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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Camping with Olive (dog)

May Scrapbook Page

I have joined One More Page 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!

Just a bit about this page... My daughter and her dog, Olive camping. :)

I have used:

Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Forest Shadows

Cricut - Tent and campfire

Cricut - Camping word

Bonnie Kohane Craft Time Paper

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