June 16

Crazy Z Fold, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Father's Day

I’m loving these cards! So easy and fun. We will have our usual make n take’s in Shakopee MN but we are also adding a make n take station with an instructor doing these cards. It will be $3 a card.

A salute to all the Dads out there. I’m thankful for a great Dad and a husband that is a great Dad!

Stamps Used: G331 KB’s Tie Lg; E313 Best year yet; F271 Happy Father’s Day;

Cutting Die Used: CDG331 KB’s Tie Lg Cutting Die;

June 15

Crazy Z Fold, Friendship

Hello! It’s been a couple of crazy days around here. We’ve had lots of orders and one huge order that we have been working on. Got them all out today but have some odd little orders to get out now.

So this was a fun card to do! I did notice that I could see my copic coloring on the back of the owl and kite (see third picture) so on the second card I made – I cut out extra pieces to put behind the colored one. It also added weight which was good.

I’ve been designing word stamps to go behind these little flaps since it’s hard to find stamps that fit 🤪. Hoping to have them by the MN & TX shows.

Stamps Used: D246 Wise Owl; D319 Hoot Enjoy Day; GG30 Branch; F224 Kite; E249 Owl be Friend;

Cutting Dies Used: Kite; Owl; Branch;

Clear Stamps: Wise Owl Set;

June 12

Camping, Crazy Z Fold

Summer time means adventure time! These crazy folds are so fun. I now need to design words to fit under the 2 1/8th section. I’m working on it. My nephew is coming for a few weeks so I’m going to put him on stamp making so I have time to design. so excited!

Stamps Used: BB62 Hot Dog Stick; BB61 Marshmallow Stick; CC76 Camp Fire; DD84 Camping Fun Cube; D309 Happy Adventures; EE67 KB’s Camper Med;

I should have used H130 Camping Rules; down the left side🤪 I don’t know why I didn’t!!

Cutting Dies; Camping Set #1;

June 11

Birthday, Clear Stamp Sets, Crazy Z Fold

good morning! We got home at 2:30 am. long night but Kevin is a night owl so night driving is better!

I ran out of my girlie birthday cards on Saturday during the show in Collinsville so I quickly designed another and today’s card is the sample. We liked doing this make n take format and might add it to our other format. It was received well! Fun Card.

Stamps Used: Large Daisy Clear Set

Individual Stamps: BB65 Mini Snails; D324 Happy Birthday; E296 Wonderful Birthday; HH27 Whumpsy Daisy Lg; AA31 Butterflies Mini;

Cutting Dies Used: CS108 Daisy Set Lg;

June 6

Birthday, Crazy Z Fold, Funky Folds

Good Morning ☀️

We are frantically getting orders out and trying to make stamps for Collinsville. Our booth placement stinks in Collinsville so likely don’t need to worry about making stamps anyway 🤪

So we are changing our make n take format for Collinsville. We will not have our usual set up but we will be doing two different make n takes. Four spots. More like Paper Cut format. We are doing two different birthday cards. This masculine card and a girlie card that I will post tomorrow!

Stamps Used: C315 Screw & Screwhead; C319 Saw Birthday; EE80 Saw Med; GG42 Hammer Med; D341 Screwdriver Med; D342 Wrench Med; C197 Rectangle Handmade;

Cutting Die Used: Saw Cutting Die;

June 5

Baking

We got home last night and have been hard at work since! Lots of stamps to make and orders to get out!

We leave Thursday for Collinsville, IL so no rest for the wicked 🤪

Stamps Used: Baking Clear Set; DD100 Oven Mitt; A254 Rolling Pin Sm; A255 Whisk Sm; C307 Rolling Pin Lg; E309 Whisk Lg; E310 Baking Life Sweeter

May 24

Baking, Bib Cards

Hello! I organized the trailer this morning and then went out to lunch and shopping. We leave Monday for West Springfield, MA and still a quite a bit to do… I hope I can accomplish a lot tomorrow. 😜

Stamps Used: Baking Set #1; E308 Cooking Pot; DD100 Oven Mitts; C307 Rolling Pin; E309 Whisk Lg; C308 Cooked w Love; FF50 Dots & Circles;

Cutting Dies Used: Bib Card Dies;

May 22

Crazy Z Fold, Cutting Dies w/ matching stamp, Friendship

Good Morning. Today’s card is my only accomplishment from my stamping afternoon. I guess I will have to find some time to stamp this week. 🤪

Stamps Used: GG42 Hammer Med; D342 Wrench Med; D341 Screwdriver Med; C315 Screw & Screwhead; G355 Favorite Guy;

Cutting Dies Used: Tools Set #1;

May 21

Birthday, Crazy Z Fold, Funky Folds

Good Morning! We have a lot going on here with the new toy hauler and modifying the booth to fit.

Spent yesterday afternoon in the studio and only got one card done 😬🙄🤨 it was not a productive afternoon. I was trying to do a new fold and have lots of crazy scored things that didn’t work.

Today’s card is from a few days ago. It is a favorite of mine. I’m planning to teach a class next year called Funky Folds and this card is going to be one of them.

Stamps Used: B301 Happy Birthday; B302 Wish Big; DD63 Dots & Circles; EE53 Skinny Candles; F253 Celebrating You Birthday;

Cutting Die Used: CDEE53 Skinny Candles Cutting Die;

May 17

Birthday, Funky Folds

good evening! Another day is done! the days seem to go by faster and faster.

Just a cute story for today… my sixteen year old nephew comes and plays video games with Kevin and he came upstairs tonight and was watching me stamps cards. He wanted to know if I was working or having fun??! I said both and he thought it would be easier to just go buy a card. So I told him my making cards was like his playing video games! He wasn’t convinced!!

I’m having so much fun making funky fold cards. I started this one early this afternoon and it took me a quite a while to get the measurements right but I was having fun!!

Stamps Used: BB60 Butterflies; D324 Happy Birthday ; E296 Wishing Birthday; G165 Silpnium Daisies in a Jar;

Cutting Dies: CDBB60 Butterflies; CDG165 Silpnium in a Jar Cutting Die;

May 15

Crazy Z Fold, Get Well Soon

Good Morning! I keep telling myself to smile! We have been slowly getting things back together when we had a pipe burst in our bathroom. groan! Again, almost all fixed and back together. Glad we were home when it happened or it could have been a disaster.

Our new toy hauler will be ready for us next week and we can get that packed again. That’s like moving only on a smaller scale. 😊

We added about 24 more dies so that’s exciting. Now to get caught up😝

Stamps Used: D339 Get Well Wishes; D345 Smile Get Better; EE71 Potted Susan Daisy Med; AA31 Butterfly, Mini;

Cutting Die Used: CDEE71 Potted Susan Daisy Cutting Die; Daisy Set Cutting Die;

The tiny butterfly is also in a clear set: Large Daisy Clear Set; This entire set matches the cutting die set above.