Trish's Card Order...

Cards and different options I made...

Supplies-
MFT Crush Cancer
MFT Awareness Ribbon Die
Echo Park Be Mine Paper
Denami Design Ribbon

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MFT Fight Cancer
MFT Awareness Ribbon Die
SU Embossing Folder
Echo Park Be Mine Paper
Denami Design Ribbon
Vellum

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MFT High Rise Alphabet Lower Case 

MFT Awareness Ribbon Die

Pretty in Pink Card Stock
Melon Mambo Car Stock
Tempting Turquoise Card Stock

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  MFT Open Road Die
MFT Cute Cloud Outlines Die 

MFT Itty Bitty Strips Die
Bike Die
MFTWSC686 Sketch

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MFT A2 Stitch Rectangle Die
MFT Highrise Alphabet Lowercase Die
Tempting Turquoise Card Stock  

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Hero Arts Card/Stencil Kit
HA Caramel, Sand, Pine Tangerine
 Granny Apple Green, YoYo Yellow
Eggplant Envy
Bike Die
Paper Glaze

Supplies-
Woodware Craft Collection (Bike)
HA Stencil (Cactus)
Lemon Lime Twist, HA Pine
MFT Stitch Rectangle Frame Die
MT Something For Everyone Stamp Set

The cards Trish selected for her order.
Thank You so much Trish!!!

 

Happy Birthday Patrick...

I'm so behind in posting.  I'm still working on sharing my 2025 cards.  Anyhow, I made this for my dear friend Linden's boyfriend (at the time, now fiance!) for his birthday.

The inspiration for my card came from a picture I saw online.  I couldn't quite get the sky just right.  I had fun making it and trying new techniques.  I used Impression Obsession Desert Scene die, My Favorite Things Fishtail Foundation die-namics, Circle Punch.  Stampin' Up Morning Meadow Stamp Set.  Peacan Pie, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Lost Lagoon, and Opaque White Inks.

The birthday boy!

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Happy 80th Gary!!!

Happy Friday!!!  This is for a dear friend of mine, Gary for his 80th birthday.  I had the pleasure of meeting Gary during the pandemic while I was co-leading rides on Zwift.  What I didn't know at that time was Gary had cancer and was undergoing chemo.  He later told us that our weekly ride was the highlight of his day and that it kept him going during the difficult times of his treatment.   

I CASE'd this card from Becca (who also CASE'd it from someone else, tee-hee).  I absolutely loved the design of her card, I changed out a few elements, added some others and changed the color scheme.  I used My Favorite Things Distressed Patterns Stamp Set in Black and Blueberry Bushel.  My Favorite Things Die-namics Wonky Stitch, Circle, Happy Birthday Frame, Impact Numbers, Be Happy, Happy Birthday, Stitched Star Stax and Star Stax with Black, White, and Blueberry Bushel card stock.

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Thank You Debbie...

Happy New Year!  I'm slowly trying to get caught up with my card posting.  I made this for my massage therapist.  Debbie knows that me and my co-ride leader, Linden have matching bikes and that we wear matching kits every time we ride together.  She was so kind to make us matching bike earrings.  She wanted to thank us for what we do for our cycling community.  Such a kind and thoughtful gift!!!  

The supplies I used were-

My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Thanks Stamp Set.

White, Gable Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce card stock.

My Favorite Things Rectangle and Mod Stax.  Itty Bitty Strips die-namics and bike die.

So sweet and thoughtful!

Modeling our earrings that just happened to match our kits the day Debbie stopped by!

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Happy Birthday David!!!

For a friend and one of our Tuesday Riders, David for his birthday.  David was showing me the artwork in his home and said a lot of my cycling/southwest cards would fit into the theme/colors of his home.  I ended up taking a picture of one of his pieces and tried my best to put it into card form with the dies I had and changed the car to a bike of course!

I used Crushed Curry and More Mustard for the sky.  Die cut Impression Obsession Desert Scene in Copper Clay, then inked some details on it with Copper Clay ink.  I die cut My Favorite Things Fast Track in Copper Clay in the middle of the mountain range.  I die cut the Saguaro border in black, only using a couple of the bigger ones to mimic the art piece.  I tore a piece of black card stock to add to the corner.  Then I die cut the My Favorite Things Flat Bottom Clouds and Bike from Balmy Blue and sponged them with Azure Afternoon.  I added my panel to a black card stock base, then added a black frame from My Favorite Things.  

The birthday boy and Larry.

David's artwork.

David's art work in card form.

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I Donut Know How To Thank You...

A thank you for Kathleen for the super cute donut earrings she got me (and Linden) for the Cyclefit Friday Donut Ride.  Linden and I always match what we wear every time we ride and rather than have different colored donut earrings, Linden suggested we have one of each so we'll still match.  So kind of Kathleen to think of us!

Supplies I used were-
My Favorite Things Donuts & Sprinkles
Black Ink
White, Creamy Caramel, and Regal Rose card stock.
My Favorite Things A2 Stitch Rectangle Stax, Stitched Jumbo Fishtail, and Donut die-namics. 

Stampin' up Wavy Trim Ribbon and Sequins.

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Happy Birthday Melissa...

For one of our Tuesday Riders, Melissa for her 60th Birthday!!!

I used Stampin' Up's Fifth Avenue Floral, stamped in Memento ink, colored with Copics.  I fussy cut it out and layered in on a white panel that was embossed with SU's Old World Paper 3D Folder.  My Favorite Things Impact Numbers, Royal Leaves, Scallor Border, and Banner Day die-namics.  I used Iridescent White and Blueberry Bushel card stock.  

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Happy 16th Birthday Wylie!!!

I can't believe our oldest grandson is 16!!!  Where has the time gone?!?!  In the blink of an eye he went from a toddler who use to hang with me in my craft cave to an amazing young man who loves to run, enjoys weight lifting, and cooking, especially when it comes to trying the latest Tick Tock recipes.  We love and miss him so much!!! 

I had so much fun making this card!!!  I used Stampin' Up Snowfront stamp set.  Real Red, Night of Navy, and Balmy Blue inks.  White and Night of Navy card stock.  My Favorite Things Impact Numbers and Captions Alphaber die-namics and a corner punch.

Happy Birthday Wylie!!!

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Happy Birthday Delia...

For a very kind, sweet, and dear friend of mine, Delia for her birthday.

I used My Favorite Things Upsy Daises, Happy Birthday, High Impact Numbers, Scallop Circle, and Circle dies.  Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, Mint Melody, White, and My Mind's Eye Lost and Found card stock.  Glamour dust and Stamping Bella Baubles.

        

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Happy Birthday Annalisa...

Now to start catching up on my blogging for 2025's cards!  This one was for one of our Tuesday riders, Annalisa for her birthday.  Annalisa is an artist and makes beautiful mixed paintings.  She also loves red foxes.  I had the perfect image to create a card for her!

I kept this one CAS.  The supplies I used were- Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl Foxy and Itty Bitty Birthday Stamp.  My Favorite Things Wonky Stitch Rectangle and Itty Bitty Strips die-namics.  I colored my image with Copics and added a Wink of Stella.

Happy Birthday Annalisa!!!


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Happy Birthday Terri...

I am FINALLY caught up with my blogging for 2024, yay!!!  Now I'm only 7 months behind for 2025, ha!  This is for my dear friend Terri for her birthday.  This is the second card I made for her for her birthday, lucky her!

I kept this one CAS as her other one was a more detailed card I made for one of the challenges while I was a guest designer for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen.  Hot Pink is Terri's favorite color as is the accents to her black gravel bike.  I used the cactus portion from the Hero Arts August 2022 Stencil Card Kit with Melon Mambo and Black ink.  Black, White, and Denami Design Hot Pink card stock.  Woodware Craft Collection On Your Bike and Itty Bitty Birthday stamp sets.

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Happy Birthday Tony!!!

For a dear friend and one of our Tuesday riders, Tony for his birthday.  

I absolutely love this die from Spellbinders.  Another one of my new favorites! 
I used Spellbinders Colorblock Landscape die. 
Temptimg Turquoise, Coastal Cabana, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie Inks.
Daffodil Delight , Pumpkin Pie,Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, and Granny Apple Green card stock.
My Favorite Things Fishtail die-namics and White Opaque paint.

Happy Birthday Tony!!!

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GABA Toy Ride 2024...

Each year GABA hosts a Toy Ride for underprivileged children.  They have Toy Drives set up all around the community.  On the second Saturday of December several ride leaders will lead rides from various locations around town.  We encourage our riders to dress up and decorate their bikes.  With toys in tow, we all ride our bikes to a central meeting location where we drop off the toys and have refreshments.  I've done this ride many times as a participant, but decided to start leading a ride on my side of town with my co-ride leader.  This was our second leading the Toy Ride.  We had a great time!  To encourage our riders to be festive, we had a contest for most festively dressed and best decorated bike.  These are the cards I made with Starbucks gift cards inside.

These were CAS cards, but I just love how they turned out.  
Supplies-
Cool Christmas Greetings Stamp Set.
Cool Christmas Tree Die-namics, Fun on Wheels, A2 Frame die.
Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist.

Me and Linden, 2nd year hosting a Toy Ride.

My hubs was kind enough to take the larger toys to our drop off location!!!

Jerry, winner of most festively dressed.

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Thank you Tim...

A very special thank you card for our local bicycle shop (Cyclefit Solutions) owner, Tim.  I co-lead a Tuesday Ride with my dear friend, Linden.  He surprised us with creating a kit to honor us for leading rides for him for 3 years.  It was such a thought gift and I can't thank Tim enough for the generosity he's shown us.  We absolutely love leading rides for his shop and have met so many wonderful people in the process.

My card is pretty basic as I replicated the kit that Tim had made for us.  It did take me some time to do all the masking and figure out all the right proportions and colors for the card.  I used Petal Pink, Pretty in Pink, Bubble Bath, Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Balmy Blue, Bermuda Bay, Taken with Teal, Blueberry Bushel, Night of Navy, Almost Amethyst, Lavender Lace, and Gorgeous Grape inks and My Favorite Things High Rise Lower Case Alphabet Die-namics.  

My work in progress.

I'm happy with how it turned out.

Tim had cycling caps made too.  The cap matches the back pockets of the jersey.

Me and Linden sporting our new kits!

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