This week’s Tic,Tac, Toe Challenge inspired me to create this sweet little snowman! It’s a Village Snowman for TTTC#285: Here’s the challenge: I went across the top row with Texture, Blue, and Bow. Materials & Measurements: Night of Navy Cardstock base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ Country Woods DSP,…
I’m playing with the Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge today! I’ve dipped into my retired stash and mixed older products with some current ones to make a star-shaped Christmas tag (or card!) Don’t have these older products? No problem! Read on down to learn how to make something similar with what…
Yay, it’s another Friday Fun Fold! I made this card from Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Stampin’ on Monday. The arm swings out to the right and the card opens to the left. Well, take a look… Here’s the front: Open the “arm” to the right: Open the card to the left:…
Every once in a while I like to dig out crafting items that I’ve had in my stash for some time! In the case of this patterned paper, it’s been hidden under others for years! It was like finding a buried treasure!! And this Harvest of Joy stamp set/die from…
Our anniversary is coming up, so when Jeanie Stark challenged us with her Mystery Stampin’ this week, I decided to go with a giant heart! This card is a book binding fold with a twist! It folds up to reveal the inside message and creates a fun display. If you’d…
Today I’m playing with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #272. My floral friend card fills the middle rows, both vertical and horizontal. Here’s the challenge board: And here’s my card: Details: Garden Green Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Floral Impressions DSP, 5″x 3-3/4″ Garden Green and Basic White…
By now you may have noticed a pattern. Monday is Mystery Stamping over at www.juststampin.com. I enjoy a good challenge, so I dove in right away to solve the mystery! Here’s what I unraveled: It’s a “Pup Tent Fun Fold!” It’s not the easiest to photograph, but I took a…
National Wine Day is the theme for this week’s Festive Friday Challenge. What a fun challenge to use our Online Exclusive, Cheers & Sips! My card is a bit ambiguous on purpose. I’m not sure if I’m going to use it for a birthday, an anniversary, or a congratulations card.…
I pulled out some old (retired) favorites today for the Festive Friday Challenge. It’s National Golf Day (who knew?!) and we are commemorating it with cards of the game. I went back to the recesses of my paper collection and found Country Club DSP ~ perfect! I also kept my…
I’m playing with Tic, Tac, Toe today with their heart-inspired challenge. I had been wanting to make a Kraft/Black/Vanilla Valentine, and this fits the bill! It’s an Elements of Text Love Card! Here’s the challenge: And here’s my card: I went with the top horizontal row with Enameled Dots/Kraft Cardstock/Love…
I’m so excited to be participating in the Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge again! It’s been quite a while. My friend, Jeanie Stark, created this grid, so I knew I would be taking part this week 😊. Here’s an Autumn “Happy Birthday!” Here’s the challenge board: My card ended up fulfilling…
Today I’m entering my card into the Festive Friday Challenge. Its theme this week is Brother’s Day and our options are all very masculine-oriented. I picked silver, black, and red for my masculine birthday card and used Wanted To Say Dies for the birthday sentiment. I just wanted to say,…
This week I am going to attempt to enter each card I make into a challenge of one kind or another! These challenges provide a great jumping-off point if you are stuck in the creative process. They give you focus and a place to start. I’m going to start today…
Hey! Happy Wednesday! I’m joining the Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge this week with a fun grid for inspiration. I’ve chose Perennial Lavender to make a clean and simple card with some fun detailing. Here’s the board ~ And here’s my card ~ I went across the top with [CAS (clean…
Here’s a favorite that carried over from last year, Country Bouquet ~ With all the new valentine-themed products that came out in our Mini Catalog, I almost forgot about this favorite from our Annual Catalog! Country Bouquet can be found on page 75 in the Annual Catalog – still current…
