Happy Lobster Birthday

I just love this Waffle Flower Happy Lobster! Combined with products from Honey Bee and Gina K, it was easy to make this fun card. The good friend I made it for has already gotten it, so time to post it. Lobsters are not red until they are cooked, but I love this guy in red especially against this background. He is too cute to eat, but if I had to pick a final meal before going to the great beyond, it would be a steamed lobster dipped in butter. Maybe a little coleslaw on the side. Just sayin'

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Honey Bee Beach Break A2 Cover Plate Honey Bee Sand Piper Dies Waffle Flower Happy Lobster Dies Waffle Flower Seashells Dies Gina K Designs Ocean Minded Stamp Set
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black VersaMark DO Inks: Uncharted Mariner, Broken China, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain.
Embellishments
Other	Honey Bee Beach Break Stencils Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

I'm playing at:

Paper Players #798

Just Us Girls #836 Word Week - Water

STAMPlorations Monday 8/10/2026

  It's Monday and that means it is my day to showcase my STAMPlorations projects. You can also view them and see more detail on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Today, both of my projects feature OLD LETTERS POCKET BACKDROPS.  This beautiful pack features three classic, antique-inspired designs. The backgrounds showcase elegant, flowing handwritten script and faint ledger lines on aged, sepia-toned paper, beautifully accented with soft pink and cream-colored floral illustrations and delicate vintage postmarks.

My Projects:

When thinking about a design, I came across a piece of blush cardstock sitting on my desk from which I had die cut a solid butterfly from Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies for another project. I decided to use this in my design as the blush color went so well with the vintage paper. The script looked great in the butterfly aperture. Then I decided to use the inside of the same die and die cut it using vellum to ad more interest and texture. I put a couple of drops of glue on the antennae and the bottom center of the butterfly, then bent the wings out a bit. "Carpe Diem" is one of my favorite sentiments, so I used that stamp from  the Bloomdala Bliss Stamp set to complete my card.

For my second card, I split one sheet from the paper pack into 3 strips, matted them with coordinating card stock, then mounted them on kraft card stock. I heat embossed the medium butterfly from Trendy Butterfles 2 on vellum with Rose Gold embossing powder and fussy cut it out. Then I added it along with a die cut sentiment using the hello word die to a band of vellum, wrapping it around the back of the Kraft panel and adhered that to a white card base to finish.

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I'm playing at:

Card #1

Just Us Girls - AG with die(s)

Always In My Heart

 There 's a new challenge at Time Out starting today. It's a "Pick 2" challenge where we are challenged to  pick at least 2 of the six given promptss and incorporate them into our projects. You may pick more than 2 but you must pick at least 2. Our prompts this time are: 

Geometric, Floral, Monochrome, Stitching, Sun and CAS.

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs with an offer of a $25 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner. In addition, the winner will receive an invitation to join us as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Heather Heroldt of Handmade By Heather and winner of Time Out #314, as Guest Designer. Heather is a talented card maker and a frequent player at Time Out. Check out her wonderful Hard on the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can link to her card on her blog.

For my card, I chose Floral and CAS. I colored the horizontal strips with PTI inks in a summer-y color combination. I don't know where those little black dashes come from. they are not visible in my design when you look at it IRL. I think the sharpening tool in my photo editor went a little overboard without my permission!

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and join us in the gallery. Pick at least 2 of our prompts for your project. Don't forget to tell us in your post, what your picks were. I can't wait to see where your imagination takes you!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Poppystamps Floral Stem Collage Die MFT Blueprints 33 Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Black Onyx
Ink	PTI Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Hawaiin Shores, Raspberry Fizz
Embellishments
Other	SSS Reverse All The Love Sentiment Strips Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Waffle Flower Foam Strips We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides

I'm also playing at:

Neglected Stuff August 2026

Poppystamps Floral Stem Collage Die

Allsorts Challenge #855 - Colours of Summer

STAMPlorations Monday 8-3-2026

 It's Monday and that means it is my day to showcase my STAMPlorations projects. You can also view them and see more detail on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Today, both of my projects feature VINTAGE ROSES A2 CARD FRONTS in the Quick Card Fronts line. This set has 4 graphic designs printed on 120# (325 gsm) matte cardstock. There are 8 4x5.25" card fronts in the pack - 2 of each design.

My projects:

I trimmed and mounted the card front on a piece of colored card stock giving it a 1/16" mat, then adhered it to an ivory card base. The sentiment is from the Floral Magic sticker pack adhered to a scrap of blush cardstock and die cut with a fishtail flag die.

For my second card, I stenciled the card front with the Abstract April Showers stencil with white ink to accentuate the words "rain drops" in the sentiment. Once it was dry, I stamped the sentiment from the (retired, but currently available in sticker format) Typographia - Encouragement stamp set with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed the card panel as I did in my first card and adding a 1/16 " mat, then adhered the whole panel to a white card base.

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I am sharing Card #1 at:

Triple B August 2026

Blooms

I am sharing Card #2 at:

Love Those Pretty Papers August 2026 Challenge

Look To The Skies

STAMPlorations Monday 7-27-2026

It's Monday and that means it is my day to showcase my STAMPlorations projects here. You can also view them and see more detail on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Today, both of my projects feature Quick Card Fronts #23 -  Touch Of Spring.  This set has 4 graphic designs printed on 120# (325 gsm) matte cardstock

For my first project, I highlighted the butterfly in the top right corner with a couple of circle snippets that were hanging on the bulletin board at my craft desk. I added the "with sympathy" phrase die cut, mounted the card front on a white base and my card was complete.

For my second card, I stenciled a white panel with the Beautiful Mandala Accent #1 - Slimline Stencil with various DO inks. I fussy cut the floral images and the hummingbird from the card front and adhered them to the white panel, popping up the hummingbird with foam squares. The sentiment from the Bloomdala Bliss Stamp set is stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

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Triple B July 2026

Change Your Altitude

 There's a new challenge at Time Out Challenges starting today! This Inspired By challenge celebrates Mother Nature. We are looking for projects inspired by

The Environment: Mountains, oceans, forests, weather, and ecosystems.

Living Things: Plants, animals, and natural phenomena.

Nature Itself: Features and processes that exist independently of human creation.

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn with a $25.00 Store Credit for our Challenge Winner as chosen by our Design Team. Winner will also be invited to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

We do not have a Guest Designer for this challenge.

When pondering what to do for my project, I thought of the gorgeous edger stencils from a Colorful life Designs. My card is heavily influenced by THIS YouTube video from Amy's Wares. I ink blended several base panels to start and once they were done, I knocked over a glass of water that "washed" them all. I wanted to cry a little, but honestly it was a happy accident.  They dried beautifully and I got back to work. The stenciling took very little time. I added and heat embossed my sentiment and my card was complete. I am pleased with this nod to Mother Nature.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Before you link your project, please read our "How To Play" guidelines on the sidebar of the Time Out Challenge Blog. Come play with us. We can't wait to see what you create! 🌿

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	A Colorful Life Designs Altitude Stamp Set Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Rectangles A Colorful Life Designs Mountain Edger 1, 2 & 3 Stencils
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Black Onyx
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black DO Inks: Dried m\Marigold, Kitsch Flamingo, Salvaged Patina, Stormy Sky, Prize Ribbon Black Soot Distress Ink
Embellishments
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool We R Memory Keepers Layer Guides Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"

I'm also playing at:

Just Us Girls #833 - Stencil Week

AAA Colourful #30

Krafty Chicks Challenge #830 - Masculine

Stencil Fun Challenge - July 2026

STAMPlorations Monday 07202026

 it's Monday and that means it is my day to showcase my STAMPlorations projects here. You can also view them and see more detail on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Today, both of my projects feature Quick Card Fronts #31 -  Blooms & Flutters.  This set has 4 graphic designs printed on 120# (325 gsm) matte cardstock

For my first project, I mounted the card front on green card stock and added a strip of yellow card stock cut with a deckle edge cutter. I die cut the butterfly with Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies using a snippet of smooshed and splattered card stock backed with vellum and then rose colored card stock. I finished it off with a sentiment from Balloons & Banners (currently unavailable).

For my second Project, I adhered the card front to a white card base. I stamped and heat embossed the large butterfly from Trendy Butterflies 2 on three pieces of color of coordinated card stock and die cut them with the solid die from Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies. I die cut the sentiment with CUTplorations Hello Word Die, popped up on the card front, and my card was complete.

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Playing at these challenges:

Card #1

Try It On Tuesday

Summer Blooms

Beautiful Blossoms #43

Anything Floral Goes

Triple B July 2026

Blooms & Butterflies

Card #2

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297

Column #1 - Friendship, Any Color, Any Shape Die

Festive Friday #FF0214

Pastel Colors, Flowers, Butterflies

Art Nudge Challenge July 2026

Bottom Right - Butterfly