Mickey Mouse and a Flower! A Hello 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 so much fun to create! My mom got me the Spellbinders Say Cheese Classic Mouse Character Dies Bundle for a super awesome gift for Valentines Day! I was so excited to use it I could hardly wait! I love the die set and I loved how this card turned out! I can't wait to use it again! I also was inspired by a sketch for this card! Links to the challenges I am joining and the sketch are at the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Spellbinders Say Cheese Classic Mouse Character Dies Bundle
• My Favorite Things Feelin' Festive Patterned Paper Pack
• Stampin' Up Grapefruit Grove Ink Cube
• Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
• Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash

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

Here is the Sketch I used to create 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 Blog Challenge: Whatever the Weather

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

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

We hope you will join us!

 

“Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.” —Walt Disney

 

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See you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Splashing By to Say Hi! A Shaker 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 for the month of February continue.... This card was inspired by a color combo and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Whatever the Weather! I loved this theme, whatever the weather the sea creatures will continue to roam!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• My Favorite Things Fintastic Friends Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Black Stamp Ink Pad
• This Calls for Confetti Full Card Shaker pouch
• This Calls for Confetti Crystal Metallic Confetti
• This Calls for Confetti Citrus Sequins
• Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink Cube
• 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 a video of the shaker card in action:

Color Palette that inspired 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 Blog Challenge: Whatever the Weather

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Make it Shake (For February 2026)

We hope you will join us!

 

“There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath...” ― Herman Melville

 

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 Sledding Yeti! A Snowy Thank You Pop-Up 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 is joining a few fun challenges, links to all are at the end of this post! She was inspired by the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge theme, whatever the weather! This card features an adorable yeti sledding down snow hills and the snowcapped mountains are in the background of this adorable pop-up card! Perfect for this challenge! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Simon Says Stamp Get Yeti Stamp and die Set
• Picket Fence Studio Skies of Snowflakes Cardstock
• Picket Fence Studio Holiday Sequin Embellishment Mix
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders 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:

......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

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

We hope you will join us!

 

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." — Walter Winchell

 

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

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