Circle card with flower cluster

Hey there - time for another Craft Roulette card! I created this one last night while watching Episode #345 featuring host Mary Gunn and guest Tracey Phillips (‪@MindlessCrafting‬), making her 4th appearance.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

various scraps

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments

Stamps w/dies - Trinity Stamps Bone-jour

Dies - Studio Light Sunflower Kisses;

Scrappy Tails Bloom Trio

Other - Enamel dots from Not 2Shabby;

Copic Markers

The wheel was a bit tricky but we worked it out!

• Project - Circle card or card with Circle(S): I formed a circle card from card stock. 
• Colors - Hayride: I leaned into yellow/brown. 
• Element - Floral Cluster: I made a cluster using 5 die cut flowers.
• Random - Add a Moustache: The little bone image has a mustache. 

Everything was done from scratch except the Betterpressed sentiment. I'd done a couple batches with this set containing all occasion sentiments because I needed those birthday cards posted yesterday. 

I formed the circle card by cutting a circle off the edge of a prefolded A2 card. Then I cut a gingham circle and added it to the card with a scrap of brown paper. Die cut the flowers, assembled and added. Stamped and die cut the bone and sentiment strip & added. Popped the Betterpressed sentiment on with foam tape.

That's it for today - I'm off to a fundraiser, then a brunch party. Thanks for stopping and I hope you have a crafty weekend!!

Happy Sunflower Cards

Hey friends - thought I'd pop in to share some sunflower cards and play along at Seize the Birthday #338 using the Anything Goes option. Here's one I made today for a former coworker's birthday:

Supplies: Paper - Paper Rose patterned;

Recollections A2 card, cardstock & patterned; 

Park Lane Ivory; Paper Studio glitter

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders You Are Everything Sentiments

Dies - Studio Light Sunflower Kisses

Other - Trinity Stamps sparkle spots

I added a dotted panel and some patterned strips to an A2 card. Die cut the sunflower and added to the card. A Betterpressed sentiment and some sparkle spots finished the card - very quick and easy! This is a take on Crafty Al's November 2026 Sheetload of Cards. I linked to her YouTube session on downloading it. The sketch download is free and I've been using it a lot this month, both as is and modifying it as I did here.

Once a month I've been participating in Saturday Morning Crafting (SMC) on the Inky Stamper YouTube Channel. Owner Chelsea sends a kit in the mail and you craft together. The kit costs under $20 and it's always fabulous! In October, the kit included a sunflower die set that I absolutely love (kit still available as of this writing HERE)! You can see the episode on YouTube HERE. We made two cards with the kit - all materials were provided so I can't tell you the specific papers or stamps used. While online stores like Simon Says Stamp, A Cherry on Top & Scrapbook.com carry the Studio Light brand, none of them had the sunflower set.

In the weeks since, I've made a few other versions of the sunflower card:

The great thing about the sunflower die set is that you can get some gorgeous texture using an embossing mat after die cutting. I didn't do this on every card and it doesn't show up that great in the photos but it looks amazing! On the final two cards, the scalloped rectangle is from last weekend's Pink and Main event - Open Scallops Rectangle - which isn't available in their store yet (or ever? Not sure). They do have an Open Scallops Circle set.

That's it for today, friends. I'll be glued to Craft Roulette at 6:30p tonight - Episode #345 features Tracey Phillips from ‪@MindlessCrafting‬, if you're interested. And I still need to finish some of the Pink and Main Holiday Magic sessions...

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!

Cat in the Christmas Tree?!

Hi friends - I'm back with another entry for the November theme of Cats and or Dogs at Christmas Kickstart #116.

Supplies: Paper - Recollections cardstock;

Pink & Main Holiday Magic papers;

Lawn Fawn patterned

Stamps w/dies - Spellbinders Crafted with Cheer (CDOM-OCT26)

Dies - Spellbinders Christmas Cats Die Bundle by Yana Smakula;

Penny Black Wood Floors;

Pink & Main Holiday Magic leftover dots

Other - Spellbinders puffy sticker

I watched Card Chaos (15 min cards) Episode #68 on Monday night and the theme was "add a tail". Of course that brought me to cats! I wanted to try a new-to-me Spellbinders die bundle by Yana Smakula featuring some sweet kitties. Because it looked like a lot of die cutting/assembling, I set the timer and worked on the card before the show started - it took 22 minutes & that was racing! Oh well, we still share those cards because the host Irene and her guest sometimes miss the goal of 15 too.

I covered an A2 card with Lawn Fawn striped paper. Die cut the window frame and backed it with a starry sky paper (also LF, I think). Added to the card. Next I cut the wood floor and trimmed it to fit my scene, then added to the card. Die cut all the other elements and assembled, then popped onto the card with foam tape. The dot ornaments were left over from a card I made this past weekend during the Pink & Main Holiday Magic event. I will share those cards when I'm finished (I have to watch a few on replay yet). The sentiment was already in the stash - I had stamped all the October Spellbinders crate sentiment when my box arrived a few weeks ago. The puffy sticker was left over from an old Spellbinders kit - can't remember which but it's many years old!

Isn't that climbing cat adorable?! Any cats I ever had would lay under the Christmas tree and play with the low hanging ornaments. I never had one climb the tree though - you?

Since my cat bundle is getting first play here, I'll also add my card to Darnell's November NBUS Challenge #92. I'm playing at Merry Little Christmas Challenge #71 too - Anything Christmas Goes (entry #2).

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping and I hope to get to your blogs more timely - I've caught up on commenting as of yesterday :)

Happy crafting!

Pocket on a card!

Hi friends - I've been missing in action, trying to get stuff done around here - sorry! Hope to get to your blogs soon!!

Today I'm posting my Craft Roulette card from Episode #344 which I'm watching now. I've already submitted my card & am hanging out in the chat. Fortunately, my card also matches the November theme of Cats and or Dogs at Christmas Kickstart #116.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Lawn Fawn Holiday Plaids; scraps of paper towel box;

Recollections cardstock

Stamps w/dies - Lawn Fawn Cozy Cats Christmas Add-on

 (dies HERE)

Dies - Lawn Fawn Money Pocket, Say What? Gift Tags,

Mini Snowflakes;

Birch Press Design fish

Other - scrap of ribbon; Copic Markers;

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Host Mary Gunn had the amazing Kelly Marie Alvarez (‪@lawnfawn‬) as her guest, making her second appearance (plus she was on a World Card Making Day event). The crafty roulette wheel was spun four times for the parameters we must include:

• Project - Card with a Pocket: I added a die cut pocket.
• Colors - Vegetable Garden: Green and red for peppers. 
• Element - Small Animal(S): Used a cat image which is a small animal. 
• Random - Tidbit(s): Gift box has a fish - a tidbit for kitty.

I had just gone through my Lawn Fawn products since we're doing Interactive Cards at Die Cut Divas with them this month! I knew I had their cute pocket die set so pulled that along with a Cozy Cat add-on set that I hadn't used yet. Stamped, die cut and colored, then arranged the elements on the card. Done!

Since my Cozy Cat is getting first play here, I'll also add my card to Darnell's November NBUS Challenge #92. I'm playing at Merry Little Christmas Challenge #71 too - Anything Christmas Goes.

That's all for now - thanks for the visit! I'll be doing the Pink and Main event this weekend so see you later...

Have a crafty weekend!

October 2026 Card Chain Reveal

Hi everyone - welcome back to the latest reveal for the Card Chain Challenge. Twenty-nine people participated in October and you can see the full reveal HERE. My card went south of me to Chris in IL.

Supplies: Paper - Spellbinders & Lawn Fawn

Dies - Birch Press Design Loop Stitch Frames;

Hero Arts Autumn Leaves (retired);

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Hero Arts Enamel Dots;

Recollections puffy sticker

We had the following options when creating our cards:

Color Palette Option

Sketch Option

Theme Options: Let's Get Spooky / Fall / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Crepe / String Block Stamping

I used the colors, the sketch and the theme of fall in my creation.

First, I formed an A2 card with sunset cardstock and added a bark colored woodgrain stitched panel. Atop that, I added a watercolor print frame in sky blue. Next I die cut a leaf from sunset cardstock and added to the card with a puffy sticker sentiment. Some enamel dots finished the card.

I received this fabulous card from my friend Gundi (papierelle) in Germany. I just love her beautiful background and the sweet little bat!! Thanks too for the Christmas die cuts!!

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping and, if you're interested, check out the November Card Chain sign-up HERE. You have until November 6th to join in - so fun and you only make and send one card, then receive a card.

Happy crafting!!

Include a tag!

Hey there - did you get a lot of trick-or-treaters last night? I decided not to turn on the light since my front storm door is catching on the ceiling of the outside portico. High winds pulled part of it down - ugh!

Today I'm posting my Craft Roulette card from Episode #343 which I watched Friday night. Managed to submit during the show with the help of a few elements that had been crafted during a Thursday Zoom call.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Lawn Fawn Holiday Plaids; Hero Arts glitter;

Art Impressions Winter Woodland 6x6"

Stamps - Lawn Fawn Toboggan Together

Stamps w/dies - Pink & Main Flurry of Fun (dies HERE)

Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Tags

Other - scrap of ribbon; Copic Markers;

pencils; whte gel pen; Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Host Mary Gunn had the talented Sandy Cogdill (‪@sandycogdilldesigns‬) as her guest, making her first appearance. The crafty roulette wheel was spun four times for the parameters we must include:

• Project - Include a Tag: I added a die cut tag. 
• Colors - Library: Book covers are just about every color! 
• Element - New: Stamp set is a new purchase; subsentiment is getting first play here, as is the left penguin. 
• Random - Pencil(s): Penguin at left is colored with pencils.

I knew of a few tag dies in the stash and pulled out several. Decided on the Lawn Fawn set, cutting the largest one.  I had a piece of glitter paper left over from the project I posted yesterday so used it for some snow. The bear and penguin at right were stamped and die cut when I made yesterday's card & I had colored them on Thursday. The penguin at left I stamped and colored with pencils during the show. Look is different from the other two but that's ok! The Merry Christmas was left over from a project I'll post in November but I stamped the subsentiment for this card. Added a scrap of ribbon to the tag and added it to an A2 card with foam tape. Arranged the elements on the tag & added the sentiments - done!

That's all for now - thanks for the visit! I'll be back tomorrow with the October Card Chain reveal - hope you'll stop back!

Have a crafty day!

Happy Halloween & final day for shaped cards at Die Cut Divas!!

Happy Halloween if you're celebrating today & sorry, no Halloween cards to share... Instead, I'm sharing inspiration for the last day of our shaped cards at Die Cut Divas October Challenge. You'll find card one on the Diva post HERE but the bonus card is only on this post.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Hero Arts glitter; My Favorite Things patterned

Stamps w/dies - Pink & Main Flurry of Fun (dies HERE) &

Snow Grateful (dies HERE)

Dies - Pink & Main Scallop Oblong Oval Dies

Other - Copic markers

We have the wonderful Pink & Main as our sponsor this month! They will present a $25 gift card to their store to our random winner, selected from eligible October 2026 entries.

I formed a landscape oval top fold card by cutting just outside the fold. Next I cut a layer of blue snow dot paper and added it so the scallops went all the way around (fold can barely be seen on the back). Then I cut a full glitter scallop but narrowed it by cutting a second time to form a hill.

I stamped, die cut and colored the critters and snowballs. Added them to the card. Next I stamped and die cut the sentiment, a few plain layers for stacking and an undershadow layer from a scrap. Adhered it to the card & done!

The Snow Grateful set I used for the sentiment comes from the new release. When I ordered it, I ordered two other bear sets - thought they have the cutest expressions!! Pink & Main's service is incredible - I got my latest order in time to create for our final October post! Thanks Pink & Main!!

How about a bonus? I made a mini card using a peeking elf die!

Supplies: Paper - Recollections cardstock & scraps

Dies - Pink & Main Deer and Elf Peeker Dies

Other - white gel pen; Hero Arts Key Lime ink;

colored pencils

I die cut the base layer twice and scored the back to form the card. Next I cut the face and hat pieces and the hands. Assembled and added some white gel pen and colored pencil details. Quick and easy - perfect for adding to a gift! Oops - I forgot to give him hair - oh well...he's bald, I guess! Here's a side view:

I'll add my card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #91 since my stamps with dies are newly used. And I'll play for the third & final time at The Creative Crafters Challenge #105 where Anything Goes.

That's all for today - thanks for stopping by & I hope you'll play along if you haven't maxed out at four entries. Happy crafting!!