Monday, September 21, 2026

Stampin' Up! Friendship Painted Pumpkins Card

Good Morning, peeps! Today's card is the kit I made for the team retreat in Georgia. I also made pillow gifts for each team member who was there. It was a fun time and you never knew what conversation topic would present itself. BUT you did know what the card kits would be and they were all wonderful as was each meal prepared by James. It was the first time I had met my teammies in person. I'm hoping to go again next year if I'm lucky enough to win the "lottery". In any event, take a look see...


 
I have instructions if you are interested. Just leave your email in a comment and I will send them to you. 
 
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our SU Demos Fun Fold Blog Hop.



 

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Stampin' Up! A Stitched Season and Poe

Good Sunday morning, peeps! Today is the last day in Georgia at our team stamping retreat. If I get ambitious, I'll post more cards and photos in case you are interested. If not, don't look...lol!

I got my furry fix this weekend, which began on Thursday. This is Poe, one of the family the owner of the Crafty Elk Lodge has. Poe is a BIG boy!

Isn't he handsome? He is as gentle as he is handsome. I am covered with his white hair but I don't care! Wish I could take him home with me, along with the chef/owner at the Lodge! Here's one of the cards we made. This is the first card I made and it was designed by Charlene Tackvic a/k/a All Kinds of Crafty on You Tube.

I'll be adding more cards from the retreat soon but this was my first Christmas card of the year. Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Stampin' Up! Painted Pumpkins Birthday Card

Good morning, peeps. Fall still isn't in the air...it's supposed to be 94 degrees in TN and 92 in GA! Real feel is 103/98...yuch! Hummingbirds are migrating here along with some other birds so there's hope that fall will be closely behind. Fall brings pumpkins and gourds so here's a few for you today...

I CASE'd one of my uplines, Amy Koenders. Everything I used is listed in the chart below.

For the inside...

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Painted Pumpkins
Card stock & Papers     Cajun Craze; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP; Crisp Cantaloupe
 Ink Cajun Craze; Peaceful Pine
Accessories Calypso Coral with Copper Border 3/8" Ribbon
Tools     Perennial Postage Dies; Painted Pumpkins Dies; Stylish Shapes Dies

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Stampin' Up! Painted Patch Birthday

Good morning, peeps! Fall is in the air...at least on my card if not in the weather. Take a look see... 

My card base is Cajun Craze cut at 6 3/4" x 4 1/4". I scored it at 1 1/4". I sponged Cajun Craze ink on the flap using one of the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks.

Then I cut a piece of Painted Patch DSP to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", put a tick mark at 1 1/4" on the top left and cut it on the diagonal.

Using the Painted Pumpkins Dies and Painted Patch DSP, I cut out five pumpkins/gourds. I also cut the leaves and tendril from Old Olive cardstock. I adhered them as seen in the photo (with one being on the inside Pool Party panel that measures 5 1/4" x 4).

I stamped the sentiment from the retired Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set in Cajun Craze ink and added embellishments from the Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots.

Thank you for stopping by today
 

 

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Stampin' Up! Halloween Birthday for Amy's Inkin' Krew Blog Hop

 Welcome to the AIK monthly blog hop. Our theme for this month is "Halloween Fun" and we can  use any product we wish.  The list of hoppers is at the end of my post. I hope you'll hop along. Here's a thumbnail of my creation...


 
 

 Let's take a closer look, shall we?

I'm still sticking to my goal of using my retired Paper Pumpkin Kits. This one is from September 2020 named "Hello Pumpkin". I was inspired by Linda Bedinger. Everything was from the kit with the exception of the "Birthday" sentiment, which is from the retired May 2018 Manly Moments PP Kit. The cardstock is Basic Black with a mat of retired Mango Melody cardstock. The art panel is Basic White. The ink is retired Mango Melody. 

Thank you for stopping by today. Clicking on the "Next" button will take you to Tara. Clicking on the individual names below will take you directly to each member's post. Trust me, you're in for a treat! 


Monday, September 7, 2026

Stampin' Up! Painted Pumpkin Birthday or Friendship Card

Good Monday morning, peeps. My card today is one that was inspired by Stamping Before Anything Else on You Tube.

 
 My card base is 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2. My mat is 4 1/8 x 5 3/8. The squares are 1 1/4 x 1 1/4. The sentiment square is 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 and the mat is 2 9/16 x 2 9/16. Everything I used is in the chart at the end of my post.
 
For the inside... 

The inner liner is 4 x 5 1/4.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you'll be back tomorrow for our monthly AIK blog hop. 

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Painted Pumpkins
Card stock & Papers     Secret Sea; Pool Party; Basic White; Painted Patch DSP
 Ink Calypso Coral; Secret Sea; Cajun Craze; Pool Party
Accessories 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls
Tools     Trimmer and Liquid Glue

Friday, September 4, 2026

Stampin' Up! Birthday Card for the Creative Creases Challenge Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

 Welcome to our Anything Goes With a Fun Fold Challenge.  If you haven't played at the Creative Creases Challenge before, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Challenge #119. We'd love to see your fun fold creation. Here's mine..

  

Let's take a closer look...

 
 

The list of ingredients is in the chart at the end.

Thank you for stopping by today and I can't wait to see all the creativity from the team.  Be sure to check us out at CCC#119 ... we hope to see your entry there!  

Card Base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 and 1 1/2

Patterned Paper: 2 3/4 x 5 1/4; 1 1/8 x 5 1/4; 2 1/16 x 5 1/4 (keep these in order!)

Basic White for inside sentiment: 1 3/4" x 5 1/4" ; scrap for front sentiment

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Coneflower Celebration (retired)
Card stock & Papers     Basic Black; Basic White; Reminisce Flames Scrapbook Paper & Stickers
 Ink Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories Painted Patch Adhesive-Backed Dots
Tools     Sunset Coast Dies; Spotlight on Nature Dies; Tasteful Labels Dies (retired)

Stampin' Up! Friendship Painted Pumpkins Card

Good Morning, peeps! Today's card is the kit I made for the team retreat in Georgia. I also made pillow gifts for each team member who w...