Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Valentine Swivel Card

 Another card inspired by Jennifer McGuire! See her swivel card tutorial here.


The Neat & Tangled Floral Heart (one of my faves) just barely fit on the Momenta heart die. It required a bit of shaving on the bits that stuck out. Had a pretty piece of foiled patterned paper with a bit of blank space for the fabulous Picket Fence I Freaking Love You stamp.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Divinity Designs Tri-shutter

I was the lucky winner of a $25 gift from Divinity Designs from the Coffee Lovers Fall/Winter blog hop! I used it toward a Tri-shutter with Layers die. I've made tri-shutter cards without dies before, but wanted this die set because the dies for the sections were included. Not just one die for each sized panel, but dies for every single panel!






This is what I ordered. The card base die is 6" across, just barely fit in the Big Shot, but it did work. Kelly was kind and sent a gift with purchase freebie, which is the most adorable tea cup and tea bag set of dies. The papers I used are also from Divinity Designs, Latte Love (from my stash). The papers are vibrant, just love them. Looking forward to using the Rainbow Sherbet paper for unicorn cards!

Thank you to Kelley and Divinity Designs for being a super sponsor of the Coffee Lovers blog hops!

See you next time,










Sunday, November 5, 2023

Winter Wonderland on the Winter Mug

We are all excited about the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop



Today's card makes me happy. I finally played with the Pretty Pink Posh Winter Mug dies! Paired the mug with some patterned paper in my stash and topped it with the so adorable polar bear from Winter Wonderland. The sparkly snowflakes are Pretty Pink Posh too! Linked up at #273. #fallwinter2023clh




Hope you are able to join in by posting a card, or giving some love to your faves!

Thanks for the visit!

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Super Cute Laundry

Having fun with another Jungle Littles card with a diecut onesie and bib from MFT.


This is a LARGE card, 5-1/2 x 7-1/2. Played with a slimline format, but couldn't get the laundry and cute critters arranged the way I had them in my head.

My sister requested a baby shower card when she saw Zane's birthday card made with the Jungle Littles. What a happy coincidence, the shower theme is jungle! I knew right away I wanted to use the MFT sentiment from Oh, Baby. So much fun when it all comes together, and always an honor when a card is requested.

What to stamp on the inside of such a large card! Luckily I have a large congratulations stamp:


Stamps: Hello Bluebird Jungle Littles, Hello Bluebird Word Buddies Jungle (bird), MFT Oh, Baby, Rubber Stampede Congratulations (wood mount)
Dies: MFT It's A Baby, Hello Bluebird Grassy Knoll, Hello Bluebird Jungle Littles, Hello Bluebird Word Buddies Jungle

Thanks for stopping by!


Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Marilyn Monroe Boxed set

My husband's former co-worker asked him if I still made cards. She said she had some washi tape and supplies she wanted to give me. Yay! So kind of her to think of me. I remembered she's a big fan of Marilyn Monroe so I made her a set of cards (I believe she's more into scrapbooking than card making) for him to give her when they met for lunch. I made the box with the same pink patterned cardstock.




It's Woodblock Wednesday!!! Linking up here! Link party ends September 4th at 5pm Pacific. The stamps are from A Country Welcome, Sweet Home, Oregon 2003. #Woodblockwednesday #woodblockstamps



So hubby gave her the cards, and he brought a huge box home! Oh  my gosh, the 13x15x7 box was packed full of washi tape, ribbon, stickers, journal/ATC cards, ephemera, notebooks, and more. The box just fits in my recliner!
How gorgeous is this box! Crafty friends are the best. Thank you, Barb B!




Thanks for stopping by. Join us for Woodblock Wednesdays!







Monday, August 21, 2023

Jungle Littles for Zane!

These Jungle Littles are so adorable I've had this set even though I didn't have littles to create for until now! Happy birthday to Zane, our grand nephew! He loves his animal books so I thought this was the perfect set to use.


This is a mini slimline. Thanks to Jennifer McGuire for the envelope trick. I cut down an A7 envelope and it was perfect! The inside sentiment says, "Have a Wild birthday" from Lawn Fawn.

Stamps: Hello Bluebird Jungle Littles, Lawn Fawn Wild For You (inside sentiment)
Dies: Pinkfresh Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle (stitched rectangle), Hello Bluebird Jungle Littles, Papertrey Big Birthday Candles, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders

Happy you stopped by today!




Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Grand Piano

Today is Alma's 92nd birthday. She's our neighbor who used to teach piano, and still composes and plays. I have been wanting to make a piano card for her, and finally found a beautiful tutorial and template on Splitcoast Stampers here.







The tutorial calls for a button to hold the lid in the open position, but I remembered I had a package of chipboard notes from Cas-ual Fridays! I colored them with a black Sharpie and stacked them two high. Didn't want white to show when the lid is open, so the sentiment panel is attached to the lid. Also, the tutorial folds the lid flap on the top so you have the option of tucking the flowers in the flap. I folded the flap under and glued it to give the part that sticks out to the right stability. Had so much fun making this card!

Most of the bouquet is from Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms, a few flowers on the lower left are from Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri. Flower arranging doesn't come naturally to me. It took days of rearranging and leaving it before I was happy with the placement. I used a Sharpie to touch up the laser printed keyboard, then used hairspray to set the black printed ink.

Happy you stopped by today!