Happy Easter 2026!

Hey friends - If you're celebrating Easter, I hope it's a happy one!! My dad wants to go to Hubbell House, a historic restaurant in Mantorville MN, for Easter dinner so that's where we're headed later today.

I made a few Easter cards this year, some of which I've already shared. Here's the first of three favorites I made. This one's a mash-up of Spellbinders and Poppystamps:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio cardstock

Dies - Spellbinders Simon Hurley Bunny Buddies;

Poppystamps Nordic Basket, Nordic Border Set,

Nordic Lavish Border Set, Grosgrain Bow &

Folk Decorated Eggs (both retired);

Sunny Studio Slimline Nature Borders

Stencils - Spellbinders Mar 2026

Other - Hero Arts Irrisdescent Shimmer Spray;

foam tape; Copic Markers for shading

Lots of die cutting & assembling on this one, plus some stenciling. The bunnies and sentiment came from the Simon Hurley set & everything else was Poppystamps, except the grass in the basket (Sunny Studio). The ray sky was made with three of the stencil layers from Spellbinders' March stencil, then spritzed with shimmer spray. This one went to my friend Cat (Cat Luvs Paper). Since the bunnies, basket and borders were newly used, I'll add this card to Darnell's April NBUS Challenge #85.

Next I have a card with Simon Hurley's jumbo Easter egg die:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio cardstock; striped by unk

Stamps - Spellbinders Feb 2023 club (retired)

Dies - Spellbinders Simon Hurley In Bloom Egg;

Birch Press Design Foliage Bunch

Other - Pink and Main gems; foam tape

I crafted the egg during a Card Chaos episode where we were tasked to add loads of bling. I think I did it! Because it was timed, I didn't inlay all the bits - just backed the purple piece with a white solid egg. Added it to an A7 card with some striped paper. It looked empty so I added the leafy bits. An Easter sentiment finished it off. This one went to my friend Darnell (djkardkreations) & her hubby. Darnell reported that the bling arrived intact - yay!

Finally, a sweet egg image designed by Angie Blom for Pink and Main:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Recollections A2 card

Stamps - Pink and Main Coloring Eggs

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Copic Markers

Stamped the image and colored with Copics, then die cut with a stitched rectangle. Stamped a sentiment from the same set & added the panel to an A2 card. I kept it simple for overseas mailing to my friend Gundi (papierelle) who received it last week. I also stamped one on watercolor paper but haven't tried painting it yet...

That's it for today - enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!!

Jasmine Pop Up Bridge Card

Hi everyone - I'm back with yet another Craft Roulette card - my 104th - yikes! I watched CR Episode #313 tonight and crafted along. Please excuse the evening photo as I didn't have my light box with me (visiting my dad).

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folder - Altenew Sweet Jasmine bundle

Other - Hero Arts & Memento Inks;

Hero Arts enamel dots

Mary had a CR member Kristin Mattarono (‪@kmatto_kmatto‬) as her guest, making her first appearance on the show. The wheel was nice and easy this week!
 

• Project - Bridge Card: I formed a bridge card with cardstock & scoring. 
• Colors - Salad: I used greens for lettuce/orange & yellow for peppers. 
• Element - Starts with "J": Flowers are Jasmine! 
• Random - Swipe(S)(Ing): I swiped two ways. 

I previously made two bridge cards (here & here) using the instructions from the video on Jennifer McGuire's June 1st 2023 post. Formed the bridge card per Jennifer's instructions near the start of her video, except I made the height 5.5" (she did 6"). The long way is 10 3/4", then you score at 1.25, 2.25 and 3.25 from both long edges, then fold into bridge. So easy and fun to do; I was easily able to complete my card during the show. 

I stamped and stenciled the jasmine image, then die cut and embossed it. I stenciled by swiping the inks rather than blending them with brushes - a different and kind of interesting look! I also swiped ink on the front panels before adhering the flower image. Added the stamped & fussy cut sentiment with foam tape, then added some enamel dots. 

Here's a view from the top:

That's it for today, friends. Check out Craft Roulette's website here for more inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty weekend!!

March 2026 Card Chain Reveal

Hey everyone - it's time again for the Card Chain reveal; this time we're sharing cards that went around the world in March 2026. Twenty-five people participated & you can see the full reveal HERE. My card went to dear Jeanne in MN - we only live 30 minutes apart so I delivered the card in person & we went crafty shopping and had lunch out.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Recollections A2 card & black cardstock;

Authentique & BoBunny patterns

Dies - Divinity Designs Quilted Triangles;

Lawn Fawn banner - can't remember which set;

words from stash - can't remember whose 

We had the following options when creating our March cards:

Color Palette Option

Sketch Option

Theme Options: Gnomes / House or Home / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Stamps / Patchwork

As usual, I chose the theme of friendship and this time I also used the technique of patchwork. I took that to mean patchwork quilt and used a quilt die. I die cut it 5 different times, mixed the patterns and made 5 quilts! This one was my fave. I assembled them all on a stitched rectangle and, since the quilt was a square, added a panel of one of the patterns to the bottom. Matted it and adhered to an A2 card base. A die cut "hello" and "friend" with a small banner comprised the sentiment.

I'm expecting a wonderful card from Gail in Norway. Gail helps run the Card Chain Challenge and does a great job! I'll add a photo once I receive the card but I told her to go ahead and reveal it so I can see it now! I'm helping my dad for a bit so I'll check the mail later this week...

That's it for today, friends. Want to play along? April sign-ups run until 4/6/26 - go HERE for details! You simply make and mail one card & then get one - so fun!!

Final Day for Spring with Die Cut Divas

Hey crafty friends - the Die Cut Divas end-of-month-team has inspiration for the last day of our Spring-themed challenge. If you want to play, you have until 9p Pacific Time today!

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio blue A2 card

Stamps w/dies - Gina K. Designs Forget-Me-Nots (dies)

Stencils - Spellbinders Burst Mode (SOM-Mar26)

Other - foam tape; Hero Arts & Memento ink;

Gina K. Designs Sentiment Sheets - Spring;

Copic Markers; dot embellishments

We have the wonderful Gina K. Designs as our March sponsor. They have donated a $25 prize to their online store. We will award it on April 3rd by random draw from eligible March entries.

If you saw my previous post with Gina K.'s forget-me-nots, you know I bought the set for this Diva post. Just couldn't resist using it earlier for a Craft Roulette card! This time I stamped, colored & die cut the image, then trimmed it into two pieces. Added the pieces to two corners of an A2 card & snipped off the overhang. I love how it gives a totally different look to this image!

Next, I stenciled some dots for a tone-on-tone effect in the other corners, then added one of Gina K.'s Spring sentiment strips. Some dot embellishments finished the card - sorry, I can't remember which brand! I think they came in some card kit, probably from Simon Says Stamp.

Ready for a bonus? I used some adorable spring themed Gina K. stamps:

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card; 

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Momenta Gemstones;

Lawn Fawn Gleeful Gradients; Paper Studio Distressed Floral

Stamps w/dies - Gina K. Designs Sweet Spring 

(retired but stamps found HERE at Scrapbook.com);

Gina K. Designs Spring Joy Mini (dies)

Dies - Gina K. Design Ornate Frame;

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Vintage label from Lea Lawson's SBC Fest kit

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; white gel pen

I saw the Sweet Spring set used on Diva Michelle's post and looked for it at Gina K. Found the dies on clearance but no stamps left (now no dies either). Found the stamps at Scrapbook.com - woo hoo! I stamped, die cut and colored two images and one of the sentiments. I had a leftover bunny from my Mar 21st post; added it into the wheelbarrow. Arranged  the items on Gina's ornate frame (enabled to purchase by a Card Chain friend, Linda G). Backed the frame with a sky-ish paper and added to a stitched rectangle, then to an A2 card. A bitty flower from the bits box finished the card.

I'll add this card to Darnell's March NBUS Challenge #84 since my garden stamps are new.

 How about a three-fer? I mentioned starting Gina K.'s SBC Fest class & shared card one on a previous post. Still haven't finished the other two cards from her class (or the other SBC Fest classes...). But I did complete another card using the the Gina K. stamp set used in the class. I wouldn't consider this a true spring card, even though there are soft pastels, due to the black silhouette & friendship sentiment. Just thought I'd share it today anyway.

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card & 

Recollections black cardstock;

Scrapbook.com White Mixed Media Paper;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Stamps w/dies - Scrapbooks.com SBC Fest Gina K. class kit 

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Waffle Flower Sweet Friend

Other - Recollections sentiment sticker;

various reactive inks & VersaFine black

I started with the first panel I made in Justin Adkins SBC Fest class (see that post HERE). Stamped the leafy sprig in black, die cut the panel & matted in black. Added to an ombré A2 card. Die cut the sentiment and popped onto card with foam tape, then added a small sentiment sticker.

That's it for today. I hope to see you in the March Diva gallery, if you have time. Otherwise check out the new challenge which starts tomorrow. Thanks for visiting and have a crafty day!!

Easter's Coming!

Happy weekend everyone! I watched Craft Roulette Episode #312 last night and completed my card during the show. If you watch the replay, you can see it pop onto the screen towards the end of the crafting time. Prize drawings and announcements follow that segment.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Spellbinders cardstock; Momenta Gemstones patterned

Stamps w/dies - Pink and Main 18 Carrot Friendship (dies)

Dies - AJVD Slimline Rectangle Window & Words Cover Plate;

Poppystamps Fresh Happy Easter;

Gina K. Designs Spring Forest 

Other - foam tape; Copic Markers

Host Mary Gunn had Von Marie (‪@vonmariedesign‬) as her guest. Von Marie is a Craft Roulette member & was making her 1st appearance as a guest - she did great! She is on the Design Team for Not2Shabby, a company unfamiliar to me. Of course I checked them out - they have cute papers with coordinating ephemera, among other products.

The wheel gave us nice and easy parameters.

• Project - Slimline Card: I formed a standard slimline from Neenah. 
• Colors - Insects: I used butterfly colors - white/blue/green/orange/yellow/purple. 
• Element - April: Easter is in April this year, so made an Easter card. 
• Random - In the Corner: I put a die cut in the upper left window. 

I recently ordered a Pink and Main Easter set and it was sitting on the table begging to be used. I thought the bunnies were so adorable and the set has sweet chick images too!

Stamped & die cut the basket & bunnies, then colored using Copics. Die cut a slimline panel with three windows & backed it with purple textured paper, then added to a slimline card. Popped the bunnies and basket in their windows with foam tape. Die cut the sentiment words and shadow, then assembled and added to the middle window. Finished things off with a die cut sun. I added some more details with a white gel pen after the show. 

I will add this card to Darnell's March NBUS Challenge #84 since the stamps were newly used here. I will also join in at We Love Stamping using the Anything Goes option (or the wildlife option, I guess, since bunnies can be wild!); this is my second entry. I'm also sharing at the Stamping Sensations March Challenge Spring or Anything Goes - my second entry there too. Finally, I link up at the current Double D Challenge where they have a beautiful mood board with Easter items!

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!

Forget-Me-Nots

Hey crafty friends - hope you're enjoying the weekend! I watched Craft Roulette Episode #311 on Friday night and completed my card just after the show.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Spellbinders cardstock; Recollections A2 card

Stamps w/dies - Gina K. Designs Forget-Me-Nots (dies)

Dies - Poppystamps Nordic Fancy Background

Spellbinders w/Our Daily Bread Mini Tags (retired)

Other - foam tape; Lawn Fawn bakers twine;

Creative Expressions Wordies - Spring

Host Mary Gunn had Justin Adkins (‪@justanotebyjustin‬) as her guest. Justin taught a class at Scrapbook.com's March 2026 SBC Fest. I shared the card I made based on his class HERE. Justin was making his 1st appearance on Craft Roulette and he did great! The wheel confounded me for a bit so I didn't finish during the show as I like to do...

• Project - Card with Tag: I made an A2 card with little tags on my bouquet. 
• Colors - Aquarium: Blue for water & green for seaweed. 
• Element - March: Spring starts in March here. 
• Random - Twist(S): I used baker's twine since it's a twist of 3 strands. 

Yesterday I mentioned just receiving a Gina K. order on Thursday. I couldn't resist using the new-to-me Forget-Me-Not stamp set. I had ordered it to use for our Die Cut Divas March Challenge - Spring after learning that these are Spring flowers. Oh well, I used it before my end-of month post...

Stamped, die cut and colored the bouquet using Copics. Die cut a Nordic background and added to an A2 card, then popped up the bouquet with foam tape. Die cut 3 bitty tags & tied them with baker's twine and glued to the bouquet. Adhered a "happy" strip on one tag and "spring" on another. The third tag is more of a charm, an open heart. Done! Note to self - do not pick a large stamp to color if you want to finish a card quickly! Not that I had to finish during the show but I find it fun to try.

I will add this card to Darnell's March NBUS Challenge #84 since the stamps were newly used here. I will also join in at We Love Stamping using the Anything Goes option &, update - thanks for the reminder, Carol - to Stamping Sensations March Challenge Spring or Anything Goes. I haven't played there in quite a while! Also, thanks to Carol, I'll join in the March Challenge at A Place to Start which is a new one for me. There it's No Squares or Anything Goes this month.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!

Spring Hugs

Hey everyone - I'm here with inspiration for Die Cut Diva's March Challenge - Spring is Coming! See my Diva post HERE. Nothing says Spring to me more than soft colors and new leaves! 

Supplies: Paper - Recollections A2 card & black cardstock;

Scrapbook.com White Mixed Media Paper

Stamps w/dies - Scrapbooks.com SBC Fest Gina K. class kit 

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Creative Expressions Wordies: Hello Spring;

Hero Arts Spring Enamel stickers & various inks

We Divas are delighted to have Gina K. Designs as our March sponsor. They have furnished a $25 gift card to their store as our March 2026 challenge prize, to be awarded randomly from eligible March entries. Thanks, Gina K. Designs!!

I mentioned previously that I participated in Scrapbook.com SBC Fest last Friday. I still haven't finished all the sessions, including Gina K.'s class! I used her class kit for my Diva card, though, since I couldn't find any other spring-y Gina K. in my stash. 

I started the Spring Hugs card with a piece of mixed media paper. Stenciled the left edge with soft yellow, pink and lime green inks using Gina K.'s Elegant Ovals stencil from the class kit. I angled the stencil different ways for each color. Then I used the dot texture stamp curled in my hand (some call this "taco stamping") for some random dot stamping over the stenciling. Next I spritzed the area with water and once dry, stamped the large leafy sprig three times with green ink. 

I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle, matted in black (as Gina K. likes to do) and added to an A2 card. Popped a printed sentiment strip on the card using foam tape. Stamped & die cut 3 small leafy sprigs from Gina's class kit to glue around the sentiment. Added two small enamel hearts and 3 dots. Done!

I have two bonus cards today! First I'm sharing a card made based on Gina K.'s class from Scrapbook.com SBC Fest which I started watching after I made the card above. The class is available free at the link shown - Gina's was the last class of the day. Due to other commitments that day, I'm watching most of the Fest on replay & so far have gotten through just the first of Gina's three cards.

Gina had us mask a white panel and create a background with the class kit stamp set. When I peeled off the masking tape, some card stock tore. I pivoted and cut it down with a stitched rectangle & then matted on white panel die cut with the next bigger stitched rectangle, then matted with black. Adhered to an A2 card base. My center leafy sprig wasn't stamped well so I covered it with a label (from another class kit) and then added a stamped/die cut sentiment from Gina's kit. Some Hero Arts black enamel dots finished the card.

For my second bonus, I have an Easter card made using some adorable Spring critters. I ordered some of Gina K.'s Spring themed products & they arrived in time for a second bonus card - yay! Thanks for the quick processing, Gina K.!! I whipped this card up Thursday night...

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Hero Arts and Paper Studio cardstock;

BoBunny Cottontail; Lawn Fawn Gleeful Gradients

Stamps w/dies - Gina K. Designs Spring Joy Mini (dies)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Poppystamps Folk Decorated Eggs (retired)

Other - Copic markers; foam tape

You may think of Gina K. as having gorgeous florals, which she does. She also has some stamps in the "cute" category & I couldn't resist this set on clearance! I stamped and die cut the three critters and arranged on a blue stitched rectangle, then matted in pink. Adhered to a patterned rectangle and then to an A2 card. The stamped sentiment is from the same set. To finish off the card, I added some die cut Easter eggs.

I'll add this card to Darnell's March NBUS Challenge #84 since my critters are newly used.

That's it for today, friends! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you in the March Diva Gallery!!