Congrats & Best Wishes

The wonderful Brenda is hosting our challenge this week at Little Red Wagon and she's looking for us to "Get Krafty". In other words, she would like us to use kraft paper on our projects.

On Sunday, I sat beside a young couple at church. It turns out they are getting married on Saturday! As they are both international students, and the bride lives out of town, I offered to help them decorate the hall on Friday night. I figured that I would get them a few things and made this card to add to the gift bag. The card base is kraft and the sentiment was stamped and die cut from kraft paper. The other papers are from a paper pad I purchased years (and years) ago and still have a fair number of sheets left. The mat dies and joined hearts die are also supplies from my stash that I've had for ages. I finished things off with a thin jute string bow. 

Please head to Little Red Wagon to see the other fun ways kraft paper has been used - and then pull some out to create your own project to link in this week's challenge. 

Life Is Better With You

The amazing Janice is hosting our first August challenge at Little Red Wagon and she’s  got another Star Trek-inspired theme for us this week: Set a Course… For Home. She’d like to see buildings of any kind on our projects.

I used a background stamp from My Favorite Things to stamp the buildings, colouring in only one of them (“home”!). Then I used some circle dies from Simon Says stamp before adding a generic stamped sentiment and a little pup to finish things off. The pup was stamped and die cut ages ago so I’m not sure where he comes from. I only noticed when looking at the photo that the buildings aren’t adhered as straight/upright as I would have liked but I’m currently writing this post on a mobile device while on a camping trip so unable to fix things at this point. And honestly, I would probably end up making a mess if I tried. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see how the rest of the Girlfriends interpreted the challenge. We’d love for you to link up a project as well! 

Happy Birthday - Goose Card

It's the talented Chrissy's turn hosting at Little Red Wagon this week and she's looking for masculine makes. 

I used a NBUS Penny Black stamp set and some generic arch dies (to which I seem to have a bit of an addiction as of late) to create this birthday card. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the masculine projects created by the Girlfriends - and then link up one of your own! 

Pizza My Heart

The fabulous Imke is continuing her alphabet-themed challenges over at Little Red Wagon and we’re now at F: F is for Food! Include and sort of food as part of your project - whether it be a card, scrapbook page, tag, altered recipe card, etc. Yum!

Years and years ago, I spent time with a friend and stamped and die cut some images using products from her stash. I finally put them to good use for this challenge! I’m pretty sure the stamps are from Lawn Fawn. The arch dies used on this project are from a generic set. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the F is for Food projects - and then link up one of your own! 

Smile

Happy Wednesday! I’m currently in Ringwood, England after disembarking the Queen Mary II yesterday. I had an absolutely wonderful time on board. 

I’m hosting this week’s challenge at Little Red Wagon and, in keeping with my Elton John-inspired themes for 2025, I’ve chosen Honky Cat. I’m looking for any projects with a cat, dog, or any other household pet - even exotic ones!

I used a stamp and sentiment from Your Next Stamp (no longer in business) and did a bit of masking to create my “wall”. Mats were cut using MFT dies and I added a heart-shaped gumdrop to finish things off. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and then join the fun by linking up a “Honky Cat” project yourself!