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Another interactive card for a grandchild... My grandchildren love Harry Potter so I decided to create a card around that AND add an interactive element. Quite a while ago, I bought a Confetti Flinger die set so I finally made the time to figure it out.  It took me a few trials and failures but I finally got the flinger to work.  Yay!  The keys seem to be making sure the shorter end of the flinger is at the bottom and using glassine paper to hold the confetti. I had to cut up a postage stamp envelope since I didn't have any glassine in my craft supplies. I was so so excited when I got it to fling reliably.  To help keep everything together until he has it in his hands, I put a little bit of temporary adhesive on the corners.  hee hee For the front design, I wanted a bouquet of balloons but with the Harry Potter twist.  I bought and downloaded some clipart and then used the design from Freshly Made Sketches #FMS362. I really like the end result.  What ...

Good day! Here is my latest creation.  I needed a masculine birthday card for my husband. I had pinned this handmade card a while back, CASE  Stampin' Chez Moi , so I thought I'd CASE it.  I also decided to use  Freshly Made Sketches   design #FMS360 and the color combo from  splitcoaststampers  #CC1025.  I wanted colors that were masculine but not dull and the pop of red in this combo worked great. The overall design and execution turned out relatively simple and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. What do you think? Have a spectacular day! Card Recipe Stamps:  SU! Traveler, Work of Art, Making Spirits Bright Punches & Dies:    Embossing folders:   Paper:  SU! Whisper White, stash pattern paper, stash dark green Paper Size:   A2 5.5" x 4.25" card Ink:  SU! Shaded Spruce, Pool Party, Real Red, MFT Extreme Black Accessories:  stash stick-on embellishments, stash ribbon Techniques: ...

Welcome to another day of ramblings .... One of my sisters started a local Enbrace Grace group at her church.  I love the message of this ministry, especially since I too was single and pregnant.  I dealt with a lot of loneliness and guilt associated with my situation while also happily anticipating this new role in my life as mother.  So, when she told me she was going to be a part of such an important mission, I offered to help however she needed me.   Apparently, my card making skills are what is needed. 😊  This is my third set of baby shower Thank You cards.  I was asked to make 50 cards this time.  I try to create a simple, easily assembled design and make each slightly different. A while back, I saved a baby card with BABY spelled out with alphabet blocks.  I thought this was adorable, and someday I'll CASE that card 😊, but for now, I wanted to spell out THANKS on baby blocks across a piece of baby pattern paper from a stack I've bee...

Welcome back! I found this stamp set years ago and haven't used it much.  I thought it was the perfect set for my husband and me since we are both engineers ... just a bit of geek.  While going through my saved pins for inspiration, I found this one,  Great Chemistry , and decided to CASE it but use the design from  Freshly Made Sketches   #FMS356 and color combo #CC972 from  splitco aststampers . I  cut out and stacked three beakers under each beaker for a little bit of dimension and stability.  I also put SU! dimensionals under the sentiment. I think it turned out pretty cute.  I'm going to use this stamp set and dies again.  What do you think? Thanks for stopping by.  😀 Card Recipe Stamps:  Clearly Besotted Scientifically Speaking Punches & Dies:    Clearly Besotted Scientifically Speaking,  SU! Deckled Rectangles Embossing folders:   Paper:   SU! Blueberry Bushel, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper Whit...

Hi-Dee-Ho Good Neighbor .... ( Hee Hee, I think I just aged myself with that reference to Home Improvement. ) My adult daughter is having a birthday and I needed to make her a card.  She said she's trying to leave childish things behind, like her love of Belle from Beauty & the Beast and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  And while I do not understand doing that   😉   I respect her decision and had to come up with a more adult theme for her birthday card this year.  Her home is decorated with outdoorsy mountain themes and succulents with her colors being dusty pink, green, white and gold.  I decided to lean into that.  So I pulled out my supply spreadsheet and Big Book of Stamps and found some stamps sets that applied. Using an older design,  Freshly Made Sketches  #FMS361, and an older color combo,  splitcoaststampers  #CC1018, I came up with this card.  I don't have SU! Pretty In Pink ink or paper so I subbed Blushing Br...

Hello again. It's been quite some time since I've created a post here without backdating it, hee hee.  I thought I'd try to get back to it.  I've not posted much ever because I don't think anyone reads it but at least I have this place to capture my thoughts and activities. My husband, dog and I are settling into our new home in Northwoods Wisconsin.  It has taken so very much longer than I ever imagined to unpack, sort, fix things up and make them work for us.  We're getting closer but there's still a lot to do.  I'm trying to squeeze creating and crafting in between house stuff and my full time job.  I'm very blessed to be able to work from home so no complaints there.  No more 40 min commute each way, every day.  Yay! I've continued crafting, just not blogging about it.  For my creative outlet, I've been primarily making handmade greeting cards.  My stash of stamps and dies and designer pattern paper has continued to grow.  😊 Si...

  Welcome back! I almost forgot to make my nephew's fiancé a bridal shower card.  Since her mother makes handmade cards also, I surely can't neglect making one for this occasion.  I'd look like a total slacker, which I often am but that's beside the point. 😁 In my usual fashion, I decided to CASE a pinterest bridal shower card, which AGAIN I forgot to save the link to, and then combined it with a saved and unused Freshly Make Sketches design, #FMS357.  For the sentiment,  I glued together 3 layers for each letter for some dimension and put the letters on a bit wonky to add a bit of whimsy to this simple card. I think it turned out pretty and classy.  Plus, I used some of my horded pattern paper.  It's a win-win. Thanks for taking a look. Card Recipe Stamps:   Punches & Dies:    Lawn Fawn Henry's ABCs dies, SU! Finishing Touches dies Embossing folders:   SU! Climbing Vine embossing folder Paper:   SU! Winter Wonderland...