Happy Birthday Katie!

 Hi there crafty friends!

 

Today I'm sharing a card made for a very special friend's birthday.  We met in person for the first time in April of 2023.  Since then, we meet frequently, even scheduling our hair appointments together at the same salon.  We've grown to be good friends sharing all of life's big and little moments over Iced Vanilla/Caramel Lattes.  I treasure her friendship and look forward to our next meetup in a couple of weeks at a local crop.

 

HAPPY birthday
 

So, Happy Birthday, once again to you Katie.  She is one talented lady having designed everything on this card but the die cut arch and sentiment. You can find her designs everywhere including on her own website...Katie Pertiet Designs.  There is no end to the talent she provides for the art and craft world.

 

From my stash...

Arden Creative Studios Garden Chronicles 6 x 8  

Arden Creative Studios Garden Chronicles Laser Cuts 

Arden Creative Studios Garden Chronicles Run-On Transfers

Arden Creative Studios Maker Series Lattice Clusters Stencil 

Tim Holtz Iced Spruce Distress Ink

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Distress Ink 

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 Classic Design Challenge #08-2026 - AG Using Die Cuts/9-12-26

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the very best day!

 

Celebrate You

 Welcome crafty friends!  

Today, I'm sharing a card for the first September challenge at the Double D.  Diane's team is hosting along with additional inspiration from Darlene's team. 

The theme is "Vases and/or Pitchers".  

Here's some lovely inspiration...

 

I was inspired by the first photo with the soft blue vase and pop of yellow flowers.

CELEBRATE YOU

 

 I covered the white base of this A2 card with an embossed background.  The die cut arches use the same embossing folder and foam tape for added dimension.  The flowers are laser cuts tucked into the pale blue vase.  I adhered a butterfly as embellishment and sentiment strip at the base of the vase. 

 

From my stash... 

Bazzill Jet Stream CS

Krafty Gardens Laser Cuts

Krafty Gardens Solids #2

Neenah Solar White Cardstock 

Pink Fresh Keepsakes of the Heart Vase

Spellbinders Herringbone Decor 3D EF

 

 Sharing with these challenges:

CYHTP - SB Embossing Folder/9-9-26 

 

Inspiration Station #88 - Photo/9-5-26 

Simon Says Monday - Get In Shape (arches)/9-6-26 

 

Try It On Tuesday - Emboss It/9-15-26 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Have the very best day! 

Best Day Ever

 Today I'm sharing a card I made for my dear brother's birthday. 

 I'll be linking it up to a few challenges that are asking for a masculine themed card. 

 

HAPPY birthday

 

Taking his grandson's fishing is one of my brother's biggest joys so a birthday card about fishing was in order.  This A2 card came together quickly.  I adhered a fun sticker to the banner and layered the die cut sentiment for dimension.

 

From my stash...

Carta Bella Gone Fishing Collection Kit 

 

Sharing with these challenges: 

A Cherry On Top August Masculine Card Challenge - 8-31-26 

 

Krafty Chicks #835 - Masculine/9--2-26 

 

 Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes/9-2-26

 

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the best day.

Get Well Soon!

 Welcome crafty friends!

 

There's a new challenge at the Double D Blog and the theme is "When Life Hands You Lemons".  They're asking to use colors, lemons, beverage or whatever  the mood board inspires you to create! 

 

This is such a fun mood board with colors you don't expect to see with lemons.  

I was inspired by the last photo and created this card...

 

GET WELL SOON

 

I love the pretty lavender drink and decided to use lavender as the base color on this A6 size card.  The white panel makes the background color really stand out.  The lemons are inked up with distress inks and accented with distress glitter on the rind edges.  I added some green foliage for another pop of color.  The sentiment is cut from the lavender and matted with a white banner that I offset a bit.  Lastly, I tucked in a lemon behind the sentiment and adhered several yellow rhinestone jewels.

 

From my stash...

Altenew Gradient Stripes Cover Plate

Globeland Citrus Die Set

Paper Studio Yellow Jewels

Tim Holtz Rock Candy Distress Glitter

Tim Holtz  Distress Inks-Antique Linen, Forest Moss,

Fossilized Amber Oxide, Squeezed Lemonade 

 

Sharing with these challenges: 

Classic Design Challenge #08-2026 - Use Die Cuts/9-12-26

 Colorful Options August 2026 - Options 1, 4 & 5/8-28-26

 ISWMLE #40 - Something Yellow/9-13-26

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes/9-2-26

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Have the best day!

you did good!

Welcome back again crafty friends! 

 

Another day, another card!  I'm working to complete a collection of cards for a basket that I am donating to my mother's church for their annual fund raising event in September.  And, while I'm at it, I'm checking out all of the fun challenges on line.  I came across a few that want to see splatter on the project and that's exactly the direction I went...

 

you did good

 

This layered A2 card has one of my favorite flower dies as the focal point.  I inked up white cardstock and cut the flower out keeping the negative cuts intact.  Then I splattered and spritzed with a shiny ink that I've had in my stash for longer than I can remember.  The sentiment is stamped, cut with a coordinating die and adhered with foam tape for some added dimension. 

 

From my stash...

Bazzill, My Color Cardstock

Memory Box Delightful Peony Outline

Memory  Box Gracious Floral Stamp

Pink Fresh Matte Gold Pearls

Tsukineko Champagne Mist Ink

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Memory Box Challenge 131 - Splattered/8-30-26 

Thanks for stopping by again!

Hope you have the best day.

All Spiced Up!

 Welcome crafty friends!

 

Trying to stay on task and a little ahead of the game so I pulled out a recent Halloween collection and made a Boo Basket tag for a special girl.

 

She is "Spider Girl" although there is a sentiment on the tag.

I used a Julie Nutting stamp that's been in my stash for 10 years plus gathering dust with a collection of them!

 

ALL SPICED UP

 I covered a large pre-cut tag with a simple design patterned paper and went to work.  I stamped, added rub ons and stenciled with paste.  The doll was stamped, embossed on flesh colored cardstock with fine black EP and fussy cut.  Her hair and headband are colored with Copic markers.  I stamped and embossed her again (inking only the dress and shoes) on the web patterned paper, then fussy cut the dress and shoes leaving a bit of the webbed paper as socks.  I added shimmer to her dress and headband with a magicals.  She is adhered to the tag using foam tape for dimension.  The ephemera is also adhered with foam tape and I tucked in some cheese cloth for added interest and gave her a bat necklace.

 

From my stash...

Arden Creative Wicked Woods Collection 12 x 12

Arden Creative Wicked Woods Collection 6 x 8 

Arden Creative Wicked Woods Ephemera

Arden Creative Wicked Woods Epoxy Stickers 

Arden Creative Wicked Woods Laser Cuts

 Arden Creative Wicked Woods Rub On Transfers

Arden Creative Laurel Grove Laser Cuts 

Arden Creative Maker Series Lots of Leaves Stencil 

Arden Creative Garden Chronicles My Flowers Stamps  

Copic Markers - Warm Gray, Light Caramel 

Lindy's Gang Field Notes Magicals 

 Lindy's Gang Laurel Garden Magicals

Julie Nutting MM Doll Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 

Ranger Super Fine Black EP 

 TCW Stencil Butters - Gamboge, Green Pear

Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Dusty Concord, Black Soot 

 Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Neglected Stuff August - Julie Nutting Stamp/8-28-26

 Simon Says Stamp Monday - Funny Punny/8-17-26

 

 Two Old Bats August - Anything Goes Halloween/8-28-26

Thanks for stopping by today!

Come back again soon.

 

Cards for All!

 Good morning crafty friends!

 

Today, I'm sharing cards that I made for a special friend's birthday and a few others that will be added to a box of cards that I donate to my mother's church for their annual basket party.

 

First up is a pretty floral birthday card...

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

I grabbed this yellow and blue floral paper from my scrap stash.  A pale blue cardstock is used for the cover plate design, banner and flower.  I cut the flower from two different blues and use Copics to add detail.  The center is a blue sugar dot.  The banner matting is cut from darker blue and the sentiment  from the pale blue.   

 

Next up is a Thank You card.

 

THANK YOU

 

This A2 card is made from paper scraps too.  I die cut a border and adhered it to the center including the negative cuts also.  No matting for the banner because I wanted the stripes to show through.  I did add one of the hearts above the banner.  The butterfly is fussy cut from the other side of the background paper.  

 

And last is a tribute card for a friend who's pet went over the rainbow this past week.

 

hugs
 

Another card from paper scraps and I included a photo of her furry friend on the front.

 

That's it for now...I am on a roll this week cranking out cards from my scrap box.  I'll be sharing more by the end of the week.

 

Sharing in these challenges:

 AAA Birthday #88 - Cards with Flowers/8-31-26

 Beautiful Blossoms #43 - Blossoms with optional mood board/8-12-26

Cut It Up - Add A Sentiment/8-17-26 

Krafty Chicks #832 - Birthday/8-11-26

 Passion for Markers #850 - Dies and/or Punches/8-18-26 (Copic Markers)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have the best day and hope to see you again soon.