Ahoy, There! A Summer Friendship Card!

Ahoy, There! A Summer Friendship Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

This card was inspired by the Art Nudge Challenge! I really love this die set and I was excited to use it for this card for the challenge and a few others! Links to all the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!  

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Spellbinders Shipmates die set
• Spellbinders Underwater Tunnel Die Set
• Stampin' Up! Seaside Shore stamp set
• Tim Holtz Various Colored Distress Inks
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: At the Beach

Art Nudge Challenge: June 2026 #626B

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop." — Rumi

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

You are O-fish-ally The Best! A Fishy Thank You Card!

You are O-fish-ally The Best! A Fishy Thank You Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

This card was made for our wonderful neighbor! He loves to go fishing and we love to eat fish, well... my dad and I do, mom is not a fan!! Well he dropped off a huge beautiful and delicious fish! My dad and I were so excited! Love fresh fish! So my dad made some bread and gave him a couple of loaves and I made this thank you card to go with the bread! Perfect for the Fisherman! I am joining a couple of challenges with this card, the links are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Simon Says Stamp Get Whale Soon Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Best Fishes Stamp Set
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Hexagon Die
• Echo Park Sea Life 6x6 Paper Pad
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils and fine-line markers

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: At the Beach

Art Nudge Challenge: June 2026 #626d - colors, beach, sea, and seashells

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"The ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time." — H.P. Lovecraft

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

A Squatchin' Cute Fun Fold Father's Day Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom made this card for my Father for Sunday's Father's day! She was inspired by This Calls for Confetti's June Mood Board! Links to all the challenges she is joining are near the end of this post! Hope you will check them out and join in the fun! My dad loves Bigfoot, in fact he just told us both that he loves when we do Bigfoot cards, that they are his favorite! So this card was perfect for him! haha! Makes him.. us all smile!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• This Calls for Confetti Sentimental Squatch Stamp Set
• This Calls for Confetti Speckled 6x6 paper pack
• This Calls for Confetti Mini 5 pointed Hologram stars and Mini Oil Slick Four pointed stars confetti
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Stampin' Up! Real Red and Night of Navy Ink Stamp Pads
• Stitched and Nesting Star Dies
• Various colored Markers, cardstock, paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

The Mood board & Rules:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

My mom is joining the following challenge(s):

This Calls for Confetti: June 2026 Mood board

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” - Billy Graham

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

Hoping Your Day Goes Swimmingly! A Summer Friendship Card!

Hoping Your Day Goes Swimmingly! A Summer Friendship Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

This card was inspired by the Art Nudge Challenge! I really love this die set and I was excited to use it for this card for the challenge and a few others! Links to all the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Spellbinders Shipmates die set
• Spellbinders Underwater Tunnel Die Set
• Stampin' Up! Seaside Shore stamp set
• Tim Holtz Various Colored Distress Inks
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: At the Beach

Art Nudge Challenge: June 2026 #626B

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." — Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

My Udder Thanks! A Cute Cow Thank You Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom adores this stamp set and was inspired by the unity Stamps Show & Tell Sketch for the month of June! She wanted to use this stamp set with this sketch along with some fun papers all from unity stamps! Links to all the challenges she is joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Unity Stamps Little Miss Moo Stamp Set
• Unity Stamps Daisy Bee Mine 6x6 paper pack
• LaLa Land Crafts Stitched Arch Die
• Stitched Banner Die
• Stampin' Up Old Olive Ink Cube
• Various colored Markers, cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

Here is the Unity Sketch from the Facebook Group & Challenge:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

My mom is joining the following challenge(s):

Unity Stamps Show & Tell Facebook Group: June 2026 Sketch Challenge

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer." — Will Rogers

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly

Holly & Sabra

The Crafting Duo

A Ocean Themed Birthday Card!

A Ocean Themed Birthday Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

This card was made as a fun birthday card for that person in your life who just loves the sea, sea life and fish!! Maybe they like to go swimming and/or scuba diving, fishing! We went on a couple trips to Oregon and went deep see fishing and it was so much fun, minus the who getting a bit sea sick! haha! I was inspired by a few super fun challenges! Links to all the cards are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun!  

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Simon Says Stamp Get Whale Soon Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Echo Park Sea Life 6x6 Paper Pad
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils and fine-line markers

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: At the Beach

Art Nudge Challenge: June 2026 #626D - colors, ocean, & shells

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"The ocean is everything I want to be: beautiful, mysterious, wild, and free." — Unknown

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Just Keep Swimming! An Uplifting Summer Card!

Just Keep Swimming! An Uplifting Summer Card!

Hello everyone! Summer has arrived in Idaho! We have finished planting our raised beds and garden, doing warm weather projects and of course sneaking in some crafting where we can! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

This card was so much fun to create! Using Trinity Stamps Gnomies Under The Sea Stamp and Die Set and the Coastal Borders & Edges Decorative Die Set from scrapbook.com I was able to create this fun under the sea card! Love these underwater gnomes! So cute! I am joining a few fun challenges with this card, all the links are near the end of the post, like always! I hope you will check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Trinity Stamps Gnomies Under The Sea Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Scrapbook.com Coastal Borders & Edges Decorative Die Set
• Tim Holtz Speckled Eggs and Prize Ribbon Distress Ink Cubes
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils and fine-line markers

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this card:

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

I am joining the following challenge(s):

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: At the Beach

Art Nudge Challenge: June 2026

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Challenge 120 - This Makes Me Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." — Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo