Alphabet challenge - J - my lunch is ready

Friday August 22, 2025

Hello everyone

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: J for jump, anything that jumps,

frog, rabbit, kangaroo, cat, bug....

I had this green piece I made years ago on a jelly plate.. so I stamped the frog and die cut him out and the bugs all from Tech. Tues. I colored the bugs with copics. I kinda tried creating a water scene but it was working out so I ended up using a My favorite things circle die and just cut the blue piece. I used Spellbinder oval and cut for a lily pad and added a little weed looking grass and put it all together and then found this DCWV paper.. and thought it looked perfect for the background. I know who this is going to and can't wait to send it ...  

Challenges:

Crafty animals #97 - atg animals

Critter crazy #101 - atg animals

613 Avenue create - atg / opt summer fun

Word art Wednesday wk. 712-713 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #377 - Happy Birthday

Tuesday August 19, 2025

Hello.. I like this once a month.. I hope you do too

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #377 

Theme: Boats

I used scraps to create to waves and sun.. This is a stampin up die. I hardly ever use it and I see a lot of cards using this die for different looks.. I also used Stampin up ink to stamped the boat. I finished with some Simon says sea gulls.. The sentiment if a red rubber with no name and I used a Tech. Tues. die. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2533 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 712-713 - atg

613 Avenue create - atg / summer fun

Love to create #8 - atg

 

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

Do-Al(l)Creative #104 

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:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2530 - atg

Krafty chicks #779 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 710-711 - atg

 

Crafty catz #699 - today is all about you

Friday July 25, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #699

Theme: anything goes

Sponsor The paper shelter

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:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2529 - atg

Digi choosday ch. 7 wk. 4 - atg

Crafty animals #96 - atg animal

 

Alphabet challenge - Besties - so happy we are friends

Friday July 11, 2025

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

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:

Love to scrap #174 - atg 

The paper funday #78 - atg / stencil

Crafts galore encore #137 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk, 702-703 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #698 - Happy birthday

Friday July 11, 2025

Hello and hope your day is going great.

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #698

Theme: Anything goes / Child's birthday

Last minute Manda

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:

Love to scrap #174 - atg 

The paper funday #78 - atg / stencil

Crafts galore encore #137 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk, 702-703 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #697 - wishing you a happy birthday

Friday June 27, 2025

Hello  Summer is here.. hope you're having nice weather.. the kind you like. my hubby likes cooler weather and I like warmer weather.. in Washington state we get some of both and can even be in the same day.. lol

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #697

Theme: Anything goes

Our sponsor is SheepSki designs

I am using the image Birthday cocktail. I colored it with copics. I used a Lil inker stitch die and added to a scrap piece I found in my pile of larger scraps. I stamped the Paper trey ink sentiment and used a Tech. Tues banner. It's a perfect summer birthday card.

Challenges:

Simon Says Monday - vacation

Word art Wednesday wk. 704-705 - atg

Allsorts #826 - seaside

Digi choosday wk. 4 - atg

Papercraft challenge #119 - summer vibes

 

Alphabet challenge - Thank you

Friday June 13, 2025

Hello 

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: E - embossing / wet or dry

I was digging though some die images I had already done a long time ago.. I saw these flowers and thought I better use them while I know they are there now.. lol.  I took a piece of scrap and a small Stampin up folder and ran it through. I then added the flowers together and laid them out I needed a vertical sentiment so found this one. I stamped but it looked a little off (it's a red rubber stamp) so I stamped on a piece of card stock and used Tech. Tues. banner die.  

Challenges:

Love to scrap #173 - atg

The paper funday #77 - atg/ embossing heat or dry

Crafts galore encore #136 - atg

We love to create ch. 6 - atg

Simon says Wednesday - fur/feathers/flowers

 

Cardz 4 Galz #252 - Happy birthday friend

Thursday June 12, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #252

Theme: Easel card

I love fishing and I have a friend who's birthday is coming up next month so thought why not I am sure he'll enjoy it ... So I created this card. I used Stampin up dies and scraps. I created the easel card and inside I stamped the Hampton stamps fish and colored with copics. I added the Sweet shoppe sticker and I really like how this came out .. I love all the colors. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 702-703 - atg

Allsorts 825 - what makes you happy / atg (bright colors, coloring and card making)

Creative moments #271 - man or boy

 

Aud Sentiments #325 - Hope your day is Happy

Monday May 5, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #325

Theme: Watercolor and or "S"

I used Mission water colors to create the background.. I set it aside to dry. I stamped the Tech. Tues. images and butterfly. I colored with copics. I added some Spectrum Noir sparkle brush to the flowers and butterfly.  I used Stampin up sentiment square and then laid out how the scene should look and then them. I finished with some Nuvo drops and sprinkles some glitter over them. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2518 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 696-697 - atg

Crafts galore #135 - atg

We love to create ch. 5 - atg

 

Alphabet - B - Sending smiles

Friday May 2, 2025

Good day.. Hope you're having a beautiful day

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge 

Theme: B - butterflies 2 or more

I had this beautiful scrap piece from Stampin up and I didn't want to throw it away and it's so small - but I thought maybe I could make it work with this card. I took a piece of Stampin up card stock and embossed it with an old Sizzix folder. I added the Stampin up piece and then I die cut 3 butterflies from Tech Tues. I wanted colors that would look more for the dry weather climate. I have no idea if dry weather areas have butterflies  - sad if they don't have butterflies. 

Challenges:

Love to scrap #173 - atg

Crafty animals #94 - atg

Critter Crazy #98 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 696-697 - atg

 

Sparkles Christmas #172 - Merry Christmas

Thursday May 1, 2025

Hello everyone. I hope your start to May is off on a good foot.

All's good here. 

We have a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #172

Theme: Christmas Stockings

I wasn't sure what to do as I don't have Christmas stockings... But digging through my Christmas box I found this sock from Simon Says and the cat from Mama Elephant and so I stamped them and colored with copics. I used a My favorite things circle die and used DCWV dp tree background.. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #94 - atg

Critter crazy #98 - atg

Merry little Christmas #62 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #371 - Why be a mermaid when you can be a seahorse

Tuesday April 29, 2025

Hello

It's getting warmer and I am ready for May and sunshine.. 

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #371  

Theme: Body of water

I just got this new embossing folder from Stampin up and so this was a good time to try it out. I added Ranger inks to the paper and then embossed the waves.. I stamped the Tech. Tues images and colored with copics. I dug through my greenery and found what I thought worked for algae type greenery. I finished with some Nuvo drops for bubbles.  Thought the sentiment was perfect for a guy card. 

Challenges: 

Pammie's inky pinkies #2517 - atg 
Word art Wednesday wk. 696-697 - atg
Allsorts #822 - inspired by a song (any song from finding Nemo

 

 

 

Cardz 4 Galz #247 - Hope you are Feline better soon

Thursday April 3, 2025

Hello and hope all is well

It's time for a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #247

Theme: Stripes

I used Stampin up products and Tech. Tues.  I love making these kind of cards as you can showcase the beautiful papers. I used Stampin up papers and the strip for the theme inside and on front. The below photo shows the fold and inside. The cat is so cute and the sentiment from TT fit with the image.. 

inside of the card

Challenges:

Digi choosday ch.3 wk.4 - atg

Crafty animals-93 atg animals

Critter crazy 97- atg animals

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #369 - You are Tu-Tu cute

Tuesday April 1, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #369 

Theme: fun and games - any game or sport

After I made this card I thought... hummm not very masculine for Cardz 4 Guyz.. BUT I am sure there are lots of different ballet dancers that play different rolls and he doesn't have a top for his costume.. so it's a guy to me.. lol..and ballet is a form of art and sport.. I took an embossing folder and inked the side that is the background and laid a light pink card stock down and carefully ran it through.. I then stamped the My favorite things image and colored with copics and using a MFT die cut it out and added on foam dots. I added the MFT sentiment cut with Tech. Tues. banner. I added it and with a SU punch flower and some black diamond drills for the center. I do love this card. 

Challenges:

Crafts galore #134 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk 692-693 - atg

Crafty animals #93 - atg animals

Critter crazy #97 - atg animals

 

Aud Sentiments #323- enjoy your day

Monday March 3, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at 

Aud Sentiments #323

Theme: Glitter and bling or St. P. Green

So for my card I made a calendar page. I do this every year as a group of 12 friends (some I know and some I don't) we each pick a month and make 12 of that month and then my friend gathers everyone's pages and then she uses my binding machine and puts the year together. So this is my page. 

I water colored the background and then took a Simon says over all stamp and lightly stamped it. I watercolored green a couple papers and when dried I used a heart die from Stampin up and cut enough for the 12 pages. I have a die from Tech. Tues which is wholes.. and I just cut pieces to give interest. I took a button and twine and stamped the sentiment and used TT banner die. I used left over from the heart paper and cut stems. Then it's a matter of putting pieces together. This is the outcome. I like it. 

Challenges:

(pin)spirational #323 - spring green

Pammie's inky pinkies #2509 - atg

Crafts galore #133 - atg (#3)

Word art Wednesday wk. 689-690 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #687 - A hug in a mug

Friday February 7, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #687 

theme: Anything goes / Use a die

SheepSki designs

I used the image called Cake.. I know there is no cake but I decided to use the coffee mug/cup instead of the two together.. I colored with copics and added dots with a white gel pen. I went over the coffee with a spectrum Noir sparkle pen. I used Simon says die and added this to a piece of designer paper. I added the sentiment from Sugar pea designs. I die cut using Tech. Tues. banner. I added the little coffee beans from Doodlebug designs. I added some Stampin up flowers (also used SU ink for the sentiment) and added a few rhinestone diamond drills to the flower centers.  

Challenges:

Allsorts #816 - romance / music

My time to craft #553 - hearts

Sweet stampin - love

 

Cardz 4 Galz #243 - I'd squeeze through anything for you

Thursday February 6, 2025 

Hello 

There's another challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #243

Theme: Polkadots

Digging through my papers I found this polkadots and I don't know who made it. I liked the brown so I dug through my stamps and saw this image from The rubber cafe so stamped in a brownish ink. I stamped the Tech. Tues sentiment and heat embossed it on Vellum. I added a few blings.. the glue showed through the vellum. wish there was a way to keep that from happening. but it's there and I love the sentiment with the corset.. 

Challenges:

Dragonfly dreams - cas

Sweet stampin - love

 

Alphabet challenge - U - Swimming by with birthday wishes

Friday January 24, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme - U - Underwater

I used Ranger ink to create the background and used a Newtons nook stencil to give a little movement. I also added Perfect Pearls splatters. I added the Simon Says / Tech. Tues little fish and plants. I used Paul Ruben watercolors to add colors to the little fish and plants. I stamped the big fish from Embossing art on a piece of paper I created on a gelli plate many years ago. I fussy cut the fish out and added. I finished with sentiment.  I love this fun fish image. 

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 683-684 - atg

Crafts galore encore #131 - atg

Polkadoodles wk. 2 - atg

Digi choosday wk.2 - atg

Crafty animals #90 - atg 

Critter crazy #94 - atg

 

Make my Monday #243 - thank you snow much

Monday January 1, 2025

Hello  

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #243

Theme: Snowflakes

I like seeing snow but only in the mountains.. or on a card.. 

I used a cuttlebug embossing folder and Stampin up ink to add a little color to the base. The night before I used my watercolors, Altenew and Paul Reuban and just added color to a piece of watercolor paper.. Today it was dry so I used my Simon Says and Tech Tues snowflakes and added them to the embossed piece. I added this to a piece of Purple Stampin up card stock. I added the SS sentiment and used a Spellbinder banner die. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2502 - atg

Simon says Monday - add texture (embossing folder / snowflakes)

Allsorts #814 - matching pairs