Happy 4th of July Treat Box

to all my American family and friends.

I made 24 of these treat boxes for hubby's work, but forgot to take pics.  Fortunately, hubby took one and this is it friends 😀

I used a file from Silhouette to make this "fry box" with Uncle Sam on it.

Wishing you all day filled with fun.  Stay safe everyone!

Hugs,

 

Wedding Anniversary Card

 Hi all! I made this Wedding Anniversary card for my daughter and her hubby to celebrate their 15th Anniversary.

The decoupage image consists of 3 different layers, adhered to each other with 1mm foam squares to add a little bit of dimension but very little bulk.

The greeting was cut out using Cottage Cutz words dies.

The card was made using a Stitch & Do kit that I've had for years.  Unfortunately, I lost the lil piece of paper where I had written the kit number, so can't share it with you.

And that is all for today. I hope you will come back for a visit next time.

Hugs,

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round ~ Blue Christmas

  Hello and welcome to this month's Christmas challenge at

 Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.

Our inspiration song for July's challenge is 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯 Blue Christmas 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅯.  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

~ Blue Christmas ~

 I'll have a blue Christmas without you

I'll be so blue just thinking about you

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start falling

That's when those blue memories start calling

You'll be doing all right

With your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

You'll be doing alright

With your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

You'll be doing all right

With your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

I've been playing with some of my Dot & Do card kits.  This one is from the Snowmen kit.  I thought all the blues would be perfect for our challenge.

It takes a bit of time to get all the beautiful hobby dots in place, but I find it very relaxing.  The image consists of 4 layers which were fussy cut and adhered to each other using foam squares.

Here is a close up of the hobby dots and the very cute image.

I used the Merry Christmas w/Shadow dies, from Karen Burniston, to create the greeting on the inside of this card.

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.

Crafty hugs,

A Money Tree Birthday

 Welcome back crafting friends.  Here is a Money Tree card I made for my son's girlfriend's birthday.  She loves gnomes and let's face it, who wouldn't want a little money tree in the backyard? 💰🤑

This card was made using the Stitch & Do kit number 220.  The gold accents are from a Birthday Sticker Sheet.

I love this little gnome tending his money tree.  I really wish I had one of them too!

I googled, print and cut, using the Silhouette, a few $100 bills.  I cut 15 bills and made 3 piles to have the necessary dimension to hold the easel part of the card.  When closed, this card measures 5.25" x 5.25".

That's all for today folks.  I hope I'll see you again next time.

Hugs,

It's a WOW Birthday!

 Hello friends.  Every time I make one of these cards, I always think that it will be last one because, as you can imagine, it's a lot of work and very time consuming.  But when the right birthday comes along, I forget about all that and have a lot of fun picturing the recipient's face when she/he opens their birthday card.  Such was it with this card ...

I used a file from Silhouette to make all required amount of sections to include the 75 candles.  I used another Silhouette file to make the daisies to decorate it.  The Happy Birthday greeting and the numbers are included in the card base file.  The ladybugs are little self adhesive 3D stickers from Hobby Lobby.

I think my friend liked it very much so it was worth the work and time I put into it :-)

So glad you came for a visit today.  I hope to see you again soon.

Hugs,

A Halloween Cocktail

Hello crafting friends.  I have a Halloween card to share with you today.

I used the Olive Martini and the Boos! Cocktails die sets from Spellbinders to create this card.

The spiderweb patterned paper is from Authentique.

On the inside I used the Spooky Happy Halloween w/Shadow die set from Kat Scrappiness.  This square card measures 5.5" x 5.5".  All bits and pieces of cardstock used for the die cuts are from my scraps drawers.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit.

I'm playing along at:

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenges 

Crafty hugs,

 

Mother's Day Card

 Hello everyone.  Today I'd like to share the Mother's Day I made for my mom.

As I mentioned before, I haven't been feeling that great, and the mojo is slightly lacking.  So in times like this, I turn to the enormous pile of card kits that I have accumulated through the years.  I'd have to say that my favourite company for card kits is Hunkydory. I just love their gold or silver accents, their gorgeous images, the beautiful print quality of their images, and luxurious cardstock.  This card was made using the Hunkydory Concept 118 Card kit.  This card is called Garden Rose. 

The other awesome thing is that this kit comes with envelopes.  It's a bit difficult to measure the card with all it's elements sticking out in different directions, but when folded for mailing this card fits into a 7.25" by 5.25" envelope.  

My mom is currently staying with us, on holiday, so it was hand delivered.  She loves watching the blue jays in our garden.  They have breakfast and dinner at our bird feeders, bathe in our bird bath and believe it or not, spend the days chasing away the squirrels from the bird feeders. So you see, when I saw this card with two blue jays, I knew she was going to like it 😀

That's all for today.  I'll be back tomorrow to share another card with you.

Until then, enjoy the rest of your Friday and stay safe.

Hugs,

Crafty Gals Corner #268 ~ Fill in the Blank - Dad's .....

  Hello crafting friends and welcome to this month's challenge

 at Crafty Gals Corner! 

The theme for our challenge this month is

~ Fill in the blank - Dad's _____ ~

(day, cars, clothes, hobbies, sports, tools, birthday,  etc.)

  Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

* * * * * * * * * *

Sheepski Designs

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

* * * * * * * * * *

With hubby's birthday coming up in June, I used the pre-coloured Hole in One Hal & Hole in One Hal Backing Paper from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and made this fancy fold card for him.

I cut and used the background in three separate sections.  I used the golf course background for the center piece of this center fold card.  Then I used the golf balls to make the two side pieces.  

I print and cut Hal 5 times and adhered each layer to each other to create a little dimension. 

I adhered a golf cart to the right side of the card and ...

and golf ball on a tee to the left.  I also cut a piece of grass to go right across the front of the card.

Remember I mentioned above that I had cut the background into 3 pieces?  Well here is the 3rd piece.  I love these digis! All elements go well with each other and makes it very easy to put it all together.  When folded for mailing this card measures 7" x 5" and fits perfectly into an A7 envelope.

And that is all for today folks.  Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit.  I would love to you see you play along with us.  You have until noon, CST, on 8 July 2025, to link your project to our challenge.

I'm playing along at:

613 Avenue Create (for the guys)

Crafty hugs,

Another Stitch Birthday Card

 My mom is visiting from Portugal and loved being here for her great grandson's birthday. If you read my post a couple of days ago, you know that my grandson is crazy about Stitch.  Well I had to make a card for my mom to give him, so out came another Stitch card!

I used a Silhouette file for the card base.  I also used the Silhouette to print and cut the Stitch image 3 times.  Image was found on Google and was printed on photo paper.

By adhering the 3 images together, I got a more sturdy Stitch to put on the card.

Here is a side view. 

I made a panel at the back to print my sentiment and it's what my mom used to write her personal message.

This tunnel card measures 7" x 5" when folded flat for mailing.

Our little guy loved his card, so grandma did good!!! 😀

It's all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Crafty hugs,

Son's Birthday Card

Hello everyone.  Today I'd like to share the birthday card I made for my son's 29th birthday.  I always find it hard to make a card for a young man, but since he loves wolves, I thought using this Paper Boutique paper pad and matching toppers would work.  And I think it did because he thought his card was "cool" 😀

I found this tower pillar card tutorial on the Mixed Up Craft youtube channel HERE

I used the 7" x 5" version.

I used another topper, that also comes with the paper pack, on the back and used it to write my very short and sweet birthday message.

Crafty supplies used:

The Paper Boutique  Decorative Papers & Toppers - For Him

The Paper Boutique Coloured Card Collection - For Him

Marianne Design - Mirror cardstock

Marianne Design - Pin Numbers

Kat Scrappiness - Happy Birthday w/Shadow

That's all for today, folks.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Till next time.

Crafty hugs,