08-02-26

August already...wow.

I have one card for two challenges. This card will visit Cas on Friday - Flowers and As You See It - Summer Days. 

 I had to use that spellbinders sunflower die again, and that fabulous sentiment from Technique Tuesday.

 

  

 Thanks so much for visiting.

02-24-26-2

Hello...again...

I had one more card in me so I thought I'd get it done and consider today a fabulous day in the craft room.

This card is for the As you see it challenge.  The theme is a recipe for happy yellow flowers.  How could I resist.

 A new stamp from Stampin Up.  I did have a bit of trouble with it...but it was likely user error.  I just didn't want to start over.  So the bold sentiment worked well for my personal struggles...lol. Since I had managed to smudge several places...covering up the worst of it and then adding random drop shadows I think I am going to call it artistic license and be happy.

 

• Enamel dots - check
• Large bold sentiment - check
• Shades of yellow- check
• Die cut- check(sentiment with shadow) 
• Flower-check 

 

Thanks for visiting. 

 

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!
 

11-11-25

 Hello-

Its the early hours of the day.  

To all the Veterans, Thank you for your service. 

Having grown up with my Dad in the military, I have a high level of respect and gratitude for all they do. 

For this card I pulled out an oldie, but fun stampset.  I will be submitting the card to the As You See It Challenge (Harvest), Four Seasons (fall), and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (Fall Leaves and Turkey time Inspo pic I loved all the orange shades).

 Some stamping, coloring, fussy cutting, thin mats, and a big sentiment.  This one took me a couple of hours to get through.  But it felt more flowing, so I am making progress getting back into the grove. 

• Stamps:  Paper Smooches Welcome Autumn
• Dies: SU Stitched Nested Label Dies
• Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black , Versamark
• Markers: Copic E39, 41,42; Y32,36; G07,09; YR04,09,15
• Papers:  Hammermill, SU Tangelo Twist, SU Pumpkin Pie. Recollections
• Embossing: White Hero Arts ep, SU Basketweave ef

 

           

Thanks so much for visiting! 

 

 

 

05-26-24

 Hello-

There is a wedding in the family next month, and a chance to get out a lovely Greetery set for the card.

It will be visiting  Just Us Girls and As You See It.

This card took time to put together, but I think the results are worth it.

 

Thanks to to Greta for sending along the lovely embossed piece behind the focal point, the flowers matched perfectly to the stenciled image.

 

Thanks so much for visiting.

03-22-24

 Hello-

Hubs and I got out of the house before noon yesterday to go see some cherry trees...but before that I had a play with Simply Zinnia, a new Stampin Up set.  I love that Zinnia's are pretty much a single color - meaning that shading isn't a must.

ETA- I forgot to time my card, so I have removed it from the challenge.  I'll try another card.

We found a new place to view the Cherry Trees (which peaked last week along the tidal basin). Its usually so crowded with slow moving traffic, so we headed out to Hains Point in East Potomac Park just a short distance away from the tidal basin.  Afterwards we drove to the National Arboretum to look at more flowers and trees. My favorite Magnolia tree is there.

 

This is along Ohio Drive through East Potomac Park.

 

 

 

 

The magnolia in the largest square is my favorite tree in the Arboretum. I just love those yellow blooms. Prior to visiting here, I had only seen white and pink magnolia blooms. This variety is called Ivory, but it is a lovely shade of yellow.

Tonight and tomorrow promise rain, so I am glad we got out to see the blooms.  We usually go on my birthday, but I don't think they'll be holding out til next week.

Thanks much for stopping by.

 

2-9-24

 Greetings,

Recently my Dad and his wife sent me a surprise early birthday present...A Gemini foiling machine.  I had added it to my wishlist on Facebook and just a few hours later got a message from Amazon that something was on its way. I was surprised, delighted an overcome when I opened that message.

What followed is a round of shopping for hot foiling plates. One plate was perfect for Valentines. I made a handful of panels as  practice with a spellbinders hearts plate in red and pink foil.  I thought it would make a cute Valentine if it was a little card, so I cut my card bases to 1/2 of an A2 sized card. I colored a cute penguin from MFT,  and die cut a circle around it. 

I'm sending this card to As You See It , Nbus, and We love stamping.

I enjoyed working with a different size.

   

Thanks much for stopping by. Have a great weekend.

11-20-23

Another day...another card or two.  Hi there, I'm washing towels today along with a bit of cardmaking. Is Monday a popular laundry day for those not working a M-F work schedule?  I remember when I used to go the the laundry mat years ago Monday's were the busiest day.

On to a more fun topic... I am still working away on those Christmas cards.  This one is a bit more elaborate than I typically go just due to sheer volume of cards made.  But it was another one of those ideas in my head...

Its a kind of lattice card. The criss-cross pieces fold over a piece of poinsettia flocked vellum which was adhered to a blank card panel. I cut the poinsettia from wrapping paper adhered to another card panel and the sentiment is a pre-made piece from Pinkfresh.  With some practice I might get those pieces even...but then again I like quirky. 

This will visit the As You See it gallery.  They have a lovely Christmas theme and moodboard.

 

 

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.

06-24-23

 Hello-

I am sliding in at the last hours of AAA Card Challenge and trying out a timed challenge at As You See It.

AAA Card Challenge has a everything beach challenge and Swift Shells (under10 minutes)is the brief at As You See It.

 

Patterned paper sure speeds things up when under a time crunch. 

Thanks for visiting.

Here are the challenge logos: