Merry Christmoose...WINNER

Up next is Claire's Hip to be Square sketch challenge from Sunday Stamps...my rendition..with a new to me whimsical Moose from Whipper Snapper. Inked, coloured and fussy cutted for the Christmas cards...one paired with buffalo plaid pattern paper..the last few sheets (huge sigh) and the other a zig zag pattern paper. Dusted with dazzling diamonds and finished with tiny red gems for the berries. Sentiment is Stampin Up - white embossing powder on black card stock and punched out. Card goal = 131 + 2 = 133.
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EDIT: Laurie over at Sunday Stamps chose my card for her top cup! What a wonderful Saturday surprise. THANK YOU so much! Congrats to all the other winners!

LET A SMILE....

Thought I would give Lisa's sketch a try over at Sunday Stamps. I have these Polkadoodle gnome stamps that have been sitting in my stash missing some love. WOW...the images with their lines inked perfectly. Love the stamps..love the crisp images and the regular lines afforded and made colouring easier in my humble opinion. Coloured the entire image than masked the gnome and sponged soft sky all around to soften the harshness of the white and to mimmick the rainy day. Dusted the white polka dots on the mushroom caps with dazzling diamonds glitter. Embossed the sentiment with white on black card stock and fussy cutted free hand. The vintage MME pattern papers are from the vintage trove. Voila! Entering this card into the latest Anything Goes theme challenge over "new to me" We Love 2 Create Challenge. Card goal = 107 +1 = 108 cards.
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HIP HIP HOORAY....

I've been mulling the latest sketch from Laurie over at Sunday Stamps in my head for the last week or so...Took me awhile to bring this card together..I've been fortunate that my bestie has the Playing in the Rain bundle. Gathered up the courage to colour the stamped images and paired with the vintage MME pattern paper from the pattern paper treasure trove. I wanted the sun in the background and layered my rectangles for added dimension and interest. Finished the card with a vellum cloud die cut for the bunny to dance upon and the white embossed sentiment on black card stock... Voila! Card goal = 91 +1 = 92 cards. Thanks for dropping by to have a peek. Happy Friday everyone.

IT'S YOUR DAY Jars...

Up next, latest sketch from Heather over at Sunday Stamps. Coupled two of my fave stamp sets...Jar of Love with Cup of Tea..oh, and the teeny bee diecut is from the Stampin Up Queen Bee bundle (sadly retired)that I am on the hunt for.. finished the remaining cards with these teeny wooden bees from my craft stash. Anyways...excited to have completed these cards for the challenge. Used alot of vintage pattern papers: My Minds Eye, Stampin Up, Basic Grey, October Afternoon, American Crafts, Bo Bunny, SEI and others that I can't remember. Not sure which card is my fave of the collection. Also, entering these cards into Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge. Card Goal = 78 + 5 = 83.
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{LOVE YOU} XOX

Had to think about this sketch from Sunday Stamps for abit...and than this idea dawned on me...my take on Heidi's sketch challenge...A great sketch to use up those fidley last pieces of pattern papers... Punched out the center of the "O" with the Classic Label punch.. Played with the placement of the sentiment as I wasn't 100% certain that you could make out the "O" with the sentiment on top.. Not sure this card portrays the sketch; however it was great inspiration. Card goal = 37 + 2 = 39 cards.
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Hoppy Valentine's Day

Up next, Jen M's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches..coupled with Sunday Stamps colour challenge and the Paper Player's Claire's theme challenge..my second hat trick and probably the one of few for 2026. ;) Over at my bestie's and she has the Playing in the Rain stamp and die set..the bunny with the paper pieced raincoat with her superb colouring skills. Thank you bestie! A couple more Love day cards to add to the stash. Card Goal = 24+2 =26.
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Happy Monday everyone.

A couple of cards...

So my renditions of the latest sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge...Dug into the vintage pattern papers...two cards with totally opposite themes.. a sombre Sympathy card and a warm Valentine's card.. Card goal 2026 = 22 + 2 = 24 cards. Entering the Valentine's card into Sunday Stamps' colour challenge and the latest theme challenge from The Paper Players.
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Happy Sunday everyone.

Winter Magic...

Next up on the roster, Sunday Stamp's sketch challenge..Inked up a couple of my vintage snowmen trio stamps, perfect for the sketch and since I'm on a shaker box kick...flat shakers from upcycled cellophane from a recent desk planner. More vintage pattern papers from the stash..Doubling up this challenge with the Paper Player's Signs of Winter theme challenge..snowmen, snowflakes, hats and scarves... Cards completed = 14 + 4 = 18. Thanks for dropping by to have a peek.
Happy Thursday everyone.

{LOVE YOU} and....

Latest sketch challenge from Melissa over at Sunday Stamps... So many ideas running through my head...Christmas, Valentines. Managed to complete a few cards and using up some of my vintage pattern paper stash. Haven't coloured images for awhile and found it abit exciting colouring the penguins and bringing them to *life* Wanted a different sentiment from Happy Valentine's Day, hence the {LOVE YOU}. Than for the Christmas cards..wanted to use the Santa hat stickers on the puffins. This sketch was great for using up those teeny pieces of leftover pattern papers for the gifts.. Can't decide which cards I prefer...the Valentine or Christmas versions.. Which is your fave? Entering these cards also into the Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge. Voila 4 cards completed. 2026 Card goal 2 + 4 = 6.
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Holiday Puppies...

Next is Deb's sketch from Sunday Sketches...loving the sketch challenges and they help with my goal to put a dent into the vintage treasure trove of cardmaking supplies! ;) Made a few Christmas cards with the wee Christmas puppy. Stamped, coloured and fussy cutted the puppies. Dusted the trim on their hats with dazzling diamonds and added a teeny bell die cut. Embossed the white layer with different snowflake embossing folders. Sentiment stamped with white embossing powder on black cardstock and punched out. Sorry I couldn't cover up the Christmas puppies...so I had to take liberty with the sentiment placement. Voila ready for Christmas! Card Challenge 140 + 4 = 144 cards.
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Happy Friday!

Dancing with Snowflakes...

Next sketch challenge...Sunday Stamps...
Wanted to try something different for a Christmas/Holiday theme...busted out the snowflake embossing folders..snowflake dies. Stamped and coloured the snowmen and penguin - dusted with dazzling diamonds. Layered some of the card elements for interest and finished with the white sentiment embossed on black cardstock.. Not sure which colour is my fave? hmmmmm..... Cards completed 125 + 3 + 128
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Happy Friday.

Season's Greetings Snowman...*WINNER*

OMG...nothing like leaving it to the last few minutes...this working gig is really cramping my cardmaking time..LOL. Sunday Stamp's latest sketch challenge. Used the vintage Stampendous snowman stamp...diecutted snowflakes and used some more of the vintage pattern paper stash. Voila! Card Challenge 187-2 = 185 cards to go...yikes...
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EDIT: What a nice surprise to end my Saturday evening...Amy from the Sunday Stamps design team chose my card as her Top Cup! Totally made my day and was so glad to have tried their weekly sketch challenge. THANK YOU so MUCH! :)

Flat Shaker Toppers for Christmas

Sunday Stamps' latest sketch challenge. Love Claire's sketch and to pizazz the cards...added flat shaker toppers..way easier than the traditonal shaker boxes with foam tape..and easier to mail. My reduce, reuse, recycle tip here...use the cellophane packaging from desk calendars to make the shaker pockets. Started with a couple shakers and than I thought to layer the shaker toppers with foam tape for added dimension. Mixed and matched vintage pattern papers for 6 cards in total..lots of red glimmer and confetti from my craft stash. Had fun mixing the different pattern paper lines 267 - 6 cards = 261 cards to go.
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Have a great Wednesday evening.

Vintage BIRTHDAY

Back at it with Sunday Stamps' latest sketch challenge. Loving the vintage Basic Grey pattern paper coupled with one of my most fave stamp sets ~ Jar of Love. Dry embossed the navy stitched circle for added interest. Pink glimmer cardstock layer for sparkle and gold neutral twine to finish the jars for the flowers. 274 - 2 cards = 272 cards to go....
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Happy Wednesday evening.

Gingerbread Houses...

Been a crazy week as I've been trying to finish these cards for a few days now... :( Tried Sunday Stamps' latest sketch challenge for inspiration. Using up some scraps of the vintage gingerbread pattern paper and paired with the stamped with embossing powder on chocolate chip cardstock ~ cutest gingerbread house. Finished with some teeny embellies and voila! 2 more cards to make 231 cards of my 240 card goal...only 9 cards away..gasp..
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Happy Friday everyone.

Snowmen Tags....*WINNER*

I've had this Snowman stamp in my vintage collection (2005) forever and a day that has never seen the light of day or any ink...so I finally inked the stamp up for the Sunday Stamps challenge..perfect. Practicing my colouring and using up the vintage pattern papers in the coveted stash...Can't decide which set I prefer...the blues (which I made first) of the other reds and pinks with the swirling ribbons that finished the tags. Gasp...haven't used ribbon in awhile..All are unique and one of a kind as unfortunately I get bored with identical multiples. Which ones are your fave? Now I'm at 5 + 178 = 183 / 240 personal goal for the year.
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Happy Tuesday.
EDIT: Heather from the Sunday Stamps design team chose my card as her top cup winner "Sheri had me at "vintage snowmen!" Totally adorable!". THANK YOU so much ~ What a wonderful surprise! Congrats to the other winners. Looking forward to the next Sunday Stamps challenge. :)

Jolly Snowmen...*WINNER*

Another sketch challenge...this one is from Heidi's sketch from Sunday Stamps. I'm trying to get ahead start of my Christmas cards...Tried out new to me Penny Black stamps..coloured with Copics and Blendabilities. Stamped the snowflakes on the background and dug into the vintage pattern paper stash. Dazzling diamonds glitter on the pompom, toque and scarf. Finished with some vintage three dimensional snowflakes.
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Happy late Monday night or an early Friday morning! EDIT: Deb from the Sunday Stamps design team chose my card as her top cup choice. Thank you for making my Saturday and congrats to all the Top Cup winners. :)

Christmas Friends...TOP CUP WINNER

Christmas..this year's goal is 100 cards..and I have 6 more to add to the current 51 ...so it's 57..Tried Sunday Stamps' latest sketch challenge. I love the Paper Smooches images and did some masking for the different critter arrangements. Coloured with Copics and Blends...dug into more of the pattern paper stash for different pattern paper combos.. Dusted the images with dazzling diamonds and layered with foam tape, the critters onto the embossed snowflake circle with the red glimmer scallop circle.. Layered the "Christmas" with foam tape for added dimension and Voila!!!

**EDIT - Just discovered this Sunday evening that my cards were chosen by Stef from the Sunday Stamps' design team as one of the Top Cup winners for this recent sketch challenge. Great news to end a hectic week. THANK YOU!

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