New Challenge Over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge-Challenge #636

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #636 is a THEME challenge. Create a project using the theme-TRAVEL. 

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #636:

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I made a choice to NOT use the colors from the challenge badge for my card. I looked up vintage airplanes and used color inspiration from a google photo.

I pulled out a die from Spellbinder’s May 2023 Small Die of the Month-Flyby Greetings for the airplane, sentiment, white and vellum clouds on my card.

The “stenciled” clouds were done by a handmade stencil using a post it note. I cut it with some various sized scallops and then overlaid it onto the cardstock, moving it as I added ink. I then die cut it with a Loft to Layer: Soft Ridges die from Papertrey Ink. I then layered everything together. I am really trying to make my cards flatter as I spent so much money this year at Christmas on special stamps!

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #636, head on over to the BLOG.I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

Some New Cards!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!

I am just popping in with a couple of cards. I have not been crafting the last few weeks. I have been too depressed. Everything in the world is uncertain and I have a hard time feeling crafty when things are like this. However, I am on vacation this week and my goal is too make a ton of cards with some of the kits I have received over the past six months.

My first card I created for some challenges. I used this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #731, Time Out Challenges #315-Sweet Treats and Simon Says Stamp! Wednesday Challenge as my inspiration. As I was making it, I thought of my mother. She LOVED tea and had many cups throughout the day.

I had a blast using the Simon Says Stamp! August 2025 Best-Teas Stamp kit for my card. 

I used the paper in this kit from the Carta Bella Coffee Shop 6" x 6" paper pad for the background and the images from the Best-Teas that I colored in with Copic Markers. 

I die cut the images with the matching dies. I also used a cupcake from the tiny Tea-riffic Birthday that matches the larger set. I used a die from The Stamp Market for my ovals.

My second card I created for a student this week. I don't make cards for all the kids, which might sound mean, but this student is really special and has come such a long way. I wanted him to know that I was thinking of him on his birthday.

I used the Simon Says Stamp! Celebrate You stamp set (retired) for the bold balloons and the Simon Says Stamp! Fancy Happy Birthday Die for the sentiment die. 

I used the prompt from the As You See It Challenge #370 and Seize the Birthday #324 Anything Goes as my inspiration for this card.

When I gave this card to the student, he had such a big smile and it made my day. I love how it came out and it did what I needed it to do. 

Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Nora

Let's Stick Together-Hero Arts Cards

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Happy Saturday Crafty Friends!!

I am popping in with some cards I created for an Instagram Blog Hop I am participating in today. It is to create cards "Just for Laughs." I can't say mine are very funny BUT they make me smile!!!

If you would like to join, my IG is @hobbitnoll to get the information!! I actually created MORE than three cards so I decided to post all my "extras," as well as the ones from the hop, on my blog.

The first two I used a member of the Hero Arts Team as the inspiration for this card. The purple bear did is not exactly clear in this photo as the glitter pen I used made it hard to photograph.

I stamped each using the stamp set Let's Stick Together from Hero Arts, created by Carly Tee (Her IG is @carlyteeminner-check her out because she is SO TALENTED!) and die cut it out using the coordinating die. 

My second card is similar to my first, minus the embossed background. The sentiment die cut is from the Hero Arts Big Hugs die set and the stamped sentiment circles are from the Big Hugs Stamps, also designed by Carly Tee. 

Really simple card to make but both came out adorable IMHO!!

My third card is a simple card with a rainbow of Gummy Bears!! This is my favorite of all of the bunch I created!

I stamped each bear with SSS Dye Ink, used colored pencils to give them some dimension and then used a glitter pen over each for a bit of sparkle.

I covered a piece of gray cardstock with a strip of white paper embossed using the Simon Says Stamp Stitching Sampler Embossing Folder. 

I popped each bear up with some foam tape over the strip and put them in rainbow order. The sentiment is from the Let's Stick Together Stamp set from Hero Arts.

My next two cards are very similar in nature. I actually CASED on of my own cards, which I had used a Freshly Made Sketch to design. (If you would like to see it, it is the first card from THIS POST.)

This is the first card I created with this design. I lined the bears up on an angle in rainbow order. 

I stamped and die cut a sentiment and placed it on an angle, highlighting it with some rhinestones.

The next card is very similar BUT it is NOT in rainbow order. I used my all the extras from my stamping session to create it and did not have enough to make a rainbow.

In fact, the little orange bear on the left bottom is not a full bear head!! It is left over from the first card!! I wanted to add it so that it wasn't all the same colors!

Aren't these bears SO CUTE!! I just had SO MUCH FUN playing with this set!! I have the whole Beary Sweet kit and plan to make some more cards using dies at a later date.

My last card I am putting on here is NOT my favorite. I created it before the previous two and wish I hadn't wasted the stamped bears on it. 

The Let's Stick Together stamp set has all sorts of fun gummy stamps so I stamped each with black ink on a white panel. I then used some of the colored bears over where I stamped the bears. 

To make it a rainbow theme, I added the three cardstock strips in colors that were missing from it. 

Why I do not like this card that much is that I made a mistake. I wanted to emphasize the eyes and nose of the bear so I put a bit of Glossy Accents over them. It didn't go as planned and dulled the features, not emphasize them.

Well, this has been a LONG post. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

A Few Sympathy Cards for Some Challenges

Hey Friends!!

I am popping in with some cards for some challenges. These are also included in an IG Hop-Create It 3 Ways and the theme was SYMPATHY. It is to use the same products to make three cards. I used some stamps/dies from an old Simon Says Stamp kit. Butterfly Blossoms was perfect for the sympathy theme.

I also showcased an Altenew Die-Floral Lace-to ground my flowers. 

I colored the flowers in with Copic Markers and all the sentiments are from Taylored Expressions.

I am entering this particular card into the following two challenges-The Color Hues Challenge #129 Gold and Marigold and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Beautiful Blooms.

The second card I created I used a yellow card base. This made the flowers look so differently than the purple.

There was a question in the messages if you put sequins or gems on a sympathy card. I say, the prettier the better and I LOVE a little shine.

I am entering this card in the following challenges-Just Add Ink#781-Just Add Wings and Just Us Girls #815 Mood Board Week.

The last card I created I used a slightly different purple for the background.

I really like how using different colored backgrounds can create a totally different look!!

Well, that is all from me today. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora

A NEW Challenge-Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #635

 Hello Friends!!!

Today I am popping in with a card for the NEW round of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!! Challenge #635 is a COLOR challenge-BROWN, GREEN and ROSE.

Below is the Challenge Badge for Cupcake Inspirations Challenge:

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Once again I used a day 4 die from the Spellbinder’s 2026 Advent Calendar for my card. came with three different sentiments but I chose the thank you for my cards.

I added some die cut flowers from my stash and the background I used a white embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp.

The little polaroid frame I created by using two different square dies. The pattern paper was from my scraps.

Want to join us this round? To see more details about the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #635, head on over to the BLOG. I cannot wait to see what you create!!!

That is all from me. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Nora