Seasonal Chums Popcorn Boxes

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Another Christmas has come & gone!

It was a low key day for us but we did have a great holiday!

Today my hubby is headed back to work, unfortunately! 

I have enjoyed the last several days with him being off.

We did a bunch of thrift/antique store shopping and I picked up a few more Ceramic Christmas Trees!

The glow of their lights in my kitchen & living room this holiday were beautiful and I hope to continue building my forest of trees for next year! Besides my regular tree and my Ceramic Christmas Tree that I made in 1984 (which I display every Christmas for 33 years!), my collection has now grown to 13 Ceramic Trees in all shapes, sizes and colors! I do believe now that my hubby is hooked, too!

Anyways, today I am still sharing Christmas things.

I have the rest of the Popcorn Boxes to show.

These have been wildly popular with my customers and they all sold, too!

These were SO fun to make and decorate this year!

Each box has a bit of shred paper in the bottom and a small cello bag filled with Hershey Kisses.

The snowman is from the Seasonal Chums stamp set and colored with my Copic Markers.

Seasonal Chums Popcorn Boxes:

Stamps: Seasonal Chums, Half Full (sentiment)

Ink: Black Memento, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Copic Markers

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Be Merry DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Circle Layering Framelits, Popcorn Box Thinlits, Garden Green & Cherry Cobbler Twine, Small Cello Bags, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This bundle will be retiring come January 3rd 2018 but will stay in my collection for along time!

Such cute images & matching dies to boot!

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My thoughts today.....

Too much good food at this time of the year!

I'm almost looking forward to the new year to get back on my bike!

Heaven knows i'm gonna need it! LOL

That's all for now!

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

Christmas Blessings

Hello & Happy Monday!

We all usually complain about Mondays but i'm sure on this Monday no one is complaining!

It's Christmas!

I had a fabulous Christmas Eve with my kids!

We ate, we laughed and we watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 

It's my favorite Christmas movie! And on top of that we had a bit of snow!

 I have a quick card to share on this Christmas day!

That poinsettia is so pretty and just pops on the card!

Christmas Blessings Card:

Stamps: Reason For The Season, Sentiment by Papertreyink
Ink: Soft Suede
Cardstock: Real Red, Garden Green, The Paper Studio Patterned Paper
Accessories: Festive Flower Builder Punch, Gold Cord, Gold Metallic Enamel Dot, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I'd like to take the time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
Enjoy the day with your loved ones!

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My thoughts today...

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

Christmas Swankies

Hello & Happy Sunday!

It's Christmas Eve and things are going as planned.

Shawn steamed the shrimp last evening and today I have a couple of things to make for supper tonight and 2 more gifts to get wrapped.

Ryan has been sick the last 2 days and I hope when he wakes up today that he is feeling better. 

Today I have one last thing to share that I made up for Christmas.

I have been making these the last several years for different occasions but this is the first time this year I have made them. They are the soft tissue box holders. I found the Swankie Tissues at my local Giant grocery store.

I remember they day I made these. It was a few weeks ago when I threw my back out and I was trying to get something accomplished and was not in much of a mood to decorate them. I left the paper do all the work. Aren't those packs of tissues cute?

The sentiment on each tissue box is from the Half Full stamp set. 

It is a million dollar achiever set created by Linda Bauwin.

Christmas Swankies:

Stamps: Half Full (sentiment)

Ink: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Be Merry DSP

Accessories: Oval Layering Framelits, Silver Metallic Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

These are usually a very good seller for me with people ordering more than I've originally made but this year that was not the case. It's hard to say from one year to the next what will be a hit. Thankfully I can keep these for another year and try again. You just never know!

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My thoughts today....

I'm off to make deviled eggs and get my cheese & bologna tray ready for tonight.

Busy, busy, busy! Tis the season!

Hopefully tonight I can relax and watch one of my favorite Christmas movies, Disney's - A Christmas Carol. I love How the Grinch Stole Christmas, too! I have been watching them all this year, it just makes me happy!

That is all for me now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful Christmas Eve!

~Wendy

Merry Little Christmas

Hello & Happy Saturday!

A very rainy, foggy day is on tap here in PA.

We finished up the last of our errands yesterday and are staying put today!

It may even be a PJ kind of day!

Football is on this afternoon so I know we will be glued to the tv and preparing food for our Christmas Eve family dinner tomorrow.

Today I have another Christmas card to share.

This is one I made with my stamp friends a few weeks ago.

Merry Little Christmas Card:

Stamps: Quilted Christmas

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Emerald Envy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Presents & Pinecones DSP

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Framelits, Cherry Cobbler Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Emerald Envy Enamel Star, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Last evening we made our way down to Maryland.

Shawn wanted to show me some Christmas lights he saw and then we stopped at a local place to eat a late supper. The light display was awesome and we had a great day together!

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My thoughts today.....

Yes, it is! 

Hope your Christmas is cozy too!

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Christmas Diaper Fold Pouches

Hello & Happy Friday!

Here we are at the weekend again!

Lots to do to prepare for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day but it's all good!

Today I have something to share that is sure to fill anyone's sweet tooth.

I made these little pouches which in the stamping world we call Diaper Fold Pouches. I've made these before and are very simple! I was shopping at my local grocery store and found this adorable bag of Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate and Caramel/Milk Chocolate Snowmen. I could not resist and bought several packages!

These were a great seller this holiday! 

They'd also make a nice treat to place at everyone's table setting which I will be using for mine.

Some years I have done up a cello bag with Yankee Candle Tealights in or cello bag with some sort of candy. There are so many ways you can present a sweet treat to anyone for the holidays!

Christmas Diaper Fold Pouches:

Stamps: Oh What Fun, Snowflake Sentiment, Half Full

Ink: Emerald Envy, Pool Party, Garden Green, Island Indigo, Real Red

Cardstock: Presents & Pinecones DSP, Winter's Frost DSP, Be Merry DSP, Whisper White, Emerald Envy, Pool Party, Garden Green, Island Indigo, Real Red

Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Oval Layering Shapes, Circle Layering Shapes, Metallic Enamel Stars, Emerald Envy Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

And besides....who does not like chocolate??!

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My thoughts today.....

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

A Joyful Christmas Card

Hello & Happy Thursday!

My cookies are baked and the presents are wrapped and that's a good feeling!

Today I have a quick card to share that was made at my last stamp get together.

Most of it is retired product except for my cute little gingerbread man. 

Cookie Cutter Christmas is still available and it is really cute!

Joyful Christmas Card:

Stamps: Cookie Cutter Christmas, Wonderful Year

Ink: Real Red, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper, Candy Cane Lane DSP

Accessories: Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, Real Red Enamel Heart, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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My thoughts today.....

That's all for now!

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

Sweets For My Sweet

Hello & Happy Wednesday!

It seems like the week is dragging but I guess i'm just getting anxious for Christmas to get here!

 Today I will be in the kitchen baking cookies but before I get to that I wanted to share a cute project I made with my stamp friends. I used the Gold Foiled Bags that are in the Annual Catalog on page 195.

I took these bags and filled them with 4 Lindor White Chocolate Truffles because they matched the bag with the gold wrappers! The tag on the bag was cut out with the Stitched Shapes Framelits then embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and layered on a Gold Foil Snowflake. We added some Gold Metallic Enamel Hearts to it and a Gold Foil Bow that comes in the Mini Gift Bow box on page 197 of the Annual Catalog. These bows are small but adorable and fit the bill with the gold theme! Lastly we added a Gold Clip at the top and glue dotted a gold bow to the clip that was made from ribbon scraps in my stash. All the Gold Foil on this is a winner for this time of year and my stamp friends loved it!

Gold Foil Bag with Truffles:

Stamps: The Little Things

Ink: Versamark

Cardstock: Whisper White

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Metallic Enamel Hearts, Gold Clip, Gold Ribbon, Gold Foil Snowflakes, Mini Gift Bows, Heat Gun, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am going to slip a gift card in this for Shawn for Christmas!

He has such a sweet tooth and loves the White Chocolate Lindor Candies!

This is perfect for him!

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My thoughts today....

That is all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have yourself a great day!

~Wendy

Mixed Metals Foil Card

Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Hope your week is moving along smoothly!

I got so much accomplished yesterday! 

All my Christmas cards have been addressed and mailed, the gifts are wrapped and my cookies are mixed up and in the fridge ready to be baked.

Today I am heading to my stamp table to make up a couple gift cards and also my dear hubby requested a few cards for his boss & other management people at work.

This is the card he requested.

Actually this card was designed for my last get together with my friends. I wanted something easy but also to show off the pretty foil papers that Stampin Up carries. I cased the idea from BJ Peters with a few changes....

I have not used the Winter Wonder Embossing Folder hardly at all this season and that makes me sad because it is quite pretty but those foil papers just make it shine beautifully!

Snowflake Embossed Foil Card:

Stamps: Holly Berry Happiness (Sentiment)

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Champagne Foil, Gold Foil, Copper Foil, Silver Foil

Accessories: Winter Wonder EF, Rhinestones, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

So today I have a few of these cards to create but Shawn wanted a different saying on them.

It will be a fun day of creating!

I hope you all are getting your Christmas preparations underway!

I have cookies to bake tomorrow and 2 more gifts to wrap as soon as they are delivered. 

My hubby has a long weekend coming up so we have planned an evening out. Going to a nice place for supper then off to see some holiday lights! I'm looking forward to it!

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My thoughts today....

Shawn took this picture at the Steam Into History train the other weekend when we had snow.

It was awesome to see and what a great shot!

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Christmas Tic Tacs

Hello & Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

We are now 1 week away from Christmas!

I got all my shopping done on Saturday, now I just have to wait for a few more packages to be delivered this week. Today the wrapping starts and the last of my Christmas cards will get addressed and sent. I also hope to mix up some cookies and bake another day this week. 

Yesterday I picked up what was left of Christmas Treats.

I made SO much this year and most sold but I still have a few things left.

The treat i'm sharing today did not sell very well. I have never made them before and got the idea from Angie Juda. These are the very small Tic Tacs that I got at the Dollar Tree right before Halloween. They sell 3 in a pack for $1.00.

From now on I will stick strictly to using chocolates for holidays because they sell so much better. I tried Tic Tacs for Halloween & Christmas and they did not go over well at all. Again, live & learn!

Christmas Tic Tacs:

Stamps: Seasonal Chums, Stitched With Cheer (retired)

Ink: Emerald Envy, Cherry Cobbler, Encore Silver Metallic

Cardstock: Year of Cheer Specialty DSP, Christmas Around the World DSP, Presents & Pinecones DSP

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches, Various Ribbons, Rhinestones, Gold & Silver Cord, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

And even though these were not a good seller, they sure are cute!

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My thoughts today.....

I love this time of year because of all the decorations & lights!

That is all for now!

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

Gold Embossed Card

Hello & Happy Sunday!

Hope your having a great weekend!

I have SO many cool projects to share with you! 

I just hope I can fit them all in before Christmas arrives in 8 days!

This card today is one I made with my stamp friends at our last get together of the year.

I was on a roll with using lots of Gold & Silver on these projects and the girls loved them!

Here is the first one...

I apologize for the glare in the pictures but with using the foil paper it's hard to get a good shot.

In real life this card is a real beauty with all the gold! I personally think all Christmas cards need a touch (or more) of gold & silver on them for sparkle! This one is loaded in gold!

Merry Christmas Gold Card:

Stamps: Label to Love

Ink: Versamark

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Gold Foil, Year of Cheer Specialty DSP

Accessories: Everyday Label Punch, Gold Foil Snowflakes, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Gold Metallic Enamel Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This card is completely flat for mailing which is nice at this time of year!

Stay tuned this week for more Gold/Silver cards! 

You won't want to miss seeing them!

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My thoughts today...

Sure is!

That's all for now!

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

Wood Crate & Labels to Love

Hello & Happy Saturday!

We have been hit 3 times this past week with snow.

 I hope that's not a sign of things to come especially since winter hasn't even arrived here yet!

Today I have a treat to share. This one I have to say steals the show!

I finally broke out my Wood Crate Framelits and packaged up some candy for a nice little gift!

I was so giddy when making these and my only suggestion would be to use a heavier cardstock. I used the Wood Textures DSP Paper Stack and while it's wonderful having that wood look, the paper is pretty flimsy especially for having a cello bag in it filled with candy. Live & learn, right?

Merry Christmas Wood Crates:

Stamps: Labels to Love

Ink: Garden Green

Cardstock: Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP Paper Stack

Accessories: Wood Crate Framelits, Everyday Label Punch, Gold Rhinestones, Cello Bags, Real Red Twine, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I also put a bit of shredded paper in the bottom of these for decoration.

I thought these were so fun! I will definitely be using this Framelit again soon!

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My thoughts today....

Those snowmen are cute and made me giggle!

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by & have a terrific day!

~Wendy

Merry Christmas Card Set

Hello & Happy Friday!

The weekend is here!

Like millions of others we will probably be out & about finishing up some shopping.

I am done but need to grab some gift bags & a few gift cards.

Shawn said he still has some shopping to do. He's always a last minute Lucy! LOL

I did most of my shopping online so now I am waiting on the packages to arrive and wrap it all.

Today I have a card to share that was part of the 7 packs of Christmas cards my customer ordered.

I used the Hearts Come Home Bundle for them and since she is very active in her church I thought these cards would work well.

So much went into the making of this card but they turned out pretty nice and most of all, my customer loved them! The snowflake under the tag is a Foil Snowflake that is in the Holiday Mini Catalog. It looks Gold in the photo's but it's the Silver ones. I cut them in half and tucked it under my tags. The sentiment comes from an old Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Merry Christmas Card Set:

Stamps: Sentiment from an old Paper Pumpkin Kit

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White

Accessories: Hometown Greeting Edgelits, Softly Falling EF, Silver Foil Snowflake, Silver 1/8 Ribbon, Silver Metallic Enamel Star, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Hope you like them!

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My thoughts today...

That's all for now!

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