Subtly Soft & Pretty Encouragement Card – #tttc287

It’s Tic Tac Toe Thursday and Team O has a challenge board full of lovely inspiration. I choose the middle row across: Layering, Encouragement, Enamel Dots/Sequin Here’s how I was inspired… I, like so many of us paper crafters, have a wonderful collection of papers. For today’s card, I decided to use a 6 x 6 pad from the company, P13 called Birdhouse. I’m sure I’m not alone in seeing an ad on Instagram or…

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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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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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Mystery Monday – Valentine Corner Flip Card

Now that the Holidays are over and put away, it’s time to move onto Valentine’s Day. This is a favorite holiday to create cards for. It just conjures up memories of sharing cards as a child in elementary school, then when my children shared them with their classmates and now as I watch my grandsons do the same. I’ve always sent Valentine’s cards to relatives and surprisingly receive quite a few. Today’s card is my…

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