Happy Fall Y'all

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Y'all!!

I hope your having a wonderful weekend!

World Card Making Day went on with out a hitch yesterday! My stamp girls came and we made 5 cards, had some snacks and then got caught up on life. It's always a great time seeing them and hopefully we'll get together again soon!

Today I have a card to share that I made months ago and these were a full on case from Audra Monk. I loved this card so much and had to try my hand at them!

Don't you think this card is the cutest?

Thanks Audra for sharing your artwork!

Card Details:

Stamps: Banner Year (retired)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired)

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Petal Pink, Pecan Pie, Country Gingham DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sunflower Dies (retired), Gnome Dies (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Rhinestones, Black & White Gingham Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Happy Fall Y'all!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

September & October

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

It's to be a rainy day here so I will be at my stamp table today working to finish up a card order!

Today I have September & October calendar months to share with you.

I have to say that September is my favorite month!

September

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends

Cardstock: So Saffron, Basic White, Design A Daydream DSP (hostess)

Accessories: Sunflowers Dies, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Wink of Stella, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

October

Stamps: Hallows Night Magic

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired)

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic White, Black Glimmer Paper (retired), Magic In This Night DSP (retired)

Accessories: Halloween Magic Dies (retired), Basic Gray Enamel Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Tomorrow will be the last 2 months!

Hope you'll stop back to check them out.

For now....lots of birthday cards await me!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the day no matter the weather!

~Wendy

You've Been On My Mind

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

It's the start of a new month and a very busy time of year for me between decorating for the holidays and making lots of holiday projects!

Today is the start of taking down and packing away my Halloween decorations. 

Tomorrow I will put out Thanksgiving which thankfully there isn't much! 

So before I get started on that I wanted to share a pretty seasonal card that I made several weeks ago to send to a friend who is going thru a rough time. I wanted her to know she has been on my mind...

I love this time of year and all the pretty sunflowers you see!

I wanted to send a pretty sunflower on my card to lift her spirits.

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers, Butterfly Gala (sentiment-retired), Stacked Stone Background

Ink: Soft Suede, So Saffron

Cardstock: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Sunflower Dies, Gold Glittered Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I heard back from my friend this past week and the card was much appreciated.

It feels good to let someone know your thinking of them!

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My thoughts today...

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

Celebrate Sunflowers & A Puzzle

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Hope your week is going well!

Yesterday I finished up a puzzle I was working on since Sunday afternoon!

I picked this one up at Home Goods and thought it'd be fun to do when Kelsey comes over for a weekend. Well, I got a bit impatient and decided to tackle it while I was still not feeling good. This was the first I have ever seen a Halloween one so of course I had to get it!

I do have a card to share with you too today!

This one uses the Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set with coordinating Sunflower Dies! One of my favorites!

I needed some personal Thank You cards to send out and so I reached for this set because it is a favorite and perfect for this time of year.

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers, Nature's Harvest

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Pool Party, Blackberry Bliss, Dream A Daydream DSP (Hostess Item)

Accessories: Sunflower Dies, Hives 3D EF, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Bumble Bee Trinket (retired), Blackberry Bliss Twine (retired),Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I was inspired by the colors in my DSP and made the center of my sunflower using Blackberry Bliss! That was different for me and I do like the finished product!

So did the recipients!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a nice day!

~Wendy

Celebrating Sunflowers

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

Another busy day is on tap!

My card lady called me Tuesday & yesterday and gave me more cards to add to her order. Yesterday we finally got the driveway tore up, widened and repaved. I'm so happy that it is done! It's definitely been a busy summer with the roof & driveway replacements.

Today I have a set of pretty sunflower cards to share that I made for that card order.

She has asked for Fall so I got out the Celebrating Sunflower stamp set & Sunflower Dies and got to work.

I started out with a cardbase of Just Jade cardstock.

Then I added a Basic White layer that I ran thru the Big Shot with the Tasteful Textile 3D EF. You know this is my favorite!!

Next I took some scraps of Flowers For Every Season DSP from last year and added them to my Basic White panel. It's always good to use up scraps and no matter the size there is a way to use them up!

Next I took the Sunflower Dies and cut out the sunflower with Bumble Bee cardstock. I had to use my Die Brush & Foam Mat to get those bits & pieces out of the die which worked like a charm. I adhered it to my card with just a small amount of Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the center of the sunflower.

I stamped my sentiment in Just Jade ink and diecut it out with the Stitched Rectangle Framelits then glued that down flat over the diecut sunflower. I added 2 retired Cinnamon Cider Enamel Dots to each Stitched Rectangle Panel and then added a Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon bow and called this set done.

I think these are my favorites!

Card Details:

Stamps: Sharing Sunshine

Ink: Just Jade

Cardstock: Just Jade, Bumble Bee, Basic White, Flowers For Every Season DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sunflower Dies, Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Cinnamon Cider Enamel Dots (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I so wish Stampin Up! would have kept this paper instead of retiring it.

It's so pretty and filled with many different flowers besides the sunflowers!

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My thoughts today...

My favorite time of the year!

Thanks for stopping by & make it a wonderful day!
~Wendy

A New Challenge

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

Today I am sharing something new!

My dear sweet friend, Vicki & I decided we were going to start doing our challenges again!

She challenged me to make anything 3D!

WooHoo! I love making that kind of stuff!!

We will share our idea's every other Saturday so make sure you stop back to check out what we share!

Game on, Vicki!

Here is my 1st Challenge Project...

My treat box is made from the Little Treat Box Dies from the Stampin Up! Holiday Mini Catalog.

It was diecut with Bumble Bee cardstock then once it was glued together I wrapped a piece of Bumble Bee DSP around it. A 1 1/2 X 6 piece fit nicely!

I then stamped out my sunflower images from the Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set that is in the Stampin Up! Annual Catalog. I colored with my Stampin Blends then diecut it using the Sunflower Dies.  

I stamped a quick sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings set also from the Annual Catalog and took my scissors and cut my saying out on an angle for interest.

Lastly, I filled my treat box with a Ghiradelli Milk Chocolate & Caramel Square Chocolate.

I added a glue dot to the inside of my box at the top to keep it closed. Then added my Bumble Bee Gingham Bow with another glue dot.

If your looking for a quick treat idea, these boxes are the perfect solution!

Easy to diecut and decorate!

And you can get 2 boxes out of an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock!

I was optimistic at first but now I can say these little boxes are super quick & easy and bound to make anyone smile with a little treat inside!

Sunflower Treat Boxes:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflower, Itty Bitty Greetings

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends 

Cardstock: Bumble Bee, Whisper White, Bumble Bee DSP

Accessories: Little Treat Box Dies, Sunflower Dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you like my Sunflower Treat Boxes!

Be sure stop over to Vicki's blog and check out her 3D project!

I know it will be amazing!!!

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My thoughts today...

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

Thanks A Bunch

Good Morning & Happy Saturday!

This morning is my Stamp Day w/ Friends get together!

I always look forward to seeing my friends and having some girl time!

I will share all the projects starting tomorrow.

Today's card is one I made earlier this week using the Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set.

Definitely one of my favorites as I seem to reach for it alot!

I had no real design in mind when I made this but it started with those 2 small strips of DSP that was left in my pack. The paper is Flowers for Every Season DSP and it's really pretty!

It can be used all year long and I like their way of thinking on that!

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends, Just Jade

Cardstock: Just Jade, Whisper White, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Accessories: Sunflower Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another one of those quick & easy put together kind of cards!

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My thoughts today...

That's all for now!

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

Thanks A Bunch

Hello & Happy Friday!

It's a cloudy and humid morning here in PA.

Tropical Storm Fay is moving up the east coast and going to give us some showers, which my yard could use! Along Maryland, Delaware & New Jersey it is to be a soaker!

I just hope some of that rain makes it's way here as we've not had any good rain for atleast a week or more. We had many good chances but lucked out in recent days.

I have been playing around with my Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set.

It is one of my favorites!

This time I found a card in the catalog that uses a blue sunflower so I gave it a try!

Not nearly as pretty as the yellow sunflowers but it is different and sometimes I like different!

My embossed white panel was run thru the Big Shot with the Ornate Floral EF which adds texture and makes the background pop. I used 3 of the new In Colors....Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade & Misty Moonlight.

Card Details:

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Cardstock: Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray, Whisper White, Just Jade, Cinnamon Cider

Accessories: Sunflower Dies, Ornate Floral EF, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I have seen so many beautiful cards made from this stamp set!

Sometimes I find that I get stumped on what to make with a set so I turn to the catalog for idea's to help get me started. Who would have thought to create a blue sunflower?!

I'm glad I gave it a try!

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My thoughts today...

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

Celebrating Sunflowers

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Our weather is still hazy, hot & humid here in PA!

I'm hoping soon for a cool down so my ac can get a break! And my sinuses!

It seems every summer I go thru this.

Yesterday I spent some time at my craft table working on card kits for my next Stamp Day w Friends.

I usually try to have 5 kits ready.

Gigi was bugging me all afternoon to go out in the yard so my afternoon getting that task wrapped up was cut short. I have one kit left that I will finish up hopefully today!

My card today is one made with the Celebrating Sunflowers stamp set.

It is such a wonderful set with coordinating dies on page 13 of the Annual Catalog.

I made this card over the July 4th holiday.

My super pretty sunflower is made from the Sunflower Dies using So Saffron, Bumble Bee and Cinnamon Cider cardstocks. My sprig of wheat is diecut using Just Jade cardstock. 

I used all the colors that are in the Flowers for Every Season DSP as you can see on my card.

This bundle is a favorite of mine!

Card Project:

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers

Ink: Just Jade

Cardstock: So Saffron, Bumble Bee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Whisper White, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Accessories: Sunflower Dies, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon, Gold Glittered Enamel Dots, Dimesnionals, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I was trying really hard to NOT use this set until the Fall came but I just couldn't!

I love everything about it! 

Wait until my card lady sees these gorgeous sunflowers!

She will want all her cards made using them!

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My thoughts today...

Kinda hard to smile at people anymore with having to wear masks!

I really hope one day our world will go back to normal!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Stay crafty, my friends!

~Wendy