Sunday Musings

 

Hello and happy Saturday, doing a quick drive by post to share a card created for someone that needed some encouragement. I used sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday #700, papers from my scrap stash and a stamped sentiment from one of the American Crafts Bible Journaling sets. I didn’t add any gems since the card is going to a male. I am still using my stash, trying to organize and declutter so my posting is a little sporadic!

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CIU #361 - Emboss It

 

Hello and happy Friday, welcome to another card created for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #361 is Emboss It (dry or heat) and I did both!  I embossed the background panel using the Spellbinders Splatter  embossing folder, colored it using distress oxide ink (stormy sky) and some Recollections ink for the green. Cut the wheelbarrow,  flower pots and tulips using different dies from my stash, heat embossed the sentiment and this card is ready to go postal!

I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenges over at A Cut Above and Word Art Wednesday for Weeks #762-763.

Now that you have seen my embossed project I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration. Create and share your embossed project (dry or heat) and don’t forget to use a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday,  August 3, 2026 at noon PST.

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Christmas Cheer

 Hello and happy Sunday,  doing a drive by post to share another holiday card. I used sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches #744, Recollections pattern paper, a postage stamp die set, created my reindeer girl using a marshmallow die set with  several other die sets! I really had to shop my stash to get this project done. The sentiment came from an ephemera pack from my stash. This is my second Christmas in July card, not sure if I will have time to create others.

I am sharing this card for the Die Cut Divas Christmas in July challenge.

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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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CIU #358 - One For The Boys/Men

 Hello Friday, time for another Cut it Up challenge, this week we are sharing male themed projects. I pulled out the Spellbinders Simon Hurley's U[p and Away die set. For this project I used more of my paper scraps, the background layer was sitting on my desk that was originally planned for another project. I just added a strip of grass, a cloud with the stamped sentiment and some tiny gems and this card was done!

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration, create and share your Boys/Men themed project. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, June 22, 2026 at noon PST.

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Hello Friend

 

Hello Sunday evening, doing another quick drive by share.  Today's card was created using sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #684, papers from my stash  and more Spellbinder's dies from their 2024 Advent calendar. I am on a quest to use  all those dies before the end of the summer.  I am still cleaning, decluttering and trying to organize my play area! I am sharing this card for the June Anything Goes challenge over at Die Cut Divas.

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Tuesday Musings

 Hello Tuesday, doing another quick drive by post to share something a little different,  a junk journal page. One of our contract workers will be leaving this week and since we introduced her to junk journaling we decided to have everyone create a farewell journal  page where we all added a page or a note. She is loves to read so this is is why I created this book nook themed page.  I stenciled the background using the Taylored Expression Brick by Brick stencil, the Spellbinders Study Nook die set and a Cardz TV stamp for the sentiment.

I am sharing this project for the June Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above and the Just Us Girls Anything Goes Stencil Week challenge #825.

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Father's Day

 

Hello and happy Sunday, doing a quick drive by post as I have lots to do.  I've been trying to clean, declutter and organize. Today's card share is another signature clean and simple card using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #696. I used a black card base along with random paper scraps, a tool dies set, a Hero Arts stamp set for the sentiment and a few gems and it was done!

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CIU #357 - Friendship

 

Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! Today's project share is a friendship themed card created for the Cut it Up challenge blog. I used an embossed piece of paper for the base, a die for the flower tub/bucket which I think is an old Honey Bee Stamp die (wasn’t with the packaging). The flowers are from Crafter’s Square and the sentiment was stamped from the  Stampendous True Friends stamp set.

Sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Word Art Wednesday for Weeks 754-755. and May Anything Goes challenge over at Crafting Happiness.

Now that you've seen my project I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog not only for more design team inspiration but we are hosting a special contest. We are hoping to reach a subscriber milestone on the blog!  Please  see contest specific rules on the blog and share the contest with others if you are already a subscriber.!  Don't forget to create your Friendship themed project and share it also, the challenge starts today and ends Monday, June 8, 2026 at noon PST.

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Saturday Musings

 Hello Saturday morning, it's raining and I'd like to be in bed but there's too much to do! I'm stopping in to share my last graduation card of the season (hopefully). I used random items from my stash and paper that matched to school colors. This signature clean and simple card came together just as I planned and will be given to the recipient today as he is celebrated. I am sharing this card for the Shopping Our Stash challenge #574 - Congratulations and the Tic Tac Toe challenge #293, where I used the center row (gold, free space and congrats sentiment).

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CIU #356 - Flowers

 Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! Today's project share is my design team member project for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for  challenge #356 is flowers so I reached for two more die sets (flowers and sentiment) from the  2024 Spellbinders Advent Calendar, one of the items that you have in your stash waiting for the right time to use it! This is a true shopping your stash project, the pattern papers are from the American Crafts Cutie Pie paper pad, I  used sketch inspiration from the Atlantic Hearts sketch challenge #681; like when a card comes together as you vision it in your head but I don't like the little pieces in these die sets (maybe that's why they had been tucked away)!

Now that you're seen my flower project I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your project using flowers. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, May 25, 2026 at noon PST. Don't forget to use a die on your project.

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Congrats

 

Hello and happy Wednesday morning doing a quick drive by post to share another card that. I created for another graduate. I used sketch inspiration from the Stick it Down FB group, this card came together nicely, used some Recollections adhesive rhinestones, cut the cap with my Cricut, stamped the sentiment and added some enamel dots! 

I'm sharing this card for the weekly challenge over at Crafting Happiness Challenges #213 - Anything Goes and Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes for Weeks 123-456.

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Happy Mother's Day

 Hello and happy Sunday and Mother's Day! It has been an emotional day for me as this is the second year I am celebrating as a motherless child. I am sharing a card that I put together this morning using sketch inspiration from Sketch N Scrap card sketch #297, pattern papers from Paper Studio, used a die set from an old Spellbinders Advent Calendar.  It had been sitting in my stash for a while as I picked up from a yard sale, used my Cricut to cut the sentiment and this card was done!  I still might send it to someone because as mothers we are to be celebrated everyday!

I am sharing this card for the May Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above and the Die Week challenge #822 over at Just Us Girls.

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So Sweet

 Hello Saturday night, doing a quick drive by post before bed! I started this card last night and finished today using sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts   sketch challenge #680, pattern papers from a Draper James 6x8 paper pad. Used the lemon zest die set, a Cottage Cutz Scallop Rectangle set and just one enamel dot for the center of the flower;  used  a CTMH stamp set for the sentiment. Another card done and ready to go postal soon, I really need to work on some layouts!

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