You Make Rainy Days Brighter Card!

Hello everyone! We hope you are enjoying 2026! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom was inspired by several fun challenges that are happening this week! She loved Inky Paws Challenges sketch, Kendra's Card challenges color Palette, and Simon Says Monday challenge. She decided to put them all in one super cute card! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook Umbrella Pals
• Newton's Nook Black and White Basics 6x6 paper pack
• Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp Ink Pad
• Simon Says Stamp pawsitively saturated Sky, Dusk, and Night ink cubes
• Scalloped and Stitched 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:

Here is the Inky Paws Challenge sketch:

The Kendra's Card Challenges Color Combo:

......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 Stamp Monday Blog Challenge: Whatever the Weather

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #249 Sketch Challenge

Kendra's Card Challenge: February 2026 Color Palette

We hope you will join us!

 

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.” ― Vivian Greene

 

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 Cheesy Thank You Card!

Hello everyone! We hope you are enjoying 2026! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Let the crafting continue.... This card was inspired by the Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT) and the Double Trouble Challenges. However since I am a guest designer for Double Trouble I am only entering this card in the TSOT Challenge and encouraging you to join in the fun at both challenges! Links to both and the sketch are near the end of this blog post! 

I  love everything cheese and so I decided to create this card inspired by cheese and use Trinity Stamps fun Cheese collection to create this card! 

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Trinity Stamps Gouda Luck Stamp & Die Set
• Trinity Stamps Take It Cheesy Stamp & Die Set 
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
• Trinity Stamps Say Cheese Clay Embellishments 
• Trinity Stamps Shredded Cheddar Sprinkles Clay Embellishments
• Squiggly Nesting Rectangle Dies
• Wendy Vecchi Buttercup Embossing Powder (Sentiments)
• Versa Mark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Various colored cardstock and patterned paper 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 TSOT Sketch:

Here is the Double Trouble Recipe & Link:

Double Trouble: 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge #210

Here are the links to our cards for the Double Trouble Recipe Challenge, Check them OUT: 

Let the "Gouda" Times Roll! A Fun Cheesy Shaker Card!

A Taco Truck and Cheesy Pun Pop Up Birthday 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):

Try A Sketch on Tuesday: Sketch #689

Word Art Wednsday Blog: Anything Goes - Weeks #740-741

We hope you will join us!

 

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! -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

Let the "Gouda" Times Roll! A Fun Cheesy Shaker Card!

Hello everyone! We hope you are enjoying 2026! We are so excited to be invited to join in as guest designers. We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom and I are so excited that we were invited to be Crazy Cousin Guest Designer for the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge Blog! We love their challenges and love joining in their fun recipe challenges! We are both deigning for the 3-2-1 Recipe - "Scrapper's Guacamole" ! This Challenge runs from: Monday, February 16th thru Sunday, March 1st. We hope you will join in the fun! A big thank you to Suzanne and the Double Trouble Design Team for the opportunity to guest design for this month!

    p.s. if you add "cheese" to your crafty project, you will be entered in the second random draw! "The Crafting Duo says, “We love cheese! Cheese on crackers, Nachos, Spaghetti, Fondue… Cheese on almost everything! Even a little cheesy on our cards. Include something cheese themed or perhaps a little cheesy pun on your project."  

Here is my (Sabra's) card:

Here is the Double Trouble Recipe: 

 3  Colors using ROY G BIV Color Wheel

2  Patterned Papers 

1  Dry or Heat Embossed Element  

Products I used:

• Trinity Stamps Gouda Luck Stamp & Die Set
• Trinity Stamps Take It Cheesy Stamp & Die Set 
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
• This Calls for Confetti Rectangle Shaker Card Kit
• Trinity Stamps Say Cheese Clay Embellishments 
• Trinity Stamps Shredded Cheddar Sprinkles Clay Embellishments
  
• Wendy Vecchi Buttercup Embossing Powder (Sentiments)
• Versa Mark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Various colored cardstock and patterned and embellishments from personal crafting stash
• Various colored pencils (Soucolor) and fine-line markers

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

Here is a quick little video of the card being made:

Here is the Double Trouble Recipe and TSOT Sketch! We really hope you will join in the fun!

Here is a link to Mom's card: 

A Taco Truck and Cheesy Pun Pop Up Birthday Card!

......and that's it! 

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

 

Here are the links:

Double Trouble: 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge #210

Try A Sketch on Tuesday: Sketch #689

We hope you will join us!

 

“A person's a person, no matter how small.” ― Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who!

 

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 Taco Truck and Cheesy Pun Pop Up Birthday Card!

Hello everyone! We hope you are enjoying 2026! We are so excited to be invited to join in as guest designers. We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom and I are so excited that we were invited to be Crazy Cousin Guest Designer for the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge Blog! We love their challenges and love joining in their fun recipe challenges! We are both deigning for the 3-2-1 Recipe - "Scrapper's Guacamole" ! This Challenge runs from: Monday, February 16th thru Sunday, March 1st. We hope you will join in the fun! A big thank you to Suzanne and the Double Trouble Design Team for the opportunity to guest design for this month!

    p.s. if you add "cheese" to your crafty project, you will be entered in the second random draw! "The Crafting Duo says, “We love cheese! Cheese on crackers, Nachos, Spaghetti, Fondue… Cheese on almost everything! Even a little cheesy on our cards. Include something cheese themed or perhaps a little cheesy pun on your project."  

Here is My mom's (Holly's) card:

Here is the Double Trouble Recipe: 

 3  Colors using ROY G BIV Color Wheel

2  Patterned Papers 

1  Dry or Heat Embossed Element  

Products Mom used:

• My Favorite Things Food Truck Die Set
• My Favorite Things Friends Who Fiesta Stamp Set
• Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp Ink Pad
• Versa Mark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Powder (for the Front of the card sentiments)
• 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:

Here is the Double Trouble Recipe! We really hope you will join in the fun!

Here is a link to Sabra's card: 

All About the Cheese! A Fun Cheesy Shaker Card!

......and that's it! 

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

 

Here are the links:

Double Trouble: 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge #210

Try A Sketch on Tuesday: Sketch #689

We hope you will join us!

 

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― 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!  

Holly

Holly & Sabra
The Crafting Duo