Saturday, November 8, 2025

Just Keep Swimming!

Hello friends - time to recap Craft Roulette Episode #292 featuring Mary Gunn & her guest, Therese Calvird (Lost in Paper). Therese has been a guest before, including on the CR World Card Making Day online event. I watched last night & crafted along, creating this card:


Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;
Paper Studio A2 card & black cardstock;
TH kraft metallic
Stamps - Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish 
(retired but HERE at Frantic Stamper - just
one left at this writing)
Dies - Birch Press Design Block Print Angel Fish
Other - SSS Starshine dots; white gel pen;
black fineliner

As usual, we got four must-use parameters by the spin of a roulette wheel. The wheel was in rare form & I wasn't excited to start but got an idea & off I went!


  • Project - Encouragement Card: I used "just keep swimming" as an encouragement sentiment.
  • Colors - Sophisticated: Google said black/white/gray is sophisticated & also purple. 
  • Element - House Pet(s): I used an angelfish, common in household fish tanks! 
  • Random - Thread or Twine: I added a purple twine bow to my fish.
I've said it before, but I do best with quick die cutting for my Craft Roulette card to be done during the show. A stamped sentiment and some dots for bubbles finished the card. I used a new Birch Press angelfish so will add my card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #80.

That's it for today. I'm off to a pancake breakfast hosted by a sister Sweet Adelines chorus across town. They'll also have a bake sale with some yummy treats & maybe some crafts too? We'll see....

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!!


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8 comments:

  1. Lisa EltonNovember 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM

    I like your fancy angel fish, this is cute!

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  2. HilaryJaneNovember 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM

    I don't know how you come up with the ideas for these cards, this one is just great. Who know what sophisticated means? It could be almost anything! Hope you enjoyed the pancakes xx

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  3. JeanNovember 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM

    Your met the challenge wonderfully! Great card.

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  4. Cat CraigNovember 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM

    My goodness Linda, you rocked this challenge . I love the card and your interpretation of the parameters.

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  5. GretaNovember 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM

    Such a great card with your new fish die! Hope you enjoyed the event!

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  6. Dawn TNovember 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM

    You have done an awesome job on the parameters. I think they are quite difficult but you've nailed it.

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  7. papierelleNovember 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM

    Soooo funny!!!! Love this idea!!

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  8. RosemaryNovember 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM

    I think you created a wonderful card with what the wheel gave you, Linda!

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