Hello Sweet Friend

 It's time for our Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge
with an OPTIONAL theme of Cats and/or Dogs.
We are an anything goes challenge but an embossing folder usage is a MUST!

My embossing folder is a Darice paw print,
embossed on kraft card stock.
The gray die cut is one I cut for another previous project but forgot to
add it so it became the perfect background for my Cottage Cutz 
Profile of a Labrador to be popped up on.
The sentiment is a Spellbinders Betterpress, geesh, how I love that thing!

I really like how this card turned out!
Hope to see you over at our fun challenge...get those folders out!!

Entering the following challenges:
Cut It Up .... Critters
Krafty Chicks .... Masculine
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG

Woven Ribbon Stencil

 Hello friends!  I was totally inspired by a card on one of my favorite blogs HERE.
So inspired I had to purchase the Altenew Woven Ribbon stencil.
I think her color choices are much prettier then mine but it
is a learning experience of colors to use. 
I used Simon Heather, Violet, Rosie Cheeks, and
Altenew Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades and Pumpkin Pie.
I also loved the clean white of her flower,
so kept mine white as well.

My hello sentiment is Paper Smooches ( site closed).
The flower is Waffle Flower Focal

Altenew makes it super easy with a diagram of how to use the stencils, 3 stencils in all and each one is turned 90 degrees

after the first stenciling.  I am sure I will be using this stencil

again and again!  It certainly looks woven doesn't it?

Entering the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ....Stencils

Inkspirational .... ATG Stencils (optional geometric)

Anniversary Card

 Hi All, our anniversary was the 20th and I created this
'masculine' anniversary for my hubby. 
I always struggle with masculine cards for some reason
and since I had just recently purchased this awesome
Simon Happy Cover die with stamp set recently I thought it would
work good for the hubby's card!
One thing about this die is that you cut it once for the frame then
again in a different pattern for the letters,
making two different cards, (hope that makes sense)!

The paper for the letters was Brutus Monroe Secret Garden (no longer available)
though they do have a 'new' secret garden one out now different from this one, same name.  Anyhow he seemed very pleased with it.

Entering the following challenges:

Pearly Sparkles #108 .... Masculine
Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG
Night Owls Create Beautiful .... Lots of Green
Krafty Chicks Challenge #774  .... Masculine

Woodblock Wednesday

 Today is the last Wednesday of the month  which means
it is also Amy's Woodblock Wednesday where woodblock
stamps are center stage.

In trying to use a woodblock stamp that 'sort of'
represents the month we are in I thought my

Stampendous 2001 sun stamp was it for this month

since we have been having hot hot temps in the 90s
with a heat index of over 100.

I used Sparkle N Sprinkle Tequila Sunrise embossing powder

after stamping with Versamark on a 4x4 navy blue card stock.

It was then layered on a Sizzix textured sunny gold panel.
The sentiment is The Ton Easy Expressions.

This card has lots and lots of sparkle and the stamp

is yet another I received from my friend when she gave me ALL

her woodblock stamps!

Go on over to Woodblock Wednesday and see all the

fun and amazing entries and if you have some

woodblocks, why not join in??

Also entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday .... ATG

Graduate Cards

 I finally got my grad cards made I needed for their grad party.
I saw a new die that Simon Says released that I thought would
be perfect for my cards.  It is Happy Cover and comes with a
stamp set that can be used for many other occasions as well.

I made my granddaughter Trinity's in her Buchanan school colors of
maroon and white.

Trin and her boyfriend Noah.

I made my grandson Jameson's in his Niles school colors of 

blue and gold.

Jamison and his girlfriend Shelby.

I also have a few that were honored this year

Mena that will be moving to Niles high school as a freshman.

Great granddaughter Paisley was honored at Buchanan and will be moving into the
Buchanan High school as an 8th grader.

And Nyla that was honored  not only for All District but also

All Conference for volleyball.
She will be a senior at Niles high school next school year.

And a little more bragging rights LOL as these three are all sisters

and great granddaughters that are in cheer competition,
they all placed this year:

Paisley

Bostinn

Everly (she is only 4, they start them young))

Wow, that was a lot this year, but so proud of them!!

Entering the following challenges:

Fab N Funky .... Anniversary or Graduation

Let's Go To The Beach

Hello friends,  it is summertime at Double D and our theme is
LET'S GO TO THE BEACH..
Sounds good to me, living close to Lake Michigan
we have LOTS of beaches around us,
I love the beach, how about you?

We have a very 'beachy' mood/inspiration board
but you can create anything 'beachy'!!

Last year I 'hit' a Spellbinders warehouse sale and purchased one of their
small dies of the month July 22 Day At The Beach.
As soon as I saw the board I knew I wanted to use this die set for the 2nd time.
I didn't give her a polka dot bikini but she does has a polka dot swimsuit!  I die cut all my pieces from my zillion
scrap pieces I have bags and bags of, sorted by colors of course!
The background paper is from Honeybee, I added an embossed cloud
from my 'spare parts' bin and a few IO seagulls.  This was a fun set to put
together and relatively easy too.

Come on over to Double D and have some summer fun with us
and check out all the awesome summer DT projects! 

Entering the following challenges:
Snippets Playground .... Snippets
Halloween & Other Occasions .... Great Outdoors
Aud Sentiments #326 .... Summer & a Sentiment

June 2025 Reminder

 Hello friends, we are halfway through our challenge at
Two Old Bats
so that means you have a couple more weeks to join in
our fun year round Halloween challenge!
We always have an inspiration board for a few creative ideas!

Though I normally am a stickler myself to using the boards for inspiration,
this time I failed as I had purchased these adorably cute 
doodlebug designs 'boo crew' doodle pops and just had to use them!

The card base was one I had rejected for another project so I thought
the swirls on the design paper would  be great for the fun ghosts.
I placed each ghost on a punched circle left over from my January
ghost card that were left sitting on my work table.  The BOO is part of
the boo crew doodle pops.

Come on over to Two Old Bats and have some fun using YOUR
Halloween supplies now instead of waiting an entire year to bring them out again,
we would LOVE to have you!!