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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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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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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Happy Birthday Cheryl

 

Stopping in today to share another card, that I created for one of my scrapping besties.  I used a mix of items that have been in my stash for a while including a cover plate (Bold Curves), some flowers cut with a Spellbinders die set, cut the sentiment using a scrapbook.com die set and finished by adding a few gems. It has some imperfections, need to figure out if the cover plate or the paper is the problem. 

I am sharing this card for the Shopping Our Stash #570 - White Our and the April challenge to create a birthday or anniversary card over at Die Cut Divas.

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Spring Greetings

 

Hello and happy Wednesday evening, doing a quick drive by post to share another recently created project. I created this card using a die cut cover plate, added a few small die cut flowers and I sentiment and it was done. The papers came from a DCWV pastel paper stack. 

I am sharing this card for the Spring is Coming monthly challenge over at Die Cut Divas and the Anything Goes challenge for weeks #744-745 over at Word Art Wednesday.

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Love

 

Hello Tuesday, I am doing a quick share of another card that I recently created.   We should share and express love at anytime but February is when we celebrate Heart Health month and Valentines Day. I created my card using sketch inspiration from the Stick it Down group on FB, papers from the Recollections Girl Squad paper pad, a Recollections embossing folder and the Inspire (Spellbinders) Love Vine die for the focal point. I really shopped my stash on this one and it came together nicely and will be going postal soon;  I need to be more intentional in getting my cards in the mail!

I am sharing this card for the February Reds and Pinks challenge over at Die Cut Divas and the Tic Tac Toe challenge number 286 using the top row across (hearts, die cutting, red/pink).

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CIU #346 - Anything Goes

 

Hello and happy Friday, praying that you had a blessed Christmas with family and friends. Today’s card share is the project created for the final challenge for 2025.for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The challenge for challenge #346 was Anything Goes and in keeping with my quest to use unused items from my stash I created a shaker card. When creating my card I used some very old pattern papers from a K&Co mat pad and a Momenta die set for the tree. The die set was one gifted to me a few years ago. The shaker bits have been in my stash  for some  years too, came from the Target Dollar Spot along with the sticker sentiments, I made a lot of cards bout failed to mail most of them, there’s always next year! I'm sharing this card for the December Christmas/Winter challenge over at Die Cut Divas.

Now that you’re seen my card I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge for more design team inspiration.  Create and share your Anything Goes project using a die cut, the challenge starts today and ends Monday, January 5, 2026 at noon PST.  

Continue to be safe during this holiday season! Thank you for your visit, I hope you'll visit again soon.

CIU #339 - It Looks Like Fall

 

Hello and happy Friday, the weekend has begun!  Today's project share is my design team project for the Cut it Up challenge blog, this weeks challenge is It Looks Like Fall.  Fall is my favorite season and sunflower are one of my favorite flowers!

When putting my card together I used a piece of embossed paper from the Craft Smith Fall Embossed 12x12 paper pad, cut the sunflowers using  the Spellbinders Picture Perfect Autumn die set, and the Tim Holtz Sizzix planter had been cut previously. Added a stamped sentiment and this card was done! I am sharing this card for this month's Anything Goes challenge over at Die Cut Divas and the Anything Goes challenges for weeks #716-717 over at Word Art Wednesday.

Now that you've seen my project, I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your It Looks Like Fall project. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, September 29, 2025 at noon PST.

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Hello

 

Welcome to the start of a new week, it's raining a little so I'm thinking it may be an inside day!  I'm doing a drive by post to share a card that I created using sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts challenge #645. I just pulled random papers from my stash as I was using the plaid sheet as my base, it is from Recollections,  I used a really old Richard Garay stamp and die set for the telephone, added a stamped sentiment and a few gems and this card was done!  

I am sharing this card for the September Anything Goes challenge over at Die Cut Divas and Crafts Galore Encore #139.  You too can visit these blogs for more inspiration!

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CIU #300 - Happy Birthday

 

 

Hello Friday and let the weekend begin!  Today at the Cut it Up challenge blog we are celebrating our 300th challenge by sharing our birthday themed projects.

When creating my project I decided to step out of my comfort zone by doing some things a little different from my usual clean and simple style. So off to YT University for some ideas that included using some of my unused stash!  I created the background by inking some clouds, adding some word stamping and finally  some splatter.  I used some TH salvaged patina distress ink and splatter.  I even made my own cloud stencil. Cut the balloons, added some burlap twine, made a bow and added to the card with some adhesive foam. The word happy was leftover from a previous project, added a few gems and the card was done!  I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge #121 over at Crafts Galore  and the monthly challenge over at Die Cut Divas.

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration  as we have some guest designers that have joined us for our 300th challenge.  Create and share your birthday themed project, the challenge starts today and ends Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at noon PST.

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MemoryDex Card Share

 Hello and happy Tuesday, today I am doing a quick drive by post to share a memorydex card that I created as part of a twelve day creating challenge.  I am running a little behind but I do plan to finish though! I used a Spellbinders basket die, a Momenta poinsettia die and greenery die and I cut the pinecone with the Cricut.  I added some diamond dotz to the centers and used a TH sticker for the sentiment.  I am sharing this project for the Winter/Christmas themed challenge over at Die Cut Divas and the Anything Goes challenge #689 over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I really like how it turned out, the papers are from a K & Co mat stack.

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Happy Birthday Mom

 Hello Monday, today is my mom’s 80th Birthday and Columbus Day! We are planning a small family breakfast celebration.   Today I am sharing one of the cards that I made for her, this card uses the Sizzix Happy Birthday Impresslits , one of the items from my stash that I finally used for the first time.  The pattern paper is from the Recollections Rainbow Inks 6x6 paper pad which was gifted to me from another crafter; the foil paper  and shaker bits are from Recollections too..  I used another Sizzix die set to cut the numbers and added a few score lines which you can’t see in the picture, the use of foil and the foil in the paper didn’t allow for a lot of additional embellishments.  I think the card is pretty in person just didn’t photograph well!  I am sharing this shaker card for the October Anything Goes challenge over at Die Ciut Divas and challenge #151 over at Cardz TV.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful week.

Big Wishes

 Hello Thursday, lots of rain yesterday evening with a forecast for more today.  I didn’t get a chance to walk yesterday so I am getting ready to go before I get ready for work.  I have a long day today with work and class so I am getting it done this morning.

I started this card a few days ago for a FB challenge but as life would have it I didn't finish it until this morning.  I used papers from a Ki Memories 6x6 paper pad, a border birthday die (first time using it), some ribbon and a few sequins.  The next time I use the die, I will probably make a shaker card.  I am sharing this card for the June birthday challenge over at Die Cut Divas.

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Window Card

 

Hello Tuesday, I am doing a quick drive by post to share another Mother’s Day card.  I created this belly band window card after watching a YT video, of course I went off on my own path but I like the end result. I used some HL heavyweight card stock for the base and some DCWV pattern paper  for the band. I used  Sizzix dies for the circle and flower and a Darice die for the greenery.  This was my first time using the Darice die which was gifted to me years ago by one of my scrapping’ besties. I am sharing this card for the April Window themed card challenge over at Die Cut Divas and the Anything Goes challenge #138 over at Cardz TV.

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Happiest Season of All

Hello Thursday, another hot day here in our area.  I am doing a really quick post to share my last 2020 Christmas in July card.  I used sketch inspiration from CAS(E) 382, pattern paper  from the American Crafts Hot Cocoa 6x6 paper pad, a Momenta poinsettia die and a Hero Arts Clearly Kelly stamp for the sentiment; finished the card by adding a few gold sequins!   I am also sharing this card for the Christmas in July challenge over at  the Die Cut Divas challenge blog.

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Thanks a Latte

Hello and happy Thursday, mild temps with sunny skies after overnight and early morning showers.  Today’s drive by post is a coffee themed card created using sketch inspiration from Try Stampin on Tuesday challenge #457.  Papers from the Pebbles Girl Squad 6x6 paper pad, the Fiskars Latte Love stamp set, a Spellbinders circle die and Craft Sensations linen card stock for layering.  I am sharing this card for the Beverage challenge over at Die Cut Divas.

Thank you for your visit, I hope you will return tomorrow when I share my latest design project for the Cut it Up challenge blog.  Be safe and stay healthy.