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

Tuesday July 1, 2025

Hello it's time for another challenge over at

Sparkles Christmas #174

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:
 

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

Do-Al(l)Creative #103

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:

 

 

 

 

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

Make my Monday #255

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

 

Alphabet challenge - Smile

Friday June 27, 2025

Hello and where did June go???

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme: F - feathers

I used a lot of scraps for this card. I dug out my Stampin up punch and created the owl and branches. I used Taylored Expressions and created the clouds and used Ranger in to color. I used Simon says feather die and finished with some punched SU flowers which I put a left over diamond in from my diamond paintings.. I added to a scrap of Quick Quote piece. I added the Sweet shoppe sentiment sticker.  I also used black diamonds for the eyes

Challenges:

Crafty animals #95 - atg

Papercraft challenge #119 - summer vibes

Word art Wednesday Wk. 704-705 - 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

 

Cardz 4 Galz #253 - Happy Retirement

Thursday June 27. 2025 

Hello and hope you're having a great summer

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #253

Theme:  Welcome Summer

I made this card for my best friend who retired . She loves the beach and goes out to our Washington Coast as much as they can and they vacation in Calif. So I wanted this to be a special card. I wrote the Retirement message inside. I did not want to mess up the front with a sentiment. I used Taylor Expression chairs, Ranger ink, Stampin up, I have arched dies?? the water and sand is an old rubber baby buggy bumper red rubber.  The background orange paper is scrap from Quick quote.  I used bleed proof white for the foamy water.

Challenges:

Simon Says Monday - vacation

Word art Wednesday wk. 704-705 - atg

Allsorts #826 - seaside

Pin-spirational #326 - summer sky

Papercraft challenge #119 - summer vibes

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #375 - We can do no great things, only small things with great love

Tuesday June 24, 2025

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz  #375

Theme: Checks or Plaids

I dug through scraps and found this cool plaid.. funny when I look through my paper pads I always find plaids but when I NEED to make a card with plaids  ---- can I find one NO.. I dug through my scraps. 

I used the Stampin Up punch for the bird and leaves.. I used another SU die for the other leaf. I layered the punch pieces just to make them a little more sturdy. I added to the plaid. I added a diamond drill for the eye and a few blue ones to the card. I stamped the sentiment. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2525 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 704-705 - atg

Crafty animals #95 - atg

 

Make my Monday #254 - to a friend that makes me smile

Monday June 16, 2025

Hello and loving the weather 

We have a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #254

Theme: One or more butterflies

I used Stampin up products. I found this pretty green dp and stamped some leaves and then stamped the sentiment on a scallop green card stock piece. I stamped the butterfly and used the scallop dies to cut out and layer. I add this to the black card stock base. 

Challenges:

PIP #2524 - atg

Allsorts #825 - what makes you happy/atg (butterflies cause a love one is visiting you)

Crafty animals #95 - atg

Dragonfly dreams - June - one or more butterflies

Critter crazy #99 - atg

 

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

 

Crafty catz#696 - sending happy thoughts

Friday June 1, 2025

Hello everyone

It's time for a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #696

Theme: Hot colors

Our sponsor is Di's digi's

for my card I thought I would use the hot colors in the designer paper and keep the rest of the card in soft colors. The products are stampin up.. 

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

 

Crafty gals corner #268 - Happy birthday

Wednesday June 11, 2025

Hello and welcome to a new challenge over at

Crafty Gals Corner #268

Theme: Dad's ________  (cars, ties, sports, tools....... 

Sheepski Designs

                                                                            Dr. Digi's

I am using the image Home brew from Dr. Digi.. I gave him a ice cream float vs. a beer.. I colored him with copics and added a few dots to his sweater vest with a gel pen.  I used Lil inker stitch die and added him to a piece of My minds eye designer paper.. I added the embossed HB and think this special person who will receive it will love it. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2523 - atg

Digi choosday Ch. 6 - wk. 2 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 702-703-atg

Allsorts #825 - what makes you happy / atg (coloring images, creating card)

Polkadoodles Ch. 7 - wk. 2 - atg

We love  to create Ch. 6 -atg

 

Cardz 4 Guyz #374 - Nature give to every time and season

Tuesday June 10, 2025

Hello

Boy are we getting hot weather in the Pacific northwest.. SW Washington... Hot hot hot. stay cool and hydrated.. use sun screen and don't leave pets in the car or in a dog house out in the sun.. they need shade too and plenty of water.. my two boy dogs love staying in the house.. so we have a fan going for them to stay cool

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz #374 

Theme: Seashells

 

I found this cute seahorse paper in my K&company pad so used it for the sea feel of my card. I stamped the shell and used copics to color it. and I fussy cut it out.. thank goodness it was simple. I'm spoiled by dies.. I thought it needed some sand so I used a Rubber baby buggy bumper old stamp and created the sand look and just cut out a mound. I put the shell down and though it needed more so I looked at my greenery stamps and found these Stampin up dies so I found some scraps and added them and the shell looks better with them in the background. I stamped the sentiment. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2523 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 702-703 - atg

Polkadoodles ch. 7 wk. 2 - atg

 

Aud Sentiments #326 - Here's a little message for you

Monday June2, 2025

Hello and welcome to a new challenge over at

Aud Sentiments #326

Theme: Fun fold or Summer

For this it's pretty much a gate fold. They are fun and easy and with so many of my cards being needed at the beginning of the month it was what I needed.. easy. 

I used stampin up products and had fun creating a vintage feel card.  

Inside.. I love the finger pointing.. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2522 -atg

Simon Monday - masculine

Moving along with the times #179 - birthday

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

 

Make my Monday #253 - happy birthday

Monday June 2, 2025

Hello everyone

It's time for a new challenge over at

Make my Monday #253

Theme: something fishy

I was over at my friends house and I made this card. I love the colors and all the fun dies.  All from Stampin up. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #95 - atg animals

Critter crazy #99 - atg animals

Pammie's inky pinkies #2522 -atg

Moving along with the times #179 - birthday

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

 

Sparkles Christmas #173 - Merry Christmas

Sunday June 1, 2025

Hello and hope your start to summer is going good

We have a new challenge over at 

Sparkles Christmas #173

Theme: Include Merry 

I still had some of this beautiful paper from Quick quote so used it for the background. I used some card stock and die cut the Simon Says sentiment out about 4 times and layered.. I have some gold sparkle ink and tapped it on the sentiment and set is aside to dry out. later I added the sentiment and tapped ever so lightly the ink again as it soaked in. I added some gold gems. In person this is really pretty. Computer doesn't do it justice.. 

Challenges:

Merry little Christmas #65 - atg Christmas

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

 

Do-Al(l)Creative #102 - hello friend

Sunday June 1, 2025

Hello and welcome to a new challenge over at

Do-Al(l)creative #102

Theme:  hedgehog

I thought I had some hedgehog stamps but didn't so I went to my digital images and found this cuttie from Polkadoodles. I colored with copics. I used cut out and added to the wood grain paper with a pinking scrap behind to give a little color. I added the sentiment and a few diamond for embellishments. 

Challenges:

Crafty animals #95 - atg animals

Critter crazy #99 - atg animals

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

 

Alphabet challenge - D - You're Dog-Gone Awesome

Friday May 30, 2025

Hello and it's almost June... Warmer weather and great time to vacation even if it's those short trips and doing something fun.

We have a new challenge over at

Alphabet challenge

Theme:  letter D - for Dog

I made this card for my daughter .. She has a couple Corgi's and thought this would be a fun card to send to her.  I stamped the My favorite image and heat embossed the sentiment. I colored the doggie with copics and using my cloud template added the clouds with Ranger ink. I used MFT stitch die and backed with black card stock.. I added twine to the Basic Gray designer paper and added a twine layered bow.. I added the image and sentiment. I punched about 5 hearts with Stampin up punch and layered them for the thickness. I added some glossy accents but it didn't look right so I scraped it off and added some fine glitter.  I tied to color him the color of my daughter's corgi.. think it came out cute.

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 700-701 - atg

Simon says Wednesday - atg

 

Crafty Catz #695 - I wish more people were fluent in silence

Friday May 20, 2025

hello everyone.. 

We have a new challenge over at

Crafty Catz #695

Theme:Anything goes /  Make us smile

Dr. Digi

I am using the image called Netflix and chill.. I colored with copics ad used a flower stamp for the background wall but kept it very light so it's just a hint of design. I thought they needed gray hair as that's the way hubby and my hair is.. lol old married couple and love the Tim Holtz sentiment.. I am sure we have both had that feeling..  I used My favorite things die and backed on black scrap. I dug through more scraps and found this soft background flower piece. 

Challenges:

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 700-701 - atg

Simon says Wednesday - atg

 

Cardz 4 Galz #251 - flowers

Thursday May 29, 2025

Hello 

We have a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Galz #251 

Theme: Floral frenzy

For this card I used stampin up papers and stamps / dies. I didn't color the flowers and I thought they looked better with being just one the cardstock. The background papers and the flowers blend well. I love using left over papers to create a pretty background. I save tooooooo many scraps.. 

Challenges:

Pammie's inky pinkies #2521 - atg

Krafty chicks #770 - atg

Word art Wednesday wk. 700-701 - atg

Love to scrap #173 - atg