Details:

Stamps: Positive Thoughts, Peaceful Moments

Ink: Granny Apple Green, Rococo Rose, Memento Black

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Rococo Rose DSP

Accessories: Nature's Thoughts Dies (SaleABration Coordinates), Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I made this one for my stash that I keep separately from my card rack cards.

This one literally took 10 minutes to create.

Wish they could all come together that easily!

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My thoughts today...

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

Positive Thoughts

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Not much happening here today. 

The weather is still gray & gloomy outside.

They say we might get some sunshine today but we'll see.

I have a set of cards to share today using the Positive Thoughts stamp set that is in the January-June Mini Catalog. It caught my eye from the first time I seen it but once they brought out coordinating dies for it....it was a done deal!

The color of my cardbase is Seaside Spray which is an In Color for 2019-2021.

I used this color back at Christmastime to make a snowman card for a Stamp Day w Friends.

It turned out so cute and the girls all loved it!

At first I thought about using Rococo Rose which is also a new In Color but in the end Seaside Spray won out! I love the softness it adds to my card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Positive Thoughts

Ink: Granny Apple Green, Seaside Spray

Cardstock: Seaside Spray, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Accessories: Brick & Mortar EF, Stitched Nested Dies, Nature's Thoughts Dies (SAB Coordination 2020), Circle Layering Framelits, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I made these up for my card lady and she will get these in her next order.

I'm know she will love these!

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My thoughts today...

Most definitely!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy