Sunflowers 3D EF Technique

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Today I have a cool card to share with you that I made over the weekend after watching several video's on You Tube on how to do this technique. It is called Wood Burning but your not actually burning anything. You just drag your ink pad over a debossed image and it gives it that wood burnt look. Once you let that dry you color in your image with Sponge Daubers or Blending Brushes. It turns out so cool looking!

Card Details:

Stamps: Party Pants (retired SAB 2016)

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Garden Green

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Sunflowers 3D EF, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins, Sponge Daubers, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This worked really well on this embossing folder because the images are very deep. I will be trying to again with another embossing folder! It's so fun and the WOW effect you get when it's finished. 

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

A Touch of Ink

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

Hope that your weekend is off to a great start!

I am headed to my stamp table to work on some Fall card kits for my next Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. I promised some pretty Fall cards! You would never know that Fall is around the corner as hot & humid as it is outside. I always say the humidity feels heavy when we have dewpoints in the 70's. 

Anyways, today I am sharing the 2nd card from Thursday's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. I always try to have a sympathy card made because we usually always need them at some point. This card I created a long time ago and finally decided to pull it out and make this with the girls. It uses an oldie but goodie set called A Touch of Ink.

Card Details:

Stamps: A Touch of Ink (retired SAB 2021), Woven Heirlooms (retired)

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue, Basic White

Accessories: Tasteful Textiles 3D EF (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Misty Moonlight In Color Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I love these 2 color of blues together, so pretty!

This card came together in less than 10 minutes since I always have all the diecuts ready. All the girls have to do is stamp and adhere. 

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Thanks for stopping by today & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Let's Party!

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today is my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together so I am going to make this short & sweet!

My card today uses the Party Piggy bundle from the Online Exclusives list. This has been out for awhile now and I do believe it is still available. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Party Piggy (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends-Pool Party, Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush, Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Pool Party, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Petal Pink, Turtle-y Cute DSP

Accessories: Party Piggy Dies (Online Exclusives), Stylish Shapes Dies, Countryside Corners Dies (retired), Turtle Textures 3D EF, Strawberry Slush Twine, Starburst Sequins (Online Exclusives), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Such a fun card!

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Playing With Bees

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Got all my chores done yesterday then Kelsey & Mr Shady came over after his Vet appointment. Seems he has something going on that they are waiting on blood test results for answers. He was so excited when Shawn walked thru the door last evening which would make you think that nothing was going on with him. My heart is sad thinking about what could possibly be going on with him and i'm praying for some good news!! He by all means is not my dog but he's lived here with us and then of course, you get attached to them. I only want what's best for him and Kelsey will tell you that advocate for him all the time! Mr Shady comes first NO MATTER WHAT! Anyways, I will keep you posted and ask for thoughts & prayers for him.

Today I have a set of cards to share that I made for Audrey. I will be delivering these to her this evening and cannot wait to see her reaction. She is like a kid in a candy store when she gets her card orders each month! You know she loves her cards and loves sending a bit of happy mail to her friends & family each & every day! I wish more people could be like her but the world has changed so much in recent years. Anyways, this set of cards does not have a drop of stamping on them but they are just so stinkin sweet!

Card Details:

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Cardstock: Basic White, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Photoplay Paper

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Hives 3D EF (retired), Bough Punch (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Oh, this set of cards just makes me smile! Love the colors, too!

I know everything on my card is pretty much retired but if your a regular visitor here you know I use my retired stuff all the time, probably more so than the new stuff. At some point it's all going to be retired and it's in my stash so i'm going to use it. I'm sure all of us paper crafters are in the same boat! LOL 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Christmas Greenery & Words for the Season

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

The weekend is here and it's looking like a beauty atleast here in south central PA!

Tomorrow, hubby is headed to the Juanita River fishing with friends so I am planning a day of stamping with all my new goodies! This past Tuesday was preorder day for Stampin Up! demonstrators for the 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog. I was up at the crack of darkness and placed my order. I have been saving my money & my rewards points for a few months so I was all prepared to go big or go home! LOL I got overnight shipping and my order arrived on Wednesday morning. So exciting but I really could not do much until my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine arrived on Thursday since my old one broke. Yesterday, I quickly made a card. Oh my Lordy, is it ever beautiful! The prints & colors are lovely and one you will want! So here is the card I made...

Card Details:

Stamps: Words for the Season

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP

Accessories: Christmas Greenery Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Traditions Sparkling Sequins, Real Red Shiny Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

My floral image was diecut directly from the Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP. This paper is loaded with Gold Foil throughout and is it ever gorgeous! I also love the fact that we can diecut images directly from the paper. I am currently working on covering a notebook with some of this paper which I will share with you once I get it finished.

The Real Red Shiny Ribbon is one I would normally turn away from because of the width. I decided to give it a try and it's so nice to tie a bow with and it is not at all bulky! Oh, and the shimmer in this ribbon is beautiful! So far I am pleased with my purchase and hope to have more to share with you as it gets closer to the holidays!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Starburst Sayings HB

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I just wanted to share a set of birthday cards that will go in my bin "for sale" once I package them with envelopes. I have been pulling out some retired products and making cards to have on hand. I have SO many made and I need to start sharing them.

This set uses a retired stamp set called Starburst Sayings from 2016 and DSP called Whole Lot of Lovely DSP from 2017.

Card Details:

Stamps: Starburst Sayings (retired)

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Pool Party, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Pool Party Shimmer Gems (retired), Stampin Seal Adhesive

Tonight is our Baltimore Ravens first preseason football game!

I'm anxious to watch even though we will be lucky to stay awake till halftime!

Can't believe it's that time of the year already! YAY!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great evening!

~Wendy

Happy 90th Birthday

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

It's been a crazy last few days which I will share more about that tomorrow.

Today I am having my girls over for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. It's been a long time coming and i'm so anxious to see them! I am also very exhausted and could probably sleep the day away so there will be lots of coffee happening!

Today I am sharing a card that I made for Audrey way back at the end of May for one of her friends who was turning 90! She always likes her cards to be personalized and so I pulled out a long retired stamp set called Memorable Moments. I also paired it up with You Are Remarkable set from the Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Memorable Moments (retired), You Are Remarkable (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Versamark

Cardstock: Boho Blue (retired In Color), Basic Black, Basic White, Mixed Media DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Adorning Accents Edgelits (retired), Petal Pink Low Profile Dots (Online Exclusives), Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Always fun to pull out the retired stuff and mix it with new items!

Loved this card and so did Audrey!

Sorry to cut this short today but I need to get my day started and wait on the girls to get here!

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My thoughts today...

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

Party Celebrations

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

I hope you had a nice July 4th holiday!

Our weather was so nice, we got in a walk around the neighborhood then after supper we went on a bike ride at the rail trail. That was the first time we had the bikes out since May of 2024. Surprising neither of us have sore legs today! LOL

This morning was suppose to be my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together but I ended up cancelling it last evening after noticing my kitchen counters have been invaded with ants! I usually go thru this every spring and had ant traps out to solve the problem which the last 3 weeks there have been none. Yesterday we noticed ants like we have never noticed before, in droves! We put out more ant traps and took everything off the counter tops. My kitchen is a wreck at the moment and I have been having my stamp get togethers at the kitchen table the last few times we got together. From what we are hearing many people are having ant issues this year as well but that being said I was not comfortable serving food to the girls with ants being everywhere so I cancelled. I hated to do it because I was so looking forward to seeing them but hopefully soon we can reschedule it. I really think our crazy hot, humid & rainy weather is causing it. It's just a frustrating issue that hopefully will solve itself soon!

Anyways, today I wanted to share a card I made using a new stamp set from the Online Exclusives called Party Celebrations. I wished this set came with matching dies but it does not. This is what the stamp set looks like...

This is my card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Party Celebrations (Online Exclusives), Humble Home (sentiment)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Need For Tweed DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Square Layering Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Gold Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Low Profile Gold Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I mostly got this stamp set to use the bat & jack o'lantern for Halloween cards and the first thing I reached for was the bell in the set! LOL It turned out ok, I'm not too crazy about it. I was going for the 3 panels across the front but I could not fit another bell panel on it without it looking too busy. I do really like the Need for Tweed DSP though! I think it would be great for masculine cards!

Well, now that my day has freed up I may just spend the day stamping!

It's to get hot & humid again today so not much else to do.

I'm so bummed...

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Humble Home Congratulations!

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

I had my blog started a bit earlier this morning and then poof, our power went out! 

After about 90 minutes it came back on which gave me enough time to shower and clean up the back porch from the overnight storms we had. It had stormed most of the night which woke me up maybe twice with a few cracks of thunder but boy, did it ever rain!

Today I wanted to show you a card I made using the Humble Home set that came out last year in the 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog. This card is a "Congratulations on your New Home"!

Card Details:

Stamps: Humble Home, School Days (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Shy Shamrock (In Color), Versamark

Cardstock: Shy Shamrock (In Color), Strawberry Slush (In Color), Basic White, On The Go DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Tasteful Textiles 3D EF (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Humble Home Builder Punch, Classic Label Punch (retired), Heat Gun, White Embossing Powder, Shy Shamrock Shimmer Gems (retired), Mini Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I thought this card was super fun with those pretty colors!

The DSP with the different types of keys on was the perfect addition for this new home card!

I just love it!

Well, I have a busy day ahead as long as the power stays on! I know that may be asking alot since we are in for more storms today. Fingers crossed!!!

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Thanks for stopping by & have a great day ahead!

~Wendy

Beautiful Floral Birthday

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you all enjoyed a nice weekend!

It was a hot & humid one, for sure!

Last week I spent one afternoon at my stamp table and once I had Audrey's card order caught up I moved on to working on cards for my bins which will eventually go on my card rack For Sale. I made this card with a new stamp set from the 2025-2026 Stampin Up Annual Catalog called The Right Words. Great set loaded with many great sentiments for inside & outside of our cards! I paired this set with some beautiful Floral Impressions DSP from the Online Exclusives list.

Card Details:

Stamps: The Right Words

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Basic White, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Floral Impressions DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Joined Together 3D EF, Impressions Abloom Dies (Online Exclusives), Strawberry Slush Gems (Online Exclusives), Dimensionals, Stampin Seal

Have you noticed the white panel on my card? I embossed with it with the Joined Together 3D Embossing Folder. It is from the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite. I love the different patterns it in and find it very eye catching! I think it might just be my newest addiction! LOL I was always very taken with the Tasteful Textile 3D EF even after it was retired but this one has become a favorite, too!

My piece of DSP is a favorite piece from the 12x12 pack. I really love the prints & colors of this paper. I added some interest with my DSP by cutting a small piece off at 3/4 of an inch and giving that little pop of white showing thru the center of it. I was very pleased with this card. It really may not even make it into the bin! LOL

I have a busy week ahead with it being a holiday week. Shawn has a few days off and I also have a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together planned for Saturday morning! I cannot wait to see my friends, chat and make some cards! It's been quite awhile!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have an amazing day!

~Wendy

Kintsugi Inspirations

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday, Friends!

A quick post today then I am going to get my day started a bit earlier than usual. I have some cards to work on for Audrey which I want to get finished up and put aside for her. Today I have 3 Thank You cards to show you that I made from the 2025-2026 Stampin Up Annual Catalog called Kintsugi Inspirations. That is the name of the suite of products which I instantly fell in love with the moment I saw it in the new catalog! I love the colors in the paper, the embossing folder is beautiful and the stamp set is awesome (which I have not used yet)!

Audrey always orders Thank You cards so these will be put aside for her...

Card Details:

Stamps: Inspiring Imperfections, Simply Said

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Cloud Cover, Petal Pink, Basic White, Kintsugi Inspirations DSP

Accessories: Inspiring Imperfections Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Nested Essentials Dies, Joined Together 3D EF, Gold Flower Accents, Gold Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Cloud Cover In Color Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Love, love, love how these turned out and I really do love the entire suite! 

The vases used on my cards were diecut directly from the paper which I love that Stampin Up! does this...it makes creating cards so much quicker!

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My thoughts today...

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

Gallery Blooms & An Update

 Good Morning & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Happy Hump Day to you!

This morning we have a bit of sunshine so that's a good thing! We had rain overnight and everything this morning is pretty soaked. More rain/storms are expected this evening, again. Warmer temps are on the way today and the humidity is to jump up. It will start feeling like summer even though the first day of summer arrives on Friday.

Today I have a card to share with you from the new Gallery Blooms bundle from the 2025-2025 Stampin Up Annual Catalog. This was one of the 1st purchases I made when the catalog went live. I love the flower images in it!

Card Details:

Stamps: Gallery Blooms, Beautiful Motifs

Ink: Memento Black, Strawberry Slush, Stampin Blends-Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight & Strawberry Slush

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Basic White

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D EF, Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Gallery Blooms Dies, Strawberry Slush Gems, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal

I'm not usually a big flower person but the flowers in the bundle are so pretty that I could not resist! I got both the Gallery Blooms & the Beautiful Motifs bundles but not the paper. It hasn't grown on me yet but maybe down the road I will grab it. For now I am happy with the stamp sets! Just beautiful and there will be more cards to come!

UPDATE:

I told you yesterday that I had my 4 month check up on Monday evening. I got bloodwork results back yesterday. I am shocked and elated that everything was within range and all is normal for the 1st time in my life! It's just so hard to believe! My doctor said "everything looked beautiful"! I am so proud of the work I put into myself and getting the results that I had never dreamed would come to light. I'm SO thankful for my doctor's guidance and this medication for changing my health and my life! 

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My thoughts today...

Indeed!

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!

~Wendy