Celebrate- It's Your Day

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

Well, it's harvest time here at my home. My hubby picked 22 of his banana peppers yesterday. I stuffed them with a combo of hot and sweet sausage, tomatoes, onions and garlic. I baked some, shared some with a neighbor and froze some.  

Today we cut basil and I am going to turn it into pesto. I don't add any cheese because I am going to freeze it. I add cheese when I am going to use it.  We enjoy it as a pizza topping and also with ravioli. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for a color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Our colors were barely blush, hydrangea hue and crisp cantaloupe. Optional was to use designer paper.

barely blush, hydrangea, crisp cantaloupe

For my card I used some of the contents from the "Wildflower Wishes" Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Kit from 2018. From that kit I used the celebrate tag, the card base, vellum greenery and the designer paper. The celebrate tag is a sticker and I used the negative portion.

Behind the celebrate words I placed crisp cantaloupe cardstock instead of the flowers that came in the kit. They weren't the right colors.

Then I used a couple of dies from CottageCutz to cut my own flowers in the challenge colors. On the crisp cantaloupe flowers, I sponged the same color ink to get a deeper hue. The same for the barely blush flowers. I also added some greenery in mossy meadow.

To complete my card, I stamped my sentiment in mossy meadow ink and added a few hydrangea hue color dots.

This one is for my friend who celebrates her birthday at the end of July. 

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

Card Details:

Stamps: Manyl Manly Occasions (Paper Pumpkin Kit)

Paper: sahara sand, crisp cantaloupe, barely blush, hydrangea hue, mossy meadow, night of navy (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: mossy meadow (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Wildflower Wishers Paper Pumpkin Kit (2018), In-Color dots (Stampin' Up) Spring Vase w/Flowers, Fairy Gard Flowers dies (CottageCutz),

I am also entering:

1. Cardz 4 Galz has a Friends or Friendship challenge. 

2. Creative Inspirations Challenge is anything goes. 

3. Ellibelle's Garden Party challenge is anything in or from a garden. 

4.  Word Power July challenge is anything goes w/words as focus.

5.  Simon Says Stamp has a fabulous floral challenge. 

Mailbox Birthday Wishes

Hello Blogger friends! I guess you are wondering where I have been since I haven't posted on my Blog for over a month. 

Well, I have been busy but still creating and just haven't' posted to my Blog. I am involved in our local political scene and that has kept me quite busy these last few months. Things are a bit quiet now but will ramp up again as we head into our mid-term elections. 

I will post every day this week hopefully. So, make sure you come back to see my cards. This one I created for the color challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  We were to use balmy blue, darling duckling duckling and granny apple green for the color trio. Optional was an anything goes theme. I chose a 4th color of real red.

I needed a birthday card for a good friend who celebrates in July. So, I thought of the Spellbinders Pacel & Post die to create my card. I cut the mailbox in balmy blue and night of navy (neutral). The flowers are cut in the challenge colors + real red (my anything goes option). I used dimensional adhesive to lift it up off the background for interest.

I embossed the background panel with the Stampin' Up eyelet embossing folder. Stamped my sentiment 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: Balmy Blue, Darling Duckling, Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, Real Red, White, Basic Beige (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Parcel & Post dies (Spellbinders), Eyelet 3d Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up)

I am also entering:

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

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

3.  Can you Handle the Pressure is anything goes using an embossing folder. 

4.  Crafty Calendar has a Happy Birthday challenge for July. 

5.  Alphabet Challenge is "F" for festivities. Mine is birthday.

Birthday Wish

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Another weekend is upon us and maybe it holds from crafty time for you. I hope to get into my space tomorrow and make a patriotic card. I had an idea pop into my head today for a card to celebrate America's 250th year. 

If it comes together on paper the way, it's in my head I may invite some of my friends over for a girl's night and let them make the same card. They aren't stampers so I will have to have the paper and dies all cut for them. They can stamp with some assistance. 

So, if it works out, I will post the cad on my Blog if anyone might be interested in re-creating it. Now onto my card for today. This one I created using the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1075, Our colors were pool party, gorgeous grape and peach pie.

pool party, gorgeous grape, peach pie

I received this pretty envelope from a friend for my last birthday. She didn't write on it so I could use it again. But as soon as I saw it, I knew it was a match for gorgeous grape cardstock. So, it became designer paper on this card.

I trimmed the envelope down and layered it on peach pie cardstock and then gorgeous grape for my base. I colored the butterflies with a distress marker that complements the pool party color.

Added my birthday wish phrase in peach pie and white and scattered a few pool party glossy dots to finish off this first card.

I am going to give it to the friend who gave it to me for her birthday.

Paper: gorgeous grape, peach pie, white (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: Confetti & Cake dies (Scrapbook & Cards Today), Glossy Dots Assortment (Stampin' Up) Tumbled Glass Distress Marker (Ranger)

Techniques: Upcycle

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Fingers Challenge #323 is anything goes. 

2.  Cut It Up Challenge #357 is anything goes with a die cut. 

3.  Crafty Catz has an anything goes challenge. 

4.  Ellibelle's Garden Party is anything from a garden.  

5.  Addicted to Stamps & More has a birthday challenge #518. 

Daisy Daydream Birthday

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Well, Tax Day (April 15, 2026) has come and gone for another year. Hope all of my American followers were able to get everything filed on time. I completed mine and even got a refund this year. 

Now I can concentrate on getting my craft room reorganization done. I keep putting it off, but I definitely need a better system than what I have right now. I know where most things are but sometimes, I forget about things I bought since my system is not so streamlined. But my goal is to get all that changed this year. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created using the contents of the March 2025 Daisy Daydream Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up. These kits give you everything you need to create at least 9 cards. What I like to do is create alternate designs from what the kit calls for. 

This one is a fun fold card. It's called a Z-fold design. I used my own white card base and then took one of the printed card bases from the kit and cut it for designer paper. 

The daisy images were the front of the base and I cut those to 1 7/8" x 5 1/4". The honeycomb images were the back of the card base and I cut that for my card inside at 4" x 5 1/4". 

I cut 2 circle images and stamped then with honeycombs. The stamp set is also part of the kit.  The bees and daisy images were also in the kit. To complete my card I added some yellow enamel dots. 

For the card inside I added a honey pot. It's a die from CottageCutz. 

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

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Creases has an anything goes with a fun fold design.

2.  Cut it Up has a colors of Spring challenge using die cuts. 

3.  Craft Rocket Challenge #135 wants us to layer it up.

4.  C.R.A.F.T. challenge is anything goes. 

5.  Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge - I used middle panel- embellishments-free-circles. 

Wild Birthday

Hello Blogger friends. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Hope your weekend was a great one and you had some crafty time. It was one of those lazy weekends for me. I intended to get some crafting and de-stashing done but that didn't happen. I watched the NCAA basketball games with my hubby and got caught up in that. 

We have a family bracket where you get bragging rights as the winner. So far, my hubby is in a tie for 1st place. Our sons, daughters in law, grandsons and granddaughter are all playing. 

We also have a group for the Women's tournament and I picked those teams. Since I know nothing about the Women's teams, I let ESPN do an auto pick for me. We are all very close in that group and I am in 7th place. But it's still early in the tournament. I am rooting for my granddaughter to win. 

 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for a Ways to Use it challenge on Splitcoaststampers. We were challenged us to use a brand-new item from your craft stash.

This kit showed up in my mailbox the other day. It's a kit from LDRS designs and includes everything you need to make some wilderness themed birthday cards. It includes card bases, die cuts and envelopes I think they all have a masculine vibe.

I chose the wolves to make my brother's birthday. He celebrates this month.
The wolves are printed on the card base, and I took one of the die cut toppers and popped it up to overlay the base image. It gives it a nice 3d look. 

The sentiment that came in the kit is a rub on design. Added a few black enamel dots to complete the card.

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

Card Details:

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: LDRS Wildwood Card Kit

I am also entering:

1.  Crafty Animals is anything goes featuring an animal. 

2.  Critter Crazy challenge is anything goes featuring a critter. 

3.  AAA Birthday Game #83 has a die cut challenge. 

  

Feels Like Frost Birthday

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

It's a stormy day here in Pittsburgh and we have a tornado watch until 8:00 pm tonight. It's been raining most of the day and we have some sort of storm blowing through the area right now. So, I wanted to get this Blog post in before we have any lightning. Which is supposed to happen with this round of storms.

Now onto my card for today. I made this for a special niece for her birthday. She likes Bluejays so I colored this one with Stampin' Up alcohol markers in shades of blue. I used the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1085. I was the hostess and I chose Night of Navy, Basic White and Silver for the color trio. 

White, Silver, Night of Navy

My background designer paper is from the Stampin' Up "feels like frost" collection. The card base is night of navy.

I used the Stampin' Up "Toile Christmas" stamp set for the bird image. I colored him with night of navy Stampin' Blends to make him look like a bluejay. Then I placed him on a branch cut from white glitter paper using a CottageCutz die. Also added die cut white glitter sprigs. Wanted it to have a snowy appearance.

The other side of the designer paper has silver designs, so I cut a frame for my bluejay. Stamped my sentiment and added some enamel dots to complete this card. 

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

Card Details:

Stamps: Toile Christmas (Stampin' Up), Sending You a Smile (GinaK- Scrapbook & Cards)

Paper: night of navy, feels like frost dsp (Stampin' Up), White Glitter Paper (TE)

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink: night of navy (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Christmas Cardinal dies, Ombre Matte dots (Stampin' Up), night of navy & pumpkin pie blends (Stampin' Up), Square dies (CottageCutz)

I am also entering:

1.  A Cut Above has an anything goes challenge using a die cut. 

2.  AAA Birthday Game #83 wants us to use die cuts. 

3.  Crafters Cafe #327 is "for the girls" w/option of anything goes. 

4.  Love to Craft is anything goes. 

5.  Paper Rocks Scissors is anything goes using paper or scissors. 

 

Snowman Birthday

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

We just came back from a trip to CA. Our kids weren't able to make it home for Christmas this year, so we went out to see them. They left their tree and decorations up so our celebration would be festive. It was a wonderful 5 days with them. 

They got me such a thoughtful gift this year. They created a photo book of my cards that I sent them over the years. I had no idea that they saved them all. That meant so much to me. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for my granddaughter. The one we went to visit. Her birthday is on the 17th. I used one of the envelopes from the 2025 Taylored Expressions Advent calendar. 

The items we received in the calendar were all packed in these cute snowman envelopes, and they had dates on them. The 17th envelope was a bit wrinkled, so I die cut a stitched circle and die cut the #17. 

 

I cut the envelope down and layered it on white cardstock. Added some striped background designer paper for interest. 

I loved the Advent calendar and all the stamping goodies we received. I will definitely subscribe again next year. 

There was a stamp and die set included in the calendar because I subscribed early. So I stamped some sentiments and placed them around the snowman. I was pleased with how the card turned out. 

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

I am also entering:

1.  A Cut Above challenge is using a die cut with an anything goes option. 

2.  Sweet Stampin' has a new challenge. I used a new stamp, die and snowman envelope.  

3.  Make my Monday wants us to use paper with a pattern. 

4.  We Love Stamping has a new or atg challenge. I used a new stamp, die and snowman envelope.   

5.  Love those Pretty Papers challenge is anything goes w/option of a Snowman. 

Daisy Birthday Wishes

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

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. 

Daisy Daydream Birthday

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for takin the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. 

We just came back from a wonderful beach vacation in Surfside Beach, South Carolina just south of Myrtle Beach. It was a great family time, and the weather was sunny and hot. Just what you want for a beach vacation. 

We came back to a garden of vegetables that were ready to have something done to them. I stuffed banana peppers and froze them for wintertime enjoyment. I also made pesto with our basil that is doing wonderfully this year. Our tomatoes are a little late this year because of all the rain we have had. So, no roasting and canning going on with them yet. 

Now I am back on the Blog with a fun fold card. This one I created with the Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin Kit from April 2025. It's the Daisy Daydream Kit. 

I made this accordion arched fun fold using the Daisy Daydream PP kit. Saw this alternate idea on Tami White's Blog. Changed it up a bit by adding more sentiments, bees and enamel dots to make it my own. 

The First panel is a card base from the kit that I cut using an arch die. The middle and end panel has more designer paper from the kit. I just cut them in the arch shape. 

I added my happy birthday sentiment using a banner from the kit. Finished off my card with die cut bees from the kit and enamel dots from my stash. 

I really like how it turned out and it folds flat for mailing. The photo below shows what it looks like when it's folded.  

I will give this to my friend for her September birthday. Well, that's it for me for this post so until next time.......God bless. 

I am also entering:

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

2.  Beautiful Blossoms Challenge is anything goes with a floral image. 

3.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends is anything goes. 

4.  Love Those Pretty Papers challenge is anything goes. Optional is a summertime theme. 

5.  Creative Creases Challenge #106 is anything goes with a fun fold/

Hibiscus Birthday

Hello Blogger friends. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

Hope you had some time to get a little crafty today. It's really hot and humid here so staying inside in the air conditioning worked for me. My hubby harvested a bunch of his basil, and I spent the afternoon making pesto and freezing it for wintertime enjoyment. I just don't put the parmesan cheese in it until I am ready to use it. He has plenty out there still and I may make some more tomorrow. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for the color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. I was the  hostess and my color trio was melon mambo, berry burst and pretty in pink. Optional was to use your favorite green. I used old olive- it's one of my fave green inks.

pretty in pink, melon mambo, berry burst

For my card I used the layering stencil "Climbing Hibiscus from The Ton Stamps. I started with pretty in pink, then melon mambo and then berry burst. I picked the colors with this stencil in mind. I also used a Bristol Smooth cardstock. I like how it blends the Stampin' Up inks.

I used a stamp & die combo from a Scrapbook and Cards kit for my sentiment. Finished off my card with a few melon mambo enamel dots.

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

Card Details: 

Stamps: Confetti & Cake (Scrapbook and Cards)

Paper: melon mambo (Stampin' Up), Bristol Smooth (Stratmore)

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink: pretty in pink, melon mambo, berry burst, old olive (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Climbing Hibiscus Layering Stencil (The Ton Stamps), solid faceted gems (Stampin' Up)

Techniques: stenciling

I am also entering:

1.  Little Red Wagon has a go bold challenge. They want to see bright colors. 

2.  Simon Says Stamp has a Sending flowers challenge. 

3.  The Paper Funday Challenge is anything goes w/optional to use stencils. 

4.  Beautiful Blossoms challenge is anything goes with florals.

5.  Triple B has an anything goes with birds, blossoms and/or butterflies.