07-17-26

Hi Friends,

I spent the day in my craft room. I have way too much in my new stuff bins.  Yes bins. Yikes. I pulled out a bunch of Waffle Flower Postage Collage stencils and went to work. 

For Crazy is our fame, Stencils are our game (no option):

 

This one has 6 stencils and took a bit of time to get all the inking done.  I pretty much followed the suggested colors.

 

Next up is Just Add Ink - Stencils and/or dies:

 

 This one was a bit quicker to ink up and I love that silly seagull in the long stamp.

 

And the 3rd card is going to The Card Concept I'll call the style freestyle collage. 

 

It was a nice day spent with inks, stencils and that amazing die. 

 

 

     

 

 

Thanks for visiting.
 

 

 

07-12-26

 Hi there-

Yesterday's mail brought a new Waffle Flower club purchase.  So I decided to play with it instead of putting it in my new stuff bin.

 This card will be visiting the gallery at The Paper Players, the colors were perfect for these sweet cupcakes. I used inks on the cupcake stencils and some glittery paste on the confetti and the sprinkles adding texture and sparkles.

  

And this is such a cool set.  Its got stencils for coloring the cupcakes and a coverplate to define the cupcakes. The cupcakes are attached to the full sheet only by a touch at the top of the swirl and the bottom of the liner - So they snip out easily for more uses. This is the second card.

 This card is visiting the gallery at Simply Clean and Simple. They are asking for a birthday theme.

  

Thanks so much for coming by. 

06-24-26

Hello-

I made it to the craft room again...I have several early July birthdays and the cards need to get to the mail.  This was inspired by The Card Concept Challenge Colors. The card's style is clean and layered. 

 

Thanks so very much for visiting, 

 

4-25-26

 Hello

A few challenges got my mojo going.  This cards resulted:

 Its going to visit Just us Girls (Stencil), Seize the Birthday (Primarily Pink), and Can You Handle the Pressure (optional twist flowers.)

The flower is the  elegant rose stencil from SSS along with the matching die, the inks were the cherry blossom set from Altenew, and the embossing folder came from SU so swirly.

       

 Thanks much for visiting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

04-12-26

 Hello-

We are having a lovely sun shining day here in northwest Ohio.  I have a card visiting two of Diane and Darlene's challenges: Fourseasons Spring Season April and Stencil Fun Challenge.

 

 

This sweet bouquet comes from Pink Fresh along and the suite includes stencils and dies. Sign me up! No quicker way to make a card from my perspective.  Altenew inks  were used, the image and sentiment were stamped in versafine black and clear heat embossed so there is a bit of texture for the main image. 

The three blooms can be diecut as well and lifted above the image, next time perhaps.

     

 Thanks much for stopping by.

04-10-26

Hi friends.

I have a Birthday card for you today. One for a niece.  I struggle with man cards and cards for teens, tweens and down to toddlers.  I hope this one works for a soon to be 13 year old.

The image and sentiments were stamped, diecut and sent to me several years ago. I was first starting to make cards for the newest and younger nieces and nephews my Dads remarriage brought to the family. I had asked crafty friends for suggestions, and received quite a few envelopes of stamp offs.  I've kept them all, and am so grateful for lovely friends.

I am submitting this to the gallery at As you See it. Birthday cards are probably the second most in volume of the types of cards I make.

Thanks for stopping by!
 

03-18-26

Hi Friends,

Its been a minute again.  Today, four cards four challenges.  

 Four Seasons Challenge, I took inspiration from the baskets and the bunny.   

 Double D Challenge - The Cross was my inspiration along with the pastel colors.   

 For Freshly Made Sketches:

 

 Crazy is our fame, Stencils are our game:   

 

 

 

                        

          

 

Thanks so much for visiting! 

11-13-25

 Howdy,

A quick post today. I'm hungry and need to make dinner.

I have taken a bit of artistic license with the sketch at Inky Paws challenge, but I think the sketch elements are all there.

 I an loving this sweet little mouse.  

• Stamps:  NND Autumn Mice
• Dies: SSS Stitched Circles
• Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black Versafine Black Onyx
• Markers: Copic R21; Y21,26; W0,1,3
• Papers: Hammermill
• Embossing:  SSS Wheat Stems (EF)
• Embellishments SU Glossy Dots

   

Thanks so much for visiting. 

9-21-25-2

Hello-

1 more card.  This one for my MIL.  Shes one of the best people I know and she loves pink. This one is visiting the gallery at Can you Handle the Pressure.  The brief is to use an embossing folder with the option of layers.

A simple embossed panel repeats the sentiment.  The cosmos stem was cut 3 times making a thick layered die cut. The center was mounted on a bit of foam tape giving it more dimension.  All parts of the Cosmo's top layer were colored with alcohol markers.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

• Dies: SSS Cosmos Stem
• Markers: Altenew R502, Copic RV000, YG17,67; Y19,38
• Papers: Hammermill
• Embossing: Sizzix