Make A Wish

 Good Morning & Happy Wednesday!

The week is zipping along quickly and we've had some beautiful weather to go with it!

This morning it feels like a touch of fall with the crisp cool temps! Sleeping the last few nights with the windows open has been glorious!

Today I have a fun birthday card to share with you using a set called Ice Cream Swirl. I have had it since December and I just now inked it up! 

This card reminds me of Black Raspberry ice cream! Take a look...

Card Details:

Stamps: Ice Cream Swirl

Ink: Fresh Freesia

Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Lighter Than Air DSP 

Accessories: Ice Cream Swirl Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Tailored Tag Punch (retired), Pool Party Ribbon (retired), Fresh Freesia In Color Jewels (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I hope to play more with this one soon as it's just the cutest!

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My thoughts today...

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

Tuscan Vineyard

 Hello & Happy Tuesday!

Today I want to share a cool card that I made with a long retired stamp set called Tuscan Vineyard. I do not have the set so I have no clue what year it was available. I borrowed the set from my friend Deb years ago and stamped off a few images. The other day I was going thru a box of images and found these. I have no wine related cards on my card rack so I decided to put those images to good use!

Card Details:

Stamps: Tuscan Vineyard (retired), Amuse sentiment

Ink: Elegant Eggplant (retired), Always Artichoke (retired)

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant (retired), Whisper White (retired), Mossy Meadow DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Circle & Scalloped Circle Punches (retired), Classic Label Punch (retired), Mossy Meadow Gems (retired), Mini Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Lots of retired things used on this one but it always feels good to use this stuff up!

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My thoughts today...

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

Sweetly Scripted

 Good Morning & Happy Monday!

Yesterday was a beauty of a day! 

We got some pleasant weather for a change and I think last night was the first night in weeks that we were able to sleep with the windows open!

Today I am off to finish up some chores that I started over the weekend then hopefully I can get to my stamp table to finish up a pack of cards that I started but have not finished. I am excited to get them done! So before I head off to get my day started I want to share a card I made yesterday with the Unbounded Beauty Suite from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. The colors are a bit wild but I do love how this one turned out!

Card Details:

Stamps: Sweetly Scripted (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Petunia Pop

Cardstock: Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, Basic White, Unbounded Beauty DSP

Accessories: Flowers of Beauty Dies, Eyelet 3D EF, Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Petunia Pop In Color Shimmer Dots, White Sheer Ribbon (stash), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I feel like I have been eating everything in sight the last couple of days!

CVS still has not come thru with my next dose of medicine (7.5mg Mounjaro) that my doctor bumped me up too! It's been almost 2 weeks. I am still checking my blood sugars twice a day and they are a tad higher than usual which is a sign that the 5mg is not working for me. Plus I gained 3 pounds this week. Talk about frustrating!

I'm hoping today that I am busy enough to forget to eat! LOL We'll see on that!

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My thoughts today...

I'm gonna need it!

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful start to your week!

~Wendy

Gone Fishin' Retirement

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday!

We made it thru Debby here in PA but not without lots of flooding issues.

Thankfully, we were ok!

This morning Shawn & Kelsey are out running some errands. I am just putzing around and maybe will get to do some stamping later. Thursday & Friday I did so some crafting while it rained. I went thru my card rack to see what needed some refills. Masculine Retirement was at the top of the list so I pulled out all kinds of supplies and created this one...

Card Details:

Stamps: Best Catch (retired), Many Mates (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Basic White, Boho Blue, Basic Grey (Granola)

Accessories: Catch of the Day Thinlits Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Tailor Made Tags Dies, Twisted Rope 3D EF (retired), Boho Blue In Color Twine, Boho Blue In Color Enamel Dots (retired), Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This was so much fun to create and I love the variety of stuff!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Playful Ghosts

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

We finally got some rain!

Tuesday & Wednesday we got some good rains for change with more expected today & tomorrow! Our temps have dropped to the 70's but we still have the humidity! 

Fall will arrive one day and push the humidity away!

Today I have a fun card to share with you made using the Playful Ghosts set from the Online Exclusives list. It's a fun set for Halloween...

Card Details:

Stamps: Playful Ghosts (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Memento Black, Stampin Blends- Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight DSP

Accessories: Everyday Details Dies (Online Exclusives), Stylish Shapes Dies, Painted Texture 3D EF, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I paired my little ghost with some Brights DSP since we do not have Halloween DSP yet. Stampin Up! is saying that they will have a pack coming out in a few weeks. I may just end up using my retired papers, we shall see!

Have you seen any Halloween candies out at the stores yet?

I looked last evening at my local grocery store and haven't seen anything yet!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Favored Flowers Anniversary Set

 Good Monday Morning, Everyone!

Hope your weekend was a nice one!

It's still pretty hot & humid here! I'm hoping for an early Fall at this rate!

We usually have some strong cold fronts come thru giving us a few days of nice refreshing air but that hasn't happened much this summer and I know for many this heat & humidity is quite bothersome. Last evening Shawn & I walked the neighborhood and once we got home neither one of us felt good. We both reached for a Ginger Chew before heading to bed.

Today I have another set of cards to share with you. I used the retired Favored Flowers DSP again because it was out on my stamp table and it does have some pretty prints in it that I thought would make some great Anniversary cards. This set will go on my card rack. Since I have the free time I am working ahead on making card sets. I told Shawn yesterday that I will have cards made for when I turn 80 and my hands don't work anymore! LOL

Card Details:

Stamps: Everyday Greetings (Online Exclusives), Greetings of the Season (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Favored Flowers DSP (retired SAB 2023)

Accessories: Deckled Rectangle Dies, Greetings of the Season Dies (Online Exclusives), Fresh Freesia Ribbon (retired), In Color Fresh Freesia Jewels (retired), Glue Dots, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I can't remember at the moment what this technique is called. My small piece of DSP is diecut straight from the middle of the larger DSP piece and layered on with another piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock. I think this is the first time I ever tried this. I kept everything flat on these for easy mailing.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great start to your week!

~Wendy

Heartfelt Hexagons

 Hello & Happy Sunday!

Yesterday turned out to be a rainy/stormy day which wasn't a bad thing since we need the rain! Shawn got his fishing trip in with no problems but hit rain on his travel home. It was 9pm when he finally walked thru the door which made for a VERY long day for him. This morning he is still sleeping and he might be there most of the day!

I spent most of the afternoon at my stamp table and created this pack of cards using the Favored Flowers DSP that retired last year. It was a 2023 SaleABRation offering. I'm trying so hard to use this pack of paper up but still have quite a few sheets left. I also pulled out a bundle called Heartfelt Hexagon which is still available on the Online Exclusives List. It came out in the 2024 Spring Mini Catalog and it's one that I have not used much...

Card Details:

Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagons (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Basic White, Favored Flowers DSP (retired SAB 23)

Accessories: Hexagon Punch, White Glittered Ribbon (retired), Iridescent Rhinestones (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This pack has 6 cards in it. I probably could have made a 20 pack for as much DSP I have. LOL The pieces of my DSP strips are 3 3/4 x 1 1/4. I have grown to like this design because if showcases the different prints in the paper and all I had to do was add my sentiment.

Easy Peasy!

Hopefully today I can get back to my stamp table and play a bit! 

Still on a mission to use up my retired stash.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Flowers For Every Season Part 2

 Hello & Happy Saturday!

It was a stormy night last night so I am a bit sleepy this morning!

Shawn was up at 1am to head out on his fishing trip. His butt is going to be so tired till he gets home tonight! I just hope he has a good time and they have good weather because last we saw they were calling for storms.

Today I have the last 2 cards to share that I made with a set of 5. I pulled out my retired Flowers For Every Season DSP and played around with the scraps that I have left. Here are the last 2...

Card Details:

Stamps: Everyday Greetings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Misty Moonlight

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

Accessories: Greetings of the Season Dies, Dashing Designs 3D EF, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon (retired), Brushed Brass Butterflies, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I love that each one in this set is different!

I may just try this again today with a different pack of paper because if your like me....you have tons of it in your stash! LOL

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Flowers For Every Season

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY!

Yesterday I got an update from my doctor on my thyroid function test that I had bloodwork for last weekend. She said my levels have return to normal and she has changed my dose of Mounjaro up to the 7.5 mg. My local CVS did not have enough stock to fill my script yesterday but is expecting a truck in today. It may get filled and it might have to wait a few more days which is fine since I still have a few 5mg pens left. I am hoping that this will be my last dosage change and then I can wean off of it eventually. For some people, they will be on this for the rest of their lives but I really do not want that if I can help it.

Shawn is off on a fishing trip tomorrow from Lewes, Delaware and will be gone all day. I am thinking it will be a stamping kind of day and a day to hibernate from all this heat & humidity! 

Today I have some cards to share with you that I made using old & new products. I pulled out Flowers For Every Season DSP from a few years ago and obviously this paper was very loved and only have scraps left. I turned them into individual designs and made a set of 5 cards that I will share the other 2 tomorrow.

Card Details:

Stamps: Everyday Greetings (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Misty Moonlight

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

Accessories: Greetings of the Season Dies, Dashing Designs 3D EF, Bumble Bee Gingham Ribbon (retired), Brass Brushed Butterflies, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I think this paper was my all time favorite ever and how could it not be with such pretty prints! Stop back tomorrow to see the last 2!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day ahead!

~Wendy

Oh My Word

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday!

Another hot & very humid day is on tap here in the Northeast. I have been waving my white flag in hopes that we soon get a cool down! It's just been relentless!

Today is the 1st day of August and this is usually when the dog days of summer start but this year it started in June. I am keeping fingers crossed that we soon get some cooler weather or maybe some Fall weather will come early!

I have a cute baby card to share with you today! This was one Audrey requested on her last card order. I used 2 retired sets. I don't have a big selection of baby related stamps.

Card Details:

Stamps: Oh My Word (retired Hostess 2005), Zoo Babies (retired)

Ink: Petal Pink, Night of Navy

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Basic White, Twinkle Twinkle DSP (retired)

Accessories: Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Stylish Shapes Dies, Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers (retired), Petal Pink Ribbon, Glue Dots, Mini Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Always SO much fun to pull out the old stuff and create with it!

Audrey requested a baby stroller and i'm glad I had something that fit her request!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Night Divine

 Hello & Happy Wednesday!

It's the last day of July and the last day of Christmas in July!

It is the last day that the Hallmark Channel will show Christmas movies until mid October when the holiday season starts on there. I have been watching off & on this last month even though I have seen so many of them multiple times!

Today I have one last holiday card to share before I go back to making everyday occasion cards. This card uses a suite of products from last year called O Holy Night. It was another favorite from last year that I used many of times. This is just a single card that will go in my pile of holiday cards.

Card Details:

Stamps: Night Divine (retired)

Ink: Pebbled Path

Cardstock: Copper Clay, Pebbled Path, Crumb Cake, Distressed Gold, O Holy Night DSP (retired)

Accessories: Night Divine Dies, Stars at Night Dies, Mini Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

I still have alot of this DSP leftover so there will most likely be more Christmas cards made this season with it! I wish it had carried over but no such luck.

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My thoughts today...

My favorite kind of day!

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day ahead!

~Wendy

Sending Cheer

 Good Morning & Happy Tuesday, Everyone!

We still have 2 days left of Christmas in July so today's post is going to be all about Christmas! I pulled out a retired set from last year that I wanted to play more with so I made a set of cute cards with it. The bundle was called Sending Cheer and it has the cutest gingerbread man in it that I remember using quite a bit last year! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Sending Cheer (retired)

Ink: Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Lemon Lime Twist DSP (retired)

Accessories: Sending Cheer Dies, Winter Snow EF (retired), Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Stampin Up! demonstrators had the opportunity to view the new upcoming 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog last week. I could not wait to see what was going to be available this year because I love the holidays! There was no Halloween in the catalog this year and let me say that many were not happy about that! The Online Exclusives list has 2 Halloween sets available and that is it! I'm really upset about that because I do love making cards & treats for Halloween. I'm not quite sure what direction they are going in with this but I do NOT like it! The Christmas selection was great but not much for Thanksgiving either. I guess I will be using many of my retired stamps or other manufacturer's stamps for those holidays.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Stay cool, too!

~Wendy

Plaid Christmas Set & An Update

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday!

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

Today I have a set of Christmas cards to share with you since we still are in Christmas in July! Only a few more days until August 1st! Can't believe we'll soon be turning the page to a new month!

This set of cards was made with a variety of things from my stash. One of my favorite Stampin Up! Christmas stamp sets is the retired Christmas Season and the Christmas to Remember sets! 

Card Details:

Stamps: Christmas Season & Christmas to Remember (both retired)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Old Olive, Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Accessories: Seasonal Layers Dies (retired), Holiday Rhinestones (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin Seal Adhesive

This set has nothing popped up and will mail flat. 

I am headed out shortly to get bloodwork done for my thyroid function.

Since being on Mounjaro all my numbers are getting better! Yesterday I started my 5th box of 5 mg. Each box has 4 injectable pens in. I am on this medication for Type 2 Diabetes and as of June, I am in diabetic remission. Blood sugars have been good, blood pressure continues to improve and after 24 weeks I have lost 55 pounds. If my thyroid numbers get better she will most likely up my dose of Mounjaro to 7.5mg. My hair loss has greatly improved in the last several weeks which I am happy about! So, I will let you know once I get the results back. Fingers crossed!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!

~Wendy