Get Fired Up!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday!

It's time for a new challenge over at the

 Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog!! Yay!!

Before I get to the topping for this challenge, I just want to give a big THANK YOU  to Nancy and the amazing team over at the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog! It has been so much fun being your Surprise Party Guest for the last few challenges. Thank you for having me!!

Ok Ok, back to the challenge :)

The topping this go around is... 

Of course, the topping is always completely optional.

"Anything Goes" Birthday is perfectly fine!

 

Here is what I created for the challenge...

 

 I absolutely struggle with making Masculine cards, I'm not alone in this am I? 

My son is a Firefighter and has a birthday coming up so this challenge was actually the perfect time to get ahead of the game and create a card for him.

I started by covering an A2 white cardbase with some plaid patterned paper. I created that adorable little fireman using some dies from Jaded Blossom and added it, along with the sentiment, to a Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle die from MFT. I added some little fishtail banners to the side of my rectangle and popped up my image panel onto the card base using some foam tape. I finished my card by adding some doodles around the perimeter of both the cardbase and the image panel. Super simple!

I would also love to play along in the Jaded Blossom November Challenge...Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!
Be sure to stop by the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog to read all about the challenge and link up your own birthday project!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Black & Gray (Recollections), Cherry Cobbler (SU!), All Others from Scraps
• Patterned Paper: Witches & Wizards No. 2 (Echo Park)
• Dies: Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Stax (MFT), Gnome Dies & Gnome Dies: Firefighter Add Ons (Jaded Blossom)
• Stamps: Fired Up (Jaded Blossom)
• Misc.: Black Micron Pen, Foam Tape

Holiday Filled With Sweetness!

 Hi everyone and Happy Monday!

Digi Doodle Studios released some new images a few days ago and

 I wanted to stop by and share a project that I created using one of the newly released images called

Peppermint Kringle.

I am ready for Christmas, we even put up our tree yesterday. No decorations on it or the rest of the house just yet but the soft glow of the lights last night sure was pretty! I think Christmas lights are good for the soul lol! Anyone else do any holiday decorating yet?

Back to my card....

I printed out my image, Peppermint Kringle, onto a piece of white Hammermill cardstock and colored him with Copic markers. Once I had him colored, I used an oval die to cut him out and set him aside while I worked on the rest of my card. I covered my A2 top folding cardbase with some festive patterned paper. I trimmed down a piece of red patterned paper, giving the bottom a fishtail edge, added some crochet thread to the top and popped it up onto my card front with foam tape. I added my image with more foam tape and added my greeting to the bottom of my oval. I finished my card with some glitter on his wings, some snowflake sequins and a few white Nuvo drops. 

I think he is just so sweet!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Skin: E50, E51, E21--

--Hair: E55, E57--

--Drink: E25, E40, E42, E43--

--Wings: BG0000--

--Hat/Shirt: G43, G46, G28, G99, R29, R59, C0--

--Shorts/Shoes: C6, C4, C2--

--Socks/Scarf: R27, R29, R59, CC0, C00--

I would also love to play along in the following challenges:

--Merry Little Christmas Blog: #71 Anything Christmas Goes--

--Color Hues: #144 Red and Green--

--Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge: Nov. 2026--

--Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge: #59--

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Christmas Joy (Echo Park)
• Sentiment: Gingerbread Brewed (Jaded Blossom)
• Image: Peppermint Kringle (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Dies: Nested Elongated Ovals (Pink Fresh Studio)
• Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Misc.: Snowflake Sequins, White Blizzard Nuvo Drops, White Paint Pen, Red Crochet Thread, Foam Tape

Deck The Halls!

Hi everyone and happy happy Friday!

Yay for the weekend!!

Digi Doodle Studios released some new images today (2nd Yay of the day lol!!) and

 I am stopping by to share a project that I created using one of the newly released images called

  Luna Sugarplum

Isn't she so sweet??

I am very much a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas colors, I love love love the reds and greens of the season so right away I knew that's how I wanted to color up this cutie. Once I had her colored with Copic markers, I fussy cut her out and set her to the side while I worked on my card.

I covered a white cardbase with some red patterned paper and then die cut another piece of patterned paper using a scallop edged rectangle to layer on top. I wanted a bit of separation between the white patterned paper and my image, so I die cut an oval from some green patterned paper to help with that. I popped up my image using foam tape and added some white doodles. I cut out a sentiment strip, placed it onto a piece of patterned paper and popped it up with foam tape under my image. I finished my card by adding some chunky glitter to her wing and some Ruby Red Stickles to her holly berries. 

Copic Colors Used:

**Skin: E50, E51, E21**

**Hair: E41, E43, E44**

**Clothes/Hat: R27, R29, R59, YG63, YG67, C00, C0, C2**

**Shoes: C4, C6**

**Wings: BG0000**

**Ornament: R59, YG67, C0**

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

**I love Promarkers #617 (Favorite Colors or AG)**

**Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: October 2026**

**Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge: #122**

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Have A Holly Jolly Christmas & Santa Claus (Echo Park)
• Image: Luna Sugarplum (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Dies: Scallop Rectangle (CC Designs), Sentiment Strips (Pretty Pink Posh)
• Misc.: SSS Sentiment Strips, Ruby Red Stickles, Chunky Glitter, White Paint pen, Foam Tape

Make A Wish!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday!

It's almost the weekend! Any fun plans?

It is also the 4th Thursday of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge over at the

 Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog!! Yay!!

The topping this go around is...

Of course, the topping is always completely optional.

"Anything Goes" Birthday is perfectly fine!

Here is a look at the card that I created for the challenge...

For my geometric element, I went with stars and I was lucky to discover that one of my word dies, also included stars! It was a win win!!

I created my card by first creating a top folding A2 card and covering it with some birthday text patterned paper. I used a card edge die to trim down a piece of pink gingham paper, tied some ribbon around the top and popped it up onto my card base with foam tape. I die cut my sentiment from white cardstock three times so that I could give a little dimension by stacking them on top of each other. I used some scrap papers to die cut the sentiment again, only this time only focusing on the stars. I placed the stars onto my sentiment and adhered my sentiment piece to the front of my card. I added some white Nuvo drops and a bigger star to the center of my bow to finish my card. So adorable!!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!
Be sure to stop by the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog to read all about the challenge and link up your own birthday project!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Make A Wish Birthday Girl & Dots and Stripes Gingham (Echo Park)
• Dies: Nesting Stars (Recollections), Giant Make A Wish (Lawn Fawn), Embossed Card Edges (SSS)
• Misc.: Sating Ribbon, Glossy Accents, White Nuvo Drops, Foam Tape

A Halloween Hello!

Hi everyone and happy Monday!

Today I am stopping by to share a project that I created using some of the images released from 

Digi Doodle Studios last month.

For my last Halloween card of this season, I used some of the bats and one of the adorable houses that can be found in the Halloween Scene Builder Digi Bundle.

Isn't that little house so cute?!?!

Making my card was pretty simple. I used a scallop rectangle die to cut out a piece of plaid patterned paper and added it to the front of a white card base. I printed out my house onto a piece of white Hammermill cardstock and colored in the image with my Copic markers. Once it was colored, I fussy cut it out and added it to a black textured cardstock circle with foam tape. I printed out some of the bats, also included in the Halloween Scene Builder Digi Bundle, and used my Scan N cut to cut them out, placing them around my pumpkin house. I stamped my sentiment and used a sentiment strip die to cut it out, popping it up under my house with foam tape. I placed my cardstock circle onto my card and wrapped some black cording around to complete my card. Simple but I love it!!

Copic Colors Used:

--House: YR14, YR16, YR18--

--Roof/Door: E33, E35, E37, YR12--

--Windows: Y00, Y11, Y13, Y15--

I would also love to play along with the following challenges:

**Two Old Bats Halloween: October 2026**

**The Fall Seasons Challenge**

**The Color Hues Challenge #143 Orange and Black**

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (hammermill), Black (AC)
• Patterned Paper: I love Halloween (Echo Park)
• Image: Halloween Scene Builders (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Dies: Blueprints 27 (MFT), Sentiment Strips (Pretty Pink Posh)
• Stamp: Itty Bitty Boos (MFT)
• Misc.: Foam Tape, Black Cording, White Paint Pen