Floral Friday Flower Butterfly

The background is made with a stencil by Hero Arts and paint. These butterfly is a Stamin Up stamp that I heat embossed it in pink. Then I used a Spellbinders die to cut it out.  I inked the inside before taking the die off the paper.

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Pink and Blue Ornaments Cards

Ornament stamp by Penny Black circa 2001. I colored it in with Copic markers. The background embossing folder is by Cuttlebug and inked with Distress Oxide pink ink for the blue banner on top and blue for the pink banner on the bottom.

Same as above, except the sentiment is from Spellbinders kit.

Simon Says Stamps challenges stamp it

Floral Friday Black Cricut card base

    y Cricut. The sentiment is unknown but I punched it out with a Creative Memories decorative square punch. The ephemera flowers are by Spellbinders. Thanks for stopping by. 

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Monday Simon Says Stamp-Happy birthday

Easel Christmas card

 I used a stencil by Hero Arts and Distress Ink. The big puffy stickers and stocking ephemera are from Spellbinders. 

Entering the following challenges:

Make My Monday challenge- Xmas in July 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-Make your pan background. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge-Text

Christmas card throwdown-Christmas technique this month is stencils

Christmas cards all year round challenge-M for merry. 

Holly and Ivy Christmas cards-anything goes Christmas 

Merry little Christmas card challenge- anything goes Christmas. 

Craft Roulette #304 Parameters:

Project: Drop down card

Color: mahjong colors 

Element: go wild (there is a tree in one of the ornaments and trees grow in the wild)

Random: hand drawn border (around the bottom panel, I used a green Cricut marker to make dashed lines.)

Floral Friday Arch flowers card

Background created with a Gina Marie stencil positive and the negative. The flowers are die cuts are from Creative Memories. The arch is die was cut out with my Cricut. The shelf is a Spellbinders die. 

Simon says Stamp feminine challenge

Sympathy Cat card with a Gelli Plate background

The cat stamp on this card is by Newton’s Nook. I love the silhouettes in this stamp set. The black die cut is by Spellbinders. The outside frame is a piece of cereal board I cut out with my Cricut. 

I created the background playing with my Gelli Plate…so I thought. Here’s the backstory, I have unmounted red rubber stamps from Purple Onion Designs and I wanted to use them in my MISTI. So I bought a “Clear Mount Stamp” from Purple Onion Designs. It stands in place of the foam that is normally on the back of red rubber stamps.

Well, I misplaced my Gelli Plate and while looking for it I came across the said Clear Mount Stamp. It looks similar to the Gelli Plate so I grabbed it and went to a class by Alison Heikkila. 

On this background, I used two colors and two types of paint and then waited too long to pull the print. It created a thick, messy, textured panel and what goes better with a messy background, a sharp silhouette image. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge -4 Legged friend 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge Anything goes

I saved a Copic Background with Snowflakes

My background is the result of checking my blue Copic markers. I decided there was no reason not to use it and heat embossed a snowflake background stamp with silver powder. I colored in a few of the snowflakes to give them more recognition. The sentiment is a die by Spellbinders. Thanks for looking. HAGD!

Simon Says Stamp-weather challenge

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.
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Pink and Green Christmas card

The background paper and pink patterned paper is by Paper Favourites. The green sparkle paper is by Sizzix. The banner and flower die cuts are from a Spellbinders embellishment pack that I got from the “Trash to Treasure” table. The wood snowflake is by Maya Road. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Challenge:

Simon Says Stamp-Christmas/holiday. 

December Calendar layout Easter trying to be Christmas

The patterned paper, though unknown, has been a source of conflict on this layout. The large snowflake is a Creative Memories die cut, while the smaller white snowflake is a Spellbinders die cut.

The patterned paper is so busy. It complements the blue shirts and sage-colored walls. I adhered a double mat to  the photo hoping it would make the photo stand out but it gets lost amidst the busy patterned paper.

So, what’s the issue? I believe it’s the red and green border. It doesn’t match the patterned paper. I was trying too hard to make it Christmas when the picture was taken on Easter.

I appreciate you stopping by today. Have a great day!

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

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! 

Thoughts and Prayers with SMS die

Like the title says, this die cut is by SMS. The background paper is by Sunborn. The die on the front is by Spellbinders and the sentiment was made from Lawn Fawn alphabet stamps. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Floral Friday Paper Pieced Sunflower Sympathy Card

The sunflower background die is from Scrapbooking Made Simple. I used a host of old patterned papers by Provo Craft to paper piece the petals back into the die. The center of the flower is brown flock by Inkadinkado. 

Then, sigh, I matted the flower die panel onto another piece of patterned paper from that same paper pad. Well…it was crooked and for some reason I thought that I could straighten it out making the same marginal frame around the edges using pinking shears. It didn’t. SMH! I decided to make the whole thing look uneven by trimming the edges in different areas and ways. I made it look like it was supposed to be distressed.

The card base is from Current. I inked the edges so it wouldn’t stick out and compete with the white sentiment label. The sentiment is by Stampendous and it’s cut out with a Spellbinders die.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

However Long the Night the Dawn Will Break

This is a tribute card to 911. The patterned paper is from my stash. I applied Astro Paste by Simon Hurley onto a sunrise stencil by Tim Holtz directly onto of the patterned paper at the top of the card. The bottom of the card is white cardstock that I used to wipe up the remaining paste on the stencil. The unknown sentiment is on a Spellbinders scallop circle die.  Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Embossing Paste Seashell Wreath cards

My cards today are stencils by Dreamweaver Stencils. I added white embossing paste to them. After it dried I inked the edges with distress ink. They both use K and Co patterned paper and they have a decorative edge.

This first card uses a Spellbinders square die with a Couture Creations die on top of it.

The second card I cut it out with a Spellbinders circle die and then embossed it using the squishy pad. While it was still in the die I inked the inside with distress ink. I added some definition to the seashells using a couple of watercolor markers. The die cut under the seashells is an old wallpaper sample. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

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. 

Dangerous Glitter Christmas Card

The title is compelling. The card base was made with a piece of glitter paper. It was an 8x8 piece of paper that I cut the top down to 6”. I scored it at 4” and used a bone folder to burnish the edge. Then I went over it with my hand and the glitter literally cut my hand. The JOY die is by Spellbinders. Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Floral Friday Paint Brush card

This is a simple card but it did take a while to arrange the flowers. I tried to follow the example on the back of the package. I did silver paper for the top of the paint brush. I think that’s what they look like. The burgundy paper is from my stash, and the patterned paper is by Studio G. Thanks for looking. I hope there’s something in your day that makes you smile.

Manly Monday E=Mc2 Graduation card

This is a Craft Roulette card episode #259. The parameters were: a card with two folds, Math, and markers. The color parameter was Jelly beans. The colors are too loose meaning you could use any colors. So, a Zoom group and I pull a card out of the Color Cube and make that the color parameter. I like more of a challenge. Idk. 
My card is a matchbox card. The background, E=Mc squared stamp is by Deep Red Stamps. I stamped it with black ink and blended my background with distress oxides. The grad cap was made with my Cricut. The sentiment die is by Spellbinders, and the sentiment is from Stamps of Life. The ribbon is from Michael's. I colored the white line in the middle with a Copic marker.

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