Thursday, July 31, 2025

A Christmas Card for a Christmas Sketch

A Christmas Card for a Christmas Sketch

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone...one more day left!!!! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

Let the crafting continue.... This card was super fun to make! I wanted to make the snowman the circles in the sketch (last photo at the end of this post) for the {BYSHC}Sketch Challenge 59! I adore how this card turned out! I promise this is my last Christmas card for Christmas in July! Wait until next month...a complete 180 in theme! haha! Bring on the summer, ocean, water, Sea creatures, and maybe even a mermaid or two...who knows?! 

Here is the card:

Products I used:

  • Waffle Flower Gifting Snowmen Die set
  • Paper Studio Winter Scenes Patterned Paper
  • Various Colored Cardstock & Patterned, shimmer and glitter Paper from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details and the products I used to create this card:





Here is the Sketch:
Today is the last day to join this sketch challenge!

......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):

Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Challenge {BYSHC}: Sketch Challenge 59

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Challenge: Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant." - Anne Bradstreet 

 

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 & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Red, White & Blue: All 15 Cards

Red, White & Blue: All 15 Cards

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone! thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge. You can find the link here or at the end of the post. All these cards were made from using only six 6x6 papers!!! This post is for all 15 cards for the month of July. Links to all the other cards are at the end of this post! Check them all out! 

Holly went completely patriotic and these cards are wonderful! We will be sending these cards to Veterans and soldiers! 

Here is the set of Cards:

I do have to say, that as I was getting ready to take pictures of these cards, I unfortunately spilled some water and some got on a few of mom's cards! So the water marks are my fault not hers! 

Holly used a variety of products so check out the individual card links below to get the product list! 

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

Kendra's Card Challenge #KCC19 (Dates the challenge is running:  July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

We hope you will join us!

 

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth." - Abraham Lincoln 

 

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 & Sabra
The Crafting Duo

Red, White & Blue: Quilted Stars

Red, White & Blue: Quilted Stars

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone! thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge. 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 1 and is for the month of July. We will post more as we go and a picture of each set of sketches and then all together, along with links to the other cards. Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Various sizes of stitched star nesting dies
  • Various Colored cardstock, patterned paper, 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 one link: You are here!

The Art Nudge Challenge Inspiration Photo



......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):

Kendra's Card Challenge #KCC19 (Dates the challenge is running:  July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

Art Nudge Challenge: July 2025 Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: July 2025 Use patterned Paper

We hope you will join us!

 

“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy

 

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 & Sabra
The Crafting Duo

Red, White & Blue: Another Starry Happy Birthday Card

Red, White & Blue: Another Starry Happy Birthday Card

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone! thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge. 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 July. We will post more as we go and a picture of each set of sketches and then all together, along with links to the other cards. Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

I do have to say, that as I was getting ready to take pictures of these cards, I unfortunately spilled some water and some got on a few of mom's cards! this was one of them! So the water marks are my fault not hers! 

Holly used:

  • Various sizes of stitched star nesting dies
  • Various Colored cardstock and patterned paper 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:


......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):

Kendra's Card Challenge #KCC19 (Dates the challenge is running:  July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: July 2025 Use patterned Paper

We hope you will join us!

 

“Let me ask you, sir, when is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?” — George Washington

 

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 & Sabra
The Crafting Duo

Red, White & Blue: A Starry Thinking of You Card

Red, White & Blue: A Starry Thinking of You Card

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone! thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge. 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 July. We will post more as we go and a picture of each set of sketches and then all together, along with links to the other cards. Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

I do have to say, that as I was getting ready to take pictures of these cards, I unfortunately spilled some water and some got on a few of mom's cards! this was one of them! So the water marks are my fault not hers! 

Holly used:

  • Various sizes of stitched star nesting dies
  • Various Colored cardstock and patterned paper 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:


......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):

Kendra's Card Challenge #KCC19 (Dates the challenge is running:  July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: July 2025 Use patterned Paper

We hope you will join us!

 

“No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause.” — 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!  

Holly & Sabra
The Crafting Duo

Red, White & Blue: Thinking of you in Circles

Red, White & Blue: Thinking of you in Circles

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone! thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge. 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 July. We will post more as we go and a picture of each set of sketches and then all together, along with links to the other cards. Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Various sizes of stitched star and circle nesting dies
  • Various Colored cardstock and patterned paper 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:



......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):

Kendra's Card Challenge #KCC19 (Dates the challenge is running:  July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes, featuring Penny Black

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: July 2025 Use patterned Paper

We hope you will join us!

 

“A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril. ” ― Winston S. Churchill

 

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 & Sabra
The Crafting Duo

Red, White & Blue: A Huge Red Glittery Star

Red, White & Blue: A Huge Red Glittery Star

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! July is here and almost gone! thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! And... it is Christmas in July! Happy Summer to you! Thank you so much for stopping by! If you like our blog and posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! All you need is a google account, then just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

My mom is joining Kendra's Card Challenge. 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 July. We will post more as we go and a picture of each set of sketches and then all together, along with links to the other cards. Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Various sizes of stitched star nesting dies
  • Star Embossing Folder
  • Various Colored cardstock and patterned paper 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:



......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):

Kendra's Card Challenge #KCC19 (Dates the challenge is running:  July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

Simon Says Stamp Wednsday Blog Challenge: Anything Goes, featuring Penny Black

Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: July 2025 Use patterned Paper

We hope you will join us!

 

“The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country” ― George S. Patton Jr.

 

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 & Sabra
The Crafting Duo