Floral Birthday

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Hope your week is going well!

Today I am sharing card #4 from July's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together.

This card was made with a variety of Stampin Up! products...some new and some retired.

Card Details:

Stamps: Special Celebrations (retired)

Ink: Peach Pie

Cardstock: Lemon Lolly, Basic White, Bloom Impressions DSP (SAB 25)

Accessories: Stitched Labels Framelits (retired), Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Brushed Brass Butterflies, Lemon Lolly Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I had all the parts & pieces diecut ahead of time so all the girls had to do was stamp & adhere their card together. This is another one that lies flat for easy mailing. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have an amazing day!

~Wendy

Fall Anniversary 1

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

I am slowly getting my ducks in a row for my big stamping event on Saturday evening!

I am having the stamp girls over to make some Halloween cards for this year's World Card Making Day! Every year I try to have something to bring us together and make it a fun day.

It's going to be Spooktacular! hehe

I will have more on that soon!

We are making a run at a 90 degree day here in south central PA!

It's quite crazy that my ac needs to be on in October!!!

This heat & humidity is to be short lived and by the end of the week it will finally feel like Fall!

Hang in there, my friends!!!

I do have the second Fall Anniversary card to share today that I made for my customer.

Isn't that paper so pretty?

This is Autumn Vine DSP and it came out in the Holiday Mini Catalog in 2008.

I have about 3/4 of the pack left so I will focus more on using this soon.

It has a bunch of retired colors in it like...More Mustard, Sage Shadow, Really Rust & Chocolate Chip. Anyone remember them?

Card Details:

Stamps: Special Celebrations

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: More Mustard, Whisper White, Really Rust, Autumn Vine DSP (retired)

Accessories: Layered Leaves EF, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Gold Rhinestones, Mint Macaron 1/4 Ribbon, Glue Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love mixing old stuff with new!

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My thoughts today...

That's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Special Celebration

Hello & Happy Friday!

Yesterday was a nice day spent with my hubby for his birthday!

We had a nice supper out and came home to relax the rest of the night.

It was a late start of the day for me this morning as I slept horribly last night.

Today I don't have much on my agenda, just some laundry and making a pot of chili for supper.

Quick & easy!

Today I have a quick card to share that I made for a recent card order.

My customer needed an Anniversary card for some special friends of hers and I thought this one would work great!

Sadly, the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits are retiring. 

I have had them for quite awhile but don't use them much so it was fun to use them!

The Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper was out a few years ago when Mint Macaron was one of our In Colors. I like this color and glad it's now part of the Subtles family!

Card Details:

Stamps: Special Celebration

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper (retired), Pretty Petals DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, Banner Punch (retired), Basic Black 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I noticed I have 3 packs of this Pretty Petals DSP!

I better get busy on using it! 

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My thoughts today....

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

Masculine HB

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Today I have the last card from last weekends Stamp Day w Friends to share.

I figured we all need masculine cards so I whipped this one up!

I had everything diecut ahead of time. 

All the ladies had to do was some simple stamping.

The Early Espresso cardbase was stamped with the Tree Rings background stamp with Early Espresso ink. Then they popped up the trees & deer with Mini Dimensionals.

Lastly we tied the Linen Thread around the Very Vanilla layer and stamped the sentiment on.

Card Details:

Stamps: Tree Rings, Special Celebrations

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, Wood Texture DSP

Accessories: Card Front Builder Framelits (retired), Linen Thread, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I always forget that I have these Framelits when it comes to making a masculine card!

These Framelits actually go with a retired Christmas set called Carols of Christmas.

Always good when you get more bang for your money!

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Yesterday I did some stamping and also preparing for my Saturday stamp get together.

I decided to play along with this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches and create a birthday card.

I have quite a few birthdays next month so I better get on it!

This is the sketch and my samples...

Card Details:

Stamps: Painted Season's (SAB 19), Special Celebrations

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Painted Season's DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Four Season's Framelits, Pool Party Twine, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The Painted Season's Bundle and the coordinating Four Season's Framelits are only available until Sunday! After that it's gone forever! 

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Happy Birthday!

Hello & Happy Monday!

If your in the US....Happy Labor Day!

Today we are doing burgers & hot dogs with the kids.

Kelsey, Corey & Shady are coming over to visit this afternoon.

It will be nice to see them since it's been a couple of weeks.

I hope Ryan will be up for some family time, too!

It is still hotter than hot, so you know we will be hanging out inside in the AC.

I will be happy when I don't have to turn that on anymore!

Today I have a quick card to share.

The DSP is retired and this was the last piece of this print.

It makes me happy to get it used up!

Peaches are so in right now so there is no better time to use this paper!

And that stitched label is a die that is from the Stitched All Around Bundle on pg 17 in the Stampin Up Annual Catalog. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Special Celebrations

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Soft Sky, Whisper White, A Whole Lot of Lovely DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Labels Framelits, Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon, Glue Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love when the paper does all the work!

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My thoughts today....

That is all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the holiday!

~Wendy

Welcome Baby

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your all having a great week so far!

Today I have a baby card to share.

My card rack has been needing some cards on it and Baby Boy is one of them!

 This card uses some retired items as well as current.

I am in love with this card and the colors!

I tried to stay away from traditional colors and patterned papers for a different look.

I hope I accomplished that!

Card Details:

Stamps: Special Celebrations, Something for Baby (retired)

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Have A Cuppa DSP (retired)

Accessories: Baby's First Framelits (retired), Bermuda Bay Striped Ribbon, Bermuda Bay Enamel Dot (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love the onesie in this set/framelits! 

It will stay in my collection for along time as it makes some cute Baby cards!

I still need to make more Baby cards for the card rack. They go out the door as fast as I make them sometimes! 

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My thoughts today....

That's all for now!
Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the day!

~Wendy

Lots of Lavender

Hello & Happy Thursday!

Hope your all having a great week!

I have a card to share today that I made for a dear sweet friend who's birthday is next week.

I used one of this years SaleABration stamp sets for this called Lots of Lavender.

I stamped my image with Memento Black and colored my image with Copic Markers.

My Wisteria Wonder layer of cardstock was run thru the Big Shot with the Garden Trellis EF....which I love! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Lots of Lavender SAB '18, Special Celebrations

Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories: Lots of Labels Framelits, Banner Punch, Garden Trellis EF, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Glue Dots, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today....

That's all for today!

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

Thoughtful Branches

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I wanted to share with you a set of cards made for my customer who asked for Happy Birthday cards with a bird. Now, that sorta threw me since I am not much of a bird person and my stamp collection of birds matches that! I went thru every single set I own and found this one, Thoughtful Branches, which was a Stampin Up special a year or 2 ago. It was only available for a few months then went away, sadly. It's a beautiful set with matching dies. Anyways, to make a long story short..I used the birds that were in this set and got my cards made!

This card is a semi case of one I had in my favorites but I did change up a few things to kinda make it my own. I really love the pop of red from the birds in the tree! I know my customer will love these too!

Card Set Details:

Stamps: Thoughtful Branches, Special Celebrations

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Falling Snow EF, Beautiful Branches Thinlits, Red Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I felt this set was perfect for February with the snowy scene and bright red birds!

Hope you like!

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My thoughts today....

That's all for now!

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

Special Celebrations

Hello & Happy Saturday!

Hope your all enjoying the weekend so far!

It's a busy one here with a list of "TO DO" things going on!

Somewhere in there I hope to get the bicycle out and take a ride on the Rail Trail. With hubby working in Baltimore it's been impossible to squeeze any exercise time in especially with the sun setting earlier & earlier everyday as we head into the end of daylight savings time.

Anyways, before the day gets away from me I want to share with you an adorable pack of cards I made for my dear customer.  Again she requested sunflowers.

This sunflower paper does all the work! All I had to do was stamp my sentiment and punch it out with the Pretty Label Punch. I attached it with dimensionals and added a Crushed Curry Enamel Dot and called these done. So pretty with a simple design!

Happy Birthday Card Set:

Stamps: Special Celebrations 

Ink: Early Espresso

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Painted Autumn DSP

Accessories: Pretty Label Punch, Crushed Curry Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This is one of my favorite packs of cards because of that pretty paper! 

I will be stocking up!

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My thoughts today....

Going to be a nice day here in PA but our temps are suppose to be in the upper 80's close to 90 this weekend. What happened to our Fall crisp, cool weather?

That's all for me today!

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello & Happy Friday!

Today I headed to my stamp table after wracking my brain all week trying to come up with an idea to create a card for this week's Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I have to tell you that I struggled with one!

I had such a mess on my table for about 2 hours until something finally fell into place.

Here is this week's sketch and my card.

I had it in my mind to use a Martha Stewart Corner & Border punches that had been sitting on my shelf collecting dust. That part went really well....the part I struggled with was the swirl and the flowers. Guess I was just off today or something. I am happy with the way it turned out though!

Happy Birthday Card:

Stamps: Special Celebrations

Ink: Flirty Flamingo

Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White

Accessories: Support Ribbon Framelits, Martha Stewart Corner & Border Punches, Sizzix Swirls Die (retired), Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

If you get a chance stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!

They have great sketches every Tuesday!

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My thoughts today....

That's all I have for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello & Happy Friday!

Hope everyone is doing well.

I took some time off from blogging and stamping since my mojo seems to have gone on vacation without me! I hate when that happens and now I hope I am back on the road to being creative again....we shall see!

I played along with this week's sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

 Here is the sketch and my card...

Such a fun card to create but boy, was I ever rusty trying to get back to stamping! I threw quite a few pieces of cardstock in the trash because I couldn't get something to line up correctly or because I smeared the ink. It's always tough for me starting back up after an absence and that's frustrating but I got thru it! Is anyone else this way?

For A Special Couple Card:

Stamps: Special Celebrations

Ink: Basic Black Archival

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pop of Pink Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, Banner Punch (retired), Melon Mambo Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you can stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches and play along!

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My thoughts today....

Here in south central PA they are calling for it to be very muggy with rain. We are under a Flood Watch since they are calling for possibly 3 or more inches of rain today into Saturday. 

Hope you all stay safe! 

That is all for me today!

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