Inspired by…New Year!

Playing along with Inspired By Challenge with the theme…New Year!

I was inspired by the metallics, snow-like lights/confetti, and neutral colors…

I used The Greetery’s awesome Shortbread Shapes: Snowflake embossing folder and dies, numbers from the Dreams & Plans die set, and the Crystal Charms and Crystal Charms Jumbo dies.

For my sentiment, a much-loved vintage Reverse Confetti set called Bitty Banners, embossed with Ranger ink’s Silver Tinsel embossing powder. It’s so sparkly and beautiful!

Thanks for stopping by! Looking forward to more Inspired By challenges this year. Happy 2026!

Inspired By…Napkins

Playing along with this week’s Inspired By Challenge with this lovely photo…

Here is my card…

I started with this lovely Fir Wreath by Alexandra Renke that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it. Then I added lovely Christmas items from The Greetery including the “Shortbread Shapes: Rectangles” dies, rectangle tag die, and embossing folder, as well as the Simple Holiday Sentiments Mini stamp set. 

I was so inspired by the photo, I’m going to be making more cards/tags from the other napkin rings. Thanks for stopping by! 

Inspired By…Boo!

 Playing along with this week’s Inspired By Challenge with this adorable “Boo!” photo…

I made a “peek-a-BOO” surprise of my own with The Greetery’s “Hey Honeycomb: Basics” dies…

I made a pumpkin using the circle die in the set, with a stem from “Plump Pumpkins,” a leaf from “BotaniCuts: Strawberries,” and some balloon string dies! The background has some “BotaniCuts: Wheat.” 

Surprise! A peachy colored honeycomb ball pumpkin to match the inspiration photo and the lovely Carta Bella “Harvest” papers. The card base is cut with The Greetery’s “A2 Arches” dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

As You See It…Autumn Favorites!

Playing along with the As You See It Challenge…to make a card about your favorite part of Autumn. 

Mine is Thanksgiving! The food, family, friends, football, parades, Black Friday shopping, and the national dog show…I love all of it!

Here is my fancy “Concertina Fold” card, which I learned how to make by watching Susan Campfield’s live last weekend (Susan Stampfield on YouTube).

It’s hard to photograph!

It starts as just a card front (it IS so puffy I had to hold it down with a magnet, though!), then as you unfold, it reveals secret panels! It’s like a fancy trifold with some extra folds, haha!

I used lots of products from The Greetery including the “Capsule Basics” dies, “Thankful & Blessed, “Autumn Herbarium,” “Thank All Ways,” and patterned paper from Carta Bella called “Harvest.” The last picture shows all of the Tim Holtz Distress Stain spray…all glimmery and shiny!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Inspired by…Autumn!

 As soon as I saw this week’s picture at the Inspired By Challenge, I knew I had to play along!

I used Papertrey Ink’s amazing “Pumpkin Slices” dies, and lots of squares of textured, stamped, spritzed, and glittered paper squares! 

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink’s “Just Sentiments: Spooky” and a stitched paper bow die from the retired company L’il Inkers (it’s my favorite bow of all time)! The background squares include Stampin Up’s 3D “Twisted Rope” and “Woodgrain” embossing folders and the VERY old “Sanded” red rubber background, the Ink Blot Shop’s “Cable Knit” background stamp, Tim Holtz Distress Stain sprays, gold glitter paper, and The Greetery’s “Knit Wit” stencils. I made the pumpkin by cutting a piece of dark Kraft paper covered with white paint. 

This was SO much fun to make! Thanks for stopping by! 

As You See It…Gentle Sunset!

Playing along with the As you See It Challenge…Gentle Sunset! They are using this lovely color scheme:

I made an autumn floral card using products from The Greetery…

I used the “Wild Wetlands” floral dies along with the “Capsule Basics” dies and a sentiment from “Thankful & Blessed.” There are two amazing 3D embossing folders, too, including the retired Stampin Up “Subtle” background and Lisa Horton Craft’s “Vintage Tile.” 

I love these colors together! Thanks for stopping by!

As You See It…Picnics!

 Playing along with the As You See It Challenge and the theme is picnics!

I chose to bring pie! My Mom always had a special picnic basket she used when transporting desserts to a potluck. ❤️

I used patterned paper by Echo Park Paper called “Slice of Summer.” The stamps and dies are from The Greetery including: To Pie For, Fall Foodie Sentiments, Frosted Frames, Cozy Cup Coaster, and the cherry from Hey Honeycomb: Ice Cream.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!.