Happy 21st Birthday!

So one of the grandkids is turning 21 and planning on having their birthday dinner at a brewery.  I think this is an appropriate card for the occasion. This card was fairly simple to put together.  The main image was a print and cut from Cricut Design space.  The sentiment is one from Time Holtz Crazy Talk stamp set.

A Fathers Day card for my Husband an avid woodworker and tool collector! This is a mini-slimline card, one of my favorite sizes!

For this card, I used:

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx, Soft Stone, Kraft, Warm Cocoa, Charcoal Brown Ink
• Gina K Designs - Fizzy Stencil
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 15 and associated stencil
• Gina K Designs - Mr. Fit-It stamp set and associated dies
• Various Copic Markers - Reds and Grays

To make the card, I stamped the images from Mr. Fix-It, cut them with the associated dies and colored them with Copic markers.  I then cut the stamp panel from ML 15 along with the black mat.  The Fizzy Stencil was used on top of the ML 15 stencil to create a background for the tools. I added the tools to the stamp strip.  The background which looks like wood was created by scoring a piece of white card stock, and adding color directly from ink pads.  This piece was added to a card base with the stamp strip added on top.  A sentiment was added to complete the card.

Kendra's Card Challenge #17

Another 15 cards completed!   I enjoy these challenges since I use the patterned paper I have collected, and because I end up making so many cards!

All of the cards for this challenge used Memory Box Glimmering Gladiola patterned paper. Here are all of the cards I made:

Card 1:

  

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Birthday Blessings stamp set

Card 2: 

• Gina K Designs - Pocket Full of Sunshine stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Wreath Builder stamp set
• Distress Oxide - Worn Lipstick
• Hero Arts - Infinity Circles

Card 3: 

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Botanical Duo dies
• Clearly Besotted - Tiny Type stamp set
• Stampendous - Clear Embossing Powder

Card 4: 

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Birthday Blessings stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Botanical Duo dies

Card 5: 

• Versafine - Onyx Black Ink
• Gina K Designs - Ocean Silhouettes stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Sunshine Stencil
• Hero Arts - June 2023 Kit

Card 6: 

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Close to My Heart - Just to Say stamp set

Card 7: 

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx, Grass Green, Peach Bellini Ink
• Gina K Designs - Spring Greetings
• Close to My Heart - Just to Say stamp set

Card 8: 

• Versafine - Onyx Black Ink
• Close to My Heart - Just to Say stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Natural Silhouettes stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Thick Brush Stencil
• Gina K Designs - Peach Bellini Ink

Card 9: 

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Large and Small Oval dies
• Hero Arts - Feb 2023 - Rub-on Butterflies and stamp set
• Hero Arts - Beautiful Butterflies dies

Card 10: 

• Gina K Designs - Stormy Sky Ink
• Gina K Designs - Birthday Cheer stamp sets
• Hero Arts - Feb 2023 - Rub-on Butterflies 
• Hero Arts - Beautiful Butterflies dies

Card 11:

  

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Wreath Builder stamp set
• Spellbinders - Standard Circle Lg, Classic Scalloped Circle Lg dies

Card 12: 

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Playful Posies, Handmade Holidays

Card 13:

• Gina K Designs - Blue Raspberry Ink
• Gina K Designs - Wreath Builder stamp set
• Paper Studio - Words for Saying

Card 14:

• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx, Peach Bellini, Grass Green Ink
• Gina K Designs - Spring Greetings stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Large and Small Rectangle dies
• Close to My Heart - Just to Say

Card 15:

• Gina K Designs - Bkack Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - On the Inside Birthday stamp set
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 14
• Hero Arts - Infinity Circle dies

Ruby Anniversary

So, this year was my Ruby (40th) Wedding Anniversary.  I knew that meant I needed to make a special card for my husband!   

For the card I used:

• Gina K Designs - Crystals and Gems Poly-Glaze 
• Gina K Designs - Ploy-Glaze sheets
• Gina K Designs - Red Velvet Fancy Foil
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 1 and 4

To make the card, I foiled the Crystals and Gems Poly-Glaze sheet with the Red Velvet Foil.  The stitched heart from Master Layouts 4 was cut from the center of the foiled sheet. I then used the left over foil on a plain Poly-Glaze sheet. This sheet was then cut with Master Layouts 1, along with the white mat.  These two pieces were added to the card base.  The heart as then added, aligning it with the gems.  The sentiment was printed from my computer, trimmed, matted and added to the card.  Ruby gemstones were added to complete the card.

So I Woobled

When I was a young teenager I was very into crochet. But I haven't done it for many years.  SO when one of the grandkids asked me to help with an on-line pattern they found, I tried, but just could not remember how to read a pattern or even some of the basic stitches.  So I got some Woobles.  And now I remember how to read the patterns and the stitches. 

Here is a sample of what I made as a teen:

The Woobles I've made:

  

Using some of the left over yarn from the Wooble kits, I made what I am calling a long-eared mouse:

St. Louis Cathedral New Orleans

When we were in New Orleans in 2023, I stopped at The Quarter Stitch needlework store and picked up a cross stitch chart of the St. Louis Cathedral.   I have found that I like doing small pieces of the places we have traveled to.  Like with the Lighthouses cross stitch, this piece will be added to my scrapbook of the trip.  

Cross Stitch Lighthouses

When my husband and travel, I always like to pick up something that reminds me of the places we have been,  I usually get something like a t-shirt or sweatshirt, post cards or a key chain.  But when we were at the Cape Henry Lighthouses, they had a cross stitch kit.  So of course, I got it.  I started and finished this piece in January 2025. I think that instead of framing this piece, I'll add it to my scrapbook of this trip.

  

Blackwork Sampler

Besides card making and scrapbooking, I enjoy various forms of needlework. This past year I finally finished this Blackwork sampler.  The pattern was part of an on-line Stitch-A-Long from Peppermint Purple in 2020. I started this piece in August of 2021, and completed it in January 2025.  I'll admit, I set it aside for about 3 years because I got a bit frustrated when I mis-counted and needed to remove 2 rows.  I finally decided it needed to be finished and got it out again. Now it just needs to be framed!

I'm Stuck on You

Its been a while since I posted!  Figured it was time to get in the habit again.  This card is one that I made for my husband for Valentines Day.

I used the following for the card: 

• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 7, Stuck On You stamp set, Black Onyx Ink
• Copic Markers - Various Colors

To make the card, I cut white card stock with the stitched die from Master Layouts 7.  The images were stamped with Black Onyx Ink, and then colored using Copic Markers. The sentiment was stamped in the corner. I picked out a color for the mat that worked with the colored images, and cut that using Master Layouts 7.  The mat was added to the card base, followed by the image panel to complete the card.