CIU #348- My Heart

Hello and happy Friday, we are in a state of emergency as we await a winter storm. Today's card share is my project for the Cut it Up challenge blog, the theme for challenge  #348 is My Heart. When putting this card together I used  Honey Bee Stamps paper,  several different heart dies and some tiny enamel hearts.  The sentiment was cut using a Spellbinder's die.

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your heart project. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, February 2, 2026 at noon PST.

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Let”s Celebrate

 Hello and happy cold Wednesday, doing a quick drive by post to share a card that I created recently. I finally finished a 31-day challenge that I started last month and didn’t finish until Monday. Today’s card share uses a croc die and some older birthday themed paper. I really like how the card came out but I will need to make an envelope since the die is over sized. I am sharing this card for the Shopping Our Stash challenge #565 - Out with the Old and In with the New. My old item is the sentiment die from scrapbook.com and new item is the croc dies from Scrap Diva Designs. The mini frabic flowers are Crafter's Square from the Dollar Tree.  I am also sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge for weeks 736-737 over at Word Art Wednesday.

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Sunday Musings

 Hello and happy Sunday, although I haven't shared in a while I have been creating. I am still trying to finish the crafting challenge that I started last month, I am nearing the finish line.  Today I am sharing one of the layouts that I created using sketch inspiration from Sketch N Scrap challenge #324.  I just used miscellaneous papers and embellishments from my stash, the challenge was to journal about something that you are carrying into 2026. I choose to carry hope as last year was a bit challenging for me so I am hopeful that this year will be different.  I am trying to intentionally scrap more pictures of myself too!  I added a pull tab at the top that reveals my journaling.

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Warmest Wishes

 Hello Friday evening, stopping in to do a drive by post as I meant to share this card earlier this week. Today’s card share was created for a  FB challenge that I started last month and still haven’t finished. I used a Spellbinders dancing snowman die as the focal point. I still have quite a bit of items that I have never used  or want to revisit (shopping my stash) so I am always looking to participate in challenges. I might just be crafting Christmas all year!

I am sharing this card for the January 2026 Anything Goes over at A Cut Above and the Free is Good Challenge #564 over at Shopping Our Stash.

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CIU #347 - My Favorite Die

 Hello and happy Friday, my birthday weekend celebrations starts today!  Today over at the Cut it Up challenge blog we are using our favorite dies; for me I am using  my current favorite die.  I go through phases where I use one more than others but I have lots of favorites  Today I'm sharing a card using the postage stamp collage die, I paired it with another die set that I used for the first time this month, the  paint brush and butterflies came from the Spellbinders Paint Your World Collection.  It is several years old and I don't have the entire collection.  The stamped sentiment is also one of my favorites from a Spellbinders Sentiments for You stamp set. I guess you can say I'm using a few of my favorite things!

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your project using your favorite die(s).  The challenge starts today and ends Monday, January  19, 2026 a noon PST.

Thank you for your visit, take care and hurry back again soon.

Sunday Musings

 Hello Sunday evening, doing a quick drive by post before I get ready for bed!  I used sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts sketch challenge #662.  The pattern paper came from some miscellaneous papers gifted to me some time ago. I used a Spellbinders label die and a Crafters Companion flower die, some enamel dots and a Stampin' Up stamp for the sentiment.  Another card done and ready to go postal soon!

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Happy New Year

 

Hello and happy Saturday, I have been to share all week but as life would have it I didn't get around to it.  Today I am sharing the first card that I created this year and shared on FB and IG on Thursday. I used sketch inspiration from sketch #8 from Mary over at Cardz TV.  I used random papers from my stash including some foil paper from Recollections, a few curs from the Cricut and I stamped and embossed the sentiment; finished the card by adding some Spellbinders gems.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderfully blessed 2026.