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.

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

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.

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

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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CIU #363 - Moving Along

 Hello Friday, sharing my project for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #363 is Moving Along (Transportation). I decided to use a bicycle which I cut using a Sizzix die which was part of a set. This card contains a mix of old and new to my stash items.  The paper and sticker used for the sentiment were purchases from this year. 

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks #766-767.

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your transportation themed project using a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, August 31, 2026 at noon PST.

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

Planting Smiles

 

Hello and happy Monday, the weekend goes by way to fast! I am doing a drive by post as I meant to share yesterday but didn’t get a chance. I am sending this card to my cousin as she is an avid gardener but going through a rough time right now. I hope this card lifts her spirits and makes a way for healing and restoration. When putting the card together I used stamps and dies from Waffle Flower Green Thumb and paper from my stash.

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks #764-765 and Just Us Girls challenge #835 - Die Week,

Thank you for your visit, take care and have a wonderful week. I hope you will visit again soon.

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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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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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.

Thank you for your visit, I hope you will visit again soon!

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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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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CIU #355 - Something With Wings

 Hello Friday, back today sharing my project for the latest challenge over at the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #355 is Something With Wings.  Trying to step away from what I would normally use I decided to use a flamingo die which went well with the piece of pattern paper that I had recently pulled from a paper pack.  Added a polaroid frame, some leaves, flowers (all cut from different die sets) and a stamped sentiment and this card was done!  

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks 750-751.

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration. Create and share your Something With Wings project, the challenge starts today and ends Monday, May11, 2026 at noon PST. Don't forget to use a die cu on your project!

Thank you for your visit, enjoy your weekend and I hope you'll visit again soon!

Wednesday Musings

 

Hello Wednesday, where does the time go? This month, this year it’s just passing like a whirlwind! Today’s project share is a card created using mostly random scraps of paper from my stash,  trying to be more intentional about using my scraps. I even used an old textured card base from a box of Hot Buy cards from Michaels, one flower is from Fun Stampers Journey and the two are Paper Studio (spare parts; all items that have been in my stash for a number of years.  Added a few gems and a stamped sentiment and this card was done!  

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes for Weeks 748-749 and Cards Galore Anything Goes monthly challenge

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CIU #354 - Baby or Kids

 

Happy Friday and hello weekend! Today's card share was created for the Cut it Up challenge blog; the theme for challenge #354 is to create a baby or kid themed project. I created this Lego themed birthday card using a circle die, it would have been easier with a punch! The sentiment was cut with a Sizzix die set.

I am sharing this card over at Word Art Wednesday for their Anything Goes challenge for weeks 746-747 and the Anything Goes challenge #274 over at Lil Patch of  Crafty Friends.

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your baby or kid themed project. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, April 13, 2026 at noon PST. Don't forget to use a die cut on your project.

Thank you for your visit, enjoy your holiday weekend and hurry back again soon.

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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CIU #352 - Happy Birthday

Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! Today's project share is my design team project for the Cut it Up challenge blog. The theme for challenge #351 is Happy Birthday and I used a cover plate die from Crafter's Companion as my focal point.  I used random papers from my stash, heat embossed the stamped sentiment and finished by adding some tiny star gems! 

I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks #742-743 and the March monthly challenge over at A Cut Above.

I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share birthday themed project using a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, March 16, 2026 at noon PST.

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

Happy Love Day

Hello and Happy Love Day, doing a quick drive by post sharing a card that I created earlier this week.  Actually I have been trying to post for a few days but as life would have I just didn't get around to getting it done.  I didn't follow a sketch, just used some papers from a Honey Bee Stamps paper  pad, some mini envelope die cuts and a heart die cut for the sentiment.  Finished by adding some enamel hearts and a heat embossed sentiment using a Sizzix stamp.

I'm sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge for weeks 738-739 over at Word Art Wednesday and the Just Us Girls  challenge #810 -  Word Week - Valentines.

Thank you for your visit, take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend. I hope you will visit again soon.

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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Day 3 - Joy

 

Hello early Saturday morning, not sure why I never  shared this post yesterday but here goes another drive by post. We woke up to some snow yesterday  morning; not too much but schools had announced closings and delays the day before.  Today I am sharing another card created as part of my crafting challenges for this month, it is really taking its toll on me but I have been managing to get it done!  For this card I used a Sizzix embossing folder and large die set, both Tim Holtz. I am sharing this card for the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for weeks 728-729.

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Sending Happy Thoughts

 

Hello Thursday, I'm doing a quick driveby post to share a post that I had started some time ago and never finished.  This card has been gone postal and should have been received as it was created for a FB card group.  I used some random  papers that have been sitting on my desk as I am trying to finish using some 6x6 pads that only have a few sheets remaining.  The umbrella die is  from a  Pretty Pink Posh set and the fabric flowers are from Recollections.  Added some gems to the flower centers and a stamped sentiment and this card was done!  I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenges for Weeks #726-727 over at Word Art Wednesday and the monthly Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above.

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