Monday, August 11, 2025

Make my Monday #258 - season's greetings

Monday August 11, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge starting at


Theme: Snow in August / Christmas


I found this old DCWV paper and thought it's pretty and very winter - Christmas feel.. I found this other paper with the sentiments on it and cut it so the red seasons greetings was center. I used a Marvy punch and did a few snowflakes and added a diamond painting drill to the centers. 

Challenges:


 

Friday, August 08, 2025

Alphabet challenge

Friday August 8, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at 

Theme: I - for ink blending


I had fun creating this card but I have to admit I YT how to use the stencil.. It came with 5 different stencils and I tried using them all and I did not like what I created so hence.. You Tube.. 

I used Stampin up card stock, I used SU ink and the stencils. I used just a couple of the stencils and felt better when it was done this time. I used a spellbinder die and cut two of the die and cut them in half and layered. I added the heat embossed sentiment.. I was an old red rubber stamp and the name was rubbed off the word. guess I have used this a lot over the years..I added the glittery ribbon strip.  I added some SU leaves, punched flowers and the blue in on the flowers is when I have used those ink sprays in my wooden box and on a paper towel and love the colors so much I glued it to a white card stock. Now when I need something pretty I used it.. So besides the stencil work being ink blending, the center blue of the flowers is ink blending... I finished with a few gems.. I added to a white card base.

Challenges:
The paper funday #79 - atg / opt. 4 legged friends
613 Avenue create - Aug. - atg / opt. summer fun



 

Thursday, August 07, 2025

Thursday August 7, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at


Theme: Scenic - paper or showing a scene


Ok.. You know where this scene card is from... Stampin up paper pumpkin kit.. Yup another make with my SU best friend.. I love the scene and any scene with water and mountains is perfect in my mind. It's a very easy card kit.

Challenges:
The paper funday #79 - atg / 4 legged


 

Monday, August 04, 2025

Aud Sentiments #328 - As long as we have memories

Monday August 4, 2025

Hello  I hope you're having a wonderful summer

We have a new challenge over at


Theme: Any shape but rectangle / or use washi  


I made an arched card. I bought a set from Amazon and don't recall the name of the set but I sure like them and there are 16 different sizes. I used Quick quote designer paper which is beautiful and took a scrap that happened to go well with it and stamp the Stampers anonymous in Stampin up ink and went around the edges with Ranger after I used a Spellbinder rectangle die. I added a few diamond drill left over from a diamond painting I've done. 

Challenges:

Friday, August 01, 2025

Sparkles Christmas #175 - Christmas greetings

Friday August 1,2025

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at

Theme: include a tree


I used Stampin up ink and the Christmas tree die and wreath die.. I used SU ink and did the trees. I used SU red card stock and used an embossing folder with the swirls.. I also used vellum and the dot embossing folder.. I layered and added the the card base. I heat embossed the SU sentiment. I was going to add some gems but decided not.  
Challenges:

Do-Al(l)Creative #104 - I love you more than ice cream

Friday August 1, 2025

Hello

It time for a new challenge over at

Theme - Chocolate


I thought about this theme for awhile... but thought my not use chocolate as a color vs. candy.. I love dark chocolate and I had some on my desk but not as a stamp.. lol... 
I used DCWV and paper as the background.. I stamped the Simon says ice cream and colored with copics. I used a Paper trey ink fancy circle die.  finished with a Tech. Tues. banner which I stamped the Simon says sentiment. 

Challenges:





 

Monday, July 28, 2025

Make my Monday #257 - it's the little things that matter

Monday July 28, 2025

Hello.. Hope your July is going good and you're doing something fun and that you love to do. 
It's hard to believe August is almost here. 
I am not ready for summer to be over.. 

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: Masculine card


This is another card I made at my friends house that is a Stampin up kit. She orders the pumpkin kits.. I think that's the name and it comes with pieces to make a bunch of cards. It has a little square ink pad and a few stamps and embellishments.. it's really a nice way to go if you need something quick without thinking. The cards are double sided so she cuts them down the center so you get twice as many cards to create. I though this is a nice masculine card. The birds and sentiment were stamped the rest is already done, The blue is vellum you put over the blue that was already there.. I think you could save the blue and use it on another plain card base and create with it. Anyhow this is my masculine card. 

Challenges:
Simon Monday - summertime blues
Krafty chicks #778 - for the boys








 

Friday, July 25, 2025

Alphabet challenge - Home is where the heart is

Friday July 25, 2025

Hello

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Theme: H - Home


I saw this cute wood block Holly Berry House stamp and had to use it.. I colored with copics. I used my cloud template and Ranger ink.. I used My favorite things to cut the two circles.. I found some scraps and used Stampin up embossing folder on the red piece. I added the Paper trey ink sentiment and used SU oval die. I added the SU puched hearts and added wink of stella to the hearts. 
Challenges:

Crafty catz #699 - today is all about you

Friday July 25, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at


Theme: anything goes




I decided to make a z fold card as I wanted a designer paper background and these papers are from Stampin up. I colored the image with copics. I added nuvo drops to the flower centers and sprinkled glitter over the wet centers. I added to the dark green and used my corner chomper to give it a different look.  I added the heat embossed Reverse confetti sentiment and used a Tech. Tues banner die. 





Challenges:
Crafty animals #96 - atg animal




 

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Cardz 4 Galz #255 - Beautiful things take time

Thursday July 24, 2025

Hello  hope you're having a beautiful blessed day

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: fun fold


Here is another fun kit from Stampin up.. it's a cute fold and fun sentiment that goes well with the images. I like the little bling gems that come with it. You can see them in the caterpillar feet area..  

                                                The inside of the card folding it out..

                                     the life of the caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. 



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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Cardz 4 Guyz #376 - When being together is more important

Tuesday July 15, 2025

Hello

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Theme: Summer holiday (for us in the USA - that's vacation)


I love going to the beach, any water .. I would take a nice river or lak, but beach / ocean is my choice.. I die cut the sea gulls and colored with copics. I took out of the die cut area and then created the land, water and sky using my templates I created using x-ray film.. Then stamped the SU sentiment and added the sea gulls back in the area I cut them out of using foam squares to give height.. I layered on some brown card stock. 

Challenges:
Crafty animals #96 - atg animals
613 Avenue create - July - atg / any holiday

Monday, July 14, 2025

Make my Monday #256 - thinking of you

Monday July 14, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: Embossing - wet or dry


I had fun creating this card.. Well I do for most of my cards.. I used the Stampin up embossing folder and then stamped the Stampin up flowers and colored with copics. I added twine and a SU punch heart that I embossed and swiped with gold ink. I added the sentiment and used Tech Tues banner die. 

Challenges:
613 Avenue create - July - atg / any holiday







 

Friday, July 11, 2025

Alphabet challenge - Besties - so happy we are friends

Friday July 11, 2025

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: G for Girlfriend



I don't have a Girlfriend words in my piles of stamps.. at least I couldn't find one. So I chose Besties because my girlfriend is my bestie.. We have so much fun together.  I used a piece from one of her Stampin up Pumpkin kit.. It's to hold a tag or gift card.. I used a SU embossing folder and then added the holder that I added some Taylor Expressions flowers I die cut from Scraps I added some My favorite things leaves cut from scraps. I added the Reverse Confetti Besties and Tech. Tues. words. I finished with some Diamond drills. 

Challenges:

Crafty Catz #698 - Happy birthday

Friday July 11, 2025

Hello and hope your day is going great.

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: Anything goes / Child's birthday



I am using an image from the Monster party train .. I thought it's a cute image for a little child or a big child.. I colored with copics. Used My favorite things die and added to the My Minds Eye paper. I used Tech. Tues. banner die.. I love the cute face he's giving.. 

Challenges:
The paper funday #78 - atg / stencil

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Cardz 4 Galz #254 - Mr. & Mrs.

Thursday July 10, 2025

It's my brothers birthday so Happy Birthday to him... although he will probably never see my blog.. lol

It's time for a new challenge over at

Theme: Wedding or anniversary


Perfect timing for this challenge as my grandson is getting married in August. So this is the card I created. The papers are stampin up and then I needed something for the front so I stamped Simon Says image and colored with copics.. I had a trial getting the colors to not be so bright but I remember Kelly Taylor (I watch on YT and love her coloring, style and fun story time) she says to use gray to tone it down and it worked. I am really pleased and glad I remembered her mentioning to do it.  I stamped the Mr. and Mrs. on front and added some diamond drills. I used a crop a dial to do the corners.


This is the inside of the card using Simon Says stamps.

Challenges:
Try it on Tuesday - summer blooms
The paper funday #78 - atg / opt. stencil




 

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Crafty Gals Corner #269 - Sending Christmas Cheer

Wednesday July 9, 2025

Hello  

Time for a new challenge over at

Theme: ______ in July 
(Christmas, Vacation, gardening, picnic...

FYI We are taking August off for a mini vacation summer break. So hope to see ya back in Sept.  The July prizes will get awarded in Sept. 


I am using the image Letter to Santa from Ram stamps.. I colored with copics and used a My favorite things die to cut out and backed with the pink. I added to some paper I forgot I had in another closet as I was looking for something else and never found... but found this cool piece. It was a 12x12 which I cut down to 6x6 so I have other chances to use it.  I saw this sentiment from Simon says that could be great for the person receiving it vs. Santa receiving it.  I heat embossed it. I added some diamond drills so it looks like snow. 
Challenges:

Monday, July 07, 2025

Aud sentiments #327 - Merry Christmas

Monday July 7, 2025

Hello - It's time for a new challenge over at

Theme: Tags / or Christmas in July



This was a fun card I made at a friends house using a Stampin up kit.. I love the colors and paper but sure do miss a lot of stamping and coloring. But it's a fun beautiful Christmas card to use in a few months
Challenges:
Daisy chain #98 - Christmas in July


 

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Sparkles Christmas #174 - A snowflake is winter's birthday

Tuesday July 1, 2025

Hello it's time for another challenge over at

Theme: Sparkle and bling





I made this quite awhile ago but didn't post it as I got the theme wrong when I thought it was getting posted. Glad I caught it before I posted it..  I did heat embossed the Comotion stamp and then using water colors from Mission gold created the colors then went with the Paul Reuban metallic paints to add shimmer, I wish you could see it in person. I added some diamond drills left over from my diamond paintings.. I added the sentiment.



Challenges:

 

Monday, June 30, 2025

Do -Al(l)Creative #103 - let love grow

Tuesday July 1, 2025

Hello and welcome to July.. Hope your summer is going good

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: Anything goes / Gate fold card


I used Stampin up products.. This is a gate fold with one side being not as wide.. I like this fun technique for the front.. It's just squares folded and added to create the zig zag.. cool look and nice to see the other side of the designer paper. Added a little sentiment to the front.. 



Inside of the card. 

Challenges:
Try it on Tuesday - add some text



 


 


 


 

Make my Monday #255 - ice cream

Monday June 30, 2025

Hello and wow it's July tomorrow
Summer is in full swing

We have a new challenge over at

Theme: Summer fun


What better fun than eating ice cream.. when you're a senior citizen it's a favorite summer treat.. but who am I kidding we eat ice cream all year. We have a favorite ice cream shop in town and a few out of town. lol..  I created this card using Stampin up products. The clear between the green is clear plastic. so it's a full front and I guess you could make the card without the clear plastic but this one has it. I love the colors although it's not a favorite flavor ice cream.. give me coffee flavors, or choco. chip mint. in a waffle cone.. I usually stack two flavors.. 

Challenges:
Papercraft #119 - summer vibes