Happy Purr-thday

Happy Wednesday from a very snowy part of the world. We've had warmer temperatures the past few days with some melting of our mounds of snow. However, we're in for another dumping today. 

I'm hosting at Little Red Wagon with another Billy Joel inspired challenge. This time, I've chosen "Just the Way You Are" and I'm asking crafters to create something that celebrates another. Think birthdays, retirements, love and graduations. There are so many opportunities to celebrate others!

I needed a birthday card so that's what I created. I used products from a variety of companies. Most of my card is stenciled although I did stamp the cat and sentiment and hand drew the balloon string. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the creations! 

Happy Valentine’s Day

Jan is hosting at Little Red Wagon and she’s picturing love. Create anything that has to do with love and you’re good to go! With it being February, there’s love all around and lots of places to look for inspiration.

I used a pack of washi tape to create my card. The darker strip is actually metallic red even though it does not look like that in the photo.  The sentiment is a stamp from My Craft Spot (no longer in business) and I used a Martha Stewart punch for the three hearts which I popped on top. Voilà!

Like I mentioned above, there are lots of places to look for inspiration this month - like Little Red Wagon! Head on over to see what the rest of the girlfriends have created, and then link up a love project of your own!

Let's Do Coffee

This week, the talented Chrissy is hosting over at Little Red Wagon. She's chosen the theme "anything neutral in colour". Whether you make a card, tag, ATC, bookmark or anything else with paper, use neutral colours.

I used dark and light greys with white to create my zebra card. The little zebra is from a My Favorite Things stamp set and the sentiment is from a set I received years ago with no packaging. The little wreath is a generic die. I embossed the mat and added a little scalloped die cut with heart to finish things off. 

Head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created. We'd love for you to join us too! 

Happy Easter

The wonderful Imke is hosting this week's Little Red Wagon challenge. Last year, Imke started working her way through the alphabet for her challenge themes and she's continuing to do so this year. This week, it's "K is for Keep It Simple". Personally, I think "K is for Kate" would have been an awesome theme but alas, it's not to be. 

Seriously though, Keep It Simple turned out to be a blessing as the past few weeks have been incredibly busy. Keeping things simple meant I could still spend time in my craft room for just a bit without ignoring other things. 

I decided to do some ink blending using an old Simon Says Stamp egg stencil. The sentiment is one from Reverse Confetti (no longer in business). 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created. We'd love for you to "Keep It Simple" and link up a project of your own too! 

Be a Dreamer and a Doer

It's my first time hosting a Little Red Wagon challenge in 2026! This year, I'm being inspired by the works of Billy Joel as I make up challenges for our paper-crafting projects. I've chosen "River of Dreams" for this week and I'm looking for anything to do with dreams, nighttime, etc.

I use Happy Planners both at work and at home. I'd be lost without my planners! I use a calendar and reminder app on my phone as well, and a digital calendar for my work appointments, but love using paper planners to keep myself as organized as I can be. For our "River of Dreams" challenge this week, I did a Happy Planner layout using a few different stickers on the theme of dreaming. By the time you're reading this, there will be writing all over the layout!!

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see how the rest of the Girlfriends have interpreted the challenge. I'd love to have you join in as well!