07-29-26

 Hi all-

I've been futzing in my crafty space most of the day.  Its been enjoyable...but only produced one card.

I took inspiration from Freshly Made Sketches.  I have been going through my baskets and this is another not used stamp set from MFT. The embossing folder is from Stampin Up.  I had fun minus the fussy cutting and am kinda crushing on it.
 

  

Thanks for visiting. 

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! 

11-07-25

 Hello-

Its been awhile.  I was not in my crafty space much...it doubles as the guest room.  My folks were visiting from Utah. We had a lovely time together, and while we face time with regularity nothing is as good as an in-person visit. 

I have a card for three challenges: Freshly Made Sketches for the design, Color Hues for the colors, and Double D Challenges for the focal point.

 

 

• Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh Autumn Wreath
• Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Markers: Copic E11,19.23,41,47,99; YR7,9.15.23.68
• Papers:  Recollections 

   

 

It was hard to get back into the groove for me after this year of starts and stops due to our travels and moving states.

However, after my folks left I rearranged a few things in the crafty space and its working so nicely now. Things are more in reach. 

I also finally solved my chair problem.  We have thick padding and a high-pile carpet.  On top of that I have a gaming chair (its heavy) and my chair mat was unable to handle the combination of soft floor and heavy chair plus me.  I found a bamboo chair mat after searching on reddit.  Its made for deep pile carpets, but it is not cheap, luckily I found the size I wanted at Targets online store and it was 50.00 less than at the mfg site-- whoo hoo.  Now I can roll to my hearts content from one side of the room to the other. That sounds more impressive than it is. The mat is 4 feet by 6 feet, which fits almost perfectly between my shelving units and my file cabinets on the long end and between the bed legs and just under the desk legs keeping my floor vent clear.

 

I loved the view from my second floor window in Maryland.  I have lovely views here too. The back of the house looks over a field in to some woods.  The front looks out on to our little community.  We have a fabulous tree out front and its ablaze right now. 

So thats it for today.  Hopefully I will be back soon.  I still have a handful of autumn cards to finish. Thanks for stopping by and indulging my rambling. 

 

9-21-25

Hello

Its been a week. A funeral service, a beloved pet passed, covid shot creating lots of lethargy, and still my vampire hours.  The lethargy has now passed, and I feel capable of creating.  

The cat belonged to our niece,  they'd been together for almost 16 years. He was an orange cat and full of personality.  I made a fairly simple card. Mostly die cutting and some embossing.  I used Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches as my starting point and will be adding my card to their gallery.

I cut an embossed panel and added some inking to make it stand out more; then found an embossed piece in my pile of embossed panels and the color was perfect. I triple cut the sentiment and stacked it.  I tried tilting the sentiment, and my mind would not accept it. So I did go a little off book on the sketch. All the elements were added to a cream card base.

Thanks much for visiting.

• Dies: SSS With Sympathy
• Inks: DI Wild Honey
• Papers: SU So Saffron, Recollections Cream
• Embossing: Darice Paw Prints BG. SU Subtle 3D

 

07-19-25

 Greetings

Its been a beautiful 3 days here in northwest Ohio.  Around 79-83, a breeze (which reminds me of California---few breezy days in Maryland.) and a blue sky with clouds floating by. This would be my perfect clime year round.

I have long wanted to inventory my stamps, dies, EF's and stencils.  Well that has begun.  I came across this cute set by Pretty Pink Posh and I knew my next card would have to feature it.  Then the Color Hues challenge popped up in my feed -- I had my colors.  The design was rounded out with the sketch from Freshly Made sketches.   

 

 I stamped colored and diecut the monsters in shades of green and yellow. I then cut the postage collage die from a white panel, cut it apart and chose 3 "stamps" I added yellow dots with a marker and then popped up my lil monsters on each panel.  I added then to the front of a green card base and added the sentiment under my grouping of stamps. A few sequins were added.

Another 2-3 hour card. I am so out of my element. I didn't think it would be this hard for me to get back into it or maybe its just the new space. 

    

 Thank you so much for visiting.  Your comments are appreciated.

Supplies:

• Stamps: PPP Monster Hugs
• Punch/Dies: PPP Monster Hugs, WF Postage Collage
• Inks: Versafine Onyx Black
• Markers: Copic YG 01,03,13,17,21; Y08,13,15,19
• Papers: Hammermill. SU Lemon Lime Twist
• Embellishments: SU Starburst Sequins

 

06-21-25

 

Hello-

Its been a very long time since I posted with any regularity.  I finally unpacked my crafty boxes…all 45.  The crafty space is not photo sharing ready…that will take a few more months.  But for now, everything has a place…I just need to remember where. LOL.

Along with our move to Ohio, my sweet crafty friend Peggy passed this month.  Its been tough.

On to happier things.  I was excited to see Michele’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I thought it would be a good one for me to dip my toes in as I get back into this wonderful hobby. 

I made the sketch taller in my head while designing the card and kept the same elements along the right side.  These are all bits that were in various envelopes from goodies stamped and sent to me over the last decade. 

 

 It was a learning curve for sure.  Took me 3 hours to get this done...and I only stamped and cut the sentiments, and colored and fussy the image.  It took a while to feel comfy at my desk and then finding everything.  But, I did it I got a card made and will try another tomorrow and on from there.  

Hopefully I can get back to my 30 minute cards, and find my light box!  

Stamps	HB Oh my Whiskers, Greetery Birthday Blooms
Dies	Greetery Birthday Blooms
Inks, Markers	Versafine -Onyx Black, Copic-C3,5; G9,43; Y13-19; B2-5; V17,25; R5,20,29
Embossing	HA White EP, Clouds (I think its Lawn Fawn)
Stencils	none
Embellishments	none
Papers/Cardstock	Neenah, Recollections

 ETA:  I am slow getting back into this, this will also visit the gallery at Can You Handle the Pressure, but no optional theme.

 

Thanks so very much for stopping by.