Monday, May 25, 2026

Memorial Day 2026

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

In remembrance of those who died in service to our country.





Card Recipe
Stamps:  Painted Poppy, Thinking of You (both Alt)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White 
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Black
Other:  Stately EF (ret Craft Concepts), White EP, Copics 

The image was a past calendar page.


Enjoy!


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Friday, May 22, 2026

Wildflowers

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We finally got some rain and after 5 days in a row in the 90s, it was
a welcome relief.


Jen B's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #737 is an easy one.


I pulled out an old calendar page for my main image, cutting it using 
an oval die.  Since I didn't think you'd care to see the actual calendar, I cut
the bottom off the oval.

After matting it with a nice blue piece of cardstock, I put it on a piece cut
from Nance's cover plate.  She brought it for me to play with our last visit and
it was waiting patiently for just the right card to go with.

I may need to use this sketch again, and again.


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Wild Flowers (W+9), Cheers to You Press Plate (SB)
Ink:   Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Blueprint Sketch, Festive Berries, Candied Apple (DM), 
Betterpress Black
Paper:  Neenah Solar White , Blueberry Bushel  
Other:  Charming Flora Cover Plate (Alex Siberia), Essential Modern Labels dies (SB), Into the Blooms: Wildwood (bee die)


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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The Flowers and the Bees

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Some of my sweet, sweet friends shared their Betterpress images with me.
I love coloring them and it's a good day when I can pull one out.


This time it's an Altenew image colored with Tombow Markers.

After I colored it and die cut it, I realized that the design had way too much on 
the top and not enough on the bottom.

I tried my hummingbird dies but they were either too big or facing the wrong direction.

Then I thought of bees.

After searching my stash, I landed on these bees from the Greetery.

Life IS beautiful with friends like you.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls #823 - Word Week
Inkspirational #367 - Visual Prompt (Flowers)







Card Recipe
Stamps:  Dainty Flower Garden Pressplate (Alt)
Ink:   Betterpress Black
Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain, Neenah Solar White
Other:  Tombow Markers (055, 985, 126, 245, 723, 817), Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers Dies (MB), Curio Summer Findings (Greetery)


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Monday, May 18, 2026

Butterfly Happy Birthday

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We're back to summer heat so I'll be staying inside as much as possible for
a few days.  I'm glad to have an excuse to take a break on the yard work.


I've been playing with these butterflies a lot lately.  I'm not sure if any of them have
made it to my blog before, but I thought they would work well for the
Freshly Made Sketches #736 by Varina...


and I even used a piece of my hoard of patterned papers.

The butterflies are a die and embossing folder set from Simon Says.
It's my new favorite toy.

Challenges:
Love those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper

 



Card Recipe
Stamps:  Cheers to You Pressplate (SB)
Ink:   Marina Mist, Wilted Violet
Paper:  Dyeing Flowers PP (AZ), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil  
Other:  Butterfly Escapade EF & Die (SSS), Large Words EF (Kwan), Gold Foil


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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Lime Green and Violet for Color Hues

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues.


This month Tracey picked our colors.  She chose....


I've stamped the flower with Memento Toffee Crunch and colored with Arteza Twimarkers.

The watery background was done by scribbling the markers onto acetate, spritzing
and smooshing onto a piece of Betterpress paper.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends have done to inspire you.


I hope you'll create a card using Lime & Violet and add it to the gallery at


Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on May 29th.




Card Recipe
Stamps:  Garden Trio (PB), Banner Sentiments (PB), Scripted Background (W+9)
Ink:  Memento Toffee Crunch, Versafine Onyx Black, Whisper White 
Paper:  BP Porcelain, Neenah Solar White
Other:  Arteza Twimarkers (Violet, Lime Green, Apple Green), Essential Modern Labels die (SB), Garden Trio die (PB), Mistletoe Greetings die (SB), Micron Pen, White EP


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