Manly Monday Anchor Card

The patterned paper is by Studio G. The embossed paper is by Colorbok. The sentiment is a stamp by Stampendous that I cut out with a Spellbinders die.  While the paper was still in the die I embossed it using a rubber mat and then inked it with distress ink. 

This card was supposed to go for Kendra‘s card challenge #10 but I didn’t like it. So it sat in the “To Be Finished” box waiting for an occasion or to come up with a brilliant way to finish it.

 The sketch that inspired my card is in the upper right corner. Keep in mind, sketches are there to spark your creativity, and this was mine loosely based on the sketch.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Floral Friday Spring Flowers sentiment

I apologize for the poor quality of the picture. I hadn’t taken it myself, but I wanted to send it to my stepmom. Consequently, I snapped the photo in my kitchen on a gloomy, cold day. 

The patterned paper is by Jillibean Soup. The stamp is by Couture Creations. I colored it in with Copic markers. I’m not sure what happened but one flower was cut off. Hmm. The sentiment is unknown. I love the rest of it. On the inside it says: “ Spring is in the air and your birthday is too”. I think it fits the image perfectly. I added some sequins from Fun Journeys Stampers. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Weiner Dog sympathy card

Pet sympathy cards are hard for me since I lost my best friend in August. His name was Rusty and he was a beautiful Akita. He loved me more than anybody else. If I wasn't in the room he would go find me. I never knew that love before.
When Rusty died I received 2 sympathy cards. I was crushed. That being said, I don't want anyone else to feel like I did. When I hear of someone losing a pet I make a card and send it out. Therefore, I have a handful of pet sympathy cards to post.
I made this card by inking a rainbow of distress inks on a patterned paper. Then the circle was cut out with my Creative Memories cutting system. The dog stamp is by Gina Marie and the ribbon is by Martha Stewart.
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Floral Friday with pre-made card base card

I used a card base with a patterned card front. Then I sprayed a separate piece of white cardstock with Glimmer Mist. The floral die cut is by Sizzix, the square was cut out with my Cricut, and the label is from eBay. The sentiment is unknown. Thanks for looking.

Stencil Background Butterfly card

I made this card using a stencil by Scrapbooking Made Simple and distress inks. The butterflies are dies by Poppystampss. Then I added small sequins to the the body of the butterfly. They are by Fun Stampers Journey. The sentiment die is by Die-Versions. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday a Shark and Seaweed Cards

The green mulberry paper has been frayed on the edges. I stamped the Deep Red Stamps sentiment onto white cardstock. Then I added some Cricut wave die cuts on the left card a then I added some waves from the pattern on a Kleenex box to the card on the right. The seaweed stamps and matching dies are unknown.
LINK to the first card I made with this stamp
Thanks for looking. HAGD! 
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

Floral Friday Altered Die cut card

The circular floral design is originally a heart. I stretched it out to go around the circle. You could call it a wreath. So now that I told you it was originally a heart can you see the heart? You don’t always have to use a die for its sole purpose. 

The floral die is by Sizzix and the Celebrate die is by Crafters Companion. The little heart die cuts are from my stash. 

The brown circle die is from 2008 when my Mom and I went to the Mega Meet in Novi, MI. We received a goodie bag from one of our classes and they were inside of it. It has a texture to it that reminds me of the old fold out cards. You would open the card and the shape inside of it would fan open. I’ll have to find out what the name of it. 

The pattern paper is older than the circle die cut. I would put it at 2005 and it is by Provo Craft. Using up my stash. 
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

ADDED IN APRIL:

This card uses the same patterned paper. 

The middle element was saved from  a store bought card. 

Manly Monday Colored Pencils Bird on a Tree

I made this card for Craft Roulette #258 with the guest May May Helms. The parameters were:

  HERE’S THE LINK TO MY CARD

The images are by Maya Road. The tree has a trunk with some bare branches. I had to do some masking to fill the tree with leaves and put the bird on top. One of the parameters was pencils, so I used colored pencils on my image.

This is the background made with distress ink. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Manly Monday Pirate Cards

This card was made for Craft Roulette #256 and I had enough pieces to make a second one. The parameters were a 5 x 7 card, hippie colors, the element was an island and random wood. 

HERE'S MY CARD AT CRAFT ROULETTE

The part above is straightforward. Except for the island is more of a figurative meaning the treasure chest made of wood is on an island. I put brown distress ink under the treasure chest to represent the beach that you would find on an island. The fun part about this card is the wavy paper was a graduation open house invitation. I hate throwing those things away. It was nice to use this one for a card.

I made the boat with my Cricut.  

Supplies: the stamps are by Close to My Heart. I colored in the images with Copic markers. The sparkly bits are by Fun Journey Stampers. 

This one has similar elements except for the key on the bottom is unknown. It’s pretty bulky and will probably require extra postage. Even with it, I fear that the key will come off when it goes through the mail. 

The fun thing about this card is what was behind it…

It's also an upcycled piece of paper that was an advertisement I received in the mail. I used it for the backside and covered up my address. 

Thanks for looking.

Lawn Fawn Fairy Spring Card

I used an old Fairy Friends Stamp and Die set. I colored them in with Copic Markers.

Lawn Fawn Spring Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - # circles, 2 fairies and 1 flower

UPDATED on 4-4-25

Sending Lawn Fawn Happy Thoughts

I used the old Lawn Fawn fairy friends stamp set. Colored in with Copic markers.

Lawn Fawn Challenge - Spring Fling

Smile! Camera stamp card

The camera stamp is by Just Rite stamps. I colored it in with Copic markers. Then I created the background using an old stamp set by Stampin Up. The pink ink is by Stampin Up and the green and blue ink pad is by Hero Arts.

I cleaned the smile stamp after using it with the pink ink. It wasn't good enough because when I pushed the stamp down onto the blue and green ink pad, remnants of the pink ink ruined my ink pad. I was so disappointed. But paper always has two sides. I flipped it over and made my background all pretty.

Thanks for looking.  

Challenges:

This Color combination is from the challenge Color Throwdown

Di's Digi Designs challenge - Circles

My Time to Craft challenge - 1 Camera, 2 color gems, and 3 colors of ink on the circle stamp

NBUS-Never been used supplies - I've never used the circle stamp before.

Promakers challenge - Embellish it (the pearls)

Retro Rubber Stamps Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (The center line: Dots, My choice is Pearl embellishments and my favorite color is green. The retro rubber stamp is the circles by Stampin' Up from 2006)

Polka Doodles- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Pretty Purple LOVE Card

The double-sided patterned paper is by Craft Consortium. I used the front of the patterned paper for the background. I folded two of the corners back on itself to reveal white cardstock. Then with the extra patterned paper, I turned it over and die-cut the word Love. The die cut is by Crafter's Companion. The shadow of the word Love is out of shiny gold paper by Sizzix. 

Here’s an example using the same paper pad and sentiment die cut. Yes, the pad has a mix of reds, pinks, and purples.

Triple Heart Love card  

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Manly Monday You’re a Deer card

The stamp and sentiment are by Stampendous, and the background stamp is by Deep Red Stamps. I used two different colors of distress ink on the background. I colored the deer in with leftover ink on a paintbrush.

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Cute and Cuddle
We Love Stamping - Clean and Simple
Krafty Chicks Challenge - Clean and Simple
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Clean and Simple
Carabbie Moments of Craft - Cute
Polka Doodles - Anything goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Digi Choose Day - Anything goes
Pink Gem Challenge - Anything goes

Triple Heart Love Anniversary card

I made this card for the anniversaries of 2026. At the end of the year, I give my BIL all of the cards he needs to send to our family. This includes birthday and anniversary cards. This year I want to have them ready for him.
The patterned paper is by Craft Consortium and the gold paper is by Sizzix. The Love sentiment die is by Couture Creations but the heart dies will be added later. I inked it making it dark at the top and fading it out to the bottom. Thanks for looking.

I made this card for 
Sisterhood of Crafters - Use pink or red
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Digi Choose Day - Anything goes
Gem of a challenge - Anything goes
Pink Gem Challenge - Anything goes
Tic Tac Toe Challenge Love sentiment, die cut, and heart
The Paper Shelter - Add a heart
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Add a heart
Creative Inspiration - Love is in the air
Double D challenge - red

Manly Monday Beach Scene Card

The car stamp is by Tim Holtz in brown chalk marker, that I regret giving them to my niece.the die cut was bought on eBay.

The baby is interested in what is Mom and Dad doing. Details on the guy/girl panel: they are on a die cut that resembles a rope net or mermaid tail scales. The chair is by Gina Marie and the flip flops were drawn by my husband. Y

Then you open the next panel and you can see the parts and pieces that I used to make this  card. The seashell die cut is by Creative Expression (i think). I used a post note to ask off the different shelves and seaweed with I sprayed it with glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels. Same chair and shoes but the sunglasses are Stampin Up

This card was made for Craft Roulette #253

Card with 3 folds, sweater colors, footwear for an element, and Post it for Random. It’s a Gatefold card with an extra hinge. All of the papers are by Carta Bella. Other 

Manly Monday Frog and Lizard card

I stamped and then heat embossed a variety of different stamps leaf stamps onto green cardstock. I cut it out with a Creative Memories wavy square shape. I inked the edges and adhered it to the card base (4x5.5)

The frog and lizard were both heat embossed with platinum embossing powder by Ranger. I colored them with Copic markers, fussy cut and then adhered them to the background. The lizard is on foam tape. The sentiment is Lawn Fawn. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

I'm entering this challenge into:

The Male Room-Monochromatic

Baby Shower Card

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

3 Stripes of patterned paper Anniversary cards

I made these fun anniversary cards using my Valentine’s Day products. The patterned paper is by Fancy Pants. The scalloped border die cut is by Martha Stewart. On the first card, I cut the border in half and adhered them to the outsides. The polka dot patterned paper is by Papertrey Ink. 

For the second card, I left the border together and adhered it to the center. I cut the top of the strips of patterned paper on the top and bottom with decorative scissors that resembled postage stamps.

The sentiment on both cards is by Close to my Heart. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Manly Monday Hamburger birthday card

The cheeseburger is a die cut from a friend. The patterned paper is by Studio G. The red opulent paper is by Sizzix. The large circle was cut out with my Cricut. The Happy stamp is from Lawn Fawn. The word Birthday is a stamp from Stampibilities. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

A Craft Roulette original, the “Zoyfold” card

As the title says, Craft Roulette’s Mary Gunn and Irene Smith came up with this name to describe a card design that is part Z-Fold card and part Joy fold card.

In the image above, the embossing folder is by Darice and I inked it with distress ink. The vellum is from the Paper Studio and I cut it into a circle using my Creative Memories cutting system. The gems are by Couture Creations. 

The brick embossing folder by Darice. I inked it with all different inks before spraying it with water. This is the inside flap other side of the green cardstock.

The vintage looking door stamp is from Deep Red Stamps. I used watercolors to color it then die cut it out with a Sizzix oval scalloped die. The oval mat behind the image is also by Sizzix. 

This card was made for Craft Roulette episode #249. The parameters were: project-“Zoyfold” card. Colors-elegant. Elements-Front Door. Random-3 circles.

I’m entering this card into 

Simon Says Stamp-Add texture. 

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Just a Note glow in the dark card

Today’s card is SOooo fun. I started by applying glow paste by Tim Holtz onto a stencil by Couture Creations. The brads are by Making Memories. The label is by Recollections. The embossing folder is by Cuttlebug. 

Check out the paper that the sentiment was cut out of. It looks a little different. I went to the recycle bin and pulled out a piece of white cardstock. It’d been die cut, but didn’t cut all the way through. I die cut the sentiment out of a piece of paper. Hence, why there are cut lines on the sentiment die cut.

 Lastly, I tried to ink the edges of the paper, but the paste is gritty and wouldn’t take ink. I must be doing something wrong.anyway. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

I’m entering this card into 

 Simon says stamp add texture.

Floral Friday Thinking of You card

I die cut the flower which is connected to the white square. The sentiment is the Draw and Cut from Cricut. The die cut behind the the flower is by…BUT the patterned paper is by Anna Griffin and the gold background paper is from Creative Memories. All of this is on a black cardstock base.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Wooden Butterfly Crackle Paint card

You might be thinking, what am I looking at? I”m going to try and tell you. 

On the white cardstock is a brown background die by Simply Defined called “Whimsical Nature, Thick Jungle Background”. I like the background because you could cut pieces out and create a different background theme.

The butterflies are made of wood (Maya Road) and I painted them with very old Fire Brick Red distress crackle paint. The results weren’t great. I threw it away after that. Ranger’s Crackle paint is no longer sold in colors. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Manly Monday Happy Birthday Hats Card

Today I have a birthday card with patterned paper by Scenic Route (hats and obverse side is green on top), Stampin Up (blue), and Idk the border's paper but I bought the die cut on eBay. The sentiment is by Jillibean Soup and stamped on an upcycled bank tag.

Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday heart wreath card

I inked the lower part of the card with distress ink. I sprayed the card and red cardstock with Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels. I covered the seam between the red cardstock and the inked card base with gold paper is by Sizzix. 

I don’t know where the heart image is from and I’m not certain about the butterfly stamps either.  Thanks for looking. HAGD!