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Welcome craft friends... 

Wow, July went by so fast.  Fall  is just around the corner and I'm ready for the "ber" months.  This has been a hot, humid summer for us.   The leaves will begin changing soon and our grandkids will be back in school.  Fall is my favorite time of year and am anxiously awaiting sweatshirt weather, the leaves changing colors and cool, crisp air!

 

Today, I'm sharing a card with a "fall flower" theme for the August Challenge on A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.   The theme is always "Anything Goes" but August has a fall flower twist that I followed when creating my project.  Love warm colors!

 

for you

 

I dug into my warm color stash to create this square card design.  The flowers are cut from cardstock scraps to match the ones in the patterned papers.  I added some sparkle to the centers using glitter dots and shimmer pens.  The sentiment was cut from two different colors with the green off setting the ivory and then backed with a vellum shadow.

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Cardstock

CTMH Shimmer Pen 

Elizabeth Crafts Designs Dahlia

Emily Moore Designs For You Word Dies 

Heartfelt Creations Vintage Floret 

Queen & Co. Goosebumps

Pinkfresh Ombre Glitter Gems, Magic Potion

Ranger Distress Ink - Rusty Hinge 

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze DP 

Spellbinders Sunflower II 

 

Sharing with these challenges:  

 Krafty Chicks #831-AG with Option/8-3-26

Thanks so much for coming by.  

Have the best day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday!

 Today I'm sharing a card created for a few challenges including one calling for a masculine theme.  The embossed background is a folder from years ago and no longer available for purchase.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

The background is embossed using silver metallic cardstock to resemble an actual sheet of metal.  The diamond plate embossing design is used by manufacturers for door kick plates, vehicle running boards, truck liners and many other metal products.  I paired the silver with a royal blue accent color that stands out from the design. 

 

 

From my stash... 

Bazzill North Sea Cardstock

Cuttlebug Diamond Plate Embossing Folder 

TPS Matte Metallic Cardstock 

Tutti Designs Birthday Topper

 

Sharing with the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks #830 - Masculine/7-29-26 

Simply Clean and Simple - CAS Design/7-28-26

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the best day!

 

Sweet!

Hi Crafty Friends!

 

We're halfway through July already and more than halfway through the year.  The Double D is sharing their new challenge for the second half of the month with the theme, "You're Favorite Fruit".

Here's some inspiration....

I have several favorite fruits and one of them is blackberries. 

 Our local farm stand has the biggest and sweetest I've ever had!

 

sweet

 I embossed the background with a basket weave embossing folder and touched it up with some ink.  The blackberries were stamped, embossed and then colored with Copic markers.  The berries are highlighted with a white gel pen and sprayed with shimmer mist.  I added some dimension and tucked them in around the trellis like die cut.  The sentiment was cut three times for dimension and adhered between the stems.  A few opal sequins are the final embellishments.

 

From my stash

 Altenew Mini Delight Berry/Stamp, Die Cut 

Bazzill Chocolate , Coconut Swirl

Copic Markers

Darice Basket Weave EF 

Imagine Sparkle Shimmer Mist 

 Stamperia Daydream Collection

 

Stop by the Double D Challenge Blog and play along.

 

Thanks for coming by today.

Hope to see you again soon.

Christmas Cheer!

 Hey crafty friends!

 

We're just back from a trip to the beach and it was hot, hot, hot!  Of course, it's been too hot here at home also as we are expecting another "heat dome" to hit us on Wednesday.  I'm seriously ready for the "ber" months already and thinking of cooler weather and Christmas.

 

I've seen so many Christmas in July challenges that I decided to join in and create a pocket Christmas tag to start the holiday projects and Christmas cards.

 

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I pulled out some Graphic 45 papers from years ago and made this pocket tag with a die cut set from Sizzix.  I adhered some fussy cut images to the back of a panel cut out, added foam tape for dimension and made it the focal image on the pocket front.  

 

The tiny die cut flowers are similar to the design in the paper.  I added glitter to the petals and jewels to the centers.  The pocket holds a matching gift tag with a plain back for writing a message and/or recipient name.  This tag is making me excited for Christmas already.  I think I'm going to work on Christmas card designs soon too!

 

From my stash...

Graphic 45 Seasons and St. Nicholas Collections

 Ranger Frosted Lace Stickles

Sizzix Interactive Tag Die Set

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenge #20 - B Column, Christmas, Red, Plaid/8-15 

Die Cut Divas - Christmas In July/7-31-26

Krafty Chicks Challenge #828 - Christmas/7-14-26

Peace On Earth #115 - Christmas (pinecones and berries) /7-16-26

Thanks for coming by today!

Hope to see you again soon.

It's A Celebration!

 Welcome Crafty Friends!

 

I'm excited to be sharing that July is the 2nd anniversary for my challenge blog, A Cut Above!  These past 2 years have flown by and I'm happy to say that I've enjoyed the ride.

 

So, we're celebrating twofold at A Cut Above for the month of July.  There will be extra prizes in multiples of two.  Two GCs to A Cherry On Top Craft Store and two stamps sets will be given away to four lucky winners at the end of the challenge. 

 

In line with the twofold, celebrating theme, I have created two anniversary cards, a silver wedding anniversary and a golden wedding anniversary.  On a side note, my dear hubby and I will be celebrating our 50 year, Golden Anniversary in October of this year.

 

Silver, "25 year" Anniversary

It's a Celebration!

And Gold for the "50 year" Anniversary

It's a Celebration

Both A2 sized cards use the same background design, die cut shapes and sentiment.  The silver and gold cardstock and embellishments are the only difference.

From my stash... 

Bazzill Coconut Swirl Cardstock

Cart Us Flower Branches Embossing Folder

CTMH Banner Wishes Sentiment

Doodlebug Silver Puffy Alphabet Stickers

Eyelet Outlet Gold Pearls

Paper Studio Silver Pearls

Pioneer Gold Numbers

Sizzix/49 Fine Stems Thinlits

Tsukineko Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Thanks so much for coming by today.

Stop on over to A Cut Above and play along with the July Challenge. 

 

Happy Birthday USA!!

 Today, my country of birth, the United States of America, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.  This semiquincentennial is being celebrated throughout the country with parades, parties, fireworks and many other festivities this past week, today, and in the days to come.

Happy Birthday United States of America! 

In honor of this event, I'm sharing my tributes to the Red, White and Blue with both past and present cards made for the holiday.

LAND OF THE FREE & THE HOME OF THE BRAVE

 

Let's Celebrate!

 

HIGH FIVE

 

Last, but not least, my new card for the 250th anniversary of the USA!!

Celebrate the USA

 

Sharing with these challenges...

Colorful Options July - Option 1, Red, White, Blue/7-28-26 

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie  #218- Red,White,Blue/7-31-21  

Paper Funday July Challenge #89 - AG with opt. Twist/8-2-26 

 

Proud to be an American

God Bless the USA

Boho Potpourri

 Welcome back crafty friends!

 

Where did June go already?  The month went by way too fast and we're into summer now.   It's time for the first challenge in July at the Double D Challenge Blog.  The theme is "Potpourri", a mix of things.  It can be colors, shapes, designs, whatever project you're inspired to create.  

The mood board shares some fun inspiration...

 I was inspired by the first photo and went with a Boho Potpourri theme.

Dream

I'm a fan of macrame from way back in my Boho days.  The first photo brought back memories of all the projects I completed through the years.  The macrame in the photo also reminds me of a dream catcher and crib mobile, two of the items I made many of as gifts for family and friends.

 

So, on that note, I pulled out a favorite macrame die I should use more often and some colors that are favorites for this Boho design. 

 

The background shiplap paper is turned vertically and framed with a zig zag slimline die cut in two different sizes.  I inked up white cardstock and die cut the macrame wall hanger from it.  The sparkly enamel dot colors were a perfect match to the hanger.  I die cut the sentiment using both colors in the hanger and layered them for dimension.

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Coral Cream, Soft Mint

Bo Bunny Willow Sage Candy Dots 

CTMH Mix In Shiplap DP

Elizabeth Designs Macrame Die

Memory Box Branch Die

Tim Holtz Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio 

Tutti Designs Zig Zag Slimline Die

 

 Sharing with these challenges:

 Make My Monday #291 - Blend 2-3 Colors/7-12-26

 Moving Along With The Times - Use a Coloring Medium/7-31-26

Paper Funday Challenge #89 - Anything Goes/8-2-26

Word Art Wednesday #758-759 - Anything Goes/7-8-26

 Thanks so much for coming by.

Hope you stop back again soon!