Woodland Bunny

Hey crafty friends - hope your week is off to a great start! I'm back with another woodland critter card for the September CAS Christmas Challenge; this is my third entry & I just realized we can enter as often as we wish!

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Spellbinders A2 card

Stamps w/dies - Art Impressions Woodland Critters 

& Woodland Bears

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Copic Markers; Color Box Robin's Egg Ink;

Memento Tuxedo Black & Versafine Clair Nocturne inks;

Hero Arts Bermuda ink; white gel pen

I die cut a stitched rectangle and sketched a small hill. Stamped the tree and the sentiment. Inked around the upper area for a sky. The bunny was already stamped and die cut so I gave him a quick color with Copics. Added him to the scene & glued it to an A2 card - done!

Tonight I was playing at Card Chaos (15 minute cards) where the theme was Fur or Furry. Sweet little bunny has lots of warm fur and the guest host, Amanda (from Pear Blossom Press), loves bunnies!! You can see the YouTube episode HERE. I made this card in about 13 minutes & deliberately made it to fit CAS Christmas.

I'll also join in at We Love Stamping September Challenge - Trees and Leaves.

That's all for now. I'll be back on Wednesday for our last day of the month reminder for Die Cut Divas. We've been using Art Impressions products so I had them handy for tonight's card.

Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting!! 

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!!

Cozy Cats in a Winter Wonderland

Hi friends - TGIFF (double F for FUNN Friday & Craft Roulette tonight!)!! I meant to play in Lawn Fawn Challenge #208 yesterday but forgot to include something new. Well, the fall plaid paper was new but I wanted to go bigger! So, here's the card I made today using Lawn Fawn's new Cozy Cats along with some of their older dies:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Recollections A2 card; Lawn Fawn Favorite Flannel Fall Petite

Stamps with Dies - Lawn Fawn Cozy Cats Stamp + Die Bundle

Dies - Lawn Fawn Winter Wonderland Window 

& Stitched Hillside Borders

Other - Copic Markers; white gel pen; foam tape

I added a strip of the fall plaid (works great for winter too!) to an A2 card. Die cut the window and some stitched hills, plus snowflakes from the window set. Assembled the hills and window and added to the card, then layered two snowflakes that match the border over top. 

Next I die cut, stamped (using the negative), and colored the cats and speech bubble. Stamped the sentiment "Happy Pawlidays" into the bubble. Added these to the card along with some bitty snowflakes. Done!

Talk about "old" (or shall we say "well loved"?) - the Stitched Hillside Borders are from 2014. They cut beautifully, are still in the Lawn Fawn inventory and I use them often! Lawn Fawn released the Winter Wonderland Window in 2023; it's another fave of mine! I'll use just the snowflake dies to cut batches of snowflake for the stash - very handy!!

I'm also adding my card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #80 since my cats are newly used & at Merry Little Christmas #65 where Anything Goes Christmas (entry #3). I'm also playing at the We Love Stamping November Challenge where they're doing Anything Christmas (plus an Anything Goes option) - my second entry.

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for visiting and if you're free at 6:30pm Central Time tonight, come and watch Craft Roulette Episode #292 Live with me! Oh, and remember the November Die Cut Diva Challenge where we're doing Critters with sponsor Lawn Fawn. You can use any brand but we'd love to see Lawn Fawn!

Just Add Antlers!

Hey everyone - how's your week going? I've been having fun putting together a box card for Christmas Kickstart Challenge #104 - Just Add Antlers. 

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Lawn Fawn Favorite Flannel Fall Petite 

& Perfectly Plaid Winter Petite

Stamps with Dies - Toboggan Together Stamp + Die Bundle

Dies - Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up,

Stitched Hillside Borders, Mini Snowflakes, 

& Winter Wonderland Window

Spellbinders Bold Type Merry Christmas

(retired but found HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Press Plate w/die - Spellbinders Merry & Bright Sentiment Strips

Other - Copic Markers; Stickles;

Hero Arts and Memento inks

CKC host Jo (Jo Blogs) has Vicki Ruta (The Craftacular Creator) as her elf this month. I've met Vicki online via Craft Roulette - she has made several appearances on the show & often creates with Lawn Fawn products. Since Die Cut Divas has Lawn Fawn as our sponsor this month (November Critter Challenge) & Vicki loves Lawn Fawn, I'm mainly using Lawn Fawn here.

I die cut the box card from plaid paper and assembled. I added some stitched hillside strips to the spacer panels & plaid layers (cut from a different plaid) to the scalloped panels. Next I added die cut snowflakes from two Lawn Fawn sets & a sentiment from the stash. The "Merry" is a Spellbinders die cut. The "Christmas" was trimmed off a Betterpressed strip; I rounded the edges & shaded it with a BG000 Copic.

Next I stamped, die cut and colored the scene elements. Adhered them to the hills. It looked a bit bare to the back so I decided to die cut some of the trees from Neenah white and leave them unstamped. I adhered them directly to the back of the box. Originally I didn't plan on having the snowballs in the scene but I had glued my penguins with gifts too far to the right. The snowball stack filled in the space perfectly. I used the trio of stars die in the box card set to cut stars for the stamped trees & added snowy Stickles.

Here are a couple more views - top and flat. For the flat view I held the front & right side panels down. When you let them fold up over the scene, it fits perfectly into an A2 envelope.

That's it for today. I'll also share at Darnell's NBUS Challenge #80 since my critters are newly used & at Merry Little Christmas #65 where Anything Goes Christmas. I'm also playing at the We Love Stamping November Challenge where they're doing Anything Christmas (along with Anything Goes option).

Thanks for stopping by & have a crafty day!!

Birthday Party Mice!

Hey crafty friends - thought I'd play with some new Lawn Fawn and enter Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #206 There's No Place Like Home.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio Assorted Cardstock;

Lawn Fawn All the Sparkles Petite (grey stripe); 

Fancy Pants Park Bench (grey)

Stamps w/dies - Lawn Fawn Birthday Mice,

Simply Celebrate Critters (dies HERE),

Simply Celebrate Hangouts (dies HERE),

 All the Speech Bubbles (dies not used but HERE), & 

Toboggan Together (dies HERE)

Dies - Lawn Fawn Heart Garland Backdrop Portrait &

Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; white gel pen

On Tuesday, Lawn Fawn announced a special freebie stamp set, Birthday Mice, only available in local participating stores. Lucky for me, my local bestie Anchor Paper is participating! I headed over there & added more Lawn Fawn to my stash, including the dies to match the freebie stamps. I decided to combine them with some older products to create a homey birthday party scene - just like the ones we had when I was a child!

First I stamped, die cut & colored all scene elements. I wanted to give them a party frame but the one in my stash was for Valentine's Day. No problem - I die cut it (three times for dimension) & trimmed off the top of the hearts. Next I die cut banners from a LF box card die set & added them in place of the hearts. Backed the frame with some patterned paper & adhered to an A2 card. Added the table, mice and speech bubbles. It needed something else so I stamped a trio of presents from a Christmas set. Die cut and colored them with Copics to match the scene. Some white gel pen details finished the card.

I'll also add my card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #79 since the birthday mice are new. I'm also playing at the October We Love Stamping Challenge using the Anything Goes Option & Seize the Birthday #315 also using Anything Goes.

That's it for today friends! I'll be watching Craft Roulette in a few hours and will probably share that card tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting!!

Z-fold with Floral Pitcher

Welcome crafty friends! I'm here with inspiration for the Die Cut Divas August Challenge: Z-Fold Cards!! You can see my Diva post HERE, if desired; all the details, extra views and a bonus card can be found below.

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts Passion Flower;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

MFT Orange Sherbet & Watercolor Wash

Stamps - Altenew Fresh Bouquet

Die/Embossing Folder/Stencil - Altenew Pitcher Vases Bundle 

Die - Altenew Mix and Match Frames

Inks - Hero Arts Amethyst & TH Distress Iced Spruce

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape

We're sponsored by Altenew this month; they've given us a $20 gift card for our random winner to be drawn from eligible August entries on 9/3. Thanks so much!!

I had been eying the pitcher vase combo since released and, thanks to Darnell & her 75th NBUS Challenge prize, was able to get it. It just arrived & is getting its first play here! First I die cut then embossed & stenciled this darling pitcher vase. Next I searched through my Altenew stamps - most are too large for the vase but I found a gift mini set Altenew sent me in December called Fresh Bouquet. I stamped & colored it, then trimmed some parts off to rearrange atop the vase. 

Next I formed a simple Z fold by folding back the front of an A2 card. Added mat panels to front and inside. Die cut a deckle panel to overlap the Z on the front. Masked off the bottom and ink blended some Iced Spruce to be my "table". Stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set and matted it. Assembled everything on the card. I'll add a white panel for the inside sentiment later. Here are a couple more views - standing front & top:

Thanks again to Darnell - I'll add this card to her IDEAS E for Embossing this week and to her NBUS Challenge #77 since the vase is newly used. So is the floral stamp, now that I think about it! I'll also add my card to the August We Love Stamping Challenge using the Flower Theme. My bouquet is hand stamped and colored; this is my second of three possible there.

Ready for a bonus? Skip if not! Please note - my bonus card, while a Z-fold, wouldn't work for the Diva Challenge since it doesn't have any die cuts, nor did I use an embossing folder. Kinda forgot that, so that's why it's a bonus - LOL.

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Lawn Fawn Petite Watercolor Wishes;

scrap of patterned paper (brand unk)

Stamps - Altenew Little Mushroom;

magazine freebie gnome set

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape

I was shopping at Barnes & Noble earlier this month and found issue 148 of Creative Stamping magazine containing a cute gnome stamp set plus the Altenew mushroom stamp set! Since we're using Altenew products this month, I decided the set should come home with me. I formed the Z-Fold same as above but this time I trimmed the front into a diagonal. Matted with patterned and watercolor wash papers. Stamped the images (gnomes are fussy cut) and colored with Copics. Stamped the sentiment & assembled. Here's a standing view:

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping and we hope to see your Z-Fold in the gallery, remembering to include a die cut & or use an embossing folder!

Happy crafting!!

Coffee Beans for Aliens?

Hey friends - hope your week is going well. Since it's the first week of the month, Darnell is doing I = Inks for her IDEAS program. See her beautiful inspiration cards HERE. Thought I'd play along and create a galaxy background for a cute alien stamp I got at Paperganza. Coincidentally, at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #265, A is for Alien so I'll play there too!

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Solar White; 

scrap of green

Stamps - Trinity Espresso Terrestrial;

MFT Perk Up (retired)

Inks - TH Distress: Black Soot, Blueprint Sketch, 

Shaded Lilac, Chipped Sapphire, 

Mustard Seed, & Squeezed Lemonade

Other - Paper Studio stars; white gel pen; 

foam tape; Hero Arts Shimmer Spray; Copic Markers

First I took an A2 panel of Neenah and blended 3 inks: Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch & Chipped Sapphire, then edged with Black Soot. Sprayed with shimmer mist. When dry, I added star gems and white gel details, then added to an A2 card base. Adhered a green strip to the bottom & stamped the "Bean Me Up" along with some coffee beans. 

Next, I stamped the alien in the coffee cup space ship onto a scrap of Neenah white, extending the rays with a sharpie. Masked and inked the rays, then colored the rest with Copics. Fussy cut and stamped the coffee beans beaming up in the ray area. Stamped the ship with the company name "Espresso Terrestrial Coffee Co". Adhered the space ship to the card.

Finally, I stamped and fussy cut a thank you sentiment to match the coffee theme. Thanks Trinity Stamps for the adorable alien stamps which are getting first play here! Since NBUS, I'll add to Darnell's August NBUS Challenge #77. I'm also playing at the August We Love Stamping Challenge using the Anything Goes option (other theme is flowers).

If you missed it, I made a cute crocodile card with products from Riley and Co. Just learned that, starting tomorrow, R&C will carry closeout items from My Favorite Things!! I can't wait to pop over and see what they'll have. Frantic Stamper & Simon Says Stamp have some items too; maybe other places, but these are the ones I know best. None of these are affiliate links, I just list for your convenience.

Thanks for visiting and have a crafty day!!

Summer Fun on the Beach!

Hey there - I have a summer card today, inspired by the gorgeous weather we're having! Sunny with a high of 82F expected - love it! 

Supplies: Paper - TH Distress Watercolor;

Paper Studio A2 card; Neenah Solar White; scrap of yellow

Stamps with Dies - Hero Arts Studio June 2025 Card Kit

Stamps - Hero Arts/Studio Calico You Are the Best (retired)

Other - Copic Markers; Glossy Accents;

foam tape; Hero Arts Blue + Shimmer Spray &

Sand embossing powder; Versamark ink;

HA Blue Hawaii & Creamsicle inks

My monthly HA box arrived yesterday, just in time to watch their Craft and Create June 2025 with Channin Pelletier. While she made her two cards, I stamped and die cut all the elements in the large stamp set that came in the June card kit. I chose not to make her beach card, instead focusing on creating multiples of the various images & sentiments. I don't subscribe to the stencil of the month which she used on her second card.

This morning I colored the elements I'd selected to feature, including the fun bicycle. I used colors inspired by the mood board for Just Us Girls #780 - so stunning! I was already planning a beach scene so it played right into the mood board too.

I had a dried watercolor panel that I'd sprayed with blue shimmer spray. I swiped Versamark ink across the bottom and embossed it with the sand powder that came with the June kit. Assembled the elements on the bicycle and added to the card with foam tape. Applied Glossy Accents to the sunglasses and bottle. Note: I trimmed off the part of the beach blanket that extends off the rolled part.

Next I stamped what is intended to be part of an award ribbon but looked like a sun to me. Stamped in HA Creamsicle ink onto a scrap of yellow paper. Fussy cut it & adhered to the corner trimming off the excess. Stacked several die cut layers behind the sentiment and added to the sun. I love that this kit has dies for all the sentiments.

I'm also sending my card (3rd and final entry) to the June We Love Stamping Challenge using the Nature Theme & to Darnell's IDEAS since I did embossing for the sand. And to the June NBUS Challenge #75 since all my kit stamps are newly used.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!