Freshly Made Sketches #724

Once again, it is a race to the finish to get my card entered in the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches! When the sketch was first released last week, I instantly thought of floating balloons! My goal was to have some crafting time this weekend, but that did not work out as planned! Soooo, …

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Freshly Made Sketches #723

Jumping in at the last minute for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week! I am always in need of masculine birthday cards, and the long retired Noble Deer stamp set by Stampin Up has the perfect images. Here is the original sketch design- My image was stamped in Hot Fudge ink, with color added …

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Freshly Made Sketches #721

I made a little crafting time to join in on the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. I inked up the new to me, Dancing Sunflowers set by Altenew for a vibrant birthday card. This set checks all the boxes-stamps, stencils and dies! This card came together rather quickly, thanks to the layered stencils for …

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Mountain Majesties Birthday Card

I am back with card number two from the Stampin Up Mountain Majesties Paper Pumpkin Kit. I feel this kit is great for creating masculine cards. I once again started my card by cutting the card base in half. I am all about stretching my supplies. You instantly go from one card to two, just …

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Freshly Made Sketches #717

I have finally created a card! Life has been a struggle. I have experienced such profound losses since 2023, that it is only fitting that my first creation in many months is a sympathy card. I am obviously not alone in experiencing great loss. I am not one for New Year’s resolutions….my only thought is …

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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Summer is coming…..we just have a few more snow storms before we can make it official! In the meantime, we will have spring flowers and summer in the craft room. Another creation with the fun mix of products by Simple Stories. If you ever happen to be in Utah when they have their warehouse sale, …

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