Gathering Moments

 Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

Hope you enjoyed a great weekend! 

Our weather was terrific but that all ends today as the muggy's are back, unfortunately. 

Today I wanted to share with you a lovely card I made using a new suite from the Online Exclusives. This suite will be available to customers Sept. 3, 2025. It is called Gathering Moments. The Gathering Together paper sold me instantly! As soon as my order arrived I made a card with it...

Card Details:

Stamps: Gathering Moments (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Basic Beige, Gathering Together DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Gathering Moments Dies (Online Exclusives), Traditional Labels Dies, Gold Metallic Ribbon (Online Exclusives), Cajun Craze & Gold Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

There will be many more cards coming from this suite in time! Unfortunately not today as I have my chores to finish up then preparing for a Stamp Day later this week with the girls!

Cannot wait!

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My thoughts today...

Not fun but there is always tomorrow!

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

~Wendy

Hope You Know

 Happy Saturday, Friends!

Sharing a quick card that I made recently using the retired Regal Flora Bundle that was available in the Stampin Up 2024 Holiday Mini Catalog. I'm not sure if this is still available on the Last Chance List but worth looking into!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hope You Know (retired), Regal Flora (retired)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat (retired In Color)

Cardstock: Wild Wheat (retired In Color), Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Regal Winter DSP (retired)

Accessories: Regal Flora Dies (retired), Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Exposed Brick 3D EF, Low Profile Gold Dots (Online Exclusives), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Wild Wheat is now retired but it was an odd color although it always looked great paired with another color. I purchased this suite of products last year but never really had much of a chance to ink it up. I have enjoyed pulling it out and playing with it recently. I also made a wedding card for Audrey with it the same day as I made this card. What a difference it makes when you change it out to soft, pastel colors!

Today my hubby is out fishing on the Juanita River for the day so I am taking advantage of it and planning the day at my stamp table. Audrey requested 2 more packs of cards using the Simply Zinnia Suite from last year. They are already started and need finished up before I can move on. We shall see what the day brings! LOL The weather is to be another 10+!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Christmas Greenery & Words for the Season

 Good Morning & Happy Fri-YAY, Friends!

The weekend is here and it's looking like a beauty atleast here in south central PA!

Tomorrow, hubby is headed to the Juanita River fishing with friends so I am planning a day of stamping with all my new goodies! This past Tuesday was preorder day for Stampin Up! demonstrators for the 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog. I was up at the crack of darkness and placed my order. I have been saving my money & my rewards points for a few months so I was all prepared to go big or go home! LOL I got overnight shipping and my order arrived on Wednesday morning. So exciting but I really could not do much until my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine arrived on Thursday since my old one broke. Yesterday, I quickly made a card. Oh my Lordy, is it ever beautiful! The prints & colors are lovely and one you will want! So here is the card I made...

Card Details:

Stamps: Words for the Season

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic White, Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP

Accessories: Christmas Greenery Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Traditions Sparkling Sequins, Real Red Shiny Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

My floral image was diecut directly from the Traditions of Christmas Specialty DSP. This paper is loaded with Gold Foil throughout and is it ever gorgeous! I also love the fact that we can diecut images directly from the paper. I am currently working on covering a notebook with some of this paper which I will share with you once I get it finished.

The Real Red Shiny Ribbon is one I would normally turn away from because of the width. I decided to give it a try and it's so nice to tie a bow with and it is not at all bulky! Oh, and the shimmer in this ribbon is beautiful! So far I am pleased with my purchase and hope to have more to share with you as it gets closer to the holidays!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!
~Wendy

Starburst Sayings HB

 Hello & Happy Thursday, Friends!

Today I just wanted to share a set of birthday cards that will go in my bin "for sale" once I package them with envelopes. I have been pulling out some retired products and making cards to have on hand. I have SO many made and I need to start sharing them.

This set uses a retired stamp set called Starburst Sayings from 2016 and DSP called Whole Lot of Lovely DSP from 2017.

Card Details:

Stamps: Starburst Sayings (retired)

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock: Pool Party, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP (retired)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Pool Party Shimmer Gems (retired), Stampin Seal Adhesive

Tonight is our Baltimore Ravens first preseason football game!

I'm anxious to watch even though we will be lucky to stay awake till halftime!

Can't believe it's that time of the year already! YAY!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a great evening!

~Wendy

Floral Birthday

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

Hope your week is going well!

Today I am sharing card #4 from July's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together.

This card was made with a variety of Stampin Up! products...some new and some retired.

Card Details:

Stamps: Special Celebrations (retired)

Ink: Peach Pie

Cardstock: Lemon Lolly, Basic White, Bloom Impressions DSP (SAB 25)

Accessories: Stitched Labels Framelits (retired), Oval Layering Framelits (retired), Brushed Brass Butterflies, Lemon Lolly Ribbon (retired), Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I had all the parts & pieces diecut ahead of time so all the girls had to do was stamp & adhere their card together. This is another one that lies flat for easy mailing. 

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have an amazing day!

~Wendy

Sending Heartfelt Sympathy

Hello & Happy Monday, Friends!

I hope that you had a chance to get out & enjoy the beautiful weather we had over the weekend! It truly was a 10+ here in Pennsylvania! 

Today I am sharing card #3 from July's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This one was made using a variety of Stampin Up! products. Some are new, some are retired and those are the kind of cards I love to create! The girls love a variety of cards when they come to Stamp Day so I always try to have a sympathy card designed for them to make. This one I absolutely love!

Card Details:

Stamps: Sending Support (retired Online Exclusive), Country Flowers (sentiment inside), Painted Perennial (retired inside)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat (retired)

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat (retired), Basic White, Thoughtful Journey DSP

Accessories: Exposed Brick 3D EF, More Messages Die (Online Exclusives), Everyday Arches Dies (Online Exclusives), Adhesive Backed Trio Sequins (retired), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Again, I had everything diecut for the girls, all they had to do was stamp and adhere their cards together. This makes things go much quicker.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for visiting today & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Textured Notes HB

 Hello & Happy Sunday, Friends!

Another gorgeous day is on tap here in south central PA! I hope you get out to enjoy it!

Today I have card #2 to share with you from July's Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. This one uses a terrific suite of products from the Online Exclusives called Botanical Textures Suite. I designed this card to be a masculine birthday card but could certainly be used for a woman as well.

Card Details:

Stamps: Textured Notes (Online Exclusives), Simply Said, More Sayings & Such (retired-inside)

Ink: Pecan Pie

Cardstock: Pecan Pie, Basic White, Woven Textures DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Textured Notes Dies, Neutral Matte Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This one was quick & easy to stamp & adhere together. I've been trying to keep the cards flat for easier mailing especially with the cost of postage going up! 

I do really like that package of paper with the different varieties and prints! 

Tomorrow I will share card #3 so be sure to stop back, ok?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your day!

~Wendy

Hey Friend, Happy Birthday!

 Good Morning & Happy Saturday, Friends!

I know it's been a minute since I last posted. Life has been life-ing for sure!

I have so much that I want to share on here so I am going to try to get better about posting.

Last month was Christmas in July and I spent so much time making cards for almost every occasion under the sun. Lots of Christmas cards, too! I have been on a mission to use up what I have and truthfully it does not look like I even put a dent in my stash of papers! LOL

So, today I am going to start off my blog post with wishing our good friends, Deb & Ed and very Happy Anniversary! I actually had a card on the card rack that I pulled off and got mailed to them earlier this week and I'm happy to say that it arrived in time for their special day!

Today I have a fun fold card to share that we made in July at a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together! We had a blast with this one! This card is a book binding explosion card. They are such fun cards to create and really give that WOW effect when you open it. I know Deb loves anything beachy so I decided to use the now retired Ocean Friends bundle that was available in the 2025 Spring Mini Catalog. This is what we made...

Card Details:

Stamps: Ocean Friends (retired), Happiest Day (retired), Friendly Seagulls (SAB 25)

Ink: Calypso Coral, Summer Splash, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green

Cardstock: Summer Splash, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White, Friends of the Ocean DSP (retired)

Accessories: Ocean Friends Dies, White/Silver Sheer Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This came together pretty quickly for the girls since I had most of it already prepared. They just had to do the stamping and adhering it together.

I love the colors & prints in this package of paper as they are fresh & fun and perfect for a summertime card.

So here we are in August already! It is soon time for another Stamp Day w/ Friends get together which I have been working on some card kits for the girls. In the midst of crafting my hands off, my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine broke. So now I am at the mercy of UPS and waiting on them to delivery my new machine! I hope it won't be too much longer!

I will share the next card we made at Stamp Day tomorrow so be sure to stop back, ok?

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!

Our weather here is to be beautious!

~Wendy

Christmas Rose

 Hello & Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using a long retired stamp set from 2019 called Christmas Rose. This past weekend I was in my craft room going thru some of my Christmas papers and I found this pack of pretty paper. I laid it on my table and spent the afternoon making 8 cards with it! I still have 3 whole sheets left that I will use up another time but for now I was having so much fun just creating with it along with the Christmas Rose stamp sets (this stamp set had 2 cases with beautiful images & sayings)! I will share the rest of the cards in the coming weeks.

Card Details:

Stamps: Christmas Rose (retired)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Basic White, Christmastime is Here Specialty Paper (retired)

Accessories: Roses Dies (retired), Gold Shimmer Ribbon (retired), Gold Glitter Enamel Dots (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

That beautiful floral image was diecut directly from the the Christmastime is Here Specialty Paper and adhered to my card flat. The sentiment panel is popped up with Dimensionals,

I made 6 Christmas cards and 2 Christmas Gift Card/Money Holders for the upcoming holidays! My bins are pretty full and I couldn't be happier to get ahead this year!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

~Wendy

Frames & Flowers Specialty Paper

 Good Morning & Happy Thursday, Friends!

I've been awake since before 3am this morning as we had a strong line of thunderstorms come thru. It was storming when I went to bed at 9pm and then again at 3am. Our weather sure has been active with heavy rains, lots of alerts and very hot & humid air sitting over us. I'm sure at this point I am going to need a nap later today!

This last week & a half has been a stressful one. It started out with Mr. Shady not well. We thought maybe he had a leg injury as he was not walking for days. Kelsey called her Vet and was unsuccessful in getting him seen ASAP. They were completely booked and the soonest they could see him was Monday 7-14-25. They suggested she call other vets in the area or get him to an animal emergency place. The local animal emergency place was already on a long wait time and before the end of that day it turned into a 12-15 hour wait time. She was so frustrated, as I was too because no one wants to see their pet hurting. So, she kept him comfortable and carried him outside to go potty. Thru all this he was still eating, drinking & doing his outside business but was constantly shaking like a leaf and would not walk. Finally, Monday he was seen by his normal Vet and was diagnosed with a neck injury! I can only imagine how Kelsey felt as I was worried sick about him for days, too. I was mentally exhausted as to thinking what was wrong with him. After xrays summed up the Vet's diagnosis, Shady was put on some heavy duty pain meds, an anti inflammatory and muscle relaxers. By the end of the first day on these meds he was showing signs of improvement. He was walking and playing with his food & toys! It's now been 3 days on the meds and he is healing nicely even back to his usual sniffing every blade of grass. He has not jumped up on anything yet and that may take awhile for the injury to completely heal but the Vet said he will get back to his normal self. It's one of those kind of injuries that they see quite often. He is no longer allowed to wear his normal neck collar attached to the leash. From now on she was advised to get him a harness to take the pressure off his neck. So, he's not out of the woods yet but showing signs of improvement each & every day! I am so thankful for that! She does call every morning to give me updates on him and it's sounding positive! 

Today I have a set of cards to share that I made for a Thank You gift. There are 5 cards and each one is different. I used the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP from the 2024-2025 Stampin Up! catalog. I think it may be on the Last Chance Sale list still but not 100% sure on that. I still have a small bit of this paper left and I may make another pack for myself...

Card Details:

Stamps: Everyday Greetings & Greetings of the Season (retired Online Exclusives)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Cardstock: Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Frames & Flowers Specialty Paper (retired)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangle Framelits (retired), Petal Pink & Pretty Peacock Glittered Gems (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Each card has a punched out floral image from that specialty pack which makes it so quick when creating cards or even scrapbook pages. I really love how these turned out! Aren't those colors so pretty together?

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My thoughts today...

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

Happy 90th Birthday

 Hello & Happy Tuesday, Friends!

It's been a crazy last few days which I will share more about that tomorrow.

Today I am having my girls over for a Stamp Day w/ Friends get together. It's been a long time coming and i'm so anxious to see them! I am also very exhausted and could probably sleep the day away so there will be lots of coffee happening!

Today I am sharing a card that I made for Audrey way back at the end of May for one of her friends who was turning 90! She always likes her cards to be personalized and so I pulled out a long retired stamp set called Memorable Moments. I also paired it up with You Are Remarkable set from the Online Exclusives.

Card Details:

Stamps: Memorable Moments (retired), You Are Remarkable (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Basic Black Archival (retired), Versamark

Cardstock: Boho Blue (retired In Color), Basic Black, Basic White, Mixed Media DSP (Online Exclusives)

Accessories: Stylish Shapes Dies, Circle Layering Framelits (retired), Adorning Accents Edgelits (retired), Petal Pink Low Profile Dots (Online Exclusives), Petal Pink Scalloped Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

Always fun to pull out the retired stuff and mix it with new items!

Loved this card and so did Audrey!

Sorry to cut this short today but I need to get my day started and wait on the girls to get here!

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My thoughts today...

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

Grow With Love Thank You

 Hello & Happy Saturday, Friends!

A quick update this morning as I am headed off for an appointment shortly!

I have been working on making some Thank You cards to send to customers and I pulled out a bundle that I have not even touched called Grow With Love. I am not sure if it's still available or possibly on the Last Chance list.

Card Details:

Stamps: Grow With Love (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake

Cardstock: Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Timeless Plaid DSP, Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP

Accessories: Grow With Love Dies, Crumb Cake Twine, Neutrals Matte Dots (Online Exclusives), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin Seal Adhesive

The Grow With Love Dies are pretty awesome, not sure what took me so long to use them!

It has a die to create a little pouch which I will be pulling out next! I bet it will be great to use as a candy treat holder for the upcoming holidays! 

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My thoughts today...

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