Autumn Breath

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I made this card using Autumn Breath for the Little Miss Muffet Challenge. The theme this time is to use Pearls, Brads or Gems – that’s easy enough! 😀 The little sentiment tag (as well as the flourishes) are from Make it Crafty and was perfect to fill that empty spot.


DT Challenge: Little Miss Muffet Challenge #5

(brads, gems, pearls)

Challenge: Bee Crafty Challenge #48 (spring floral)
Challenge: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday (spring)
Challenge: The Stamp Man Challenge #18 (Mother’s Day)
Main Stamp: Autumn Breath (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Once Upon a Springtime (Graphics45)
Chipboard: Flower Leaf Flourishes (MiC)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles and Small Scalloped Cirlces
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R12, R14
-hair: E50, E51, E53, E55
-clothes: G21, G24, YG63, YG67, R01, R11, R12, R14
-other: C00, C1, C3, YR12, YR14, YR18

Did you know? Frank William Abagnale, Jr. (born April 27, 1948) is an American security consultant known for his history as a former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist. He became notorious in the 1960s for passing $2.5 million worth of meticulously forged checks across 26 countries over the course of five years, beginning when he was 16 years old. In the process, he claimed to have assumed no fewer than eight separate identities, impersonating an airline pilot, a doctor, a Bureau of Prisons agent, and a lawyer.
[Frank Abegnale, Wikipedia.org]

Rida Rida Horse

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I’ve got three cards for the Little Miss Muffet Challenge today and here my first made with Rida Rida Horse. It was also the thrid card I made yesterday so I grabbed a lot supplies that were already out.


DT Challenge: Little Miss Muffet Challenge #5 (brads, gems, pearls)
Challenge: Prairie Fairy Fridays Challenge #48 (party)
Challenge: Fairy Tale Challenge #10 (kinder/kids)
Challenge: Floweret Stamplar Challenge #2 (kids’ birthday)
Main Stamp: Rida Rida Horse (LMMS)
Patterned Paper: Olivia (BG)
Metal Die: Magnolia Doohickey Vintage Tag and My Favorite Things Die-namics Cloud Trio Die
Copic Colors:
E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E45, E47, E49, B91, B95, B99, G21, G24, G28, R21, R24, R29, Y17, Y38

Did you know? Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr. Development for the film started as far back as 1980, but development did not progress until 1997, when the film rights to Abagnale’s book were purchased by Spielberg’s DreamWorks.
[Catch Me If You Can, Wikipedia.org]

Charlotte Riding Reindeer

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I made this card using Charlotte Riding Reindeer from Whiff of Joy and went with a soft color pallet for a Christmas Card. I always love the blue frost and baby pink combination for winter. ;D I chose to go with non-traditional holiday papers because it worked, and also because my holiday papers are already stashed away.


Main Stamp: Charlotte Riding Reindeer (WoJ)
Patterned Paper: Olivia (BG)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Ten
Copic Colors: (unknown)

Did you know? George Vernon Hudson (1867-1946) was an English-born New Zealand entomologist. By the age of 14 he had already built up a collection of British insects, and had published a paper in The Entomologist. Hudson is credited with inventing modern-day daylight saving time. His shift-work job gave him leisure time to collect insects, and led him to value after-hours daylight. In 1895 he presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society proposing a two-hour daylight-saving shift, and after considerable interest was expressed in Christchurch, New Zealand he followed up in an 1898 paper. Hudson’s collection of insects is housed in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
[George Vernon Hudson, Wikipedia.org]

Racing Rick

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I made this card using Racing Rick from Make it Crafty and went with a bright boy themed card. However, I added lots of brown to tone down the colors so I could use it with an older age bracket. I remember spending countless hours playing with my brothers and the RC cars – lots of good memories.


Main Stamp: Racing Rick (MiC)
Patterned Paper: The Pets Stack (DCWV)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R11, R12
-hair: YR20, YR21, YR23, E31, E35
-clothes: E21, E25, E27, E29, B91, B93, B95, B99, C0, C3, C5, T2, T4, T6, T8
-other: YR04, YR14, YR18, C0, C3, C5, T2, T4, T6, T8, Y11, Y17, Y32, Y35

Did you know? The Dalmatian is a breed of dog whose roots are often said to trace back to Dalmatia, a region of Croatia where the first illustrations of the dog have been found. The Dalmatian is noted for its unique black or brown spotted coat and was mainly used as a carriage dog in its early days. The Dalmatian is mostly known as the “Firehouse Dog” and the breed gained popularity after the Disney movies 101 Dalmatians.
[Dalmation (dog), Wikipedia.org]

Lantern Rin

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I made this card using Lantern Rin from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps and went with green colors representing spring. Everything around my area is turning green and the blossoms are just starting to peep out. This week is Spring Break and we’re breaking for the lakes. 😀 Have a great week!


Challenge: Sparkle Creations Challenge #33 (sketch)
Main Stamp: Lantern Rin (SCRS)
Patterned Paper: Kioshi (BG)
Chipboard: Love Heart Swirls (MiC)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven
Copic Colors:
-skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R12
-hair: W2, W4, W6, W8
-clothes/eyes: W2, W4, W6, W8, W10, G20, G21, G24, YG63, YG67, YG91, YG93, YG95
-other: R11, R12, R14, R17, C1, C3

Did you know? Daylight Saving Time (DST) or Summer Time is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. Modern DST was first proposed in 1895 by George Vernon Hudson. Many countries have used it since then; details vary by location and change occasionally.
[Daylight Saving Time, Wikipedia.org]

What do elves, a frog, and kitchen have in common?

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The Make it Colourful Challenge is what elves, a frog and kitchen have in common! This week is all about the kids and the challenge is for them to color something pink. Here are two of my daughters showing their stuff and bringing you two fabulous design team projects!


Lydia’s project features a pink frog (from “Pond A Lily)” and the “Christmas Elves” from Make it Crafty. She went all out with the punches and went for a dramatic look with the black background. (Age 4)


Cassandra wanted to try something a little more grand and challenged herself to coloring the Kitchen set (also from Make it Crafty). I thought she did a fabulous job and was even impressed with the placement. She had fund picking out the “right” ribbon and is very proud of her project. (Age 7).

This challenge is for the kids and I hope they all have just as much fun as mine did! Make sure to submit your projects into the collection before next Friday in the kid’s challenge at Make it Colourful. Have a great weekend!