Sparkles Christmas #185 - every time a bell rings

Monday June 1, 2026

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Sparkles Christmas #185 

Theme:  Jingle Bells - include bells

So I borrowed my friends Stampin up set and stamped the sentiment and bells and embossed.. I fussy cut the gold bells and added a little copic to them. I added the Holly leaves from Paper Trey Ink. I finished with a few diamond drills and added to the red card stock. 

Challenges:

 

Make my Monday #279 - Time to celebrate

June 1, 2026

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Make my Monday #279

Theme:  add texture / embossing / ribbon etc.

I kinda make a card like this a few months back.. Like I said I love this embossing folder. I cute the card piece down and lightly went over the embossed flowers with an ink pad. I added this to the designer paper and added the sentiment. 

Challenges:

 

Do-Al(l)Creatives #114 - box

Monday June 1, 2026 

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Do-Al(l) Creatives #114

Theme: Box - create a box

So after watching a few You Tube videos and trying to create while my box watching the video.. I settled on this one. I had to figure the size and had to slow the video down to the slowest speed so I could create at the same time, There are quite a few folds with this one and I like how it cam out. 

I thought the front needed a little something so I added the white branch from Stampin up dies and the flower is from Spellbinder.  I cut it in white and used Stampin up ink to color. I added  half pearl to the center. I also used Stampin up ribbon. The paper is DCWV. 

Challenges:

 

Alphabet challenge - C -- just for you

Friday May 29, 2026

Hello and it's almost end of May and weather 

will start being nicer and hotter

I am ready for it.. 

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme:  C for circle

This card is from the Pumpkin box from Stampin up. It's all ready to go.. I have a friend who sells SU and she gets these boxes and shared sometimes when I go over to visit her we craft and talk, eat and repeat.. lol... this was so easy to create.. I like there is a circle in the paper a die cut circle and then a gold circle .. that is C for circle.. 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #822 - masculine 

Word art Wednesday wk. 754-755 - atg

Allsorts #850 - atg

 

 

Cardz 4 Galz #277 - You are wonderful

May 28, 2026

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 We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #277 

Theme: green / brown and twine- ribbon

 

This card has a splash of green all over.. I stamped the brown background with leaf images and then stamped and die cut some green leaves. I stamped the tree and used die cuts to complete it. I added a little twin bow and the sentiment. Added this to a green card base.

 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2621 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 754-755 - atg

Allsorts challenge #850 - atg

 

Crafty catz #714 - It's a good day

Friday May 22, 2026

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Crafty Catz #714

Theme: Anything goes

This is a fun card. The yellow piece lifts up and you can add your sentiment there.

It's fun papers and stamps from Stampin up. 

Challenges: 

Krafty chicks #821 - cas

Word art Wednesday wk. 752-753 - atg

Love to scrap #179 - atg 

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #386 - moths

Tuesday May 19, 2026

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Cardz 4 Guyz #386 

Theme:  Squash it - use an embossing folder

Oh my I am loving these moths.. I bought this die set from Emily Moore Designs and I loved them so much I also bought the other two moths dies. side views.. I got some stencils from her too .. I will be using them in the near future. 

I just grabbed some scraps and die cut a bunch of pieces and them created the moth I thought looked good with color choices.. 

I didn't add a sentiment cause I don't know who I am sending it to yet or for what occasion... 

I used an embossing folder for the background.. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2620 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 752-753 - atg

613 Ave. create May - atg / May flowers

Love to scrap #179 - atg

 

Make my Monday #278- happy birthday

May 18, 2026

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Make my Monday #278

Theme: Say it with flowers

I think my card screams flowers... I used flower designer paper and added the foil die cut leaves on a dotted circle.. I finished with a sentiment. simple and fits the theme. This is another pumpkin kit card

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2620 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 753-2-753 - atg

613 Avenue create May - atg / May flowers

 

Alphabet challenge - Score

Friday May 15, 2026

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It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet Challenge

Theme: B - for Balls

So I googles what a soccer  ball looked like and I cut out circle and penciled in what I thought would work and then used a sharpie and a copic pen to fill it in. I used Ranger in to shadow the edges.. I think it looks pretty good. I did the bounce and added a hint of green to the ground.  I wanted a score so dug through a drawer with seldom used stamps and found these separate letter stamps and spelled out score and finished with a Paper trey ink sentiment.  I am really liking this card. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 752-753 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2619 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #276 - You make me smile

Thursday May 14, 2026

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We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #276 

Theme:  A circle anything with  circles

 I have used this paper a lot.. I think I am pretty much done with it but you never know..  I do have a few small strips left over.. hummm

It's pretty simple to create. Couple strips of DSP down the sides and then the card stock layers and the black circle and white sentiment circle..  This paper makes me happy.. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2619 - atg 

Word art Wednesday wk. 752-753 - atg

Try it on Tuesday - keep it simple

 

Crafty Gals Corner #277 - you are totally awesome

May 13, 2026

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Crafty Gals Corner #277 

Theme: Anything goes / flowers for mom

My mom has passed many years ago and so I find it hard to make mom cards.. but this could be for an awesome mom somewhere.. It's all stampin up and full of bright colors.. 

Challenges:

613 Ave. create May - atg / flowers

Daisy chain #107 - layer it up

Love to scrap #179 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #713 - Let's celebrate you

Friday May 8, 2026

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Crafty Catz #713

Theme: Anything goes

This was a fun card to create. It's a stamp set from Stampin up and the pinwheels are sails but I used a a pinwheel instead. I don't use this stamp set enough.. I like how it came out 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #819 - birthday

The paper funday #87 - atg / coast / mountains

 

Aud Sentiments #337 - happy birthday

Monday May 4, 2026

Hello and happy May

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #337

Theme: Flowers / Embossing and always a sentiment

I made my card with Stampin up products except for the sentiment - PTI and banner die MFT. 

I had fun creating this card and trying to use paper for most parts vs. ink.  I always use copics and I know there are some pretty papers and I need to let them standout. I am pleased with the way this card came out, and the little embossed strip behind the florals. I finished with some diamond drills

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2618 - atg

Love to scrap #179 - atg

Dragonfly dreams - May - die cuts

Beautiful blooms - atg florals

 

Make my Monday #277 - Mission control

Monday May 4, 2026

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Make my Monday #277

Theme:  Star wars day - anything to do with space

For my card.. It's funny I woke up yesterday thinking of this design so just went for it.

I stamped the image so I could figure size for arch.. image and sentiment is for My favorite things.

I colored with copics and used Tech. Tues die for sentiment. I took my Stampin up space dp and cut a arch. I took black cardstock and cut another arch. I used Oxide ink to color the frame. I added perfect pearls for stars.. I added to the card base and added the cute image. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2618 - atg

Love to scrap #179 - atg

Dragonfly dreams - May - die cuts

Word art Wednesday wk. 750-751 - atg

 

Alphabet challenge - Happy bear-thday

Friday May 1, 2026

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We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: in the air - plane/balloons/bird/  ----

I did a recycle.. My brother sent me a birthday card with these balloons on them and I loved them so took them off the card and thought some day I will use them. 

I created my background with my cloud and ground template I created using Ranger ink. 

I got this bear die (and others in the set) from Amazon.. I cut the bear out and used a watercolor pencils to give some shading. I added a black card stock behind the nose and used a pen to add the dyes and little mark under the nose. 

I added the balloons and bear and stamped the My favorite things sentiment.. I love how he came out.. I used a scrap for the scarf.. 

Challenges:

Critter crazy #110 - atg animals

Word art Wednesday wk. 750-751 - atg

 

Sparklers Christmas #184 - Merry Christmas

Friday May 1, 2026

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Sparkles Christmas #184

Theme:  Gifts

I pondered on how to do gifts as a theme. I have stamps but I wasn't seeing a good design using them. So I went to my desk where my watercolor items are and I had some strips of water color paper so I took 2 strips and wet my watercolors - Altnew and Paul Ruben metallics and just laid colors down.. I let them dry for the day and then used My favorite thing stitch die, Simon says bow, and Stampin up bow.. I designed the gifts and embellished with diamond drills. I used snowflakes from Simon says and embossed them. I used DRS vertical sentiment and embossed it.. I added a piece of washi tape on the bottom for grounding the gifts.  

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #68 - Christmas

Word art Wednesday wk. 750-751 - atg

Love to scrap #179 - atg

 

Do-Al(l)Creative #113 - You are capable

May 1, 2026

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DAK #113 

Theme: Anything goes /  Flowers as the eye catcher

This was a fun card to create. It's so simple.. It's from a kit from SU, The background is already done and the front flower and sentiment is just one piece and it has a fun story about the water lilly. 

Challenges:

Beautiful blooms #40 - flowers

Crafts galore #147 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #275 = Beautiful things take time

Thursday April 30, 2026

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It's time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #275

Theme: Bees

This card was fun.. My friend came up with the design and papers.. I added the bees and like the look. Products are from Stampin up. except for the coloring of the bees. I used copics and wink of stella. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 750-751 - atg

Beautiful blooms #40 - atg blooms

 

Crafty Catz #712 - From the heart

Friday April 24 - 2026

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Crafty Catz #712 

Theme: Anything goes

This card is made with Stampin up products.

I already gave this card away to a dear friend who lost a loved one. 

But I wanted to post it.  it's hard making sympathy cards and I thought this turned out ok.

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 748-749- atg

613 Avenue create - atg / April showers

The paper funday #86 - atg / die cut/punch

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #385 - Whatever makes your soul happy

April 21, 2026

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Cardz 4 Guyz #385

Theme: CAS (clean and simple)

This card is a Quick Quote kit. So simple and I love the sentiment. 

challenge:

Digi choosday Ch. 4 Wk. 3 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2616 - atg

Fab n funky #635 - cas

 

Make my Monday #276 - my friend

April 20, 2026

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Make my Monday #276

Theme: Birds and or eggs

I love this punch and should use it more often. I used designer paper for the background. I added a couple strips of designer paper and then die cut the two circles and added the punched bird and leaf branch. I added the flower and sentiment. I added this to a brown base

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2616 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 748-749 - atg

Allsorts #847 - in the garden

 

Alphabet challenge - Congratulations

April 17, 2026

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Alphabet challenge

Theme:  Z - for zoology

This was a fun card to create. I though this is a perfect baby card. I love the zoo animals are in the truck. Perfect image for a baby boy card.  All products are Stampin up

Inside of the card

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 748-749 - atg

Pammie's inky pinkies #2615 - atg