Handmade For You

 Hello friends, our new challenge blog
The Neglected Stuff is quite a hit as we all have that 'stuff' we just had
to have and then either never used it or maybe used it only once.
I know I have a boatload of it myself and one thing I have lots and lots
of and never used or rarely used are the Sizzix Bigz dies.
This fun challenge allows me (makes me) put it to use as I did with
this Sizzix Bigz Layered Butterfly die.
I cut the under piece from Doodlebugs love notes paper and the top
layer from a scrap of red vellum.  I used a quilted WeR memory keepers
embossing folder and a sentiment from Spellbinders BetterPress dies.

It's a big butterfly that makes quite a statement.
Get out your neglected stuff and come on over and have some fun with us
but remember you MUST tell us what your 'stuff' is
and had in your stash 6 months or longer, the older the better!!

Entering the following challenges:
Creative Knockouts #544 .... Embossing

Guest Designing at Dragonfly Dreams

 Today I am guest designing at Dragonfly Dreams Challenge
and their theme is ANIMALS.

Easy theme for me as I have lots and lots  stamps/dies of
animals to choose from but this Waffle Flower Intertwined Bears
die has been a favorite of mine and I've only used it once
before, shame on me right??  I also have the intertwined dogs
I have yet to use, but coming soon!!

I followed directions on a few youtube videos to complete
but changing it a bit to make it how I wanted it.

The bears were cut twice from scraps of cream card stock
which as the video shows can then sandwich the flower
between the bears paws like she is holding it...clever!

The background paper is a beautiful pad I bought as soon
as it came out in February from
Paper Rose Bees & Butterflies basics 6x6 paper pad.
The sentiment is also from Waffle Flower.
The bears paws open up to disclose the sentiment inside
which is hidden from the front under the big bear.
I showed this card to my hubby and he said
'well isn't that cute' LOL!!

I want to put out a BIG thank you to

the DT at Dragonfly Dreams for having me guest design!!

Entering the following challenges:

Crafty Catz #691.... ATG
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday .... ATG
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Crafty Animals #93.... ATG with an Animal
Critter Crazy #97.... Critter as Focus

Merry Grinchmas

Hello friends, we are into full swing with our Christmas cards at
Peace On Earth and have a fun inspiration board for April!
You can create anything Christmas themed though which will put you that
much ahead for your 2025 cards when the holidays come around, 
and the way time flies it's sooner then you think!

I let Mr. Grinch in the bottom right corner inspire today's card!
I purchased the Grinch Hand die set from Kat Scrappiness along with the
Grinch sprinkles on my shaker card .  I used a snowy
embossing folder for my base with a cut out circle for the
sprinkles to 'hide' in!  The sentiment is from another
Grinch set I found C.C. Designs Green One.
I started making this card in 2023, yep, can you believe it,
but finished it in 2024 to mail to my niece that has a big love
for Mr. Grinch, she even has Grinch Christmas sheets on her
bed, so I know she will appreciate this card!

Come on over to Peace On Earth and see all the
beautiful talent the designers have, join in with us too!

Fancy Fold Birthday Card

 Hello Friends and Happy April!
It's time to pull out all those pretty papers you have been hoarding
and come and join our challenge at
Love Those Pretty Papers.

We have an OPTIONAL theme of SPRINGTIME
but you can create anything new with your papers.

I found a fun fancy fold card on Pinterest and followed it to a blog HERE
and watched her video of how to do it.  I have to say it is pretty clever and
also pretty easy once you get the hang of the first one.

My main papers are from the gorgeous pad of Mintay Beauty In Bloom,
it is covered in daffodils one of my favorite Spring flowers
so it certainly spoke Springtime to me.  The other papers came from my
stash of scraps of which I have many!  The stamp set is a favorite one
from Simon Says Stamp Vintage Garden.   The inside sentiment is 
a Stampendous Birthday Wish set.

The die cut I used for the front
cut out is Spellbinders Labels Four.
The most important thing I learned is that to make this card is you need to use stacking dies for the cut out piece.

Inside of card looking through the front cut out.

How the front piece opens to the inside.

For MY anything goes card I made a 'shopping bag
gift card/money holder' that I saw on youtube HERE.
Once you get the hang of this it is really easy and fun.
The first one I did I had to watch the video and stop it a
few times to get it correct, but once doing it the 'correct'
way it is pretty easy.  My papers came out of my 12x12 stash
and they might be Stampin Up, not sure anymore as my 12x12
papers are OLD!    Since you can make these bags ahead and will
pretty much fit in any A2 card you can make them ahead and use them as needed.  I think these will be my 2025 gift cards for
my grands this year.  I added a paper doily that was just sitting here
begging to be used and some of my homemade flowers
and a few gems.

The inside of the card, the bag lies flat to mail.

Come on over to our fun challenge as it gives you the
opportunity to use some of your own paper hoard!

We have a Top winner and also a Top 3 and it just might be YOU!

Entering the following challenges:
Creative Creases #102 .... ATG
Die Cut Diva's ....Flowers
Daisy Chain #95 .... Not Square

Hello Friend

 Hello friends, today at Simply Clean & Simple we have
an OPTIONAL theme of Umbrellas but you can create
anything as long as you keep it CAS!

For my card I pulled out a never been used before stamp set
from Streamside Studios, ever hear of them?  I know I haven't
but it sure is a cute set.  After coloring the image on a Sizzix labels die, I crimped a
white paper scrap and used it along the side trying to keep it CAS.
A Spellbinders BetterPress die was used for the sentiment.

Join our Simply Clean & Simple challenge
just remember to keep it CAS.

Entering the following challenges:
The Crafters Cafe #317 .... ATG or Optional CAS
Crafty Animals #93 ... ATG with Animals

Triple B Challenge April 2025

 Hello friends, it's a new challenge at Triple B Challenges and
we have a fun mood board for inspiration but you can
create any color as long as it has birds~blooms~butterflies on it,
one, two or all three.

I had some flowers all stamped out I was working on when my order from
scrapbookdotcom arrived in the mail and in it was  this beautiful package of
rub-ons Flight of Fancy from Graphic 45 that were the perfect match
to the colors in our mood board, so I had to switch gears and create with them.  I have to say there are a lot of them in the package
that will make beautiful cards.  I die cut a Tutti Designs heart
then applied my image to that, easy peasy.  Underneath I used
a newly purchased 3D embossing folder from one of the Sizzix
big sales they have a few times a year, it is called 'Tablecloth'.
These folders are typically only $3.20 at their sales, how can I resist?
The sentiment was created with a Spellbinders BetterPress die,
another favorite 'tool'!

So, get your blooms, butterflies and/or birds out
and come and join the fun at Triple B!

Word Power April 2025

 Hello friends, I'm back again with another card for our monthly challenge at
Word Power where our challenge is all about letting your sentiments 
take center stage!  When Spellbinders have their warehouse sales I
always try to take advantage of them as they are just too good to pass up!
This is where the die came from for my big Thank You.
It is a Betterpress Thank You Very Much plate, on sale at that time for $1.00.
It is a two step plate and very easy to do as it comes with a template
for easy line-up.  The small doily behind was from my already
pre-cut stash of die cuts, but it is a Cheapo Doily die from when I used to
work for Cheapo dies.  The butterfly paper is Brutus Monroe .

Come on over to our challenge and join us for some
Word Power fun!!