Iris fold Christmas trees

Simon Says Stamp trees challenge

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge

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December Calendar Layout 2024

The pattern paper and journal box are by My Mind’s Eye. The stamp is by Stampin Up. 

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Fancy Fold with Kites card for a co-worker

Card standing upright 

This card was made for the challenge at 

Craft Roulette. The parameters were:

Project-A card for a co-worker (I made this for my cohort. We came up with, 5on5. It’s where we make 5 Christmas cards on the 5th of each month at 5pm)

Colors-kites in the sky (my sky is blue.)

Element- April (I made the same fancy fold for my husband, who’s birthday is in April)

Random-Sparkles (sequins in the bike.)

Card laying down 

All of the patterned paper including the designs happy mail, bicycle and the Unique in the right corner are by My Mind’s Eye 6x6 patterned paper pad. I added yellow sequins by Fun Stampers Journey on the wheels.

 

This is the card folded up and ready to be mailed.

The happy mail stamp is by Lawn Fawn and is stamped with Hero Arts ink. (The post card is from the paper padlock) The sun is a Cute Clip by Doodlebug Designs (Sunny Skies) and inside of the sun is a clear yellow enamel dot. 

 

One more photo of it upright at a different angle.

Thanks for looking and HAGD

February Calendar Layout Sitting by the Fire

February cottage calendar layout with a title and fire logs cut out with my Cricut the stamped images on the left side are by Simon Says Stamp. The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. These cottage shenanigans can be found on layouts/calendar layouts all over my blog. Check out this one.

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Jesus is the Gift card

The background paper is by Stampin Up. The tag is by My Mind’s Eye. The die cut is a wallpaper sample and is cut out using a Spellbinders label one. The ribbon is from my stash.

A little long story that I want to remember how I felt at this time.

When I started this card I didn’t know my niece was going to come over so it was all over the desk. She proceeded to take lots of stuff out of the drawers and cabinets in order to finish only to put part of it together and leave me to finish it. Typical 12-year-old. But ya know what, I miss those days of her inviting herself over to my house where I would have so many things to get done and she would come over and we did WERQ a dance fitness class. We did marker cleaning (yikes! I should pay her for that.) we would make a mess in the kitchen and the craft room. Problem was, she would leave the mess for me to cleanup. I want that to continue but maybe it needs to be in a different way that the 13 year old (14 in March) girl wants to do. I’m willing to evolve if she is wants to think of what that something might be.

(Not proofread. Hehe) Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

December CaleNdar Layout wearing Shorts in winter

I made the mistake of asking him what he thought of this layout to which he replied why do you do you have Santa heads with shorts? I didn't think it mattered because I mostly go by colors in the photos and this worked.

The Santa paper is by My Mind's Eye. The whistle was made with my Cricut. The green corners are a square cut corner to corner. The words were made with letter stamps from OTC.

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Manly Monday Simple Christmas card

I recycled the image/sentiment from a Christmas card and then matted it onto another recycled piece of packaging. The next layer is a journal card by…My Mind’s Eye. The background paper is by Creative Memories. Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday Coral Floral Card

The patterned papers are by My Mind’s Eye, Cosmo Cricket, Basic Gray. The sentiment by Hero Arts is stamped onto a Martha Stewart label sticker. The flowers are by Prima and brads probably from Making Memories.

Papers are same as above. The sentiment stamp by Hero Arts is stamped with Versa Fine black ink on a scrap of paper that has powdered chalk on it. It punched out beautifully using an oval punch by Marvy. The sentiment stands out from the white flowers most of which are by Prima. Thanks for looking.

The above photo is the rough draft of the 2nd card. I like what I went with. Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday framed with butterflies

Die cuts by Memory box and papers by My Mind’s Eye. Idk about the sentiment stamp. Thanks for looking.    

Just For You Diagonal design

I colored this image twice and then put them in the drawer.  So this card uses cardstock by Bo Bunny and Scrapbook made Simple (Black). The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. The sentiment is stamped Pebbles but the sentiment stamp is unknown at this time. Thanks for looking.

This card looks like the same card but I know that I just put it together.. Just for you

April Calendar Easter Blessing

The pattern paper on the left upper corner is by Die cuts with a View. The other corners are by My Mind’s Eye. The eggs and title were cut out with my Cricut. The grass die cut is unknown. Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday Pretty in Pink Flowers and Crown card

Today my cards are just easy and 

The card below uses small stamps by Close to my Heart in Creative Memories decorative square punch. The top and bottom are turned and the middle one is a frame made with a large and small punch and white laid into that frame. Striped patterned paper is by Echo Park (Sweet Girl by Lori Whitlock) and polka dot paper is by Making Memories (Flower Patch)

The next card uses patterned paper by Basic Grey (Konnichiwa). The frame is by My Mind's Eye, Doily by Martha Stewart, and the crown is by Three Bugs in a Rug (I always thought that it was a strange name but there are others out there that make me wonder where such names came from for a stamp company.) I digress.

I had the opportunity to use this card for a 16th birthday card. The flowers on the side are from my stash. The sentiment went perfectly for the occasion.

As you can see with these two photos side by side my ongoing photography problem continues. You can see where the picture has a brown background and how the pink's warmth is more apparent. I think the background gives the pink background patterned paper more of an orange hue to it. The picture taken above was taken outside but on an overcast day and not on a sunny day. again where the true color of my cards are

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2 cards with the same distressed striped paper

The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. The star stamp is from Stampin Up. The star dies in the center are ones I bought off of eBay. The ring with small stars around it in the center is by Jillibean Soup. The sentiment die on the other card is by Creative Expressions. The black decorative line underneath the sentiment is a rub-on from American Crafts. Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday Pink n Green up cycled ATC

The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey. I used a Fiskars border punch on the side. I inked the edges. Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday Gatefold Christmas cards

Some of these cards have flowers in them so why not post them on Floral Friday. Here are  4 gatefold cards. Each picture of a new card is followed by a list of supplies used.

   

The patterned paper is by Stampin Up and Anna Griffin. The stamp is by Stamp N Plus Scrap N. I colored it in with Copic markers and chalk.

The patterned paper is by Provo Craft. The sentiment stamps are by Hero Arts. The flower die cuts are by Spellbinders and stickers by EK Success.

The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye with border punch by Martha Stewart. Square image is unknown. 

The patterned paper is by glitter paper by Die Cuts with a View and The Paper Studio.

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Vintage Style Merry Christmas card with a Rub-on

This card came together so quickly. The die cut is by Spellbinders. I inked it with distress ink before removing it from the die. The sentiment is a rub-on by Bo Bunny. The patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye. Thanks for looking.

Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cheer Challenge

Manly Monday Mini Card in a Card using Tim Holtz stamps

These pictures represent winters in Michigan.

The three blueprints images are stamps by Tim Holtz. I stamped them onto his watercolor cardstock and colored them in with his distress ink refills and a water pen by him before I  inked the edges with distress ink, by him. The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye but idk about the paper that makes the extra fold. The Kraft cardstock card base is from The Paper Studio. The border punch on the front of the card is by Martha Stewart. Thanks for looking.

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Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge

Floral Friday, “How old would you be”

I’m so behind on posting to my blog. I will fill in details some other time. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday cranky Santa Claus card

This is not my normal happy go lucky Christmas card. Sometimes it happens where things on my desk meet each other and look great together. The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. The circles were a digital freebie. I’m trying to find them on my computer. I think Santa is from a store-bought card. He looks cranky. Anyway, thanks for looking. 

Simon says Stamp Anything goes

Black and Pink Humming Bird Card

The Patterned paper by My Mind's Eye (Lost and Found-Madison Ave). The border is by Making Memories. The bird stamp is by Close to my Heart. I kept the outside just like that and put a T.O.Y sentiment on the inside. (T.O.Y is thinking of you). Thanks for Looking.
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