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:

Merry little Christmas #63 - atg

Love to scrap #174 - atg

 

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:

Love to scrap #174 - atg

Try it on Tuesday - add some text

 

 

 

 

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