Congrats butterfly bib card

Happy Friday! I had some scrap pieces of purple paper and love how they worked for this card. The butterfly was colored with alcohol ink markers. Links are below!

Front of orange bib card with Butterfly and “congrats on your accomplishment”

congrats – CMO121 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/cmo121-congrats-endeavor-set

Handmade card inside – C320 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/c320-handmade-card-inside

Butterfly – DD82 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/dd82-krinkle-butterfly-lg

butterfly cutting die – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/cddd82-krinkle-butterflies-cutting-diese

Bib card making cutting die – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/two-inch-circle-bib-card-making-die-two-nch-crc-bib1

bib card layering set – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/bib-overlay-layering-set-bib-vrl-lyr-set

Orange bib paper can be found at The Paper Cut – http://thepapercut.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TPC&Product_Code=BIBOKOF07&Category_Code=BIBOVKIT

Quick reminder – orders are shipping after 2/3. Thank you for your patience!

Sweet on you

Dull Glossy Paper, Triple Flag Card Making Die, Valentine's Day

Good afternoon!

Who doesn’t love a word search?! I had so much fun making this card! The white paper is dull glossy and all the images are colored with alcohol ink markers. Front swatch is 1.5×5.5″, center swatch is 2.75×5.25″ and swatch on right is 4×5.25″. Scrap pieces were used for the flags and word key box. Links are below!

cupcake – EE45 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/ee45-arrow-cupcake

sweet on you – C300 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/c300-sweet-on-you

love is patient – F260 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/f260-love-is-banner-f26-lv-is-bnn

word search – CMO105 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/cmo105-love-word-search-cm1-lv-wrd-src

stitched heart – A188 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/a188-stitched-heart-188-stt-hrt

triple flag – F235 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/f235-triple-flag-banner-stamp

cake – GG39 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/gg39-frosted-cake

handmade in MN – C244 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/c244-handmade-in-mn-c24-hnd-in-mn

handmade card inside – C320 – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/c320-handmade-card-inside

triple flag cutting die – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/cdf235-triple-flag-cutting-die-cdf-trp-flg-ctt

triple flag card making cutting die – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/triple-flag-card-making-die-trp-flg-crd-mkn

dull glossy paper – https://shopec.com/shop/ols/products/dull-glossy-paper

Quick note: orders will ship after 2/4. Thank you for your patience!

Happy Day Card Kit

Card Kits, flowers, Friendship, Hello, Triple Circle Card Making Die

Good Happy Day! It’s time for another card kit! This is a sweet and simple card. You can order it with the words stamped or blank to make it your own.

Order card kits here: Single Happy Day Daisy Card Kit; Happy Day Daisy Set of 5 Card Kits

Stamps Used:

B271 Oh Happy Day; D270 One of a Kind Day. Triple Circle Card Making;

Water Can Downloads

2023 New Releases, Down Loadable Images, flowers, Get Well Soon, Valentine's Day

Good Evening. We have some fun NEW downloadable images! I have been working on some cute valentines. These cards are 2.75” x 4.25”. Cute for packages and for fun. It also gives me an excuse to use my envelope punch and make my own envelope!

After punching this blue circle out of a piece of paper I realized it already had words stamped on it so I used it on the next card because I needed to send a get well card

So how downloaded images work…You purchase online and then from home print on your own paper and make into cards. They are so much fun and so much cheaper to produce and purchase! Any questions let me know!!??

Downloadable Link: Watering Can Images

Additional Stamp Used: A175 Feel Better Future

Be Joyful

2022 New Releases, With Sympathy

Love simple cards! This fern was cut out and used on a different card and so using the empty cut to show the brown card through. I used Fallen Leaves Versafine Clair ink. It is one of my absolute favorite ink!! It can be purchased from Amazon.

Stamps Used: G377 Romans 12:12; E350 Prayers & Comfort

It’s a New Year!

2021 Releases, With Sympathy

Happy New Year! The holidays are over and it’s back to work. I’ve been working on some cards- I always need sympathy cards so here is a few more…

I like this very simple fern for sympathy cards. It is an old Cutting Die from My Favorite Things.

Stamps Used: D375 With Sympathy; F232 Sending Love; D368 With Heartfelt Sympathy; G374 Loved One Special;

I hope your holidays were good. We had a fantastic vacation in Arizona and missed all the really cold weather in Wisconsin.

More Sympathy

With Sympathy

I needed to make a bunch of sympathy cards and I wanted something simple and so just used a fern die cut. This is an old one from a company that I could not remember the name of but it was a popular one so I thought I could Google it. No such luck. So many companies that I have never even heard of! craziness!

Stamps Used: B145 With Sympathy ; G335 Peace & Comfort;

Notice I used the reverse of the heart after I die cut it! Hope your day is going good.

Ho Ho Ho

Bib Cards, Christmas Cards, Dull Glossy Paper, Holiday

I’ve moved on to holiday cards but still stuck on bib cards for my holiday cards.

I dug out some eyelets! I know why they are a thing of the past! Although I really like how they look.

I purchased this Cutting Die on the Michaels website and used it for the banner. The tag is a really old Spellbinders cutting die.

Stamps Used: B250 Holly; C113 Ho Ho Ho!; E198 Santa Face; F258 Merry Xmas & New Year; AA33 Mini Open Dual Dots;

Still need some Christmas cards?! Try out kits;

Santa Face Card Kit Link

Thinking of You

2021 Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Friendship, Thinking of You

I needed to make some thinking of you cards so I made a few in my “clean off my desk” mission.

I actually cut out three frames and glued together for some depth but still mailable! Just a simple card.

Stamps Used: A022 Thinking of You; EE85 Single Sunflower w/ Bee Lg

The desk is almost completely cleaned up!

Bee Better Soon

2022 New Releases, alcohol ink, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Thinking of You

You may have noticed that this is the same word stamp that was used on yesterday’s card. I love bees and be cards but don’t want to specific of a stamp and I love being able to change the words to fit my card.

Hard to believe it is the month of December. Time just passes so quickly! Hope you had a good Monday

Stamps Used: CC98 Single Sunflower with Bee Sm; CMO119 Bee/Be Better Soon

Cleaning Desk

2022 New Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Get Well Soon, pattern paper

I have had a very messy desk for several weeks now and I’ve decided it needs cleaning up!

I’ve had several cards all “in the process” of being made but none of them completed. I had a couple of hours today to complete several of them. I hope to post them this week. I hope you enjoy them!

Stamps Used: F322 Small Spring Bouquet ; CMO119 Be/Bee Better Soon

Happy After Thanksgiving !

2021 Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Friendship, Thinking of You

Good Evening! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had an awesome few days with family and friends. Didn’t get much work done but many memories were made.

My sister made place cards for all of us!

We continue to have really warm weather. I think it was between 40 degree and 50 degree weather which is t-shirt and shorts weather here in Wisconsin- although you southerners might think that was winter coat weather!

I got a couple of new Cutting Dies on the Michael’s website during the Black Friday week that I had to try out.

I think they will be very versatile and useful!

Stamps Used: G375 Floral Bouquet ; C132 Thinking of You Tina;

Merry Christmas

Bib Cards, Christmas Cards, Dull Glossy Paper

It’s Christmas time soon. We are making more cards kits! Card on the left is made with white paper and the card on the right is dull gloss paper.

Christmas Card Kit

Stamps Used: AA33 Mini Open Dual Dots; A240 Arrow Snowflake; C286 KB’s Merry Christmas Stacked; G341 Christmas be Deeper; H131 Car w/ Tree;

This card is so adorable in real life! The pictures don’t do it justice.

Snowman Joy

Bib Cards, Card Kits, Dull Glossy Paper, Snowman, Winter

Working on card kits! I think Snowman cards are my favorite. This kit can be purchased as a single card kit or in a pack of five.

What a great option for people who want a handmade card to send to family and friends but not much time- this would make life much easier!

Stamp kit link: Snowman Joy Card Kit

To Ribbon or not to Ribbon?!

alcohol ink, Dull Glossy Paper, Snowman, Winter

That’s is always such a big question! Better not to ribbon if you are mailing the card… but I couldn’t decide if I should put the ribbon on or leave it off. What do you think?

I sure hope this winter finds me Stamping more!!

Stamps Used: F210 Fancy Rectangle; CC64 Ear Muff Snowman Mini; DD61 Snow Fun Cube; AA15 Dual Dots Mini; AA33 Open Dual Dots Mini;

Theresa suggested a black ribbon! I love it!

One of those days…

Christmas Cards, Dull Glossy Paper, Snowman, Winter

Do you ever have one of those days where you have a long list of things to accomplish and you get none of it done??! That was my day today! Grrrr…I did, however, have fun with this card….

This card is so cheerful! I was working on another card at the same time when a red heart fell unto this card by accident and I thought it added so much to the card! Love when that happens. Made my frustrated day a little better. Ahhh it’s the little things in life.

Stamps Used: F210 Fancy Rectangle; CC64 Ear Muff Snowman; DD61 Snow Fun Cube; AA33 Open Dual Dots Mini; A240 Arrow Snowflake;

Forecast: SNOW!

Dull Glossy Paper, Holiday, pattern paper, Snowman, Winter

Our forecast is for snow today! We saw a few flakes the other day but nothing that stuck. Today we are expecting a few inches. I love snowman cards so I got right to work on some.

Some of my most useful stamps are the small Dual dots- both the open and closed. These stamps only come in wood mount because they would be impossible to keep track of in Cling mount. I have trouble keeping track of them in wood mount! They are always some where on my desk. I need to get better at putting them away when I am done with them.

Stamps Used: DD61 Snow Fun Cube; CC64 Ear Muff Snowmen; F210 Fancy Rectangle; AA33 Open Dual Dots Mini; AA15 Dual Dots Mini ; A240 Snowflake;

More snowman cards to come!

Last Warm Day

Dull Glossy Paper, Fall

Wisconsin is expecting a 72 degree day today. That is warmer than Arizona! It looks like the weather will be back to cold tomorrow so we’ll just enjoy today. I think this is the last of my fall cards. Enjoy Today!

Stamps Used: GG38 Dual Cornstalks; G038L Single Left Cornstalk; BB29 Sketch Pumpkins Small; FF10 Sketch Pumpkins Lg; EE62 Fall Fun Cube;

Colder Days

Dull Glossy Paper, Fall

I love all the new colors of pumpkins! There is blue, yellow, multi colored ones and of course orange. In the world of electronics it is so fun to get a handmade card. It’s so relaxing to make cards and fun to send. I hope we can all think of someone to send a card to this week!

Stamps Used: FF10 Sketch Pumpkins Lg; LTum Trio Leaves; Fall Fun Cube;

Bloom with Grace

Dull Glossy Paper, Fall, Friendship

Good Evening! Looking forward to the weekend! Wanted to share this fall card. I think I was made for fall. One of my favorite times of the year ! I love the colors of fall. The trees are so beautiful in Wisconsin. I hope you are all blooming where you have been planted!

Stamps Used: BB29 Sketch Pumpkins Sm; LTum Trio Leaves; GG38 Cornstalks; G038L Left Cornstalk; E346 Life Plants You Bloom;

Many of you know how much I love my perfectly random template. It makes everything so perfectly random! This is how I stamp randomly.

Hello!

Dull Glossy Paper, Fall, Friendship, pattern paper

We’ve been pretty quiet on the blog lately. Just a lot going on. I was diagnosed with a nerve sheath tumor on my wrist which are really rare and we’ve been gardening! I did have the tumor removed and it was benign which we knew going in to surgery but was glad to get it confirmed. I have two numb fingers as a result of surgery but I’m hopeful that the feeling will come back. It doesn’t stop the stamping! I love fall colors. I hope this finds you all healthy and happy!

Not the best pictures ! Not good lighting! 🤪

Stamps Used: GG38 Cornstalks; F178 Warm Sunshine; LTum Trio Leaves; B268 To My Friend

Frog Card Kit

Birthday, Crazy Z Fold, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper

We’ve put together another card kit. This is a triple circle base card which is one of my favorite card bases. Makes such a cute simple card.

Stamps and Cutting Dies: Triple Circle Card Cutting Die, F204 KB’s Frog Stamp, Cutting Die, and Card Kit, A220 “Hoppy” Birthday, B207 Frog Print, EE25 Dots & Circle, E215 Birthday Un Frog ettable ,

Hope things are well with you all! Summer is so busy and going so fast!

Thank You!

2021 Releases, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Thank You Cards

I’ve been busy getting orders out today but needed to send a friend a thank you card. She sent us some really good banana bread! It needed to be quick and easy. And it needed to be flat so I could mail without issues.

I have had this cuddlebug folder forever and have never really been happy with how I made a card with it. But really love it in this layout!

Stamps & Cutting Dies:

GG51 Potted Triangle Daisy, C332 Thank You

Hello!

2022 New Releases, Birthday, Crazy Z Fold, Dull Glossy Paper, Scallop Circle Card Making Die

I know that we have been pretty silent on our blog but summer is just so busy!! I did manage to get a new card kit posted today! Super cute Birthday card! We always need birthday cards.

Stamps & Cutting Die Used:

Scallop Circle Card Making Cutting Die

Stamps: E201 KB’s Birthday Cake, G284 Birthday Wishes Circle, DD71 Cake Time Fun Cube, AA10 Dual Dots, G378 Day Be,

Here is the link for the card kit!

Card Kit #9

Congrats. You did it!

alcohol ink, Dull Glossy Paper, Gatefold Cards, Graduation

So I’ve been a little silent on the blog! We’ve been very busy catching up on some yard work. Kevin has a new job and he’s not working as many hours (the reason for the change was too many hours!) so we have been doing things around the property that we’ve been wanting to do. Our first project was a raspberry garden…

This was the start. At some point I will show you the finished! My sister called and asked me to make her some graduation cards and I went right to work 😉

I do find gatefold cards a challenge some times but this was left over from some make n take and it was the right color for the graduate school so I decided to work with it!

I hope this finds you enjoying summer!

Stamp links:

DD69 Graduation Fun Cube, D187 KB’s Grad Hat, D312 Bright Future, EE17 Dual Stars Lg, G337 Lightbulb Lg.

Celebrate #3

Graduation

I had some more fun with the celebrate stamp. Graduation is coming and I made this card for a friend with our school colors

Stamp Links:

B134 Graduation Hat Small, E244 Graduation – Parties Over, G346 Celebrate.

Celebrate #2

2021 Releases, alcohol ink, Birthday, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, pattern paper

Here are more Celebrate cards. Always have to celebrate birthdays!

Stamp Links:

B302 Wish Big!, EE53 Candles, G346 Celebrate, G351 Wishing you Amazing Adventure ,

Celebrate

2021 Releases, alcohol ink, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, Uncategorized

Good Day! I started working on this card a long time ago and it’s been sitting on my desk with parts and pieces being put on it and being taken away. I started to do a graduation card with the Celebrate and then I stuck it on this card and really liked it! I think it might be much cuter in real life than in pictures!

Stamp Links: CMO104 Aloe Vera Trio, CMO121 Congrats Endeavor Set, G346 Celebrate

I did leave the inside of the card blank which is a a little rare for me. Watch for this Celebrate stamp to continue to show up on cards!

Last 4 Square Card

2021 Releases, alcohol ink, Birthday, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, pattern paper

Here is the last of my four square cards! I’m ready to move on😊 This was a fun card. I always have candles stamped, colored, and cut out for when I need a quick birthday card.

Stamp Links:

D366 Happy Birthday Fun Font, EE53 Candles, F316 Celebrating Fabulous You, F317 Happiest of Birthdays, G346 Celebrate

Happy Day

Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers

I love these happy day stamps. A great card to send just to cheer someone up. Used my four square cutting die again. I noticed while digging today that I have a tiny 4 square one too! Will have to get it out and make some cards too.

Stamp Links:

C229 Happy Day to You,, D260 One of a Kind Day, B186 Coneflower Small, AA31 Butterflies mini ,

One of a kind Day

2021 Releases, alcohol ink, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Friendship

Summer has arrived here in WI! In the form of hot and muggy but I’m not complaining. However, I did turn on the air conditioner! Lovely sweet card today using my four square Cutting Die!

I made this sweet card yesterday for a friend of mine and even already mailed it. One of the best things about being off the road…is all the cards I make actually go to people to enjoy instead of winding up in the booth!

Stamp Links:

C229 Happy Day to You

D270 One of a Kind Day

G375 Floral Bouquet #1

More 4 Squares

alcohol ink, Birthday, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, pattern paper, Quickutz

Hello! I’ve been having some fun with pattern paper and my four square Cutting Die. Our weather is warming up. We are very anxious for summer or at least a warmer spring since it’s been so cold.

Stamp Links:

D270 One of a kind Day

DD71 Cake Time Fun Cube

E254 KB’s Cupcake w Sprinkles Medium

G348 KB’s Cupcake w Sprinkles Large

Happy Birthday

2021 Releases, Birthday, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, pattern paper

Good Day! I found this four square cutting die buried deep in my stash and thought it looked fun so I made a few cards with it. There is always a need for Birthday cards so that’s always a safe card to make.

Stamp Links:

DD82 Krinkle Butterflies

B308 Happy Birthday

F278 Magical Surprises

Happy Mother’s Day

2021 Releases, alcohol ink, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers!!

We celebrate all Mothers!

Stamp Links:

E286 Happy Mother’s Day

F316 Celebrating You

Happy 60th!

Birthday

Hello! We’ve been a little quiet lately – just busy with life! My brother is having a 60th birthday this week so I’ve been busy making 60th birthday cards!

Stamps Links:

E144 Happy Birthday

C10HL Heidi’s Cake

G360 Eat Cake!

Another Happy Birthday

2021 Releases, 2022 New Releases, Birthday, Dull Glossy Paper

Good Evening. More white on white Happy Birthday cards! Everyone has been asking about this Cutting Die so I’ve included a picture again. I purchased at hobby lobby!

Stamp Links:

C335 Happy Birthday Stacked

F316 Fabulous You

GG40 Potted Black Eye Susan Lg

Happy Birthday

2021 Releases, 2022 New Releases, alcohol ink, Birthday, Dull Glossy Paper

Snow! It has snowed most of the day! Ugh. It was pretty but not in April please! Ok – I’m still stuck on white on white cards – it kind of goes with the snow!

Out our front window. Too bad you can’t see all the flakes coming down! Matches my cards!

Stamp Links:

A260 Happy Birthday

CC98 April’s Sunflower w Bee

F317 Happiest Birthday

For You and Your Family

2022 New Releases, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, Faith, With Sympathy

I love white on white cards with just a little color. They are so simple and I am drawn to simple. Many of you have asked how we do the cards so I thought I would show you!

Hope you have a special weekend!

Stamp Links

BB68 April’s Bees Small

C334 Praying For You and Family

GG51 Daisy in Triangle Vase Lg

Wishes for You

2022 New Releases, Birthday, Dull Glossy Paper

Quick card tonight! This was a super simple card. The punches I used were really old! I do love pulling out old stuff and using it.

Stamps Links:

A259 Wishes for You

G378 Day Remember

For you and you family

2022 New Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, Faith, flowers, With Sympathy

Good Morning. More cards for my sympathy stash. It’s great to have cards ready to go when you need them.

Stamp Links:

B322 Sending Prayers and Comfort

K027 Chrysanthemum Lg

G377 Romans 12:12

Hug in a Cup

2022 New Releases, Coffee, Dull Glossy Paper, Friendship, Thinking of You

Hello! I purchased a Tim Holtz cutting die set at Hobby Lobby over the weekend and so I made a few cards. This Cutting Die reminds me of a coffee stain so I made a coffee card. What a fun card!

Stamp Links:

Romans 12:12

2022 New Releases, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper, Faith, With Sympathy

Hello! I’m working on my sympathy card stash. I had a little delay because my cutting mats were all warped and I needed to flatten them. It’s a easy process but took a little time this morning but I’m good to go now and cutting has resumed! I do like simple cards and todays card is really simple

Stamp Links:

G377 Romans 12:12

DD82 Krinkle Butterflies

Sending Love

2021 Releases, 2022 New Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, With Sympathy

I had need of another Sympathy card for an older lady at church. The colors actually match better in person than on the card. I really need to make some more sympathy cards for my stash as they seem to get used up.

Stamp Links:

D374 Sending Love Small

G375 Bouquet #1

G374 Loved One

Oh, Baby

2021 Releases, Baby Cards, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Dull Glossy Paper

A friend of ours became grandparents on April Fool’s day! And so I needed another baby card for the baby’s parents. We know the new little baby was a boy so I was able to use blue. I also did a pink and gray one for my stash!

Stamp Links:

C231 Happy New Baby I just used part of this stamp.

G346 Celebrate

CDG346 Celebrate Cutting Die

I didn’t put all the pieces together on the pink card since I don’t know what it will be used for…a shower or just a gift.

Oh Baby

Baby Cards

Hello! A baby shower! I’m headed to a baby shower tomorrow and I could not tell when the last time I went to one was. Of course I had no cards in my stash so I had to make one. I did have to add more hearts because of the smudge of ink 😬🙄

Stamps Link:

Wishes For You

2022 New Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Friendship

Good Evening! A quick card tonight using some of the pieces of paper on my desk. Sometimes you ended up with all these pieces while you are creating. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with this yellow paper but thought the card was fun.

Stamp Links:

H133 Spring Bouquet Lg

F322 Spring Bouquet Sm

D376 Wishes for You

F309 Uplifted Spirit

Happy Spring

2022 New Releases, Dull Glossy Paper, flowers, Hello

Hello! Spring is in the air. I love Spring. It just seems like the warmer air makes everyone smile in anticipation of winter being over. Todays card is so spring looking and makes me smile