Sunday, August 2, 2026

CCC for July 2026

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

I have been struggling with Blogger!

Had to change my browser to upload my photos!

It's reveal day for the Card Chain Challenge

This is what we worked with for July! 

 

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)


Sketch Option
(Orient as desired.)


Theme Options: Cocktails / Pets / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Embossing Powder / Ink Blending

My card went to Hilary in the UK.
 
 

This is a Gina K set called Sending you a Squeeze.
It was also an LST. Stamps, dies, stencils, sentiment all from the set!
Talk to ya later!


Saturday, August 1, 2026

Allsorts Challenge #855

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

Sarah is the host over at Allsorts and she would like to see the colors of summer!

Summer to me means gardens and berries!

This is a HM image. Placed on an embossed red background. EF is SU. So are the wooden flowers! Hello is from Scrapbook and Cards today. Please go see what the rest of the DT and our GD have created!

Prizes for this challenge are:

 One prize, Butterfly stamp and stencil from Visible Image

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challange #470 Anything Goes/ Option Friends 

Talk to ya later!

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Allsorts #854

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

 Val is our host this fortnight over at Allsorts, and would like to see By The Seaside! There is also the Anything Goes. Apparently I am In the Sea/Ocean!


I have used a Spellbinders stamp and die set called Seahorse Garden. It's not on the Spellbinders site, but is available elsewhere. Images are colored with Ohuhu markers. The sentiment is from the set too. The embossing folder is Spellbinders!

Prizes for this theme is a Collection of stamps for one winner from Stamp Addicts.

Go see what the other DT have created!

Talk to ya later!

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Allsorts Challenge #853 Use Stencils/ Anything Goes

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

Donna is the host over at Allsorts; and she would like to see you use stencils on your creation. there is Anything Goes too! 

 


My card is made with Gina K stamps, Stencils and dies.  The set is called Flutterby Friends and was an LST January 2023. I used SU inks. The sentiment is from the same set.

2 winners will receive 3 sets of stencils each. 

Go see what the rest of the DT have created with their stencils!

Talk to ya later! 

Thursday, July 2, 2026

CCC for June 2026

Hello!

Hope you are well!

It is the second of the month and time to see who sent what to whom around the world for the Card Chain Challenge 



My card went to Kathy in the UK. 

This is what we worked with.

 

Colour Palette Option
(Exact matching is not required.)


Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)


Theme Options: Tea or Coffee / Safari / Friendship


Product / Technique Options: Embossing / Shaped Card
 
 
 
 
 
I guess  I am not being very creative, as I have Friendship and embossing!
I am sure I received a lovely card from Lucille!


 
I am up north until July 20th.
You should join in the Card Chain Challenge. You're already making cards! 
Talk to ya later!

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Challenge #852 Blooms, Birds and or Bees

 Hello!

Hope you are all well!

It's Ellies turn to host over at Allsorts, and she has chosen Blooms, Birds and/or Bees.  You can use the Anything Goes option if you like.

I used blooms and bees!

I tried the technique where you smoosh an ink pad over one side of your embossing folder. This EF was call Distressed from SU. I am ok with it; but the first color I used was a purple, and it didn't speak to me! The crocus (and I had trouble with the stamens!) are Spellbinder, and the sentiment and bees are SU!Put is all together with glitter glue, which takes forever to dry, and a few foam pads under the sentiment!

The prize for this challenge Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Glorious Bouquet stamp set available from Buddly Crafts!

Go, see what the rest of the DT have created!

 Please remember, to be eligible you must provide name/makes of products used on your entry (our rules explain why), if missing entries will not be included in winner/Top 7 selections.

This is my first scheduled post so hopefully Blogger will do it's thing! I will be up north, then Bryson will come home with me, so no 'real Gail' posts until September! 

Talk to ya later! 

Monday, June 8, 2026

"Be someone’s sunshine today."

 Hello!

Hope you're all well!

 

I made this ATC with a stamp from AALL and Create. Blended with SU ink, colored with Ohuhu markers. Stickles for the flower centers, and a butterfly Linda sent me with Mays CCC!

Tag-along(and ATC's) June 202+6 Challenge Add some text 

Triple B June 2026 Challenge Mood Board, and your card must have Birds, Butterflies and Blooms. 1, 2 or 3 of the B's

We Love Stamping June 2026 Sports and Hobbies, or Anything Goes I think gardening is a hobby! 

I am getting ready to go up north!!

However, we've had a bit of excitement here! The kids are away for a week. We have been having horrible winds, and last week the wind broke a branch off the massive maple tree in the backyard. I asked Kalen about it before they left, and he said he wasn't going to worry about it! I said, well I am! We called it 'the Death Branch.' 



 

Kalen arranged for a friend (it's what he does) to come take the branch down. Was a massive branch off of the massive tree. You can see on the right there's a piece of plywood on the window. The window's new! The table in the forefront was sitting right where the branch is!

The branch is all piled up in a corner of the backyard, and I will clean up, and put the deck back together later this afternoon! I am filling in at Canasta today! I have watered the garden, and cleaned the front deck! It has not been very warm here!

Last Friday I had an extra shift at the Tuck Shop. I had an appointment in the afternoon, and a friend coming to make Pineapple, Rhubarb Strawberry jam. Told her to bring everything but the rhubarb. She came at 4, and by 5:05 we were at an art exhibition for one of the Canasta ladies! Was a busy day!!

Better go, talk to ya later!

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Allsorts #851 From the Garden or Anything Goes

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's a new challenge over at Allsorts and it's From the Garden or Anything Goes!


 This is a Woodware Stamp called Nature Page. I used an SU stencil and my dirty brushes to do the background. I die cut the Hello 3 times in different colors. All of these things are from the Garden!

Prizes this fortnight are  three die sets from Oakwood Direct and an A5 stamp set from AALL and Create!

Go see what the rest of the DT has created! 

Talk to ya later! 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

You have to be odd to be number 1! ~ Dr. Suess

Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's the second of the month! Time to see who sent what to whom for the Card Chain Challenge 

My card went to Patricia in Texas.

 
 

I have floral and friendship! This was a kit from SU. 

I received a lovely card from Linda

 

Talk to ya later! 

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Happy Birthday Allsorts! Challenge #850

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's our birthday! There are a LOT of prizes so go see the main post over at Allsorts! Lynn is the hostess, and it's Anything Goes/ Birthday!

 

This card has a lot going on! Pris is swinging way up above the tree tops. The forage fairies need to talk. The Bell flower vine is there, Forest Lanterns, and a stampscape stamp for some tree tops. A lot of stickles, a stenciled background and the hello is SU!

Lot's of prizes! Go see what the DT has made, and the GD's!

We Love Stamping May 2026 All Creatures Great and Small or Anything Goes 

Talk to ya later!
 

Friday, May 15, 2026

"Be a voice, not an echo." — Unknown

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

I have had a minute! Really, that's all!

I have made an ATC!

Stencil is Kraftin Kimmie Leafy Geo

MFT stitched blooms, and the background stamp is from Crafters Companion from the $$ store.

I am going to decorate the wagon for the parade later. It's our Blossom Festival this weekend! First I am going to the store to get clear plastic wrap as it's supposed to rain! Our apple blossom buds are made out of tissue paper and they will melt!

I am also going the to Food Hub to get salad turnips (eat them like an apple!), and see what else they have! 

Tomorrow is the parade, I volunteered to be in the Fund a Friday booth for the library from 8-10:30 am.

Sunday I am going to the Pow Wow out at the reserve. It's a big deal and they have bands competing from Canada and the US.

Monday is a holiday here and I'm filling in at Canasta.

I would like to enter

Beautiful Blossoms  - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board #41

Creations in Pink Challenge #93 Mostly Pink

Cut It Up Challenge #356 Flowers

Tag-along (and ATC'S) and bookmarks. May challenge- add some pink 

Triple B May 2026 Birds, Butterflies and Blooms 

I have cards made, just need to make time to blog about them!!

Talk to ya later! 

 


 

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Allsorts #849 Monochromatic

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It is Liz over at Allsorts this fortnight and she would like to see monochromatic! There is also the Anything Goes option too! Our guest designer is Kath!


 I am using pink. Again. The SU embossing folder is called Birds and Swirls, and it's a mottled pink card stock.The die is Prim Poppy from Memory Box, and the sentiment is SU, cut out with an SU punch!

2 prizes for #849. An A5 stamp and A6 stamp and stencil.

 

 


 

Allsorts birthday is coming up! We have amazing sponsors year round, and for our birthday AALL and Create  have offered a 15% discount code for participants in our challenge! From May 1st to 31st, 2026 the code is 'AllsortsBD17'. This is so generous of them! There are a LOT of different prizes to be won!

Go see what the rest of the DT have made! 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #819 Birthday 

Talk to ya later! 

Thursday, May 7, 2026

“If you think you don’t make a difference, try being a silent letter.” – Unknown

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

I am struggling to get things done!

You know. Life!

I have made this

 

It's Spellbinders Rare Blooms. Sentiment is from the same set. EF is SU spots and dots, and I colored the image with my Ohuhu markers!

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #464 May Flowers or Anything Goes Must use a House Mouse, Gruffie or Hopper!
 

I am retired. Mostly I am just tired. I volunteer, and find people depend on me!?  It's great to feel wanted, but I'm tired. Today already I have done 2 loads of laundry and tidied up. There is just me, but still!. I will leave home close to 11 to get the library conference room set up for Scrabble. I will play Scrabble. It is every Thursday. At 1:30 pm I will set up the green room at the library so people(Friends of the Library) can wrap Blind Date With a Book books! I will make buttons, and book marks in a different room. That will learn me for learning how to operate the button machine!! The library is having a Fund A Friday fundraiser. There is a quilt out in the community that people can donate to. We are decorating a float for the parade next weekend. It's being pulled by our friends with Clydesdales! It's for our town's annual Blossom Festival weekend. The theme is Apple Blossoms! I am all over that with paper and Tissue paper blossoms! Our library is only open 4 days a week. We are hoping to raise enough money to open it one more day a week for a year! I have to pop over to see my mom. The regular cook is on holidays, and mom forgets to take her supper out of the fridge to her room!

We have been digging up our no maintenance front yard, and relocating plants and shrubs to make room for 4 garden boxes. Some plants are not happy! We also do not have a lot of color in the yard, so I planted pansies, poppies and ground cover. Our front yard is up about 3-4 feet and has huge rock stairs. I planted creeping thyme in those rocks and in the other rock staircase I planted rock cress. 

I also signed up for this from Wildsight. Because we're in the pollinators path. There have been hummingbirds at the feeder, but no birds bathing in the birdbath yet! 

Maybe it's my own fault I am so busy!! Oh yes, I can say no!!

There are just too many things to do! It's our Bird Festival weekend! I am playing bird trivia at the Wild North Brewery on Saturday. They often have delicious ciders on tap! 

I have also been making these for the Tuck Shop

I tried to use a pen, but they are too hard to get in and out of the holder! They are about 3" X 6"

 Better go, get my clothes put away!

Talk to ya later! 

Saturday, May 2, 2026

CCC April 2026

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's the second of the month so it's time to see who sent what to whom in the Card Chain Challenge!! 

 

This is what we worked with!

Colour Palette Option
(Exact matching is not required.)


Sketch Option

 
(Orient as desired.)


Theme Options: Long Ears / Spring / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: 
Bookpaper / Fancy Edges (ripped, die cut, embossed etc)
 
My card went to Wendy in Ireland!
 
 
I have the colors! I tried to follow the sketch.......fail!
I have Long Ears, Spring, Friendship, bookpaper which I tore out of a Thesaurus for the definition of 'friend'. I have embossed and I have a fancy edge embossed on the right. EF are SU. The rabbits etc. are a border stamp from  SU colored with Ohuhu markers! 
I received a fabulous card from Julia in MA!
 
Talk to ya later! 

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Allsorts #848 Shaped/ Anything but Square

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's Christine over at Allsorts, and she would like to see your Shaped cards! Anything but a square. There is also the Anything Goes option too! 

Here's my card!



 I have used a Spellbinders die to make my shaped easel card! I used SU ink to blend a background of green, pink and blue. I didn't add any ink, I just used what was on my brushes! I blocked off where the stamp would go and pushed Brutus Monroe Glitter Glaze through the AALL & Create stencil Circular Disruption. When it was dry, I stamped and embossed in clear AALL & Create Rosey Daze. I colored just the roses with Ohuhu markers. The sentiment is from Gina K.

Prizes are from AALL and Create

Go, see what the rest of the DT has come up with!! 

 

Creative Creases  Anything with a fun fold

Die Cut Divas April 2026

NBUS #85 My stamp and stencil on the front are on their first outing! 

Triple B April 2026

We Love Stamping April 2026 Spring or Anything Goes 

 

Talk to ya later! 

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Challenge #849 Allsorts In The Garden

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's my turn to host over at Allsorts, and I have chosen In The Garden. That is an open ended challenge, as whatever you can imagine in your garden will work! The possibilities are endless! There is the Anything Goes too.


 I have fairies in my garden! She's from Lavinia and quite large. On my packaging she does not have a name, however, a fabulous fairy told me her name is Luna! This is a 5 X 7 Piece of Lavinia Scene-Scapes called Starbright. I have also stamped the Lavinia Bell Flower Vine up the tree on the right. Lots of stickles on her wings, the tree and a lot of the colored dots! Sentiment is SU!

Prizes this fortnight are 2 prizes of Lavinia stamps! 

 

 Go, see what the  DT and GD have found in their gardens!

We Love Stamping  April Anything Goes/ Spring

Talk to ya later! 

Monday, April 6, 2026

“People waste their time pondering whether a glass is half empty or half full. Me, I just drink whatever’s in the glass.” — Sophia Petrillo, “The Golden Girls”

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

Hope everyone is enjoying the long Easter weekend!


 I made this ATC! The stencil is from Kraftin Kimmie called Leafy Geo stencil! Die cuts and stamps are SU!

A Cut Above April 2026 Anything Goes with a Die Cut/ Twist: Use pastels

The Four Seasons April 2026 Spring Their mood board is beautiful purples

Inspiration Station #84 I was inspired by the yellow boots and vase of flowers! 

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2614 Anything Goes 

Tag-along (and ATC's)April 2026 Blossoms Butterflies and Birds I have the Blossoms and the vase is die cut paper with butterflies!

Triple B April 2026  you need to use BIRDS BLOOMS OR Butterflies,one, two or all three! I have blooms and butterflies!

We are having our Easter meal today. Emma brought her mom home from rehab/ physiotherapy- she has Gillian Barre syndrome and has been in the hospital since October. It's a pot luck affair and will happen at 5:30pm!

I spent yesterday visiting my mother, telling her I would pick her up at 5 tonight. she called as soon as I got home to tell me that she wasn't coming! Hahahaha! We'll have another go round when I go visit her this morning! She also needs a haircut! If she's not open to that I am telling her that I will cut it with dull scissors and a bowl!

Yesterday I made Hummus! It was labor intensive. Dirtied every small appliance you hate to clean (food processor and bullet), but is so good! I made garlic and pepper. I love Hummus!

I also got my sweet potato casserole ready for today, and my raisin sauce for the ham. The ham is in the slow cooker as we speak!

I had to get everything ready as I am playing Canasta today at 1pm! I am the filler inner! They call me when someone is away, and one  of the crew is in Greece!

Our weather has been lovely during the day, but still quite cool at night!

Better go!

Talk to ya later! 

Friday, April 3, 2026

If life gets too serious add more glitter and a little nonsense.

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

Apparently I am on a roll!


 This is a Stampendous Gruffies image called Stacked Gifts. I have colored it with my Ohuhu markers. The balloon die is a Paper Rose die called
 Balloon Borders.Sentiment is from a HM set called Friend Wishes. The stencil is Photoplay Meow. I know what it looks like. I thought it was balloons!

Die Cut Divas April 2026 Birthday or Anniversary card. 

House Mouse & Friends #462 Anything Goes with the option of Birthday Treats. Pretty sure there's a ton of birthday treats in those packages!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #814 Birthday 

Seize the Birthday #323 Anything Goes/ Topper is, add a Tag 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Talk to ya later!

Thursday, April 2, 2026

CCC March 2026 Reveal

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's April 2, time to see who sent what to whom in the Card Chain reveal

 

 

 

This is what we worked with for March.

 

Colour Palette Option

(Exact matching is not required.)

 
Sketch Option

(Orient as desired.)


Theme Options: Gnomes / House or Home / Friendship

Product / Technique Options:  Stamps / Patchwork
 
My card went to Brenda in the UK! 
 

 I have the Sketch and colors (sort of), Friendship, and stamps.
My stencil is from AALL and Create called Oopsa. Stamps are a set from the $$ store/Crafters Square. Flowers are MFT Stitched Blooms.
It's a great challenge! You get cards from all over. You still have time to sign up for April!
I received a lovely card from Mia. And when I get to Greece, we're having coffee! 
 
Love to Craft #91 Anything Goes
NBUS #85 flowers having their first go. Probably the stamps too! 

Talk to ya later! 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

“I’m not great at the advice — can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?” — Chandler Bing, “Friends”

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

I thought I should get Kalen's Birthday card on here before his birthday tomorrow!

He's a mushroom hunter, and in the past couple weeks attended a mushroom workshop, where he got some to plant in the yard!

My card is made with a Memory Keepers (?) DP. I have used a Tim Holtz tree, the larger mushrooms are Spellbinders, and the gnome and small mushrooms are Lawn Fawn(Garden Gnome)! The sentiment is computer generated! 

I would like to enter it in:

Die Cut Divas March 2026 Spring is Coming/ Mushrooms appear in Spring

Lawn Fanatics 217 Spring Fling A card that shows Spring or Easter Some mushrooms appear in Spring

Make My Monday #274 Hobbies Mushroom hunting is my son's hobby

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge  2613 Spring/Rain Hoping it's one or the other, I picked Spring for Mushrooms 

Snippets Challenge #529 Everything is a Snippet but the background DP! 

Try It on Tuesday Make it Cute Nothing cuter than gnomes! 

It's still chilly, but daffodils, hyacinths and things are blooming! Magnolias are ready to Spring into bloom. Been working in the yard. We bought a house with no maintenance landscape. Kalen has put 4 garden boxes in the front. I have been raking and tidying up,  an deciding which shrubs can go. We only need one of each! Hostas at the back by deck are going too. We have such a tiny back yard, we can't tell the dogs to stay out of the 2 foot strip. so it's going!

I am going to Trivia at Wild North Brewery tomorrow night. Emma  is making treats to share, and  Kalen s hosting Trivia for his birthday!

Happy April!

Talk to ya later! 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Allsorts #846

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It's Brenda this fortnight over at Allsorts!!  She  would like to  see  that it's Springtime! There is also the Anything Goes option!


 I have used the stencil OOPSA from AALL and Create. The background stamp is a new to me stamp of flower names from Great Impressions. I made an envelope with my envelope maker (that's the smallest), and filled it with unknown flowers. Which I think is a Spellbinder die! SU sentiment. 

Was fun to make while I watched Netflix!!

Prizes are: 

 Two Penny Black Stamps available from Buddly Crafts

Go see what the DT have created! They are sure to fill your screen with beautiful flowers! 

Beautiful Blossoms #39  anything floral Goes with Optional Mood Board 

NBUS Challenge #84 Background stamp 

Triple B March 2026 Birds, Butterflies and Blooms 

Talk to ya later!  

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Allsorts Challenge #845 Things with Wings

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

Lynne is the host over at Allsorts and she would like to see Things With Wings. Of course there is the Anything Goes too!


 This card is made with an LST kit from Taylored Expressions!

It''s called Sweet Spring. When I typed that in to their site, I got 306 results for that title! May the odds be ever in your favor! It was a kit from 2024. I'm working on the LST kits! I have not done the class before now, but I have used elements from the kit in the past! I NEED a splatter box! Don't ask me how I know! They laughed at us 'willy nilly' splatterers in the class!

Our prize this fortnight is a Prize of $30 gift card from Taylored Expressions and extra prize of an A4 stamp set.

Go see what the DT have made!  We have Lesley as a Guest Designer this fortnight! Welcome Lesley!

 Talk to ya later!

Monday, March 9, 2026

I just did a week's worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

I made an ATC.


 The bright Springy paper is probably Doodlebug! I used an old stamp called Dandelion Wishes from Hot Off The Press. I stamped it in black, then clear embossed!

NBUS Challenge #84 Pretty sure this is the first go round for the stamps! 

Tag-along (and ATC's) March challenge Spring Flowers or Anything Goes

Talk to ya later!