Saturday, September 13, 2025

Trees/Leaves/Plants

  

 

Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts.  Val has chosen Trees/leaves/plants, 
or you can enter anything goes.  I was in the mood to color on kraft paper with my
Polychromal pencils.  I had a lot of fun coloring this image from Unity 
stamps: Hello Succulents.  I've used the words from this set before but not 
this image.I kept the card simple using just a few layers using StampIn
Ups faux stitching dies. 
 
Check out my team mates lovely cards and join challenge at Allsorts
for a chance to win one of the two prizes below:
 
 
A few fun challenges:  
Cardz for Gals #258: Faux stitching dies  10/17 
Die Cut Diva's  (Birch Press)  10/1
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 716-717 

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Birthday

  Challenge time at Allsorts and it was my turn to pick, I went with birthday,
anything goes is also always an option.  I decided to focus on masculine
birthday cards so you might want to grab a drink! 
 

 I started with a new Happy Birthday die, as I buy new items I am
trying to use them several times the first time I break them in.  I added
some cute critters on the first two and kept the second two clean and simple.
 


Supplies used: 
Carnival Happy Birthday die by memory box -NBUS die
Turtle and rabbit from Playing in the rain by Stampin Up
Papers: Echo Park: This and That
Gems from my stash 
Variety of card stocks used 
 
Join in the fun at Allsorts for a chance to win one of
the prizes from below:



A few fun challenges for card #2 with the rabbit:
Simon Says Stamp Monday: 4 legged critters 9/2

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Happy Birthday Fanfold

 

 

 

Sharing another Fanfold card.  I made this for a crafty friends 80th
birthday surprise party!  Such a fun day celebrating with
Shirley (aka Glittered Paws)  All supplies from Stampin Up.
 
Have a great week! 
 
A few fun challenges:
Double Trouble Challenge:  "Mix It Up" 3-layers, 2-colors, 1 sentiment 9/1
Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: Summertime, ATG  9/1
Stamping Sensations 9/1 ATG (bees, Butterflies) 9/1 
 
We Love Stamping -Flowers, ATG 9/1
 

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Begining with a "B"

 Time for a new challenge at Allsorts.  This month the theme is
beginning with a "B" or anything goes, chosen by Ellie. 

 


  I went with butterflies.  I started by making a shaker card, patterned paper
behind the sequins is dry embossed, I die cut a window from patterned paper and
layered it  on top to form a window.  I topped it with die cuts (listed below), swirl 
and birthday greeting but from snippets. 

 Lying flat:

 


  Supplies used:
Patterned paper by DCWB: Cafe Mediterranean
Embossing folder by Darice 
Happy Birthday and swirl die from Spellbinders 2024 Advent calendar
Arch die by Arches and Tags die by Spellbinders 
Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh 
 
Stop by Allsorts challenge to see what my teammates have created
and to join the challenge.  
Prizes:
 
 
A few fun challenges:
Just Us Girls #788 Birthday 8/20 
Triple B - August 9/1

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Paper Funday: Four Legged Friends

 I'm excited to be guest designing at Paper Funday for the August  challenge:
Anything Goes with a twist of 4-Legged Friends.

 


I colored this sweet image from Great Impressions with Copic markers, 
added some glitter pen in areas.  My card stock  came with the dot embossing.
I cut two circles scored one as shown below and attached it with 
scor-tape. Die cut my image, words and circles.

Inside:

 Join the fun at Paper Funday and also see what the 
design team has created.
 

  Supplies:

 Image: Great Impressions
Sentiment: Hero Arts
Heart Dies Gemini
 Circle die: Stampin Up Framelits Circle Collection 
Pattern Circle Die: Stampin Up Spotlight on Nature Die 
 
A few fun challenges: 
Passion for Markers week 800 8/12 
Stamping Sensations August-Birds, Bees, Butterflies or ATG 9/1 
We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG   9/1


Saturday, August 2, 2025

Animals

 Time for a new bi-weekly challenge at Allsorts. This month's theme
is animals/anything goes chosen by Lynn.
  My Card:


 I used a new digi set and colored my image with Copic markers.  I
went with a fun fold cased from a card I made years ago, I do
not remember the name of the fold. It was a lot of fun to
make.
 
Open: 

 
Supplies:
Angie Bloom Digital Designs: Just Bee-lieve kit 
Spellbinders Perfect Touch Arches and Tag 
Papers and brad from my stash 
 
Check out the design team creations and join us at Allsorts for
a chance to win the following:
 

 Two prizes of Lavinia Stamps, stencil and stampscapes (photos not to scale). 


 

A few fun challenges: 
Die Cut Diva's: Z Fold 9/1 
Festive Friday FFO190 : Bee, Bee Sentiment, Die cuts 8/14
 
 
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Saturday, July 19, 2025

Pretty Flowers

 


  Time for another fun challenge at Allsorts, Helen has chosen 
pretty flowers or anything goes.  I was in the mood to try
a new fun fold so started with some "pretty flower" paper and
created a Fan Fold card.  Papers by Stamp In Up and stamps
from AALL & Create.  (new set-Purrfect Birthday)
 
A few more views:
 
 

 

 
 Stop by and see what the Design Team has created and join
the fun  for a chance to wine one of  

3 prizes from AALL and Create (photos not to scale)

 

A few fun challenges: 
Triple B: 8/1 
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge: For the Birds  7/26  From USA
 
Love Those Pretty Papers - optional theme: Birthday July  8/1
Stamping Sensations: Summer Flowers  8/1