CIU #354 - Colors of Spring

 

Hello, happy Friday; let the weekend begin!  Today's project share was created for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #354 is Spring Colors, 

I used sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday #693, papers from Illustrated Faith, a coneflower die, a Spellbinders die for the sentiment; finished by adding a few gems!  I like how this card came together and the coneflower die is one of my favorites! I am sharing this card for the monthly Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above, this month's challenge includes an optional twist - pastels!

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your project using Spring colors. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, April 27, 2026 at noon PST. Don't forget to use a die.

Thank you for your visit, continue to be safe and hurry back again soon!

Friday Musings

 

Hello and welcome to the weekend! I am doing a quick drive by post to share another birthday card.  I created this card using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #692.  The patterned pieces of paper came from a Crafters Square paper pack, and the other papers are mostly scraps, the sentiment die is one that I have had for a while, finished the card by adding some sequins! This bright and cheery card will probably be added to my stash until I need a card for a kid.

I haven't had much time to play this week but it's the weekend and I hope to at least get some playtime! Thank you for your visit, take care and hurry back again soon.

Black History Month

 Hello and happy Wednesday, as February comes to an end I wanted share a card that I created for BHM, although I celebrate all year not just February.  This year marks the 100th year of officially celebrating Black History Month.

For my card I used sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #689.  I used items that have been in stash for years with the exception of the one piece of paper that I recently picked up from Michaels.  I made several projects using the one sheet of Recollections double sided paper.  I also used some random embossing folders, my Cricut to cut the sentiment and a Sizzix stamp set for the word celebrate which was heat embossed.

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Day 2 - Happy Birthday

 Good morning, it's cold and rainy outside and I am not looking forward to going out.  Today I have my second project share for my twelve days of crafting challenge.  I created a birthday card using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday #684.  I used papers from Echo Park Fashionista 6x6 paper pad, a circle die for the sentiment (one of my favorites) and a few gold embellishments. Another card completed and ready to go postal!  I am sharing this project over on IG along with another of my crafting friends; my instagram name is @iscrapmemories.

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

Season's Greetings

 

Hello Sunday, doing another drive by post to share another card created for a holiday card swap.  I have just a few more cards to be done and I hope to get them in the mail to the organizer by Tuesday.  For today's card I used sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #683, some papers sitting on my desk from one of my waiting to be completed projects, a Sizzix die for the tree, a stamped sentiment and some gems from Spellbinders.  This is one of those card where you have mixed feelings about the outcome, we'll see if it makes the final cut!

Thank you for your visit, take care and I hope you'll visit again soon.

Pink Hope

 Hello Sunday, doing another quick drive by post to share another project.  This signature clean and simple card came together quickly; I used sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #680. The pattern papers and sentiment sticker came from the Me and My Big Ideas Breast Cancer Survivor page kit. Another card done and ready to go postal soon.

Thank you for your visit, continue to be safe and I hope you will visit again soon.

Bee Happy

 

Hello and happy little Friday, doing a quick drive by post to share another card.  I created this card using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #678.  I really shopped my stash for this card, Honey Bee Stamps pattern paper, Sizzix die set for the sentiment, Crafter's Companion die set for the hexagons and some Paper Studio bee stickers!  

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

Sunday Musings

 

Wow, the struggle is real, life has dealt me a hand that has been hard to manage lately which means there just isn't time and my mojo seems to be lacking.  I'm doing a quick card share that I created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday #676. In my effort to de-clutter I am on a quest to purge some random papers; for this card I used some pattern papers from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad, a birthday hat and label die and a Woodware stamps set for the sentiment.  Another signature clean and simple card headed out the door this week!

Thank you for your visit, continue to be safe and send some positive thoughts my way.  I hope you will visit again soon.

Wednesday Musings

 

Hello and happy Wednesday evening, today's card share is a friendship card created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #673.  This card came together quite nicely and it will be going postal soon.  I used random pieces for paper from my stash, a circle punch, a Spellbinders stamp for the sentiment and some butterfly stickers from Crafter's Companion.  I picked the stickers up from a craft yard sale last weekend!  I'm sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks 706-707, their challenges are always anything goes along as they are family friendly/

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

Valentine's Day

 Hello Thursday, doing a quick drive by post to share another card that I created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #661.  This is cute, signature clean and simple card uses stash items that have been in my stash for at least five years; this includes the papers, die, stamp and  heart gems.  I am sharing this card for the Glitter Me Happy challenge #539 over at Shopping Our Stash.

Thank you for your visit, take care and I hope you will visit again soon.

Hello Autumn

 Hello and happy Thursday, doing a quick drive by post to share another Fall themed card.  I created this card using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #657 and some papers from an older Simple Stories pad that I am trying to finish using. I added just one metal leaf brad as this is one of those projects where the paper does all the work!

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Sending Hugs

 Hello rainy Tuesday, liquid sunshine in the forecast for the next few days.  Today's card share is one that I created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #655, papers from an old My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad (trying to finish it off), some butterflies that I punched/die cut, added some gems and used  a Unity Stamps die for the sentiment.  I am also sharing this card for the Double Trouble  any way you punch it challenge #175 Word Art Wednesday anything goes challenge for weeks 665 and 666.

Thank you for your visit, I hope you have been inspired to create and share; continue to be safe and hurry back soon.

Monday Musings

 

Hello Monday, another week and hopefully a chance to fit more play time in my schedule.  Today's project share is a card created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #652, more papers from Violet Studio 6x6 paper pads and gems. The bunch of ballloons die is from Mama Elephant and the stamped sentiment from an old Pink Bow Ties stamp set.  I am also sharing this for the Up, Up and Away challenge #527 over at Shopping Our Stash.

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

Sunday Musings

 Hello and happy Sunday, doing a quick drive by post to share another card.  I created this card as part of the @craftydares challenge over on IG using sketch inspiration from Try A Sketch on Tuesday challenge #651. The dares for this challenge were:  fall, purple and embossing.  I used papers from my stash, a TH Sizzix Funky Floral wreath die, a Darice leaf embossing folder and the Cherry Lynn Fall word die (recently added to my stash) and the hello stamp is from Hero Arts! Looking at the finished card I noticed I made a placement error but I can't move the elements around now!

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Smile

 Hello and happy Tuesday, doing a quick drive by post to share another card.  Today's card was created using sketch inspiration from sketch inspiration #649 over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday.  I created this card for the camera themed challenge hosted by 2Crafters1Design over on IG. I just used some random papers from my scrap stash, a camera embossing folder, some camera embellishments, dies from my stash and some TH mica stain for the splatter.

Thank you for your visit, take care and hurry back soon!  It's National Catfish Day so I might have some for lunch or dinner!

Father's Day

 Hello Sunday and happy Father's Day!  Doing a quick drive by post as I need to get ready for my road trip to spend some time with  my dad., church starts in a little over two hours.  Today's card share is one created using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday #648.  I didn't believe that I didn't really have a car die so I had to pull out one of my electronic cutters; the car came from the Groovy Times Cricut cartridge, used paint for the lines on the road, a few star gems and a stamped sentiment from Newton's Nook.  

Thank you for your visit, continue to be safe and hurry back soon.

MFT Monday

 

Hello Monday, doing a quick drive by post.  I am sharing a card for the March Monday MFT challenge being hosted on YT.  I don't have a YT channel so I will just share over on IG.  I don't have a lot of My Favorite Things products in my stash but I wanted to play along in an effort to use what I have!  I used sketch inspiration from Try A Sketch on Tuesday challenge #642 and misc. papers from my scrap stash.  I used the Full Support die and the Crush Cancer stamp set from My Favorite Things, finished by adding some bling.   This card will go into my stash to be used later.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful week.  I hope you will visit again soon.