Sunday, May 3, 2026

Hello


I gathered up all my pink snippets to start, trimmed them up and adhered to
a 3 3/4" by 5" piece of card stock, then trimmed the edges.  I embossed
the panel with a Cuddle Bug  Mosaic embossing folder. I used additional
snippets to die cut Pink Fresh  Mini Hello word die and Simon Says Stamp 
Fiddly Leaf.  This was a fun card to make. 

A few fun challenges: 
Can You Handle the Pressure:  option flowers 5/6 

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Shaped Cards (anything but square)

 Time for a new challenge at Allsorts.  Christine has picked the fun theme of
shaped cards, anything but square.  I had been saving a card from a friend
for quite some time and decided to replicate the fold for my card.  Completely
different papers and stamps. 

 

Supplies:
Stampin Up Little Ladybug set 
Stampin Up papers
 
View the charming designs by the team and enter for a 
chance to win a prize or guest design spot at:

Two prizes from AALL and Create

 
A few fun challenges:
 

Saturday, April 11, 2026

In the Garden

  Time for a new challenge at Allsorts.  Gail has chosen In the Garden,
anything goes is always an option. 


 I uses Lavinia's Flower spray stencil for my background, and  Lavinia's
Heartfelt Versus for the sentiment.  I framed it with Spellbinders Hemstitch 
Rectangles dies, and added some IO butterfly dies.

 Check out my teammates lovely designs and enter for a chance to win at 
 
 Two prizes of Lavinia stamps:
  
 
A few fun challenges: 
A Cut Above: April twist of pastels 5/1
Triple B: April:Blooms, Butterflies 5/1

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Easter ATC

  

 
I made a lot of Easter ATC's this year instead of Easter cards to send.  I 
pulled out my old Amuse printed card stock for the bases (mostly snippets)
and used snippets for the rest of the ATC. Trash went out yesterday so
I only had a couple of the snippets to photograph.   
 

 

 The one I pictured here is from the former TAC (The Angel Company)
and is called nobunny like you. Stampin Up layering oval die set
used. 
 
A few fun challenges I made this for:

 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

It's Springtime

 Time for a new challenge at Allsorts. Brenda has picked  It's Springtime 
and as always anything goes is accepted.  
  

 

 
 Pardon the clip on this one, I wanted you to see it folded flat
for mailing: 
 
 
Supplies:
Penny Black good wish bouquet
Stampin Up Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies 
Embossed panels from my stash 
 
Take a look at the Allsorts challenge blog for Design Team inspiration and 
to join in for a chance to win: 
 
Two Penny Black Stamps available from Buddly Crafts

 
A few fun challenges: 
Can You Handle the Pressure  March- ATG (0ption kids)  4/8
 
The Diva's That Cut Paper : Spring is Coming-dry embossing, die cut 4/2
Simon Says Stamp-Wednesday- ATG's, option Altenew 4/1 

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Come Sail Away

 


Sharing a card I made awhile back for my husbands birthday.  The sailboat is
an old set from Sizzizz, Simply Defined: Be Inspired, Moments. Patterned
papers are from Hackney & Co.: Sea & Shore. Colored with Copics.
Clouds stenciled with a Close to my Heart stencil. Brown/rust  strip 
embossed with  StampinUp Subtle Dynamic Texture embossing folder
 and Sizziz oval die cuts.
 
Hope you are enjoying your weekend and finding some crafty time! 
 
A few fun challenges:
A Cut Above- Die Cut  4/1 
CYHTP-dry embossing ATG (sewing twist) 3/26 
 
 

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Things with wings

   Challenge time at Allsorts. Lynne has picked Things With Wings and as always
Anything Goes is accepted.  
 


I went with several Taylored Expression stamps and dies for the main focus of my
scene featuring sea gulls and filled in with a few other supplies. A day at the
beach sounds delightful and I could just picture it while making my card. 
 
I  have reconnected with my cousin in Rhode Island, she 
likes going to the beach and recently got 20" of snow  so I thought
she would enjoy a beach scene. 
 
Supplies:
 Taylored Expressions:  Striped Background,  A Day In Paradise stamp set and
Build a Scene-Underwater dies
Cloud dies by Amuse
A Colorful Life Cloud Stencil  
 Positively Pawsome Cross stitch Flat Bottom Circle 
 
 Hop on over to Allsorts blog to see what my teammates have created and
to enter for a chance to win a guest design spot or: 
Prize of $30 gift card from Taylored Expressions and extra prize of an A4 stamp set. 
 
A few fun challenges: 
Die Cut Diva's  - Spring is Coming 4/1 
Stamping Sensations March ATG 4/1 
The Paper Funday #85 March- twist: feathers on the seagulls 4/1
We Love to Stamp- Wildlife March  4/1