Fa La La La La

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

I've had a ball with these singing snowmen!  They'll be making quite a

few appearances in the next few months.

Only 12 weeks until time to send out Christmas cards. GASP!

These guys are helping to build that Christmas stash and remind me of

how much I love Christmas carols!

Their stage is the last bit of a sheet of patterned paper with musical scales.

It has a bit of sparkle too. 

The musical notes are die cuts from the Elfettes. 

I need to book them for an appearance soon. 

Challenges:

Double D  - Musical

Love Those Pretty Papers - Music Background

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Patterned Paper (?), Scraps of colored cardstock

Other:  The Snow Notes dies (SB), Copic (COO), Border Builders dies (LI OOB))  

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I Gotta Crow

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

Actually my friend has a crow and she let me borrow it to use for 

Halloween cards for the grandsons.

Here's the first one...

I die cut the crows from black glimmer paper and assembled them.  The branches

were cut from plain black cardstock.

All the backgrounds were in the smooshed and splashed background stash and

embossed with my spiderweb embossing folder.  (Always a favorite at Halloween.)

Here are the other two....

I used a background done with Lindy's Magicals. It has a nice shimmer.

The spiderweb was swiped with my white ink pad to make it stand out more.

and the final one.....

This background was pretty light so I swiped the web with a black inkpad.  The 

sentiment was embossed with some Lindy's sparkly orange embossing powder.

All the eyes are punched from a snippet of gold foil.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #791 - ATG with Dies

Two Old Bats - ATG Halloween

I.D.E.A.S. - D is for Dies

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sentiment: Spooky Fun (PB)

Ink:   White, Black, VersaMark, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Black Glimmer (old SU), Black, Pumpkin Pie

Other: Lovely Layer Crow (Honey Bee), Spider Web EF (SZ), Grove Branch die (MB), Pewter EP, Clear EP,  Lindy's Cleopatra's Copper EP, Stitched Rectangles die (SSS)

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Black and White Birthday

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

I kept thinking this needed a spot of color, but in the end, the black

sentiment strip did the trick.

I used a set that was a gift from a sweet blogging friend

These vintage flowers have wonderful shading and although I think they'd

be beautiful colored, they stand out in black and white.

I stamped the butterfly again on a piece of scrap and fussy cut it out to pop

over the stamped one.  Some tiny gems gave some extra interest and a foiled 

sentiment finishes it off.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Summer has come back for a few days

but we'll be back to that lovely fall weather next week.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks #784 - Birthday

Seize the Birthday #312 - Black and White

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Vintage Garden (SSS), PP Fancy Sentiment Strips (SB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Black 

Other:  Opaque White Foil, Fancy Sentiment Strips die (SB), Subtle EF (ret SU0

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Tagged for Christmas

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

I know that some of you don't like to see Christmas cards this early.

So I'll try to remember to put Christmas in the title so you'll know not to

take a look.

Last year I got some Greetery items for Christmas.  By then I was tired of making

Christmas cards so the NBUS box was fed. (I have a separate box for Christmas NBUS).

I told myself that I couldn't buy any more Christmas stuff until I used all

that I already had.  Of course I didn't listen.  But I am using these Christmas NBUS and

some Christmas things that were left over from last Christmas season.  The box 

is getting lighter. 

This ribbon die has a stencil (sold separately) to add shading.  You can't see the 

shading well in the photo, but it adds a richness that makes me glad I got the 

stencil with it.

I cut it from red cardstock, stenciled in the shading and popped it on top of

an embossed piece.  The Rosemary and Berries die set was also in the NBUS

box and I cut some from scraps of white and used Copics to color them.

When I saw that Carol's Inkspirational Challenge was to add a tag, I was able to add

the tag strip, coverups and toppers that came in the same gift.  

I did a ribbon in green too...

and another red one. But I'll share that later.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #349 - Add a Tag

NBUS #78 - Never Before Used Schtuff 

 

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  sentiment (Prancers (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Real Red, Greenleaf (SSS)

Other: Ribbon Frame die, Ribbon Frame stencil, Rosemary & Berries dies (Grtry), Copics (G43, G46), Tear Strip Tags, Tear Strip Tag Cover-ups, Tear Strip Tag Toppers

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  

Ink:   Rustic Wilderness

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Matte Gold (SSS), Greenleaf (SSS), Real Red (for berries)

Other:  Ribbon Frame, Rosemary and Berries dies (Grtry), Copics (G43, G46), Fancy Peace die (Alt), Subtle EF (ret SU)

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Sunflower Note

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

I'm starting to feel more comfortable with the layered stencils and I fell in love

with this sunflower stencil from Papertrey Ink.

I used brushes to add ink through the stencils then added highlights with my

Caran d'ache Supracolor Pencils.  The background was looking too white,

so brushed over it with the ink left on the yellow brush.

The die cut sentiment was cut from colored cardstock and the backing die

cut from vellum.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #790 - ATG Stencil Week

Stencil Fun - ATG using a stencil-Optional Nature

Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. - Week 1 Add Ink

  

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Cajun Craze, Vellum

Other:  Sunflower Garden Stencil (PTI), Pierced Blanket Cover Die (PF),  Just a Note die (SSS), Subtle EF (ret SU), Linen Thread (SU), Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops

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Orange and Green for Color Hues

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

Time for another challenge at Color Hues.

This time the challenge is brought to us by my talented friend Karen.

She chose.....

I finally got those NBUS poppies cut and colored!

I die cut them from mixed media paper and used Distress Re-inkers as watercolor

and used some of the diluted Marmalade re-inker in the background.

Now let's go over to Color Hues and see what the my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designe Lisa K. have done to inspire you. 

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

Color Hues.

Please only use hues of these two colors. Neutrals are welcome.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on September 14th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Challenges:

Color Hues #117 - Orange & Green

NBUS #78 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Mini Everyday Sentiments PP (SB)

Ink:   

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Into the Blooms-Poppies die (PTI), Distress Re-inkers (Spiced Marmalade, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss), White Foil (SB), Pierced Blanket Cover Die (PF)

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Turning the Page September 2025

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

Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new month.

 

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

 

I thought I'd set up a regular post on the first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our September page.

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

 

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

September Recipe

Stamps:  Spider Mums (Alt),

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Copics (YR14, YR15, YR18, G94, G99) 

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Three Leaves

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

I pulled out an old and much loved die set for this card.

I used Jen B's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for this card.  Here's the sketch...

It seemed like it begged for long, skinny leaves.

These leaves were cut from watercolor paper and colored with Distress re-inkers.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Kraft, Mixed Media, Matte Gold

Other:  Layering Leaves die (C9), Words of Gratitude die (PB), Subtle EF (ret SU), Distress re-inkers (Candied Apple, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint)

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Blessing

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

I noticed a bit of red in the maple tree a couple of days ago.

I love fall and all the warm colors that come with it.

The feeling went with me to the studio.

I love the colors at Color Throwdown but wasn't quite sure what to do with it.

The maple leaves gave me an idea.

I pulled out my leaf dies and found some colored and some plain leaves already

cut and ready to go.  Some re-inkers and water took care of the plain ones.

(There was an aqua leaf already colored.)

I had this NBUS stamp and die waiting to be used and it seemed a perfect place

to plant some leaves.

Challenges:

Color Throwdown #839 - Aqua, Red & White

Time Out Challenges #296 - Friendship, Encouragement, Support

NBUS #77 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp and label die)

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Reflections Numbers 6 (PTI)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Pool Party, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Reflections Numbers 6 die (PTI), Leaves dies (MFT & Cross Cut)

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Couple of Cups

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

Among my many beautiful handmade birthday cards, was a gorgeous cup with

watercolor flowers on a red background.  I'll share the card with you later in this post.

Included with the card though was the cup die set and floral stamp set that she used.

And I had so much fun playing with them.

I CASED her card using different colors and butterflies instead of hearts.

This one is for Double D's Butterfly Challenge

Since I'm so in the mood for Autumn and I was having so much fun with it, I did another

using some Fall colors.

This time I CASEd her card using a different part of the floral stamp and different colors.

Here's her card. (She doesn't blog so I can't link to it.) But she told me it was a 

CASE of this card she'd seen on the Internet. (I'd seen it too and loved it.)

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Mandala Blooms (SSS)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, VersaMark

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore), Neenah Solar White, Bermuda Bay

Other:  Coffee Mugs die (SSS), Baker's Twine, Bright Butterflies dies (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Mandala Blooms (SSS)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch, Whisper White

Paper:  Watercolor (Strathmore), More Mustard

Other:  Kitchen Weave EF (CB), Burlap Texture die (ALT), Coffee Mugs die (SSS), Distress Re-inkers (Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy), White EP

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Joy Wreath

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

I'm trying to build my Christmas stash.  I got off to a slow start this year.

For this card, I pulled out an old wreath die that I've had for years and haven't 

used enough.  I don't know why because it's fun to color.

After die cutting from Neenah Solar White, I colored with Copics.

It was placed on an embossed background, topped with a red die cut bow, and 

finished with a die cut Joy from the same set.

This particular die has been discontinued, but there are lots of other 

wreath dies on the market.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart #101 -  Let's Wreath it Up

Inkspirational #348 - Clean and Simple

Neglected Stuff - Not used in a long time

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Kraft, Real Red

Other:  Joy Wreath dies (CP), Copics (G43, G12, G29, G46, G99, YG67, E13, R29), Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Whimsy Blooms Bouquet bow (AS)

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