Surprise!

Sometimes, i just need to be creative.. and i was so inspired by Lisa Horton's cat, Prudence expression that i wanted to create a card. Every time i see her expression i smile.

I have used:

Lisa Horton - Mini Sentiments (surprise)

Lisa Horton/Spellbinders - Essential Tags (sentiment background)

Lisa Horton/Spellbinders - Woven Lattice Texture

Lisa Horton/Spellbinders - BetterPress Plate Script Text

Lisa Horton - Mini Tags w/inset die- 3d Embossing folder

Lisa Horton - Floribunda Elements 3D Embossing folder and Stencils (flowers/foliage)

Lisa Horton - Framed Festive Baubles (frame only) 3D embossing folder/die and stencils set

Lisa Horton - Butterflies - 3D embossing folder and stencil set

Lisa Horton - Shabby Chic Cardstock (on frames brown and green)

Lisa Horton Cloud 9 Inks, Rustic Coral, Coral Beach, Juicy Pineapple, Dolpin Grey, Coffee Bean, Anthracite.

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It's a Charmed Life!

Kerst Christmas Facebook Challenge is celebrating it's 10th year!

For 2026, we will be giving away a FREE digital download each week in our group!

This week our Free digital download is:

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Circle Charms (shown as the Merry Christmas "button")

(freebie offer ends - May 23)

I have also used:

Spellbinders - Charmed Life (purse, bow, chains to hold charms, locket)

Spellbinders - Chiming Christmas (penguin, snowman, tree, ornament & chains)

Spellbinders - Christmas Blooms (greenery/foilage)

Spellbinders - Geo Screen embossing folder (purse texture)

Spellbinders - Handmade Holidays paper pad

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Ode to my mom and grandma...

I am still working on a lot of projects not finished, i have come to the conclusion that in my life time they won't get done.

I have many digital images from A Day for Daisies and i had printed this one off called, Mother Feather Hat and had started coloring it and never finished.

So on Mother's Day i felt inspired to finish it.

I have this photo of my grandma where her friends all got together with their hats and had a photo taken. I wondered if any of the hats were this color? The "leaves" are supposed to be feathers, but i felt they needed to be leaves.

I colored her hair the color of my mom's hair. I used Prismacolor Pencils for the majority of this image. I had started coloring this image's skin with Copics (haven't used them for years) and added the depth with pencils.

I was also inspired to create this card because of a card group i am in. The background is an old Anna Griffin embossing folder called, Matelasse and the flowers are from another Anna Griffin die set called Hummingbirds.

For the embossing folder, i embossed 2 different patterned papers and an ivory paper (for the base) and cut out the rectangles from the pattern paper and glued them on top of a ivory paper . It was a fun "puzzle". I chose to frame out the background to cover up the uneven edges. The image did end up covering up a lot of that work.. but don't worry, because i embossed the entire folder with the pattern paper, i ended up making two card bases.

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Have a Wonderful Day!

Playing with my Lisa Horton Stash!

I have used:

Lisa Horton - Tall Daisies - Layering Stencil and 3d Embossing folder (comes with a cutting die)

Lisa Horton - Just Bee-cause (Bee only)- Layering Stencil and 3D Embossing folder

Lisa Horton - Garden Gerbera (background) - 3D embossing folder

Lisa Horton - Compositions Set H - (solid foliage leaves)

Lisa Horton - Fabulous Fonts (comes with cutting dies)

Lisa Horton/Spellbinders - Garden Planter (foliage only)

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Mabel wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Celebrating a 10 year anniversary of Kerst Christmas Facebook group!

For 2026, each week we will offer a Digital Download freebie for our followers!

One of our sponsors for April is Polkadoodles!

I have used:

Polkadoodles - Mabel with Lantern and Bauble

Spellbinders - Make a Wish Arch Labels

Spellbinders - Spring Specs (flower and foliage)

This week's freebie at Kerst Christmas Facebook Challenge is:

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Pink Dreams (expires May 16)

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Celebrating someone's special 40th birthday today!

I created two cards for one of my nieces.

My niece's aunt asked if i'd make this one for my niece.

I have used:

Spellbinders - Grand Dome 3D (retired)

Spellbinders - Classic Mouse Numbers & Punctuation

Spellbinders - Sentimental Ampersand (magazine freebie)

This second card, i created for my niece!

She love Star Wars and i had this cute Kindred Stamp called, Chickie Nuggies, Baby Yoda stamp that i turned into a 3D paper image.

The background paper is something i created and turned it into a digital paper.

The number 40 is a Spellbinders cutting die, and so is the Happy Birthday sentiment.

I love using the hologram foil paper from Michaels too!

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It's Snowing!!

Celebrating a 10 year anniversary of Kerst Christmas Facebook group!

For 2026, Each week we will offer a Digital Download freebie for our followers!

One of our sponsors for May is All Dressed Up

I have used:

All Dress up - It's Snowing

Spellbinders - Make a Wish Arch Labels

Freebie for this week at Kerst Christmas Facebook Group!

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Heart Charms Freebie (expires May 9)

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