Craft Night

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One of the things I missed the most during the pandemic was Craft Night. The first Friday night of each month, a large group of us meet in South St. Paul to craft together for hours. I have been doing this for almost ten years now and can't wait to go back. This photo was taken in 2019.

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Indigo Hills 2 and Just A Little Lovely pattern papers. The gold title and frame are from Pinkfresh's Everyday Musings puffy accents. The butterflies and subtitle are stamps from Pinkfresh's Bloom & Grow and Simply Sentiments-Hello sets.

For those of you who are Pinkfresh fans, bonus points if you recognize the lady 3rd from the left.

This page is entered in:

• Pinkfresh Studio's iNSD Challenge #9 - Stamping with Missy
  

• Pinkfresh Studio's iNSD Challenge #12 - Florals with Ashley 
  

• Pinkfresh Studio's May Challenge

• The Simon Says Stamp National Scrapbook Day Challenge 

• The "Things with Wings" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Marching Band Homecoming

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Remembering the old "normal" days. This was Aaron preforming the half time show with the Carroll University Marching Band for their 2019 homecoming. It was a lot easier to play the trumpet without a mask!

I love how Pinkfresh Studio's collections work together. I used pattern papers from Indigo Hills 2 and Life Noted. The embellishments are from Let's Stay Home, Boy's Fort and Indigo Hills 2. The title was created with Heather's Upper Case dies. I used sketch #104 by Lisa Hidy.

This page is entered in:

• Pinkfresh Studio's iNSD Challenge #2 "Big Title"
  

• Pinkfresh Studio's iNSD Challenge #7 "Multiple Photos" - the photo series on the side shows the band in action doing one of their formations
  

• Pinkfresh Studio's May Challenge

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

22nd Anniversary

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Jeff and I were feeling cooped up with the pandemic, so we took a day trip to Red Wing for our anniversary. It was great fun hiking the bluffs and getting homemade chocolates from our favorite local shop.

This page was created with Pink Fresh Studio's Indigo Hills 2 pattern papers, ephemera from Let's Stay Home, and Heather's Upper Case die cuts. I also used cheese cloth as a fun accent. This page is based on sketch #156 by Lisa Hidy.

This layout is entered in:

• Pinkfresh Studio's iNSD Challenge #3 "Tags"
  

• Pinkfresh Studio's iNSD Challenge #4 "Alphas"
  

• Pinkfresh Studio's May Challenge
  

• The Simon Says Stamp National Scrapbook Day Challenge
  

• The "Feminine" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Happy Easter

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We combined our traditional Easter celebration with Shara's Festival Of Colors. It was FABULOUS!

I used Doodlbug's pattern papers and stickers.

This layout is entered in:

• The National Scrapbook Day Challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by and happy National Scrapbooking Day,

-June

December COVID Chronicles

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I got a little overwhelmed with all that has been going on in the world; the George Floyd murder was just 20 minutes from our home. So between riots, politics and COVID, scrapping got sidelined. But things have calmed down and I am scrapping again. Yay! So here is my delayed December COVID Chronicle.

This page is based on sketch #223 by Heather Hall from Sketch N Scrap. The pattern papers are from Photo Play's Living The Quarantine Life collection. The flowers are by Little Yellow Bicycle, and the brads are by October Afternoon. 

This page is entered in:

•  Sketch N Scrap challenge #223

               

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

April COVID Chronicles

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Keeping up on my monthly scrapping of our pandemic journey. Here is my latest:

This layout is based on a sketch by Rochelle Spears. I also used the first row on Scrap With Stacy's tic-tac-toe board (border punch-twine-stamping). The pattern papers are from Photo Play's The New Normal collection. The cute doctors are stamps by My Favorite Things.

This page is entered in:

• Rochelle Spears' April Sketch Challenge 

               

• The April Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge at Scrap With Stacey
  

              

• The "Add a Quote" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Yippee! It's Your Day

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Today I am playing around with some of my favorite stamps to create this fun birthday card:

I used Waffle Flower's Yippee and Lotus stamp sets. The flowers and kids were colored with watercolor brush markers. The flowers are heat embossed with Ranger's Princess Gold powder and the sequins are by Kat Scrappiness.

This card is entered in:

• The March Week 4 "Birthday" challenge at Waffle Flower

              

• The "Easter/Spring" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Thankful Card

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I just wanted to let my friend know how thankful I am that she is in my life. Here is a card I created for her:

I used Memory Box's Thankful Jotted Script and Trellis Border dies. The floral background was created with Poppy Stamp's Romantic Blooms stencil and Distress Oxide Inks. The cute coffee cup is a die by Simon Says Stamp.

This card is entered in:

• The Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

              

• Memory Box Challenge #70 "Beautiful Backgrounds"

             

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

May Your Coffee Be Strong

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Still playing around with some of my favorite coffee stamps. This card is perfect for a hard working friend of mine:

I used Altenew's Halftone Circles stamp for the background. The coffee cup and sentiment is from Altenew's Coffee With A Splash set. I colored them with Altenew's Tropical Fiesta Watercolor Brush Markers. I love how this card turned out!

This card is entered in:

• The March Inspiration Challenge at Altenew

              

• The Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

              

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Caffeinated Happy Thoughts

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It is time to welcome spring with...

               

Here is my first entry:

I stamped the background with coffee-themed stamps from Sweet Stamp Shop and heat embossed with copper embossing powder. Then I distressed it with Ranger's Walnut Distress Ink. The cute cups with the floral and polka dots accents are dies by The Cat's Pajamas. The heart swirls are die cuts also from The Cat's Pajamas and were cut from white glitter cardstock. The sentiment is by Pink Fresh Studio. 

This card is entered in:

•  The Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

               

• TCP Tuesday #377 "Florals" at The Cat's Pajamas

              

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Oh Frap!

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Do you ever just have one of those days where things just don't go right? This is the card for you and hopefully it makes you smile.

The tiny pup stamp is Art Impression's Cats & Dogs Mini Front and Back and the coffee cup stamp is AI's CHA 2017. 

This card is entered in:

• The Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

              

• The "Itty Bitty" Challenge at Art Impressions

              

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

A Beary Happy Birthday

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I decided to try the new slimline trend. This is my first card using this new size:

I used My Favorite Thing's Bitty Bears stamps. I thought they work well with this fun pattern paper by Bobunny. The bears were colored with watercolor markers.

This card is entered in:

• MFT Color Challenge 161
  

              

• The Birthday Wishes Slimline Challenge at My Favorite Things
  

• The "A Bit O' Green" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and give slimline a try!

-June

St. Patrick's Day Card

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I wanted to make a fun card for my college student to wish him a happy St. Patrick's Day. Here is what I came up with:

 

The pretty floral background was made with Poppy Stamp's Romantic Blooms stencil and blended with Distress Oxide inks. The leprechaun was fussy cut from pattern paper by Colorplay. The sentiment and  Action Wobbler (which allows the leprechaun to shake) are by Art Impressions.

This card is entered in:

•  PSC#78 "Shake It Up!" at Poppy Stamps

              

• The "A Bit O' Green" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

-June

Love Shaker

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With our anniversary coming up, I wanted to create a fun card for my husband. Here is what I came up with:

The sentiment is Poppy Stamp's Embossed Love die. The shaker bits are a sequin mix by Simon Says Stamp. 

This card is entered in:

•  PSC#78 "Shake It Up!" at Poppy Stamps

             

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

What's Up?

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I am trying to send my college student a little happy mail each week. I thought he might enjoy this fun shaker card.

The sweet turtle is a stamp by Gerda Steiner Designs. The circles were created with Your Next Stamp's Peek-A-Boo Trio large die cut. The shaker bits are sequins by Simon Says Stamp.

This card is entered in:

• Gerda Steiner's March Share Your Designs Challenge
  

              

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #159 "Lucky Charm"

• The "A Bit O' Green" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Love With All Your Heart

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Today I am playing around with Gelatos and resist with the hearts. Love how this turned out and thought it would make a great Valentine's Day card for my husband.

The sentiment was a free stamp by the amazing Vervegirl Julee. I am sad that Verve closed, but still love playing with her designs.

This card is entered in:

• The February "Love" Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

               

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #158 "Sentiment Spotlight"
  

• The "Favorite Technique" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Hello Bear

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I was playing around with a stencil, Versamark Ink and a rainbow of embossing powders today. What to do think of the background?

The cute bear is a stamp by Whipper Snappers. The "hello" is a die by Paper Smooches.

This card is entered in:

• The "Add Some Texture" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Favorite Technique" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and stay warm,

-June

A Thankful Bouquet

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We are on our second week of below zero temperatures. That is cold even for us here in Minnesota! To cheer myself up decided to create something pretty with a warm color palette.

I created the card frame by using the partial die cutting method with a Cheery Lynn background die. I used Tombow markers on a Rubber Necker stamp and misted it with water to get this watercolor affect.

This card is entered in:

• The "Add Some Texture" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

• The "Favorite Technique" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Winter Bird Card

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I love playing around with my winter stamps and dies and decided to create this fun card:

I used a circle mask and filled it with tiny stamped snowflakes, then heat embossed them with Ranger's silver powder. I added a cute winter bird stamp along with large gem and blue rickrack. The snowflake is a die by Poppy Stamps and the "hello" is a die by Paper Smooches.

This card is entered in:

• The "Add Some Texture" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Stay warm!

-June

Love Makes the World A Better Place

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I wanted to make a Valentine's Day card for a girlfriend and here is what I came up with:

I used Kaiser's Heart Background die and cut out a bunch for hearts from scraps of pattern papers. Each of the hearts are glued only in the center so they raise up on the sides. This adds lots of interest and texture. The sentiment is by Verve.

This card is entered in:

• The February "Love" Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy 

              

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #158 "Sentiment Spotlight"

• The "Add Some Texture" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

I Still Play In Dirt

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We are in our second week of non-stop below zero temperatures. That is even cold for Minnesota! So today I decided to remember and scrapbook a time when things were much warmer. Here is a layout of my garden from Spring of 2019.

I used an older collection of pattern papers by Bobunny. I love all the bright colors and fun designs. This layout is based on a sketch from Rochelle Spear's blog.

This page is entered in:

• Rochelle Spears' February Sketch Challenge
  

              

• The February Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Scrap with Stacy - I used the top row: ribbon, wood, and arrow.
  

              

• The "Favorite Technique" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Warm Fuzzies

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My son is away at college in Wisconsin. He loves getting my cards. As his nickname is Bear, I thought he would enjoy this card.

This cute polar bear is a stamp by Whipper Snapper. I love how the colored pattern paper really makes the uncolored image pop.

This card is entered in:

• TCP Tuesday #376 "Patterned Paper" at The Cat's Pajamas

              

•  The February Challenge at Kat Scrappiness
  

Thanks for stopping by and stay warm (it is -12 degrees here!),

-June

Happy Valentine's Day

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I love playing around with alcohol inks and love how this background turned out. It has a romantic look so I made it into a Valentine card for my husband.

The glittery, gold "Happy" die is from Memory Box's Share the Happiness set. Love how all these colors work together.

This card is entered in:

• Memory Box Challenge #69 "Pretty Purples"

• The February Challenge at Kat Scrappiness
  

Thanks for stopping by and happy Valentine's Day,

-June

A Luna Valentine

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I wanted to make a Valentine's Day card for my son and his wife. It, of course, had to include a cute replica of their pup, Luna.

The cute pup stamp is from Simon Says Stamp's Pawsome stamp set. I colored  it with Copic markers. 

This card is entered in:

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #157 "Young at Heart"
  

• TCP Tuesday #376 "Patterned Paper" at The Cat's Pajamas

              

•  The February Challenge at Kat Scrappiness
  

Happy Valentine's Day,

-June

Soccer Star

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My son has loved playing soccer since first grade. We are thrilled he still finds time to play even as an adult. Jeff and I also love that he still calls us to come and watch.

The fun frames, brick and SHARP chipboard pieces are by Creative Embellishment and really make this page pop. I was inspired by their black & white with one color challenge to create this page.

This page is entered in:

•  The February Monthly Challenge at Creative Embellishments

              

Thanks for stopping by,

-June

Girlfriend Adventure

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Before the pandemic, Sue and I would go on adventures together every few months. Here we spent the day exploring Wayzata, Minnesota. We always have so much fun together. 

I found an older kit and decided to use it up with this layout. The colors compliment the log cabin and water in the photos. I used Scrap Our Stash's sketch as inspiration.

This layout is entered in:

• The January Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

               

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp
  

Thanks for stopping by,

-June