Autumn Splendor!

Hey my blogger friends!

I have an autumn easel card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

Allsorts - #536 Autumn
Always Fun - #127 Create a Scene
Aud Sentiment - #235 Fall/Autumn
Cardz 4 Galz - #105 Autumn/Fall
Crafty Creations - #398 AAG
Crafty Friends - #118 Autumn
Crafty Sentiments - Dies/Punches
Creative Moments - #176 AAG
Digi Choosday - #37 AAG
Di's Digi Challenge - Hand Colored Image
Make My Monday - #104 Use Shapes
Penny's - #446 AAG
Pin-Spirational - #247 Autumn
Polkadoodles - #36 AAG
QKR Stampede - #362 AAG
The Paper Shelter - #397 Embossing
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing
Tuesday Throwdown - #440 Pile It On

I saw a version of this card on Pinterest and fell in love with it and these dies. They're from Tonic Studios and are the Memory Book Maker Layered Cascade Dies and the largest die is huge, 7 1/4" x 8". But my favorite is this scalloped die. The door and wreath dies are from Anna Griffin from the Christmas Wreath Set, The pumpkins and leaves are stickers from Michaels, the lights are a lamp post die that I just cut the post off and the corn stalks I can't remember what brand it is. The die under the senti is #3 Spellbinders scalloped oval die and the senti is from Close to My Heart the Autumn Splendor set. The brick paper is a digi download I got off of Etsy and printed out.

This is another cutey I colored from The Paper Shelter called Autumn is Coming!

The decorative hinge mechanism is also from Anna Griffin. Oops! Not centered very well is it!

That's it for today, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

Back to School!

Mornin' my blogger friends!

I have a back to school box card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #17 AAG
Allsorts - #534-5 Feminine
CRAFT - #525 Back to School (Won Top 3!)
Crafty Creations - #397 AAG (Won Top 3!)
Crafty Friends - #117 Add Embellishments
Crafty Sentiments - AG
Creative Moments - #175 Lovely Ladies (WINNER!)
Digi Choosday - #35 AAG
Make My Monday - #104 Use Shapes
Penny's - #445 AAG (Won Top 3!)
Pin-spirational - #246 Back to School
Polkadoodles - #35 AAG
QKR Stampede - #361 AAG (WINNER!)
The Paper Shelter - #395 Back to School


I found this cute rectangle box die by Pink & Main on the Dies R Us website after seeing it used by Darlene Pavlick from Double D Challenges who is also on the design team for Dies R Us and thought it would make a cute back to school box card.

             Most of the images are clip art that I found online and printed out.

The dies didn't come with a shadow layer die so I made my own by tracing around the outside of the dies and fusey cutting them.

This little cutey is a digi stamp from The Paper Shelter that I colored and is called "Learning is Fun".

I also added a piece of card stock to the back side of the box to extend it so I could add the bigger images and also reinforce it.

I can't remember where I got the 2 design papers from, but it came in a pak of
6 or 8 different designs.

Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

New Foam Flowers!

Hi blogger friends!

I have a card to share today that features a new technique where the flowers are made from, what they're calling, foam paper.

Entering in these challenges:

Allsorts - #534-5 Feminine
Cardz4 Galz - #227 Wings
Crafty Creations - #396 AAG
Crafty Friends - #117 Add Embellishments
Creatalicious - #169 Add Sparkle
Digi Choosday - #34 AAG
Di's Digi - Ribbons and Bows
Double D - Pearls/Gems
Penny's - #444 AAG
Polkadoodles - #34 AAG
QKR Stampede - #360 AAG (Won Top 5!)

I got this card kit from Paper Wishes, and it's a monthly box kit put out by Crafter's Companion, and it revolves around the flower dies and the flowers cut from the foam paper. Once the flowers are cut out, you heat the foam with a either a heat gun or I used a craft iron, and you shape it with a metal ball stylus tool or your fingers and once the foam cools, it keeps that shape. Pretty fun, new technique. You can watch how to form the flowers here.The kit makes 18 cards and everything is included to make a complete card. You can see what's in the box here. All except that fuzzy looking paper under the printed paper. That is Mulberry paper and another technique I got from Bonny Garby which you can go here to watch on Youtube.

I found these pearl butterfly and dragonfly in my stash and had to include them.

That's it for today, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

In the Pink!

Mornin' blogger peeps!

I have another slider, music card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

Always Fun - #123 Circles
Crafty Creations - #395 AAG
Crafty Gals Corner - #197 3+ Layers
Creatalicious - #168 AAG
Creative Moments - #174 AAG
Dies R Us - #126 Bright Colors
Digi Choosday - #32 AAG
Di's Digi Challenge - Circles
Penny's - #442 AAG
Polkadoodles - #32 AAG
QKR Stampede - #360 AAG
The Paper Shelter - #393 AG

This is another Pull Up/Slider card but this time made in hot pink that I made for, and am sending to, Anna Griffin for her birthday. I embellished this one quite a bit more adding more elements to the back and even the bottom. The corner die on the bottom I made into a pocket to include a note.

- The base was made from Anna's Pull Up Card Dies
- Most if the die elements are from Tonic Studio
- The records were made from a circle punch and dies
- The front sentis are older stamps from Stampin' Up
- The back senti is a wood stamp from Make An Impression that I was surprised to notice that the fonts were practically the same! That was fun!
- The corner die is from Heartfelt Creations
- The black border, swirls and small stars are stickers from Dazzles

                    The back

                Bottom

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin'me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

Waterfall Card!

Hey crafty friends!

I have a waterfall card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

Crafty Creations - #395 AAG
Crafty Gal Corner - #197 3+ Layers
Crafty Sentiments - AG
Creative Moments - #173 AAG
Digi Choosday - #31 AAG
Double D - Birthday
Polkadoodles - #30 AAG
The Paper Shelter - #393 AG

 Wow! I have been on a birthday card roll lately and this one is my 4th in a row.

This was made from a waterfall card kit from Crafter's Companion that I got on HSN, but I believe is now sold out, but they actually have it on sale on the US Crafter's Companion website for $8.49. Which is really a good buy because you get 4 ea of 6 patterns, which is 24 cards, that comes out to .35 a card. If your like me and add the 6.95 shpg, (+ 6.95 = 15.44 / 24) comes out to .64 a card, which is still a pretty good deal I think. And you get everything you need in the kit to make a basic card plus instructions.
- I added the white ribbon on the pull mechanism.
- Also the balloon, cup cake and sentiment are from Anna Griffin's birthday stickers and sentiments pak on the inside of the card.
- The pink, word patterned paper is from Crafter's Companion's Spring is in the Air, 12x12 paper pak and was cut with a Spellbinders Labels 20 die.

                  Inside

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Blessings!
Pam D

Just a Note!

Hey crafty peeps!

I have another birthday card to share today that I made for my son's birthday.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #14 AAG
Always Fun - #121 Anything but a Card
Cardz For Guyz - #225 Music
Crafty Creations - #395 AAG
Creatalicious - #167 Bright n Fun
Creative Moments - #173 AAG
Dies R Us - #125 Birthdays (Won Top 3!)
Digi Choosday - #29 AAG
Double D - Birthday
Make My Monday - #101 Guys Any Age
Polkadoodles - #29 AAG
QKR Stampede - #357 AAG

We also had a Birthday/Going Away party for them yesterday the 21st as their birthdays are a few weeks apart and they are moving to So Cal for a job my son just got at Elon Musk's SpaceX. How fun is that! But sad for us. 😭

This is a Pull Up/Slider card.
- The frame is from Anna Griffin"s Pull Up Card die set.
- The juke box, sax man, and music staff n notes are Tonic Studio dies.
- The records were made with the #1/smallest circle die from Spellbinders and a 3/4" punch from Marvy and I made the small hole in the middle with the We R Memory Keepers Big Bite.
- And the sentiments are music and birthday stamps from Stampin' Up.

Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!
Blessings!
Pam D

Another Birthday Card!

Hey blogger friends!

I have a birthday card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #13  AAG
Crafting From the Heart - #247 AAG
Crafty Catz - #469 Pretty
Crafty Creations - #393 AAG (Won Top 3!)
Crafty Friends - #113 "B" **
Creative Moments - #172 AAG
Dies R Us - #124 AG
Digi Choosday - #27 AAG (Won Top 3!)
Polkadoodles - #27 AAG
QKR Stampede - #355 AAG (Won Top 5!)
Tuesday Throwdown - #435 AG (Won Top 5!)

** - Crafty Friends "B" Blue Birthday

I made this birthday card for my daughter-in-law for her birthday in August.

- the labels dies are from Anna Griffin Compendium die set
- the dress, shoes, purse and Happy Birthday dies are from Crafters Companion
- the center border dies are from Spellbinders
- the string flowers are from Sue Wilson
- the corners and thin borders are from Paper Wishes and Dazzles
- the swirl die is from Memory Box
- the sentiments are computer generated

Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

Happy Birthday!

Hey crafty pals!

I've got a birthday card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #10 AAG
Allsorts - #520/521 Birthday
Crafting From the Heart - #244 AAG
Crafty Creations - #391 AAG
Crafty Friends - #110 AG
Creative Moments - #169 AAG
Digi Choosday - #20 AAG
Jo's Scrap Shack - #283 AAG
Make My Monday - #97 Interactive/ Kinetic
My time to Craft - #397 Tags
Polkadoodles - #21 AAG
QKR Stampede - #349 AAG
The Paper Shelter - #384 Birthday Girl

I made this a couple of months ago, but never had a birthday challenge to enter it in, so I held onto it, and now there is.

The tag, cupcake shaker, balloons and gift dies  are all from Anna Griffin and the silhouette children die is from Spellbinders.

Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

Grad Card

Hey blogger friends!

I can't believe it's been almost 2 mos since my last post.
Guess I've been in a slump lately with no desire to make anything.

But hopefully after today I think I'll be making up for that starting with this graduation card I made for my son who's graduation from the Aeronautics/Astronautics Program at the University of Washington in June.
He has 2 graduating ceremonies, 1 for the U of W, and 1 for the A/A Program so I'll be making another card for the 2nd one too.

Plus there's my husband's B-day and Fathers day all within that week - whew!

Entering in these Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #10 AAG (Always Anything Goes)
Always Fun - #112 Graduation
Cardz 4 Galz - #97 Graduation
CRAFT - #514 Father's Day/Male
Crafting From the Heart - #244 AAG
Crafty Creations - #391 AAG
Crafty Friends - #110 AG
Creative Moments - #169 AAG
Digi Choosday - #20 AAG
Di's Digi Challenge - Masculine
Jo's Scrap Shack - #283 AAG
Polkadoodles - #21 AAG
QKR Stampede - #349 AAG

As with most of my ideas these days, I got this from Pinterest.
The U of W's colors are purple and gold and even tho this came out really well, I think I want to make another one and switch up the colors and make purple the main color just to see which one I like best.

Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D

Happy Easter!

Hey blogger friends!

I have an Easter card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #6 AAG
Cardz4Galz - #93 Floral/Fauna
Crafting From the Heart - #240 AAG
Crafting With Friends - #2 AAG
Crafty Creations - #387 AAG
Crafty Gals Corner - #188 Spring is Here!
Creatalicous - #159 Anything But a Card
Creative Moments - #165 AAG
Digi Choosday - #12 AAG
Jo's Scrap Shack - #275 AAG
Polkadoodles - #13 AAG
QKR Stampede - #341 AAG (Won Top 5!)
The Paper Shelter - #376 It's a Spring Thing
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Let's Celebrate Spring!

This is an accordian card that I've been wanting to make for quite awhile now.

The dies are from Karen Burniston called Fancy Label Accordion Dies.
The glitter paper is from Crafter's Companion's Enchanted Forest Collection.
The flowers and printed paper is from Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Collection.

Hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!
Thanks to the challengers above for lettin' me play along.
Blessings!
Pam D