Frankly, You're The Best! A Side-step Fun Fold Halloween Card!

Hello everyone! We are so busy! Life has been so busy! Sabra started a new job, we are remodeling our downstairs which includes our craft room! The garden and household chores and then all the extra stuff that comes up.. just whew!! We are excited that winter and coming and hopefully that means more time to craft and things will calm down a bit! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom was inspired by Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month: Falloween! Links to all the challenges are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook Franken Newton Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Pad
• Stitched Square Dies and Banner Dies
• Various colored 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 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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #256 Falloween

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #94 Anything Goes

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #114 w/Anything Goes Featured Critters

We hope you will join us!

 

“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.” - Shira Tamir

 

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

Pumpkin Kisses and Harvest Wishes! A Side-step Fun Fold Autumn Card!

Hello everyone! We are so busy! Life has been so busy! Sabra started a new job, we are remodeling our downstairs which includes our craft room! The garden and household chores and then all the extra stuff that comes up.. just whew!! We are excited that winter and coming and hopefully that means more time to craft and things will calm down a bit! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom was inspired by Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month: Falloween! Links to all the challenges are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook Pumpkin Tails Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Pad
• Stitched Square Die
• Various colored 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 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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #256 Falloween

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #94 Anything Goes

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #114 w/Anything Goes Featured Critters

Art Nudge challenge: August/September 2026 #826D - Pumpkins!

We hope you will join us!

 

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” - Jim Bishop

 

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

Happy Fall: An Autumn Accordion Fun Fold Card!

Hello everyone! We are so busy! Life has been so busy! Sabra started a new job, we are remodeling our downstairs which includes our craft room! The garden and household chores and then all the extra stuff that comes up.. just whew!! We are excited that winter and coming and hopefully that means more time to craft and things will calm down a bit! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom was inspired by Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge for this month: Falloween! Links to all the challenges are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook Newton's Harvest Stamp Set (sentiment)
• Newton's Nook Autumn Woofs 6x6 Paper Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Pad
• Stampin' up! Gather Together Stamp and Die set (Leaves and inside sentiment)
• Stitched and scalloped Rectangle Die
• Various colored 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 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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #256 Falloween

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #94 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - Weeks #770-771

Art Nudge challenge: August/September 2026 #826D - Pumpkins!

We hope you will join us!

 

“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

 

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're the Pick of the Patch! An Autumn Cat Card!

You're the Pick of the Patch! An Autumn Cat Card!

Hello everyone! We are so busy! Life has been so busy! Sabra started a new job, we are remodeling our downstairs which includes our craft room! The garden and household chores and then all the extra stuff that comes up.. just whew!! We are excited that winter and coming and hopefully that means more time to craft and things will calm down a bit! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

This card was inspired by the Inky Paws Challenge: Falloween and the TOP Monthly Card Sketch! I just love this truck Stamp from Newton's Nook and was so inspired by so many fall themes and sketches I just had to use this truck over and over again! I just love fall and Halloween! This is such a beautiful time of the year and it starts the fun holiday season! It's just simply the best! Links to all the challenges I am joining are near the end of this post! I hope you will check them out and join in the fun!!!   

Here is the card:

Products I used:

• Newton's Nook Pumpkin Tails Stamp and Die Set
• Newton's Nook Autumn 6x6 Paper Pad
• Newton's Nook Autumn Woofs 6x6 Paper Pad
• Simon Says Stamp Nocturne Black VersaFine Clair Ink Pad
• Stitched Circle Die
• Various colored cardstock and embellishments from personal crafting stash
• Various colored fine-line markers and pencils

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

Here is the Inky Paws inspiration photo:

Here is the TOP sketch:

......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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge: #256 Falloween

TOP (Tawny Owl Paperie) Inky Inspiration Monthly Sketch Challenge: Sketch #45

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - Weeks #770-771

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #94 Anything Goes

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #114 w/Anything Goes Featured Critters

Art Nudge challenge: August/September 2026 #826D - Pumpkins!

We hope you will join us!

 

“In every change, in every falling leaf, there is some pain, some beauty. And that’s the way new leaves grow.” —Amit Ray 

 

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 Wild Giraffe Birthday Collapsible Column Card!

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!

My mom was super excited to make this fun fold birthday card featuring a partying Giraffe! She is joining a few fun challenges with this card - links are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in! We received some super fun animal themed paper from someone and it added the perfect touch to this fun fold card and Disco welding Giraffe!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Simon Says Stamp Wild Birthday Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Various colored Markers, cardstock, patterned 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 Recipe and my recipe:

3 - Colors: Orange, Blue, and Green

2 - Layers: card Base Included

1- Sentiment

......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 Challenge: #223 "SomeThing, AnyThing, EveryThing"

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Lots of Layers

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog: #113 Anything Goes w featured critter(s) 

We hope you will join us!

 

“To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” —Dr. Suess

 

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 Beautiful Layered Bleeding Heart Sympathy Card!

Hello everyone! We are clearly in the dog days of summer...already! It's so hot! Our garden is thriving and we are trying to do the outdoor stuff in the early mornings and then come inside where is nice and cool and do some crafting (after indoor chores are done)! Thank you for stopping by, we are so glad you did!

My mom made this card for my aunt who just lost her husband a few weeks ago. This card is so beautifully layered and colored! She did the most amazing job on this card! It just pops! She is joining a few challenges with this card - links near the end of this post! Check them out and join us!

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Simon Says Stamp Dogwood Bleeding Hearts Stamp Set
• Karen Burniston Bouquet Sayings Stamp Set (Sentiment)
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Stitched and Nesting Rectangle Die Set
• Various colored Markers, cardstock 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 Wednesday Challenge: Fabulous Florals, featuring Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Products

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: #93 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - Weeks #760-761

We hope you will join us!

 

"Grief, I've learned, is really just love. It's all the love you want to give, but cannot... Grief is just love with no place to go." — Jamie Anderson

 

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

Bee Happy! A Beekeeper Cat!

Bee Happy! A Beekeeper Cat!

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!

My mom was inspired by all the fun critter themed challenges going on this week along with a few other challenges! Links to all the challenges she is joining are near the end of this post! Check them out and join in the fun! This Newton's Nook Stamp set is just too cute! It was super fun for her to make this card! We love bees and try to plant lots of flowers around out house and garden to attract them! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

• Newton's Nook BeeKeeper Newton Stamp and Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Hexagon Element Die
• Simon Says Stamp Black Ink Stamp Pad
• Stampin' Up! Hexagon Embossing Folder
• Oval Die
• Various colored 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 Wednesday Blog Challenge: 4 Legged Friends

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: #93 Anything Goes

Critter Crazy Challenges: #112 anything goes w featured critter(s)

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - Weeks #760-761

We hope you will join us!

 

"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." — Thomas Aquinas

 

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