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

We have a new challenge over at

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. 



Challenges:

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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

Tuesday July 15, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

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: