Sweet 16!

 Hey crafty friends!

 

Today's share features a fun birthday card for a relative that will be celebrating her "Sweet 16" soon.  I love the colors and images in this birthday collection from Memory Place.  I also used a newer die cut set of candles from Brass & Bliss.  It is now a favorite and will get a lot of use.  

 

Sweet 16

 

This is an A6, 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 size and worked well with the 6 x 6 paper pad I have of this collection.  I matted the papers with a coordinating teal and used it for the sentiment shadow also.  And, of course, pink was needed for this girlie birthday card.  The candles set is fantastic with five different designs or you can make the candle plain.  There are three different wax drippings to choose from and the flame comes in two sizes for layering also.

 

I put together a second birthday card using the same collection and added required hexagons for a WCMD challenge that I am participating in at ACOT.

 

Happy Birthday

 

This is an A2 size and used just one of the candle dies.  

  

From my stash...

Bazzill In The Pink & White Diamond Bling Cardstock

Brass & Bliss Candles With Layers Die Set 

Doodlebug Sugar Coated Yellow Cardstock 

Memory Place Time to Celebrate Collection

My Colors Teal Cardstock 

Pinkfresh Foliage Die 

Pink & Main Sweet Sentiment 

Sizzix Number Dies 

 

Sharing with these challenges: 

 

Die Cut Divas - AG, Brass & Bliss Candles/10-31-25

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Think Pink/10-13-25

 Thanks for coming by my blog.

Hope you have the best day!

 

 

 

 

 

WCMD projects

 Hi Crafty friends!

 

I've been working on cards for all of the World Card Making Day Challenges that I'm seeing everywhere.  Still have quite a more on my craft desk, but here are a few that I recently completed and will linking to a dew challenges.  

 

This Moment
 

This MM card has lots of sparkle with Lindy's Gang Magicals and TCW Stencil Butter,

 

WE WISH YOU A MERRY Christmas
 

This CAS card features a new 3-D embossing folder from Altenew. 

 

Merry
 

A snow globe shaker card in merry and bright colors!

 

BORN TO FLY     

 

A watercolor background using distress inks and Magicals.

 

Life -HAPPENS- Coffee - HELPS

 

A fun card reminding us all that a cup of joe sometimes helps!

 

HAVE YOURSELF A Merry LITTLE Christmas

 

And last for today until I finish more, here is a happy Christmas card!

 

I'm sharing with these challenges:

 

 Cut It Up #340 - Use More Than One Die/10-13-25

Ellibelle's I Spy - CAS/10-12-25

Simon Says WCMD - Anything Goes/10-11-25 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #280 - Die cut, Plaid, Layers/10-9-25 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Have the best day. 
 

 

Hello Fall

 Welcome back crafty friends! 

 

There's a new challenge for October at A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.  This is a monthly challenge blog using die cuts according to the guidelines shared on the blog HERE.  There's always a $5 GC prize to one winner chosen by random draw for A Cherry On Top Craft Site.

 

Stop by and play along.  You could be the winner!

I'm into everything Fall right now and came up with this fun design...

 

Hello FALL

 

 This A2 card covers die cuts, embossing, inks and stamping.  The embossing folder is part of a set that I purchased close to 15 years ago.  I lightly inked over the embossed areas to highlight the images.  The sweatshirt die is one that I purchased recently and can't get enough of.  I've used it on four cards since I bought it and I'm sure I'll use it often.  The pumpkin and leaves are from a stamp/die set that a friend gifted me.  I love how you can layer ink colors with the different stamps.  The sentiment is part of the same set.

 

From my stash...

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Pink Fresh Magic Potion Ombre Glitter Drops

Sizzix/Tim Holtz Fall Fence Set 2 Embossing Folder

Sizzix/49 & Market Pencil Line Harvest   

 Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Distress Ink

Tsukineko/Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

 

 Sharing with these challenges: 

Cut It Up - Use More Than One Die Cut/10-13-25 

CYHTP - AG with a twist of trees, leaves/10-8-25

 Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes with a die cut/10-31-25

Four Seasons October - AG Fall/10-25-25 

Neglected Stuff October Challenge - TH Fall Fence Embossing Folder/10-28-25  

Simon Says - WCMD AG/10-11-25

Tic Tac Toe #280 - Embossing, Pumpkins, Layers

Thanks for coming by my blog today!

Have the best day.

 

World Card Making Day!

 Today is "World Card Making Day"!  

Everyone loves to give and receive cards....birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and other special occasions.  I love to send cards for "no special reason" too!  It makes for a fun and joyful surprise for the recipient.

Here's a little info about this special day...

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY

World Card Making Day began in 2006 as National Card Making Day. Founded by Paper Crafts magazine to bring card makers together at the beginning of the busiest card-making season of the year, it was first held on October 7, 2006. The initial celebration involved the Paper Crafts magazine audience only; however, due to the positive response it received and the worldwide popularity of card making, the holiday became known as World Card Making Day from then on.

Celebrating its 19th year in 2025, World Card Making Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in October. It's a day for the card-making community -- hobbyists, retailers, and manufacturers -- to unite and celebrate the connection and creativity that is the heart of card making.

 

As many of you know, October is also "Breast Cancer Awareness" Month.   This topic is very near and dear to my heart so I would like to share a few cards that I've made in the past on this topic. They are a reminder of how precious life can be and what a joy it is to receive inspiration in the way of a card.

My "World Card Making Day" and "Breast Cancer Awareness" inspiration from years past...

 

Hope...Strength...Love 

 

 She STOOD in the storm...

 

Thanks for stopping by to share "World Card Making Day" with me. 

 I hope my "Breast Cancer Awareness" cards inspire you to create a card of encouragement for someone you know.

 

 

You're The Sweetest!

 Welcome to October friends!

 

 Oooo, it's October, my favorite month of the year.  I love the sunny, crisp days and the smell of Autumn in the air.  After a hot, humid summer, this month is most welcome!

 

It's time for the first challenge of the month at the Double D Blog and it's a fun one. 

Trick or Treat

Smell My Feet

Give Me Something Good to Eat 

Use the words to inspire your project.  Anything that smells, be it good or bad food or even feet.  Let your imagination run wild! 

 

Some inspiration for you...

And a prize for one lucky winner chosen by random draw...

Art Impressions Clear Stamps

 

When I was growing up and it was "safe" to accept homemade items as treats, I loved stopping at our neighbors house.  She always made candy apples to hand out.  Quite an undertaking, but she enjoyed passing them out and it was enjoyable to receive one! Lots of good memories from trick or treat days gone by and so....

 

Here's my "something good to eat"!

 

YOU'RE THE sweetest

 

There's nothing better than a candy apple from the local fall festivals.  This is just a fun card with fun colors and fun food.  Fun, fun, fun!  The lime green gingham paper coordinates with the green of the apple showing under that red, sweet candy shell.  The pop of bright blue was a great accent color while matching the bow on the apple stick.  The sentiment is stamped directly on the patterned paper with red ink.  Red jewels on the four corners emulate the candy shell on the apple and are the finishing touch.

 From my stash...

Catherine Pooler Spring Gingham 

Jolee's 3-D Candy Apple Sticker

My Colors Lime Pop

My Colors Mosaic Blue 

Neenah Solar White Cardstock 

Papertrey Ink Sentiment Stamp

Queen & Co. Red Jewels

Spellbinder Oval & Scalloped Oval Dies 

Stampin' Up Ruby Red Ink

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Die Cut Divas, October - Anything Goes/10-31-25  

Paper Players PP757 - Sketch Challenge/10-3-25

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Hope to see you again soon!