Spring Has Sprung.... Well, Almost!

Hooray, it's March and spring is almost here!  

 

In the spirit of spring, I made this cutie little 3D spring shadow box using printables I found on Etsy.

 

Isn't this bunny just the cutest?  The collection is from KB and Friends and you can find them on Etsy. 

 

I was able to use up some old patterned paper around the outside of the box, and more printables inside the box, from the collection.  Do you see that cute little library card peeking out from behind?

 

You can see here how deep the box is, so there's plenty of space for adding more layers.  

The box die is called Curio Box from Sizzix.  I tucked in some soft green crepe paper shred and a few little millinery flowers into the bottom of the box to give the bunny a resting spot.

  

The banner on top of the box is from the printable collection, while the flower is from Hobby Lobby.

 

We're so close to spring, yet we have snow coming almost every day this week.  But I won't let that dampen my spirits.  I'll keep enjoying spring inside until we can get outside.

I'll be adding this project to the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Goes without the use of the Optional Mood Board

Four Seasons Challenge ~ Spring (inspired by the top right)

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

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My Favorites from 2025

Happy New Year friends!  As I say goodbye to 2025 and look forward to 2026, I reflect on all the good things that took place last year. God is immeasurably good, and He has great promises for our family for 2026.

  I thought it would be fun to ring in the new year with a recap of my favorite posts from 2025.  Here is a quick glimpse of my favorite projects.  You can click on the links if you want to see the original post. 

 

January  

The postage theme is still going strong.  I adore these spring pond stencils and all the fun stencils from Waffle Flower.

 

February

  

 As you all know, I love anything vintage.  The vintage Valentine rub-ons are so much fun to work with.

 

March 

 I enjoy making treat boxes of all kinds.  I love the rich texture on this vintage style book box.

 

April

 

 Vintage Easter on an egg shaped treat box.  What could be cuter?

 

May

 

 Tropical is a fun change of pace for me and one that I don't do enough of.

 

June

 

 Stash busting some patterned papers.  I'm always up for more of that!

 

July

 

 Loved the glitzy gold accents on this moody, floral card.

 

August

 

 I can't forget how much I enjoy using printables in my craft making.  There are so many free images you can find online.  These library cards are generic enough to use for any project.

 

September

 

 Creating my own background is something I don't often do.  I would like to get messy more often in 2026.

 

October

 

 More treat boxes... They're just too much fun!

 

November

 

 I do enjoy making these 3D lighted ornament boxes.  They're addictive, fun to make, fun to give and fun to receive.

 

December 

 

 Easel cards are a nice option when you want to make a card with that little extra something special.

 

I hope you enjoyed today's recap of 2025.  It's been a fun and creative year.  My wish for you all for 2026 is that you are blessed with health, happiness and plenty of time to do what you love. 

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Trick Or Treat ~ DD Challenges

Happy October everyone!  Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge and the theme is "Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat".  What's more fun to eat than chocolate?

 

I decided to make up two tussy mussies using some old cardboard cones I've had sitting in my craft stash for far too long.  It was time to put them to use.

 

I covered them with design paper and added a tissue paper fringe to the top edge of each cone.  I threaded some wire through for a hanger and tied a strip of black toulle for a bow.  

 

The images were printed on my printer and fussy cut.  I then made a tissue paper medallion to attach the image to and glued the medallions to the front of each cone.  Fill them with paper shred and treats and oua-la!  A cute halloween treat!

 

I added a circle of toulle to the medallion on this one, to add a bit more texture.  I think I like the other one better.

 

Which one do you like?  The owl or the pussy cat?

 I do hope you'll pop in at DD Challenges to see more fun creations from my talented team mates

 

Here's the inspiration photo to help you get started:

 

 

And here's the prize you could win when you play along: 

 

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Hi Friend

Hello lovelies!  I'm popping in with a card I made using up some scraps and a printable library card.

 

I had printed off several of these library cards on pink cardstock a while back.  You may recall this card I posted back in May. Well, in an effort to use what I have and use up some scraps, I came up with this card.

 

I had also printed a couple of these floral images for another challenge for the message board at ACOT.  I fussy cut the image out and glued it to the bottom of the library card.  The pretty flower on top is from Anna Griffin.  The colors matched really well.  

 

 

I don't remember where the embossed "hi" letters came from.  Were they from a past 12 Kits of Occasion or did I use a hot foil plate to emboss a scrap of Ocean Tides cardstock?  I honestly cannot recall!  I blame it on aging. 

 

Either way, I embossed a scrap of Ocean Tides cardstock with a different pattern, playing off the color palette of the greens in the printed flowers.

 I like how it turned out and love that no new sheets of cardstock were harmed in the making of this card.

 

Do you enjoy sitting with your scraps and seeing what comes from them?

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Time Out Challenges ~ Friendship / Encouragement / Support  

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
 Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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Psalm 147:11 ~ Guesting for WAW

I'm back with you this Wednesday as a guest designer at Word Art Wednesday Challenge Blog, and I'm honored to be creating with such a talented team that brings praise and honor to The Lord.  

If you're not familiar with Word Art Wednesday, it's a family friendly "Anything Goes" challenge that provides an optional Biblical Word art piece that you may incorporate into your design, but this is strictly optional.  

The word art for this challenge is:

I printed the verse on Hammermill #100 cardstock and cut it using a dotted rectangle from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

 

 

The Pinkfresh flowers were leftover snippets that I found in my die box.  I was able to use them to fill in some of the white space left over from the verse.

 

I do hope you'll take a moment to visit the Word Art Wednesday challenge blog to see more amazing designs from their talented team, and join in on the fun!  It's always "Anything Goes" as long as is family friendly.

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Gingerbread ~ A Mini Album

Hello sweet friends!  I must have been obsessing on a sweet tooth when I made this Gingerbread Card because the ideas kept rolling around in my head, wanting to make more darling gingerbread themed things.

 

 

 I made a mini album featuring more scrumptious gingerbread.  This giant mixing bowl made it's first appearance on the previous post for the Gingerbread card linked above.  

 

 

 I filled the bowl with a gingerbread man from Elizabeth Craft Design, a sugared up Candy Cane from Dee's Distinctively, a whisk from Spellbinders, some greenery and a ginger snap cookie.

 

  I'm currently obsessed with the Gingerbread Baking Co. label from Blue Fern Studio.

 

A peek inside the mini album shows more fun gingerbread items, such as this fun little tea cup from Elizabeth Craft Design.  She's filled with hot cocoa and mini marshmallows.  The Hot Cocoa label on the right is a printable I found on Etsy.  The tab flaps open so you can add a photo and some journaling.  

Look at what's hiding at the bottom of the tag!  A simple gingerbread cookie made using circle and scalloped circle dies from Spellbinders.  The faces are from Peachy Keen Stamps.  So fun!

Both of these pages have little tuck spots for photo's, ephemera or journaling.  Another one of those sweet printables from Etsy is tucked in on the right.  You'll see more on that below.

 

I found this polka dotted paper sack in my stash and made a little tag for more creative space.  The Plum Pudding is from Elizabeth Craft Design.

This is the little journaling booklet I made to tuck inside the tuck spot on the right side of the album, featuring another sweet gingerbread man from Cottage Cutz.

I adore how this mini album turned out, tied closed with a ginger spice plaid ribbon.

 

I hope you enjoyed today's post.  I'd like to enter this project into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ If It's Christmassy, Link It Up 

A Cut Above ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ All Occasion

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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