June Calendar layout Happy Camper

This layout is from the June cottage calendar 2022. The die cut in the lower right corner is the negative of a frame die cut. It and the Happy Camper die cuts were cut out using my Cricut. I did ink them with distress ink. It gives it a grungy feel. 

The vellum sentiment in the lower right corner is by Creative Memories. The washi tape on the bottom is by Stampin Up and the washi tape by Paul’s head is by We R Memory Keepers.

Thanks for looking. HAGD! 

Manly Monday Ride your Pony cards

I made this card using the inside of a return envelope. The pattern reminds me of a Topographic map 

Anyway, I put distress ink everywhere I thought would be water, land or vegetation. 

The horse stamps are by Inkadinkado. The washi tape that’s creating an arrow is by We R Memory Keepers.

This single horse is from the same stamp set. The frame die cut curtesy of my Cricut. The reflective paper is unknown. I used blue Ranger Distress Crayon on the top and bottom of the card 

Same card as before but I screwed up and the Fleur-de-lis downward on tan so I fixed it only to see that the blue ones are wrong in the finished card. Ugh!

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Manly Monday Let’s Bowl, Let’s Bowl, Let’s Rock n Roll

I sang that song ^^^over and over again while I was making this card, 

This is the front of the card. The orange patterned paper is by Imagination Project. The black patterned paper and bowling shirt sticker is by Karen foster designs. The black, patterned paper was a long strip, and I was being lazy. So instead of cutting it to the size of the card I made the card the size according to the height of both patterned paper scraps.

This is the back of the card. You can see where the black patterned paper is making its way to the inside of the card. I made the bowling lane using a ruler, a pencil and distress ink.

Then this is the inside of the card. Tada. The End. Oh no. There’s more…

That arrow, that’s where the goods are stashed. My friend’s son is turning 11 and we tend to give people money denominations same as their age. Soooo, Behind door number one is…

$11. He will like it. And he won’t care that it’s only eleven dollars. 

He will be grateful for any denomination of money that he receives. 

Thanks for looking.

Floral Friday Bright Pink Card

This card is not my favorite but they don’t all have to be my favorite. The cardstock used is by Recollections. The stamp is by Inkadinkado and I colored it in with Copic markers before I used a Sizzix die to cut it out. I added some rhinestones and enamel dots from my collection. I put some washi tape on the side to make the card look less, and I mean less crooked. It doesn’t make it straight. It makes it less crooked. This card is an anniversary card. Thanks for looking.

Here are some other cards using the Same Stamp

Gingerbread Man Easel card

I used a polka dot background stamp by Hero Arts with pink Umbrella ink. The gingerbread stamp by Stamp N Plus. I stamped it onto a Spellbinders die cut before coloring it in with powdered chalk mixed with paint. I gave the icing some dimension with Liquid Pearls. The border is washi tape and the sentiment was typed up on the computer. 

I did not to take into account that there was another design on the other side of the paper, duh!

The circle is punch by Creative Memories. The pink door stopper is a former hair clip.  Thanks for looking.

Gingerbread man on a Twisted Easel Card

The stamp and powdered chalk are from Stamp N Plus (closed). The polka dot background is a Hero Arts stamp in pink Umbrella ink. The darker pink border on the side of the card is washi tape. The sentiment was computer generated. The little pink flower is a hair button. Thanks for looking. Here are a few other Gingerbread people cards: 

Gingerbread man Christmas cards 2013

Manly Monday Gingerbread man 2022

I'm entering the 

Simon Says Stamp anything Goes challenge.

Floral Friday purple and red cards

Here’s the next tier of cards from these donation cards. The images are by Accord Publishing. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Black and White Brother card

I made this card specifically for the challenge at The Male Room

The challenge was black and white only. This card is going to my brother. It is so appropriate.

Thanks for looking.

Cricut Halloween card

The pumpkin tag is from the cartridge Wrap it Up. The patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View. The orange paper is by K and Co. I used green washi tape in the center. The Boo sentiment stamp is by Craft Smart.

I made this for the Bitten by the Bug challenge.

And I won.

Online Card Class Crushing cardstock Weaving Card

This card was made with inspiration from the Online Card Class called Crushing cardstock.

The stamp is by Clearly Besotted

The four edges are washi tape that matched and helped pull it together

The die-cut in the center was bought off of eBay. I inked the inside with distress ink.

The first row of blue "cardstock" is an old folder.

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Celebrate with Balloons Mini Card for Henry

This is a mini card that I put in with a gift sent to my cousin's son. No stamps. The sentiment is from a 6x6 paper pad. The die-cuts- eBay (blue) and Creative Memories (yellow). The other papers are from my stash. The yellow polka dot down the side is washi tape by Stampin Up.

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Mini Baby card for a gift

The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted and the sticker by Forever in Time

The die- cuts are die-cut inlay on the word baby.

I used washi tape at the bottom

Card size is 4x3 

I had to make an envelope on my We R Memory Keepers to fit such a small card.

Thanks for looking

The end of 1974 and the 1975 shows the boys cleaning the kitchen Pocket Pages

This post is the end of 1974 and the second page starts with 1975

I used stamps by Christmas is by Hero Arts

The tree and date die- cuts are by Cricut

The tree sticker is by Jolee's

Green washi tape on the bottom of the first card

The patterned papers are by:

Echo Park, Stampin Up, Me and My Big Ideas, and the green on top says The Divine Collection

I made this card with CM stickers and stamps by Stampin Up and Michael's dollar bin

This next moves us into 1975

Kitchen die-cuts by Cricut

Numbers are stickers

Not sure on the Main dish stamp

Circle button die-cuts by Echo Park with floss

The corner punch is by EK Success

The patterned paper is by Me and My Big Ideas

Vellum by The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby

I adhered the vellum onto the card with the Xyron sticker maker.

Journal on vellum is using the draw feature on Cricut

The font is called Kickball

Rub-on by Autumn Leaves

Thanks for looking.

Dry Embossed Happy Graduation Cards

This first card is my favorite out of the three cards.

The dry embossing folder is a Darice folder

I used a graduation stamp by TPC Studios 

It is white heat embossed

The Happy die sentiment is by Clearly Besotted 

The diploma Sticker is by Jolee's

The next card: Dry Embossing is a Cuttlebug folder

I inked the embossed words with Firebrick red distress marker.

The border is an oldie from my sticker stash.

The triangle and circle were scraps I found when I was cleaning my craft room.

IMO It’s not a good card but I have a feeling that the boy/young man that received it only cared about the contents inside.

I had higher expectations for this card because I used Firebrick red distress oxide ink on black cardstock. It looked great when I applied the ink but I was shocked and disappointed at how pink it turned out after it dried. What!

I still went with the original plan for this card to be red and black by adding red cardstock behind it and red washi tape from Stampin Up at the bottom.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my new posts.

UPDATED PICS, DESCRIPTION, LABELS 10-1-21

Cards for Medical workers with Heartbeat Cricut die-cuts

I think is the last of the medical worker cards.

Simple cards today. They don't even have a sentiment

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders and hearts by Cricut

This patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket. This one is my least favorite because it's too busy

The white is dry embossed with a Quickqutz embossing folder

I dry embossed the squares around the cards with a stylus and my Fiskars trimmer.

I only used a background stamp by Mama Elephant on this lung card 

Thanks for looking

Here are some other cards for medical workers.

Stethoscope

Other Heartbeat Cards

Stethoscope Cards

More Medical cards

The die- cuts are by my Cricut and the hearts are unknown

This blue and grey card,

I used a stamp for the sentiment by Forever in Time

Embossed with white powder by Stampendous

Next card,

Washi Tape on the side by SU

Next card,

The patterned paper in the first card My Mind's Eye

Chevron embossing folder by Cuttlebug

Next card,

The patterned paper is by Bella Blvd 

Sentiment stamp by Hampton Arts

Washi tape at the bottom

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Peace sign birthday card

I made this card for a friend's birthday. The peace sign stamp is by Studio G and I colored it in with colored pencils. The top is made of different washi tape by Stampin Up. The bottom patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye.

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Fabric Snowman with a friend cards Day 1

Because my mom passed this year I felt this was the best time to finish up these fabric cards. I wrote a message in each one and sent them on their merry way. The second one may be a repeat but here are all of the snowman with friend cards.

This one is a loner.

Thanks for looking