Yellow Butterfly Birthday

Hello again! It's been almost another week since I got to play! 

Today I have a fun card combining the fantastic colors from SUO Challenges, and the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches! 

Supplies:
Stamps: A Touch of Ink, Happiness Abounds

Ink: Crushed Curry, Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy & Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Denim Jean Ribbon, White & Crushed Curry Baker's Twine, sequins (from a Paper Pumpkin) Dimensionals, scotch tape 

I started this one by looking at what kinds of ribbon I had to make the stripes with, and I like the result! The spacing is a little wonky, but it's fiiine. haha! 

Seeing Elk!

Good morning! Today is a big day at my house! Our back view will change because we are finally getting a real back fence installed! We had a temporary one for a couple years, but it was finally time, ha. I'm excited because it means we can plant a couple more trees and have a small vegetable garden. We've wanted one for yeeears but there's so many deer here! They won't jump where they can't see they'd land, so this will be really good. Not to mention privacy........ haha. Anyway, I'm excited.

And I have a scrapbook layout for you today! This was a snowy winter, unlike the one we're living, lol. These pictures are really old, so I'm glad I got it done. 

Supplies:
Stamps: In The Meadow, Just Perfect Alpha
Ink: Pecan Pie, Gray Granite
Paper: Basic White card stock, All Is Calm DP

Floral Smile

Wednesday already! 

Yesterday's card was winter and today's is spring! I used the fun sketch from SUO Challenges. I knew I wanted to use DP strips with the postage stamp die, but there were other good ideas too! 

Also, I had a different greeting in mind that came from an old Paper Pumpkin, but I wasn't able to find that one... so I used a different Paper Pumpkin stamp instead.  

Supplies:
Stamps: 2020 Paper Pumpkin

Ink: Petunia Pop

Paper: Basic White & Petunia Pop card stocks, Unbounded Beauty DP
Accessories: 2024-26 In Color Resin Dots, Perennial Postage dies, Dimensionals, Big Shot

Cozy Winter

Today's card is a day late for one challenge, but I used it anyway. This one uses the late Freshly Made Sketch and the inspo photo from Inspired By... and now I have this very simple, but cozy card to send off! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Bundle Up

Ink: Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite

Paper: Basic White & Crumb Cake card stock, White Velvet Sheets

Accessories: Neutral Candy Dots

Windmill Birthday!

Hello again! It was a migraine week, full of other things I needed to do, so not much crafting. So today I intend to make up for it! 

Today I have a happy card combining the {adjusted} sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments and the challenge from Festive Friday, which is why I used red, yellow, orange, gingham ribbon, tulips, a windmill and happy birthday! Ha!  

Supplies:

Stamps: Tulip Fields, Well Said

Ink: Memento Black, Sweet Sorbet, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie
Paper: Basic White card stock
Accessories: Party Dots, Black Gingham Ribbon, Watercolor Pencils, Windmill Fields dies, Dimensionals, Big Shot 

An Anniversary

This anniversary started off with some dental issues, so all plans had to be postponed. We celebrated a few weeks later with dinner out, a play and a hotel stay. It was a nice little get-away! 

Since the play was based? on Shakespeare's time, I used some old DP with a pretty, dainty floral pattern, that vaguely looks "of that era". Anyway, I liked how it turned out, and that's the part that matters. 

Supplies:

Paper: Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke card stocks, Parisian Summer DP

Accessories: Neutral Candy Dots
Journaling Font: Book Antiqua

Snowy Man

If I manifest snow in my crafting, maybe it will snow for real?? Also if it could stick around enough to make a snowman, that'd be cool. We've had two snow storms this winter and even the mountains don't have a lot of snow right now. Sigh. I hate to admit that more than once, the first time my kids have made a snowman in a season was March.... I'm FINE with winter coming before then! 

So today's card uses the sketch (tho I flipped it sideways) and photo from Inspired By... I used this cute snowman I've only used once before, and the trees that came in the set and some blue with bits of the orange and pink and a hint of bright green.  

Supplies: 
Stamps: Christmas Magic

Ink: Starry Sky, Balmy Blue
Stampin' Markers: Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Cucumber Crush

Paper: Starry Sky, Balmy Blue, Basic White card stocks
Accessories: Softly Falling embossing folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals 

An Apple Pie

Happy 2026 to you! I hope it's amazing for all of us!! 

This is a very late-in-the-day post (it's almost 10pm, ha!) but I haven't done any paper crafting since Dec 11 and I got to play today! After a jam-packed week, we spent a very chill day at home, pretty much doing whatever we wanted, and a lot of relaxing. Also it was alternately rainy and foggy all day, which was nice, but snow would have been even better. Anyway, *that's how you spend a New Year's Day, haha! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Just Perfect Alpha
Ink: Poppy Parade
Paper: Basic White card stock, Come To Gather DP
Accessories: July 2018 PP Kit Picnic Paradise (apples, green gingham paper)

I have been looking forward to putting this page together. My kiddo got to make the apple pie for Thanksgiving this year, and I knew I had some cute apple-y things from an old Paper Pumpkin kit. 

I haven't had a chance to set some goals or plans or directions yet, altho I definitely have thoughts swirling. But in January I am determined to get this craft room cleaned out and cleaned up! Part of the problem is our basement is mid-construction zone, and not moving very quickly. And part of the problem is the child-desk in the center that can't fit in the main living space with Christmas. Buuut a lot of the problem is the general disaster, lol. I need to get that taken care of very soon! I'm gonna want play time!  

But for now, Happy New Year to you and best wishes for the best year yet!!