Floral Charm

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We are starting the 2nd week of September and the only thing that's changing is the length of our days. It's getting dark before 8:00 p.m. I always like the long days of summer but you an't hold onto thme forever!

I have still been busy working with the harvest from my hubby's garden. I canned 12 jars of tomato sauce last week. I did buy a tool that is going to make the process a bit easier now. Its a food strainer and removes the skin and seeds for you. I used it once last week and I am amazed at how quickly it does the work. I bought the VKP 250 model, and it works like a charm.

Now onto my card fortoday. This one I created for the color challenge #1066. I was the hostess, and I chose pretty peacock, timid tiger and early espresso for the color trio. Optional was designer paper. 

The paper can include colors that are not in the trio.

pretty peacock, timid tiger, early espresso

For my card I used the Stampin' Up June 2025 Paper Pumpkin kit. It has the colors I chose for the challenge this week.

I made a Z-fold card and used some of the kit contents but not the directions they gave. I started with a pretty peacock card base.

I embossed 2 pieces of pretty peacock cardstock and added them to the front and inside panels.

I cut apart one of the envelopes in the kit and used that on the card front. I also used part of the envelope on the card inside.

The die cut flower is part of the kit. To finish off my card, I added some timid tiger circles as accents.

Well that's it for me for this post. So until next time .....God bless.

Card Details:

Stamps: Full of Charm (June 2025 Paper Pumpkin)

Paper: pretty peacock, timid tiger (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: Full of Charm Paper Pumpkin Kit (June 2025), Dot Die (CottageCutz), Snow Flowers EF (Sizzix)

I am also entering:

1.  The Crafter's Cafe has an anything goes w/option of patterned paper. 

2.  Daisy Chain Challenges has a more than 1-fold challenge. 

3.  Allsorts Challenge is birthdays or anything goes. 

4.  Creative Creases is anything goes with a fun fold.

5.  Krafty Chicks has a birthday challenge.  

Birdhouse on Vine

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We are into September already. I feel as though the summer months just flew by. The weather here is still summer like. Lots of sun which is good for my hubby's tomatoes. His garden did amazingly well this year in spite of the early non-stop rain and now a drought of sorts has settled in. But he is out there every day tending to his gardens and his hard work is paying off. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for a color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. We were to use boho blue, crushed curry and pebbled path for the color trio. Optional was to add a bird.

pebbled path, boho blue, crushed curry

For my card I used the Birdhouse w/Vine die from CottageCutz and cut it in the challenge colors. The vine is cut in mossy meadow (neutral). 

The background designer paper is from the Stampin' Up "beauty of the earth" collection. It looked like a sky to me, so I didn't have to create one.

I added a white frame to the background designer paper. Stamped my sentiment. That's from the March 2024 PP Kit from Stampin' Up. Added a few birds and some pebbled path enamel dots to complete my card.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: memorable meadows (Stampin' Up PP March 2024)

Paper: boho blue, crushed curry, pebbled path, mossy meadow, beauty of the earth dsp), basic white (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: pebbled path (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Birdhouse w/Vine die, Pierced Wide Rectangle die (CottageCutz), in-color enamel dots (Stampin' Up)

I am also entering:

1.  The Crafter's Cafe Challenge has an anything goes w/option of designer paper. 

2.  Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap has an AG challenge using designer paper. 

3.  Love to Craft has an anything goes challenge. 

4.  Paper Rocks Scissors challenge is AG using paper and/or scissors. My card is all paper. 

5.  The Crafting Challenge has a "wonderful thought" challenge. 

Daisy Birthday Wishes

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It's been some time since I have posted on my Blog. The month of August was a busy month for me. My hubby's garden harvest is coming in and I have been spending my days in the kitchen processing tomatoes for caning. I also roasted a bunch of tomatoes and froze those. And his banana peppers seem to be on overdrive (lol)!! But I am stuffing those and have my fridge freezer full of them. We have some friends and family that love my stuffed banana peppers, so I have taken care of them as well. 

I will be grateful when the winter months roll around and we can enjoy some summer goodness, but it definitely is a lot of work. 

Then my sister lost her husband, and I have been trying to spend as much time with her as I can.  Walking through grief is never easy. They were high school sweethearts and married for 50 years. But she is taking one day at a time and her son and daughter are by her side as well. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for a color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Our color trio was fresh freesia, pumpkin and melon mambo. Optional was to use your favorite green. I like all of the Stampin' Up greens but for this card I chose granny apple green.

For my birthday card, I used the Stitched Daisy die from CottageCutz. I cut the daisies and pot in the challenge colors.

I cut an arch in the white embossed background using a Spellbinders die. The embossing is done with an old Cuttlebug folder. The die cut birthday is a die from Scrapbook & Cards. 

Stamped my sentiment and that is from a Spellbinders set. I added a few sequins to complete my card.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Parcel & Post Sentiments (Spellbinders)

Paper: melon mambo, feresh freesia, pumpkin pie, granny apple green, basic white (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: melon mambo (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Stitched Daisies and Tulips die (CottageCutz), Birthday die (Scrapbook and Cards), Purple Sequins (Stampin' Up), Scrollworks Ef (Cuttlebug)

Techniques: dry embossing

I am also entering:

1.  Beautiful Blossoms Challenge is anything goes with flowers.

2.  A Cut Above is anything goes with a die cut.  

3.  Allsorts has a birthday challenge. 

4.  Can You Handle the Pressure has an ag challenge using an embossing folder. 

5.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge.