Inchie Spread

Our wonderful Janice is hosting the latest Little Red Wagon challenge. This year, she's been using Canadian hits for inspiration and, this month, she's decided on 11:11. Essentially, Janice is challenging us to include a number on our projects.

Years ago - and I'm talking about 20 years or so - I was involved in an "inchie swap". We all created little one-inch squares with the alphabet and numbers, sent them to our hostess who then divvied them up and each received a completed set. I made the inchies for "k" and "3". The inchies have been sitting in a little baggie for all those years and I finally added them to a junk journal page. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see how the rest of the Girlfriends used a number on their projects! 

Steadfast Love

Happy Wednesday from a very rocky Atlantic Ocean! John and I are currently heading south to Puerto Rico on a cruise ship. We've been having wonderful weather although rather windy. 

Imke is hosting this week’s Little Red Wagon challenge and she’s now on the letter S - with S being for stencil! Imke is encouraging us to all use a stencil (or two or three!) on our projects. 

After my late husband passed away, I began scripture journaling. I found it (and continue to find it) a wonderful way to find peace and comfort during the challenges of life. I did this page a few years ago and decided to share it today. The stencil used is from Simon Says Stamp.  

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the S is for Stencil projects. We’d love for you to play along as well! 

SOTTJ Welcome Page

I'm happy to be hosting at Little Red Wagon this week. In keeping with my inspiration from Billy Joel hits this year, I'm now singing along to "Tell Her About It". Using this as our challenge title, I'm looking for anything related to letters, emails, envelopes, postcards, telephones, etc. 

I'm currently taking part in a Sisterhood of the Travelling Journal group and this spread was for my welcome page. The envelope on the left contains a letter of introduction for the rest of the sisterhood. I used items from my stash (including the gorgeous crinkle ribbon from my design team days with My Craft Spot) as well as some AI- and Canva-generated elements. 

We'd love to have you join us this week! You can head over to Little Red Wagon for inspiration from the Girlfriends and then link up a project of your own! 

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! 

XOXO Hello

It's our fabulous Brenda's turn to host at Little Red Wagon and she wants to see stamps! You can use stamped images or postage stamps. You choose! In fact, you don't have to choose if you'd like to use both.

I used some Postage Stamp stamps from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The dies used to create the "hello" speech bubble as well as the rickrack are from My Craft Spot too. I also used some generic postage stamp dies for the mat and the little postage stamp. The little girl and flower are actually part of the patterned paper. How fun! 

Head on over to Little Red Wagon to see how the rest of the Girlfriends used stamps on their projects. It would be lovely if you joined us too! 

Hot to Trot

Janice is hosting our challenge at Little Red Wagon and she's selected the theme "Hayloft". Janice is highlighting Canadian music this year and Hayloft is a song by Canadian band Mother Mother. Janice is using the song title to encourage us to create anything related to a farm. 

I used a frame from Your Next Stamp and stamps and dies from My Favorite Things to create my Hot to Trot card. The background is an image from Canva.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the farm-related projects. We'd love you to join us as well! 

Sprinkled with Happiness

The wonderful Chrissy is hosting at Little Red Wagon this week and she wants to see "anything times three". You can either use three of something on your creation or make three of whatever it is you are making. 

I used three cupcake stamps on my birthday card. The cupcake stamps and sentiment are from My Favorite Things' All the Cupcakes. I added some somewhat uncooperative sprinkles to the cupcakes too. No die cuts this time. The mats and papers were just cut with a paper trimmer. 

Head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the "anything times three" creations! We'd love for you to join the fun too!

The Earth Laughs in Flowers

Our wonderful Imke is hosting this week's challenge at Little Red Wagon. She continues her way through the alphabet and has arrived at the letter Q - Q for Quote!

I knew the quote I wanted to use and I was going to cut out some sunflowers. However, I ended up asking AI to generate the quote with some sunflowers and then coloured them in. I had a much-needed relaxing time colouring. Life has been very good. Just busy and it was good to take some time for myself.

How will you interpret Q is for Quote? For more inspiration, head to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have made. We would love for you to link a project too! 

Here's the black and white image, for anybody who is interested. I imported it into Canva and resized it there.

Let's Make Some Memories

I'm exited to have my turn hosting at Little Red Wagon again this week. I'm still working my way through Billy Joel hits and this time, I'm listening to "We Didn't Start the Fire" for inspiration. I'm challenging crafters to make something related to history/memories or to go a more literal route and include some form of fire on projects such as cards, journaling pages, scrapbook pages, gift bags, tags, etc. You could even use fire to create burned edges on your paper. So many possibilities! 

I went the literal route and created a card celebrating a campfire with roasted marshmallows. John and I are camping at Presqu'ile Provincial Park along Lake Ontario this week and I'm sure there will be some campfires with roasted marshmallows and s'mores. I made this card to give John upon our arrival using stamps from the Happy Campers stamp set from My Favorite Things. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the projects created by the rest of the design team. I'd love for you to join the challenge too! 

Happy Birthday to YOUUUU!

Our wonderful Brenda is hosting over at Little Red Wagon this week and she wants to see a “card plus”, with plus referring to an envelope. She has given us the choice to either make our own envelope or decorate one that we already have.

I chose to decorate a premade envelope using the same little images I stamped on my card. The images and sentiment are from a My Favorite Things set. The wonky dies are a generic set introduced to me by my talented friend, Shani. I embossed the back mat with an ancient Cuttlebug folder.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the envelopes made and/or decorated by the rest of the Girlfriends. We would love for you to join our challenge as well!

Long-Distance Hug

Jan is hosting at Little Red Wagon this week and she is looking for “One Thing”. Essentially, choose an element and use just one of it! Or maybe your project  has only one element. Or a scrapbook page devoted to one item. So many possibilities!

Typically, when I decide to use an embellishment on a card, I include more than one. However, this time my card contains only one element - a little wooden heart received years ago from My Favorite Things. I also embossed one frame using a little folder that I have had for probably 15+  years and I am not really sure if I have ever even used it before. I am finding that I am discovering all sorts of treasures as I unpack following our move.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see how the Girlfriends interpreted the challenge. As always, we would love for you to join us as well.  

Silent Night

Chrissy is hosting a Little Red Wagon this week and she is challenging us to create four “Christmas in July“.

I made this card with a generic die. I am embossed the navy cardstock with a snowflake folder and then added some stars with a gold pen. I also heat embossed the sentiment (Sweet n Sassy) with gold powder.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the Christmas projects! We would love for you to join in as well.

Hello Card

Our wonderful Imke is hosting this week's Little Red Wagon challenge and she's continuing her way through the alphabet for inspiration. This week, she's at P and is saying that "P is for Pink". She'd like to see pink on our projects. 

I used some leftover pink patterned paper along with some generic dies for the circle and flowers to create my card. The lattice border was cut with a Fiskars punch and the corners were also cut with a punch. The "hello" was cut with a Reverse Confetti die. 

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see how the rest of the Girlfriends have used pink on their projects. Then create something pink to join the challenge!

I Will Always Love You

I'm hosting at Little Red Wagon again this week, continuing this year's inspiration from Billy Joel. This week, it's Piano Man and I'm asking crafters to create something inspired by music. 

I was inspired by Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You. I used a number of older supplies for my card - several punches (Fiskars, Stampin' Up and Martha Stewart), paper and vellum that haven't seen the light of day for ages, and a NBUS stamp from My Favorite Things. The sentiment is heat embossed. 

I'd love for you to join this week's challenge as well! Head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the Girlfriends have created and then pull out your record player (or iTunes playlist) and make a music-inspired project to link up! 

Thank You

Out wonderful Janice is hosting this week’s Little Red Wagon Challenge and she’s looking for “Feather, Fur and Fin” - birds, animals or fish! Of interest, Feather, Fur and Fin was a song released by Canadian musician Danny Michel back in 2008. Janice is using Canadian songs to inspire her challenge themes this year.

I have another card to share that was actually created a number of years ago but never posted. I made it at a Stampin’ Up crafting night and all products used are Stampin’ Up. Now that I am back from holidays and moved into my new place, I’m hoping to be able to do some crafting again. I still need to unpack my crafting supplies though!

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the feathers, fur, and fins. We’d love for you to join the challenge as well!

Dogs Leave Paw Prints

It’s our wonderful Chrissy’s turn to host at Little Red Wagon this week and she’s looking for “I’m so sorry”  (sympathy) projects.

I created a sympathy card acknowledging the loss of a dog. The stamp and image are from Reverse Confetti (no longer in business) and the heart die and mat dies used are generic ones.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the projects created by the rest of the design team. We’d love for you to join the challenge too!