Monday, February 16, 2026

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

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! We really hope you will join in the fun!






Here is a link to Mom's 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!

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: 

......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

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Winnie The Pooh & Friends: All 15 Cards!

Winnie The Pooh & Friends: All 15 Cards!

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 is joining Kendra's Card Challenge #20 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. All 15 cards were made using only six 6x6 papers!!! This all 15 sketches and is for the month of February. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! 

Here is the set of Cards:

Holly used:

  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Collection (includes stamp sets, paper and embellishments)
  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Favorite Day With Pooh Stamp Set
  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Pooh and His Friends Stamp Set
  • Stampin' Up! Early Espresso Ink Cube
  • Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Ink Cube
  • Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
  • Lawn Fawn Spiffier Speckles 6x6 Inch Paper Pad
  • Rainbow Splash Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
  • Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Buttercup Wafer Dies
  • Altenew Pure White Embossing Powder
  • Stitched Banner die
  • Stitched and Nesting Circle Dies
  • Stitched and Scalloped Rectangle Dies
  • Various colored cardstock, colored pencils, and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of this set of cards and the sets of sketches:

Sketches 1-3:

Sketches 5-9:

Sketches 10-15:

All 15 cards:









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


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 out 2026 Entries here: 2026 Kendra's Card Challenges Links

Here is the Showcase Video:

......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:  January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026)

We hope you will join us!

 

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." - Winnie the Pooh

 

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

Winnie The Pooh & Friends: Keep Searching For Sunshine!

Winnie The Pooh & Friends: Keep Searching For Sunshine!

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 is joining Kendra's Card Challenge #20 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. This card is one of 15 cards using only six 6x6 papers!!! This sketch number 11 and is for the month of February. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Collection (includes stamp sets, paper and embellishments)
  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Favorite Day With Pooh Stamp Set
  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Pooh and His Friends Stamp Set
  • Stitched Rectangle Die
  • Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
  • Various colored cardstock, colored pencils, and embellishments from personal crafting stash

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





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

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 out 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:  January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026)

Word Art Wednsday: Anything Goes - Weeks #738-739

We hope you will join us!

 

"Forever isn't long at all, Christopher, when I'm with you." - Winnie the Pooh

 

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

Winnie The Pooh & Friends: Pooh and Balloons!

Winnie The Pooh & Friends: Pooh and Balloons!

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 is joining Kendra's Card Challenge #20 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. This card is one of 15 cards using only six 6x6 papers!!! This sketch number 6 and is for the month of February. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Collection (includes stamp sets, paper and embellishments)
  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Favorite Day With Pooh Stamp Set
  • Echo Park Winnie The Pooh Pooh and His Friends Stamp Set
  • Lawn Fawn Spiffier Speckles 6x6 Inch Paper Pad
  • Nesting and Stitched Circle Dies
  • Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
  • Various colored cardstock, colored pencils, and embellishments from personal crafting stash

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





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

Card five link: Winnie The Pooh & Friends: Always in my Heart!
Card six 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 out 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:  January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026)

Word Art Wednsday: Anything Goes - Weeks #738-739

We hope you will join us!

 

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." -Christopher Robin 

 

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