Sunny Hello!

Going through a lot of projects that didn't get finished..

This one was fun.. it is a 3D layered image that i have used with some of my favorite dies from two companies.

I have used:

Teddy bear Image (retired)

Spellbinders - Make a Wish Arched Labels - cutting dies

Spellbinders - Meandering Florals - 3d embossing folder

Spellbinders - Spring Stitched Tree (sentiment only)

Lisa Horton - Compositions Set H - Wavy Frames (outline foliage only)

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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 Last Minute Manda!

I have used:

Last Minute Manda - Christmas Cuties - Skating Mouse

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

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Freebie Circle Half Scene (expires April 25)

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Have a Cozy 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!

I have used:

Freebie for this week at Kerst Christmas Facebook Group!

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Metallic Holiday Plaid Paper Freebie (expires April 18)

FairyBells Art Journaling - Giraffe

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Happy Holidays!

 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 Last Minute Manda!

I have used:

Last Minute Manda - Christmas Cuties - Mouse Baking

Marianne Designs - cooking mitt, potholder & utensils

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

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Freebie Faux Metallic Plaid (expires April 18)

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Challenges:

For You!

I have been wanting to play with Lisa Horton - Songbirds for a while and today i had that opportunity!

I did some "altering" with Songbirds. I chose to fussy cut out the bird, after i stenciled and 3d Embossed it.

For the background (Lisa Horton - A Year in Bloom 2026, March) i decided to hand cut out the "window" area and back it with another 3D embossing folder (Tracey Hey/Lisa Horton - Bubbles)

Here is a list of what i used:

Lisa Horton - SongBirds Layering Stencils

Lisa Horton - SongBirds 3D embossing folder w/inset die

Lisa Horton - A Year in Bloom 2026, March - Spring Flowers 3D embossing folder

Tracey Hey/Lisa Horton - Bubbles 3d Embossing folder

Lisa Horton - Mini Tags 3D embossing folder w/inset die

Lisa Horton - Bunting & Banners (used bows)

Lisa Horton - Gift Card Holder Craft Dies (sentiment For You)

Lisa Horton - Cloud 9 Ink - Surf's Up, Eucalyptus Leaves, Woodland Moss, Garden Sage, Dusky Rose, Coral Peach, Dolphin Grey

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A Little Birdie Told Me...

If you like creating your own card design, you will LOVE this month's NEW Freebie from White Spruce Studio!

You will get 12 different digital downloads garden elements that you can mix and match and create a scene.. or you can just use one by itself!

For this card i first started with a digital paper background (the blue paper is free at Bonnie Kohane Craft Time Page).

I layered the fence on top of the digital paper in my "word/pages" program.

To get the fence to be more transparent, you need to find the "opacity" option. I can find that option on my Mac in Pages under "Format" and then "Style". I reduce the opacity to 22%. I love how that turned out! You can also do this in Photoshop using the opacity.

Next, i combined the Birdhouse and the Wheelbarrow. And because the images are PNG (transparent background) i can layer them on top of each other. I chose to layer the two images separately from the background with the fence, because i wanted some depth. But you can totally add the images on top the fence that has the lower opacity.

I then colored the images with colored pencils and hand cut it out and then layered it on top of the fence with double sided foam tape. (I actually die cut my background and made my card base before i added the cut out images with foam tape)

I have also used:

Spellbinders - Nested Postage Labels for the card base (and small stamp)

Spellbinders - Postage Number

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Just a Note!

 If you like creating your own card design, you will LOVE this month's NEW Freebie from White Spruce Studio!

You will get 12 different digital downloads garden elements that you can mix and match and create a scene.. or you can just use one by itself!

For this card i first started with a digital paper background (the blue paper is free at Bonnie Kohane Craft Time Page).

I layered the fence on top of the digital paper in my "word/pages" program.

To get the fence to be more transparent, you need to find the "opacity" option. I can find that option on my Mac in Pages under "Format" and then "Style". I reduce the opacity to 22%. I love how that turned out! You can also do this in Photoshop using the opacity.

Next, i combined the mushroom and the snail. And because the images are PNG (transparent background) i can layer them on top of each other. I chose to layer the two images separately from the background with the fence, because i wanted some depth. But you can totally add the images on top the fence that has the lower opacity.

I then colored the image with colored pencils and hand cut it out and then layered it on top of the fence with double sided foam tape. (I actually die cut my background and made my card base before i added the cut out images with foam tape)

I have also used:

Spellbinders - Nested Postage Labels for the card base (and small stamp)

Spellbinders - Postage Numbers

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Springtime Smiles!

 

I had some fun playing with my Spellbinders stash.

I think a "chocolate" egg can be anytime don't you?

This is what i used to create this card:

Spellbinders - Ears to Spring (bunny stamp and sentiment)

Spellbinders - Embossing folder - Cloud Nine (background)

Spellbinders - Under the Sun - cutting die (substituted leaves for the rays)

Spellbinders - Spring Specs (foliage from this set for the sun rays and to add to the bunny stamp)

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Christmas Wishes

Come and join us at Kerst Christmas Facebook Group!

For the month of April one of our sponsors is White Spruce Studio!

Enter your Christmas card into the Kerst Christmas Facebook challenge and you might win this adorable Christmas Penguin from White Spruce Studio!!

We are also celebrating our 10th anniversary at Kerst Christmas Facebook Group!

Each week for 2026 we will be giving away a digital download freebie!!

This week you can grab, Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Pine Tree Wreath paper

(expires April 11)

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Challenges:

April Showers scrapbook page

Would you like...

 to participate in the ONE MORE PAGE scrapbook monthly challenge? It will be an ANYTHING GOES scrapbook challenge and you can enter as many layouts as you want each month.

It will ALWAYS be anything goes if it's a scrapbook page! (any size).

Started scrapbooking again.. I have joined a scrapbooking blog team and will be sharing my scrapbook pages monthly on my blog and in their challenge blog!!

Please come and share your scrapbook pages with us... It is "anything goes" as long as it is a scrapbook page!

I have used:

Spellbinders - Roller Disco Dottie (i didn't used the wheels of the skates)

Memory Box - Happy Cloud

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Paper (Denim and Raindrop paper)

Share you scrapbook pages with us here!

Spellbinders - From Ink to Petals

I am ready for a full-time Spring!

I have used:

Spellbinders - From Ink to Petal Press & Foil Club, Feb 26

Spellbinders - From Ink to Petal Stencil

Spellbinders - Make a Wish Arch Labels - Cutting dies

Spellbinders - BetterPress Ink - Thunder

What i did... First, i pressed the From Ink to Petal using the BetterPress Ink, Thunder. Next, i used the Ink to Petal stencil and Lisa Horton Inks. I chose to color the BetterPress plate image with colored pencils and added a bit of pencil shading to the stencil image as well. Last, i hand cut the image out and layered it on top of the Make a Wish cutting dies.

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Wishing You Sunny Days!

You can create this sweet wall art or make it as a card if you'd like!

Here is what i used:

White Spruce Studio - 52 Baby Farm Animals (Bunny, Sun, fence and flower)

For this project, i up-cycled a charity frame. Originally it had a Christmas theme. I covered the scene with blue glitter paper and layered some paper on top. Next i printed out the Bunny, sun, fence and flower several times and layered them with foam tape to create a 3D wall art scene. You can also do single layers or make this a sweet baby card! Don't forget these can be used on baby onesies and shower decorations!

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Full Bloom!

I have been playing with my new cutting dies.. it's so satisfying.

Here is what i have used:

Spellbinders - Under the Sun cutting dies

Spellbinders - Lively Blossoms cutting dies

Spellbinders - Hand Drawn Scallops embossing folder

Spellbinders - Spring Specs (foliage only)

Spellbinders - From Ink to Petal (sentiment only)

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time (background paper)

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Creating a Stamped Circus Doll Dress

Each week i share something i have created based on a theme.

This week the theme is "circus".

So, i thought about that i wanted to do something with the circus tent "fabric" and then i remembered i had a Tim Holtz red rubber stamp called, Big Top, that i thought was so fun when i purchased it and i hadn't used it yet.

So this is what i did:

First i cut out the stripe dress pattern on the bias because i wanted the diagonal stripe instead of a vertical or horizontal stripe. I added gold rick rack to the sleeve hem.

To create the image, i found a scrap of cotton muslin thinking it would take the ink better than a polyester fabric. I knew i was going to make it an applique so i added heat and bond to the back of the muslin and then i put it in my stamp platform that also had a sticky mat so it could hold the fabric well, i still used the magnet and washi tape to hold it down. I knew i'd have to stamp the image several times and the platform allowed me to do that without the fabric moving.

I tried the dress on the doll without the stamped image applique, so i could see where i wanted to iron the applique on. Once i was happy, i ironed it on and hand stitched around it using the button hold stitch.

Now for embellishing...

I had gold tulle in my stash and gathered a piece for the bodice and for the hem of the skirt. I added red pompoms to the tulle on the bodice.

For the appliques, i added gold beads, iridescent beads and embroidery floss.

I used Kelibu - Mori Girl Collared Dress. (I added 1/4" to the shoulder seam)

Because i added 1/4" to the seam i had to make a sleeve with more width. (this pattern doesn't come with a sleeve, so i used another pattern and widened it)

I also cut a strip of fabric on the bias to make a neck facing.

In Memory of My Mom

I decided to create a birthday card in memory of my mom. Her birthday was yesterday. It is the first time, I've not been able to wish her a happy birthday.

I have used:

Lisa Horton - Compositions Set C (rectangle (cake base), flower)

Lisa Horton - Compositions Set H (flower)

Lisa Horton - Decorative Pearls (3d embossing folder) used on cake base

Lisa Horton - Nested Tree Frame (used circle frame for cake plate)

Lisa Horton - Gift Card Holder Craft Dies (Happy Birthday sentiment)

Lisa Horton - Peony Vase Layering dies (cut vase for cake plate pedestal)

Lisa Horton - Summer Wreath (flowers, flower centers and foliage)

Lisa Horton - Summer Blooms Craft Dies (flower "burst")

Challenges:

Joyful Sweet Digital Download Freebie!

 Celebrating a 10 year anniversary of Kerst Christmas Facebook group!

This year, 2026, we will offer a weekly Digital Download freebie for our Kerst Christmas followers.

I have used the Freebie for this week at Kerst Christmas Facebook Group!

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time - Woodland Deer Circles Paper Freebie (expires March 28)

Challenges:

Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

Would you like...

 to participate in the ONE MORE PAGE scrapbook monthly challenge? It will be an ANYTHING GOES scrapbook challenge and you can enter as many layouts as you want each month.

It will ALWAYS be anything goes if it's a scrapbook page! (any size).

Started scrapbooking again.. I have joined a scrapbooking blog team and will be sharing my scrapbook pages monthly on my blog and in their challenge blog!!

Please come and share your scrapbook pages with us... It is "anything goes" as long as it is a scrapbook page!

Today I am sharing a fun page featuring my granddaughter, Sadie and her Aunt Kerri's dog!

Kerri purchased slippers that were custom made to look like her dog, Olive. Sadie thought they were fun and put those on and her Aunt Kerri's foam "wig". They were having a lot of fun!

I have been creating scrapbook pages for Kerri featuring her dog Olive. She will be journaling on the pages once i send them to her.

I have also purchased a 7" x 7" coloring book from a charity shop that i am using for the background.

I have also used Tutti Designs - Rose Cluster Cutting Die

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