Beer is good

 Hello friends and welcome!

I had been making cards featuring birds

lately, but I needed to build up my

stash of guy cards, so I switched

from birds to beer:

Beer mugs, weathered wood paper, and a diamond plate embossing

folder certainly fit the bill for a guy card, IMHO.

A couple more sentiments finish the inside:

My card is based on Atlantic Hearts sketch #667.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope that you 

have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Hoppy Days & dies

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Pineapple, Sweet Potato Pie; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Elizabeth Craft Designs - Worn Wood

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Cuttlebug - diamond plate EF; MISTI; IG1 Spectrum Noir marker

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - Tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Oh look, another bird card

 Hello there and welcome!

I've been on a card making roll this week.

Here's another one I made:

This is another mix of old and new items. The two new items are

the bird die and the embossing folder, both of which I bought

last year and have only just now opened the packaging.

(The pile of so far untouched items is slowly 

being whittled down.)

The bird is die cut from white cardstock, then blended with

a few ink colors. I added some gold Stickles to the wing edge

for some sparkle. 😊

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

I'm playing along at Freshly Made Sketches #721

and at Can You Handle the Pressure 1/2026 ATG. 

(no twist this time.)

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Taylored Expressions - Honey, Pumpkin, Guava; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart; Michael's vellum

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Memory Box - Gypsy Swallow-Tail die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Taylored Expressions - Mini Meadow EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Ranger - gold Stickles

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Happiest of Birthday Wishes

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

It's been slow going trying to chip away at

the two inches of solid ice covering our driveway,

but we've been making great headway every day.

I actually got out and did some much needed

grocery shopping today. Good thing too,

as there's another storm that's going to

hit us on Saturday.

Luckily, my mojo has been present this week,

so, I've been making cards.

Here's just one of them:

I unearthed an older die set for the fancy rectangle elements.

I even embossed the smallest die in the set instead 

of die cutting a frame, because they are so ornate and

look so pretty together.

The sentiment and flowers are NBUS that I finally

cracked the packaging on.

Here's the inside:

The sketch I've used is curtesy of Atlantic Hearts Challenge #666, 

and the color theme is from Color Hues Challenge #125.

Addicted to Stamps & More #509 has an any occasion

challenge, so I'll link up there also.

Thank you for visiting. I hope that you are all

surviving this stretch of bitter cold weather

we've had lately. Take care!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Big Bold Birthday & dies, Birthday Wishes

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Blueberry

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders - Resplendent Rectangle dies; Honey Bee Stamps - Tropical Bouquet dies  (flowers); MISTI; Nuvo white blizzard Glitter Drops

Accessories: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Have a seed-sational Birthday!

 Hello and welcome!

In an attempt at ignoring the

winter storm that will hit us tomorrow,

I've created yet another bird card.

(I'm doing my part to manifest Spring!)

I purchased this stamp and die set last year when it was

released in April...and am only now using it.

(I'm sure I'm not the only one who buys crafty stuff

but takes forever to use them. Right? 

Anyone? *Crickets chirping*)

Anyway, my card is loosely based off the current

Freshly Made Sketches #720. (The smaller circle element

being the two flying birds) The branch was added because, well,

I needed it to hang the birdfeeder. 😄

I'll add this to the NBUS #82 challenge since I

just cracked the packaging open on the stamp set.

That's it for now. Back to making birthday cards. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Please stay safe, especially if you're

in the path of this winter storm!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Backyard Bird Feeder and dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner and foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Happy Bird-day to you

 Hello there and welcome!

It's been a bit since I've blogged. I recently

took a trip home to Illinois to visit

family and now I'm back ready to

get creating again. (It snowed there. A few times. I shoveled.

I'm not a fan.) 😜

Here's a card I made using

Atlantic Hearts sketch #665:

Admittedly, I swapped the bird and rhinestone placements

because of the direction the bird was looking, but both

elements in the sketch are there.

Another simple sentiment finishes the inside:

I'm not sure about all that pink, but it's starting to grow

on me. LOL! 

Thanks for visiting. I hope you

have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday Sentiments (and dies)

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel, Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Candy Corn, Bubblegum, Guava, Confetti Cake, Blue Raspberry, Granny Smith, Dill Pickle

DP: Lawn Fawn - Bitsy Blooms

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Birch Press Design - Block Print Perched Bird dies; Pinkfresh Studio - Ornate Banner die; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Pink & Main - Zig Zag circle die; Cuttlebug - Musical Flourish EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations January 2026 Release: Card Fronts - Boho Landscapes

 

Hello crafty friends and welcome! Today I'm showcasing one of the

new January release card front sets on the STAMPlorations blog!

These card fronts are all so GORGEOUS!

This set is called Boho Landscapes.

Here are the four cards I've made using each panel:

I die cut the card front from one of the

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies,

Then heat embossed the sentiment from the

See the Good stamp set. I gave it a black cardstock matte, and

before adhering, I stamped one of the images from the

Art Marks 2 stamp set in opposite corners.

******

This card front is soooo pretty, and I really didn't want

to do too much to it, but of course I got a bit artsy fartsy with it. LOL!

I die cut three squares out of the panel using the square die from the

Basic A2 Panels Nesting dies, matted them in black cardstock, then

adhered them back to the card front. I die cut the 

Happy Birthday from the Everyday Sentiments die set a couple times.

I stacked and adhered them in the top corner.

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For this card front, I cut in half, then cut one of the halves in half

and glued to a black cardstock matte. The Celebrate Big die

was cut three times, stacked and glued to the card front.

I did go over it with a Wink of Stella pen, but with my

crack photography skills, you can't really see the shimmer.

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For this last card I trimmed the card front and die cut it using the

Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Cover Plate. After matting it

with black cardstock and adhering to the card base, I die cut the

With Sympathy Phrase die three times, stacked and glued it to the 

card front. A few sequins were added as a finishing touch.

All card fronts are available for purchase as of January 1st.

Need to get your hands on some? Use my personal

discount code for an extra 20% off!

STAMPGIRLCHRIS 

Shery also has a few Subscription services for paper goods if you

are so inclined. 😊

Congratulations! You made it to the end of this

image laden post! LOL!

Thanks for visiting, I truly appreciate it!

I hope that you have a fantastic day!

STAMPlorations January 2026 Anything Goes Challenge

 

Hello crafty friends and a very happy New Year to you!

I hope that your holiday was fun-filled and magical!

We are starting the new year off with an Anything Goes challenge

over at the STAMPlorations blog! I am so happy and excited

that Shery is re-opening her store and am looking forward

to all the new items she will be adding to it!

But first, here is a card (or five) that I created using items in

both the Christmas mug cuties ephemera pack and the

Christmas ephemera #1 pack.

Most of my cards use the Crazy double running stitch rectangle dies and I also

used the Circles all over texture plate on this one.

This sentiment is from the Yuletide Deer stamp set.

This card uses a sentiment from the Holiday Expressions: Yuletide 

Cheer stamp set that was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Are these not the cutest Christmas mug images?!

These next cards use images from the 

Christmas Ephemera #1 package:

Another sentiment from the Holiday Expressions: Yuletide Cheer

stamp set was used on this card. The frame behind this adorable

birdie came from the Succulently coordinating die set.

This was a fun card to make. I created a little "frozen creek"

for the penguin to skate on, then die cut the

Let It Snow phrase die for my sentiment.

There will be prizes awarded for playing along, of course!

One winner will receive a $25 gift code chosen by a STAMPgirl from

 entries that use STAMPlorations products.

Another random winner will receive a $10 gift code. (Need not feature STAMPlorations products)

A few simple rules to play along:

• Anything goes, any type of project or style
• The use of STAMPlorations products is not a requirement
• AI generated and/or free-off-the-internet images/designs are NOT allowed in projects.
• Link back to the challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG
• Multiple entries per crafter allowed
• Challenge ends January 31

If you feel the need for some retail therapy at the STAMPlorations store,

feel free to use my discount code for 20% off!

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see your creations in the gallery!

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Yuletide Deer, Holiday Expressions- Yuletide

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Doodlebug Designs; Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas; Honey Bee - Holiday Wishes; Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Ocean

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; 

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Paper Goods Christmas Mug Cuties Ephemera & Ephemera #1, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, Circles All Over texture plate, Succulently dies, Let It Snow die; Stampendous - gold EP; Taylored Expressions - Snowfall EF; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Art Glue