CIU #360 - Create Your Own Background

 Hello Friday, today's card share is my project for the Cut it Up challenge blog.  The theme for challenge #360 is Create Your Own Background. I created my background by die cutting the butterflies and  randomly glued them on the background layer;  cut the butterfly panel with the stitched rounded corner edge rectangle die thereby creating an embossed look background.  I then added the lilac colored butterfly on top of one of the butterflies on the  and finished by adding a stamped image and some mini gems. The inspiration for this card came from one of the people that I follow on YT. 

I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenges over at A Cut Above and Crafting Happiness.

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your project; don't forget to use a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday July 20, 2026 at noon PST. We are also hosting a 1000 followers blog

Cut it Up is also hosting a challenge as we are just three followers away from our current goal of  1000! When we reach our goal we will have a drawing where one lucky person will win a box full of crafting goodness. This challenge is open to international followers so head on over and follow the blog!

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Merry and Bright

 Hello Wednesday, stopping in to share a Christmas in July mini slimline card. I used sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts challenge #689,  mostly paper scraps, the pattern piece is from a Paper Studio Christmas plaid pad. I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle die set, a TH Sizzix Stacked Rectangle set and a TH word die for the sentiment Finished by adding some enamel dots and this signature super cute clean and simple card was done!

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks#760-761 and the Just Us Girls #830 - Die Week, the Deckled Rectangle die is a forgotten treasure!

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Monday Musings

 Hello Monday night, doing a quick drive by post before I go to bed! I meant to post earlier but I just spend my day doing other stuff. I put this card together using sketch inspiration from card sketch #299 over at  Sketch N Scrap, papers from my scrap stash, a cut apart for the sentiment, a Prima flower and finished by adding some enamel stickers. 

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JUMP

 

Hello Wednesday, doing a quick drive by post as I meant to share yesterday. I have been busy finishing up my layouts for my quarterly goal! Today starts a new quarter and I already got plans this weekend to work on a few layouts as I don't have any holiday plans. 

I created this 81/2x11 layout to document a holiday visit to see the lights outside and visit Santa's indoor fun workshop.  I used my brick stencil to add some interest to the background, I always want the photos to be the focal point for my layouts, shopped my stash for some lettering for the title. Cut a few embellishments, added some enamel dots and this was layout was done. 

I am sharing this layout for Just Us Girls challenge #829 - Stencil Week.

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Oh My Stars

 

Good Sunday morning, doing a quick drive by post as I have a long to do list today.  Today's card was created using sketch inspiration from the Sketch N Scrap card sketch #298 for June.  I used mostly papers from a Colorbok Old Glory paper pad, a Jolee jar sticker and some wood stars all items that have been in my stash for years! This is the only 4th of July card that I'll be making and it will have to be hand delivered! I have so many cards that need to go postal which means I will need to purchase more stamps soon.

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CIU #359 - Critters

 

Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! The theme for challenge #359 over at the Cut it Up challenge blog is critters. For this card I used patten papers from a Honey Bee Stamps 6x6 pad, the bee is another one of the dies from the 2024 Spellbinders Advent calendar and the sentiment is a die from the Sizzix Bee Happy die set. Added a few pearl gems and this card was done.

I created this card using sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts challenge #687, sharing it for the Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks #758-759 and the Crafting Happiness June (Summer or Anything Goes) challenge.

Please visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your Critter project using a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, July 6, 2026 at noon PST. 

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World Play Day

 

Hello and happy Monday doing a quick drive by post since I didn’t post last week. I have been creating just not sharing, trying to get some layouts done as this second quarter comes to an end. This layout documents my participation in World Play Day at work, this event sponsored by Lego and the theme was under the sea. When putting this layout together I just used random papers from my stash, created the title and sub-title  using Thickers, label maker and sticker letters.  All other elements created using miscellaneous die sets.

I am sharing this layout for the Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks #756-757 and the June Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above.

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