Cuckoo Clock Birthday Card

 Hello everyone.  I'm interrupting my Valentine shares to show you a card I made for my Son-in-Law's birthday.  Most men in my family love cuckoo clocks, so this was easy to come up with 😀

The dies used to create this card are from Spellbinders, called Cuckoo Cottage die set.

The embossing folder for the background is called Dry Stone Wall and it is from Crafter's Companion.

All scrapbook bits and pieces used are from my Scraps drawers.  Although a bit time consuming to piece everything together, it is a great way to use lots of scraps.

Yes, it was his big 40! I used the Happy Birthday w/Shadow die from Kat Scrappiness for the sentiment and the Pin Numbers die from Marianne Designs for the 40, cut out of gold cardstock.

And that was that for this card.  Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow with another Valentine project.

Hugs,

Valentine Card for Hubby

 Hello and welcome back. Hubby loves spicy food, always has and I think he always will 😀  So when I saw this card by Dreaming Tree on the Creative Fabrica website, I just couldn't resist it.

I did change the frame around the card though.  I struggled to cut the very intricate frame that the original card comes with.  This frame is from a Silhouette file.

As you can see, there are lots and lots of layers giving this card beautiful dimension.

On the above pic, you can see how beautifully the words come out.  I used gold mirror cardstock.  It really pops on the burgundy cardstock.

I kept the inside very simple.  Used print and cut feature on the Silhouette to make it.  I wanted a large greeting and all my stamps are rather on the small side.

That was it.  Hubby loved it and has it on display on our home office, so mission accomplished.

I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  I hope you'll stop by.

Hugs,

Valentine Treat Boxes

 Hello everyone.  Now that Valentine is over I can share some of my makes without ruining anyone's surprises.  So for the next few days, I will be sharing my projects with you.
To start, I would like to show you the treat boxes I made for hubby's work.  These are just small treats to add that lil something special to a regular work day 😀

I used a combination of files from Silhouette to make this box.  The center heart, on the front of the box, is popped up using foam squares. 

This shows the side of the box.  I was able to place 10 different chocolates into this box - mostly mini candy bars and a few Valentine chocolates too.

I placed the same center heart on the back but this one is adhered flat.

And here they are, all 25 of them!  

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll come back tomorrow when I share another Valentine project with you.

Crafting Gals Corner Challenge #274 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Hearts

    Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Hearts ~

Using a couple of files from the Silhouette store and an image from Creative Fabrica, I created this heart shaped card.  

The Silhouette did all the work for me, so it was very simple to put together 😀

I printed the cute lil cat onto photo paper, merged onto the heart doily and used the print and cut feature.  The image looks very sharp and the whole doily has a slight shine from the photo paper.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST,

on 10 March 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Wishing you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Crafty hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ C, D is for ...

 Hello and welcome to this month's challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our challenge this month is C, D is for ...

I made two cards for this challenge. One with C and one with D.

So for my first card ... C is for Christmas Cracker.

Crafty Ingredients:

Spellbinders - Christmas Cracker die set

Photo*Play - Dear Santa Paper Pad

Martha Stewart - Stars Border Punch

The Paper Studio - Cards & Envelope pack - 5.5" x 5.5"

Cardstocks - Stash Drawers

And for my second card ... D is for Dove.

Crafty Ingredients:

Hunkydory - Peaceful Dove die set

Hunkydory - Arched Window Nesting die set

The Paper Boutique - A Sprinkle of Winter Paper Kit

The Paper Boutique - A Sprinkle of Winter Coloured Card Collection

Creative Expressions - Christmas Sayings stamp set

The Paper Studio - Cards & Envelope pack - 6.5" x 5"

Cardstocks - Stash Drawers

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

I'm playing along at

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

Hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 273 ~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Snowman

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to our monthly challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Snowman ~

I made 38 of these Snowman treat boxes for hubby's work and for our family.

They were cut using a file from the Silhouette store, called 3D Decorative Snowman Box.

I was able to insert 9 pieces of different Christmas candy into each one.

The opening on the top was a little too large, but I made sure to put one of the truffle chocolates on the top, so the other candy didn't fall out.

Although simple enough to put together, gluing all the layers and making each snowman was a little time consuming, but I thought the result was worth while.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 10 of February 2026, to link your project to our challenge.

Wishing you all a very happy and crafty year ahead.

Crafty hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ A, B is for ...

    Welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.  

This year, our challenges are going to follow the alphabet.  The possibilities are endless, so it's going to be easy peasy to join us every month. To make it even easier, I will list 3 ideas for each letter, but remember you can come up with your own ideas to join our challenges.

To kick off January's challenge we begin with

(A is for ... Angel, Advent, Apple Cider / B is for ... Bells, Bear, Baubles)

Since I always seem to be short of Christmas cards, I'm challenging myself to make one for each letter.  So here is my first card ... A is for Angel.

Crafty Ingredients:

Silhouette - Rocker Card

Pinterest - Angel Image

Marianne Design - Gems

Hunkydory - Gold cardstock

Other cardstocks were from my scraps drawer

And for my second card ... B is for Bear. 

Crafty Ingredients:

 Spellbinders - Streamline 3D Embossing Folder by Simon Hurley

Poppy Stamps - Nordic Skating Bear

Pinkfresh Studios - Holiday Express Trees

Cardz TV Stamps - Christmas Critter Captions

Hunkydory - Silver Cardstock

Martha Stewart Punches - Snowflakes

Envelope & Card Base - The Paper Studio Packs

Cardstocks bits and pieces from my scraps drawers.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and to come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year!

May it be filled with love, joy and good health!

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Santa Claus is Coming to Town

    Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.  

Our inspiration song for December's challenge is

 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯 Santa Claus is Coming to Town 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯. 

 This means that you can use any verse, phrase or word in the song to create your Christmas project.  Here are the lyrics of this song for your inspiration

~ Santa Claus is Coming to Town ~

You better watch out,

You better not cry,

Better not pout,

I'm telling you why:

Santa Claus is comin' to town.

He's making a list

And checking it twice,

Gonna find out

Who's naughty and nice.

Santa Claus is comin' to town.

He sees you when you're sleepin',

He knows when you're awake,

he knows if you've been bad or good,

So be good for goodness sake.

You better watch out,

You better not cry,

Better not pout,

I'm telling you why:

Santa Claus is comin' to town.

I'm making a few more advent cards and thought this one would be perfect for this challenge.

I used the Advent Calendar die from Hunkydory.  The image is from the Advent Calendar Paper Pack.  These are awesome as they include the card fronts, the window reveal backing papers, and matching card inserts. Each paper pack has enough papers to make 12 cards.

Here is a close up.  It's super cute.  A little Advent Calendar in the form of a Christmas card 😊  Using the window reveal sheet behind each card front, makes it so that you can open a little window each day to display a fun and festive image.  I didn't want to open these little windows, but if you want to take a look at another card I made, you can follow this link.  There you will be able to see some of the cute images behind each little window.  Each backing sheet matches the advent card front.

I made this card to be an easel card.  On the matching insert sheet, I stamped a sentiment using a stamp from the Christmas Sayings stamp set from Creative Expressions.  The little stopper for the easel element was cut using punches from StampinUp and the little Merry Christmas greeting is a stamp from the Tiny Tidings stamp set from Cardz TV.

Each image paper is 6" x 6".  I trimmed them down to 5.5" x 5.5" as I wanted a small  gold border around it.  I then adhered it all to a 6" x 6" red card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Now it's your turn to make a Christmas project,  and come play along with us.  You have till the end of the month to link your project to our blog at  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Safe travels to all who will be on the road, rail, air or water!

40th Anniversary Card

Hello everyone.  Today hubby and I celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary.  It's been 40 years of love, memories and adventures.  Yes, there have been some trials, but together we got thru them. 😀

Here is the card I made for him.

Using a card base from Hunkydory's Foiled Pattern Rocker Cards was a big plus in putting this card together.  I also like that this card base is close to ruby red in colour.  It's traditionally the colour for a 40th Anniversary.

Here you can see the foiled pattern better.  Isn't it pretty?  The bubbly glasses and most other decorative elements are all from a Spellbinders die set called A Special Toast.  The Number Pins are dies from Marianne Design, as are the tiny pearls.

The Happy Anniversary greeting was computer generated and cut using StampinUp punches. Cardstocks used are all from my scraps drawers.

And that is it for today.  I'll share a little about my surprise weekend away in my next post.😀

Hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner #272 ~ 'Tis the Season

  Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

  The theme for our challenge this month is

~ 'Tis the Season ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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Fred, She Said Digital Designs

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-colored images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files.  Have some fun with Fred!

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Since Christmas is just around the corner, I made a couple of projects for this challenge.  Starting with my first one, I used Snoozing Santa from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and created this card.

I used a Google image for the background and a Silhouette image for the Christmas Tree.  The coat rack was created using the Santa's Coat & Rack die from Cottage Cutz.

On the inside, I created the sentiment using the Merry Christmas w/Shadow die, also from Cottage Cutz.

And for my second project, using the pre-coloured Christmas Poinsettia Lantern digi from Fred She Said, I created these tags.

I used the Silhouette to print and cut the images and to create the extra layer of poinsettias that I pop dotted for a little dimension.

I created the back of the tags on the Silhouette and used it to print and cut them.

That is it for today.  I'd like to remind you that Crafty Gals Corner will be taking our Winter Break during December, so we get to spend more time with our families to celebrate the Holidays.  We will be back in January with fresh inspiration for you.

We would love to see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 11 January 2026, to link your project to our challenge. Remember that although we're on a break, prize winners will still be picked and will be announced in January.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring you all that makes you smile!!!

Crafty hugs,