Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Not 2 Shabby Challenge Team post-Tropical, take 2

Hello, hello! 
Hope all is well?!...




Have you seen the Not 2 Shabby Monthly Mood Board Challenge?...If you haven't, you certainly should check it out! It's all about being inspired and having fun! And you don't even have to use Not 2 Shabby goodies, but if you do, as a little bonus, you can play along more than one time.  :)

Without further ado, here is my second Challenge Team card for the challenge...


Let's make this card!

  • Start with a white cardstock that is marker friendly and the Tropical Leaves stamp set and stamp on leaves using black ink.
  • Color leaves using Copic markers. In this case, colors: BG53, BG49, and BG45.
  • Add depth to leaves using a black colored pencil.
  • Use the Tropical Leaves coordinating die to cut leaves. Set aside.
  • Use gold cardstock along with the Tropical Leaves coordinating die and die cut the same leaves as above.
  • Layer leaves together, having the gold slightly 'peek out' from underneath the colored leaves.
  • Set aside.
  • Take the EZ Wonder Die #3 along with white cardstock and die cut images. 
  • Repeat the step above but this time using black cardstock.
  • Repeat the step above but this time using patterned paper from the It's Tropical paper pad.
  • Take the white postage die cut and adhere the black squares, as well as the patterned paper square.
  • Trim the edge of the one leaf to fit onto the upper right square. 
  • Adhere with foam tape on the back.
  • Take the other tropical leaf and adhere it with foam tape on the back.
  • Add sparkling enamel dots.
  • Use the Tropical Leaves stamp set and stamp the sentiment on white cardstock.
  • Use the Tropical Leaves coordinating die with the stamp sentiment.
  • Add foam tape on the back and adhere to the card.
  • Add foam tape on the back of the postage panel and adhere to cardbase.

Are you ready to play along?!...It's so super easy to play! Just create a card inspired by the mood board and/or colors upload it to the challenge. Don't have any Not 2 Shabby goodies?...That's ok!! You can still play along! I hope to see you there! :) 

Rules to play along

You must be 18 yrs or older to participate. 

Create a card getting inspiration from the colors or images on the mood board.

Link up your card by going to the current Not 2 Shabby challenge post (click HERE)

The winner will be announced on the Not 2 Shabby challenge post (the same post you entered at). 

Challenge closes on July 31st.

You may submit up to 3 entries if you use a Not 2 Shabby branded product for a greater chance to win. Otherwise please submit one entry.

Not 2 Shabby is responsible for awarding the prize of $15 in the form of a gift certificate to the shop. 


Also, some more fun! If you're looking for even more inspiration and/or want to hang out with Not 2 Shabby, be sure to follow the Not 2 Shabby YouTube channel HERE. :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 


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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

A sweet Christmas card

Hello, hello! 
Happy Tuesday, hope all is well?! :)

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Tuesdays Perfect Blend feature, sharing this card...


I'm also playing along with the current Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. If you haven't seen the challenge, you can find it on the CLP blog and it's so easy to play along! You'll want to be sure to check things out...I hope to see you there! :)



Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week! 

Monday, July 14, 2025

Christmas dogs

Hello, hello! 
Happy Monday! :)

I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog, today. I'm sharing this sweet and simple Christmas card...


I kept things nice and easy. A little light stenciling for the background, some coloring with Copic markers, and a die cut border. Aren't those little dogs cute?!...To get the full details on how to make my card and more photos, be sure to swing by the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week! 


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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

First Not 2 Shabby Challenge Team post-Tropical

Hello, hello! 
Happy Wednesday! 

Today, is officially my first Not 2 Shabby Challenge Team post! Ack! :) If you haven't seen the current July Monthly Mood Board Challenge, you'll want to be sure to check things out on the Not 2 Shabby blog. It's so fun and easy to play along! :) 



On to my card...


I'm pretty sure my card screams tropical?!...(lol) Living in a tropical/sub tropical place, bright colors are everywhere (and neon lol depending where you go or at). So I wanted to incorporate that into my card, along with some tropical leaves. 


Here's the recipe for my card...

  •  Use a marker friendly white cardstock and stamp on images in black ink.
  •  Using Copic markers color in the images. 
  •  Die cut images with matching dies.
  •  Use patterned paper and the EZ Wonder #1 die to die cut card pieces. 
  •  Use the square with the circle cutout and two banner pieces. 
  • Adhere one of the color leaves behind the square. 
  • Add foam tape on the back and adhere to the card base. 
  • Adhere the remaining leaves and banners to the card. 
  • Stamp on sentiment to white cardstock and use with matching die. 
  • Add to the card.

Fun, right?!...

Are you ready to play along?!...It's so super easy to play! Just create a card inspired by the mood board and upload it to the challenge. Don't have any Not 2 Shabby goodies?...That's ok!! You can still play along! I hope to see you there! :) 

Rules to play along

You must be 18 yrs or older to participate. 

Create a card getting inspiration from the colors or images on the mood board.

Link up your card by going to the current Not 2 Shabby challenge post (click HERE)

The winner will be announced on the Not 2 Shabby challenge post (the same post you entered at). 

Challenge closes on July 31st.

You may submit up to 3 entries if you use a Not 2 Shabby branded product for a greater chance to win. Otherwise please submit one entry.

Not 2 Shabby is responsible for awarding the prize of $15 in the form of a gift certificate to the shop. 


Also, some more fun! If you're looking for even more inspiration and/or want to hang out with Not 2 Shabby, be sure to follow the Not 2 Shabby YouTube channel HERE. :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Not 2 Shabby products used: Tropical Leaves clear stamp, It's Tropical paper pad, EZ Wonder die #1, Colors of Spring sparkling enamel dots. 

*Shop HERE or with the button on the side bar. *Note: affiliate link at no extra cost to you. 


Tuesday, July 8, 2025

I love you Alotl

Hi y'all!

Happy Tuesday!

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Tuesdays Perfect Blend feature sharing this card...

To get all the details about my card, along with more photos, be sure to visit the CLP blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #43

Hello, hello! 
Happy Tuesday and Happy July 1st! 


Today, starts a new Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. If you didn't see last month's challenge, there were a few new changes that make it so easy to play along. You'll want to be sure to check things out! :) 

Without further ado, here is my card...


I used a 'new to me' set from Picket Fence Studios and did some coloring with alcohol markers. Pretty simple, right?...After. I used that match die and then topped things off with a sentiment. Nice and easy, right?!...

Be sure to swing by the CLP blog to see all the projects and to join in on the fun! Hope to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 


Monday, June 30, 2025

birthday card

Hi y'all! 
Hope all is well?! :)

I'm swinging in today to share another 'just for fun' card annnd using some more of those papers from Your Paper Insider Box 11. Without further ado, here is my card...


You gotta love that kitty, right?! lol Seriously, cracks me up and the sentiments to go with...perfect match. ;) I kept things nice and simple. A little quick coloring with alcohol markers and then some fussy cutting. After, some die cutting with the papers and then I assembled everything together on my card base. Easy peasy, right?!...


Well, that's all for me. 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Products used:
Your Paper Insider- Box 11
Unity Stamp Co.- Pissy Party stamp set



Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Get well wishes

Hi y'all! 
Happy Tuesday! 

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Tuesdays Perfect Blend feature. I'm sharing this sweet card...


To get all the details about my card, you'll want to be sure to visit the CLP blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Monday, June 23, 2025

Weird...(lol)

Hi y'all! 
Hope all is well?! :)

I'm swinging in to share a card I made 'just for fun' annnd I got some beautiful papers from Your Paper Insider and had to put them to use! Though, I will admit, they're so pretty I almost didn't want to cut into them. lol But, I did (very mindfully not to waste anything lol). 


Aren't those little chickens fun?!...I couldn't resist picking them up from Unity Stamp Co. ;) I did some coloring with alcohol markers and some fussy cutting. Then used some of the wonderful papers from Your Paper Insider Box 11 with Brass & Bliss Craft Co.'s nested deckle rectangle dies. Simple, right?!...


Well, that's all for me. 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Clean & Simple

Hello, hello! 
Happy Monday, hope your week is starting off right?! :)

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog sharing this clean and simple card...


Clean and simple is right up my alley! I just love making simple cards, though I know many that struggle with making them. But fear not, I promise you it doesn't have to be a struggle. You can make my card today by using the easy (really easy lol) step by step directions on the Brass & Bliss blog. ;) 

You can also find more details about my card as well as more photos...be sure to swing on over to the Brass & Bliss blog. I would love to see you there! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day and week! 

Products used:

*note: above are affiliate links, no extra cost to you. 

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Coffee:

Hello, hello! 
Happy Tuesday! :)

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with Tuesdays Perfect Blend feature, sharing this card...


To get all the details about my card, you'll want to be sure to swing over to the CLP blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Monday, June 9, 2025

A simple masculine card

Hello, hello!

Happy Monday, hope your week is starting off right?! :)

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog sharing a simple masculine card. 

I always seem to struggle with masculine cards, not sure exactly why but I do. However, I do find the simpler the better for masculine cards. Maybe that's just me?...but if I keep things simple, it seems things come together and work out perfectly for a masculine card. ;) 

Here's what I'm sharing on the Brass & Bliss blog...

To get all the details about my card, step by step directions to make this card, and more photos, you'll want to be sure to swing by the Brass & Bliss blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day and week! 

Products used: 

3003 Fishing 1 stamp set

3003D Fishing 1 coordinating die

3004 Fishing 2 stamp set

5176D Nested Deckle Rectangle dies

Color Fuse Set # 7 (Sky & Odyessey)

Large Blending Brushes 4 pack

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Friday, June 6, 2025

A tropical card.

Hi y'all! 
Happy Friday! :)


I'm swinging in real quick to share a super easy (and I mean super easy) card with you. I'm also joining the fun at Not 2 Shabby's June Monthly Mood Board Challenge. :) 

Without further ado, here's my card...


Simple, right?!...I'm not sure if you're familiar with the EZ Wonder dies?....but let me tell you, I am hooked! (lol) One (big) die cuts a whole piece of 6x6 paper and pretty much zero waste. Is that not awesome?...being it cuts so many pieces at once, you can pick and choose what to use or not and it makes putting together a card, super quick and easy. Just saying. ;) 


I did not use all the pieces for my card, I was just playing with things to see what would come. The only thing I did myself was fussy cut the tropical image. That's it. No stamping, just a little bit of layers, some paint splatters and a touch of enamel dots. I opted for no sentiment because sometimes you just need a blank card. ;) Sooo easy, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful Friday and weekend! 

Not 2 Shabby Products:
EZ Wonder Die #1
It's Tropical paper pad
Colors of Spring sparkling enamel dots

You can shop HERE  or with the link on my side bar.
*note: above and side bar are an affiliate link, no extra cost to you. ;) 

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge!

Hello, hello! 
Happy June 1st! :)

Today, I'm sharing this card over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for the 'new' Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! You'll want to be sure to swing on over to the CLP blog to check things out. Below is what's new...

Change is good...We've decided to freshen things up with the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge. Here are things that are changing:
  • Monthly challenge will start on the 1st of every month at 4 am pacific and close at 11:55 pm pacific on the 25th of each month.
  • Each month will have a Design Team hostess.
  • Each month there will be a prize - winner picked via random.org. [If the winner has an international shipping address - other arrangements will be made.]
  • The Design Team Hostess will pick one project of their choice.
  • The Prize Winner and the Design Team Hostess Pick will be invited back as future Guest Designers.
  • The monthly hostess may add an OPTIONAL manufacturer or shop. Please remember that it will always be an OPTIONAL element to your card design.
  • Link up a newly created Christmas/Holiday themed card with Coffee, Tea and/or Cocoa. We no longer have monthly themes. Cards still have to have a Christmas/Holiday theme. Remember to use Coffee, Tea and or Cocoa too!
  • Winners and Special Mentions will post on the last day of the month at 4 am pacific.



Here's this month's challenge hostess and optional shop...
  • June 1 at 4 am pacific - June 25 at 11:55 pm pacific
  • Design Team Hostess: Amy
  • Optional Shop: Doodlebugswa
  • Sponsored Prize: $20 Gift Card to Doodlebugs


Without further ado, here is my card...


I did a lot of mixing and matching with different companies. From Brass & Bliss Craft Co. to Divinity Designs to a touch of Waffle Flower Crafts and Lawn Fawn. I might even be missing some?! (lol) I really just had fun with my card, I had no idea where things were gonna go but I think things worked out pretty good?! ;) 


Well, that's all for me. 
Don't forget to swing by the CLP blog to get all the details about joining the challenge and to see all the fabulous cards!! Hope to see you there!! :) 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Gnome hello

Hi y'all! 
Happy Thursday, almost Friday! :)


I'm swinging in today to share a card I made for the current Not 2 Shabby Challenge. I certainly have been under a rock (lol) because I didn't know about these challenges until recently...seriously, where have I been?! (lol) Did you know about the challenges?...If not, I highly recommend checking the challenge out. ;) 

Without further ado, here is my card...


What's that?...A gnome on my card?! (lol) If you know me, then you know you'll rarely see a gnome on any of my cards. But how could one resist the cuteness of these gnomes?!...I kept things sooo simple, not even using a stamp nor coloring my card. Just some patterned paper, a die cut 'hello', and a gnome image from PET tape (yes, tape!) with a touch of enamel dots. So easy, right?!...

Well, that's all for me. 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 


*Note: you can shop at Not 2 Shabby with the link on my side bar, it is an affiliate link (no extra cost to you) but it helps me out some. :) 

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

2025 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Hello, hello! 
Happy Tuesday! :)



The Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is in full swing over at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog! If you haven't checked things out, you'll want to be sure to! So much inspiration, fun, and super sponsors! :)

Without further ado, here is my card...


To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the CLP blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Monday, May 26, 2025

Happy Father's Day

Hello, hello! 
Happy Monday, hope your week is starting off right?! :)

Today, I'm up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog sharing a fun Father's Day card. With how fast time is going, Father's Day will be here in no time! ;) Here's my card...


You'll want to be sure to swing on over to the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog to see all the details, steps on how to make my card, and photos. I would love to see you there! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!


*Note: above are affiliate links, no extra cost to you. ;) 


Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Cupcake. Coffee. Hello.

Hello, hello! 
Happy Tuesday! 

Today, I'm up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with 'Tuesdays Perfect Blend' feature. I'm sharing this simple card...


To get all the details about my card, you'll want to be sure to swing by the CLP blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day! 

Monday, May 12, 2025

Summertime

Hi y'all! 
Happy Monday, hope your week is starting off right?! :)

While it may not be officially summertime, it certainly is upon us and I'm all for it! :) When summer hits it's all about sun, surf, sand, pool time, ice cream, and fun. That's what inspired my card. I'm sharing things on Brass & Bliss Craft Co.'s blog, today. I have a little peek at my process...


To see my full reveal, all the steps to make my card, and photos, you'll want to be sure to visit the Brass & Bliss Craft Co. blog...I would love to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!


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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Fiesta

Hello, hello! 
Happy Tuesday! :)

I'm swinging in today to share a 'just for fun' card. I really wanted to post this card for Cinco de Mayo but I ended up having to take care of my daughter who was sick and then I had a big migraine that came on and just could not do anything. Thankfully, my daughter is much better and my head is much better today, though sore. 

Without further ado, here is my card...


I used some 'new to me' goodies from Not 2 Shabby and threw in a little Stamplorations with the die cut border and Scrapbook.com with the skinny die cut letters. 

Perhaps, I should have done the letters in black cardstock?...but didn't think about it much until after the fact, though I do like the white, too. So it is what it is. (lol) I did some coloring with a mix of Copic markers as well as an 'off brand' of alcohol markers that I've had for quite some time. After, a little fussy cutting with the cactus. For the background, just some patterned paper and then added a touch of faux splatters using a fine point black Copic pen. Then added on the die cut letters to spell 'fiesta'. Fun, right?!...


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day and week! :) 

Thursday, May 1, 2025

May your cup...

Hi y'all! 
Hope all is well?! :)

Today, starts a new Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge over on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. This time it's all about incorporating flowers into your card! 


Here's my card...


I kept things nice and simple. Just one stamp set, some coloring with alcohol markers and a die. Doesn't get much easier than that, right?! ;) 

You'll want to be sure to swing by the CLP blog for all the details on joining in on the challenge and to see all the other FABULOUS cards! Hope to see you there! :)


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!