Thursday, May 29, 2025

Out of this WORLD!

 This week's Craft Roulette lead me to making a card using the "Future is Bright" theme that I love using for graduation cards.  I have a fun universe set that I purchased not quite 20 years ago, that has really cool sayings from astronomers, outer space type sayings, etc... one quote:

"Who says the skies the limit, when there are footprints on the moon?"

Not sure who the quote belongs to, but it's in that collection of stamps that I love love love ... there is also 

"Reach for the Stars"

 You get my drift....  I have a ton of outer space type sayings ... not sure which one I'll settle on for this card, but I for sure will get one on the inside.  

 I've had hard personal things going on for the last few months, so I took a break from Craft Roulette.  I'm glad I fit this one in, it was great therapy for me, get my mind off of reality for a bit...plus I had an added bonus, my daughter was creating her first Craft Roulette card....what a fun night we had, after a week of deep sadness, lots of tears and intense emotions.

So...here is mine

 
AND...here is hers!
 

 

 

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Love Me Some Spinach - Ahoy! Ahoy!

 Ahoy Mateys!  I'm super excited to share my designs using the Ahoy Matey  set in the Kindred Stamps May 2025 Release.  One thing I absolutely LOVE to design, are recipes!  I have several scrapbook cookbooks that I've designed over the last 25 years, and am currently working on one right now too, but...a  little thing like a Mem Dex Recipe Box got in the way!  How fun it is to make a mini version of my 8" x 8" could be pages, and condense them to a mem dex size....  I have my mem dex recipes displayed on my kitchen counter in the coolest mem dex box.  I've been just waiting for a set like this to POP up for a super tasty spinach salad, just in time for summer!


 I really enjoyed playing with the characters of this set!  I thought it might be fun to make a baby announcement using our sailor, his person and sailor baby characters!  

 
What's nice, is having a craft room FULL of embellishments....never used before ROPE ribbon, came in handy for my 3rd card ... I haven't made many "tag" cards over the years, but did a few months ago, that I enjoyed the process with, so I gave it a whirl here too.  You will see more "tag" cards from me in the near future...  I have another brewing for a future post.  :)
 
 

 
The Kindred Stitched Alpha Die Set came in handy for my rope embellishment, and what would I do without the Card Basics Die Set.  It is probably my most used die set in my craft room right now!  I used dies from this set on all 3 projects:  stars, stitched matting, and a "life saver" (with a little help from a random circle die to punch out the middle!  :)
 
I loved this release...I loved this set...and I love me some spinach salad too!  Find Ahoy Matey  and other fun sets in the May 2025 New Release Collection for Kindred Stamps!



 
 


 

UP UP AND AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Today I'm sharing  Kindred Stamps  July 2025 Release   Unstoppable Hero .  The ideas kept coming and coming with this one, and if I had...