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September 01, 2025

Guest Designer for Colourful Options September 2025 Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello there.  I’m excited to be back as a guest designer (GD) this month at Colorful Options (CO) for their ANYTHING GOES (AG) challenge.

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Can’t believe my nephew in this post is now a tween! I used products from Whimsy Stamps (WS) to make this card for him, but then realized it’s too young for him..  oh well. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

Distress inks (DI) in rainbow colours.were ink blended through a die cut circle stencil in three areas on a Bristol panel.  The pandas from Panda Peekers were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It paper, coloured with cool gray Copic Sketch markers then fussy cut out.  To have them “popping” out from the circles, they were then die cut with the same circle die used to create the stencil.  The paws of the top two pandas had to be fussy cut out and adhered to fit the circle. 


The “bears cool!” Punny part of sentiment was die cut from white and Iombré ink blended with Blueprint Sketch DI.  To define the “cool”  letters, Copic Sketch markers B0000 and FB2 were used.  The other part of the sentiment from Yeti Birthday was stamped with Blueprint Sketch distress oxide ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Adhered and assembled the card onto a white card base to finish. 


I would like to thank Makira and the CO team for having me join them again.  Play along
 in the fun and link up your project HERE.  Thank you for stopping by. 






Challenges:
Tic Tac Toe - #278 Featured Designer Felicita    (top row - Stencil, Birthday, Die Cut)
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August 06, 2024

Guest Designer for Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Keep It Simple

Hello everyone.   Still not crafting much due to health issues, but I’m excited to be a guest designer (GD) at Try It On Tuesday (TIOT) this fortnight for their KEEP IT SIMPLE challenge. 


I used Bee Happy stamp and Honeycomb Pattern die from Whimsy Stamps (WS) for a punny CAS (clean and simple) “bee-lated” birthday card.  


The bee was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of X-Press It paper, coloured with Copic Sketch markers then fussy cut out.

Copic markers used:
yellows - Y000/11/15, V01
blacks - C5/6/8


Next, two white panels were trimmed to 5x3.75-inches.  The sentiments were stamped in black on one panel using the MISTI stamping tool.  The other panel was die cut with the honeycomb die, then glued on top of the other panel.  Inlaid the honeycomb, then placed it back into the MISTI to re-stamp the sentiments on top of the honeycomb.  Assembled the card onto a white card base and added clear shimmer to the wings for a bit of sparkle to finish. 


I want to thank Jo and the TIOT team for the GD opportunity.  For more inspirations from the design team and to link up your entry, click HERE.  Key products used/mentioned in making my card are linked below.   Thank you for dropping by.  





 
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Challenges:
Seize the Birthday - #288 Tic Tac Toe (diagonal - stripes (bee), clean & simple, sentiment without the word birthday)

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October 27, 2023

Guest Designer for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown October 2023 Technique Challenge - Shaker Card

Hello there.  I’m excited to be back guest designing (GD) at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (52CCT) for their SHAKER CARD technique challenge. 


Wanting to celebrate the late Janis Woolbright again this month over at Christmas Kickstart, I used On the Table and Peeking Friends (sentiment) stamp sets from Gerda Steiner Designs to create a CAS (clean and simple) CAT-mas (cat Christmas) tag shaker card. 😉   


Started by stamping the Santa hat with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of alcohol marker friendly cardstock.  Masked it and stamped that fun cat face.  Removed the mask and coloured with Copic Sketch markers, then fussy cut it out.

Copic markers used:
hat brim/Pom Pom - C00/0/1/2/3 
hat - R14/27/37/39 
cat - W00/1/3/5, R81 


Stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto a scrap of Bristol paper and heat embossed it with clear glitter embossing powder.  Die cut it out with a tag dies (retired Blueprints 4 die set from My Favorite Things).  Die cut a second tag from Whimsy Stamps Blurry Flurries pattern paper for the backing.  Added acetate and foam tape strips to the back of the tag to form the shaker part of the card.  Did not have any ribbon, so die cut a bow from shimmer white cardstock using new-to-me Fit to be Tied die set from The Greetery.  Assembled the card onto white woodgrain paper adhered to a white card base to finish.


I want to thank Andreja and the 52CCT team for having me GD with them.  To see their card inspirations and/or link up your own Christmas shaker card, click HERE.  Thank you for visiting.






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October 12, 2023

Big Birthday Wishes

 Hello there.  Now that my crafty friend has received it, I am sharing the simple birthday card I made for her.



This adorable skunk from the C.C. Designs Skunks stamp set has been in my stash since this card was made.  He was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, coloured with Copic Sketch markers C3/5/8/9, then die cut out with the matching die.  The hat from C.C. Designs Bears stamp set was also stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, coloured with Copic Sketch markers B12/FB2/B28 then fussy cut out.


“Big” was die cut from Bristol and black paper using My Favorite Things (MFT) Big Birthday Wishes die.  Since blue 💙 is my friend’s (and mine 😉) favourite colour, the Bristol letters were ombré ink blended with Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Tumbled Glass distress oxide inks.  The sentiment from Itty Bitty Birthdays (retired MFT set) was heat embossed on black cardstock with white embossing powder.  Assembled the card onto a white card base then embellished with Moonshine sequins from Simon Says Stamp to finish.


Products used for the card are linked below.  Thank you for stopping by.






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Challenges:
Retro Rubber - #217 AG (skunks April 2022, Bears July 2022, MFT before 2021)

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May 16, 2023

Odorable Birthday

Hello everyone.  I’m popping in quickly to share a CAS (clean and simple) birthday card created for a Surprise Birthday Instagram (IG) Hop happening from May 16 - May 19, 2023 to celebrate Whimsy Stamps (WS) wonderful owner Denise Lynn’s birthday today! 


The skunk from Odorable Skunks was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of alcohol marker friendly cardstock, coloured with Copic Sketch markers and fussy cut out.

Copic markers used:
skunk - C1, C3, C5, C7
pinks - RV00, RV04, RV17
greens - YG61, YG63, YG67


The scallop circle Happy Sayings die was die cut twice from Bristol paper to stack for dimension.  Used the negative cutout as a stencil and ink blended Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry distress inks onto an A2 size Bristol  panel.  Stamped birthday in pink onto one of the scallop circles banner then assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.


There are two prizes up for grabs on the IG hop.  Get all the details and/or start hopping HERE.  WS products used for my card are linked below.  Thank you for stopping by.


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June 03, 2022

CAS Christmas June Challenge - Wreath

Hello everyone.  CAS Christmas card challenge is back after a short break!  We are sad to see Cathy step down from the design team, but are delighted to welcome Lisa Elton (My Paper Tales).  This month’s theme is WREATH.


Here’s my card.


The pine needles were die cut from scraps of Bristol paper using Pine Needle Trio dies from Memory Box (MB).  Arranged and glued the pine needles onto a ring that was also die cut from Bristol paper using MB Circle Basics dies.  Backed the opening with MB white woodgrain paper then die cut the berries from alcohol marker friendly cardstock using MB Mistletoe Bundle.  Coloured them with Copic Sketch markers, then added a highlight dot to each berry with a white Gelly roll pen. 


Didn’t have a bow die I like (need to remedy that with some retail therapy 😉), so decided to add a cardinal (retired) instead to keep with the red and white colour scheme.  It was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly cardstock and coloured with the same markers used for the berries.  The sentiment from the same set was white heat embossed on black cardstock.  Fussy cut both the cardinal and sentiment out, then assembled the card onto a Bristol stitched rectangle panel from my stash to finish.  


Ready to work on your Christmas cards?  Sue (Sue’s Card Craft) is our guest this month.  If you need more inspirations to join us, click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by. 







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