Belated Birthday

Hi everyone!

I hope your day is going smoothly so far!

I have a super cute card (at least it is to me lol) that I wanted to share with you today.

I loved the sketch over on the MFT card challenges blog and immediately knew I wanted to play along. 

 I went looking through my stamps, and came across this adorable sloth and knew I wanted to use him for this card. 

 I started with a white top folding A2 card and covered it with some blue striped patterned paper. I trimmed down a white panel, die cut a circle to create the opening and then embossed it with a polka dot embossing folder. I popped my white panel up onto my card front with some foam tape, just to add a little interest to the opening itself. I stamped my sloth with some Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with my Copic markers before fussy cutting him out. I stamped my sentiment onto a strip of white cardstock, making sure to stamp it more towards the bottom of the strip, and glued it to my embossed panel. I added my sloth, adhering the bottom part of him with glue to the sentiment strip and the top half with foam tape into the window opening. I also added just a bit of glue to the balloon. I finished my card with a few little clouds and some clear Wink of Stella to the balloon. 

I think it is just so cute!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Sloth: E31, E35, E41, E43--

--Branch: E21, E23, E25, E27, E79, YG61, YG63--

--Balloon/Hat: Y11, Y13, Y15, C00--

--Clouds: C00, C0--

I would like to play along in the following challenges:

--Try It On Tuesday: Animals--

--Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge 4 Legged Friends--

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--MFT Card Challenges: Sketch #11--

Thank you so much for stopping by today 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: Proper Pinstripes Pastels (MFT)
• MFT Stamps: Hang out & Celebrate (Sloth), Sweet Sloth (Sentiment & Clouds) 
• Dies: Sweet Sloth & Peek A Boo Circle Window (MFT)
• Misc.: Polka Dots Embossing Folder, White Paint Pen, Foam Tape, Clear Wink Of Stella, Copic sketch markers

Holly Jolly Christmas

 Hi everyone!

I hope you are all doing well and are able to stay cool, especially with so many areas experiencing heat waves. It has definitely been a hot summer so far in my area.

Even with the heat, I have Christmas on my mind. Could be Christmas in July or maybe I am just dreaming of cooler temps haha!

Here is a look at my latest card that I created, using an oldie but goodie digital stamp from

  Digi Doodle Studios.

I love this stamp called, Rattata's Mistletoe from Digi Doodle Studios.

I think it is just the sweetest and I couldn't wait to print it out and get to coloring it with my Copics. 

Once I had it colored (I will list the colors used below), I fussy cut it out and set it aside while I built my card. I covered a white A2 cardbase with some red and white striped patterned paper. I die cut a white scallop rectangle and then ran it through my die cutting machine again to create a window using a metal oval die. I popped it up onto my card base with foam tape. I die cut a smaller oval using some vellum,  glued my mouse on top and then popped up the image into the window opening using more foam tape. The foam tape was pretty easy to hide behind the mouse. I decided my card needed a bit of sparkle so I pulled out some red glitter paper and a bow die to create that fun bow that I placed on top of my card. I stamped my sentiment using a stamp from MFT onto a piece of white cardstock, used a sentiment strip to cut it out and added a bit of sparkle behind the sentiment with more of the red glitter paper. I finished my card with some white doodles, a little pearl heart on his hat pin and some glossy accents to his ornament. So pretty!

Copic Colors Used:

--Mouse: E41, E31, E33, E35, E37, R000, R30, R32--

--Holly: YG61, YG63, R39, R27--

--Hat/Scarf: R27, R29, R39, R89, C00, C0--

I would like to play along in the following challenges:

--Double Trouble Paper Challenge: Thing 1 & Thing 3--

--Jingle Belles: Star or Stripes, Forever Week 1--

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--Peace on Earth Inspiration Blog July 2026 #115--

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), Red Glitter (Recollections), Vellum (Paper Studio)
• Patterned Paper: Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (Echo Park)
• Image: Rattata's Mistletoe (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Sentiment: Itty Bitty Holiday (MFT)
• Dies: Bow Dies (Jaded Blossom), Sentiment Strips (Pretty Pink Posh), Nested Elongated Ovals (Pink Fresh Studios), Blueprints 27
• Misc.: Glossy Accents, Foam Tape, Copics

You Make My Heart Melt

Hi everyone!

I hope you're having a wonderful day so far!

I wanted to pop in real quick and share a card that I made for my hubby.

We are getting ready to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary!!

 I am truly blessed to get to live life with him every single day!

Ok, Ok, back to the card lol!

I saw the sketch over at the MFT Card Challenges blog and knew it would be perfect for my card.

I started by creating a white top folding A2 card base and cutting some strips of patterned paper, adhering them at an angle and trimming off the excess. I stamped my images from the Penguins In Paradise stamp set from MFT (one of my favorites!!), colored them with my Copics and fussy cut them out. I stamped my sentiment before adhering my images with foam tape onto my card. I decided he needed some fun trunks, so I stamped the image again, fussy cut his little swim trunks and glued them to my penguin to finish my card. So cute!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Tree: E35, E37, E39, YG03, YG05, YG07, YG09--

--Penguin: C00, C0, C4, C6, C8, R01, YR07--

--Popsicle: E53, Y13, Y15--

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

--Double D Challenges: Tropical--

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--MFT Card Challenges: Sketch #10--

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)
• Patterned Paper: Summer Fun (Doodlebug Designs)
• Stamp: Penguins In Paradise (MFT)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Misc.: Glossy Accents, Foam Tape, Copic Markers

A real page-turner!

 Hi everyone!

I hope you are all doing well and getting in some crafting time :)

I was able to sneak into my craft room for a bit and create a simple card with a few challenges in mind. 

Here is a look at my card...

How cute is that little mouse reading his little book??

I layered three pieces of patterned paper together and then used a Scallop Rectangle die to cut it out so that all three layers cut at one time. I added some hemp twine and adhered my panel to a white A2 top folding cardbase. I stamped my mouse using some black Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored him with Copic markers and then used the coordinating dies to cut him out. I popped him up onto a die cut circle with foam tape and then popped that circle up onto another circle and then added them to my card front. I used my Misti Stamp Tool to stamp my sentiment and my card was done!

Easy peasy and oh so cute!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Mouse: E41, E43, E35, RV10, RV000, BG0000--

--Book: BG53, BG57, E40--

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

--Addicted To Stamps and More: #519 Any Occasion--

--Seize The Birthday #328 (no optional topping of Vellum/acetate from me)--

--Die Cut Divas: June is Anything Goes--

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--Scrabook.com : June 2026 Card Sketch Challenge (Sketch #3)

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)
• Patterned Paper: Telling Our Story (Echo Park), White Ruled Paper (Creative Memeories)
• Stamp: Page Turner (Pink and Main)
• Dies: Page Turner (P&M), Blueprints 27 (MFT), Nesting Circle (WRMK)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Misc.: Hemp Twine, Foam Tape, Copic Markers

Happy Summer!!

 Hi everyone and happy happy Monday!!

I hope your weekend was fabulous!

Today I am stopping in to share a couple of fun projects to celebrate Summer!

According to the calendar, Summer is officially here June 21 but it has been so hot in my area that I would have thought it was already here!! haha! 

Here is a look at my projects...

 

First up is the adorable little frog from Digi Doodle Studios called Pondside Paradise.

How sweet is she?? I printed her out onto some Copic friendly cardstock, colored her up and used my Scan N Cut to cut her out. I wanted to make a little "beach tote" to house some summer candy, aka Salt Water Taffy so I dusted off my Cricut to cut one out. Once I had my tote cut and assembled, I die cut a Scallop Circle and adhered it to the front of my bag. I die cut another circle, embossed it with a Polka Dot embossing folder, glued it the Scallop Circle and popped up that adorable little frog using foam tape. I used a sentiment strip for my greeting, popping it up with more foam tape underneath the frog. To finish off my little tote, I added a little die cut bow to the handle.

For my next project, I did exactly the same thing as above, just switched out the color of the bag and replaced the frog with and adorable little turtle called, Toby Turtle Tides from Digi Doodle Studios. 

How cute is he relaxing and reading a book with his little glass of lemonade??

I filled both totes up with some Salt Water Taffy.

I have a feeling my kiddos will be claiming these haha!!

Here is a look at both bags...

So super cute!!

Be sure to check out the Digi Doodle Studios store, to see all the super cute Summer themed images that were just released earlier this month.

Copic Colors Used:

Pondside Paradise:

--Frog: YG01, YG03, YG25, G46, G29--

--Float: BG10, BG11, BG13, RV00, RV02, RV04, Y04, Y06, Y08--

--Cup: E40, V000, V12, V15--

Toby Turtle Tides:

--Turtle: YG61, G82, YG03, YG25, YG17, E50, E35--

--Hat: E50, E53, E35, BG11, BG13, BG15--

--Chair: E35, Y11, Y13, Y15--

--Drink: Y00, BG0000, RV02, RV00--

--Books: V12, V15, BG13, E40, E41--

I would also like to play along in the folloowing challenges:

--Polkadoodles: Challenge 6, WK 3 Anything Goes--

--Creative Knockouts: #572 Die Cuts/ Stencils/ Punches--

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--Pattie's Creations Design Challenge: Challenge 243--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today 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), Pink & Teal (Bazzill)
• Patterned Paper: Sweet Summer (Doodlebug Designs)
• Images: Pondside Paradise & Toby Turtle Tides (Digi Doodle Studios)
• sentiment: reverse chill summer strips (Simon Says Stamp)
• Cricut: Retro Bag #M505CEEC5
• Dies: Trio Cute Bow Die (MCT), Scallop Circle Dies (Jaded Blossom), Nesting Circle (WRMK)
• Misc.: Polka Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), White Paint Pen, Foam Tape, Copic Sketch Markers