Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Berry Grateful: A Thank You Card!

Berry Grateful: A Thank You Card!

Hello everyone! Happy Earth Day! We love our planet and we are so grateful for it! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

This card was inspired by the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday blog challenge and it being Earth Day! I love this adorable little stamp set from My Favorite things and I received this paper from a card/paper swap! Loved how it turned out! All the links to the challenges I am joining are at the end of this post! Hope you will join in the fun and Happy Earth day! Celebrate the Earth and all its beautiful and amazing things, including you and me!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • My Favorite Things My Sweetest Friends Stamp and Die Set
  • Oval Die
  • Altenew Red Cosmos Enamel Hearts
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Various colored cardstock and 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:







......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 Wednesday Blog Challenge: Make It Feminine

We hope you will join us!

 

“It is an incalculable added pleasure to any one’s sum of happiness if he or she grows to know, even slightly and imperfectly, how to read and enjoy the wonder-book of nature.”  — Theodore Roosevelt

 

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

Riding By to Say... A Happy Birthday Card!

Riding By to Say... A Happy Birthday Card!

Hello everyone! Happy Earth Day! We love our planet and we are so grateful for it! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom was inspired by the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Color challenge for the month of April! She loves Newton's nook stamps and papers and couldn't wait to make this adorable fractured birthday card featuring the Cycling Friends Stamp and die Set and the beautiful paper form the springtime paper pack! We both love how it turned out! All the links to the challenges she is joining and the color palette are at the end of this post! Hope you will join in the fun! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Newton's Nook Cycling Friends Stamp and Die Set
  • Newton's Nook Springtime 6x6 paper Pad
  • Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
  • Stampin' Up! Gold Butterfly embellishments
  • Stitched Square Die 
  • Various colored Markers and cardstock from personal crafting stash 

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








The Inky Paws Color Challenge:


......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws: Challenge #251 Bright April Colors

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog Challenge: Make It Feminine

We hope you will join us!

 

"Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” - Algernon Charles Swinburne

 

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

We Go Together Like Chicken and Waffles: A Fun Little Card!

We Go Together Like Chicken and Waffles: A Fun Little Card!

Hello everyone! We have been a little quiet lately, been busy getting our garden and yard ready for summer. We have gotten a little crafting in here and there and are finally able to get the pictures posted. Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom won a gift card to Pajama crafters Stamps (for Kendra's Card Challenge) and we got a few fun stamps and papers including the ones used on this card! She loved the chicken and waffles stamps set so much she made this adorable Chicken card for the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT), and the Crazy Critters Challenges! Links to al the challenges are near the end of this post! Hope you will check them out and join in the fun! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Pajama Crafters Stamps Chicken and Waffles Stamp Set
  • Pajama Crafters Stamps Savannah Neutrals 6x6 Paper Pack
  • Simon Says Stamp Black ink Stamp Pad
  • Stitched and nesting Circle and 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 Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge:


Here is the TSOT Sketch I was inspired by:


......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):

Double Trouble Blog Challenge: Challenge #214 3-2-1 Recipe "Let's Make this Air-mazing"

Try a Sketch on Tuesday: Sketch Challenge #693

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #109 anything goes with featured critter(s)

We hope you will join us!

 

"Don't count your chickens before they are hatched." — Aesop

 

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

Dragons & Knights: You're on Fire!

Dragons & Knights: You're on Fire!

Hello everyone! We have been a little quiet lately, been busy getting our garden and yard ready for summer. We have gotten a little crafting in here and there and are finally able to get the pictures posted. Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

This card was so much fun to make... and that what is was made for... for fun! I loved using a bunch of different scrap papers for the square in the background to the castle! As a fun bonus I had an excuse to use the Magical Dragons stamp set! I adore this stamp set from My Favorite things and always love to use it when I can! It was a perfect combo for the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe and Crazy Critters Challenges! Links to both challenges are at the end of this post! Check them out and I hope you will join in the fun!

Here is the card:


Products I used:

  • My Favorite Things Magical Dragons stamp and die set
  • Spellbinders Castle Tales Die set
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Stitched hexagon Die
  • Various colored cardstock, embellishments, 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 Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge:


Here is the color palette I was inspired by:



......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):

Double Trouble Blog Challenge: Challenge #214 3-2-1 Recipe "Let's Make this Air-mazing"

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #109 anything goes with featured critter(s)

We hope you will join us!

 

"Never laugh at live dragons." — J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit)

 

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Just "Chicken" Up on You: A Fun Fold Chicken Card!

Just "Chicken" Up on You: A Fun Fold Chicken Card!

Hello everyone! We have been a little quiet lately, been busy getting our garden and yard ready for summer. We have gotten a little crafting in here and there and are finally able to get the pictures posted. Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

My mom won a gift card to Pajama crafters Stamps (for Kendra's Card Challenge) and we got a few fun stamps and papers including the ones used on this card! She loved the chicken and waffles stamps set so much she made this fun fold card for the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe, Try a Sketch on Tuesday (TSOT), and the Crazy Critters Challenges! Links to al the challenges are near the end of this post! Hope you will check them out and join in the fun! Keep Scrolling to see the fun fold when you flip the card over... 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Pajama Crafters Stamps Chicken and Waffles Stamp Set
  • Pajama Crafters Stamps Spring Plaids 6x6 Paper Pack
  • Simon Says Stamp Black ink Stamp Pad
  • Stitched and nesting Circle and 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 Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge:


Here is the TSOT Sketch I was inspired by:


......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):

Double Trouble Blog Challenge: Challenge #214 3-2-1 Recipe "Let's Make this Air-mazing"

Try a Sketch on Tuesday: Sketch Challenge #693

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #109 anything goes with featured critter(s)

We hope you will join us!

 

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy chickens and that's sort of the same as buying happiness." — Permies

 

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

Dragons & Knights: You "Slay" Me Card!

Dragons & Knights: You "Slay" Me Card!

Hello everyone! We have been a little quiet lately, been busy getting our garden and yard ready for summer. We have gotten a little crafting in here and there and are finally able to get the pictures posted. Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

This card was so much fun to make... and that what is was made for... for fun! I loved using a bunch of different scrap papers for the square in the background to the castle! As a fun bonus I had an excuse to use the Magical Dragons stamp set! I adore this stamp set from My Favorite things and always love to use it when I can! It was a perfect combo for the Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe and Crazy Critters Challenges! Links to both challenges are at the end of this post! Check them out and I hope you will join in the fun!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • My Favorite Things Magical Dragons stamp and die set
  • Spellbinders Castle Tales Die set
  • Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
  • Stitched hexagon Die
  • Various colored cardstock, embellishments, 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 Double Trouble 3-2-1 Recipe Challenge:


Here is the color palette I was inspired by:


......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):

Double Trouble Blog Challenge: Challenge #214 3-2-1 Recipe "Let's Make this Air-mazing"

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #109 anything goes with featured critter(s)

We hope you will join us!

 

"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." - 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