I've got a brand new toy!

 

Another Chompster card, using the "Just Add Cake" kit Chompster dies, and papers from Michael's. I love this glitter paper, but the glitter layer does not die cut well.  This card is 5 x 7 inches, the preferred size my people like to receive!

Speaking of die cutting, my newest addition to my craft table is this beautiful Platinum 6 die cutting machine from Spellbinders.  This is the Scrapbook.com exclusive pink version.  I've seen them in several different colors and they are all cute. My 16 year old Big Shot finally gave up, RIP. I guess I forced one too many embossing folders through it.  

Chompster monster

 

It's the Chompster Monster from Spellbinders' Just Add Cake card kit, all ready to devour her birthday cupcake.

It's been an uphill slog to try to get my craft room into usable condition. I recently replaced my old Big Shot with a new pink Platinum 6 die cutting machine, from Scrapbook.com.  It's so pretty!

I love this kit, which has several die sets in birthday themes, but they are all A2 centric. This card is arch shaped at the top to echo the Color Blocked Arches die set. I'll be experimenting with A7 cards before this kit is done!

There's a pill for that!

This is using Spellbinders' die and stamp set called "Favorite Side Effect".  

Before you come at me, I've been on antidepressants for many years and probably will be for the rest of my life. I am a big fan.

 

This year is a dumpster fire and even I'm surprised.

 

I didn't expect 2026 to be even more disastrous for our country than 2025, but here we are, shaking our collective heads and wondering how in the heck has it come to this?  I urge you to resist what our government is currently trying to pull off and make your voices heard.  Now is not the time to remain silent.

So, even after I'd taken a whole year off of cardmaking, when I saw this Dumpster Fire stamp and die set from Spellbinders, I had to have it.

The dumpsters are up on action wobbles, which seems appropriate.

I'm working on my own sentiment for Mr. Dumpy that reflects current events, so watch this space for more personal entries. Also, if you pray, please pray for our country.

I'm back! I skipped a whole year!

 I took an entire year off from cardmaking. Life, you know.

Here's my soft entry back.

I used the Hooray, It's Your Birthday die set, which was the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for November 2024.

I used ancient, printed paper from my stash, pieced together to cover the 5 x 7 card, and the seam of the paper was disguised with the shiney adhesive strips.

Michael's paper pad, "Peppermint Stripe"

 Last year Michael's had a red & white themed paper pad called Peppermint Stripe. It looks like they had another red & white this year but I don't remember the name of it. Anyway, this is the 2023 version. I used the cut-aparts for focal points when I could and supplemented with die-cuts and pre-made sentiments from my stash. 

Michael's "12 x 12 collection" Candy Brights (from 2023)

 

There's not much to say about these. I picked up this "kit" in the week before Christmas last year and never even opened it.  It had 12 x 12 paper, stickers, cardstock ephemera, and plastic self-adhesive "gems" in light green, red, and turquoise blue. 

Some of the inside sentiments are from Sassy's LLC and some of the outside sentiments are from my sentiment box.