07-23-25

 Hello-

I spent the afternoon playing with Gladys again...after some trauma last night.  I had lost the die pieces for the eyes. They were tiny tiny pieces.  Long story short...hubs is my hero. He dug out bags from the trash can at the curb (today was pick up day) and after searching through three craft room trash bags, I found the dies attached to a piece of washi.  I stress about things like that, and likely would not have been able to sleep.  I want my 50 year old brain back...she could multitask and let things go. She also slept.  Ah well getting older isn't for weaklings.

In any case, I have a card for Cupcake Inspirations where the brief is For the Birds. 

I spent a bit of time putting Gladys together, so I needed a quick landing space for her.  This gifted cardstock is heavy weight and I love the colors.  I made 4, but am only posting one. 

  

 

   

Thanks so much for visiting.  

 

• Dies: Sizzix Gladys
• Foiled Sentiments: Spellbinders
• Markers: Copics R32, 43; Y15; E27
• Papers: Unknown cardtock ; SSS Bride Pink; SSS Lemon; Hammermill white: SSS Black

06-26-23

 Hi There -

I rarely make 4th of July cards, but Peggy shared some images and patterned paper with me, and I made a handful. Its a little busy...but so is the night sky on the 4th. 

I am sending this over to the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge where they are calling for Red, White , and Blue.

  

Thanks for visiting.

05-30-23

 Hello-

Hubs and I  have a tradition of writing one another a letter on our anniversary each year.  I have finished my letter and just made my card.  

I have had the stamps and dies for more than a month...I'm just getting it done.  

All are new and coming out of the cart for the first time.  (Waffle Flower Happy Anniversary, My Favorite Things Sweetheart, and The Greetery Fireworks background. ) 

I am sending this over to The Card Concept as a clean and layered card, I was definitely influenced by the colors.  And to Cupcake Inspirations where Anything Goes.  And I'll be adding it to NBUS's 50th challenge as well since it is created from all new stamps and dies.

      

Thanks so much for visiting.

 

 

8/17/22

Hello-

I am sneaking in almost at the wire to Cupcake Inspirations. The challenge is a color challenge for pink, gray and white. 

I have such a hard time with those darned slimline cards and photographs. I played again with Pink Fresh's Floral Notes.

 

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03-14-22

 Happy Pi Day!

Ya I am a nerd.  I also love May 4th.  lol.

A friend lost their beloved cat.  I was out of pet sympathy cards so I sat down to make some.  I made 4, 2 cat, 2 dog. All are the same design.  I am sending the dog to Cupcake Inspiration's challenge gallery as their theme is pets.  

Thanks so much for visiting.

 

02-28-22

 Hello-

I fell in instant love with the MFT Sweet Tweeting Card kit. I don't often get the kits, but this one just grabbed me. I don't care for birds particularly...but this kit...I had to get it.  It arrived Friday, and today I opened it and got to work die cutting. 

 I am sending this card to the galleries at Cupcake Inspirations -Anything Goes and of course NBUS, though it is a bit un-aged.

 A bit of inking and then lots of die cuts. The birds were fairly easy to put together with the help of tweezers. 

  

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02-02-2022

 Hello-

Wow, February already?  

I have a new stamp set -- Flowing Flowers from Stampin Up and I also pulled out a fairly new die from Simon Says Stamp - Etched Delicate Frond. I used them both for this Thank You card.

I am having this go visit the galleries of Watercooler Wednesday, Cupcake Inspiration and NBUS#35.

 

 

On the personal front:

I haven't been doing much crafting do to a debilitating round of the lovely vampire hours; which thankfully I seem to be easing out of bit by bit. 

Three years ago I set a goal for myself to enter challenges and try to make cards that would gain a mention or a win each month.  To my surprise, I surpassed that goal and one year rolled to two then three and eventually made cardmaking feel like a job.  I stopped having fun making cards.

Today, I am appreciative of my Vampire hours. Since I made few cards in January and earned no mentions at all. 

I actually enjoyed making today's card.

That doesn't mean there will be a furry of posts for February; I didn't get more than the family covered for Valentines and the Olympics are starting...I might have glimpsed a few seconds of curling when I got up at 4:30 this morning.  I love the winter Olympics so I do imagine I will be spending lots of time watching.

So thank you all for visiting and I appreciate your comments.

10-18-21

 Hello-

As soon as I saw the graphic at Cupcake Inspirations I knew I had to play along.  I recently was gifted Pretty Pink Posh's Monster Hugs stamp set and it is perfect for this challenge.  And, CI is partnering along with Double Trouble Paper Crafting for a second challenge opportunity -- I opted for thing1 and thing 3 as I am hopeless with washi tape.

I stamped and colored a whole bunch of the cuties, then die cut them.  I made 3 cards, all have a "Happy Halloween" sentiment either on the front or inside. I did love playing with these cute monsters.

 

Below are the challenge graphics.

 

Thanks so much for visiting.

Red White Blue

 Hello There -

I finally got the majority of my clean up done.  I have a clear path to my new desk and the clutter I had let build up on tables infront of my shelving has all been dealt with.  I still have to tackle the closet and a corner near the closet...but those are July projects.

To reward myself for my efforts I had a face time crafty session with Peggy.  Its been fun to create with almost 3 feet of horizontal space.  I had been working in a 12x18 space for a long time. Today I spread out my mess!

For Tic Tac Toe I  used the center column, Summer, Free, Fireworks. This card also has a fun fold.

This card will play at: Watercooler Wednesday, Cupcake Inspiration, Tic Tac Toe and NBUS. 

Thanks so much for visiting.