A Grand Bundle of Joy

 Used an Allison Davis sketch for last week’s Fussycutting Day with Scrapbook Generation. Finally used a Twinkle Twinkle Little Star foiled watercolor page I’ve been hoarding for years—this sketch made it worth it!

Picture Yourself - A Cherry on Top

This layout was inspired by this month’s Picture Yourself Challenge at A Cherry on Top: Create a layout about something most people don’t know about you. I chose photos from my Engineer-for-an-Hour experience on the Pere Marquette 1225—the real Polar Express.

Mood Board Challenge from A Cherry on Top

Lately, life has been filled with non-crafty responsibilities, and my creative time has felt a bit limited. Still, whenever I need to pause and reconnect with that side of myself, the challenges from A Cherry on Top are my go-to source of inspiration. They remind me why I love creating — the simple joy of turning an idea into something tangible.

This month’s Mood Board Challenge featured a moody mix of black and rusty orange, inspired by the beauty of autumn. I leaned into the season’s warmth and nostalgia, incorporating leaves, pumpkins, and the word “autumn” into my design. It felt grounding — a quiet nod to change, reflection, and creativity in transition.

All of the elements came from Creative Fabrica, and I used my Eclips to bring each piece together. The process was a gentle reminder that even during busy seasons, carving out a little time to create can feel like a deep breath — a reset for the spirit.

Girl Boss Hustle

A card for the Kerst Christmas Challenge using Colin Xmas from our sponsor, Mirtillamente Craft Shop.

Halloween

 Pumpkins to hold Halloween Treats.

ECal User Group - Fall Tag Challenge

 My entries to this year's Fall Tag Challenge in the Ecal Users Group.

Birthday Card

 Birthday card for my younger grandson, a lover of all things Sprunki - inspired by this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast Stampers.

First Visit to Organ Pipe

 A visit to the Organ Pipe National Monument.

Monthly Challenge - My Mood

These are my cousins when another cousin got married.  I used the title to show my love for my cousins.

Desert Museum 2025

Desert fun scrapbook layout. 

Happy Birthday to You

Better Together Koala - Hungry JPEG

Birthday Bundle Quotes - Creative Fabrica

Post 4th

I'm ahead for a challenge with ECal Users this week....summer tags.  So my first tag is a Patriotic tag using Patriotic American Bison from Creative Fabrica.  The flag tag is from Digital Scrapbooking.

Birthday

 For my brother-in-law's birthday.

Dear Santa Mouse

This is for the May challenge. I used Christmas Mouse Set from our sponsor Last-Minute Manda. The set has files for easy-to-make cards....but I did some fussy cutting to be a litte creative.

Peace, Love, and Joy

Christmas Mouse from our sponsor, Last-Minute Manda.

Reschedule Post

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2024 Yes Jar

I printed the title. Then I dug into my stash and found some rub-ons with family sentiments.  I added the tag for a Cherry on Top Challenge.

Cacti Layout

I just love the plants out here in Arizona.   This layout was for a Cherry on Top Challenge to use a famous line from a Gene Hackman movie.  I chose the line "Down here, things are different" from Mississippi Burning.

Wednesday's Finest

The title is computer generated, as well as the journaling and the journaling strips.  The sticker is from a scrapbook weekend with these ladies.  The photo is of our Wednesday's Zoom Crop - I was on a new computer and could not figure out how to adjust my camera - so I spent the day upside down.

Happy Holidays

Created for this week's Card Sketch #15...and for the Kerst Christmas Challenge. Papers and sentiment from my stash - Christmas Tree from our sponsor, Mirtillamente.

Featured Stamper #941 - Santa Flamingo

Congratulations to this week's Featured Stamper, Patti! I chose this card as my inspiration:

Berry Branches by Patti S. Brown at Splitcoaststampers

I focused on Patti's:
-single-layer design
-Paint background behind main image

I changed:
-image from berries to flamingo
-digital splash behind image
-colors
-sentiment

Winter Fun

This card was created with Penguin Trio from our sponsor, Lily Valley.

Southwest Birthday

Special request from a friend for some Southwest cards.  This is the first of a set.  I forgot where the paper is from, but it was originally black and gold....using GIMP, I changed the colors to turquoise and rust for a Southwest feel.  I love how it came out!

  

Train Heaven

We were in heaven as we visited the 1225 after the movie premiere.  Someone asked the tour guide who could drive this steam engine.  Gene's face lit up when the the tour guide pointed to me and said, "Two people in this building - me and her." I created this layout for the Large  Alpha/Number Cherry Challenge at Cherry on Top.

Schnitzel Dinner

I used We Are 3 digital paper.  Title was computer generated.  The fork and spoon are from Creative Fabrica....and I can't remember who created the other clip art.

Valentine Splendor

I used the weekly sketch from A Cherry on Top for this Valentine card.

Watercolor Chickadee Winter Bird

Watercolor Chicadee Winter Bird...inspired by this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast.  Used everything from my stash.  

Merry Christmas

Another fun Christmas card.

Birthday Fun

This card is just items from my stash.

Time to Give

I love PolkaDoodle pre-colored images - mostly 'cause I don't have to work so hard to make a fun card.   They are a great way to put together lots of Christmas cards quickly.  Today I'm using Time to Give.

This month's Kerst Christmas Challenge is themed "Use Green."  I added just a couple green accents - allowing me to use scrap papers in my stash.  Come join the challenge at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1060810930603477.