Holiday Puppies for An Adorable Christmas Card!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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 created for Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month! I loved this sketch and had so many fun ideas come to mind, it was hard to limit it to just four! Links to the challenges I am entering and the sketch are near the end of this post! For this card I used Newton's Nook Christmas Time Dogs Stamp and Die set and Christmas Party Paper to create this card!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Christmas Time Dogs Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Christmas Party 6x6 Paper
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink 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:

Here is the Inky Paws Sketch:

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: Challenge #252 - Sketch

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: #68 Anything Christmas Goes

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #110 Anything Goes w/Featured Critter(s)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog Challenge: Cute Critters

We hope you will join us!

 

"Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." —Dr. Seuss

 

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

Wait...You're How Old? A Fun Birthday Card!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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 was inspired by a couple of fun challenges and created this super fun birthday card. It features a fun Crane with a bit of a surprised looked, which goes perfectly with the sentiment. The paper and the stamp set are both from Unity Stamp Co! Links to all the challenges she is joining is near the end of this post! Hope you will join in!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Unity Stamp Co Full of Surprises Stamp Set
• Unity Stamp Co Chicken & Chintz 6x6 Paper Pack
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink stamp Pad
• Stitched Square Die
• Stitched and nesting Rectangle Dies
• Various colored Pencils, Markers, cardstock, paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

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

The Art Nudge Challenge (Color Palette of #526B)

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.....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):

Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge: Use Craft Dies

The Art Nudge Challenge: May 2026 (#526B - Color Palette)

Word art Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes - Weeks #752-753

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #110 Anything Goes w/Featured Critter(s)

We hope you will join us!

 

“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” – Steven Wright

 

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

Deck the Paws! A Puppy Holiday Card!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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 created for Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month! I loved this sketch and had so many fun ideas come to mind, it was hard to limit it to just four! Links to the challenges I am entering and the sketch are near the end of this post! For this card I used Newton's Nook Christmas Time Dogs Stamp and Die set and Christmas Party Paper to create this card!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Christmas Time Dogs Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Christmas Party Paper Pack
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink 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:

Here is the Inky Paws Sketch:

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: Challenge #252 - Sketch

Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge: Use Craft Dies

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: #68 Anything Christmas Goes

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #110 Anything Goes w/Featured Critter(s)

We hope you will join us!

 

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more.'" —Dr. Seuss

 

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

Meowy Christmas! A Kitten Christmas Card!

Meowy Christmas! A Kitten Christmas Card!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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 Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #736 Sketch! I wanted to create a fun little Christmas Card using the cats as the "circles". Then I added a little strip of red glitter cardstock and a velum oval to allow the cats to pop out on the card. I then stamped the sentiment! I loved the result! Such a fun little Christmas card for anyone who loves cats! I also added a few extra cats on the inside! haha! Links to all the challenges I am joining and the sketch are near the end of this post! Hope you will join in! 

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Christmas Time Cats Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Christmas Party Paper Pad
• Altenew Green Fields Enamel Dots
• Oval Die
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink 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:

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch:

......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):

Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch #736 - A Sketch by Verena

Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge: Use Craft Dies

Word art Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes - Weeks #752-753

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #110 Anything Goes w/Featured Critter(s)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: #68 Anything Christmas Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve." —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

You Make Rainy Days Brighter: A Thinking of You Card!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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 created for Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month! I loved this sketch and had so many fun ideas come to mind, it was hard to limit it to just four! Links to the challenges I am entering and the sketch are near the end of this post! For this card, the same as the other card, I used Newton's Nook Umbrella Pals Stamp set and a couple of their paper packs to create a fun rainy but bright spring themed card! I also decided to flip the sketch! I loved the result!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Umbrella Pals Stamp and Die set
• Newton's Nook Springtime 6x6 Paper Pack
• Newton's Nook Birthday Party 6x6 Paper Pack
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink 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:

Here is the Inky Paws Sketch:

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: Challenge #252 - Sketch

Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge: Use Craft Dies

We hope you will join us!

 

"You won't find a rainbow without a little spring rain." — Unknow

 

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

Blue Skies Ahead: A Thinking of You Card!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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 created for Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month! I loved this sketch and had so many fun ideas come to mind, it was hard to limit it to just four! Links to the challenges I am entering and the sketch are near the end of this post! For this card I used Newton's Nook Umbrella Pals Stamp set and a couple of their paper packs to create a fun rainy but bright spring themed card! I loved the result!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Umbrella Pals
• Newton's Nook Springtime 6x6 Paper
• Newton's Nook Birthday Party 6x6 Paper
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink 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:

Here is the Inky Paws Sketch:

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: Challenge #252 - Sketch

Simon Says Wednesday Blog Challenge: Use Craft Dies

We hope you will join us!

 

"Sweet April showers do spring May flowers." — Thomas Tusser

 

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 Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: All 15 Cards!

A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: All 15 Cards!

Hello everyone! We are loving this spring weather here in Idaho! We are in full force 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!

Need a laugh? Life is tough? Crafting for the win!!! I love this dumpster fire set from Spellbinders and just had to make a set of cards for the Kendra's Card Challenge. I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. All 15 cards are made using only six 6x6 papers (though this time I just used scraps)!!! This is my entry set for the month of May. Links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! Inspired by other KCC crafters, I also decided to use papers just from our stash of scrap paper, both designer paper scraps and cardstock scrap paper! It was so much fun to use the scraps!! Makes such fun cards!

Here is the set of all 15 cards:

Products I used:

• Spellbinders Dumpster Fire Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Tim Holtz Distress 8.5 x 11 Black Heavystock
• Various designer paper from personal scrap paper stash
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show the set of sketches and the who set of all 15 cards:

Sketches 1-3:

Sketches 4-9:

Sketches 10-15:

Set of all 15 Cards:

and...Here is the Showcase Video with Some Fire Music:

Check out the other cards for the Kendra's Card Challenge:

Card one link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Let's Skip Today!

Card two link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Together We're a Certified Hot Mess!

Card three link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: A Safe Meltdown!

Card four link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: You Can Have a Meltdown!

Card five link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Favorite Bad Idea!

Card six link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Just Ignore it!

Card seven link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Absolutely Killing it!

Card eight link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Just Slightly on Fire!

Card nine link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Sending Warm Thoughts!

Card ten link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: At Least We are in it Together!

Card eleven link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Just a Bad Idea!

Card twelve link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: If You're Gonna Burn...!

Card thirteen link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Everything is Just Fine!

Card fourteen link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: ...and Try Again Tomorrow!

Card fifteen link: A Sarcastic Dumpster Fire Card Set: Like, Really Warm Thoughts!

All 15 Cards Link: You are here!

Check out our previous 2025 Kendra's Card Challenge Entries on our pages list on the right or here: 2025 Kendra's Card Challenge Links and our 2026 Entries here: 2026 Kendra's Card Challenges Links

......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):

Kendra's Card Challenge: KCC #21 (Dates the challenge is running: April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026)

We hope you will join us!

 

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” – Elbert Hubbard

 

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