Four Seasons Challenge - Summer (6/2026)

  

Hello Friends

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

Anything Goes - Summer

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

 

Today's card was inspired by the beach chairs & umbrella.

I started by creating my background using TH distress oxide inks for the beach, sea & sky.  I then die cut my chairs from scraps of card stock using an older Impression Obsession die set called 'Adirondack chairs' (DIE177K).  I die cut the umbrella from white card stock and the two color panels using the same paper as I used for the chairs.  This was done with another older die set from Impression Obsession called 'Beach Umbrella' (DIE181-I). 

 The sentiment is also an Impression Obsession die #DIE689.

 Please be sure to check out our other fun challenge blogs. 
All the links can be found on the side bar. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

As always . . .

 

Neglected Stuff (6/2026)

 Hello friends!

Today I have a project to share that was created for our newest
NEGLECTED STUFF CHALLENGE. 

Click on the link then come join in the fun!

 

 

 

 Today's NEGLECTED item is my collection of border PUNCHES!  
And shamefully, they are truly neglected!

Once I started using the MANY dies I own, my punches were forgotten.

 

For today's card I started out with some (also neglected) Ken Oliver 6x6 'watercolored memories' designer paper.  After cutting two strips, I punched each strip using the Martha Stewart 'floral vine' punch and added a Simon Says Stamps sympathy sentiment in the center.  VIOLA!

 

 

 

Doesn't get much easier than that and look how pretty!!! 

  

Be sure to pop over and check us out then play along!
If you're a crafter, I'm sure you have some 'Neglected' goodies in your stash
that are just waiting to be loved!

You  have until the 28th to play along!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today!

As always . . .

Celebrate!

 Happy Sunday ... LAST day of May!  

 I have a fun sketch challenge card to share with you today!
This is the sketch I'm inspired by today which is from the
Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog.

 

 At first I was a little stumped but after looking through some of my older stash, it all came together.
Here's what I've created . . .

The product used on this card has literally been sitting on the shelf since my scrapbooking days and I'm so happy I reached for that container today!

I hope you like it!! 

 Challenges to share in:

Ellibelle's Garden Party #15 - Anything in or from a Garden (ends 6/15)
Crafty Catz Challenge #714 - ATG (ends 6/4)
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - ATG (6/3)

  Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!

As always . . . 

50th Birthday

 Hello Friends!

Well, here we are on the LAST weekend of MAY 2026 ... the time is certainly zipping by!!

I had a request for a couple personalized birthday cards from my weekly luncheon friend Sue so I thought I share one of those cards with you today.  

 

 

(Inside) 

 I spotted the card design out on FB awhile back and saved it for future inspiration and today's the day!  Here's the reel that inspired me:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/3059207407802557.  Even though the 'inside' card base looks more red, it is really pink like the front cover photo shows  as are the words/numbers.

The decorative panel was from my scrap box and the coordinating 1/2" strips are also from scraps.  The Heartfelt Creations stamped & die cut flowers are 'left overs' from several years ago when I demo'd for Heartfelt Creations at the local Adventures in Stamping convention held here in Akron every Spring.  Little by little I'm using them up lol ...   Tombow markers were used to color my flowers and I used a circle die to cut out my circle.

  Challenges to share in:

 Addicted to Stamps & More #518 - Birthdays (ends 6/9)

 

 Passion for Markers #839 - Happy Birthday (ends 6/2)
Sweet Stampin' - Flowers (ends 6/5)

  Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!

As always . . . 

Fun technique for your birthday card . . .

 Happy End of May Weekend All . . .

I spotted a fun technique called 'Split Card Design' over on the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog the other day and thought I'd give it a whirl ...hopefully I can share this card over there before their current challenge ends. 

 

I've used the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Rosa Gallica stamp & die for my floral focus.

 

 Coloring was done with Tombow Markers.  
What a fun technique ... I'll be doing this again!!

 Challenges to share in:

 Addicted to Stamps & More #518 - Birthdays (ends 6/9)

 

 Passion for Markers #839 - Happy Birthday (ends 6/2)
Sweet Stampin' - Flowers (ends 6/5)

 Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!

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 by Inkadinkado.   

 

The background paper used for my card is from Crafter's Companion called 'Nature's Garden ... Kingfisher Collection'.   This is 2-sided paper so I've used the 'flip side' of one of the panels.

 

  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

 

Sending Big Hugs

 Hello friends ... 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
I enjoy a fun sketch to get my creativity started and the one over at the Paper Players caught my attention.  Only a couple of days left to play along so I'd better hurry!!! 

 Here's the sketch they are offering:

 

 and here's the card I came up with . . .

 

 I've had this Unity paper pack called 'Ghostly Moonlit Gardens' in my stash for awhile now and thought this might be a good time to showcase it.

 

 The floral sticker in the circle is from the Paper Studio and the sentiment panel is a fabulous stamp & die set from the TON.

 Challenges to share in:

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers (ends 6/5) 
Make My Monday #278 - Say It With Flowers (ends 5/31)

Wishing you a wonderful day ahead!

As always . . .