Heat Embossed Penguins

The above card uses patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket. 

The holographic paper is by Sizzix. The corner punch is by Marvy. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday add some texture challenge the heat embossed images are  textured. 

Birch Press Berry Dies Card

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Circle Challenge

The background patterned paper is by Sizzix. The circles are die cuts from my Cricut. The berry dies are by Birch Press. The sentiment die is by Creative Expressions. I made this card for Craft Roulette #307. Parameters:

Project: Mini slimline 

Color: Fungi colors (Aminta muscadine)

Element: Fruit (berries)

Random: Two tone (berry colors)

Manly Monday Truck Die Cut cards

I made this background with distress ink, and Copic markers for the grass at the bottom. For some reason the edge of this white cardstock had this jagged edge and so I went with it. The sentiment die cuts are by Stampendous. The sentiment is stamped with Versa Color ink. 

The background of the second card was created using a handmade stencil of a triangle and distress ink. The truck day cuts were made with a complex die from Sizzix. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

I’m entering this card into:

Simon Says Stamp Monday “Puns” challenge

Walrus card

The purple design in the background is the negative of a Stacey Park stencil by Sizzix. The blue sun shine in the center is a Hero Arts stencil. The purple ink is called Versa Magic and both of the blue inks are distress oxide.The walrus and ice are stamps by Lawn Fawn. I colored the images in with Copic markers. The sentiment stamp is by Stampendous. Thanks for looking.

Lawn Fawn Christmas in July challenge

Lawn Fawn Bunny on a Sled

I made this card for Craft Roulette #316. Parameters: Project- Hello card. Colors-strawberry fields. Element-Hop(s) hopping. Random-large letters. 

The background was created by distress ink. I made some hills with a stencil and distress oxide and Versa Magic chalk ink. The letter dies are by Sizzix (665335). I cut them out of Color-aid paper and stamped them with small snowflakes by Lawn Fawn with a Versa Magic ink. 

The bunny is by Lawn Fawn, houses border by Stampendous, and winter is a stamp from another Stampendous stamp set. I colored the images with Copic markers. The bunny is on a foam sled. 🛷 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Four legged friends challenge 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything goes challenge

Bunny on a sled card

I colored this Lawn Fawn bunny with Copic markers. I used Versa Magic inks on the background stencil by Stacey Park with Sizzix.

The circle snowflake by Creative Expressions is also a stencil. I inked it with distress ink and then Solar paste around the edges  

I made this card for:

Simon Says Stamp more than one stencil

 Thanks for looking. 

Horse Carousel Card

I stamped the image with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with platinum embossing powder. I colored the image in with Copic markers.

I made this for Craft Roulette #261. The parameters were: Project: A2 size card. Colors: An amusement park ride. Element: JD. Random: Tickets

This is a weird card and it’s the second card I made using this image. The patterned paper is by Paper Favourites. The border die is by Sizzix. The circle punch and its patterned paper is by Creative Memories.

Thanks for looking. HAGD!

Simon says stamp-make it cute

Heart Background Special Friend card

The blue glitter paper is by The Paper Studio. I cut the hearts out with my Cricut. Then I backed the hearts with Color Aid paper. I popped it up with foam adhesive. Except the open heart. I stamped the sentiment with Staz-on black ink on Sizzix glitter cardstock. Neither of the glitter paper shed. To a special friend is a Stampendous stamp.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Simon Says Stamp-hearts

Simon says Stamp-Anything goes

All sorts make your own background

Colorado Craft Co. Christmas bird card

I made this card at Paperganza July 2025, held by Craft Roulette.

The bird is a stamp by Colorado Craft Company. I colored it in with Copic markers. The red background is a upcycled cardstock that I sprayed with 2 different shades of red Glimmer Mist. The gold paper on the side is by Sizzix. The green patterned paper and rhinestones are unknown. The sentiment is from a card kit by Spellbinders. Thanks for looking.
Simon Says Stamp - Wings

Floral Friday pink and white congrats card

The card base is iridescent paper by Sizzix. The patterned paper of the die cut is by Papertrey Ink. The floral framed die cut is by Crafter’s Companion. The rectangle die cut is by Lawn Fawn. I colored in the flowers and leaves with colored pencils. The edges were rounded with a corner rounder by Creative Memories. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

The Wed Simon says stamp Challenge is Sparkle and shine.

Matching cards using a 6x6 patterned paper

I used a 6x6 piece of patterned paper 4” on one side and 2” on the other card. I also used the orange-ish scalloped ribbon from Stampin Up. The white zig zag is a border die by Spellbinders. I used an old Sizzix chunky die on the right and a Scrapbooking Made Simple die on the left.

I’m entering this matching set of cards into:

Simon Says Stamp matching set challenge

Fall Ephemera cards

I made this trio of cards using ephemera from a crafty friend.

The Fall card: The strip of paper in the center was stamped with a Stampin Up background stamp. It’s the same color for a tone on tone look. The checkered paper is by Provo Craft and the paper on top of that is a wood patterned paper by The Paper Studio. The jute is by Tim Holtz and the brad is by Creative Imagination. The sentiment was cut out with my Cricut.

The pumpkin card: This card has many of the same papers as above. The main thing that is different is I cut the wood patterned paper and gave each corner a fold up. Look closely and you can see how I did it.

The Bunny card: I stamped different leaf stamps with red ink onto a piece of striped patterned paper  by Provo Craft.  The brads are unknown. The sentiment stamp is by Stampendous and the orange oval die cut is by Sizzix.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Diagonal Sunflower card

The patterned paper is by: yellow by Sizzix, green by Best Creations, and wallpaper sample. Border dies by Spellbinders. The flower and Kraft die cuts are unknown. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Floral Friday Roses Slimline cards

On this first card, I inked the stencil with pigment inks by Colorbox onto vellum with white stripes. Then I heat set it with clear embossing powder by Hero Arts. From there, I just cut it down, added mats behind it, added some rhinestones and then added a sentiment onto a red die cut.

This second card has the same background just on Sizzix gold opulent paper. 

You can see the heat embossing on this picture. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp-add pink

Thank you card for the cruise

I made this card for the gentleman that cleaned our room on the cruise. Scrapbooking Made Simple background die, Sizzix skinny oval and Spellbinders fatty oval. Sentiment by Stampendous. Thanks for looking. 

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.

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. 

Christmas Tree Background card

This is a premade card with a full coloring page of different styles of Christmas trees. It's an A2 size. I colored them in with Copic markers. The sentiment is unknown, but I cut it out with a Sizzix die. Thanks for looking.

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! 

Double Heart stenciled card

I stenciled the background with pastel distress ink colors. The heart dies are unknown but the heart patterned paper is by Craft Consortium. The sparkly paper is by Sizzix. Thanks for looking.