Extra Special Shaker Card

This weeks Freshly Made Sketches sketch was perfect for Day 10 of the 12 Days Crafting Advent Calendar.  Today's surprise was some sweet loose sequins that were perfect for a shaker card!

The circle die from the Ornamental Christmas dies was just the right size to play along with the sketch.  And the pretty floral images from the 12 days of Crafting Advent Calendar stamp set framed the circle so sweetly.

The Party Banner dies were just right for the sentiment, wrapped in the Flirty Flamingo bakers twine from Day 8.

There's still time to purchase the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar...and if you purchase it between December 10-12 you'll earn FREE shipping!  Even better!

Happy Stamping!

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Holly Jolly Gingerbread

Welcome to the last Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge of 2025.  We have a festive color challenge for you to help wrap up your holiday creating!

I had a special request for a card from a friend and this challenge provided the perfect inspiration.  She needed a Christmas card for her sweet great nephew, who loves the color red.  What's better than a tasty gingerbread cookie and a pepper-minty candy cane?!?

I'm loving the Basic Beige and Shaded spruce hat on this little guy...so dapper!

Are you still working on your Christmas cards?  Join in the fun and play along this week!

Happy Stamping!

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Traditional Season Greetings

Welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge.  This one is perfect as we make our way into the wintery Christmas season!

I was drawn to the plaid and greenery in the photos and went with the Traditions of Christmas suite to play along today.

I love this plaid pattern of the Traditions of Christmas DSP, especially with a bold Secret Sea card base.  A few die cut pieces of holiday greenery and a whimsical sentiment made for a simple yet beautiful holiday greeting!

I hope you will join along in the fun this week!  

Happy Stamping!

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Swirled Days of Happiness

Welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge!  I LOVE this sketch...plan on seeing a few more cards with this one!

I played with the new Swirled Designs bundle to create this bright and cheerful birthday card for my son's girlfriend.

Berry Burst, Balmy Blue and Daffodil Delight with a few pops of Basic Black are awesome together!  I love all of the little subtle detail stamped images in this stamp set and the dies are just plain awesome.

Join in the fun and play along with us this week!

Happy Stamping!

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Traditions of Christmas

Happy Friday and welcome to the latest TGIF Challenges Color Challenge!

I've been in Christmas crafting mode this week, so I thought I would continue using these beautiful colors for a bit of a more non-traditional Christmas card.

I stamped this gorgeous Christmas Greenery image in Crumb Cake, stamping the poinsettia in Calypso Coral and the leaves in Old Olive...stamped off for a softer look.

The Beautiful Bokeh DSP die cut with the Textured Notes Dies added a bit more color, along with a few Christmas Greenery die cut greenery.

The Pressed Flowers embossing folder added just the right amount of texture and the Traditional Labels sentiment was the perfect finishing touch!

Happy Stamping!

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