Circles, stripes, dots are in order for this masculine birthday card. A few challenges have popped up that I wanted to play in so I searched my embossing folders for some circles. Using the Tim Holtz Alterations Retro Circles embossing folder for my background on GKD Sandy Beach cardstock, I then die cut some patterned paper from my stash in a dots background and striped background layering them on navy cardstock. Sentiment is GKD Sweet Sentiments will complete my card today.

Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes Embossing with a Twist of Squares and/or Circles

The Sisterhood of Crafters: February 28 – Dots and/or Stripes

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We are on that roller coaster of weather again. Above average temperatures with lots of rain, then boom a 20 degree drop with high winds. Not sure in March will come in like a lion but I’m sure it will be an interesting weather month.

Another St Patrick’s Day card and this one will definitely be going to our granddaughter Brooke who still “knows” that the more you add to a card the absolute best it is!!! A fun fold card that I came across from Lisa’s Stamp Studio and her Easy DIY Accordion Flip Card Using Designer Paper. I’m still scrounging around for some St. Patrick’s Day themed papers but shopped my stash for my card today and came up with lots of greens! The front panel is Taylored Expressions Luck of the Irish foil It panel which was foiled in gold foil then ink blended in rainbow colors. The pot of gold is also TE’s Rainbow’s End dies. The second picture is the opened card and left includes, Tutti Designs Paylful Leprechauns die. I cut off the third leprechaun because he didn’t fit and fussy cut the pot after die cutting in gold. The little ‘stars’ are also TE’x Rainbow’s End die set. The middle sections I opted to continue with a rainbow pattern which was from a SSS kit I believe. Sentiments are also TE and small shamrocks from my stash. Finally the last panel was stamped with Gina K Designs Best of Luck stamp set and the sentiment is Penny Black’s Irish Luck. Phew!!! A lot of card and a lot of different products but I’m sure my Brooke will like it.

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Make My Monday Challenge #220 Fun Folds – Any Theme chosen by our Buddy Johanna.

Happy to play along with Johanna’s theme today.

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Patterned paper, embossing folder, touches of gold with a sentiment is everything needed for my card today. The green checked patterned paper was from Gina K Designs stash. After embossing the patterned paper with SimonSaysStamp Kaleidoscope 3D embossing folder, I stamped the shamrock image and die cut as well as the sentiment from GKD’s Luck and Love stamp set, adding a Taylored Expressions A2 Thin Frame cut in gold cardstock to complete the card.

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Double D Challenges: Patterned Paper Challenge

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A CAS card today made with Altenew Edged Wildflower die, Gina K Designs Gauze background stamp inked with Taylored Expressions Sea Salt ink and sentiment is also GKD Sweet Sentiments stamped in black ink. Sweet and simple today and will be sharing with:

Triple B: February 2024 Challenge to include Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies.

Using the mood board for inspiration, I couldn’t pass up that red!

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A few month’s ago I invited a cousin for an inpromptu card making session. As a thank you she gave me some photos that she had taken at her summer house in Ocean City Maryland and I thought I would turn this one into a card. It’s a little dark but hope you can see the beauty of the photo. My sentiment is my stamped portion and is a Gina K Designs stamp set “So many sentiments”. The domed shape is a Taylored Expressions die. This card went to my son-in-law.

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Cardz 4 Galz #219 Seascape Challenge hosted by our Buddy Johanna.

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Another reason to make cards for a fun holiday is coming up quickly especially with Easter at the end of March. So to get started I stamped my background with SimonSaysStamp Shamrock background stamp in black ink on a light minty green cardstock then ink blended more color over the panel. I stamped an older red rubber sentiment stamp from DRS Designs in versamark and heat set with gold embossing powder. The layering panel was gold embossed after inking the edges with versamark so the panel gold color would match the sentiment gold color.

This was my first attempt but my cardstock shifted on the second stamping so I stamped, heat embossed on vellum and die cut with a circle die to cover up my oops!

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Words Power: Word Power #2 Challenge This challenge is to make the sentiment the focal point of your card.

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Heart dies, love word die and plaid stencil, navy and black ink on mint colored cardstock = Valentine’s card? Maybe or maybe not! Spellbinders Celebrations Hearts die offset with black and mint as is the Love word die in reverse and Taylored Expressions Plaid Layering Stencil were all used for my card project. 

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The Sisterhood of Crafters: February 14, 2024 — LOVE challenge

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One last Valentine for this year and if you are thinking it’s for the hubby, you are correct. Our favorite place in our home is in our basement where Will and I hang out most of the time. This cozy couple from an old The Cat’s Pajamas stamp set seemed to work perfectly for the occasion. Sentiment is from Gina K Designs Lovely Notes stamp set and the heart in the speech bubble is a dollar store find. The large heart stencil is one that I made from my Spellbinders heart dies. I used the inner heart to feather out some inks to create a “halo” around the outer heart, then replaced that heart with the cut out section and layered and inked on top of that stencil with a Pretty Pink Posh layering hearts stencils. The main image was stamped in VersaFine Black Onyx ink and clear heat embossed then used some markers to add some color where needed.

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Crazy is our fame – STENCILS are our game! challenge. This month’s optional theme is Love/Hearts.

Tomorrow is Fasnatcht Day when we Pennsylvania Dutch have fasnatcht doughnuts as well as Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras, however, I think we will be spending our day clearing more snow.  I did buy two doughnuts from the local bakery and am hoping they are as good as the ones my grandmother used to make!!! Thanks for stopping in for a peek. I appreciate you and your time. Take care and be safe.

Nothing says love more than a valentine card for our oldest grandson. He does light up my life! The shining lightbulb is a GinaK Designs stamp set which is temporarily misplaced :) Taylored Expressions Ray’s Pierce & Cut Plate with a little bit of yellow ink for the glow. I already received a thank you for a really cool card from him.

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Make My Monday Challenge: #129 Love

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