Four Seasons Challenge - Winter (2/2026)

 

 Hello Friends

Over at the Four Seasons Challenge Blog, we are ready for a change in seasons! 
This months theme is:

Anything Goes - Winter

check out this fabulous inspiration board we have created to help inspire you . . .

 

 Today's card was inspired by the 'berries' in the mood board.

 My red/white striped background paper came from an Echo Park 'White Christmas' 6x6 paper pad.  The image is Penny Black, the frame is Paper Rose #16679 (one of my favorites) and the snowflake corner is from the Sue Wilson 'Festive Collection' #CED3019.

 

 I hope I have inspired you to come check out our challenge & join in the fun!  
Also, we have several other fun challenge blogs. 
All the links can be found on the side bar. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

As always . . .

 

Peace on Earth Challenge #105

 Hello Friends and welcome back to my blog! 

SO happy you stopped by!

Today I have a card to share for the new challenge over on the PEACE ON EARTH CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG.  Of course the theme is Anything Christmas and we hope you'll come join in the fun! 

Here's a fun inspiration board we've created to help get you started ...

 

 I wasn't sure which direction I was going to go today but then I thought about a die I've had in my stash for years that would probably work just fine after seeing the bells in the lower right corner of our mood board.   Here's what I came up with . . .

 The die I used today is an old Die-namites 'Holiday Bells' #DN1210.  I don't think this company is even in business any more (can you tell I have some very old dies?  lol).  I die cut from gold metallic paper first then cut from white card stock.  I colored the ribbon section using Tombow markers then glued it over top the gold panel.

The sentiment die is Precious Marieke 'Merry Christmas' #PM10073.  I did find this one still available on Amazon so linked it for you.  I die cut it twice then offset them for dimension & highlight.

 

 PLEASE be sure to pop over to THE BLOG and check out the amazing designs our design team has created for your inspiration.  What a group of talented ladies!!  Then come join in the fun!!  

 As always ... thanks again for stopping by!

Thinking of you . . .

 Brrr  Happy Saturday!

Dang ... it's frigid out there!  We went for breakfast this morning and it was a frosty MINUS 11 and that's not with the wind chills!!!  I am definitely ready for spring!!  lol

So with that being said, I'll be staying in my crafting cave today playing with ink & paper!  

 

Before it ends, I wanted to play one more time on the current sketch challenge over on the Freshly Made Sketches Blog.  Here is the sketch . . .

 

 I have a cousin who orders Thinking of You cards from me for her church so this card will go into the 'Paula Box' for her next order.

Product used . . .

Simon Says Stamps 'Vintage Garden' stamp set
Brutus Monroe 'SUNFLOWERsoiree' 6x6 paper pad
Sunny Studio 'Dots & Stripes Pastels' 6x6 paper pad
Tutti Designs 'Stitched Scallop Circle' dies
Swivel Craft Knife
Dimensional Tape 

 

Challenges to share in:

Color Dare Challenge #688 - Color Photo (at least 2 of the colors) [2/5]

 

 Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - ATG (2/4)

 Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

 

 

 #FMS

Being a little 'squirrley' . . .

 Happy Friday again friends ...

When I spotted the inspiration board over at the Inspiration Station challenge blog, I just HAD to play along (wish I had spotted it sooner ... there's only about 8 hours left so I had to get right on it!)

This is their inspiration board . . .

 

 OMG!  LOL!

And when I was flipping through my Autumn Garden sticker book, I spotted the perfect image so quickly created this card.

 The background panel with the 'dots' was created using the Creative Expressions Mini 'Bubbles' stencil and TH distress oxide ink.  It was actually a scrap from another card and was laying on my workstation so you know what they say about 'waste not want not' lol.  The strip of orange card stock was another scrap.  My sentiment is from the TON.

 Fast & Fun

 Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

 

Pretty in Purple

 Happy Friday!

WOW!  Is another week gone already?  
Goodness ... January is almost over!  Geesh time is flying!

Today I had a bit of fun with another sketch.

This time, one of the sketches over on the 
Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge  [ends 2/3] caught my eye!

 Their sketch #318 ...

 

 Here's what I came up with . . .

 If you know me, you know my favorite color is purple so that's the base color I went with today.  I have a drawer designated to strictly purple designer papers and today I'm playing with the Paper Rose 'Dear Isabella Patterns' 6x6 paper pack.

 

 

These are 2 sided papers so that's always nice when you're wanting to coordinate a design from the same pack.  The floral 'square' is actually not from this paper pack ... but was laying on top in the drawer and I thought it would work perfectly with my checks & polka dots.

My pot of flowers is actually a sticker from the Paper Studio.  As is the leaf next to the checked Prima flower.  Nuvo Crystals drops helped finish off this beauty.  Isn't this a fun sketch!!!

A Tutti Designs 'Stitched Scallop Square' dies was used to die cut the floral panel behind the focus flowers.  OH! and as an accent on my focus image, I used the Tombow #623 marker and a metal ruler to draw the accent edging. 

 

Challenges to share in:

Ellibelle's Garden Party No. 11 - ATG in or from a Garden (2/10)
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - ATG (2/4)
 

I hope you're doing something fun today!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

Pretty Poppy

 Hello friends ...

Hope everyone is getting through these frigid/snowy days without incident.  We finally went out today for breakfast and grocery shopping ... first time out since Sunday!  Felt good to get away from these four walls lol.

Today I've made a card to share in a couple fun challenges ...

 

I actually had these 'scraps' laying on my work table and realized they would work perfectly for the sketch over on the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge blog (#721).  
[#FMS - ends 2/3]

 

 AND, since this Just For Fun 'Poppy' stamp is an old wood block stamp, I'd like to also share it over on the  Woodblock Wednesday  January challenge. 
[#woodblockwednesday, #woodblockstamps - ends 2/2]

I've used Tombow markers for the coloring and Gloss White Nuvo Crystal Drops for an accent.  The scrap of poppy designer paper comes from the Paper Rose 'Wild Poppies' 6x6 paper pad and my black striped background panel is from the Say it with Stamps 'Neutral' 6x6 paper pad. 

    

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

 

Wood Block Wednesday Challenge

Hello Friends

Amy Tsuruta has her Woodblock Wednesday challenge up and running and I've been trying to join in each month as it gives me the opportunity to play with all my old wooden block stamps which don't get the love they deserve since clear stamps came about.

  

 The wood block stamp I've used today is an old Stampabilities (circa 2010).

 After stamping my image, I colored the butterflies using Tombow markers then die cut using the largest die in the Tutti Designs 'Stitched Scallop Rectangle' die set.  The background is from the Brutus Monroe 'Butteflies' 6x6 paper pack and a few extra butterflies were punched out using a VERY old Martha Stewart punch.

 Why not pop over and check out her blog and play along ... you know you have wood block stamps that need some love just like I do!  LOL

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day ahead!!

As always . . .

Tag:  #Woodblockwednesday #woodblockstamps