Stitch-y Birthday Fun Fold Card

I’m sharing Jeanie Stark’s weekly Mystery Fun Fold card called a Double Panel Flap Fun Fold (quite a mouthful!). I’m sure I mentioned it before, but I absolutely love to cross-stitch. I’ve been cross-stitching since 1980, even before I was married. I totally relax when I’m stitching. That’s not to say that paper crafting doesn’t provide relaxation but it’s just so easy to sit down and pick up my needle and stitch while sitting in…

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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…

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A Trio of Valentine Hearts for CC2C

It’s that time of month for Karen Hallam in California and myself here in Pennsylvania to create cross-country. I’m very happy that we’re continuing this fun collaboration in 2026 that we started back in 2019. It not only provides us with a fun creative outlet but also fosters the friendship that was formed through this hobby despite the distance between us. And for that I’m very grateful! We’re starting East to West this month with…

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Cute As Can Bee Valentine Card

We had a very snowy weekend, which meant lots of time to craft. I spent the majority of my time organizing my patterned paper. And in doing this, I discovered so much wonderful paper that’s been long forgotten. One of those collections was SU’s Cute as Can Bee Designer Series Paper. So I just had to sit down and create this cute Valentine card… Those sweet little bees are fussy cut from the DSP. My…

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