Crushed it! "Sooo-weet" It's Your Birthday Card!

Hello everyone! We wish you the happiest New Year! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow!

Hello! I am back with a new fun card! Today I am sharing a card I used a new technique (for me)... masking! I used Whimsy Stamps, Crushed Stamp set and their pre-cut masks and created this super cute and fun birthday card! It was so much fun to use the masking technique and I loved how the card turned out! I can't wait to do some more masking! I am joining a few super fun challenges, links and information for them are all near the end of this post! I hope you will join in! 

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Whimsy Stamps Crushed it Stamp Set
• Whimsy Stamps Crushed it Masking Cutouts
• Simon Says Stamp Black ink Stamp Pad
• Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Pad
• Tim Holtz specked egg, mermaid lagoon, prize ribbon, and broken china Distress Ink Cubes
• Various colored pencils (Soucolor) and fine-line markers
• 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:

3 colors: Green, Blue, and Pink

2 Images: 2 pigs and the cake (used masking to create a layered effect)

1 Sentiment: Yes!

Twisted sister - add penguins: Not on 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):

Double Trouble Recipe Challenge: #208 3-2-1 Recipe "Waddle We Do Next"

Pearly Sparkles: January 2026 - use patterned paper (background dot and speckled papers and inside of card)

We hope you will join us!

 

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” —Mark Twain

 

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

It's A Special Time! A Fun Fold Celebration Card!

Hello everyone! We wish you the happiest New Year! 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 an older Freshly Made Sketches (#710 Sketch) and wanted to create a masculine Birthday/celebration card showcasing die cut gears & turn keys, and some awesome gear paper from Stamperia! It turned out awesome! Links to the challenges and the sketch photo that inspired this card are all at the end of this blog post! Have a most wonderful day!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Stamperia Clockwise 12x12 paper pad 
• Tim Holtz Prize Ribbon Distress Ink Cube
• Various gear and steampunk dies
• Various colored cardstock, Shimmer and Metallic cardstock, patterned paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash 

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

Here is the sketch:

......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):

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: #177 Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles: January 2026 - use patterned paper

We hope you will join us!

 

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” - Benjamin Franklin

 

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

Let's Celebrate! A Fun Birthday Card!

Hello everyone! We wish you the happiest New Year! 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 the Inspired by Challenge! She loved the colors and layout/sketch! So she created a fun birthday card using the colors in the inspiration photo and the layout with Waffle Flower Crafts postage die! Links to all the challenges and inspiration photos are near the end of this post!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Art Impressions Mini Journal Birthday Stamp Set
• Stampin' Up Inks: Orchid oasis, Night, Pool Party, & Navy
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Waffle Flower Crafts Postage Die
• Lawn Fawn Rainbow Ever After Paper Pack
• 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):

Inspired By Blog Challenge: Inspired By… Frozen Treats

Pearly Sparkles: January 2026 - use patterned paper

We hope you will join us!

 

 “All the world is a birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” —George Harrison

 

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

Thinking of You This Winter! A Winter Card!

Hello everyone! We wish you the happiest New Year! 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! My mom and I recently won a $25 gift card to Lawn Fawn and we purchased some scene builder sets! The Try a Sketch on Tuesday and the Double Trouble Recipe Challenge were a perfect excuse to use these new scene builder sets and create a fun winter card! I loved how it turned out! I hope you will join us in the fun, links and photos for all the challenges we are joining are at the end of this blog post!

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Lawn Fawn Winter Skies Stamp, Die, and Stencil Set
• Lawn Fawn Let it Shine Starry Skies 6x6 Designer Paper Pack
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders dies
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Mountain die
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Nutmeg Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cube
• Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Rectangles Wafer Dies
• Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Speckled Egg, Lost Shadow, Shaded Lilac, and Seedless Preserves
• Various colored cardstock, glitter cardstock, and paper from personal crafting stash

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

Here is the Double Trouble Recipe and TSOT Sketch:

& My card's recipe to match:

3 colors: Green, Blue, Purple, and Grey

2 Images: Trees, Mountains, and Animals

1 Sentiment: Yes!

Twisted sister - add penguins: Not on this card :) 

TSOT Sketch: Yes!

......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 Recipe Challenge: #208 3-2-1 Recipe "Waddle We Do Next"

Try A Sketch on Tuesday Challenge: Sketch #687

Pearly Sparkles: January 2026 - use patterned paper (stars/background paper)

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: #177 Anything Goes

We hope you will join us!

 

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - 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!

 

Thanks for stopping by & see you on the next post!  

Sabra

Sabra & Holly
The Crafting Duo

A Celebration Cupcake Card!

Hello everyone! We wish you the happiest New Year! 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 the Freshly Made sketches and Pearly Sparkles Blog challenges. A while ago we won a $25 gift card to Trinity Stamps and we purchased their Celebration Cupcake Celebration Cupcake stamp and die set! My mom has been wanting a cupcake stamp set for a while and she loved theirs! So this card uses that stamp and die set! Links to all the challenges she is joining are below!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Trinity Stamps Celebration Cupcake Clear Stamp and die set
• Art Impressions Mini Journal Birthday Stamp Set
• Stampin' Up Inks: Orchid oasis, Night, Pool Party, & Navy
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Postage Die
• Lawn Fawn Rainbow Ever After Paper Pack
• 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 sketch:

......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):

Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch #719 - A Sketch by Judy

Pearly Sparkles: January 2026 - use patterned paper

Word Art Wednsday Challenge Blog: Anything Goes - Weeks #734-735

We hope you will join us!

 

 “All the world is a birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” —George Harrison

 

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

Pink Adorable Piggies on a Thankful Journal Page!

Pink Adorable Piggies on a Thankful Journal Page!

Hello everyone! We wish you the happiest New Year! 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 busy trying to catch up on her scrapbooking and "thankful journals" (explained after 1st pic). She was inspired by Kendra's Color Palette Challenge and wanted to use her color palette challenge to make a set of pages in her Thankful Journal for 2022. I picked out the adorable piggies for her to use from Whimsy Stamps Crushed it Stamp set! We both loved how the pages turned out! and.... Another crafty project completed! Links to the challenges she is joining and the color palette inspiration photo are at the end of this post!

Here is the Thankful Journal Pages:

What is a thankful Journal? It is where we as a family take turns and write down on every Sunday (that we remember haha) some things we are thankful for that happened that week and put them in a little jar! Then at the end of the year we read all of the things everyone wrote down and then my mom puts them in an art journal with some pictures of our family here and there! Super fun!

Holly used:

• Whimsy Stamps Crushed it Stamp Set
• Whimsy Stamps Crushed it Masking Cutouts
• Simon Says Stamp Black ink Stamp Pad
• Simon Hurly Stellar Ink Prom Queen Stamp pad
• Tim Holtz Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, and Spun Sugar Distress Ink Cubes
• Square and banner dies
• Art journal
• Clark and Coats Silver Metallic String
• Various colored Pencils, Markers, cardstock, paper, and embellishments from personal crafting stash

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details of the Thankful Journal Pages:

Here is the Color Palette:

......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: January 2026 Color Palette

We hope you will join us!

 

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living." – Gail Sheehy

 

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