Friday, August 22, 2025

Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card Three

Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card Three

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! We are starting to get ready for the Eastern Idaho State Fair and harvesting our garden almost everyday! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! Happy almost fall 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! 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 3 and is for the month of August. We will post all the links to all the cards below along with the who set of 15 watermelon cards. Scroll down to Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Unity Stamps Slices of Summer - A Watermelon Harvest 6 x 6 designer paper Pad
  • Trinity Stamps One in a Melon Stamp and coordinating Die set
  • Gina K Sentiment Stamp Set
  • Stitched Banner Die
  • Simon Says Stamp Kale pawsitively Saturated ink cube
  • Various Colored and glitter Cardstock, inks, 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 two link: Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card Two
Card three link: You are here!

Check it out! Here is a video Showcasing all of Holly's beautiful Watermelon Cards:

Check out our previous months Kendra's Card Challenge Entries here:


......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 Wednsday Challenge Blog: Stitch It

We hope you will join us!

 

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry James

 

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

Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card Two

Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card Two

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! We are starting to get ready for the Eastern Idaho State Fair and harvesting our garden almost everyday! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! Happy almost fall 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! 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 2 and is for the month of August. We will post all the links to all the cards below along with the who set of 15 watermelon cards. Scroll down to Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Unity Stamps Slices of Summer - A Watermelon Harvest 6 x 6 designer paper Pad
  • Trinity Stamps One in a Melon Stamp and coordinating Die set
  • Stitched Square dies
  • Gina K Sentiment Stamp Set
  • Simon Says Stamp Kale pawsitively Saturated ink cube
  • Various Colored and glitter Cardstock, inks, 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 two link: You are here!
Card three link: Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card Three

Check it out! Here is a video Showcasing all of Holly's beautiful Watermelon Cards:

Check out our previous months Kendra's Card Challenge Entries here:


......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 Wednsday Challenge Blog: Stitch It

We hope you will join us!

 

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America

 

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

Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card One

Holly's Sweet Watermelon Cards: Card One

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! We are starting to get ready for the Eastern Idaho State Fair and harvesting our garden almost everyday! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! Happy almost fall 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! 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 August. We will post all the links to all the cards below along with the who set of 15 watermelon cards. Scroll down to Check them all out! 

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Unity Stamps Slices of Summer - A Watermelon Harvest 6 x 6 designer paper Pad
  • Stitched Banner Die
  • Trinity Stamps One in a Melon Stamp and coordinating Die set
  • Simon Says Stamp Kale pawsitively Saturated ink cube
  • Various Colored and glitter Cardstock, inks, 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!

Check it out! Here is a video Showcasing all of Holly's beautiful Watermelon Cards:

Check out our previous months Kendra's Card Challenge Entries here:


......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 Wednsday Challenge Blog: Stitch It

We hope you will join us!

 

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

 

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

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Happy Halloween: Frankly, You're the Best Circle Card!

Happy Halloween: Frankly, You're the Best Circle Card!

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! We are starting to get ready for the Eastern Idaho State Fair and harvesting our garden almost everyday! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! Happy almost fall 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! Just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

Let the crafting continue.... I loved Newton's Nook Inky Paws Sketch Challenge for the month of August and was inspired to create a few Halloween cards! I was also inspired by Simon Says Stamp Instagram challenge to make circle cards! So I combined the two challenges and made some fun circle Halloween cards following the inky paws sketch (sketch photo at the end of post). I loved how the cards turned out! I have a video of the cards being made at the end of this post, I hope you will check it out! 

Here is one of the "spook"-tacular Halloween cards:

I loved crafting and coloring this Newton's Nook Halloween stamp set! It was so cute! We just got it and I was so excited to finally craft with it! A fantastic Halloween stamp set!  

Products I used:

  • Newton's Nook Franken-Newton stamp and coordinating die set
  • Newton's Nook Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad
  • Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Oxide 
  • This Calls for Confetti Festival - Dazzle Dots
  • Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
  • Various colored pencils and fine line markers

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







The Inky Paws Challenge sketch:

Here is the 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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #243A Sketch Challenge for the month of August 2025

 Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Circle Cards for August 2025

We hope you will join us!

 

"Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize." - Disney's Haunted Mansion theme 

 

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

Happy Halloween: You Electrify Me Circle Card!

Happy Halloween: You Electrify Me Circle Card!

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! We are starting to get ready for the Eastern Idaho State Fair and harvesting our garden almost everyday! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! Happy almost fall 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! Just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

Let the crafting continue.... I loved Newton's Nook Inky Paws Sketch Challenge for the month of August and was inspired to create a few Halloween cards! I was also inspired by Simon Says Stamp Instagram challenge to make circle cards! So I combined the two challenges and made some fun circle Halloween cards following the inky paws sketch (sketch photo at the end of post). I loved how the cards turned out! I have a video of the cards being made at the end of this post, I hope you will check it out! 

Here is one of the fun Halloween cards:

I loved crafting and coloring this Newton's Nook Halloween stamp set! It was so cute! We just got it and I was so excited to finally craft with it! A fantastic Halloween stamp set!  

Products I used:

  • Newton's Nook Franken-Newton stamp and coordinating die set
  • Newton's Nook Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad
  • Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Oxide 
  • This Calls for Confetti Festival - Dazzle Dots
  • Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
  • Various colored pencils and fine line markers

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








The Inky Paws Challenge sketch:

Here is the video:


Here are the links to the other Halloween Circle cards in the 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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #243A Sketch Challenge for the month of August 2025

 Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Circle Cards for August 2025

We hope you will join us!

 

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'" - 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 & Holly
The Crafting Duo

Happy Halloween: It's an Electrifying Circle Card!

Happy Halloween: It's an Electrifying Circle Card!

Hello everyone! We can't believe how fast summer is flying by! It is crazy! We are starting to get ready for the Eastern Idaho State Fair and harvesting our garden almost everyday! Thankfully we have had some time to craft and create! Happy almost fall 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! Just push "follow" button on the --> right side!

Let the crafting continue.... I loved Newton's Nook Inky Paws Sketch Challenge for the month of August and was inspired to create a few Halloween cards! I was also inspired by Simon Says Stamp Instagram challenge to make circle cards! So I combined the two challenges and made some fun circle Halloween cards following the inky paws sketch (sketch photo at the end of post). I loved how the cards turned out! I have a video of the cards being made at the end of this post, I hope you will check it out! 

Here is one of the "spook"-tacular cards:

I loved crafting and coloring this Newton's Nook Halloween stamp set! It was so cute! We just got it and I was so excited to finally craft with it! A fantastic Halloween stamp set!  

Products I used:

  • Newton's Nook Franken-Newton stamp and coordinating die set
  • Newton's Nook Halloween Meows 6x6 Paper Pad
  • Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Oxide 
  • This Calls for Confetti Festival - Dazzle Dots
  • Various colored cardstock from personal crafting stash
  • Various colored pencils and fine line markers

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










The Inky Paws Challenge sketch:

Here is the 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):

Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #243: A Sketch Challenge for the month of August 2025

 Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge: Circle Cards for August 2025

We hope you will join us!

 

"He did the mash, he did the monster mash, the monster mash, it was a graveyard smash." - Monster Mash 

 

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