#1 Ravens Fan

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

Up and at it early as i'm headed to the doctor for a check up this morning and to get checked for a mysterious rash that appeared months ago when Shawn was in the hospital. I'm pretty sure I know what it is but will wait to see what the doctor says and better yet, what to do for it!

Anyways, yesterday was my dear hubby's 49th birthday!

Thankfully he had a really good day at work then when he got home he showered and I treated him to a nice dinner! OMGosh, we both were stuffed pigs till we were finished but it was SO dang GOOD!

We went to a place that is maybe a mile from home with a cozy atmosphere. I ordered a dish called Chesapeake Trio (which was like heaven if you like seafood) and he ordered a dish called Seafood Louisana which was steak with crab meat & scallops on top in a honey teriayki sauce.  It was very good and was a nice evening with the birthday boy!

Today I hope after the doctor appointment to grab our bikes and head to the Rail Trail for a nice bike ride since he has the day off. The weather is to be nice and I can't think of a better way to spend the day!

So my card I want to share today is one I made for Ryan to give Shawn for his birthday.

Everyone knows he's a Baltimore Ravens fan so this is what I created.

I used the Custom T-Shirt Bundle again for this one!

So many possibilities to personalize a card with this stamp set!

#1 Ravens Fan Card:

Stamps: Custom T-Shirt Bundle, Labeler Alphabet, Have A Ball

Ink: Basic Black Archival, Elegant Eggplant, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Accessories: Sparkle EF, Hexagon Punch (banner ends), Gold Brads, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Our friend Deb also made Shawn a Ravens card too which was pretty awesome!

Great minds think alike!

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My thoughts today...

This will be us later today! 

Can't wait!

That's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy the day!

~Wendy

Happy Birthday, Shawn!!

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today is my Buppie's birthday!

I'm sure he wishes he had the day off to celebrate but tomorrow he did put in for a vacation day!

Maybe we can get out for a bike ride on the Rail Trail and i'd like to take him out for a nice dinner to celebrate!

Anyways, my friend, Mary Anne recently posted a card done with a diecut of a bike and I LOVED it!

She happily sent me a few and I was so thrilled to use it to make Shawn's birthday card!!!

Take a look....

I think he will love this! He enjoys riding his bike!

Shawn's HB Bike Card:

Stamps: Balloon Adventures (sentiment)

Ink: Basic Black Archival

Cardstock: Tangelo Twist, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Urban District Specialty DSP

Accessories: unknown Bike Diecut, Oval & Oval Scallop Nestibilities, Basic Black 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon & Tangelo Twist Ribbon, Stapler, Orange & Black Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Thanks again, Mary Anne, for sending those awesome diecuts!

I am going to have fun putting them to good use!

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My thoughts today....

Shawn!!

Hope you have an awesome day!

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

#MakeACardSendACard Challenge

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

We were out & about most of the weekend hitting the trails and let me tell ya, my feet are thumping!

It was dreary, rainy & gloomy one minute and then sunshine the next but the rain won out most of the time. We still walked the trails because afterall isn't that what they make umbrella's for?!

Today I am continuing the #MakeACardSendACard Challenge.

My card is made with the Petal Potpourri stamp set that's long been retired but doesn't matter to me....I love the big blooms in the set!

Happy Mother's Day Card:

Stamps: Petal Potpourri, Crazy About You

Ink: Blushing Bride, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Blushing Bride,Whisper White

Accessories: Flower Medallion Punch, Elegant Dots EF, Blushing Bride Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, 2 Sided Tape

Aren't those big flowers pretty?

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My thoughts today....

~Wendy

#MakeACardSendACard Challenge

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope your all enjoying your weekend!

I have another Mother's Day card to share that I made with the #MakeACardSendACard Challenge.

I recently picked up some of the Succulent Garden DSP that is on the Retiring List for cheap and I wanted to use it to make a Mother's Day card. I'm on a mission to send cards out this coming week to people who have inspired me and people who mean alot to me. This is all part of Sara Douglass's  #MakeACardSendACard Challenge as this is the month of Mother's Day and Arthritis Awareness.

I personally feel as though there are times you just want to send a card to tell someone your thinking of them or just because....

Happy Mother's Day Card:

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Succulent Garden DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Bold Butterfly Framelits, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Love this card and I hope it makes someone smile when they receive it this week!

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My thoughts today....

Oh how I wish!

That's all for today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful Sunday!

~Wendy

#MakeACardSendACard Challenge

Hello & Happy Saturday!

We made it thru the heavy rains yesterday!

For me personally, I like a rainy day here and there!

Today I have a pretty cute card to share that I made for Mother's Day which is coming pretty fast!

Next Sunday we celebrate all the Mom's or the woman who have inspired us along the way!

If anyone follows Sara Douglass the CEO from Stampin Up, she had a message on Facebook the other evening asking us to #MakeACardSendACard to anyone one who has inspired us. I got to work on making a few cards to send out this coming week.

Anyways, this card here came together quite nicely....

I finally pulled out a stamp bundle that I have had in my possession for months!

I almost thought it was lost when I searched for it and found it on my punch shelf instead of with my stamp sets! Accck! I recently picked up the Pop Of Pink Specialty DSP off the Clearance Rack for a really good price and decided to pair it with my Custom Tee Bundle. My Tee is embossed with Winter White Embossing Powder and then diecut with the Custom Tee Builder Framelits. 

One In A Million Card:

Stamps: Custom Tee

Ink: Versamark, Winter White Embossing Powder, Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pop Of Pink Specialty DSP

Accessories: Custom Tee Builder Framelits, Circle & Scallop Circle Punches, Decoratibe Dots EF, Lace Doily, Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am thrilled with how this one turned out and definitely loving the Custom Tee Bundle!

Such a fun set as the possibilities could be limitless!

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My thoughts today....

This is me usually every morning!

Kelsey works 3rd shift and when I am waking up she is just coming in the door from her shift. She talks and talks to me and I am just not ready to think, speak or do much of anything for about 20 minutes until my coffee kicks in! Then watch out! It's hard to shut me up! Haha!

That's all for me today!

Our weather is to be semi sunny & showery today.

I do have to pop out to run some errands but hope maybe to find some time to play at my stamp table. Hope you will join along with Sara Douglass and #MakeACardSendACard to someone who inspired you! I think this is a terrific challenge for the month of May! Glad I got 2 books of stamps last time at the Post Office....i'm gonna need them!

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a wonderful Saturday!

Love & hugs~

Wendy

Avant Garden Sympathy Set

Hello & Happy Friday!

It's a wash out here today! 

Lots & lots of rain that started around midnight and has been relentless!

I think our weekend will be somewhat of a dreary one.

So as I said in my previous posts, my customer, Audrey keeps me pretty busy creating cards for her. I started to work ahead on making card sets so that when she needs something I can just grab them off my little card rack and get them delivered to her.

This set is one I made this week using the retired SaleAbration 2017 set called Avant Garden.

It is a favorite of mine!!!

As you can see I used the Stitched Shapes Framelits for both my image & sentiment panels. 

I LOVE those things as it dresses up the ovals!

I snagged a package of Blooms & Bliss DSP off the Clearance Rack recently and also used the Metallic Silver Ribbon from SAB this past year. It all makes for one pretty set of cards!

With Sympathy Card Set:

Stamps: Avant Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Island Indigo, Mint Macaron

Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Blooms & Bliss DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Scallop Oval Punch, Metallic Silver Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Love, love, love!

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My thoughts today.....

It's the perfect day for that as long as it's not storming!

That's all I have for today!

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

Happy 50th Anniversary

Hello & Happy Thursday!

This week seems to be flying by!

I have been staying busy in my craft room this week working on a card order which was delivered yesterday! Yippee Skippppee!

This card was part of the order in which I was asked to make a 50th wedding anniversary for a couple who are a huge part of the Holy Trinity Church in Columbia, PA. that makes the fasnachts to sell to the community every year. Fasnacht is a Pennsylvania Dutch thing and probably one of the best type of donuts around. Atleast I think so!  

My customer asked for something with donuts on and this is what I came up with.

Luckily, I remembered that the Cherry On Top DSP Pad had a sheet with colorful donuts on that I have never used till today. I like the colors of this, definitely bright! 

50th Anniversary Card:

Stamps: Number of Years

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay Glimmer Paper, Cherry On Top DSP Pad

Accessories: Bigz Alphabet Typeset Dies (numbers), Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, Crushed Curry 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one was fun to put together and went pretty quick!

I hope my customer liked it...

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My thoughts today...

How I feel most days!

I can't wait until morning for that first sip of coffee to wake me up!

Anyone else?

That's all for me today!

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific Thursday!

~Wendy

God Bless You

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

The week is just zipping right along!

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in south central Pennsylvania!

There was a nice breeze, almost a chill in the air after a few days of 80 degrees and humid.

It was refreshing with lots of sunshine.

I spent most of the day in my craft room stamping just for fun!

The cards I have to share today were another customer request for children at her church that were going to be confirmed soon. These confirmation cards were refreshing to make and I did not want to load them up with embellishments or tons of layers.

Audrey is my customer whom is a huge part of her church and knows many people. This is why she is always needing cards and certainly keeps me busy most days! She is a very caring and most thoughtful person and has such a wonderful family! Always has a big smile for anyone she meets and is a blessing to many!

This is the second time she has asked me to make confirmation cards. I never posted the first one because I was really unsure of it but as always, she was thrilled with it.

God Bless You Cards:

Stamps: Crosses of Hope (retired)

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Bordering Blue

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Bordering Blue

Accessories: Swiss Dots EF, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestibilities, Stamp A Ma Jig, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I will probably make more of these up to keep on hand for her for future requests.

I liked these with a simple design!

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My thoughts today...

Yes, please!

It helps to get my day started!

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & as always.....have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

A Special Wedding Card Request

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

A few days ago I got a request in the mail from my customer for a wedding card.

She sent me the original wedding invite and asked me to make a card almost like it.

Here is the invite....

I laid the directions for the reception over top the information because I did not want to show that online but I did want to show the colors and design.

So, I looked high & low thru my million & one stamps and found an old retired background stamp called Filigree. I'm not sure of the year but I know it's old. I decided instead of just inking it in white craft ink that I would emboss it onto Crumb Cake cardstock with Winter White embossing powder.

Here was my take on the wedding invitation...

I was so happy with the outcome!

I added that pretty organza ribbon and a big ole bow once I had the sentiment embossed and diecut using the retired Chalk Talk Framelits. And what would a wedding card be without adding pearls?! I wish though I would have added some glitter to the embossing for a pop of sparkle but nonetheless I am overjoyed with how it turned out! 

Wedding Card:

Stamps: Filigree (retired), Rose Wonder (sentiment)

Ink: Versamark, Winter White Embossing Powder

Cardstock: Crumb Cake

Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, White Organza Ribbon, White Pearls, Heat Gun, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 2 Sided Tape

What do you think??

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My thoughts today....

Haha!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day, friends!

~Wendy

Wetlands Birthday Greetings Set

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a nice weekend! As usual, they go by so quickly!

I'm really late on posting today. I had to finish up a card order for my dear sweet customer then I just got caught up in doing things around the house. We are expecting some bad storms this evening so I wanted to get this done as soon as I could especially since my Dancing With The Stars will be on shortly! One of my favorite shows!

My card today uses the awesome Wetlands stamp set.

I made this card set up ahead of time for when my one customer says she needs a pack of guy cards!

I am pleased with this set of cards!

Birthday Greetings Card:

Stamps: Wetlands

Ink: Basic Black, Garden Green

Cardstock: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Whisper White, Warmth & Comfort DSO (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Banner Punch, Gold Brads, 2 Sided Tape

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My thoughts today....

Thanks for stopping by & and have a nice evening! 

~Wendy

Number of Years

Hello & Happy Sunday!

A late start to my day today after a very restless night. 

I ran my ac all day yesterday then at bedtime I decided to turn it off and open the windows. 

Big mistake! It was so humid that I just could not get comfortable.

Midnight I got up and closed the house up and turned my ac back on.

This morning it was quite different outside, cloudy, breezy and cool. I like the warm weather but not ready for the humid stuff just yet!

Today I want to share a card I made as part of the last card order.

This is for a woman who it turning 80 years old so I tried to make it colorful & pretty.

I started out stamping the greens and adding the flowers all over my Whisper White panel. Then I was thinking of how to incorporate the 80 on to my card so I whipped up a tag to add the sentiment and my numbers. I popped up my tag on dimensionals and added ribbon/twine to my tag. Last thing I did was add rhinestones to my pink flowers for some sparkle.

Number of Years Card:

Stamps: Number of Years

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Basic Black Archival

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White

Accessories: Large Number Framelits, Ornate Tag Topper Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, 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

Beary Sweet

Hello & Happy Saturday!

What a morning so far! 

Thunderstorms rolled thru during the night but this girl never heard a thing!

More rain is in the forecast today but it's to be a warm one, 86 with lots of humidity.

I have the ac running to stay cool and sometime I need to pop out to do some shopping.

Anyways, today I have a yummy treat to show!

I have said that my hubby has a terrible sweet tooth. Just last week he bought a 5 lb bag of Harbo Gummy Bears at the store and it's almost gone. Luckily I was able to get enough to fill these 2 small cello bags that I found in my stash. I also used the stamp set called Just Keep Swimming from the Occasions Mini Catalog to decorate the topper.

I gave these to Shawn & Kelsey yesterday and they both loved them!

I'm not sure if they opened them yet but once they do I know they won't last long!

As for me, I am not a fan of gummy bears at all...

Beary Sweet Treats:

Stamps: Just Keep Swimming

Ink: Real Red, Cucumber Crush, Pumpkin Pie, Tip Top Taupe

Cardstock: Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Cherry On Top DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Sm Cello Bags (retired), Cucumber Crush Thick Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Adhesive

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My thoughts today....

That's all for today!

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

Thinking of You Card Set

Hello & Happy Friday!

Yesterday was a gorgeous day once the sun made an appearance!

Today is to be another award winning day filled with brilliant sunshine and temps in the 80's! 

I'll take it!

Today I have a set of cards to share that I whipped up using the Wetlands set.

I am loving the soft colors on this beachy type of card.

I'm sad that this set is retiring but I guess that really does not affect me since I am not a demo. 

This set will still see lots of ink well into the future!

Thinking of You Card Set:

Stamps: Wetlands, Work of Art

Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Sky

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories: Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Soft Sky 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots, Tombo Mono Adhesive

I also incorporated the tearing technique into these. 

I have not done this in a very long time and just love the look it gives my cards!

Another plus for this set is that they will not cost extra in postage! Woohoo!

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My thoughts today.....

Yep!

That's all for me today!

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