Cardz 4 Galz #245 - know that you are loved

Thursday March 6, 2025

Hello 

It's time for a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Galz #245

Theme: Mothers Day

I have a hard time making Mothers day cards since my mom has passed but I have other friends to whom a card can go to.. I used Stampin up products to create this card. I felt that the sentiment went well for a mothers day card. 

Challenges:

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #367 - Happy birthday

Tuesday March 4-2025

Hello and hope all is well

We have a new challenge over at 

Cardz 4 Guyz #367

Theme: Men's clothing

So thought hard on what to use then remembered I had accessories from the crazy bird collection from Tim Holtz.. So dug through scraps and stamped and die cut out.. Then how do I display these pieces and then remembered I had this die so I cut it out and added to a black scrap. I laid out the pieces. I used foam tape for the sentiment and hats. Rest are flat to card base. I like the way it came out.. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2509 - atg 

Love to scrap #172 - atg

 

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

 

Do Al(l) Creative #99 - Another round for your birthday

Saturday March 1, 2025

Hello and hope March is off to a good start for you

We have a new challenge over at 

Do Al (l) Creative #99

Theme: Anything goes / waterfall card

I love this card and surprised I have not made one sooner. It's rather quite easy if you watch a You Tube 5 times. LOL.. Plus have a friends help.. All products are from Stampin up.. There are three images to show the card in action. If you make this card the long strip which is what you pull for the waterfall to work - cut it at 9 inches vs. 8-5/8.. it's a little too short I thought. 

This is showing the card all the way open

This is the side view

Challenges:

Word art Wednesday wk. 689-690 - atg

Crafts Galore #133 - atg

Love to scrap #172 - atg

 

Sparkles Christmas #170 - Merry Christmas

Saturday March 1, 2025

Hello and happy March 1st...

It's time for a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #170

Theme: Christmas critters

I chose the theme so hope you like it..

I had fun creating this card. I used papers from Quick Quote.. I stamped the Your next stamp deer and colored with copics. I used My favorite things die.. I stamped the Simon Says sentiment and  I embellished the collar with some gold diamonds.. 

Challenges:  

Word art Wednesday wk, 689-690 -atg

Crafty animals #92 - atg

Crafts Galore #133 - atg

Critter crazy #96 - atg

Moving along with the times #176 - pets 

Love to scrap #172 - atg

 

Make my Monday #246 - everywhere you go

Monday February 24, 2025 

Hello

We have a new challenge over at 

Make my Monday #246

I got to chose the theme

Theme: Faux or real stitching

I used lil inker and my favorite things stitch die. I stamped the image on a scrap and lightly colored with with copics. I layered the pieces and stamped the sentiment. I added some diamonds drills.

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2508 - atg

As you like it - feminine or masculine - (I find masculine a challenge, hard to pick papers and images that will be masculine, I have so many for feminine and I just think being a lady is easier to create what a lady would like. 

Daisy chain #93 - layer it up

Crafts galore #132 - atg

 

Alphabet Challenge - W - wishing you the happiest

Friday February 21, 2025

Good Day to you all, hope you're having a blessed day

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge 

I chose the theme 

Theme: W - wings 

Once again I was over at my friends house and created this card. I stamped the background with some Stampin up ink to give interest to the background. I then stamped the images on a piece of SU dp. I added a few brads to the corners. I stamped the sentiment and added it to a green background which is same green I put behind the dp. I also die cut the leaves and finished with some bling. 

Challenges:

Moving along with the times #175 - things with wings

Crafty animals #91 - atg 

Critter crazy #95 - atg

 

Crafty Catz #688 - Birthday wishes

Friday February 21, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #688

Theme: For the girls

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I am using the image Abigail I colored her with copics. I felt the background was plain so I used a stamp from Simon Says and Ranger ink and just stamped the background in yellow. I added the birthday sentiment and added to a scrap that is just the right size.. 

Challenges:

The paper funday #73 - atg / opt colors

Crafts galore #132 - atg

Penny's paper crafty #590 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #244 - Sending well wishes

Thursday February 20, 2025

Hope your day is going well and you have time to play in our challenge

Cardz 4 Galz #244

Theme: Embellishments

Once again I used Stampin up products and few others to created this card. I love the dandelion seeds on the card. Not so much in my yard. I blended the background with some ink to give it color and added the sentiment along with some diamond drills. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2507 - atg

Digi choosday challenge 2 wk. 2 - atg

Krafty chicks #756 - cas

Word art Wednesday wk. 687-688 - atg

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #366 - hello

 Tuesday February 18, 2025

Hope this month has been good and safe. Weather has been good

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #366

Theme: Sketch (below)

this is the sketch

for my card I had stamped the background with Simon Says stamp and Stampin up ink. I added strips of Quick quote scraps across the top and bottom. I stamped the Penny Black image using Ranger ink and used a My favorite things die. I added the MFT hello, I finished with some diamond drills. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2507 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk 687-688 - atg

 

Crafty Gals Corner #264 - My advise doll

                                                            Wednesday February 12, 2025

Hello  It's time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Gals Corner #264 

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Fill in the blank - Pink_____ ~

LeAnns World 101

Pattie's creations

I am using Cheers to you ladies from Pattie's creations. I decided to color the three dresses in pinks. I gave a different pattern to each dress. I kinda did their hair gray and added some blue / pink and purple to each of the heads of hair. I added Spectrum Noir sparkle brush to their drinks.  I added the Art Impression sentiment which I stamped on Vellum and added a few diamond drill for some bling.. This is a birthday card and that sentiment will go to the inside. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2506 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 687-688 - atg

Make my Monday #245

Monday February 10, 2025

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #245

Theme: Love

I made this card using Stampin up products. I did color the cute hippo with Copics and used a white gel pen to add interest to the tutu.. I think thinking some one is hip it a form of love 

 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2506 - atg

Polkadoodles #3 wk. 1 - atg

 

Alphabet challenge - V - hello

Friday February 7, 2025

Hello 

It's time for a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: Vintage

I remembered I had this set from Taylored Expressions and thought it would be perfect. I found colors I thought would look more vintage and stamped. I used My favorite things circle die and sent around the edges with Ranger ink. I didn't add any bling I wanted to keep it simple and vintage. 

Challenges:

As you like it - stamp or die/why? (I love stamps as I have so many and I find it easier to add a great background with stamps to highlight the focal image- most cards I make are with stamps unless the dt has a digi sponsor)

 

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

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #365 - happy birthday

Tuesday February 4, 2025

Hello

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #365

Theme: CAS

I used our down town Seattle view for my stamp which I think is from Love to you. Our scenery has changed over the years from growth but the Space needle is still the same and a welcoming sight when ever we go into Seattle. I added green to the bottom and using my cloud template I added blue clouds. Green and blue for our Seahawks colors.. Added the happy birthday. kept it CAS.

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #754 - birthday

Dragonfly dreams - cas

 

Aud Sentiments #322 - Love you, ALWAYS

Monday February 3, 2025

Hello and happy February

We have a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #322

Theme: Love / Anniversary / Wedding or Shimmer

I used the Simon Says heart die and added a piece of DCWV paper behind it. I cut out the wreath, bow and birds. I colored with Ranger ink.  I love cutting items out of white and using ink to give them color. I added the Stamp simply sentiment - I thought it fit the theme and card. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2505 - atg

Simon says Wednesday - love is in the air

Allsorts wk. 816 - romance and or music

Sweet stampin - love

 

Sparkles Christmas #169 0 May your cup runneth over

Saturday February 1, 2025

Hello and Happy February 1st

We have a new challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #169

Theme: A cup of Christmas tea

For my card I still have these beautiful Quick Quote scraps on my desk so I worked from that.. I stamped the Stamp Simply tea cup and sentiment and colored the cup with copics. I fussy cut it out. I die cut the white board piece with a My favorite things die and added the tea cup. I added that to the background and added that to a red piece. I wrapped  Stampin up cord around the edge and added the whole piece to the white card base. I added the two sentiments. I used Spectrum Noir sparkle brush to the tea (or coffee for me) 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #753 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 685-686 - atg

 

Do-Al(l)Creative #98 - butterflies

Saturday February 1, 2025

Hello and wow already February.. one day closer to spring although we did get our first dusting of snow today.. 

We have a new challenge over at

Do-Al(l)Creative #98

Theme: Wings

I left the sentiment off the card as I didn't feel it needed one. I used Stampin up products. I like the short fold on the front so the inside paper shows. I didn't want to color the butterflies as I thought they looked stunning as the are. This can be a simple and effective card to give to someone 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #753 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 685-686 - atg

Moving along with the times #175 - things with wings

Crafty animals #91 - atg animal

Critter crazy #95 - atg animals

 

Make my Monday #244 - Happy Birthday

Monday January 27, 2025

Hello and it's almost the end of the month. 

Hope the start of the new year was good for you

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #244

Theme: Gnomes

I took the packages from the Simon says stamp set and with Versa Mark I stamped all over the background. I added the butterfly and rose just to fill in the empty areas. I stamped the Jessica Lynn gnome and sentiment and used My favorite things dies. I colored the gnome with copics. I used Ranger ink for the sentiment. I added to the card base and finished with some diamond drills. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2504 - atg

As you like it - pearls or gems (I like the extra touch of color and the half pearls give soft bling to a simple card)

My time to craft - 552 - make it male (funny male card, colors and half pearls vs. gems)

 

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