Peace on Earth Challenge #112

 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 ...

 

 

Here's what I've created for you today  . . .

This fun background comes from a 12 x 12 Echo Park 'A Perfect Christmas' paper pack sheet.  

    

 

I've added a couple little critters that came from littlebirdiecrafts.com.  I don't see the penguins on their site.  A quick, easy & FUN card to create!  

Challenges to share in:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown May Challenge - Animals (ends 5/22) ✓

Krafty Chicks Challenge #820 - Christmas (ends 5/19) ✓ Top Pick Winner

 

 Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #517 - Christmas (ends 5/26) ✓

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!

Doggone Sweet

 Hello Friends . . .

With Mother's Day just this last weekend, my thoughts went to my local crafting friend Donette (Doni) High (blog name was Lime Green Giggles) who sadly passed away 2 years ago Mother's Day of a heart attack.  I was fortunate enough to make her acquaintance and spend some quality time crafting, chatting & going out for lunch with her for only a couple of years but we sure made the most of our time together.  

 Upon her passing, her family honored me with all her stamps and today I'm using one in her honor!

MISS YOU MY FRIEND!!

 

 Doni was an animal lover!  Primarily cats but she enjoyed the neighbors dog too!

This stamp set is by Penny Black and is called 'Doggone Sweet'. 

 

Challenges to share in are as follows:

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #585 - Sketch Challenge (ends  5/26) ✓

 

 Try it on Tuesday - Keep it Simple (ends 5/26) ✓
Cardz 4 Guys #385 - CAS (ends 5/18) ✓
Shopping our Stash #573 - Man's Best Friend (ends 5/18) ✓
Fab'n'Funky Challenge #637 - Monochromatic (ends 5/28) ✓
Girlz makes Guyz Cards #39 - Dogs and/or Cats (ends 6/3) ✓

As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!

 

Sisterhood Challenge (5/2026) - Banners

 Hello my friends!

Today I have a card for the new challenge over on The Sisterhood of Crafters!

 

Our theme today is:

 

 Banners

  

 The banner I chose to play with today is an oldie but goodie die set by Die-namites called 'Party Banners' (#DN-1277).  I've colored it using Tombow markers.  The 'HAPPY' are word stickers from my Creative Memories scrapbooking stash and the word BIRTHDAY is from an older PoppyStamps die set.  My background balloons are stickers from Hobby Lobby.

  

I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun at The Sisterhood of Crafters!

My 'sistahs' have created some fabulous creations to help inspire you ... 

be sure to pop over and check them out!

 

Challenges to share in:

AAA Birthday Challenge #85 - ATG Birthday (ends  5/31) ✓


 

 Dragonfly Dreams May Challenge - Use Die Cuts (ends mid June) ✓

 

  As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!

Miss You

Morning Friends . . .

Busy day ahead but before I head out I wanted to share another one of the cards I created for my cousin's order.  You know I love the color purple (if it were up to me, all my cards would be purple lol) but these are not for me so I have to 'limit myself' when creating for others. lol

NOT TODAY!  lol

 My background paper is from a Dress My Craft 6x6 pack called 'Hydrangea Lawns'.  The top section is actually one of the 'border' panels offered on a page from that same pack.  I was going to put it across the bottom but then decided to flip it an put it across the top.

Oval die cuts are old Spellbinder that I keep extras hanging on my accessory peg board.  The pretty center flowers are a stamp/die set from the Blue Knight Stamp company that my friend Sandy purchased at convention in March and was kind enough to cut me some and send them to me from her home in North Carolina.  The sentiment is from the TON and Nuvo drops were used for addition dimension.

  

This Blue Knight stamp/die set also has two smaller flower sprigs.  I added one to the inside corner.

 Wishing you all a FABULOUS day!

 As always . . .

Butterfly time of year . . .

 Happy Sunday All . . .

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mom's out there!! 

 I'm working on a card order for one of my cousins and thought I'd share one of those cards with you today.  So, since PINK is considered a feminine color and it's coming up on butterfly time of year, that's the card I grabbed to share.

White visiting the Stamplistics store a few months back, I picked up several off cuts to create some backgrounds for my cards and this is one of those backgrounds using those off cuts in this 'fractured card' technique design.

I have several ovals, squares, circles & rectangle die cuts hanging on my accessories board for days such as this where I needed something to help showcase this beautiful butterfly.   

I had a pack of these sparkly, fabric butterflies hanging on my accessories board for years (this was the last one in the pack) and before thinking about sharing this card on my blog I tossed the packaging so sadly can't provide the mfg name.  Very old and I think I actually bought them at Archiver's and they've been out of business for probably 10 years.
 

 Challenges I'd like to share in:

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #636 - Use colors pink, blue or yellow (ends 5/!2) ✓
Hearts Quest Challenge #85 - Anything with a heart - optional / pink and/or blue hearts (ends 5/31) ✓
Moving Along with the Times #189 - One or more Butterflies (ends 5/31) ✓
Pearly Sparkles Challenge #119 - One or more Butterflies (ends 5/31) ✓
Crafty Animals #105 - ATG w/animals, birds, insects (ends 5/27) ✓

 Wishing you all a FABULOUS day!

 As always . . .

Can You Handle the Pressure - Twist - Balloons

Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by today!

We have a new challenge starting today over on our new Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge Blog and the TWIST theme is ...

Balloons

Remember, the twist is optional but you MUST use an embossing folder on your projects to qualify for the prize.  Heat embossing is also permitted but only in conjunction with an embossing folder.

 Here's what I've created to inspire you today ...

  

 Product used:

 

Lisa Horton 'Celebration Balloons' embossing folder 

 
Tombow Marker
Impression Obsession 'Balloons' DIE359

Endless Creations sentiment stamp 

 

  

 I do hope you'll come check out our challenge blog and play along.

Challenges to share in:

Creative Knockouts #570 - For the Kids (ends 5/20) ✓
Krafty Chicks #819 - Birthday (ends 5/13) ✓

 

AAA Birthday Challenge #85 - ATG Birthday (ends  5/31) ✓

 

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

As always . . .

Black & White

 Happy Friday Friends ... 

I have a busy day ahead of me but wanted to share a quick card I created for the May Colorful Options ✓ challenge where their main theme is Black  & White. 

 

 I have used the Simon Says 3D embossing folder 'Blossom Bursts (SF470)' as the base of my black & white card and colored in the flower centers using a black Tombow marker.  

 The center sentiment is from Heartfelt Creations (no longer in business) and was an RAK from NC friend Sandy.  She went crazy during their close out sales and was kind enough to stamp/die cut this set in a variety of colors and sent them along to me.  I have colored in the flowers on several to use later but since the theme today is black/white I just added it 'as is'.  

Challenges to share in:

Aud Sentiments Chlg #337 - Embossing and/or flowers + sentiment (ends 5/29) ✓
AAA Birthday Challenge #85 - ATG Birthday (ends 5/31) ✓



 Addicted to CAS #307 - Birthday (ends 5/15) ✓

 

Well, that's it for me today.  I'd better get started on these other projects ... 
time is a wasting as they say!  lol

Thanks so much for stopping by today and here's wishing you an amazing day today & FABULOUS weekend ahead.  Every day is a blessing!!

As always . . .

Word Power (5/2026) Challenge

Hello Friends . . .

It's time for a new challenge over on our WORD POWER challenge blog! 
Have you check it out yet?  If not, please come join us ... inspiration is welcomed!!  

 Here's what I've created for you today . . .

 I started my project by die cutting white card stock using a Tutti Designs 'Scallop Stitched Oval' die.  Next I placed that die cut oval between my 49 and Market Blendables 02 (#BV37780) rub on and the backing sheet.  Using my bone folder I simply rubbed on just that part of the image I wanted to showcase.

 

 I had already chosen the word stamp I wanted to use so I then stamped it atop of my floral rub-on image and wet embossed it.  Then matted it with the next largest oval die cut using the same Tutti Designs die set from a green card stock that matched the image.

 Setting my focus panel aside, I used that same wood block sentiment stamp (sorry so old I can't read the mfg name anymore) and created my background paper panel.  I felt it need a few other little things in the design so cut a couple thin strips from the green matting card stock and positioned top & bottom.  I found a few Prima flowers in my collection that I thought matched to color of the focus image so added those in the lower corner and used Black Nuvo Crystal Drops for the flower centers.  

 

 You have until the LAST Thursday of the month to enter.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ahead!

As always . . .

Live Today Fully

 Hello my friends ... thanks so much for stopping by!

I have some exciting news to share with you today!  Back at the beginning of the year I was asked to join the talented ladies at the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 challenge blog as their May Guest Designer.  So the cards I'm sharing with you today are for their current challenge. 

They offer two different sketches for your inspiration each challenge and also offer a huge array of sketches to help get your creative juices flowing in the side bar of their challenge blog.  If you're ever 'stumped' on where to begin on a project, I'm sure you'll find a sketch that will be an excellent starting point!

Now, onto today's challenge & projects.

Their first sketch  #326 . . .

 and here is the card I created . . .

 

 I do not make square cards due to the extra cost in postage but I do create A6 cards which is what I have to share today.  The background floral designer paper is from Brutus Monroe called 'Cherry Blossom'.  The focus flowers were created using an older Stampin' Up wood block stamp set called 'Fifth Avenue Floral'.  I have stamped my flower several times and colored in various colors using Tombow markers.  Then I have conditioned them with a stylus to add some body.  They have been adhered together and added to a die cut square background before being place in the center of my card.  The sentiment is by Tutti Designs ... the bow is by Cheery Lynn Designs (no longer in business), and White Nuvo Crystal Drops were used to complete the design.

 

Their second sketch is #327 . . .

 and here is the card I created . . .

For this card, I went to my drawer of purple (my favorite color) paper packs and etc.  I've chosen a 2-sided paper from the Paper Rose 'Dear Isabella Patterns' 6x6 paper pack in order to showcase BOTH sides of this beautiful paper which worked perfectly for this sketch design.

The focus image is a sticker from the Paper Studio (#2405801) purchased at Hobby Lobby.  The matting die cut panel was created using the Cottage Cutz 'Nested Stitched Eyelet Square' die set (CCB-060).  White Nuvo Crystal Drops was also used on this card for dimension.

Please be sure to pop over to the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 challenge blog and play along.  Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you've enjoyed today's cards.

 

As always . . .

 

Double D - Watercolor

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

WATERCOLOR

 

 and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 

 What a fun theme ... I don't do this technique nearly enough!  I'm always happy with the outcome!  Here's what I've created for you today using a product I haven't used in YEARS!  That is Ken Oliver 'Color Bursts' and watercolor paper.  I don't see where he even carries them in his store any longer.

 

 

 

 I actually made two panels ... there was so much color on this panel I placed another watercolor panel on top and smooched them together.  I'll use that second panel on another card for the sale boxes.

 

 The floral stamp is from the Penny Black 'Finest Petals' (#31-138) set.

   

 I used an artist brush and a little more water on the stem, leaves and bud to remove a little more of the color.  I'm very happy with the outcome.  What do you think?

 

 You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .