Honeycomb Sea Creatures

Good morning friends ~ The cards I'm sharing with you today are compliments of my dear friend Marcia, who sent me these adorable "Hey Honeycomb Fish & Crab" die cuts and the honeycomb balls that she got from The Greetery.  

 

These sea creatures were so much fun to make, and I simply mounted them on this fun underwater printed paper from Stampin' Up.

 

Now, there is a stamp from The Greetery that says "Peel ~ Open ~ Stick!", but I don't have that stamp so I simply wrote it myself with a fine tip copic marker.  The sentiment I used on the other half of the circle is from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I was so pleased that the sentiment fit perfectly on that half circle. 

Here is the fish card with the open honeycomb.  Is that cute or what??

 

 

 Here is the card I made using the Hey Honeycomb Crab.

I ended up having to hand write both sides of the circles.  My handwriting isn't that great, but it works in a pinch.

 

 

Eeep!  So cute!!  Thanks so much Marcia for the fun dies and honeycombs.  These were a blast to build!

 

I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:

AAA Card Challenge #320 ~ "S" for Sea or Sea Creatures

 

Just Us Girls ~ Die Week 

 

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

 Four Seasons Challenge ~ Anything Goes Summer

 

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Elegant Florals

Hello friends ~ I wasn't planning on posting today, until I saw the Time Out Challenge word prompts.  My card fits into three categories so I thought, why not!

 

I filled the front of the card using the beautiful Peony Bouquet stamp & die set from Altenew, sticking with a monochrome color palette, minus the leaves.  

 

It's hard to see, but I stamps a diamond pattern, yellow on yellow to make a subtle background. The filigree sentiment from Papertrey Ink is stamped in dark green.

 

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

Time Out Challenge ~ using prompts "birthday", "floral" & "monochrome"

 

Just Us Girls ~ Die Week

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Birthday 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Foraged Just For You

Hello and happy August!  Today's card is a sweet, summer shaped card featuring mushrooms which I foraged just for you.

 

To begin with, I used these new Keyplate Etched Dies from Say It With Stamps.  This past winter I was the winner of a whole box of brand new dies from A Cherry On Top, and this set of dies was among them.  I hadn't used them until now and I'm so pleased with them! 

 

The mushrooms and fauna are from Cottage Cutz.  I die cut them from textured cardstock and added color by sponging on Distress Inks.

 

The printed papers are just a gathering of scraps found in my scrap box.  

I really like how this card turned out and it's one more birthday card added to my stash.  Bonus, that it can be used for a masculine or feminine birthday.

 

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

Time Out Challenges ~ Nature

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Love Those Pretty Papers ~ No Option
A Cut Above ~ August 

 

 Thanks for stopping by!

Strawberry Season

 

Hello again!  I'm back today with a couple of cards that I made for the Double D Challenge, that I almost forgot to post.

 

I made these two cards last week using supplies from Simple Stories, a collection called Simple Vintage Strawberry Fields.

 

The strawberries are from Elizabeth Craft Design.  They continue to be a favorite strawberry set of dies for me.  I've mounted the strawberries onto some bits of ephemera from the Simple Stories collection.

 

 

Sorry that I don't know who to give credit to for the sentiment on this card.  It's super old and not in its original packaging any more.

 

 

Here is the second card I made using more bits of ephemera and strawberries.

 

 

I'm happy to be using up more of this sweet, summer collection to add to my birthday card stash.

 

Two simple cards made in a jiffy!

 I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Double D Challenges ~ Favorite Fruit

 

 

Time Out Challenges ~ Mother Nature 

 

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Quilted

Hello friends ~ I know my posts have been few and far between, but I ask you not to give up on me.  I've just been enjoying family and enjoying summer as it all goes by too quickly.  Before long, I'll be hunkered up inside the house and will find plenty of time for crafting.  But for now, I hope you don't mind the occasional post.

 

I've been behaving myself, well mostly, this summer and not spending any money buying new craft supplies (save for a couple small purchases).  ;0)

Moreover, I've been pulling older sets out that haven't gotten much use and I've enjoyed it so much! 

 

This die is called Quilted "Summer" and it was from Papertrey Ink back in the day.   

I cut the die from scraps of printed paper in my scrap box and went to work piecing each quilt together.  I topped each quilted square with a die cut button in the center.

 

Each quilted piece is mounted to a different embossed background.

 

Except for this one, which is simply mounted on linen cardstock.

 

I used this as an opportunity to add to my birthday and anniversary card stash.

I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:

Cut It Up ~ Emboss It 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

Love Those Pretty Papers ~ July 

Please don't give up on me.  I'll be back on a regular basis soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Spring Flowers

Good morning friends~ I just thought I'd pop in and share this card I made for Easter this year, but never got around to posting it.  

The daffodils are from Lawn Fawn that I inked up using DOX inks and framed with a Pinkfresh Studio frame.

  

 

To add interest to the flowers, I splattered on more ink and spritzed them with water.  I don't remember where the little flowers are from.  They were already cut and sitting in a baggie in my box of die cuts waiting to be used. 

 

For ease, and because I am always trying to use up my design paper, I backed the whole scene with a scrap of really old design paper that was also sitting in my box of scraps waiting to be used.

 

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

Just Us Girls ~ Word Week "Flowers"

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Cut It Up ~ Flowers 

 

 The spring flowers are glorious in the garden right now!  I hope you're getting outside to enjoy them.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Lobster Wishes from Maine

Hello friends.  Did you know that 

Maine is

globally recognized as a premier lobster destination, producing over 90% of the United States lobster supply?  Personally, I love the taste of lobster and I always enjoyed having my birthday in July.  My family would often have a lobster cook out to celebrate my birthday.  So this card, which I made can be either masculine or feminine, but it leans more masculine to me.  

 

Sizzix is the maker of this wonderful lobster die.  

 

The details on this lobster die are amazing.  I paired this crustacean cutie  with Elizabeth Craft Designs Seashell and coral dies.  The sentiment is also from ECD.

 

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

Sunday Stamps ~ Oval Things

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Masculine 

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

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. 

Thanks for stopping by!