A Sporty Birthday Card – #tttc293

I have a fun card for today’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge. At first glance of the challenge board, I wasn’t sure which direction my card would take. But first let’s take a look at the board Kerry created… With most boards, I usually see right away which direction I’ll take. But with this one, I had a few ideas and they all would create totally different cards. Then I remembered my goal this year to…

Continue reading

Mystery Slide-Out Fun Fold: Cute as a Bug

It’s been a few weeks since I participated in Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Monday Fun Fold Challenge so it’s good to get back to it. This week’s card is a slide-out fun fold which gives it an interactive component that’s really fun. With this in mind, I wanted to create a fun, whimsical card. And I think SU’s Cute as a Bug Designer Series Paper along with the Sweet Bugs coordinating dies does the trick. Since…

Continue reading

Flurry of Fun – PP769

As we’re getting ready for a BIG (?) snowstorm this weekend, I was having a good time creating this fun winter card. Today’s card features a cute stamp set from My Favorite Things stamp company called Snow Buddies. Although, MFT is no longer in business, their stamps remain favorites of mine. I used one of my favorite techniques, paper piecing on the coat, hat and scarf as well as the dog’s scarf. These were all…

Continue reading

Sledding with a Winter Bunny – FMS #718

There’s no snow for sledding around here just now but perhaps we’ll see some soon. Now that I’m retired, I look forward to see some snow in the winter. Although, I worked in an elementary school, so I did enjoy my fair share of snow days (without the sledding!). I’ve had this cute little Winter Bunny stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn for a very long time, so she came to mind when I…

Continue reading