Sunflower Birthday Wishes

The fabulous Brenda is hosting at Little Red Wagon and she is challenging us to use a frame on our creations.

I added a frame to my card although layered the flower and part of the sentiment on top of it. The frame is from Your Next Stamp (no longer in business) and the sentiment and sunflower were cut with generic dies.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the way the rest of the Girlfriends uses frames. We'd love for you to join us too!

Otterly Fabulous

Janice is hosting at Little Red Wagon this week and she's got a fun one for us! Stitches! We're invited to use any sort of stitching on our creations - hand sewn stitches, machine sewn stitches, faux stitches, die cut stitches, and even Frankenstein stitches (which I was going to do but then needed a card for another occasion and Frankenstein just would not have been appropriate).

I created this card for a friend of mine who is the principal of Otonabee College. The college mascot is Ottie the otter and the colours are blue and gold. I used dies with stitches for the frame and mat. Mission accomplished!

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the stitched projects. We'd love for you to link one up too! 

Hot Coffee with My Cool Friend

Our creative Chrissy is hosting at Little Red Wagon this week and she wants to see autumn colours. 

I used a My Favourite Things image and sentiment for my card. The leaves are from a Fiskars border die (I used the scrap bits) and the leaf wreath is from Canva. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the projects showcasing autumn colours. We'd love to see what you make! 

Recipe Card

Imke is hosting our Little Red Wagon challenge this week. For those of you who have been following Imke's journey through the alphabet, she'd landed on the letter R this week and has let us know that R is for Recipe. Imke's recipe is 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments. How fun!

For my card, I used one image of a dragonfly (cut with a Jamie Rodgers die that came free with a magazine years and years ago and opened for the first time to make this card), two coordinating pieces of patterned paper, and three gemstone embellishments. I also embossed the card mat (which I hope I was allowed to include) with a butterfly embossing folder. The little Hello die cut is from the same Jamie Rodgers die set that included the dragonfly. The scalloped frame was cut with a My Favorite Things die. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the ways the rest of the Girlfriends used the Recipe. We'd love for you to join us too! 

Just Married - Cash Gift Idea

I'm so pleased to be hosting at Little Red Wagon again this week. I'm continuing to use Billy Joel as inspiration this year and, this week, I'm using the song "For the Longest Time". I'm asking crafters to create something nostalgic or representing memories, etc.

I had a couple of weddings to attend this summer where the bride and groom requested cash for their honeymoon fund. Instead of just adding some bills to an envelope, a friend gave me this wonderful idea for presenting the money a bit more creatively. I purchased a little VW Beetle and attached the cash and some flowers. Our multi-coloured Canadian bills make for a fabulous look!

And a little aside here... I was delighted when a student booked to meet with me on Monday and showed up in a Billy Joel t-shirt. I shared a bit about my challenge inspiration this year and they let me know that they LOVE Billy Joel, with a variety of t-shirts, posters, etc. That made me smile. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created. And then crank up For the Longest Time and see what you're inspired to make! 

NOTE: Although this is an actual photo of the car I put together, I did ask AI to create a better background. I took the original photo on the table and the lighting didn't look the greatest. Anyway, the project looks the same but the background does not!