Hello Crafty Friends! I am back today showing you what you can do with the Mystery Collections that I am offering up as a prize for being a sponsor. I took the 6 pieces of paper, and 2 of the embellishments to create these super quick and simple cards! I did not even use one of the embellishments or the stamp in my projects today....you see I needed very quick cards cause I was gone all day to watch a grandson play baseball! Hope you enjoy my cards!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

Encouraging Words: Word of the Month for April

Hello my crafty friends! I hope you are doing well! This year sure seems to babe flying by! Easter is gone and it is about to be Mother's Day! True to my Direction for this month I am going forward. In case you forgot my word for April is Direction...

And in moving forward I want to share a little story with you and share a photo I shared on Instagram last week. 

I set goals in December for January-March...Just 90 goals! Not 90 as in the numerical amount but goals for 90 days...I followed the method/planner from this lovely Etsy shop owner/YouTube creator (Emma) that designed this Just 90 planner. I tried to follow her method without purchasing her planner....well I totally failed and failed miserably at achieving any of my goals I set forward...well not all of them...I did achieve a couple...More about that on my YouTube channel tomorrow where I will have my update of goals and my quarterly empties video.

So, fast forward to the end of March and realizing these goals weren't being met...I decided to purchase the Just 90 planner and put these goals into action! So that is exactly what I will be doing! So stay tuned and watch this determined cardmaker/grandma/wife/designer achieve more than she ever has before!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Emma's Socials: 

YouTube

Etsy

Instagram

 

Build Your Holiday Stash Spring Into Christmas Hop: Sponsor Post

 

Hello my crafty friends, I will be sponsoring again the Build Your Holiday Stash Hop! It is a Party! There are lots of sponsors and some fabulous prizes. The way you can play along is:

• Please use the above graphic and hashtag #springintochristmas2022byshclp
• Direct link to BYSHC blog post https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-into-christmas-2022-byshc-linky.html
• No backlinking, please only share new projects
• All projects must be Christmas, Hanukkah, Yuletide, wintry, etc.

I would love for you to play along...I will be offering up 3 prizes: 3 different mini collections that consist of 6 pieces of pattern paper, 3 embellishments, a small die, and a stamp. My post tomorrow will feature one of the prizes.

For today, I have used a Pink and Main die to create a lovely Christmas card for my daughter Holly. She fully embraces her name at Christmas time and goes all out with the Holly decorations and even clothing!

So, I purchased this die last year and didn't get around to using it. I decided today was the perfect time and I would have her Christmas card made already.

Supplies Used:

Happy Hollydays Die from Pink and Main

Honey Bee Stamps Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper Pad

Various Glitter papers in my stash

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will join me and the hop all week long.

Encouraging Words: April Word of the Month

 

Hello friends! It has been a hot minute since I have been here to share my encouraging words! I have had a crazy month of March and things have just not gone smoothly! I am so hoping to get back on track. 

My word for the month of April is: 

I had another word picked out but I felt like that word just did not fit my mood and what I needed for this month. I need to totally move in a forward direction. I so want to change things in my life for the best. This first quarter of the year were met with a very challenging time...some successes were made but not enough to my satisfaction.

So, with a new direction...one in which I am definitely moving forward!! I plan to take the bull by the horns this quarter and move that bull onward! 

Stay tuned to next week's post for more on this month's direction!

I do have some cards I created last month and have them here today. In my goal for using up scraps I am making headway in the right direction.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

April Handlettering Challenge: Rainshower Related Words

 

Hello my friends! I know today is the 2nd! My day yesterday was super full with Not 2 Shabby responsibilities and then grandma duties...I had the wonderful privilege of bidding at the pig auction and winning the bid for my granddaughter's show pig. Thanks so much to Kevin for going in half with us! 

Ok, so onto the Handlettering Challenge for the month and why I chose these words. 

I am a very seasonal planner, and seasonal person...I love celebrating seasons! So, when I was deciding what to use for this month I decided to use the old adage "April Showers Bring May Flowers" and use Rainshower related words....mainly because guess what follows? FLOWERS! and oh flowers just thrill my soul! So not to get ahead of myself let's enjoy all the wonderful rain related words and practice handletterring with them! I will be back tomorrow to show my progress so far this month. Here's hoping this month is a much better month for me than March was!