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Ok. It’s February in Colorado and we’re going to hit the 60s today. That’s just unheard of!

What is better than a box of chocolates. Unlike Forrest Gump, I think LOVE is a box of chocolate. Especially when they’re for my grandkids!

Once again, I went to the Splitcoaststampers tutorials for this little pizza box!

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – Salvation
Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – Easter is for Jesus
Spellbinders Nestabilities – standard circles
Sizzix Thinlits – Holiday Greens Mini
Craft Consortium – Tartan
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Blue and white cardstock
Spellbinders Nestabilities – scalloped circles

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The belly band is not necessary, but it does keep the box shut so you don’t lose any of those precious nuggets! BTW, as of this posting, my husband and I finished off the chocolates in this one, so I have more nuggets to wrap! We’re chocoholics!

Thanks for stopping by! ~ Holly

Happy Valentine’s Day! To tell the truth, after 42 years of marriage, we don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. But, it’s like every day is Valentine’s day when you have an awesome husband like I do!

Today’s offering is an “anything” card. No sentiment means you can use it for whatever you need. This single rose stamp/die is a favorite. My mom’s middle name was Rose and she was a true lover of the flower. We lost her 32 years ago to breast cancer. Now whenever I see a rose, I think of her and her charismatic personality.

I thought a simple sketch would give the rose more drama. What do you think?

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – Thinking of you Rose
Stamp Simply Steel Die – Rose
Thinking of you rose – bundle
Carta Bella – Gather at Home
Baker’s Twine – black/white
Versafine – Onyx black

Nuvo drops
black and white cardstock
Altenew – Cross Weaves embossing folder

Linked products courtesy of Stamp Simply

Thanks for stopping by! ~Holly

Continuing my quest to use older or under used stamp sets from my garage sale bin. We have a bundle of joy coming this Thursday (15th) so I was eager to make a baby card. Yes, we’re having another granddaughter (#6 for the girls).

I just love this image. I have many unused Crafter’s Companion sets that have never seen ink!

I used:

Crafter’s Companion – Bundle of Joy
Swiss Dot embossing folder
Pink/white Baker’s Twine
Pink gingham button
Versafine Onyx Black
Pink enamel dots
Copic markers
Various adhesives

I am not adding links to products for this card as I am not affiliated with any of them.

Thanks for stopping by! ~ Holly

Happy Saturday!

For the last few summers, we’ve had garage sales. I’ve tried to unload some craft supplies (i.e. stamps) and no one has bitten. So a couple of weeks ago, I went through my garage sale box to find unloved stamp sets… sets I’ve never used.

I made a personal challenge to use some of them, if not all, before going back in the garage sale box. This week is Adore You by Altenew.

To be honest, I don’t even know what kind of flower this is. I took poetic license and colored however I wanted.

I used:

Altenew Stamps & Dies – Adore You
Queen & Co. – 6×6 Delightful Dots
Queen & Co. – Large banner die
Versafine Onyx Black dye ink

Tonic Studio Nuvo Drops – white
Copic markers

Thanks for stopping by! ~ Holly

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If you craft like it’s spring, it will feel like spring! Right!?~

I did only 2 valentines this year, before I switched to spring/easter. We have been bathing in springlike weather here for the last two weeks.

Honestly, my mind has wandered frequently to the new baby scheduled to arrive on the 14th of February. It’s a high risk pregnancy, so of course I’m praying for my son, daughter-in-law, and all of the medical staff ready to bring my 8th grandchild (a girl) into this world.

I bring you…. a happy bunch of daffodils! I can attest to the fact that Stamp Simply has the most beautiful array of flower stamps and dies. The possibilities are endless.

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – He Lives
Stamp Simply Steel Die – He Lives Daffodils
He Lives bundle
Spellbinders Nestabilities – standard circles
Carta Bella – Gather at Home
Lace – 3/4″ white
Versafine – Onyx Black
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Nuvo drops – white

Nothing extravagant here. A Very simple card.

Thanks for stopping by! ~ Holly

Any day in the studio is a good day. Today happens to be a great day! Here we are at the end of January and we have warm temps to boot!

I wanted to do at least one Valentine for the season, as I have several left from years past. I need to start making more for grandchildren. Time is not my friend right now, though.

On a personal note, my back is healing nicely. I am still using a cane to get around, but working on walking without it (short distances).

I wanted to do something different, so I found this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.com for the corner bookmark. It really is quite simple.

Corner Bookmark Card on Tutorial at Splitcoaststampers

The bookmark is completely removable and works nicely in my bible shown here:

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – Love
Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – Typewritten Year Round Greetings
Stamp Simply Steel Dies – Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts
Spellbinders Nestabilities – classic circles
Sizzix Framelits – Tag Collection
Tim Holtz – Layering Stencil – Flourish

Echo Park – 6 x 6 Love Notes
Craft Consortium – Beach Hut

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Memento Rhubarb Stalk
3M Dimensionals

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Thanks for stopping by! ~Holly

If you’re wondering where I’ve been, join the crew. In late September (2023), I woke up one morning with horrible pain in my legs and lower back. It got progressively worse over the long weekend we had and I ended up in Urgent Care, then the Emergency room, back home and the next day back to the Emergency room. I had a MRI done that showed I had fractured my sacrum. In a flurry of visits from the ER doctors and bam… transported to University of Colorado, Anschutz campus for emergency surgery. Here is the result:

Needless to say, I am still recovering.

I finally got a chance to get into my studio, which has become more of an office. I made this card for my granddaughter, Kaleo’s birthday.

What do you think? I love that I found this stamp image in a garage sale bin!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Fall, Ya’ll! The days are getting shorter, cooler and colorful. Well, there will be no (or little) color to this challenge.

The challenge today is a black and white card with a pop of color. I was really challenged, as I wanted a quick CAS card, easy to reproduce.

I used an oval die to create a stencil for the blue background. Not sure it’s my kind of card, but sometimes you just have to step outside your creative box.

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – He is the Light
Versafine Onyx Black –
Spellbinders Nestabilities – Small Ovals (to create a stencil)

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Memento sky blue dye ink
Dauber
enamel dots

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Thanks for stopping by! ~Holly

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

~Joyce Kilmer

One of my favorite poems of all times , because it nods to Fall/Autumn. This week we’re being thankful or welcoming for the new season.

Nothing difficult with this fall card. With the woodgrain, it gives a warm feeling.

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – Welcome Fall
Stamp Simply Steel Dies – Welcome Fall
Welcome Fall bundle –
Carta Bella – Welcome Autumn
Craft Consortium – Wood Textures
Versafine Onyx Black – dye ink
Spellbinders – A2 Scalloped border
Baker’s Twine –

Lace –

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Copic markers
Button
Assorted adhesives

More fall cards coming soon!

Thanks for dropping by! ~ Holly

Just 3 and a half months til Christmas! Are you ready? I’m definitely not. We have 7 grandchildren and an 8th on the way. Ca-ching! Though, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

This week I’m challenged to make a super simple Christmas card that could easily be duplicated.

Once again, I used scraps of the Carta Bella Welcome Winter.

I used:

Stamp Simply Clear Stamps – O Christmas Tree
Stamp Simply Steel Dies – O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree Bundle–
Carta Bella – 6×6 -Welcome Winter

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Memento Bamboo leaves dye ink
Star die
Miscellaneous adhesives
Stickles – Diamond

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Thanks for stopping by! ~Holly