Festive Friday

 Hello & Happy Friday, Friends!

Where were you 25 years ago today?

It is 9/11 and I can still remember that morning as if it was yesterday! I had just gotten the kids off to school and was doing my weekly house cleaning and I had the Today Show on in the living room while I was dusting when it came on about the planes hitting the World Trade Towers. My heart sank as I watched in fear. That day changed so much in our world. The loss of life there in New York City, Shanksville, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon in Washington DC was the worst terrorist attack in the United States. A day the world will never forget!!

Today it is time for another Festive Friday Christmas card!

For this week's card I pulled out a stamp set from 2015 called Peaceful Wreath. I paired it with the Versatile Christmas stamp set from the same year. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Peaceful Wreath (retired 2015), Versatile Christmas (retired 2015)

Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Jolly Holiday DSP (retired 2011)

Accessories: Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Cherry Cobbler/Gold Ribbon (retired), Adhesive Backed Sparkle Sequins, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another card made for the Christmas pile!

 I have been having so much fun pulling out all my retired stamp sets and creating with them! Feels good to use this stuff!

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My thoughts today...

~Wendy

Citrus Blooms Treat Boxes

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

The sun decided to shine yesterday from about supper time on so it turned out to be a nice day after all. We grilled steaks & chicken with some corn on the cob. Everyone was stuffed and ready for a nap after that but instead we leashed up the dogs (Miss Bailee & Sushi) and went for a walk. 

Today I have a sweet treat box to share made with a tutorial that Marisa from Kitchen Table Stamper created about 2 years ago. I always print out her project PDF's to use at a later time. Recently I found the Nonni's Lemon Biscotti at my local grocery store so I grabbed 2 boxes. Turned out they are REALLY good! LOL I saved a box to make some treats for a few friends.

Project Details:

Stamps: Citrus Blooms (retired 2025), Heartfelt (retired sentiment 2020)

Ink: Memento Black, Night of Navy, Stampin Blends-Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Copic Marker YG63

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Basic White, Mediterranean Blooms DSP (retired 2025)

Accessories: Citrus Blooms Dies (retired 2025), Stylish Shapes Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Daffodil Delight Stitched Ribbon (retired), Opal Rounds Assortment (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 

These were so fun to make and sure to make a few friends smile!

Each box has 2 biscotti in! Yum!

Thanks again to Marisa for always sharing her creative works of art!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day ahead!

~Wendy

Sweet Jar Valentine

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

Are you ready for the weekend? It's going to be EXTREMELY cold here this weekend. The weather people are saying it's going to feel like 20 below! Yikes! What in the world is going on with this cold weather this year?! I'm so over it!

Anyways, today I am sharing a card I made for Valentine's Day using the Sweet Jar Bundle from the Online Exclusives. I really love this set as it can be used for different occasions. This card is going out in the mail soon to Kelsey & Sushi for Valentine's Day.

Card Details:

Stamps: Sweet Jar (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Real Red, Flirty Flamingo

Cardstock: Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, Love Notes Mix & Match DSP

Accessories: Sweet Jar Builder Punch (Online Exclusives), Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon (retired, Red Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

How are you doing on making your Valentine's Day cards? I think I have enough made now so I can get them addressed this weekend and get them out in the mail. Valentine's Day is next Saturday!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great day!

~Wendy

Congrats Grad

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

The week is buzzing right along! Today is looking to be a very nice day with warm temps and low humidity. I am hoping to take advantage of this beautiful day with a good walk this evening! So today I am sharing a graduation card that I made recently for a friend. I pulled out all retired Stampin Up! products because that is all I own when it comes to this occasion. The school colors were black & gold.

Card Details:

Stamps: Sketch An Event (retired graduation cap), Great Grad (retired words on front), Northwoods Rubber Stamps (inside sentiment)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Crushed Curry, Versamark

Cardstock: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Basic White

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D EF (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Basic Black & Crushed Curry Twine (retired), Black Sparkle Gems, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This turned out perfect for the occasion!

I don't make very many graduation cards because of the school colors and year they graduate. I usually wait until someone orders a card before I pull out my drawer of graduation stamps so nothing goes to waste. 

I enjoy making this one! Thanks, Shannon!!

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My thoughts today...

So very true!

Thanks for stopping by & have an amazing day!
~Wendy

Feel Better Soon

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

Today I have a pretty card to share with you that has been awhile in the making so to speak. I started this card atleast a year or so ago and never finished it. I had the Petal Pink cardbase cut and the Crushed Curry panel embossed and then it got tossed aside for some reason. Last week I found it and decided to do something with it. So I added some paper from the Delightfully Eclectic DSP which is now retired. Isn't that daisy paper just so pretty? I felt like this needed to be a Get Well card for on the card rack. 

Card Details:

Stamps: So Sincere (Million Dollar Achiever Set)

Ink: Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Delightfully Eclectic DSP (retired)

Accessories: Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Basics 3D EF (retired), Crushed Curry Ribbon (retired), Petal Pink Sequins (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Lots of retired products on this card but I got to get this stuff used up!

I think this one would cheer just about anyone up!

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My thoughts today...

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

Paisley Birthday Set

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

We're waking up to a gusty wind and some cold temps this morning. Burrr!

Today I have a set of birthday cards to share that I made a few weeks ago using up a sheet of paper from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby). I'm not sure how long it's been in my paper stash but I wanted to use it up. It matches the Boho Blue cardstock nicely!

Card Details:

Stamps: Happy Thoughts (retired)

Ink: Boho Blue

Cardstock: Boho Blue, Basic White, The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Perennial Postage Dies, Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), White Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Boho Blue In Color Dots (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This set has 6 cards in it so I could use up an entire 12x12 sheet of paper. Right now they are sitting in my bin waiting to get put into a cello bag and put on the card rack. 

Yesterday I finished up going thru all my stamp sets and adding them to lists along with the date the set came out so I can always reference the catalog for idea's as well. That was a pain staking job that took me 5 days to do but it will help me in the long run to use long retired stamps that collected dust over the years!

Today it's back to getting inky and working on Audrey's order!

WooHoo!

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My thoughts today...

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

Natural Botanicals

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Today I have a quick birthday card to share that I made with a stamp set that is from the 2025 Spring Mini Catalog called Natural Botanicals. I loved this set since the moment I seen it in the catalog and I finally got around to inking it up!

Card Details:

Stamps: Natural Botanicals, Sending Smiles (retired sentiment)

Ink: Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy

Cardstock: Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight, Basic White

Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies Dies, Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Night of Navy Ribbon (retired), Linen Thread, Milky Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This set is called a Reversable which means you can ink either side of the photopolymer rubber. On this card I just used the more detailed side. So fun!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Happy Cupcake Day

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you had a nice relaxing weekend!

I have a cute card to share today that I used a variety of different products on. 

Take a look...

Card Details:

Stamps: Candle Cupcake-Stampendous, Lockhart Stamp Co. Sentiment

Ink: Memento Black, Wild Wasabi (retired), Stampin Blends- Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Copic YG63

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie, Basic White, Deja View- Alpha Blocks (Big Dots & Stripes)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits (retired), Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Taylor Made Tags Dies (retired), Peach Pie Ribbon, Peach Pie In Color Shimmer Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Over the weekend I didn't do too much as I was so fatigued. Saturday, I went to my stamp table and played around a little bit. I pulled out my Thirty One bin that I house my non Stampin Up patterned papers in. I keep everything in a folder marked with the manufacturer name so I know. The first folder was Deja View. I only had a few sheets in there that I pulled out and made some cards with. The patterned paper on the cupcake card I still have a few pieces left that I may try to use up later this week. Then I moved over to my Iris carts and took out a drawer that has a variety of wood mounted stamps in. I pulled out the Stampendous Candle Cupcake and a Lockhart saying. These 2 brands were big back in the early 2000's. I'm not sure if either are still around today but I found it fun to pull those stamps out and ink them up again!

Do you ever find yourself trying to use up the older supplies that is in our stashes?

Sometimes it's such a surprise as to what we find! LOL

It was a good day, for sure!

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My thoughts today...

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

Blueberry Bunches HB

 Happy Sunday, Friends!

It's snowy day here in south central Pennsylvania! I was praying it would not hit us but we lucked out. It's been snowing since about 8:30 this morning and as I type this it is snowing very heavily! We are sitting in the family room watching the Eagles vs Rams game. It just started snowing heavy there and they are not that far from us. Shawn has a fire in the fireplace which helping to keep it warm. Our Ravens play this evening so we are excited to watch! Fingers crossed for a good game!

I have a quick card to share today that I made with the Blueberry Bunches set. It came out in the 2024 Spring Mini Catalog but I just recently grabbed it from the Clearance Rack for half price. I liked the sentiments in the set. I paired it with some Blueberry Bushel Gingham DSP.

Card Details:

Stamps: Blueberry Bunches (retired)

Ink: Memento Black, Blueberry Bushel, Stampin Blends-Blueberry Bushel & Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Granny Apple Green, Glorious Gingham DSP (retired)

Accessories: Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired), Blueberry Bushel In Color Dots (retired), Granny Apple Green Ribbon (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Another one for the card rack!

I got a card order this week from Audrey that I have started picking at.

Does anyone know of a stamp that says "Love you to the moon & back"?

She asked for that on a set of Valentines Day cards but I have not found anything in my collection with that saying on. I may have to use the printer for that!

Well, that is it for today!

Stay safe & warm in this weather and the polar vortex frigid weather that is on our doorstep.

It's going to be tough on people but really tough on the animals, that's for sure!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & stay warm!

~Wendy

New Years Cards

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

We got about 4 inches of snow yesterday but as cold as it is it will most likely be sticking around awhile. 

Today I want to share with you a set of cards I made for on the card rack for New Years.

Card Details:

Stamps: Throughout the Year (retired), Light the Sky (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Versamark

Cardstock: Brushed Gold Card & Envelopes, Basic White, Gold Foil Paper, Patterned Paper from Michael's

Accessories: Tailored Made Tags Dies (retired), Festive Pearls (retired), Gold Trim, Gold EP, Heat Gun, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Sadly, the new year came and went and these cards are still sitting on my card rack. 

I may send them out even though we are almost a week into it. I don't think anyone would mind. Hope your new year is off to a great start!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Let It Snow Fun Fold

Good Morning & Happy Monday!

Hope you had a nice weekend! 

I spent most of that time working on my Christmas treats! I'm happy to say that they are very close to being done. Now i'm waiting on Audrey to get her card order to me for December so I can get them started. I also need to work on Christmas card kits for my stamp girls. I'm going to have them over in a few weeks to make some holiday cards and catch up with them before the holidays get too crazy!

Today I am sharing a set of those cool fun fold cards that I have been making like a crazy woman lately. I guess you could say that they are my new obsession. LOL I am using up the last bits & pieces of my 2019 pack of Stampin Up Let It Snow Specialty DSP. Each card in the set of 5 are different because of what scraps I had left. This was one of my most favorite papers!

Please excuse my hand in the bottom picture. I could not get the cards to lay flat to atleast get a decent picture.

Card Details:

Stamps: Itty Bitty Christmas (retired)

Ink: Real Red, Pool Party

Cardstock: Pool Party, Real Red, Basic White, Let It Snow Specialty DSP (retired)

Accessories: Wintery 3D EF (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies, Red Rhinestones (retired), White & Silver Ribbon, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

For being the last of my Let It Snow scraps I do love how each card turned out!

I really think it's the Pool Party, Real Red and Basic White colors that make this so pretty! And my snowman on each card was diecut directly from the DSP using the Tailor Made Tags Dies. 

Today is my cleaning day so I guess I better get to it! A long day awaits!

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My thoughts today...

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