Happy Memorial Day. Today’s card is very simple but very heartfelt.

My b-i-l has been visiting for a couple of days and since this is Memorial Day and he served in Korea I thought it would be very appropriate. The flag border and soldier image were both found online, and I printed the sentiment in my Hallmark card program. This will be on his plate at the dinner table tonight.

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Hello and welcome. Just a little history for this card. When our daughter was 12 she became very good friends with 4 girls, they are now turning 50 this year and are still very close. This is the first marriage for one of them. Three of them have been in long term marriages and the other one will probably never get married. I think it is just amazing they have all stayed so close for so many years. OK, enough yammering, now on to the card.

Dies used are from Crafter’s Companion Opulent Swirls. To make it easier to adhere them I added double back sticker paper to the cs before cutting. Hearts are from EK punches. First, I punched the tiny hearts then centered the larger one over the cutout. In the photo the hearts blue looks a little different because they’re from glitter paper, but in real life they match. Sentiment was printed on the computer. Inside sentiment was found on Pinterest.

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Hello and welcome. Today’s card will be entered in two challenges.

When I first saw this pp online, I knew I just had to use it. After finding this penguin cut file on the Silhouette a layout started coming together. Frame is a Torn Edge die from I don’t know who. Snowflake pp was also found online. I felt the featured penguin needed to be on paper other than the penguin pattern. Being so small, it was a little tedious putting that little guy together. After he was put together I realized I probably should have used a blue pp for the scarf so instead, I dropped a small amount on Craft White reinker on a piece of paper and used a small stylus to add dots to the scarf. Then I added white fun flock to the hat top & bottom and the earmuffs. And of course I just had to use googly eyes and popped him up.

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Hello and welcome. After seeing so many triangle pocket folds on Pinterest, I just had to try one. Cardstock and pp are both Stampin Up, hydrangeas are from an online coloring page colored with Copic’s and fussy cut. Since I couldn’t decide what to put in the bottom corners I went to my stash of gems and found these small pink ones. I know, they don’t look pink in the photo.

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Hello and welcome. Embossing folder used is from The Paper Studio, drippy goo is a Martha Stewart border punch, skeleton, hat and sentiment are all from the Silhouette. First, I colored the ef with a black stamp pad but didn’t really like the result so then I rubbed the stamp pad all over the embossed piece. It looks kind of messy and weird, but I like it. After cutting the skull I backed it with black paper. Sentiment was cut from red cs so I colored the bat with a Copic then used a cotton ball and black ink to dirty up the words. I also used the cotton ball on the drippy goo.

This will be entered in three challenges

Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: May 2023 Mid Month Reminder  

Halloween Crafts All Year ‘Round: MAY 15-JUNE 14 Challenge #4 (halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com)  

Most Magical Time of the Year!: Challenge #8 Most Magical Anything Goes (Halloween and Christmas) – sponsored by Mirtillamente!  

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Hello and welcome. That time again, DOS chuckle of the month. Ef used is Zig Zag by Stampin Up, circle is Spellbinders classic circles, ovals are Stampin Up punches. After finding the sentiment online I searched for just the right clip art image. Inside says “I feel 10 years older already.” Dear-old-sister liked it.

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Hello and welcome. Lately I’ve had an itch to create a card with yellow tulips then I spotted this lattice cut card on my desk and a lightbulb went off. Sentiment is from Gina K’s Dazzling Dahlias stamp set, tulip border was created with Martha Stewart’s Grass border punch and a small tulip hand punch I’ve had forever. After punching both yellow and green tulips I cut the green stems and adhered them to the yellow stems. I hadn’t thought of embossing the lattice part till after the border was on but it worked just fine. For that I used a Cuttlebug Woody ef. This will be entered in two challenges.

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Hello and welcome. Again, my background paper was found online. Silhouette images are from the Silhouette, ghosts are from a very old Provo Craft metal multi-images die. After getting the Silhouette images sized right it was fairly easy to make. This will be entered in 3 Halloween challenges.

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https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-8-most-magical-anything-goes.html

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/05/ap-15-may-14-challenge-3-reminder.html

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Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for my nail gal and her hubby who are just moving into a new house. Since most homes here in the desert are stucco, I went online and found a stucco background paper. Window is Small Madison Window die by Memory Box. Curtains are edges cut from a paper doily, cactus plant is online clip art and fussy cut. Sentiment strips were cut on my paper trimmer then I hand cut the ends. I’ll be giving a small cactus plant with the card.

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