Love & Courage For A Friend

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Hope you all had a nice Christmas!

I took a few days off to pack up the Christmas decorations and to catch my breath. Everything as of now is put away except for the decorations (garland, lights & my Christmas flag) on the front porch. We had an ice storm Friday into Saturday and everything outside is frozen solid, so those decorations will wait a few more days till we can take them down and put away. They do light up the front of the house and it looks so pretty! 

Today I wanted to share a card I made for a childhood friend that I have remained friends with over the years. We started kindergarten together and her & her family moved away during our elementary school days. I found her on Facebook years ago and have kept in contact with her since. Recently, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and started her treatments. This is the card I sent her...

Card Details:

Stamps: Love & Courage, Sending Support (retired 2023), Ribbon of Courage (retired Million Dollar Achiever Set 2017)

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Strawberry Slush In Color DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Sunflowers 3D EF, Strawberry Slush Ribbon & In Color Pearls, White Twine, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I wanted her to know I am thinking of her during this time. She's been thru so much over the last 10-12 years and always shows so much strength & courage as she moves forward in life. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Forever Greenery Notepad

 Hello & Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a nice weekend!

It sure was hot & downright humid here but I stayed in and soaked up the ac most of the time! Saturday, we got out for a quick bike ride and afterwards I did not feel good. I think it was just the heat that got to me.

Today I have a busy day so I am going to make this post short & sweet.

A few weeks ago I had a bunch of time on my hands and was going thru drawers in my stamp room and found a bunch of old tall skinny notepads left over from craft shows. They were all done up in sports papers and such. I tore them apart and redid most of them. The ones that are left I am waiting on holiday items to finish redoing them. Anyways, I pulled out this retired Forever Greenery DSP and made this notepad. This one I really like!

Project Details:

Stamps: Ribbon of Courage (retired)

Ink: Pretty Peacock (retired)

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock (retired), Basic White, Forever Greenery DSP (retired), Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper (retired)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Greenery EF, Gold Gilded Gems, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another notepad for in my "For Sale" basket!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by today & stay cool!

~Wendy

Gift Bag & Mother's Day Cards

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

It's been dreary here so far this week!

Sure could use a few days of sunshine to keep me motivated!

Today I have some house work to do then i'm off to my stamp table.

My friend dropped off a bag of old Stampin Up stamp sets that she got from a friend.

I need to go through them to see if I have them or not.

 I have another Mother's Day card and a decorated Gift Bag to share.

These were not made to be a set.

Card Details:

Stamps: All Year Cheer 2 (retired)

Ink: Sahara Sand

Cardstock: Petal Pink. Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Petal Pink DSP, Something Borrowed DSP (retired)

Accessories: Bold Butterfly Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits, Doilies (retired), Petal Pink/Champagne Satin Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Gift Bag Details:

Stamps: Ribbon of Courage (retired)

Ink: Sahara Sand

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Petal Pink DSP,  Something Borrowed DSP (retired)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Doilies (retired), Petal Pink/Champagne Satin Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

It's a good feeling to use up the retired stuff.

I am noticing many packs of DSP is getting less and less.

That being said, I still have lots of packages that I will continue using!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Gift Bags for Stamp Day

Hello & Happy Friday!

Just finishing up the last minute stuff before my Stamp Day w Friends tomorrow morning!

I'm looking forward to seeing all 6 ladies sitting around my stamp table having a good time while creating some cool cards!

My friend, Nan & I each designed some projects for the ladies which I will share here next week.

Today I am sharing the bags I made for the girls.

I make these for every Stamp Day w Friends so they have a nice bag to take their hand stamped cards home in. I enjoy making them as much as they like getting the bags!

Since I have several packs of the SaleABration Painted Season's DSP I decided to use some of that adorable mushroom paper to create my tags.

My sentiment comes from the Ribbon of Courage set. I love this sentiment!

The stamped fern is from the Painted Season's stamp set and diecut with the Four Season's Framelits.

I finished my tag with a big ole bow made from some Textured Weave  Poppy Parade Ribbon.

I hope the girl's like them!

Project Details:

Stamps: Ribbon of Courage (sentiment), Painted Season's (fern)

Ink: Poppy Parade, Mango Melody

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Painted Season's DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Four Season's Framelits, Ornate Tag Topper Punch (retired), Poppy Parade Textured Weave Ribbon, Poppy Parade Enamel Dots (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have my table all set up, projects & stamps ready to go....all I need now is my friends!

Can't wait!

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My thoughts today....

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

Blooms & Wishes

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Today I have a card to share made using the Blooms & Wishes stamp set which sadly will be retiring next week! I only recently got this set after seeing SO many gorgeous cards made with it. Personally, I think it will be one of those sets that will stay in my collection whether it is retired or not! I love all the flowers in it and can see it done in many different colors!

Card Details:

Stamps: Blooms & Wishes, Ribbon of Courage (sentiment)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Melon Mambo

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Bermuda Bay 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I pulled most of my Brights ink pads out to create this one.

Such pretty colors don't ya think?

This one will be heading out in my mailbox today!

#makeacardsendacard 

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My thoughts today...

That's all for now!

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

Ribbon Of Courage

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope your week is going well so far!

Today I have a quick card to share that uses Ribbon of Courage bundle.

It's a wonderful set with matching dies!

This card was made by request for a woman whom is battling Esophageal Cancer and really needs the courage & strength to keep on fighting. It is horrible some of the issues that cancer patients have to go thru and I hope my cards can bring some hope to the recipients.

I had to Google what the Cancer Awareness Ribbon color was because I did not know. 

It was listed as Periwinkle/Light Purple so I used Wisteria Wonder. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Ribbon of Courage

Ink: Wisteria Wonder

Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Accessories:  Falling Snow EF, Support Ribbon Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Wisteria Wonder Enamel Heart, Wisteria Wonder Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This set is Patty Bennett's one million dollar sales achiever stamp. She helped in designing it when she hit that milestone. It is a wonderful set for anyone's collection!

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My thoughts today....

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a nice day!

~Wendy

Sending Love & Hugs

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope everyone is doing well.

It has been hot & very humid here so I have been hibernating inside in the ac.

I haven't had any interest in going down to stamp the last few days and today I went down to empty trash cans and decided to stay and do some stamping! 

I love the outcome of this card!

I pulled out my Pattern Party Decorative Masks and used the brick wall mask again but this time I used an ink pad and a sponge to apply the ink on my cardstock and it was fun working to get a lighter/darker shade in different areas of the cardstock and it was quick to sponge some ink on! Love that there are more choices for those decorative masks!

Sending Love & Hugs Card:

Stamps: Wild About Flowers, Ribbon of Courage

Ink: Smoky Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Accessories: Pattern Party Decorative Masks, Sponge, Circle Punch. Calypso Coral Umbre Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I made this card to send to a friend. Hope it makes her smile!

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My thoughts today.....

LOL

I couldn't resist!

Hope that gave you a bit of a giggle!

That's all for today!

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