Miscellaneous cards 2024

Just some pics of Christmas cards from 2024. Over the years there have been loads of card and treat creations.  Most didn't get recorded and many were lost.

Im Back

Hi Everyone!

It's been a long time since I have posted.   Anxious to get back to blogging once I relearn how it works.  Seems like only a short time since my last post, not 10 years!  So much has changed .  I have been busy with life.  I have never lost my passion for crafting, it has just taken many turns to get where I am today.  

I hope to get blogger figured out soon.  I have so much to share.  This is the perfect format for all of my creations. I will remember them always once they are recorded here.  I am rebooting my blog mostly for myself to have a journal of my creations.

Shop Your Stash!

Hi Everyone!

It's time for our midway reminder for our current challenge at Simply Create Too.  There is still plenty of time to join in! Our theme is "Shop in Your Stash".  

Yippee more opportunity to use up my never ending supply of stash!   I made a bunch of cards for our Troops. The insides are blank so they will have the entire space to write home on. 

Hope to see you all join in the fun at Simply Create Too!

Thanks for stopping by, hugz

HeartDay

Happy Valentine's Day to Everyone!

Valentine's "For You" 2014

Hi Everyone!

Wow, I can hardly believe that Valentine's Day is fast approaching.   I have been busy creating goodies for my family, friends and clients.

It was such a joy to create them all.  I got to dip into my hoarders stash and use up a bunch of designer paper!!!  It must be almost 2 years old by now...hehe

Made a bunch of treat bags filled with Hershey's Kisses...Yum.  Even used my neglected hot (cool) glue gun on the rosette's.  Everything used came from my stash, including upcycled buttons.

OMGosh!!  What a great buy my Envelope Maker was.  I absolutely love it.  It seems to have endless creative possibilities.  Envelopes, boxes, cards, bows and so much more.

You can find loads of tutorials on You Tube to create these fabtastic envelope boxes and cards. Used my favorite tools including my awesome Cuttlebug to cut out the Mini Paper Rosettes by Tim Holtz,  the Two Tags Die by Stampin Up, and to Emboss the Candy Hearts with sayings from Cuttlebug.

I got the idea for my little treasure chest from Sam you can find the tutorial here.  I wanted mine to be smaller and adjusted to suit my needs.  Yikes,  I can't afford to fill the big ones with that much candy...lol 

My smaller ones can hold about 18 Kisses! 

I will be entering my goodies into the following challenges:

• Artistic InspirationsValentines Day/Anything Goes
• A Creative Romance Show us some Love
• A Gem of a Challenge All you need is Love
• Addicted to Stamps Hearts
• Bunny Zoe Crafts Hearts/Love
• Card Mania Love is all Around
• Crafting From the Heart Anything Goes
• Crafty Calender Love is all Around
• Cutie Pie Valentine
• City Crafter Love Bug
• Crafty CatzLove is in the Air
• Cut it Up Valentines Day
• Craftitude Valentines
• Cuttlebug Mania A Touch of Red 
• Delicious Doodles Love
• Fussy & Fancy Be my Valentine
• Get Inky Valentine
• Jellypark Lots of Love
• LEJ Designs Valentine/Love
• Lexis Valentines/Love
• Love to Create Red/and or Pink
• Love to Scrap Use word Love
• Natalie & Amy's Challenge Love is all Around
• Oldie but A goodie Valentine
• OSAT With Love
• Paperminutes Love is in the Air
• Papertake Weekly With a Heart
• Stamp & Create Love is in the Air
• Stampin with the Dragon Love is in the Air
• The Paper Girls Love your Love
• The Pink Elephant Valentine
• The Craft Place Valentine/Love
• The Squirrel & the Fox Love
• The Stamping Boutique Valentines
• TTCRD Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by, wishing everyone a great "Heart Day"

Made Top Pick....

Mom

Hi Everyone!

It's time for our new challenge at Simply Create Too. Our theme this time is "Mother's Day/For a Female.  I made this trio of goodies for my mother.    The papers have been in my stash for over a year.

I made a Lapbook, a Starbook and of course a Flip Card.  Had a blast making it all.  Yep, used up more of my endless supply of stash.

I used a brand new Stampin' Up Framlits Circle Die to make my card.  It is so cool and easy to use.  Patty Bennett has a great video for it here.  The die really took all the stress out of trying to create a flip card!

The red button came from one of my old shirts and sentiment was recycled from a previous card.  

The Starbook was a project that Gail shared with us at our monthly crop.   Thanks Gail!  I got to use my neglected Bind it All.  There are loads of videos on how to make these awesome books.  Here's one of them from Expert Village.

I added some old pictures.  The paper was just too gorgeous so I tried to make sure it wasn't all covered up.  I love the way it turned out!

You can purchase Kathy Ortas Lapbook tutorial here and check out one of her vids here.  Mine is the older version.  Looks like I might have to purchase version 2 now, think I like the layout better.

I used the same red file folder to create my flip card.  There is so much room inside this book.  My mother is going to use it for her paperwork.  I was able to use up almost an entire collection of paper.  Yippee!

I kept the embellishment to zero, this book will get a lot of use and needs to be functional.  I will be entering the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create Anything Goes/Gift Set
• 4 Crafty Chicks Anything Goes
• 4 CraftyGirls Anything Goes
• Add a Little Dazzle Anything Goes
• Amusing Challenges Anything Goes
• All Crafts Anything but a Card
• Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heard Fancy Folds
• Crafters Cafe Ribbon/Lace
• Created with Love Anything Goes
• Delightful Challenges Anything But a Card
• Great Impressions Something New
• LEJ Designs Anything Goes
• Lexis Creations Fancy Folds
• Oldie but A Goodie Recycle
• Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
• Stampin Royalty Anything but a Card
• The Ribbon Girls Anything Goes
• TTCRD Anything Goes

Hope to see you all join in the fun at Simply Create Too!

Thanks for stopping by, hugz

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