Friday Musings

 Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! Doing a quick drive by post to share another  card. I used sketch inspiration from Sketch N Scrap card sketch #303. Cut the acorns using a Spellbinders die set, stamped the sentiment with a Fiskars stamp set, all items used have been in my stash for sometime. I am sharing this card for the Just Us Girls Die Week #848 Acorns.

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Hello November

 

Hello Monday, the second day of November. I am doing a quick drive by post to share another card to add to my handmade smiles stash. I used sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches  #760, I love their sketches they go perfectly with my clean and simple crafting style. I used more scrap pattern papers from a Close to my Heart paper pack. I cut the leaves with two different die sets and added a leftover stamped sentiment and this card was done and will be going postal later this week.

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CIU #368 - Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

 Hello Friday, let the weekend begin. Today's  card share is my design team project for the Cut it Up challenge blog, the theme is Thankful, Grateful, Blessed. When creating my card I used more random papers from my stash including a corrugated piece. I used a die for the zig zag frame and the sentiment, both from scrapbook.com. 

I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge for weeks 776-777 over at Word Art Wednesday.

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your Thankful, Grateful, Blessed project using a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, November 9, 2026 at noon PST.

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Monday Musings

 Hello and happy Monday, doing another drive by post so share a card created for someone that recently lost a child. I always struggle with sympathy cards so I tend to keep them clean and simple. I stenciled some butterflies with distress oxide ink, stamped a sentiment and added some tiny star gems. This card is going postal today. I am sharing this card for the stencil challenge #846 over at Just Us Girls.

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Get Well Soon

 Hello and happy Sunday, doing a quick drive by post to share another card.  I used sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday #706.  The elements used on this card have been in my stash for a long time, nothing used that was added recently to my stash. Another card completed and going postal soon!

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Friday Musings

 Wow, this week has been busy and I haven't had time to play; I was crafting for work and a swap. Today I am doing a quick drive by post to share a card created using sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches #759, pattern papers from the Love Nicole Happy Haunting  6x6 pad. I used a frame die set from Scrapbook.com, the ghost  and sentiment came from a Spellbinders die set  and a piece of Recollections trim. Another card, where I s shopped my stash! I don’t really do too many Halloween cards only when I want to join a challenge, I am sharing this one on IG.for a YT challenge. 

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Sunday Musings

 Hello, the start of a new week, another chance to do and be better.  I am doing a quick drive by post before I get ready for church. Today's card share is another card created for breast cancer awareness.  I used sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts  sketch  #703 and more stash items leftover from other projects.

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CIU #367 - Pretty in Pink

 Hello and happy Friday, let the weekend begin! Today's card share is my project for the  Cut it Up challenge blog. When putting my card together for this challenge I used random papers, an embossing folder and several different die sets for the candy canes and poinsettia. The sentiment is an old Colorbok metal sticker that has been in my stash for a long time! 

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks #774 - 775 and the October Anything Goes with pink as an option twist over at 613 Avenue Create.

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge for more inspiration, create and share your Pretty in Pink project using a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday,  October 26 at noon PST.

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Pink Hope

 

Hello Wednesday and in honor of survivors, those currently in the fight and those that have lost the battle I created this card for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I created this rocker style card using mostly paper scraps from the Me & My Big Ideas kit that I have had for several years., this one was gifted to me as I had used the one that I had originally purchased.  I really shopped my stash for the card, letter stickers from Dollar Tree, the ribbon sticker from Michael's, typed and  printed the sentiment on my computer and one of my first Spellbinders circle die sets.

I am sharing my rocker card for the Die Cut Divas October Shaped Card Challenge and Just Us Girls Word  Week #844 - Move.

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Just For Ewe

 

Hello and happy Monday, if you are in the US you may be celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. I should have taken the off too but I will save that time for another day.  Today I am sharing a card created using sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches #757. When putting this card together I used more paper scraps, something old (embossing folder) and something relatively new to my stash. The Spellbinders Counting Sheep stamp and die set is something that I recently purchased.  This is one of those cards that looks just like what you originally visioned!

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Sunday Musings

 Hello Sunday, just do another drive by post sharing another card. For this card I used sketch inspiration from Sketch N Scrap, sketch #2 for World Cardmaking Day. I used more scraps from leftover paper from previous projects, a sunflower die and some enamel gems. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.  

I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes monthly challenge over at A Cut Above.

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Thankful Thursday

 Hello and happy little Friday! Today”s card share is one that was created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday. The random papers were left over from a previous project, used a Sizzix die set to cut the sentiment and finished by adding some glittered enamel dots! This signature clean and simple card is done and will be part of my Fall/Thanksgiving cards going out soon!

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World Cardmaking Day

 Hello and happy Saturday and WCD! It is currently raining so I am back home getting in some play time! I got up early and joined others as we walked/ran in the CKG Speak Up 5k in support of teen mental health.  

Today’s card was created using sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches #756 and some more random papers and items left over from previous projects. I think it came out fine and it will be going postal soon. I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Word Art Wednesday for weeks #772-773.

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CIU #366 - More Than One Die Cut

 

Hello October, another busy month with lots to do and less time to play! Today’s project share is a layout that I put together documenting my participation in a 5k for ovarian cancer awareness. I am sharing this layout as my project for the  Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #366 is to use more than one die cut. When putting my layout together I used  five different die sets (letters, butterflies, circle, number and sneaker).

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration. Create and share your project using more than one die cut. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, October 12, 2026 at noon PST.

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Scootin’ By to Say Hi

 Happy little Friday, doing a quick drive drive by post sharing another card. In an effort to use more of my unused stash. I created this card using  sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches  #754, a piece of Tim Holtz pattern paper, the Altenew scooter die, a stamped sentiment and a few enamel dots.I am sharing this card for challenge #877  - R is for Recipe over at Little Red Wagon.

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Wednesday Musings

 

Hello, rainy morning doing a quick post before I get ready for work. It has been raining most of the night so I won’t get a morning walk done but I am hopeful that I will get out this evening. I am still trying to find my crafting mojo! Today I am sharing my latest layout documenting our lunch date on Baby Girl”s birthday earlier this year. She didn’t want a big celebration so we all just went out to lunch.  I just pulled random items from my stash and loosely following a sketch I got this layout done! I used some really old die sets to cut the typewriter and numbers. I had a mishap with the splatter so that required some adjustments.

I am sharing this layout for the Anything Goes challenge over at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.

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CIU #365 - Orange and Black

 

Hello and happy Friday, today I am sharing my project for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #365 is Orange and Black (dominate colors).  I created this fall themed card using  four different die sets, a pattern piece of paper from a Love Nicole 6x6 paper pad, and a piece of acetate for the window (can't see it in the picture). I  decided not to add an additional sentiment on the front of the card. I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks #770-771.

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your orange and black project using a die cut. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, September 28, 2026 at non PST.

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Saturday Musings

 Hello Saturday, stopping in to share a Fall card created using Freshly Made Sketches  #573 for inspiration. I am still pairing random papers with scrap pierces from my stash as I am working on using unused or less used items from my stash! I used a TH Sizzix Wood Slices die set, finished by adding some Simple Stories enamel dots.  I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks #768-769.

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Happy Thoughts

 Doing a quick drive by post to share another recently created card.  I used sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts  challenge #698, more papers from my scrap stash with some pattern paper pieces from My Minds Eye Hootenanny 6x6 paper pad. Cut the flowers from one of the Spellbinders die sets, a stamped sentiment from Hampton Arts; finished by adding a few gems and a bow tied within some twine. I am sharing this card for the September Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above.

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Tuesday Musings

 Well I started this post last night and never finished , I am doing a drive by post so I can get moving toward getting out of the house this morning! I have  mixed feelings about this card as I haven’t really been in a creative mood lately and it seems my “crafting mojo’ may be on vacation! Today”s card was created using sketch inspiration from Freshly Made Skerches challenge #752. I used more papers from my scrap stash, a wreath die,  a bow die, a stamped  sentiment and a few gems. I hope this week brings me some renewed energy!

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