Baby

Happy New Year!!! It's 2026!! 

It's time for the next challenge over at the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog. This challenge has started and will continue thru February 15. Hope you can join in the fun.

For my card I decided to use an old technique - Iris Folding!! Are you familiar with this old technique???  Its really not hard to do and there are designs and books available out on the internet. Another good thing is you can use paper scraps, and we all have scraps don't we!!. You want to use scrapbook paper weight, not CS weight. 

I also wanted to make a card with a baby theme. I have an Iris Folding book with a baby bootie, so this worked out great for me.

This technique brings back some old and fun memories. 

Supplies used:

Paper - Blue and dark blue CS, DP, White CS

Bootie Template - Craft Special Book - Festive Iris Folding

Ink - Memento - Nautical Blue

Embossing Folder - Spellbinders 

Alphabet - Great Impressions Stamp  (old stamp & company is no longer in business)

Circle punch

Heart Brads

Twine - Blue/white

Hope you enjoyed this card and the Iris Folding technique I used. If you are new to this technique, I hope you will give it a try. 

We would love it if you would join the challenge blog, we are a scrapping challenge blog welcoming all types of scrapped projects - cards, scrapbook layouts, ATCs, mixed media, altered items, 3-D projects, etc. - using bits of leftover items in your stash or new stuff!

Thanks for stopping by today. I'm looking forward to seeing your creation in the challenge. 

Tis the Season

Hello and welcome to my blog. And Happy New Year to you all!!! 

Well since it's January, it's time for the start of the next challenge over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge. The challenge has started and will run thru February 15. I'd love to see your creations

I know there are a lot of you all that start with your Christmas cards early, so, here is a darling card that you might be interested in.

I just love nutcrackers and smokers. They were huge hits in the 80's. Yea I know I'm showing my age. LOL OK  I saw these Nutcracker stickers at Hobby Lobby and couldn't resist buying them early on, back in late October. (Went back early December to add more to my stash and they were gone. Oh well hope to see them next year) 

This nutcracker guy is adorable and he really commands attention so I put him on the card front. 

Next I designed the inside of the card to be a telescope card. Its simple yet very cool. 

For added interest, on the inside I added embossed panels on the sides and also added some silver border stickers to just JUJ it up a little more.

The sentiment "Sending You Christmas Cheer" fit perfectly in the opening.

Hope you get inspired by this card and the elements I used 

Supplies used: 

Nutcracker Dimensional sticker - Hobby Lobby

Paper/CS - DP, White CS, Blue CS, Silver CS

Embossing Folder - Spellbinder EOM Aug 24

Oval Dies - Spellbinders

Sentiments - MSE - Happy Holiday (old)

Silver Border Stickers - Stamp On It

Well that's it for now.

Thanks for stopping by today. I'm looking forward to seeing your creation in the challenge. 

Joy To The World

 Hello and welcome to my blog!!!

Lately I have been seeing more than a few cards that are showing Iris Folding. 

Iris Folding has been around for years. And years ago I owned a store and taught classes on this technique. And I also sold books on iris folding. This is a fun technique, easy to learn and makes a gorgeous card. 

There are still books on the market today, if you want to learn. It really is pretty easy and you can use pieces that you have saved from prior projects.

In keeping with the upcoming holiday here is a card that I made using this creative technique.

I hope this technique is making a comeback of sorts. It's easy to do and really can make a gorgeous card.

Products used:

Spellbinders 3 D embossing folder

Book - by Craft Special -  Iris Folding for Christmas

Ornament die and sentiment - Gina Marie Designs - Joy to the World Ornament

Paper - White (card base) Red, Green, various DP , cold

Ranger - Solar Paste - Gold Rush

Pine Sprigs Dies - Dee's Distinctively and Pine Branch - Diamond Dies (both are old dies)

 

Entered in the following Challenges :

• Creative Fingers - 2W, 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 313 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (W1 of 2) 
• Jingle Belles - 2W Must be a Christmas Card,  BLOG BANNER INSPIRATION (W2 of 2)
• Craft Rocket Challenges M 1st Thurs #131 Christmas/Winter

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon

It's another Happy Birthday

Welcome to November 1,  and also welcome to my blog. 

Since it's November 1, it's time for the next challenge over at Love to Scrap.

I made a fun birthday card using a stamp I've had for a long time. 

Do you ever look at an image and get a sense of what the finished project might look like??  Well with this card I decided to go with a watercolor look. 

I used a few things to get the look I ended up with. I used some Wink of Stella, some Spectrum Noir Sparkle, Color Burst powders, and water for the watercolor effect.

My card is a 5"X7" which is my favorite size.

The stamp is 3 1/4"X 5 1/4" so that gave me room on the card base to add some strips for additional interest. I also added some peel off border stickers to add a little extra to the strips

products used:

• Joy stamp - Art Gone Wild(Cling Stamp)
• Staz-On - Black
• watercolor paper
• water
• water brush
• Wink of Stella
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle
• Color Burst powders

The Wink of Stella, Spectrum Noir Sparkle and the Color Burst powders worked great to give my card a water color look. So if you have those items sitting around collecting dust, get them out and put them to work.

Hope to see your card in the challenge. The challenge runs until Dec. 15, so you have plenty of time to get your card entered.

Well that is it for this card. Hope you were inspired to do a little water coloring.

Thanks for stopping in

See you soon