Silly Old Bear...

...is my selection for the Paper Players "bear" challenge. altho it is not very CAS... hmm.
I also used the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments...as a starting point... ahem. That oval shaped image kind of threw it off a little.
Look, I made a card. It didn't fit the challenges as well as I'd usually aim for, but I made something. 

My new item is the embossing folder. I wasn't going to get that and I didn't when I ordered the stamps, DP and some new colors... buuut then I did. lol. I added some ink to the folder before running it thru, and I'm pretty sure I did it backwards, but I really like how the inked embossing turned out! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sweet Old Friends, Sending You Thoughts

Ink: Hydrangea Hue, Golden Glow

Paper: Very Vanilla & Golden Glow card stock, Silly Old Bear DP

Accessories: Hundred Acre Wood embossing folder, Circle dies, Dimensionals, Big Shot

Well that's me fitting in two crafty times in the same week, snort, and I shared it in the same week too!
I hope this weekend is crisp and happy! 

Sunflowers and Braces

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? All I really know is I was so excited to finally scrap something new! I got to play with new products and newly printed photos and I got some creative time! All wins! 

The DP arrived last week, the rest is long-retired stash, ha. 

The colors were a journey. They are partly because of her clothes and partly because of a color challenge I was playing with to use fall colors- at least one of burgundy, burnt orange, deep yellow, chestnut, mossy green or plum. I got a burnt orange, deep yellow, and chestnut kinds of shades in there.
Initially I matched her shirt to the red shades and decided it was Riding Hood Red. But I don't own that ink pad and I wanted to stamp the flowers...so I switched to Cherry Cobbler. Then I read the challenge and threw that shade out entirely, ha. I don't know that it works *so well with the Cajun Craze but the images work annnd I just went for it anyway. It's fine. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheerful Daisies, Capture the Good, Snuggles & Smooches

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie, Bumblebee 
Paper: Bumblebee, Basic White cardstock, Sunflower Fields DP

Accessories: Neutral Candy Dots (Chocolate Chip), Cheerful Daisies Dies, Dimensionals, Big Shot

I'll add the journaling another time. But I will add this commentary- she wants braces, but not today. Just later, when she's older. Like when she's an awkward teenager would be better. haha! You get braces when you need them, and awkward tweens are fine. 

A Harry Potter Party

My kiddo is half-obsessed with Harry Potter, ha. She has read the first book and listens to it on repeat, almost nightly. She has gotten to about half way thru the second book...and is apprehensive that it gets scarier and creepier...
We did go to Universal Hollywood in March, and we all loved their Hogsmeade. Some of us only enjoyed one ride (ME. It's ME), but the area was really cool. 
Aaannyway, this kiddo has a birthday this month, so a friend-party was in order. 
This will definitely be scrapbooked, but in the meantime, here's something we made, thanks to the smart people on the internets, ha! 

Decor: 

Clusters of potion jars and candles and who knows what, haha

The food: 

Sugar cones set on Keebler Fudge Striped cookie, with mnm's inside- red, yellow, blue or green!

(and a smidge of chocolate frosting to hold it together)

Because of COURSE Professor Sprout grows finger grapes and pineapple in England!

(not quite... two assortment small bags of Jelly Belly, thanks. No ick.)

(these are red powder and crystals, so that was slightly disappointing)

We used this recipe for the butterbeer, and no cream. 
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/12973/harry-potters-kidsafe-butterbeer-recipe/#mv-creation-73

Here I had to hide the name, but trust me that it totally worked. Also, she wanted it spelled correctly as it is in the book, AND she didn't want anyone to sit on it first, haha. 

Activities:

Painting wands with black, brown or silver, on dowels I wrapped with hot glue and twine.
annnd then the wands were grounded to the table to avoid stabbing. Kids are rough. 

A scavenger hunt.

Activities not shown:
Bludger Bludger Snitch (you might call it duck duck goose...)
Would You Rather

And her friends reciprocated the theme with gifts including the Flying Ford Anglia lego set, the Fawkes lego set, a Harry Potter craft kit, a chocolate elder wand and Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. Ew. haha!

Daisy Duck

Today I have another Disneyland 2026 page for you, but a different character. Same kit of paper and stickers too.

Supplies:

Stamps: Alphabet Appeal Lower

Ink: Pacific Point 
Paper: Basic White, Echo Park Magical Adventure
Accessories: Echo Park Magical Adventure Stickers

Journaling Font: Minnie

Minnie Mouse

Well, a week in and homeschooling is going really well, but the adjustment of school + life might be keeping me busier than I actually expected... But honestly we've had some good fun!  

So this week I'll share some Disneyland pages I've gotten done from our trip earlier this year.
Our trip was the same week as my birthday, and my sweet friend gifted me a Disneyland themed scrapbook kit with paper and stickers from Echo Park. So I used it! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Alphabet Attitude Lower

Ink: Real Red
Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Echo Park Magical Adventure DP
Accessories: Echo Park Magical Adventure Stickers

Journaling Font: Minnie

Paper for birthdays!

And happy Saturday!! 

Today I have the latest SUO Challenge, twice! I CASED the bottom card and used up some DP from my stash and have two cards ready to go out!

My DP rectangles are just trimmed out with the paper trimmer. I looked for dies but I have misplaced the one I was thinking of and I did add dots, and I made them both birthday cards. But! the inspiration is there.

First, I made this tool card. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Special Moments

Ink: Pebbled Path

Paper: Crushed Curry card stock, Trusty Toolbox DP
Accessories: Classic Garage Metal Elements, Iridescent Pearls

And then this anyone-birthday card. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Grunge Rock

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Paper: Pool Party card stock, Cherry On Top DP
Accessories: Classic Matte Dots

And now I have two more ready to be mailed out! 

A lighthouse!

Happy last Friday of summer 2026! We're all set to start home school next week, and she wants to start the same day her friends go back to school. I'm really excited and she is too! I hope your summer has gone well and you've done something fun! 

The most recent color challenge from The Paper Players had to be beachy, and this lighthouse set was a perfect fit! I put it together with the latest sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches and voila! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Unchartered Territory
Ink: Memento Black, Lost Lagoon, Basic Beige, Real Red, Pool Party
Paper: Basic White, Lost Lagoon & Pool Party card stocks
Accessories: Antique Pearls, Blender Pens, Dimensionals 

Bold Birthday Rose

Hello again! 
Today I've combined the colors from TGIF Challenges and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

The flower is BOLD, but here it is, ha! I really like the idea here, but I think I would choose a different shade for the flower. It's fine. Someone will get a birthday card anyway! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Happiness Abounds, Elements of Text

Ink: Berry Burst, Memento Black, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Lemon Lolly, Berry Burst
Accessories: Brass Butterflies, unmarked stitched ribbon, Blossoming Happiness dies, Dimensionals, big shot

A froggy birthday!

Happy Wednesday to you!
I got some stamping time so I have something to share for a couple days, ha. 

First up, I made this cute froggy card. I used the latest challenge from Inspired By... and I'm happy with how it turned out. I used their colors and their card sketch. I love these colors together! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Toy Box (2002), Simply Said

Ink: Soft Succulent, Pebbled Path

Paper: Basic Beige, Pebbled Path, Soft Succulent

Accessories: 2023-25 In Color Dots 

Last Day!

Happy Monday to you! 

I got to scrapbook this weekend! I made six new pages and finished a handful of pages I started earlier this summer and hadn't gotten back to. Yeay!! 

This one is brand new. It fits two totally different challenges, haha. 

First- Festive Friday is celebrating World Photography Day. From their list, you're supposed to choose three things. Technically, I have a couple more... Obviously I have Black, White, Memory Keeping, Camera and Smile! I also kind of have Corners, because I used the Blending Brush on the two opposing corners! But then I hid it with the top photo, lol, so it's not so obvious.... 

And the second challenge is from the Splitcoaststampers scrapbooking goals June challenge to do something about a less common "holiday". National Donut Day is in June, and we went to Pink Box Donuts! 

The page is actually of the last day of school in May. And the short version is that we are about to begin a year of homeschooling. But she was happy on this day and that is what matters. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Capture the Good

Ink: Melon Mambo, Memento Black
Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic White
Accessories: Sunny Days Dots, Blending Brush

Journaling Font: English Essay 

Scrapping with Butterflies

Happy Friday! We made it thru the first week of August! Now if only this migraine would take a hike so I can get some things done!
Today I have a scrapbook page that I submitted for the design team last fall.

This is a collection of the favorite shots for my daughter's portraits in 2020. The one we put on the wall is the one on top. I take them myself and have for yeeears. We take a ton, and this one likes to model so we take way more of her, then whittle it down to a favorite. Also she loves butterflies so it fit the theme perfectly. 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Papillion Potpourri

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Boho Blue

Paper: Smoky Slate, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Boho Blue

Accessories: 2016-18 In Color Enamel Shapes

Purple Butterflies

Good morning! Today I have another of my design team cards for you.

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape
Paper: Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Basic White & Fresh Freesia card stocks
Accessories: Gorgeous Grape sheer ribbon, Wink of Stella, Perennial Postage Dies, big shot, Dimensionals

The Wink of Stella is a fun touch, just tricky to photograph. 

Three-fer bouquet!

Happy Monday to you! We had a long weekend for a state holiday so we had some bonus family time, and project time. I even got to stamp! 

I needed a specific card and I was thinking about this stamp set for it, so I went looking for some color challenges that ended up working so nicely! 

First I played with the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments. I liked the Golden Glow for the bouquet and the Lost Lagoon for the recipient. And I made the same card twice, just switched the flower and bow colors. That Powder Pink ink pad could stand some more ink but I didn't do that on Saturday. Note to self....! 

You can barely see the pink flowers here, but I promise they're in there.

Supplies:

Stamps: Wishing You Well, Canvas

Ink: Golden Glow, Powder Pink, Lost Lagoon

Paper: Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Brass Butterflies

Then I made the same thing with a different color challenge, This time from CAS Colours & Sketches. I think it's CAS enough! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Wishing You Well, Canvas

Ink: Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon

Paper: Basic Beige card stock

Accessories: Earth Tones Shimmer Gems 

And one of these went out in the mail today! Hooray for happy mail! 

Orange Butterflies

Last fall I was invited to be part of a design team, and now I can finally start sharing the projects that I created with that group!
Here is my first - a summery butterfly card! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Simply Said, God's Beauty

Ink: Timid Tiger
Paper: Very Vanilla, Timid Tiger, Pebbled Path card stocks
Accessories: Brass Butterflies, Dimensionals 

All the happiness...

Happy Monday to you! Just gonna hop right in today. 

Today's card combines the latest Freshly Made Sketch with the beautiful colors from Inspired By... I was going to color in the flower, but I really liked it as it is, so that's how I left it! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Amazing You, Happiness Abounds

Ink: Pear Pizazz

Paper: Soft Seafoam, Pear Pizazz, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon, old Paper Pumpkin pearls

Pink & Yellow

Hello again! I hope your weekend is off to a great start! 

Today's card takes the inspiration very literally. I used the latest SUO Challenge to CASE the designer. Check! I didn't use the same shades, but I did use the same colors for everything. I used a different, but similar flower image. It's also a thank you card, like the one in the picture, haha! I didn't use any DP, but I did stamp a very subtle background onto the pink to make it not quite so flat. And the strip of green I found was interesting, leftover from cutting a die some other day, and I thought it added a bit of fun.

Supplies:
Stamps: Spotlight on Nature, Elements of Text

Ink: Memento Black, Melon Mambo
Stampin' Blends: Light & Dark Melon Mambo, Dark Daffodil Delight, Dark & Light Granny Apple Green

Paper: Basic White, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green & Daffodil Delight card stocks

Accessories: Regal Foiled Dots, Dimensionals

I don't know why I torture myself fussy cutting this flower out, but maaan I do...! And it's pretty that way! 

Make A Wish!

I got some stampy time! Hooray!! And it looks like they're all "due" at the same time, so I'll just blog them in the order I made them, ha. 

First up, a blend of old, very old, and 2026, ha. 

For this one, I used the inspiration board at Hand Stamped Sentiments and used the die cut part of Just Add Ink! It might not look exactly like the inspiration board, but the top center has a very similar background as my swirly DP, and then the palm trees in the sunset at the bottom, plus some black and white polka dots! It counts in my book! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Perfect Pennants

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic Black card stock, True Love DP, Full of Life DP

Accessories: Neutrals Candy Dots (the last black!), Boardwalk Fun Dies, Dimensionals

The palm trees are a perfect example of why Stampin' Up! sold black dimensionals, at least a few years ago. I didn't get them, but my mom did. Smart. Very smart. ha. 

Tulip Birthday!

Hello again! A morning post this time, just like 97% of my posts, ha. 

Today I have a fun floral card for you. This one uses the sketch from Just Add Ink and the color challenge from Inspire.Create.Challenges.

And it uses a pack of DP I have never opened. I didn't know I could even say that!! It's not even new- I bought it when it came out a few years ago. 2022? It's about time I use some of it! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Gorgeous Posies

Ink: Melon Mambo

Paper: Daffodil Delight card stock, Flowering Fields DP

Accessories: Peach Parfait Stitched Poly Ribbon, Dimensionals

I cut the section of tulips that fit the color challenge.....
I'll just show you. ha.
Sorry about the glare. 
anyway, I cut off the bottom strip of purple tulips, but don't worry, I know a lot of people who's favorite color is purple. That will be put to use. Then I cut the first bit of the pink-orange-yellow section into strips, and then a few more strips from the next section, ha. I stacked them, but put the pink in the center, and voila! A card! 

Pretty sure I know who is getting this one too. Yeay for sending love! 

Beautiful Shells

Another very late post, maybe this is a thing... 

Tonight's card uses the Inspired By... challenge with cookies, colors and even a sketch. I didn't follow it, but I was *inspired by the sketch. I did a kind of blocking with the stamps. And I used their colors, and a beach theme. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Beautiful Beach (2006!)
Ink: Versamark, Island Indigo

Paper: Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon card stocks 

Accessories: Regals Candy Dots, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Heat Tool

I used a really old technique of stamping  inking up the image first in Versamark, then in the color you want, then stamping it on the paper. Then you use the fancy, long-retired Iridescent Ice embossing powder to make it SPARKLE. Before you heat it, it looks like this: 

and afterwards, it's super sparkly and also a trick to photograph, ha.

But all the shells look like that bottom clam shell IRL, on a certain angle, ha. 

I also almost used up this pack of Candy Dots. I just have four left! Just a little bummed that they didn't line up super well.... It's FINE. The recipient won't mind too much, ha. 

Traveling Birthday!

Did you have a happy 4th of July weekend? Ours was busy, happy and good. And hot... 

Today I have a late post, and a happy card!

I almost never use four stamp sets on one project, but here we are! I needed Neuschwanstein Castle (been there!) and the Arc de Triomphe, and thought this Eiffel Tower looked like a good enough match in style (not really, but it's close enough). Then the images fit perfectly for this color blocked look using the latest from TGIF Challenges! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Chase Your Dreams, Artistic Etchings, Lets Get Away, Special Moments (all long retired!)

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist

Accessories: Classic Matte Dots  

And it's going out in the mail in the morning! 

Purple Flowers

Happy July! 
I don't know about your neck of the woods but around here it's been a little bleak.
We have a lot of terrible wild fires surrounding our area and we've had days of raining ash and days of yellow skies and it is definitely taking a toll, physically and mentally. It is too hot and blah to be outside enjoying summer, soo we kind of haven't. (altho we did have two really nice weather days this past weekend, which was a huge blessing!)
I don't know anything about soccer (seriously, I watched my middle kiddo play for six years and barely caught on her last season!) but I have enjoyed the fun social media posts about the World Cup. Other than that, not loving social media. Wow, people are grumpy. 
And SO. I have delivered cookies and mailed cards out to people I've noticed could use a bit of brightening to their day. 
Which means I needed to make some. ha. 

And so, today I have the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches, and I think it's CAS enough... tho I did sneak in a few flower centers of Crumb Cake...
Just some happy flowers to hopefully cheer up a friend of mine.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheerful Daisies

Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Blackberry Bliss, Garden Green, Crumb Cake

Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: Dimensionals 

anyway. You should send out cards too. Share some love and not all the grumpiness and negativity. It's a good mid-year goal, haha. 

Bright Floral Birthday

Hello again! Today I have a happy card, even if it turned out differently than I meant it to... I used the colors from As You See It and clearly was inspired by the photo too. I'm also going to put this with the TGIF Challenges because the card front, and the greeting are popped up! 

I love this long-retired flower set. It always makes happy cards! I even know exactly who this is going to in a few weeks! 

The only thing that didn't go quite as planned was using the Blending Brush to add in a bit of Coastal Cabana "around" the flowers, but the brush spread around some of the Melon Mambo too...which is interesting because I was thinking it needed re-inked... ha! Oh well. I still like it. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Gorgeous Posies

Ink: Melon Mambo, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Basic White card stock

Accessories: Dimensionals, Blending Brush

Sunset birthday!

Sometimes you gotta take the inspiration photo literally, and this was one of those times!
Today's card is entirely based on the inspo photo from TGIF Challenges.
And some other day, I have got to use the other images in this fun bundle, ha! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Sentiments

Ink: Versamark
Paper: Full of Life DP, Pumpkin Pie & Basic Black card stocks

Accessories: Iridescent Pearls, Boardwalk Fun Dies, Black Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Heat Tool

I wanted to heat emboss the greeting so it would be a darker black than just ink. I haven't embossed in ages. I had to look hard for my heat tool AND the powder! Sheesh! Use your stuff! 

Back with Sympathy

I have a friend who's lost another dear family member, and I thought this color combination from Just Add Ink was soft and peaceful and would work well for a card for her. 

The specific shades I chose were Basic Black, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue & Boho Blue, and I used them all. I added a smidge of "gray" pearls, ahem. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Ranunculus Romance, In the Moment

Ink: Boho Blue, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray

Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Basic White card stocks

Accessories: Black Vintage Crochet Trim, Metallic Pearls, Dimensionals, Blending Brushes

Winnie The Pooh!

And finally, we did get to meet and hug Winnie the Pooh!! Can you think of a better hug? haha! 

Last time we went, he was the first character we saw, but we couldn't hug any characters on that trip because of the plague. In fact, the week after we got home, they finally ended the mask requirement, which was totally lame because you could be crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in outdoor lines with no mask, but the second you went inside, ten feet away from the other "car", that mask had to be on correctly. things I do not miss.....

Supplies:

Stamps: Crayon Fun Alpha Lower, Sweet Old Friends, Sweet Words & Labels

Ink: Golden Glow, Memento Black
Paper: Basic Vanilla, Golden Glow card stocks, Silly Old Bear DP

This page shows another new In Color, Golden Glow. It is the shade of Pooh Bear in the new DP, because obviously it was meant for him! 

Once again, I added typed journaling afterwards. This time Pooh is laughing because my son went for a handshake instead of a hug, haha. Silly boys. 

I am looking forward to playing with these products more, that's for sure!! 

Seeing Eeyore

Continuing a little Disneyland, with the new Winnie the Pooh suite...
 
We didn't actually *meet Eeyore, but we saw him walk past a couple times! In the middle picture, he's waving to my bouncing youngest child, haha! 
I seriously love the DP in this suite. I MIGHT cave and get a second pack... 

Supplies:
Stamps: Crayon Fun Alpha Lower, Sweet Words & Labels

Ink: Memento Black, Hydrangea Hue
Paper: Basic Vanilla, Hydrangea Hue card stocks, Silly Old Bear DP

This page also shows off one of the new In Colors, Hydrangea Hue. It's a perfect blue. Gonna need to stock up on that too..... oy. 

Meet Rabbit

Happy Monday! Time just keeps on marching on and I still think it's February. It's fiiiine.

In March, we went on a trip to southern California- and I will start with {baby steps of} scrapping Disneyland! I have so. many. things. to scrapbook...! 
I started seeing sneak peeks of the Winnie the Pooh suite from Stampin' Up! and knew I needed it. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is definitely one of my top comfort movies. I got a stuffed Pooh and Tigger for my first Easter. My oldest has a stuffed Pooh and Tigger and my youngest has a stuffed Pooh and Piglet.
I was a little ...annoyed is probably too strong a word...? that it was a whole product suite, ha, because then I *needed more than just a stamp set, haha!
But then, along with a trip to Disney- yep, this suite is a NEED! And I didn't even get it all! 

So the first thing I scrapped for this trip was two of my kiddos meeting Rabbit! I made this layout using a cute bit of the DP and the stamp set. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Crayon Fun Alpha Lower, Sweet Words & Labels
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry

Paper: Basic Vanilla, Daffodil Delight card stocks, Silly Old Bear DP

Accessories: Blending Brush, really old washi tape

I did type up some journaling and stuck it in the open space. One thing was that Rabbit is reacting to my son's shirt which is the "The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison. That poison?" from a huge family favorite movie around here - Emperor's New Groove, which was the theme of t-shirts we got this year, hahaha!