with sympathy - C4G #270

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme is "wings-butterflies, birds, fairies, etc."  

My card has butterflies, but it's unfortunately not a fun, cheery card.  That's what I had planned to make, but I needed sympathy cards.  

My sentiment is JustRite Sympathy Handwritten Sentiment.  The butterfly is Tim Holtz Detailed Butterflies.  The butterfly and paper strip are DCWV Mariposa.  A few adhesive dots finished it off.  

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I love you - C4G #269

Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme - probably because Valentine's Day is coming up - is "hugs and kisses."  

My image is a Sweet Pea digi from stash.  The sentiment is Die-versions I Love You with Sizzix Thinlits Essential Type "x" and "o."  The BG panel is DCWV Love & Wedding paper.  The flower is from my stash. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

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Shiny Christmas - SCC #181

 Hello!  It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our theme is "baubles" for this challenge.  

Here's my card...

My ornaments cut with Echo Park Snowflake Ornament Trio were dry embossed with CB Swiss Dots, Crackle, and CB Heritage.  I added the bows with Poppystamps Little Bow and Strong.  My heat embossed sentiment is Sweet n Sassy (now Creative Worship) Little Christmas Tags.  The BG panel is Hobby Lobby Wintergreen paper. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

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praying for you - C4G #268

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  For this challenge, we want to see "pink flowers" on your card.  

Life is hard, but God is good, and it is always good to hear that someone is praying for you, so I made this card for someone hurting.  

My verse and sentiment are more of my printed-and-waiting-to-be-used stash, so I'm not sure where they are from.  My flowers are The Ton Peony Memories Cardmaking layered set.  

I hope this card encourages you today! 

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i miss you - C4G #267

 Happy New Year to you!!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This time our theme is "country scape."  Mine is not technically a country scape, but I have seen this in the country, and I would enjoy sitting here enjoying the scenery around me! ;) 

I have a box with soooo many digital stamps that I printed but have never used, so I was happy to find this one for this card.  It's an image from Doodle Pantry.  I cut it with CottageCutz Stitched Rectangles, then inked the edges to try to match the color of the image.  My sentiment is Die-versions Everyday Complements. I added the image and sentiment to a panel cut from the same die and added a few Prima flowers. 

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Peace & Joy - SCC #180

 Happy New Year 2026!!  It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  I hope you had a blessed Christmas season and aren't too worn out to be thinking of Christmas cards again! LOL

Our first theme of the year is "animals and trees."  Here is my card with a horse (aka animal) and evergreens (aka trees)... :) 

I inked my background using a circle mask for the moon.  I splattered some white paint then stamped and heat embossed my image and sentiment which are from Creative Worship Old-Fashioned Christmas.  

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

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Sleigh bell Christmas - C4G #265

 Hi!  Time is flying by, and it is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This is our last challenge for 2025!  

Our theme is "Christmas sparkle" and here's my card... 

I am not a fan of glitter, but I do like shimmer and shine.  My jingle bell is SSS Sleigh Bell.  The bow is Poppystamps Little Bow and String.  My paper is DCWV the Christmas Glitter Matstack.  (This is very old paper, but I love it because it is sparkly but DOES NOT shed any glitter!!!  Whoo-hoo!!)  My BG is navy cardstock that I dry embossed with Sizzix 3D Snowflakes after swiping Cloud 9 Lisa Horton Opaque White ink on the flat side.  My "merry" sentiment is Hero Arts Merry Stamp & Cut and "Christmas" is from a freebie I received years ago.  The tiny stars are from MS Diamond Star border punch.    

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Sparkle and shine
Word Art Wednesday #728-729 - AG that's family friendly
Die Cut Divas December - Christmas/winter

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

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Embossed Christmas - SCC #179

HAPPY DECEMBER 1st!!  It's only 24 days until CHRISTMAS!!!  

And it's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  :)  Our theme is "poinsettia" for this challenge.  

Here's my poinsettia card...

This was a fun card to make!  I used 3 techniques on my green panel. I dry embossed it with Darice Basket Weave.  Then I inked up the flat/debossed side of Spellbinders Poinsettia 3D EF with white ink and 3D embossed the panel.  The original embossing flattens a little, but it is still visible and gives some texture.  And the inking really makes the poinsettias pop!  I added a bit of gold ink to the center of the flowers.  My sentiment is Hero Arts Merry Stamp & Cut.  

I think this is my favorite card I've made all year!!  It is very similar to a card I made while participating in Justine Hovey's 12 Days of Christmas Cards this year.  Click HERE to see that post.  It's card #3 on day 4.  

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Merriest wishes - C4G #264

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Today is also Thanksgiving in the US, so my turkey will go into the oven soon! ;)  And today is my youngest's birthday, so we will double our celebrations! :) 

Back to crafting... our theme for this challenge is "Cute Christmas" so this will be a fun challenge to play along with if you are still making your Christmas cards!

Here's my "cute" card...

My image is FTHS "Candy Cane for Snowman" digi that's been waiting years for me to color and use it. ;)  I colored him and added a Momenta Christmas Phrases sentiment.  Added a few MS punch branches and a bow of baker's twine.  Paper is Crate Paper Snow and Cocoa, and the red and black are colored vellum from my stash. 

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Warm snowman wishes - C4G #263

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  This time our theme is "build me a snowman" so we want to see your snowmen.  Or snowwomen. ;) 

My paper is Scrapbook Customs Christmas Watercolor.   My snowman is from TH Vault Winter Wishes.  My sentiment is from Taylored Expressions All Together - Occasions 3.  The middle pane was cut with KatScrappiness Wavy Wonky Stitched Rectangles, and I embossed the Poppystamps Stitched Landscapes snow bank with Darice Crackle EF and inked the edge.  

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!