Friday, June 5, 2026

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: All 15 Cards!

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: All 15 Cards!

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!

I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 you can find the link here or at the end of the post. This 15 card set was made using only six 6x6 papers!!! This is my entry for the month of June. All the links to all the individual cards are posted below! I hope you check them all out! I loved this little apple and book die set from Spellbinders and Simon Says stamp pencils! We needed a few graduation cards and all of these dies, paper and stamp sets made the perfect combo along with the challenges! Links to the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the 15 card set:

Products I used:

  • Spellbinders Classroom Chronicles Die Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Just Write Stamp and Stencil Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Write On Stencil
  • Echo Park Paper Co I Love School 6x6 Mega Paper Pad
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Tim Holtz Distress Barn Door, Candied Apple, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seeds, Mermaid Lagoon, Speckled Egg, Broken China, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, and Black Soot Ink Cubes
  • Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
  • This Calls For Confetti Delicious Reds and Granny Smith Greens Clay Confetti
  • Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash

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

Sketches 1-3:

Sketches 4-9:

Sketches 10-15:

All 15 Graduation cards:






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

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

Here is the 15 card 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:  April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026)

We hope you will join us!

 

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." – B.B. King

 

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

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Fifteen!

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Fifteen!

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!

I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 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 15 and is for the month of June. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! I loved this little apple and book die set from Spellbinders and Simon Says stamp pencils! We needed a few graduation cards and all of these stamps, paper, and die sets made the perfect combo along with the challenges! Links to the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • Spellbinders Classroom Chronicles Die Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Write On Stencil
  • Echo Park Paper Co I Love School 6x6 Mega Paper Pad
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Tim Holtz Distress Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seeds, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain and Black Soot Ink Cubes
  • Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
  • This Calls For Confetti Delicious Reds and Granny Smith Greens Clay Confetti
  • Various colored cardstock 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 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)

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

We hope you will join us!

 

"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand." – Chinese proverb

 

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

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Fourteen!

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Fourteen!

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!

I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 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 14 and is for the month of June. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! I loved this little apple and book die set from Spellbinders and Simon Says stamp pencils! We needed a few graduation cards and all of these stamps, paper and die sets made the perfect combo along with the challenges! Links to the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • Spellbinders Classroom Chronicles Die Set
  • Echo Park Paper Co I Love School 6x6 Mega Paper Pad
  • Tim Holtz Distress Fossilized Amber and Rusty Hinge Ink Cubes
  • Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
  • This Calls For Confetti Delicious Reds and Granny Smith Greens Clay Confetti
  • Various colored cardstock 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 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)

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

We hope you will join us!

 

"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives." – Clay P. Bedford

 

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

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Thirteen!

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Thirteen!

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!

I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 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 13 and is for the month of June. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! I loved this little apple and book die set from Spellbinders and Simon Says stamp pencils! We needed a few graduation cards and all of these stamps, paper, and die sets made the perfect combo along with the challenges! Links to the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • Spellbinders Classroom Chronicles Die Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Just Write Stamp and Stencil Set
  • Echo Park Paper Co I Love School 6x6 Mega Paper Pad
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Tim Holtz Distress Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seeds, Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Lost Shadow and Black Soot Ink Cubes
  • Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
  • This Calls For Confetti Delicious Reds and Granny Smith Greens Clay Confetti
  • Various colored cardstock 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 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)

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

We hope you will join us!

 

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." – William Butler Yeats

 

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

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Twelve!

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Twelve!

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!

I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 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 12 and is for the month of June. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! I loved this little apple and book die set from Spellbinders and Simon Says stamp pencils! We needed a few graduation cards and all of these paper, stamp and die sets made the perfect combo along with the challenges! Links to the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • Spellbinders Classroom Chronicles Die Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Just Write Stamp and Stencil Set
  • Echo Park Paper Co I Love School 6x6 Mega Paper Pad
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Tim Holtz Distress Barn Door, Candied Apple, Fossilized Amber, Picked Raspberry, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain and Black Soot Ink Cubes
  • Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
  • This Calls For Confetti Delicious Reds and Granny Smith Greens Clay Confetti
  • Various colored cardstock 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 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)

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

Simon Says Stamp Monday Blog Challenge: Add A Rainbow Of Color

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog Challenge: Masculine

We hope you will join us!

 

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." – Maimonides

 

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

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Eleven!

Apples, Pencils & Graduation Cards: Card Eleven!

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!

I am joining Kendra's Card Challenge #22 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 June. All the links to all the individual cards and group card set of all 15 cards are posted below! Check them all out! I loved this little apple and book die set from Spellbinders and Simon Says stamp pencils! We needed a few graduation cards and all of these stamps, paper and die sets made the perfect combo along with the challenges! Links to the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • Spellbinders Classroom Chronicles Die Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Just Write Stamp Set
  • Echo Park Paper Co I Love School 6x6 Mega Paper Pad
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Tim Holtz Distress Fossilized Amber and Rusty hinge Ink Cubes
  • Tim Holtz Blackstock Cardstock
  • This Calls For Confetti Delicious Reds and Granny Smith Greens Clay Confetti
  • Various colored cardstock 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 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)

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

We hope you will join us!

 

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows." – Sydney J. Harris

 

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