Sending Strength

New month, new challenge at Stencil Fun with an OPTIONAL theme of
PATTERNS, but we are an anything goes challenge as long as a stencil is used.

For my card I used a Pink & Main Garden Gate stencil
with Distress Mowed Lawn ink to create a sympathy card. 
The floral is from Stampendous and the sentiment is Betterpress. 

For my Anything Goes card I used an older stencil I have had for
a very long time, Memory Box (2014) Splatter Spray inked with
Distress Villainous Potion.  The image is a Dress My Craft Peacock Transfer.
The sentiment is a Betterpress.

  

Get your stencils out and come and join us at Stencil Fun.

July Happy Birthday

 This year the USA celebrates it's 250th birthday so I decided to make a 'July'
birthday card using older products I have quite some time making it a
perfect card for our The Neglected Stuff challenge.
Our challenge asks that you use your old neglected stuff, you know
that 'stuff ' you have or haven't used for quite some time.
Now is the time to get it out and put it to good use,

My neglected stuff features a Sparkle N Sprinkle stamp set that I used once
for a DT project when I was part of the SNS DT back in June of 2018.
This poor puppy stamp Baxter Pup was so neglected I had to use him again.
I also used a Cherry Lynn Designs Fishtail Banner along with 
Doodlebug Yankee Doodle paper (2017).  I added a tiny die cut star
and a Spellbinders Betterpress sentiment.

Come over to our challenge and show us your
Neglected Stuff.

Entering the following challenges:
{PIN}spirational #339 .... Red~White~Blue

If You Gave A Crafter A Cookie #218 .... See Board

Kitty Christmas

Hello friends, it is once again a new month and a new
challenge at Peace On Earth. 
We have a fun mood board for inspiration but you can
create anything Christmas!

I loved everything in this cute and pretty mood board but
let the kitty in the upper left corner inspire me.

Back in 2024 around Christmas time I purchased a set of

Stamperia Clear die cuts Classic Christmas and that is where my

cute Christmas kitty comes from.  The papers I used are from
Simple Stories Make It Merry paper pad I received free with an order

from Scrapbookdotcom.  I adhered my image to a Tutti Designs
die cut scalloped rectangle.

Hope to see YOU over at Peace On Earth!

Entering the following challenges:

Creative Knockouts #574 .... Christmas In July
C.R.A.F.T.  Challenge #783 .... Christmas
The Card Concept #228B ..... Christmas (inspired by colors)
Clean and Graphic Style

Girlz Creative Christmas .... Anything Christmas
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #276 .... X is for Xmas  In July

You Brighten My Day~Double Vision

Hi there, there is a fun sketch challenge at Just Add Ink 
and I just happened to have this 'Double Vision' card sitting on my
desk waiting for it's 'debut' and seemed to fit the challenge sketch perfectly.
Of course mine is 'turned'!

I have been seeing these Double Vision cards all over the place

and though different, reminded me of the 'eclipse' cards from quite a while back,

though I think these are much easier.  My 'partner in crime' 'Dar' has been making

quite a few of these herself and that kind of pushed me to create some myself as well.

It's hard to see what all the 'hype' is about, but if you could see these
'in person', you will see that every other strip is 'popped' up

hence, the 'double vision'.  Here is a side view that I tried
 (not very well I might add) to show just that,
but I think you get the idea..

Want to give this a try of your own (?)
here is the Youtube that I watched, very simple really.

The paper I used came out of my 12x12 stash and is a
Daisy D's Mt. Vernon Floral. 
The sentiment is a SB

Betterpress.

LTPP July 26

 We are already into July with a new challenge at
Love Those Pretty Papers
which is a challenge that is all about using your pretty papers.

Though we are an ANYTHING GOES challenge as long as you use your
papers we always have an OPTIONAL theme for inspiration and this month it is
COASTAL!

For my themed card I used a paper from Best Creations Ocean Breeze,
this paper was made in Taiwan, you don't see that often do you?

I added a few fun little clouds cut from Memory Box Cloud Bank,
a few IO seagulls already cut and in my spare parts bin and
a sentiment from Sweet n' Sassy The Sea.

For my Anything goes card I used a newly
purchased (last year) paper Crimson Petals.
This package has 16 5x5 pages of beautiful floral designs
all in the pretty crimson colors.  Looks like I can make
15 more pretty cards with it!
I also added a die cut sentiment from Tonic.

Hope to see YOU over at

Love Those Pretty Papers!

Entering the following fun challenges:

The Card Concept 228A.... Summer By The Sea
(Clean and Layered Style)

Eagles

Happy 'almost 4th' USA friends!!  It's time for a Triple B challenge
once again, the challenge that requires
birds~blooms~butterflies 
one, two, or all three.
We have a fun mood board below for inspiration!

I decided to go with the pretty eagle as I knew I had an eagle stamp I had never used

as I wasn't sure of the coloring of it.  It is a Northwoods stamp (2012) I bought at
a Ben Franklin store (remember them?) , one of the very few left in Gaylord, MI.  I wonder if

it's still there?  Anyhow the eagles are so tiny I wasn't sure how to color them

and went with a combination of a young eagle and an adult eagle, I hope it works!!

The sentiment is a Memory Box I received from a friend.
I think this will make a nice encouragement card.

Hope to see YOU over at Triple B!

Bouquet Bonnet

 I wrote this blog  post MONTHS in advance in January,
it is 8 degrees out, snowing and blowing as I am typing this
 but what better way then to stay inside and create!!
And here it is July and hopefully no snow LOL!!

It's our Simply Clean & Simple challenge time and we have an 
OPTIONAL theme of BIRTHDAY,
but you can create anything as long as you keep it CAS!

I stamped my Sparkle N Sprinkle Bonnet Bouquet  with Lisa Horton
Cloud Nine Solid Black in then colored in with a mix of Copics and Olos.
The die cut rectangles are Tutti Design Scalloped Rectangles.
The sentiment is from The Greetery.

If you enjoy creating CAS then come on over to our challenge at
Simply Clean & Simple!

Entering the following challenges:
Try It On Tuesday .... In The Garden
Cardz 4 Galz #279 .... CAS
Krafty Chicks #827 .... Birthday